95: Chapter 95 Qingyangzi

The Qi of the Qi Refining Level 7 surged like a rushing river through his newly widened Meridians.

Jiang Feng felt this brand-new power, and a surge of heroic spirit arose in his heart. He lifted his foot once more, stepping onto the 5001st step.

However, that foot felt as heavy as a thousand jun, freezing in mid-air after being lifted only an inch, unable to move upward even a fraction.

The invisible pressure on the steps had risen alongside his Breakthrough, increasing several times over in an instant!

"How could this be?"

Jiang Feng's heart sank.

His Qi was more than twice as vigorous, yet this Ascending Heavenly Ladder still made it impossible for him to take a single step!

Above the clouds, the slight ripple that had just emerged quickly subsided.

"In the end, it's still not enough."

"Indeed. What can a sixty-year-old at Qi Refining Level 7 really do? His potential is exhausted, and his life force is at its end. Reaching this point is already his limit."

"A pity, truly a pity..."

The sighs of several Elders came again. This time, even the gazes of those Inner Sect Disciples toward Jiang Feng shifted from disdain to pure sympathy.

A person climbing the ladder with their life, even if their talent is exhausted, deserves a shred of pity.

Jiang Feng turned a deaf ear to the voices from the outside world.

He closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his Dantian.

There, apart from his own Qi vortex, two distinct forces were coiled clearly.

One cluster was the tyrannical Origin of Blazing Flames from Huangfu Yunni.

One wisp was the Origin of Extreme Cold Mysterious Ice from Huangfu Yunshang.

This was the Foundation of the Water-Fire Source Constitution rewarded by the System!

He hadn't had the chance to try it before, but now was the perfect time to use it to break the deadlock!

"Fuse!"

With a thought, Jiang Feng forcibly drove the two forces to collide.

Pfft!

As soon as the two forces touched, his Dantian shook violently, his viscera churned, and a mouthful of blood surged up to his throat.

He forcibly swallowed the blood, his face instantly turning pale.

No, forcing it would only cause his Dantian to explode.

These two forces were naturally repulsive; how could they be fused?

The image of Yao Shifei using that pair of sun and moon rings flashed through Jiang Feng's mind.

One was the sun, the other the moon.

One Yin, one Yang; together, they generate great power!

Jiang Feng had an instant realization.

"The Dao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produce all things."

"All things carry Yin and embrace Yang!"

That was it! He had only thought of forcing them together, forgetting that solitary Yin cannot generate, and isolated Yang cannot grow!

The extreme of water can generate fire, and the end of fire can turn into water; this was the great Dao of mutual generation and Fusion!

With the Water-Fire Source Constitution as his Foundation, Jiang Feng's understanding of this principle came very naturally.

He moved his mind again, no longer forcing a collision, but using his Divine Thought as a guide to lead a wisp of the Extreme Cold Mysterious Ice, carefully probing into the Origin of Blazing Flames.

At the same time, he hooked a thread of Yang fire from the flames and channeled it into the Mysterious Ice.

Hum.

This time, there was no violent repulsion.

Under his precise control, the two forces chased and merged with each other.

A Taiji Diagram gradually took shape within his Dantian, rotating slowly!

An aura far more profound and powerful than mere water and fire forces emanated from that Taiji Diagram!

It worked!

The next moment, Jiang Feng opened his eyes abruptly!

In his originally crimson eyes, golden flames seemed to dance within his left eye, while cold ice seemed to condense in the depths of his right eye—majestic and mysterious!

He lifted his foot, which had felt as heavy as a mountain, and placed it lightly onto the 5002nd step.

Hum!

The moment his foot landed, a huge black and white Taiji Diagram manifested on the white jade steps with his sole as the center, rotating silently and completely dissolving and transforming that incomparable pressure!

Jiang Feng's entire demeanor changed abruptly. His silver hair fluttered without wind, and he no longer looked old; instead, he exuded the air of a Grandmaster who controlled Yin and Yang and was detached from worldly affairs!

"What is that!"

"Lotuses blooming with every step? No! It's the Taiji blooming with every step!"

Above the clouds, a Golden Core Elder exclaimed in shock.

"A phenomenon! This is a Physique phenomenon! What kind of Physique does he actually have?"

All the Golden Core Elders, including True Monarch Qingyue, had faces full of disbelief!

True Monarch Qingyue stared fixedly at the Taiji Diagram under Jiang Feng's feet, her body trembling slightly as she muttered to herself:

"Water-Fire Source... He is actually of the Water-Fire Source Constitution! No, this aura... He is evolving Dao techniques on his own!"

Before her words even faded.

Dong—!

The seventh bell chime exploded from the peak of Cloud Peak, shaking everyone's eardrums until they hummed!

This time, Jiang Feng's steps no longer had the slightest hesitation.

With every step, a Taiji appeared; with every step, he climbed a ladder.

The pressure that could crush mountains, when falling upon him, was easily dissolved by the rotating Taiji Diagram, as if it had become the driving force for his advancement!

Six thousand steps!

Six thousand five hundred steps!

When his foot stepped onto the seven thousandth step!

Dong—!

The eighth bell chime followed immediately!

The Thirteen Peaks of Qingyun were completely boiling!

Countless Disciples and Elders who had been in seclusion broke out of their seclusion one after another, soared into the sky on their swords, and stared in shock at the white-haired figure rising rapidly on the Ascending Heavenly Ladder!

"Eight chimes... there are actually eight chimes..." An Elder with a white beard trembled, "Our Sect has been established for thousands of years, and those who can trigger eight bell chimes can be counted on one's fingers! Every one of them is a future Nascent Soul titan!"

"Enough! This child must join our Qingyun Sect!"

"Quick, quickly go invite the Sect Master!"

Just at this moment, a pressure far more terrifying than all the Golden Core True Lords present rose from the depths of the main hall of Cloud Peak.

Space twisted, and an old man wearing a Bagua purple-gold Daoist robe with an immortal demeanor appeared out of thin air above the Ascending Heavenly Ladder.

As soon as he appeared, the heaven and earth seemed to go quiet.

"Greetings, True Monarch Qing Yangzi!"

Elder Liu, True Monarch Qingyue, and a crowd of Golden Core powerhouses bowed in unison, their expressions as respectful as if they were seeing a god.

The person who arrived was none other than the Grand Elder of the Qingyun Sect, a Late Stage Golden Core great Cultivator, True Monarch Qing Yangzi!

True Monarch Qing Yangzi did not pay attention to the others. His deep eyes examined Jiang Feng on the Ascending Heavenly Ladder with great interest, and he stroked his beard and smiled:

"Interesting, interesting! I did not expect that our Qingyun Sect could wait for such a prodigy."

His voice was gentle, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.

"Little friend, if you can trigger the ninth bell chime, I will make an exception and take you as a Personal Disciple, how about it?"

"Hiss."

Once these words were spoken, the entire scene was filled with the sound of gasping!

True Monarch Qing Yangzi! The number one Golden Core of the Sect! He hadn't taken any Disciples for hundreds of years!

This was simply a heaven-sent Opportunity to reach the sky in a single bound!

Everyone thought that Jiang Feng would excitedly bow down and accept.

However, Jiang Feng just stopped, slowly raised his head, and with those eyes—one side fire, one side water—coldly swept a glance at True Monarch Qing Yangzi.

It was this face!

Jiang Feng's pupils shrank violently!

The images obtained from the Soul Search exploded in his Sea of Consciousness!

It was this person called True Monarch Qing Yangzi, who sat on the main seat and with a light sentence, decided the marriage between Lin Yueyao and the Heavenly Sword Sect!

It was also him who, after Lin Yueyao resisted, coldly ordered to abolish her cultivation and throw her into the death row!

It was him!

Boom!

An uncontrollable killing intent erupted from the bottom of Jiang Feng's heart!

The Taiji Diagram in his Dantian reversed crazily due to this killing intent, and a destructive aura leaked out uncontrollably!

Golden flames erupted in his left eye, and mysterious ice condensed in his right eye!

True Monarch Qing Yangzi raised an eyebrow slightly, a flash of surprise appearing in his eyes.

Jiang Feng forcibly suppressed the urge that made him go berserk.

Now was not the time.

He withdrew his gaze, his face showing no wild joy, no excitement, not even the slightest ripple.

After eight bell chimes, to trigger the ninth one, he needed to climb another two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps in one breath!

The difficulty was even more terrifying than the sum of the previous eight thousand steps!

But so what?

Under everyone's stunned gaze, Jiang Feng lifted his foot and stepped heavily onto the 8001st step.