Breaking Through, True Yang!

Upon learning that the evil creature had advanced in realm, Tian Yu lost all will to fight.

"Senior Yu, this... I truly cannot handle this. I will go and evacuate the townspeople as well."

Though he phrased it as a question, in his heart, he had already made his choice.

Elder Yu did not even turn to look at him, merely giving a slight nod.

Seeing this, Tian Yu felt as though he had received a great pardon and turned to flee this place of trouble.

But he had not walked far before he sensed something amiss.

Gao Hui had not left.

Both of them were at the fifth level of Qi Gathering, and neither possessed any powerful Spiritual Treasure. Staying here to intercept a seventh-level Qi Gathering evil creature-was that not courting death?

"You... you aren't leaving?"

Tian Yu finally could not hold back his question.

Gao Hui did not answer him. Instead, he chuckled softly and took a step forward.

Whoosh—

He had waited for this step for a very long time.

Tian Yu stood momentarily stunned. Only when he felt Gao Hui's cultivation begin to surge did he suddenly realize what was happening.

"You were planning to break through all along! Have you lost your mind? You only needed to wait a few more years! And yet you're staking your life on this!"

Watching Gao Hui's cultivation reach the sixth level of Qi Gathering, Tian Yu shouted hysterically.

He could not understand Gao Hui's actions.

For the generous reward promised by the Yang family, he was willing to defy a seventh-level Qi Gathering evil creature-all for the sake of a chance to break through!

He could have simply waited patiently like Tian Yu, accumulating merits for ten years, and then broken through in safety.

"Absurd! Foolish! You..."

"Town Chief Tian, you had best hurry and evacuate the townspeople."

Gao Hui calmly cut him off. His gaze fixed on Sanglu Valley, where yin qi churned, and he said flatly, "Even if I must give up this life, I will hold this evil creature back for a time."

"You! What makes you think you can? You've only just entered the sixth level-you've truly gone mad!"

For some reason, Tian Yu felt a stifling resentment in his chest that he could not vent. Only by constantly belittling Gao Hui could he feel slightly better.

But the next moment, when he realized that Gao Hui's cultivation was still rising, all his bitter complaints caught in his throat. He could not utter a single word.

Gao Hui narrowed his eyes, silently pushing his cultivation until it reached the peak of the sixth level, and only then did it slowly come to a halt.

Tian Yu stared blankly at Gao Hui's back, his mouth half-open, but no sound came out.

Only now did he understand that, though both were town chiefs, the gap between himself and Gao Hui was so vast.

This gap did not come from talent or courage.

It came from the fact that he, Tian Yu, had accepted his fate.

Because he had no backing or connections, he believed his life would amount to nothing.

Because his talent was mediocre and his comprehension ordinary, he had slacked off in his cultivation, no longer focusing, only waiting for Wangchao to promote him.

Because he had obtained an official position, he had become complacent, fantasizing about an idle post and a carefree life in the future.

Having abandoned the persistence and resilience of a cultivator who strives against heaven, his Dao path had reached its end.

At this moment, Tian Yu even felt an impulse to break through on the spot and stand shoulder to shoulder with Gao Hui.

But that was the seventh level of Qi Gathering!

He was truly afraid-afraid that his years of accumulation would be destroyed in an instant, afraid of losing his life!

"Heh, hehehehe... How ridiculous! How pathetic!"

Tian Yu finally let out a bitter laugh, then turned and ran toward the rear.

These words seemed to be directed at Gao Hui, but the three people present all understood that Tian Yu was mocking the version of himself that had already accepted his fate.

Elder Yu, holding the Dharma Disc, turned to look at Gao Hui and raised his hand solemnly. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist. The talent and foundation you have displayed today truly earn this old man's admiration."

"You flatter me, Elder Yu. Let us just stick to our original arrangement," Gao Hui said with a smile.

"Heh, very well."

Their gazes fell together upon Sanglu Valley, where they saw a figure rush out of the valley. With a fierce and baleful aura, it charged straight toward Qinghe Town.

"Town Chief Gao, come with this old man. Let us go meet this evil creature."

"I couldn't ask for more!"

Whoosh, whoosh—

Their figures shot out instantly, one on the left and one on the right, charging to meet the seventh-level Qi Gathering evil creature.

Zhang Tiansheng had changed somewhat from before. Previously, his entire body was withered and bluish; now it was full and bright red, radiating an extremely vigorous life force.

It glanced at the two, opened its mouth, and spat out two yin qi arrows. Seemingly unwilling to be entangled for long, it continued its rush toward Qinghe Town.

Elder Yu and Gao Hui reacted swiftly, each using their own methods to block the attack.

The technique Gao Hui cultivated was the rather difficult Blazing Sun Dao.

This method corresponded to the icy Dao, but its threshold for practice was higher and its conditions more stringent.

However, the advantage was its extremely strong suppressive effect on yin and evil spirits. If fully mastered, its power would be comparable to orthodox thunder techniques.

"Extreme Yang!"

Gao Hui summoned a white light to block the yin qi arrows, then used his spiritual power to condense a golden light ribbon, wrapping it around the evil creature's left leg.

"Where do you think you're going! Burn for me!"

Sizzle—

"Aargh!!"

The temperature of the golden light ribbon suddenly soared, instantly causing the evil creature to howl in pain as its movements were greatly slowed.

Elder Yu took this opportunity to spin forward, using the Dharma Disc to suppress the evil creature against the ground.

"Overhead Suppression!"

"Rushing Yang!"

The two seized this chance to launch a fierce attack. The crushing weight and the blazing white dharma light struck the evil creature simultaneously, forcibly driving its body into the earth.

"Roar!"

But this was, after all, a seventh-level Qi Gathering evil creature. The ground began to bulge upward, and with a furious roar, the creature burst out from the earth.

It shook its head, sweeping its gaze over the two, a faint trace of disgust flashing in its eyes.

Bang!

Elder Yu and Gao Hui once again distanced themselves, preparing to engage it in a prolonged struggle.

They were not naive enough to think that these methods alone could subdue a seventh-level Qi Gathering evil creature.

The reason they had struck so heavily from the start was to draw the creature's attention to themselves.

But unfortunately, this evil creature was dead set on entering the town to devour mortal flesh and blood. After breaking free, no matter how the two attacked, it ignored them entirely, charging headlong toward the town.

Seeing this, Elder Yu and Gao Hui moved to intercept again, but this time the creature was prepared. It opened its mouth and spewed a large cloud of yin qi, wrapping its entire body within it.

Elder Yu was shocked to find that, under the interference of this yin qi, his techniques were greatly diminished in effectiveness. Only Gao Hui's Blazing Sun techniques could still function.

"No good. Just this won't be enough to stop it."

The Extreme Yang rope in Gao Hui's hand was snapped again, and he watched as the evil creature ran faster and faster.

If this continued, it wouldn't be long before it caught up with Tian Yu, Yang Lingrui, and the others.

By then, not only the mortal townspeople but even they themselves would be in danger.

Thinking of this, Gao Hui made a decision in his heart.

"Elder Yu, could you lend me a Divine Movement Talisman?"

Without a word, Elder Yu took a fine-quality Divine Movement Talisman from his Storage Bag and handed it to Gao Hui.

Gao Hui touched the Talisman and was somewhat surprised to find it was of such fine quality. He looked at Elder Yu with even more admiration in his eyes.

Truly a versatile old Senior!

With the Divine Movement Talisman in hand, Gao Hui said no more. He pinched the Talisman between his fingers and channeled his spiritual power to activate it. His speed instantly skyrocketed as his figure shot forward.

Just as he charged toward the evil creature, Elder Yu sensed a powerful fluctuation of spiritual power.

"This is!"

He looked at Gao Hui. At this moment, spiritual power gushed out from all twelve of his Qi Nodes like a fountain.

Under the catalysis of the Blazing Sun Dao, this spiritual power began to boil violently!

"Spirit-Burning Method!"

Elder Yu recognized the technique and was greatly alarmed.

The so-called Spirit-Burning Method involved using external forces to catalyze spiritual power, allowing it to reach an intensity far beyond one's current realm for a short time.

This method seemed powerful, but to actually execute it was extremely dangerous.

If one was careless and allowed the spiritual power within to be contaminated, they would suffer the pain of a blazing fire burning their body. In more severe cases, it could even cause a drop in realm.

"True Yang!"

Gao Hui shouted loudly. The boiling spiritual power around him transformed into streaks of blazing white flames, igniting his entire body.

True Yang Body Protection!

Destroy All Evil!

Gao Hui, now turned into a mass of blazing fire, shot toward the evil creature like a cannonball, knocking it down from its mid-air leap.

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