The Great Dao of No Form

Li Tang walked out of Iron Mask's courtyard, his body wracked with intense pain.

Even though his actions had been unintentional...

...he didn't receive a single blow less than he deserved.

Shangguan Yun looked at Li Tang with a grin.

"Oh, you're out!"

Li Tang's gaze had cleared significantly by now.

He had finally figured something out.

Don't be fooled by Shangguan Yun's lack of airs and ordinary appearance.

The man used to be a Saint.

So, during the Blood Rain Tower's grand competition, this fellow must have been hiding his true strength.

With Shangguan Yun's methods, if Li Tang were to face him, he would have absolutely no confidence in winning.

Setting that aside...

...the fact that Shangguan Yun could climb from being a miner to the level of an ordinary person in his past life was something Li Tang couldn't compare to.

Initially, when Li Tang heard about Shangguan Yun's experiences, he thought Shangguan Yun was weak.

But after Sea Tide was wiped out, seeing Shangguan Xiaorong's tragic state, as well as his sisters and the other members of the Shangguan Family inside the mineral vein...

...he could only say that Shangguan Yun's worth was still rising.

A Saint whose Aptitude was supposedly useless...

...not only managed to survive the mineral vein but even brought Xianger out with him.

This Saint was truly Heaven-Defying enough.

Li Tang had no doubt about it.

If this Saint had been given the same Aptitude as Zhou Ziming...

...then the identity of the Child of Destiny might very well have belonged to this Saint.

But Li Tang still couldn't help but be curious.

"Wait, that's not right. I was clearly chasing you to hack you down, so how did I end up in Iron Mask's small courtyard in the blink of an eye, and even raised my blade to hack at him!"

Shangguan Yun explained.

"That is the Formless Great Dao!"

Li Tang: "???"

Shangguan Yun demonstrated directly.

"Look at that stone!"

Li Tang looked over.

But soon, Li Tang's eyes widened.

Because that stone came to life!

No, it transformed into a living creature.

The stone turned into a small calf.

Li Tang quickly walked over.

He touched the Little Calf.

"Holy crap, this feels just like the real thing!"

But then, the Little Calf sent Li Tang flying with a kick from its hoof.

When Li Tang stood up again, he was somewhat dazed.

"This courtyard looks a bit familiar!"

"Whoa, Brother Niu!"

Little Calf was also very surprised at this moment.

"How did you get in?"

Li Tang couldn't help but slap his own face.

This felt like he was caught in an illusion.

No, this was different from an illusion.

Li Tang swallowed hard.

"Um, if I said I don't know how I got in either, would you believe me?"

Little Calf looked at Li Tang.

Its expression said: Guess if I believe you!

Li Tang quickly explained what happened between him and Shangguan Yun.

Little Calf became interested.

Then it also went to find Shangguan Yun.

"Kid, perform it again. Let me see what's going on!"

Since Brother Niu had spoken, Shangguan Yun naturally didn't dare to refuse.

He then performed the Formless Great Dao once more.

In the end, everyone arrived inside Zhou Ziming's room.

And at this moment, Zhou Ziming was also staring at them blankly.

"Holy shit, how did you guys get in?"

Little Calf explained that it was Shangguan Yun's Formless Great Dao.

Zhou Ziming was stunned.

The Formless Great Dao was actually so miraculous.

"Wait for me a moment!"

Zhou Ziming quickly sat cross-legged and switched his Cultivation Technique from Formlessness to Formless.

A short while later.

The gourd spat out golden light.

"Increase cultivation by three thousand years, with a slight improvement in control over the Formless Great Dao based on the original foundation!"

"Increase cultivation by three thousand years, with a slight improvement in the range of the Formless Great Dao based on the original foundation!"

"Increase cultivation by three thousand years, with a slight improvement in the comprehension of the Formless Great Dao based on the original foundation!"

Zhou Ziming directly chose the third one.

Because Zhou Ziming felt that if his comprehension improved, his control and range should also improve accordingly.

But after learning the Formless Great Dao...

...Zhou Ziming realized he had thought wrong.

Because so-called comprehension was completely different from control and range.

The so-called Formless...

...meant that all things have form and yet are Formless.

The Formless method could distort reality and also mimic all things.

And the so-called comprehension...

...was the understanding of all things; simply put, it was the ability to mimic.

The stronger the comprehension, the more realistic the mimicry.

Zhou Ziming frowned.

Then, when the gourd spat out golden light again...

Zhou Ziming chose control.

The moment the golden light entered his body...

...Zhou Ziming instantly narrowed his eyes.

This control was somewhat terrifying.

It meant that I can mimic your Moves.

And after I mimic them and use them, they will be twice as powerful as yours.

After two hours had passed...

Zhou Ziming chose range.

This time, Zhou Ziming understood.

The so-called range was the range within which reality could be distorted.

After fully learning the Formless Great Dao...

Zhou Ziming was somewhat confused.

Because Formlessness could turn everything into a means of attack.

Formless could distort reality and mimic all things.

When Formlessness and Formless were added together...

...it was simply invincible.

"With such a Heaven-Defying and powerful Cultivation Technique, how did the Blood Rain Tower manage to only be one of the Twelve Towers?"

Zhou Ziming muttered to himself.

But Shangguan Yun was dumbfounded.

"Wait, you just learned it?"

Zhou Ziming was taken aback for a moment.

"Is it hard?"

Everyone: "..."

Shangguan Yun smiled helplessly.

"I can only say, Master Zhou is Master Zhou; he's different from us!"

Meanwhile, Zhou Ziming found it very interesting.

Mainly this distortion of reality.

This thing was truly Heaven-Defying.

Zhou Ziming burned his Immortal Qi, and in an instant...

...the environment around them changed.

Several people now arrived at Iron Mask's small courtyard.

Iron Mask: "..."

If it were anyone else...

...Iron Mask would surely have been furious.

But seeing it was Zhou Ziming...

...Iron Mask lost all his temper.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you didn't even give me a heads-up before coming!"

Zhou Ziming smiled and shook his head.

"It's nothing, I just came to verify a Divine Ability!"

Iron Mask immediately understood something.

"You mean the Spell that made you all suddenly appear here?"

Zhou Ziming nodded.

At this moment, Shangguan Yun was somewhat dazed.

Wait.

It's fine that you comprehended the Formless Great Dao in one day.

But why is ours different?

Shangguan Yun knew this was distorting reality.

However, he could only affect one person at a time.

And the distance had to be relatively close.

What kind of monstrous distance was this for Zhou Ziming?

Not only could he affect so many people, but this range was almost as large as the entire Northern Continent.

Shangguan Yun took a deep breath.

"He is Master Zhou, this is normal!"

Shangguan Yun comforted himself.

Because compared to him...

...Iron Mask's expression was even more bewildered.

Because Zhou Ziming had directly stated that what he was experimenting with was the Formless Great Dao Divine Ability.

Iron Mask was stunned.

"Wait! The Formless Great Dao has this ability?"

Zhou Ziming was stunned.

"Eh? What do you mean? Haven't you guys been cultivating it all along? You didn't know?"

Iron Mask felt awkward.

"We do Cultivate it, but we might have misunderstood it!"

Zhou Ziming became curious.

"Is it convenient to demonstrate it?"

Iron Mask nodded.

Then he teleported back and forth!

Zhou Ziming: "..."

Shangguan Yun: "..."

Well, it was also distorting reality.

But they had treated this thing as teleportation...