Chapter 29

【Even looking across the entire Huang-series novels, almost no one could compare to him in brilliance and talent】

【His martial arts talent may not be absolutely number one, but it is certainly top three!】

【Unlike other experts of the Shattered Void level in the same series, Lang Lang Fanyun had no famous master, took no pills, and inherited no legacy—throughout his life he had almost no fortuitous encounters】

【Yet he still rose to prominence!】

【Because without a master to guide him, he would go every day to the shores of Dongting Lake, watching the tides rise and fall, the morning frost and evening dew, comprehending the supreme principles of Heaven and Earth within them】

【In the end, based on the nature of Dongting Lake's waters, he created a set of "Overturning Rain Sword Technique" on his own, and in his early thirties became the number one swordsman under heaven】

【No famous master? For him, Dongting Lake itself was his excellent teacher!】

【As the saying goes, "Take creation as the external teacher, and find the source within the heart." How could taking a person as teacher compare to taking Heaven and Earth as teacher?】

【One who took Heaven and Earth as teacher, taught himself, and ultimately shattered the void—Lang Lang Fanyun!】

Taking Heaven and Earth as teacher! These four words exploded like thunder in everyone's mind.

Seeing Lang Lang Fanyun's method of rising to prominence, every woman gasped, awestruck by his dazzling brilliance.

Prideful women like Yue were even more struck, putting themselves in his shoes and asking themselves: without any fortuitous encounters, relying solely on themselves, could they have reached where they stand today?

Upon this soul-searching, they all fell silent.

Because the answer was obvious.

It was to fade into the masses!

Mengzhou, on the great grasslands.

The green-clad young girl sighed softly, a look of admiration appearing on her pretty little face.

Taking Heaven and Earth as teacher—she could do this now too.

But she was different from Lang Lang Fanyun; she had a teacher, that white ape from before had been her martial arts mentor.

Precisely because of this, she knew how difficult it was to "take Heaven and Earth as teacher" from the very start.

For geniuses with accumulated martial arts knowledge, observing the changes of all things in Heaven and Earth and creating a Divine Art was nothing remarkable.

But Lang Lang Fanyun's starting point was so low, almost from zero, yet he created a martial art capable of shattering the void—this was simply inhuman!

But Lang Fanyun's starting point was so low, almost from zero, yet he created a martial art capable of shattering the void—this was simply inhuman!

"I wonder how powerful the Shattered Realm in 'Overturning Rain and Clouds' is? Lang Lang Fanyun—will he appear by Dongting Lake in this world?"

【Looking at Pang Ban by contrast, his starting point compared to Lang Lang Fanyun's was simply the gap between the Crown Prince and a commoner】

【Pang Ban's master was Meng Meng Chixing of the "Demon Sect," a nearly invincible and terrifying figure, one whom only Wushang Sect Master Ling Donglai and Great Hero Chuan Ying could match】

【The "Tibetan Wisdom Scripture" he cultivated was an Extraordinary Art that could transform spiritual power into matter】

【Meng Meng Chixing often used this art to strengthen his physical body; after death his remains were hard as iron, showing no signs of decay】

【Following his final instructions, Pang Ban burned the corpse with fierce kiln-fire for three days and three nights, heating it to temperatures that could melt copper and boil iron, before finally reducing the body to ashes】

【One can see how terrifying this man was】

【And Pang Ban not only took this man as master and received his true transmission, his own talent was so high that Meng Meng Chixing evaluated him: "In the future, your achievements are likely to surpass mine!"】

【Thereafter, Pang Ban truly lived up to his master's hopes, rising rapidly, and cultivated the "Dao Heart Demon Planting Demonic Great Art" from the "Heavenly Demon Strategy"—an art no one had ever succeeded in cultivating—earning the title "Greatest Person of the Demon Sect Through the Ages"】

【The Demon Master roamed the world, and both the orthodox and unorthodox paths bowed their heads for sixty years!】

【Yet such a heaven's pride of the Demon Sect, who had talent, famous masters, and martial arts, was caught up to by Lang Lang Fanyun, a rising star who had nothing but talent】

【On the fifteenth of August, at the decisive battle on Lanjiang Island, Lang Lang Fanyun was only forty-two years old, while Pang Ban was at least twice his age!】

【The gap in martial arts talent between the two can be imagined.】

031 The Four Holy Maidens of the Orthodox and Unorthodox Paths, Huang Rong Gets Angry

At this moment, in various places across the Central Domain, one after another peerlessly elegant women fell silent, too shocked to speak.

As the saying goes: you don't know till you compare, and once you do, you get a fright.

After Dengjiang Sishui listed Pang Ban's terrifying aspects, the women gained a more intuitive and profound understanding of Lang Lang Fanyun's horror.

An invincible master, invincible talent, invincible martial arts—these ultimately forged an invincible "Greatest Person of the Demon Sect Through the Ages," who dominated the world for a full sixty-year cycle!

Yet Lang Lang Fanyun's appearance made him no longer invincible.

Lang Lang Fanyun, starting from the lowest point and in the shortest time, managed to stand on equal footing with this supreme heaven's pride of the Demon Sect.

In their final battle, Pang Ban did not lose; he even had the upper hand.

But in truth, he lost utterly.

Such heaven's pride figures truly could make those of the same generation despair!

At the same time, the women also realized a problem—

Jiang Sishui had merged with the "Lang Lang Fanyun Talent Template"—did that not make him another Lang Lang Fanyun?

If his own talent was also decent, wouldn't he surpass Lang Lang Fanyun?

Another monster had appeared in this world!

Mengzhou, Ruyang Wang Fu.

Zhao Min's eyes went vacant, murmuring to herself in a daze: "Can there truly be someone who surpasses Master Pang by so much? It seems I still understand too little of the Central Domain."

Wushang Sect Master Ling Donglai, Great Hero Chuan Ying, Overturning Rain Swordsman Lang Lang Fanyun... these were the first time she had heard these names.

As for Meng Meng Chixing of the "Demon Sect," a godlike figure of the Great Yuan Dynasty, she had heard of him.

But whether he was alive or dead now, she could not know.

Shanzhou, beside a mountain stream.

She and Lian Nichang gazed at each other for a long time, neither able to speak.

The shock in both their hearts was simply beyond words.

After a long while, she muttered: "To actually cultivate the strongest 'Dao Heart Demon Planting Demonic Great Art' among the ten volumes of the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy'—truly a monster."

After a long pause, he muttered, "To think he could actually master the 'Demonic Heart-Planting Great Art,' the strongest of the ten volumes of the *Heavenly Demonic Tome*—truly a monster."

Lian Nishang was also severely shaken: "Lang Fanyun is even more terrifying… No, now the diary's owner is the most terrifying!"

She nodded in agreement, then half-seriously, half-jokingly said: "If I weren't getting a monthly Qi reward every day and learning all these secrets, and if I couldn't touch him for three months, I truly wouldn't let such a dangerous person live."

Lian Nishang shot her a scornful glance: "Come on, would the world be safe if he died?"

"On the contrary, his existence is our great opportunity; only an idiot would think of harming him."

"Besides, whoever becomes the owner of a divine artifact like this diary must have something special—he's certainly not easy to kill."

"And if you fail, you'll make a deep, bitter enemy. With his growth rate, do you think you'll have any chance of survival later?"

Of course she knew this principle; Ren Yingying smiled: "I was just saying it randomly."

Lian Nishang closed her eyes and said nothing.

She rubbed her fragrant shoulder against Lian Nishang's: "Hey, if one day he comes to take you as his wife, will you go with him?"

"If he's capable of making me truly submit to him, why not? If not, I'll just send him a corpse." Lian Nishang spoke calmly.

"Don't keep talking about death, death, death—living a life is hard enough."

"Oh? So if he comes to you, you'll just follow him right away?"

She propped her chin on her small hand, her eyes filled with longing: "If he becomes the strongest man under heaven, I'd be overjoyed."

Lian Nishang let out a scoffing "Ha," and fell silent.

Also in Shanzhou, Emperor's Tread Peak.

Shi Shi Feixuan frowned with worry: "I never expected Pang Ban, who once met Master Yan's senior, to be this powerful."

Just thinking of the title "Greatest of the Demon Cult in All History," she became Heavy-hearted.

Qin Mengyao comforted her: "Sister, that was only in The Fallen Moon and Turning Clouds. Even if the Pang Ban Master encountered is still as strong, he can't dominate the world as he did in the book. When the sky falls, there's always a taller man to hold it up."

Shi Shi Feixuan froze, then realized she had been so absorbed in the diary that she had immersed herself in the world of The Fallen Moon and Turning Clouds.

There was no help for it—the pressure from Pang Ban and Lang Fanyun was simply too overwhelming!

Even seeing their names on the page made her feel as if she were suffocating.

In today's world, the imperial court has divine artifacts to deter threats; the righteous sects have Shaolin and Wudang as twin peaks. For Pang Ban to dominate as he did in the book is pure fantasy.

Moreover, if Pang Ban exists, then Lang Fanyun must exist too.

And there's also the diary's owner, Jiang Sishui…

No matter how you count it, this pressure doesn't fall on them.

"I've been worrying needlessly," Shi Shi Feixuan exhaled softly, her eyes carrying a hint of yearning.

Qin Mengyao suddenly said: "Sister, I want to go down the mountain."

"To find the diary's owner?" Shi Shi Feixuan's delicate brows lifted.

"Yes," Qin Mengyao replied honestly: "Master said that to achieve 'Sword Heart Illuminated,' one must undergo trials in the mortal world and transcend emotional attachments. He seems like a good choice."

Shi Shi Feixuan nodded: "You're right. Let's set out now."