Chapter 1 Rebirth

  Chen Xuan quickly arrived at the mountain top, where a huge martial arts training ground was packed with many people. In the middle of the square, a person was tied to a pillar.

  Taking a closer look, the one who was tied up was none other than Zhai Yunsheng. Under the pillar sat another person, who upon seeing Chen Xuan safely approaching, flashed a hint of surprise in his eyes before quickly regaining composure.

  Chen Xuan saw that Zhai Yunsheng, who was tied to the pillar, had come alone to Douling Peak for his sake, and his eyes were slightly moist. Chen Xuan gave him a reassuring glance.

  Chen Xu ignored the gaze of the crowd and walked straight up to the pillar where Zhen Yun was tied.

  "Ling Feng, I didn't expect you to be so despicable as to capture a outer sect disciple to threaten me." Chen Xuan said.

  "When doing great things, one must not be bound by trivial matters. Otherwise, how could I have lured you to our territory? You shouldn't have come today, but since you did, I'll cripple your cultivation in front of all my junior brothers and make you a watchdog for me from now on." Ling Feng said, sitting in his chair.

  "Is that so? Let's see if you have the skills. Do you think you can win with fewer people? Bring it on, I'll take all of you on." Chen Xuan said fearlessly.

  "You were once a postnatal cultivator, I wasn't your match back then. Now you also possess the strength of the Spiritual Martial Realm, today let me abolish all your cultivation."

  Ling Feng stood up from his chair, and a strong aura burst out of his body, even more powerful than Li Chang's. The disciples who were closer to him were forced back several steps.

  "Today I'll let you know what happens when you offend me."

  The disciples standing around all dispersed and cleared out a large space between the two of them.

  Two people stood facing each other at a distance of ten meters.

  "Chen Xuan, I'm giving you one chance, be my follower, and after taking out 100,000 yuan of spiritual elixir, I'll let this little guy go."

  Ling Feng spoke again:

  "Let's cut the crap, today is the day you won't look for me, I will also have a day to look for you, let's make a clean break today."

  "You actually don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being ruthless and merciless, Tyrant Fist."

  Rumble.

  Ling Feng launched an attack on Chen Xuan, a small mountain-like fist crushing towards Chen Xuan, the stone slabs on the ground were all shattered.

  "Red Flame Dragon Flame."

  Chen Xuan also launched an attack and welcomed him.

  "Hop."

  The mountain collapsed and the ground cracked. Chen Xuan retreated several steps, with a thread of fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. Ling Feng was also in a bad state, his chest heaving violently.

  Some inner disciples standing outside the arena looked at Chen Xuan as if they were looking at a monster. Ling Feng had already begun to convert his spiritual power into yuan force, approaching the strength of a half-true warrior. Yet, one punch was actually blocked, and the two fought evenly matched, both lowering their heads to whisper to each other.

  "Chen Xuan, I admit that I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such strength just after reaching the Lingwu realm. Next, I'll let you see my true strength. The gap in our realms can't be made up for by the thickness of our spiritual energy. I will dominate the world."

  Ling Feng punched out again, this time with even greater speed, and in the blink of an eye he was right in front of Chen Xuan.

  "The Four Heavenly Kings."

  Chen Xuan this time struck out with all his might, two fists intersecting in mid-air, producing a fierce collision, the space producing a severe shockwave, people standing below were unable to stand firm, rumbling, the entire square shook as one.

  Chen Xuan retreated several steps again, and this time Ling Feng also retreated several steps before standing firm. His eyes also became calm and steady, without the contempt he had shown earlier.

  "Alright, alright."

  Ling Feng said three good words in a row.

  "I can take over your Tyrant Fist and with my strength, I can rank among the top 50 inner disciples of Danxuan Gate. Only then will the real battle begin."

  Ling Feng finished speaking and took out a spiritual artifact from his ring, which was also a long sword, but its grade was even higher than Li Chang's.

  "With my superior spiritual artifact, the Jade Water Sword, you can also end it here." Ling Feng's long sword pointed at Chen Xuan from afar.

  Chen Xuan's eyes also became heavy with suspicion, his own physical body might be able to withstand the attack of a low-grade spiritual artifact, but he might not be able to withstand a high-grade one. He drew out the evil charm from behind his back.

  A red light shot up into the sky, piercing through the clouds, and a loud thunderclap echoed in the heavens. His own demonic aura could now rival that of a mid-grade spiritual artifact. Many mountain peaks' reclusive masters were now looking at Dou Lingfeng with envy.

  A middle-aged man standing on the main peak said to an old man beside him: "Qí Lǎo, how do you evaluate this battle?"

  "Head of the sect, we've investigated the origins of this young man named Chen Xuan. He's from a small family and was only 14 years old, so it's impossible for him to have had access to good cultivation resources since he was young. He must have relied on himself to cultivate all along. I suspect that Chen Xuan has encountered some kind of earth-shattering opportunity, which is why his current strength can rival Ling Feng, a half-True Martial artist. His future achievements will definitely be impressive. The outcome of this battle is 50/50." said Qi Lao Dao.

  "With his current strength, he might be able to kill 2.25 million task points of Tianmo in the Tianmo battlefield, and this Lingfeng also needs someone to restrain him. In consideration of his grandfather, I have not punished him yet, but it has already caused strong resentment among many disciples in the sect." The Sect Master sighed.

  "The master of the door is wise, but the master also has difficulties. Who let Lingfeng's grandfather make great contributions to Danxuanmen in the past? If he punishes his grandson, he will definitely come to find the master to reason, and at that time, the master will not be able to explain." said Qi Lao.

  "It's you who understands me, the battle on that side has started again. The attention of the masters from various peaks is now focused on Douring Peak. I just sensed that several core disciples' divine sense also swept over, and I don't know what kind of treasure Chen Xuan has on him, which can actually cause the heavens and earth to resonate together. Otherwise, it wouldn't have attracted so many masters' attention. It seems that there are still many secrets about Chen Xuan." said the Sect Master.

  "Master of the Gate, in five years it will be our four major sects' once-in-a-decade youth competition. What do you think about Chen Xuan?"

  "The youth competition requires at least the strength of a True Martial Realm. If he can break through to the True Martial Realm in three years, he might be a dark horse for our Danxuan Gate. It depends on whether he can survive until five years later."

  A young man stood on top of Shuiyun Peak, his eyes quietly staring at Douling Peak, with a knife in his right hand.

  "I didn't expect there to be someone who reached the Spiritual Martial Realm even earlier than me."

  "Xuanyuan, go back, your strength is temporarily not enough to contend with him."

  A young man standing beside the youth said.

  "Big brother, you already have the strength of a true martial artist. You can defeat him in just a few moves." said Xuan Yuan Li Dao.

  "It's tough, but I'm confident we can beat him. Let's go! This time, I'll take you to the Xuan Huang Tower for a month of training. You can also break through to the mid-stage of Spiritual Martial Arts earlier. I heard that this year's Grand Competition is even more generous than last year's, and as long as we're in the top ten, there will be rewards." With that, the young man flew off into the air with the youth in tow.

  At the moment Chen Xuan extracted the evil spirit, the spiritual instruments on the disciples standing in the entire square seemed to be sucked away, including Ling Feng's Jade Water Sword.

  "Give me the sword, and I will freeze the thousand miles."

  Ling Feng suddenly attacked Chen Xuan, and the temperature on the square dropped by over ten degrees in an instant. A thin layer of ice formed on the ground, and a long sword with an icy tip appeared within two breaths' time, stabbing into Chen Xuan's range of one zhang; this was a martial skill imbued with icy properties, which would instantly freeze anyone hit by it into an ice sculpture.

  "Cutting Wind."

  Chen Xuan's first move with the Seven Kills Sword, countless ice fragments were cut and shattered by the wind, all of which were absorbed by the evil spirit, rendering all attacks ineffective.

  "What kind of magical artifact is this."

  Ling Feng's eyes were filled with terror as he stood in front of Chen Xuan, this was Ling Feng's first loss of composure, and there was no longer the stubbornness from earlier.

  "Seductive evil."

  Chen Xuan said two words and this time Chen Xuan took the initiative to attack.

  "Cutting through the void."

  A whirlwind swept across the square, enveloping Chen Xuan and Ling Feng together. Amidst the whirlwind came a series of clashing sounds, and a figure burst out from within. To everyone's surprise, it was Chen Xuan. He swiftly dashed towards the pillar where Xi Yun was bound and with one slash of his knife, cut through the ropes that held her captive.

  "Go."

  Chen Xuan grabbed Yīng Yuè Shēng's hand and quickly rushed down the Dou Ling Peak mountain.

  It wasn't until Chen Xuan had rescued the person that everyone finally came to their senses, and the square also returned to calm. Ling Feng stood in the center, his hair disheveled, with dense wounds all over his body, and the spiritual instrument in his hand had transformed into an ordinary postnatal weapon.

  "Chen Xuan, you and I are sworn enemies!" Ling Feng shouted towards the sky.

  Chen Xuan dragged his cloud-soaring steed to a stop at the foot of Douling Peak.

  "Brother Chui, are you okay? You weren't hurt, were you?" Chen Xuan asked.

  "Chen Xuan, I owe you one again. I wasn't hurt, they just caught me to threaten you." said Yunsheng.

  "Let's go back to Lian Shan Peak and talk about it later." The two of them headed towards Lian Shan Peak, and after half an incense stick had passed, they returned once again to the outer sect disciple's residence.

  "Big Brother Bai, you rest first for tonight, tomorrow we'll go to Xuan Huang together and cultivate for a month."