165: Chapter 165 Too Naive

"Arrogant."

"Too insolent."

"Don't think just because you're a Prodigy of Yuanxu Mountain, you can be so insolent."

"Senior Brother Qi, you must defeat him."

"Junior Brother Qi, don't let the reputation of our Golden Spirit Sect fall."

Lin Ming's remarks clearly caused dissatisfaction among many Golden Spirit Sect Disciples, who felt his words were a sign of contempt for their Golden Spirit Sect.

Even if the opponent was a Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain and a Disciple of the Nirvana Ancestor, he shouldn't treat their Golden Spirit Sect this way.

This immediately filled the Golden Spirit Sect Disciples with a sense of collective indignation.

Qi Haoran, however, had a calm expression, seemingly unaffected by Lin Ming's words.

"Then let's begin."

As soon as he finished speaking, several golden lights appeared.

Several golden lights streaked across the sky, attacking Lin Ming.

Lin Ming raised a hand, and white lightning manifested from his palm.

The white lightning instantly tore through the golden lights and rapidly spread.

"First Move."

Lin Ming spoke in a lazy tone as he watched the scene.

"Xuangang Condensation."

Seeing this, Qi Haoran's expression gradually grew serious, and he gave a soft shout.

A golden Protective Aura then emerged from his body, enveloping him.

Not only that, a short sword appeared in Qi Haoran's hand.

The golden Protective Aura covered the short sword.

Qi Haoran's speed suddenly increased as he tried to bypass the attacking lightning and launch a direct offensive against Lin Ming.

However, the lightning pursued him relentlessly, making it impossible for him to break through.

Since he couldn't break through, he simply stopped dodging.

Qi Haoran met the lightning head-on.

The lightning raged.

Using the short sword in his hand and the Protective Aura on his body, Qi Haoran forcibly broke through the white lightning.

But his Protective Aura was shattered under the impact of the lightning.

"Second Move."

Lin Ming extended a finger as he watched Qi Haoran draw closer.

Origin Qi gathered.

A large Seal quickly manifested in front of Lin Ming.

Spirit Severing Seal.

The large Seal was struck out with a boom.

Qi Haoran sensed the danger brought by this large Seal.

But he could no longer dodge at this point and could only take the Seal head-on.

Gengjin Sword Finger.

Wisps of Gengjin Qi emerged from Qi Haoran's fingers.

"Gengjin Sword Finger?! Qi Haoran actually mastered it."

A Disciple in the Spirit Treasury Realm said with a look of surprise upon seeing this.

"Isn't it just the Gengjin Sword Finger? If you gave me Gengjin Qi, I could Revered Master it too."

"Forget it, kid. Giving you Gengjin Qi would just be a waste."

As a secret technique of the Golden Spirit Sect, the Gengjin Sword Finger was extremely difficult to Cultivate.

Furthermore, the requirements for cultivating the Gengjin Sword Finger were quite difficult, requiring Gengjin Qi as an aid for any chance of success.

Gengjin Qi was extremely rare, and the Golden Spirit Sect had no fixed method for obtaining it.

This meant not everyone in the Golden Spirit Sect could obtain Gengjin Qi; it required a certain amount of contribution.

Qi Haoran's wisps of Gengjin Qi had been exchanged for him by his Revered Master.

Qi Haoran did not disappoint his Revered Master's hopes, mastering the Gengjin Sword Finger with only those few wisps of Gengjin Qi.

This was the first time he had revealed the Gengjin Sword Finger before everyone.

"Elder Liu, you've truly taken in a good Disciple."

Sect Master Song Yong looked at Elder Liu and smiled.

"You flatter me, you flatter me."

Elder Liu had a look of prideful joy.

However, even as his Revered Master, he had only just learned that his Disciple had mastered the Gengjin Sword Finger; he had thought the cultivation had failed.

"However, what Lin Ming used should be the Spirit Severing Seal."

The Grand Elder said in a deep voice.

The Spirit Severing Seal, a secret technique of Yuanxu Mountain, was also quite famous in the cultivation world.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the scene.

The Gengjin Sword Finger descended.

Wherever the Spirit Severing Seal went, Origin Qi completely dispersed.

"Boom..."

With an extremely sharp momentum, as if it could tear through everything, the Gengjin Sword Finger slammed into the large Seal.

However, this supposedly intense collision lasted for less than five seconds.

The Gengjin Sword Finger dissipated.

It crumbled.

Under the impact of the two, the Gengjin Sword Finger showed signs of crumbling.

Ultimately, the Gengjin Sword Finger dissipated; in the face of the Spirit Severing Seal, it was simply unable to resist and vanished completely.

But the large Seal had not yet dissipated and continued to blast toward Qi Haoran.

Qi Haoran retreated repeatedly, slashing out arcs of Protective Aura from his short sword.

But in front of the Spirit Severing Seal, all these arcs of Protective Aura crumbled.

Origin Qi completely dispersed.

Qi Haoran also noticed the problem: the surrounding Origin Qi had actually vanished.

It was the Seal; this large Seal had driven away all the surrounding Origin Qi.

Spirit Severing Seal.

These three words surfaced in his mind.

He remembered the existence of this Move from Yuanxu Mountain.

This Move could disperse and Seal all Origin Qi and any techniques related to it.

To break this Move, one would need to use techniques unrelated to Origin Qi or employ even more powerful strength.

Thinking of this, Qi Haoran stopped retreating and walked straight toward the Spirit Severing Seal.

Since it could disperse and Seal Origin Qi, he simply wouldn't use Origin Qi.

"Too naive."

Lin Ming shook his head.

Seeing this, he had already guessed Qi Haoran's thoughts.

If the Spirit Severing Seal could be broken so easily, it wouldn't be so famous.

This person was still too naive.

The short sword pierced in.

The short sword passed through the Spirit Severing Seal, and Qi Haoran himself passed through it along with it.

The moment he passed through the Spirit Severing Seal, Qi Haoran collapsed.

The short sword in his hand was the first to slip from his grasp, falling to the ground.

Immediately after, Qi Haoran collapsed to the ground.

He lay on the ground, completely drained of strength. He wanted to get up but found he couldn't exert any force at all. He tried to mobilize the Origin Qi in his body, but couldn't Move it even a fraction; his Origin Qi had been Sealed within his body.

"It seems there's no need for a third Move."

Lin Ming walked over to Qi Haoran's side and said to him.

Three Moves? Only two were enough. There was no need for a third. It was a pity that Lin Ming had even thought of a third Move, but the opponent was so underwhelming that it ended just like that.

Perhaps his own thinking was flawed; his second Move shouldn't have been the Spirit Severing Seal.

But since it had already come to this, there was no point in thinking so much.

Qi Haoran glanced at Lin Ming but said nothing.

Was this the gap between himself and a Prodigy?

"However, you are indeed quite good."

Lin Ming praised him.

Although Qi Haoran had lost to him, his strength was indeed quite good.

In particular, the Gengjin Sword Finger he had unleashed had truly surprised Lin Ming a little.

"Keep it up."

After saying that, Lin Ming turned and left.

As for the effect of the Spirit Severing Seal, it would dissipate after fifteen minutes,