372: Strength increased again

Deacons still held a certain status in the Heavenly Star Sect!

This was especially true for Heavenly Star Peak; since the Peak Master had no Disciples, the Deacons held even greater authority.

However, Ge Fang knew very well that this was all temporary; it was impossible for the Peak Master to never take in Disciples.

Now that he had taken in three at once, it meant that there was now someone above these Deacons to manage them!

"Alright, Senior Brother. If you need anything, just send someone to find me!"

After Ge Fang finished speaking, she cupped her fists in a salute to Ji Wuchang and then turned to leave!

The sun rose, the sea of clouds churned, and streaks of red dawn dyed the horizon.

Ji Wuchang sat cross-legged on the roof, circulating the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art to breathe in the rolling purple Qi from the surroundings.

As this purple Qi entered his body, his Dantian felt burning hot.

At the same time, within his Purple Mansion, purple Qi rolled like a raging fire, sweeping across the surroundings.

The Three-Legged Golden Crow perched directly on the crater of the volcano with its eyes closed, but with every breath, the purple Qi surging into the Purple Mansion was swallowed into its mouth!

As the purple Qi entered, the figure of the Three-Legged Golden Crow actually began to slowly turn solid!

The speed of this solidification was extremely slow, but it was continuous.

Ji Wuchang felt a faint sense of anticipation; he felt that the Three-Legged Golden Crow might very well undergo a mutation in the future!

Suddenly, his heart stirred, and a taiji diagram emerged within his Dantian.

At this moment, the taiji diagram was extremely asymmetrical. The yin fish occupied two-thirds of it, and on its eye, a flame flickered slowly—it was precisely the Glazed Ice Fire!

Ji Wuchang pondered for a moment. With a thought, the Glazed Ice Fire floated up, left the taiji diagram, entered the Purple Mansion directly, and landed in the volcano's crater.

As the Glazed Ice Fire landed, the temperature of the entire crater instantly plummeted, and the magma slowly contracted, leaving Ji Wuchang stunned.

Normally, the addition of a Heavenly Fire should cause the magma in the volcano to boil, but reality didn't seem to be like that.

He thought for a moment and realized he had been overthinking things.

Although the Glazed Ice Fire was a Heavenly Fire, it was of the Yin attribute, while the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art was of the Yang attribute.

While they didn't necessarily counter each other, the sources of their energy were different!

Ji Wuchang gave a bitter laugh. It seemed he could only continuously strengthen the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art to have a chance of returning the Yin-Yang taiji diagram to normal.

He placed the Glazed Ice Fire back onto the eye of the yin fish and then slowly opened his eyes.

"System, check-in!"

[Ding! Check-in at Heavenly Star Peak of the Heavenly Star Sect successful! Reward: Sixteen years of cultivation, Luck +16!]

Hearing the System's voice, Ji Wuchang couldn't help but curl his lips; it was a bit worse than he had expected.

He thought there would be twenty years, but he prepared to use it anyway. Everything else was secondary; only cultivation was truly his own!

"System, use the cultivation to Cultivate the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art until I achieve a Breakthrough!"

[Ding! Master has Cultivated for three years. Spiritual energy accumulated. Cultivation Breakthrough successful!]

As the System's voice faded, a massive surge of spiritual energy instantly erupted within his body, and the aura on him rose steadily once again.

After settling for a month, his cultivation broke through another stage, reaching the seventh level of the Soul Splitting Realm!

Ji Wuchang was very satisfied. Seeing that he still had twenty-three years of cultivation left, he thought for a moment and made an instant decision!

"System, use the cultivation to Cultivate the 'Void Phantom Technique' until it reaches Perfection!"

[Ding! Master continues to Cultivate the 'Void Phantom Technique'. In the seventh year of Cultivation, it reaches Major Achievement!]

[In the sixteenth year of Cultivation, 'Void Phantom Technique' reaches Great Perfection!]

The System's voice rang out, followed by a massive amount of insights flooding into Ji Wuchang's Divine Soul and Sea of Consciousness.

These insights were so surging and powerful that he felt his Divine Soul swell intensely, with a faint sting of pain.

Ji Wuchang hurriedly closed his eyes. A profound and mysterious aura resonated around him, and his body gradually faded, instantly merging with the Void Realm.

"Eh?"

An exclamation came from the main hall. Zhou Haotian's Divine Soul swept over the direction where Ji Wuchang was, but he surprisingly found no trace of him, which left him extremely surprised.

Then, his Divine Soul swept toward the sky and captured Ji Wuchang's aura, which shocked Zhou Haotian immensely.

One must know that the difference in cultivation between Ji Wuchang and him was vast, yet the other party was actually able to hide from his perception just now. How could he not be shocked!

"What a formidable stealth technique! If he is given more time to Cultivate, I suspect it will be very difficult for me to find him in the future!"

Zhou Haotian murmured to himself, truly shocked!

Ji Wuchang had no idea about any of this. Having just learned the 'Void Phantom Technique', he was currently busy enjoying himself!

He discovered that the most terrifying aspect of the 'Void Phantom Technique' was that it could adjust the fluctuations of one's own aura to match the frequency of the surroundings.

In this way, he merged directly with this space, becoming indistinguishable from it.

As expected of the top-tier secret technique of the Ancient Pavilion; Ji Wuchang was filled with emotion.

He had just deliberately run to a spot not far from Jiang Qiye. This fellow was currently practicing his spear and hadn't noticed Ji Wuchang's arrival at all.

At this moment, Ji Wuchang felt confident.

Seeing the remaining seven years of unused cultivation, he decided to use it all on the Mountain Fist!

[Ding! Master Cultivates 'Mountain Fist' for seven years. Mountain Fist officially reaches the entry level! Gained the Strength of One Mountain!]

The System's voice rang out, startling Ji Wuchang. He instantly felt as if a special power had been added to his arms.

Then, a figure practicing the fist appeared in his mind.

He couldn't see this figure clearly. Every punch the person threw seemed to embrace mountains and rivers, which followed the fist as it blasted out, full of a sense of immense weight.

Ji Wuchang had once seen Yu Ling perform this set of fist techniques, and it was extremely terrifying.

As the figure continued to swing its fists, each time was more terrifying than the last.

Between the swings of the fists, countless mountains layered upon each other, appearing as if they were endless.

Ji Wuchang was once lost within the terrifying fist shadows, and his body couldn't help but stand up. With fists clenched, he began to punch.

His punches were extremely slow at first, and every punch thrown felt as if a mountain range was pressing down on it.

But before long, his punching speed gradually increased, and phantom images of mountains faintly appeared on his fists.

Ji Wuchang threw dozens of punches in succession. The figure in his mind gradually vanished, and he stopped swinging his fists.

He could feel that the power of the Mountain Fist was not inferior to the Wind and Thunder Fist or the Great Sun Divine Fist.

He now had three sets of top-tier fist techniques, which was enough for him in that area.

Ji Wuchang decided that he would no longer practice new fist techniques; three were sufficient!

Ji Wuchang didn't know that while he was practicing the Mountain Fist, Zhou Haotian's figure had appeared directly from the main hall.

Looking at Ji Wuchang practicing the fist below, his expression was incredibly solemn.

He recognized it at a glance; this was the fist technique of the Yu Clan, which should be a technique not shared with outsiders.

But now that Ji Wuchang knew it, the answer to who it came from was obvious!

Zhou Haotian watched for a long time and couldn't help but sigh. This kind of matter was not something he could interfere with!