Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

With a cold frown, he faced the accusation of thousands.

Su Mu ignored the diverse gazes directed at him, calmly closed his eyes, and focused on sensing the changes within himself.

"No wonder the Sun Family Ancestor specifically mentioned this opportunity; the gains this time are immense..."

Even Su Mu himself did not expect, after inadvertently participating in the grand competition of the four clans following the Deer Call Banquet, that merely climbing Bai Jiao Mountain would bring him such benefits.

Not to mention the agreement with the Li Family Ancestor and the Patriarch Li, Li Linfeng, just speaking of this journey to Bai Jiao Mountain.

"The breathing technique of the Five Elements Decision has transformed into a more efficient, more powerful Yin-Yang Breathing Technique... When operating the Yin-Yang Breathing Technique, it can swallow parts of the power of the sun and moon into the body."

"This power bears some resemblance to that used by the Blood Wolf Woman and Liu E during our previous encounters, and also to the two auras on Li Heng and Li Linfeng... The power of the sun and moon might be strength beyond the Sixth Grade!"

Su Mu concentrated on feeling the differences between the two breathing techniques, the Power of the Five Elements and the power of the sun and moon, as a wisp of the sun’s power merged into the Fire Sparrow Gang Force.

Suddenly, it was like dry wood meeting a raging fire; the Fire Sparrow Gang Force surged violently!

"It’s undeniable; this force is extremely similar to the ’Yang Evil Power’ used by the Blood Wolf Woman previously... but it seems much stronger!"

After careful consideration, Su Mu’s attention quickly settled in the Mud Ball Divine Palace at his brow. Ever since his Comprehension transformed into the Hidden Dragon in the Abyss, a Dragon of Spiritual Power had emerged there.

Then, as his Comprehension continued to transform, with the cultivation of Vast Qi and the condensation of the Black and White Heart, the form of this Dragon of Spiritual Power continually grew.

Yet, its growth in size was merely an accumulation of quantity, insufficient to reach a qualitative change.

But now, the Dragon of Spiritual Power in the sea of consciousness seemed to be undergoing a transformation, with two spots of gold appearing in the pure silver eyes of the dragon.

When Su Mu gazed into the dragon’s eyes, an overwhelming pressure instantly descended upon him, making him feel as if he were being watched by a terrifying Great Demon.

Even Su Mu himself felt such pressure; one can imagine how others might feel if this pressure were to be released.

"This time, I’ve actually attained a genuine Long Wei!"

And the benefits do not end here. In his introspective state, Su Mu also noticed that the dragon pattern formed from the first turn of the Three-Turn Dragon Elephant Skill had absorbed a trace of Dragon Power.

Su Mu attempted to activate that dragon pattern infused with Dragon Power, and instantly felt a surge of force akin to a tidal wave flowing through his limbs and veins.

Though he hadn’t truly made a move yet, his control over his strength allowed Su Mu to roughly estimate its potential.

It far exceeds the twenty thousand jin of strength gained after the first turn.

It’s a force that doubles that strength, and Su Mu faintly feels that this power not only doubles the increased strength after the first turn.

The specific mysteries require actual combat to test.

"If all these are the opportunities left after the Jiao Transformation failure... then what is this force?"

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Su Mu refocused his attention back to the sea of consciousness, where besides the Dragon of Spiritual Power that had just gained Long Wei.

A white glow also appeared in the silver sea of consciousness.

As his Spiritual Power touched it, the white glow surged, and its power filled the heavens and the sea of consciousness, revealing itself as a ’viscera’ pulsating strongly.

"Such pure and vast Vast Qi... Was it left by some Confucian Cultivator?"

Upon the emergence of this Vast Qi, Su Mu immediately sensed his dantian’s Vast Qi resonating with it in unison. Perhaps due to the countless years of dormancy, he could feel that the Vast Qi he cultivated was not inferior in purity to the Vast Qi in the ’viscera’.

But in scale, it elicited a feeling of insignificance, like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.

"Neither Jiao nor resentment, only self-imposed shackles... alas!"

At this moment, a sigh as if from a thousand-year past echoed in Su Mu’s ear, and immediately the scene within the sea of consciousness changed, revealing a scene from a millennium ago.

Rolling thunder tribulations obscured the skies, each bolt as thick as a cistern. Even from who knows how many miles away, the residual waves from the thunder tribulation made Su Mu’s heart race.

He did not doubt that each bolt of purple lightning could instantly obliterate him, and their auras were no weaker than the combined attack ignited by Tao Xingzheng when he summoned the destructive power of the Tao Family Ancestor.

There are not just tens or hundreds of these purple bolts.

But hundreds upon hundreds, countless in number!

Under this world-destroying thunder tribulation, a mournful and skeletal white Jiao struggled to hold on, while outside the great river, a figure in Confucian robes stood high in the sky on Bai Jiao Mountain with obscured features.

"Today I, Zhao Hong, will lend you a helping hand!"

The figure in the Confucian robe raised his hand, and the Donglai River reversed its flow for hundreds of miles, with huge waves surging tens of feet. An immense Vast Qi filled the heavens, transforming into a great ’Jiang’ character.

The white Jiao saw that ’Jiang’ character and appeared excited, as if grabbing hold of the last straw of salvation.

Alas.

The white Jiao ultimately failed to overcome the Dragon Transformation Thunder Tribulation, and the Confucian-robed figure who invoked the ’Jiang’ character to assist also suffered a backlash from intervening in the thunder tribulation that should not have been his to interfere with.

Even with such cultivation, he bled from seven orifices, and his meticulous attire was utterly destroyed.

That vast ’Jiang’ character quickly dimmed, eventually transforming into a cluster of white light.

"The one aiding the white Jiao’s dragon transformation must have been a great Confucian Cultivator above the Third Grade... and this white light turned out to be a Life Character."

Crack!

The scene in the sea of consciousness abruptly shattered like a broken mirror.

Su Mu felt a sense of emotion. Although the scene abruptly ended, Su Mu could somewhat guess the fate of that great Confucian Cultivator; he most likely fell together with the white Jiao on Bai Jiao Mountain.

"What a terrifying Dragon Transformation Thunder Tribulation... even as a great Cultivator, one may not intervene?"

Su Mu couldn’t help but wonder, if it were him, if he were in that situation, would he lend a hand?

The next moment.

A figure appeared before Su Mu’s eyes, then quickly grew vague and blurry.

His thoughts were swiftly interrupted by two domineering and provocative gazes, and Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, meeting the eyes of Tao Xinglie and Song Jingyuan.

Su Mu merely glanced at them before retracting his gaze, then cast his eyes towards the seating of the Tao Family in the final moments of the mystical state blending with Bai Jiao Mountain.

Among them were two strong and intertwined Yin-Yang auras. In that imposing man, conflicting energies seemed to have partially merged, and the man unconsciously emitted light and heat around him.

His aura only slightly weaker than Li Heng’s.

Extremely close to Half-Step Upper Third Grade!

"Were I to face him now... what are my chances?"

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A figure appeared before Su Mu’s eyes, then quickly grew vague and blurry.

His thoughts were swiftly interrupted by two domineering and provocative gazes, and Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, meeting the eyes of Tao Xinglie and Song Jingyuan.

Su Mu merely glanced at them before retracting his gaze, then cast his eyes towards the seating of the Tao Family in the final moments of the mystical state blending with Bai Jiao Mountain.

Among them were two strong and intertwined Yin-Yang auras. In that imposing man, conflicting energies seemed to have partially merged, and the man unconsciously emitted light and heat around him.

His aura only slightly weaker than Li Heng’s.

Extremely close to Half-Step Upper Third Grade!

"If I were to face him... how much chance of winning do I have?" A figure appeared before Su Mu’s eyes, then quickly grew vague and blurry.

His thoughts were swiftly interrupted by two domineering and provocative gazes, and Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, meeting the eyes of Tao Xinglie and Song Jingyuan.

Su Mu merely glanced at them before retracting his gaze, then cast his eyes towards the seating of the Tao Family in the final moments of the mystical state blending with Bai Jiao Mountain.

Among them were

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