The Decaying World

The various types of Source Disaster Energy within the skull combined to form an intricate grinding machine. It would wear down the Wind Disaster Energy layer by layer, consuming and weakening it to a certain point before devouring it whole.

But because the inherent characteristic of Wind Disaster Energy is to break down everything, devouring the Wind Calamity provided no benefit to the skull.

It was simply acting on its instinct to devour.

Unlike with Mental Power, after devouring that, the creature had actually grown a bit of new flesh below its neck.

At this thought, Lin Hui had an idea. 'This thing should be handled with pure Disaster Energy.'

Immediately, he began channeling an infinite amount of Wind Disaster Energy, allowing it to grind against and neutralize the other combinations of Disaster Energy inside the skull.

Time ticked by. More than three hours passed.

Finally, the skull abruptly disintegrated, turning into a cloud of black sand that dissipated into nothing.

Just then, Lin Hui suddenly reached out and snatched something from the cloud of black sand.

He precisely plucked a pale gold crystal from within it.

"So this is the essence... The true, fundamental structure of the monster after all the other impure Disaster Energies were neutralized." Lin Hui pinched the crystal, examining it closely.

"Is that the kind of Treasure Medicine you were looking for?" Fusheng asked.

"No, this is the monster's foundational framework. I just finished grinding away the Disaster Energy that was filling it. The truth is, this thing's Disaster Energy is also infinite; my high-power output just suppressed its internal replenishment of multiple Disaster Energies," Lin Hui said with a smile. "The moment I release my suppression, it will spontaneously revert back into a complete Nether Energy monster."

"Ah, so it's a seed..." Fusheng realized. "What do you plan to do then?"

"First, I need to determine what level my current strength is at. Then I'll consider other things," Lin Hui replied naturally.

"And how will you determine that?"

"By fighting, of course." Lin Hui tossed the crystal aside, letting it fall into a pile of junk in a nearby corner.

His Sacred Form suddenly dissipated completely.

Nowadays, his main body was always stored here in the Demon Palace. When needed, he only had to leave a sliver of his Heart and Spirit with that other body, and his main body here could also move freely.

And now, he planned to use his main body in its peak state to find Master Qimei and have a little spar.

Speaking of which, ever since he started cultivating the Great Yin Yang Time Reversal Sword Technique, he had never truly fought a High Energy Level expert. That previous clash with Xue Shi at the gate in the Black Domain was more a case of both sides calling for backup.

There weren't many opportunities to truly measure his own strength.

But this time... he planned to seriously ask for guidance from the True Monarch.

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A boundless torrent of Wind Calamity, glowing with a soft blue light, flowed ceaselessly overhead.

「Inside the Jiuxiao Sect.」

Qimei sat in the Alchemy Room, forming a Seal Decision with one hand to control the strange, silvery-white flames inside the Pill Furnace.

From within the Pill Furnace, which was taller than three men, a continuous stream of faint screams could be heard.

But his mind wasn't on this at the moment. Instead, he turned his head to look at his disciple, Lin Hui, who had suddenly appeared.

"Spar with me?"

"Yes. I'm currently unable to gauge my own strength, so I'm asking for your guidance, Master." Lin Hui said with a serious and respectful fist-clasp salute.

"Interesting." Qimei's interest was piqued. Indeed, this disciple was different from all the others he'd had before. Besides the Jiuxiao Sect's legacy, he had all sorts of other miscellaneous abilities. On the surface, he was a rookie who had just reached the Breaking Realm stage. But in a real fight, with all his miscellaneous buffs stacked, his strength might not actually be bad.

"Then let's have a light spar, just to test the waters." Qimei agreed immediately; he was a straightforward person. "It's a good opportunity to give you some pointers on your current situation."

The two flew out of the Alchemy Room and soon arrived in a torrent of Wind Calamity outside the Jiuxiao Sect.

Small, fine black fragments were constantly being blown past them.

"A small world was recently destroyed completely. I took the opportunity to snatch a large pile of resources. These are the various impurities from inside that small world—parts that weren't fully digested and broken down. If you see anything you like, you can go find it and use it as the base material for a new weapon," Qimei explained. "So, how do you want to spar?"

"Master, what Cultivation Method are you practicing now?" Lin Hui asked in return.

"Naturally, it's my Jiuxiao Sect's legacy Cultivation Method, the Qingyuan Seal. This system is vast and profound. As long as you continuously deepen your understanding, strengthening and developing various Seal Techniques upon the Qingyuan Body, you can ascend step by step," Qimei explained. "Right now, you've only grasped the basic functions of the Seal Techniques. You haven't enhanced them based on this foundation at all, have you?"

"..." Lin Hui fell silent. It was true. All this time, despite acquiring so many Cultivation Techniques, he had always relied on the Blood Seal for continuous evolution. He himself, on the other hand, had never really done much to enhance or adjust the inherited techniques he'd obtained.

'It seems Master Qimei has become this powerful using only a single system. It's clear that the legacies I've mastered still have a lot of potential I haven't tapped into.'

The spar hadn't even begun, but Lin Hui had already been taught a lesson by Qimei. A sense of understanding dawned on him.

"Alright, never mind all that. Since we're sparring, let's set some rules. As your master, if you can so much as harm a single hair on my head, you win. The time limit is fifteen minutes. How about it?" Qimei said with a smile.

"Deal!"

The word had barely left his lips.

Suddenly, there was a soft sound.

Lin Hui's figure had already appeared behind Qimei, his Ruyi thrusting straight into the center of Qimei's back.

But the blade didn't meet any solid resistance. At the point of impact, there was only a swirling mass of bright blue, high-density Disaster Energy that ground the material of the Ruyi into countless fragments.

KRAK.

With a crisp snap, the personal Longsword that had accompanied Lin Hui for many years finally shattered on the spot.

But in the next instant, the Tai Chi Divine Sword was unsheathed. It transformed into a vast sword shadow that completely enveloped Qimei's entire body.

From a distance, it looked like a massive prison made entirely of sword shadows had appeared out of thin air.

This was the Sword Prison.

Lin Hui had once used it to gain the upper hand against Xue Shi.

But now, the Sword Prison had only just formed when Qimei looked up, and two piercing blue beams shot from his eyes, easily blasting through one of its walls.

"Too sparse and scattered. You can't hurt your master with this." He laughed heartily as his body suddenly swelled and enlarged. His muscles bulged, and in the blink of an eye, he had grown to over ten meters tall, transforming into a small giant.

Countless fine, bright blue patterns flowed and shone across the surface of his body.

"This is my improved Righteous Body. Watch closely." Qimei raised his hand—a giant palm over two meters wide—and swatted forward.

BANG!

In an instant, a tremendous crash erupted.

His palm perfectly and precisely caught the Tai Chi Divine Sword that Lin Hui was still swinging.

Then, he squeezed gently.

CRACK.

The Divine Sword actually began to make faint cracking sounds.

Lin Hui's expression changed slightly. He instantly pulled back, abandoning the sword and retreating.

In the next instant, he condensed star energy in one hand, forming a silver longsword that he held horizontally before him.

DING!

A soft sound, like a plucked string, rang out.

He bypassed the Star Breath Sword Manual entirely and used his trump card, the Great Yin Yang Time Reversal Sword Technique.

The Star Breath Sword Manual was only a Sword Manual capable of contending with the Wind Calamity. It couldn't even give him an advantage against Xue Shi, let alone Qimei.

So there was no reason to hold back.

In that instant, Lin Hui fully activated his Three Greats seals, and his Qingyuan Body manifested. The transformation was so fast that, from a distance, one could only see a dazzling ball of blue light, like a small sun, with no discernible details within.

At the same time, a host of Special Effects stacked on top of each other.

Only after truly unleashing his full power did Lin Hui realize that many of his abilities were actually geared toward survival. The main contributors to his raw power were the Jiuxiao Sect's Dharma Seal system and his use of the Great Yin Yang Time Reversal Sword Technique.

The rest, like the Destruction Eye, had evolved to ensure he wouldn't die.

He didn't notice it during casual fights, but now that he was going all out, it became immediately clear.

In this environment, the Qingyuan Body was like a fish in water, instantly receiving an unprecedentedly massive boost.

At this moment, all the Wind Disaster Energy within a radius of several thousand kilometers heeded Lin Hui's command, turning into a torrential tsunami that accompanied his forward sword thrust toward Qimei.

"Today, your master will teach you a little something. Power isn't meant to be scattered." Qimei laughed, transmitting his thoughts directly via his Heart and Spirit.

He raised his hand again, and a round, faintly black and blue-tinged bead condensed in the palm of his right hand.

Then, he gently tossed the bead forward.

BOOM!!!

The instant the bead left his palm, it actually pulled along and redirected the flow of the countless streams of Wind Disaster Energy in the area.

It forcibly broke through the torrent of Disaster Energy that Lin Hui had just gathered.

The next instant.

The bead met the instantaneous strike of the Great Yin Yang Time Reversal Sword Technique head-on.

It was only at this very moment that Lin Hui deeply understood.

Fundamentally, he was still far from mastering this Sword technique. The technique's power relied more on endurance and recovery, using a self-damaging combat style to gain an advantage.

But the prerequisite for all of this was that he had to be able to touch his opponent first.

Otherwise, if he couldn't even land a hit, the self-damaging enhancement was meaningless.

His master, Qimei, was a prime example of this.

His foundation was his Body Technique, his speed—these were the strengths and advantages of the Wind Calamity.

He was fast when facing others, but when facing Qimei...

"Your speed is decent, but your power is too scattered and your precision is too low. My good disciple, if you fight trash for too long, you'll become trash yourself. Remember, in high-level combat, the core is how high the Energy Level of the power you've mastered is, and how strong your precision is. If you just rely on external Disaster Energy, what's the difference between you and those monsters outside? The fact that you have a little self-awareness?"

Qimei's words vibrated through his Heart and Spirit, instantly entering Lin Hui's mind.

The lesson was driven home by the practical example of Qimei's giant hand swatting him away again, sending both man and sword flying.

It instantly made Lin Hui understand what it meant for an Energy Level to be "high enough."

The Energy Level of the Sword technique's star energy in his body was high, but facing Qimei, it still wasn't enough.

And as for the speed he was so proud of, while it was indeed fast, his opponent's enhanced Seal Technique was no slower than his own.

'No... in fact, it's probably even a little faster than mine.'

"Refine. Remember, you must use external forces to refine yourself, not just rely on them to destroy others. That is merely the most superficial application," Qimei continued to teach.

His figure flickered, then suddenly dissolved into the Wind Calamity, transforming into a blue-black phantom that appeared directly at Lin Hui's side.

This method of movement was a great deal faster than before.

It was almost as fast as a thought. Even Lin Hui couldn't react before a hand pressed down on the center of his back.

The Wind Disaster Energy belonging to Qimei, refined to the absolute limit, instantly triggered a sense of crisis in Lin Hui that he hadn't felt in a very long time.

He froze in place, finally tasting defeat for the first time in a long while.

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