Immortal Path to Heaven c1-725

by Heaven's White Crane

  This time, Ou Yangming did something that Tributary Chen regarded as unbelievable.

  He actually borrowed the power of the tributary’s spear to resist the spear.

  “How did this young fella do it?’ Even Tributary Chen wondered.

  While he found it strange and was even glad, he still stabbed his spear ruthlessly without the intention of making allowances for Ou Yangming.

  A soft and unnoticeable sound was heard right then.

  “Ding!”

  The third contact.

  It was the third time the tip of Ou Yangming’s spear and Tributary Chen’s spear contacted intimately.

  Ou Yangming’s consciousness rose without a limit, and he became more stimulated than ever because of the Supreme Great Ancestor’s spear.

  Even when he faced Zhang Yinli in the past or when he was attacked by the Black Magic Crawlers in the Chaos Cave, his consciousness never rose so high.

  In his eyes, Tributary Chen’s spear had already become one with Heaven and Earth.

  This was the representation of the integration of Heaven and man, which proved that the tributary’s spear had achieved the state of comprehending nature.

  The spear would seem like a flawless weapon in the eyes of other powerhouses who were in the same rank as Ou Yangming.

  However, Ou Yangming noticed a line of possibility from the impossible.

  Thoroughly meticulous!

  The second state allowed him to see several tiny insignificant spots on the spear.

  They were the result of the incompletely balanced powers, which proved that the spear still had minor flaws, but they were too tiny to be perceived by normal people.

  Therefore, Ou Yangming stabbed his spear and borrowed force from the toughest spot to spike the first weak spot.

  Unquestionably, his act was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot, but he finally borrowed enough power to lever the world.

  “Ding!”

  The instant the third clash happened, Tributary Chen’s spear seemed to have paused for a split second.

  Ou Yangming’s spear was knocked off again, but the spear looked like it had somehow turned into him.

  His power and persistence transformed into the spear.

  Regardless of the place and the difficulty, Ou Yangming and his spear were not going to give up at all.

  Persevere, persevere, and persevere. They would persevere in the limitless darkness until they found the only source of light, then they would step out of the unending darkness to a path as bright as the sun and the moon.

  “Ding!”

  During the fourth contact, Tributary Chen’s spear shook so slightly that it could hardly be sensed, and his face finally changed a little.

  He initially thought he could definitely defeat Ou Yangming this time.

  On the contrary, Tributary Chen incited Ou Yangming’s potential instead and made the young fellow become trickier and more difficult to handle. The four continuous contacts between their spears actually wavered the tributary’s rock-solid spear force instead.

  Huge damage could be caused by a moment’s negligence.

  Perhaps the slight shake was a sign that his attack would be unsuccessful.

  Nonetheless, Tributary Chen’s willpower was not weaker than Ou Yangming’s. He quickly curbed his thought and focused his mind on his spear.

  His spear force became violent again, and it transformed into an ancient ferocious beast that would crush everything in its way. “Ding!”

  A formidable sword intent burst out during the fifth contact which instantly crushed the power that was previously accumulated by Ou Yangming. It was as if Tributary Chen wanted to use the moment to prove that his spear force was still unstoppable.

  “Ding!”

  When their spears made contact for the sixth time, even when Tributary Chen exerted almost all his power, he unexpectedly sensed something unordinary. Savage and aggressive yet steady willpower. It was the spear’s willpower, as well as ou Yangming’s willpower.

  Even though Tributary Chen went all out to crumble Ou Yangming’s power during the fifth contact, the young fellow actually borrowed force again, and the force that was borrowed was the tributary’s spear intent, which was a result of him making an all-out effort.

  The seventh, the eighth…

  Once the spears contacted for the eleventh time, everyone heard a shatter.

  “Pow!”

  Following that, they saw the spear of the majestic and arrogant Supreme Great Ancestor Tributary Chen suddenly broke.

  Instead of turning into countless shards that shot out, the spear seemed like it was crushed by an enormous power, causing its nature to completely burst apart.

  Hence, the spear broke and split in Tributary Chen’s hand, and it turned into a fine powder, which slowly vanished with the wind.

  On the other hand, Ou Yangming still held his sword in front of the tributary. He had pricked eleven times with his spear earlier, where he used the tip to meet force with force and continued streaking the shaft at unparalleled speed. During those crucial moments, Ou Yangming completed eleven swift pricks. Each time he did, he did it on a floating weak point, which was the spear’s weakest load-carrying point. Consequently, Tributary Chen’s spear turned into the battlefield of two powers. The more frightening thing about it was the power was actually a match with his own power.

  Not to mention a wooden spear, even a spear made of steel could not survive having to withstand the power.

  Thus, Tributary Chen’s spear failed to take Ou Yangming out in the end, whereas it broke halfway and was completely destroyed.

  A stream of blood slowly flowed from Ou Yangming’s hand.

  The blood flowed out from the cut between his thumb and his index finger.

  As Ou Yangming’s blood flowed down his spear, he was like a bloody god of war who looked down between Heaven and Earth.

  Chapter 168 - Four Great Ancestors

  Chapter 168 Four Great Ancestors

  Liang Jiaye, his brother, his son, and the other people were dumbfounded. They felt as if their brain had turned to mush.

  What did they see?

  A little Yin Grade martial artist actually destroyed a Supreme Great Ancestor’s weapon. Although the great ancestor had casually picked a weapon, based on his cultivation base, he could not be opposed by a Yin Grade martial artist even if he used a rice straw.

  However, the spectators’ understanding was changed today.

  What did it mean when a Yin Grade martial artist could resist a Supreme Great Ancestor?

  When the martial artist grew up, how appalling would he become?

  The thought of it made Liang Jinye and the other people feel like they had fallen into a 10,000-year-old ice house, causing them to shiver.

  Tributary Chen lowered his head to look at the powder around him, and he no longer intended to make another move.

  Being a Supreme Great Ancestor, he was already bullying the weak when he went all out earlier. If the great ancestor continued to oppress the young fellow again, it would mean that he was ignoring his identity and would be sneered at.

  Nonetheless, instead of feeling furious, Tributary Chen was somewhat glad.

  Ou Yangming inhaled deeply and placed his spear vertically as he cupped his fist. “Senior, your weapon was too poor. If that wasn’t the case, I couldn’t have resisted it.”

  It was true that he noticed the weak points in the spear and utilized leveraged force, but he dared not be confident about blocking the spear of a Supreme Great Ancestor, who had also fathomed the integration of Heaven and man, through the continuous attacks.

  Tributary Chen waved his hand as he was rather moved. He asked, “I suppose you’re done watching from the side?”

  “Heh, Chen Dishou, being the imperial family’s tributary and the Chen family’s great ancestor, you actually bullied a Yin Grade junior. Won’t you feel embarrassed if word gets out?”

  “Brother Ni, since you can’t stand
it anymore, fight on his behalf and prove that Changlong County has talents too!”

  Two people slowly walked out from two different directions. The moment Wu Guotu saw them, he sighed a breath of relief.

  ‘Since they’ve come, tonight’s matter has been completely solved.’

  Chen Dishou expressed after he glanced at them, “Ni Xuetian, Fang Zhaoyang, you actually came together, what a surprise.”

  Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang smiled plainly, but they did not stop. They arrived beside Ou Yangming in a while.

  “Lil’ Ou, he’s the famous master from the Chen family in the capital. He showed you mercy by not killing you when you exchanged blows earlier, so aren’t you going to thank him?”

  Fang Zhaoyang nodded and said, “A young man should respect an elder. Don’t be shy.”

  Wu Guotu, Liang Jinye, and the rest widened their eyes. Those who recognized the two elders were dubious if they heard them wrong.

  Instead of ordering or reproaching Ou Yangming, the two elders sounded like seniors who were conversing about their daily lives with their grandson.

  Judging from the elders’ status, very few people—even in their own clan-were qualified enough to be spoken to that way by them. Nevertheless, the elders displayed that attitude when they talked to Ou Yangming, a small Yin Grade martial artist.

  Liang Jinye’s mouth twitched, and he was starting to feel more dispirited. Ou Yangming did not defy their instructions, so he bowed respectfully and said, “Thank you for having mercy on me, senior.”

  Chen Dishou slowly nodded and asked, “Who taught you your spear technique?”

  “It was the West Camp’s commanding general,” Ou Yangming answered after hesitating

  “Oh, the Immense Forest West Camp.” Chen Dishou finally looked more at ease. “Your spear technique is great, and you’ve acquired its essence, but if you don’t progress on the path of spear cultivation, you’ll regress, so you mustn’t slack.”

  “Yes,” Ou Yangming responded and thought, ‘Looks like Tributary Chen and General Chen Yifan have a close relationship, and they might even be from the same clan…!

  Chen Dishou asked after some thought, “Did he tell you anything when he taught you the spear technique?”

  Ou Yangming was stunned. “No!”

  “No? How did he teach you the spear technique then?”

  Ou Yangming pondered and answered honestly, “The general performed it once in front of me and asked if I understood what I watched.”

  “Oh, what did you say?” “I understood it.”

  Chen Dishou looked doubtful as he asked, “Did he only perform it once?”

  “Yes.”

  Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang exchanged glances and laughed out loud. “Brother Chen, I can’t believe that your clan’s Suicidal Spear can be learned by having it performed once!”

  Chen Dishou’s face slowly darkened. He remarked, “The two of you can try to learn it too.”

  “Thank you for your kindness, Brother Chen, but the Ni family has too many unique skills that were passed down to us, so I’ll politely refuse your offer.” Ni Xuetian laughed.

  “Young fella, answer me honestly. Is it true that Yifan only taught you the spear technique once?” Chen Dishou questioned with fierce eyes.

  Ou Yangming answered with a deep voice, “I won’t go so far as to lie to you about this, senior.”

  Chen Dishou recalled Ou Yangming’s amazing performance during their fight. In particular, the young fellow’s final blow really countered his confident attack.

  The spear technique that was displayed by Ou Yangming at the beginning was not quite smooth indeed, but his absorption capacity and growth speed became unbelievable.

  Chen Dishou started believing Ou Yangming when he thought about it.

  Despite that, how freaky was Ou Yangming to be able to grasp the Chen family’s Suicidal Spear after only watching it once?

  Chen Dishou wanted very badly to beat up Chen Yifan at that moment.

  ‘How could he not report to the clan when he found such a potential martial arts genius? What was he thinking?”

  By looking at how Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang were defending Ou Yangming, Chen Dishou understood that the elders definitely treated the young fellow with special respect. It was very possible that a good seedling like Ou Yangming would be snatched away, so how could he not feel distressed about it?

  That said, Chen Dishou did not know that while Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang valued Ou Yangming very much, they valued something different about him.

  Chen Dishou had mixed expressions, and the aura around him was also fluctuating.

  Faced with the quiet powerhouse, even Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang dared not relax and treat him lightly. As for the other people, they were like gourds whose mouths were sawed-dead silent.

  In a flash, the atmosphere was strangely quiet.

  All of a sudden, Ni Xuetian, Chen Dishou, and Ou Yangming looked in a certain direction at the same time. Following that, Fang Zhaoyang noticed and turned to look too. They vaguely sensed an intense change of aura over there.

  Ni Xuetian smiled when he realized who it was. “Welcome, Sir Governor.”

  “Hehe, it’s so lively here, you don’t mind if I come to take a look, right?”

  A flash of the figure was seen, then a person walked over leisurely.

  Liang Jinye’s eyes glowed at the sight of the person as though he had just found a life-saving straw. He quickly kneeled and begged, “Sir Governor, help!”

  “This is Deng Xiyuan, the prefecture’s governor. He’s… Considered a Supreme Great Ancestor.” Ou Yangming suddenly heard a soft mumble.

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  He looked at Fang Zhaoyang in shock. It was not strange that the old man was being friendly toward him, but he could tell from the elder’s tone that he somehow scorned Deng Xiyuan.

  ‘A Supreme Great Ancestor is a Supreme Great Ancestor, what do you mean by he’s considered one?’ Ou Yangming wondered.

  Deng Xiyuan was the governor, but he was all smiles in front of everyone.

  He glanced around when he was at the center, and his face darkened when he noticed the scattered men and the few corpses on the ground. “Liang Jinye, what’s going on?”

  Liang Jinye immediately answered, “Sir Governor, this is my residence, but we were suddenly attacked. Please back me up!”

  “Hmph—” Deng Xiyuan scoffed and asked, “Who dares to attack the imperial family’s property?” Ni Xuetian and the two other Supreme Great Ancestors furrowed their eyebrows a little as they were displeased.

  On the other hand, Liang Jinye seized the opportunity and reported, “Sir, it’s that madman who suddenly barged in. He beat up and killed our protectors!”

  Deng Xiyuan fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming. “Madman, who are you? Do you plead guilty?”

  He sounded extremely stern and the moment. If Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang were not standing in front of Ou Yangming, he might have even slapped the young fellow already.

  Before Ou Yangming could answer, Wu Guotu responded loudly, “Sir, the Liang family was the one who provoked us first, he bullied a soldier’s family…”

  “Shut up!” Deng Xiyuan cut him off. “You’ve been under Zhicai for years, so how could you forget about our clan’s rules? If I’m not asking you, you mustn’t answer!”

  Wu Guotu’s face reddened, but he shut his mouth and kept quiet.

  “Haha, Sir Governor, Lil’ Ou was a little impulsive, but it was because his friend was humiliated.” Fang Zhaoyang chuckled. “Can you let him off lightly for my sake?”.

  Deng Xiyuan was startled. He could tell that Ou Yangming seemed to have a connection with the two Supreme Great Ancestors, but he did not expect Fang Zhaoyang to protect the young fellow so directly.

  He frowned and asked, “Brother Fang, is this fella a disciple of the Fang family?”

  Fang Zhaoyang shook his head. “No.”

  Deng Xiyuan smiled and commented, “Since he’s not fro
m the Fang family, it’s inappropriate of you to interfere in this matter…”

  Ni Xuetian suddenly spoke, “He’s deeply connected with the Ni family, so please let him off lightly, Sir Governor.”

  Deng Xiyuan’s eyelids twitched. This time, it was the Ni family, the number one aristocratic family in Changlong County, who spoke. The weight of Ni Xuetian’s words was much heavier than Fang Zhaoyang’s. The governor looked deeply at Ou Yangming. ‘He’s not even in Yang Grade…

  ‘But how did he manage to gain the Supreme Great Ancestors’ respect?’

  A thought crossed his mind, so he expressed, “No matter what, since he attacked the imperial family’s property, he has to be imprisoned. Elder Chen, what do you think?”

  Deng Xiyuan smiled confidently. He was certain that Chen Dishou would agree with him because the tributary was at a stalemate with the two other great ancestors.

  That being said, Deng Xiyuan did not notice that everyone else, including Liang Jinye, was looking at him strangely.

  Chapter 169 - Too Late To Regret

  Chapter 169 Too Late To Regret

  Chen Dishou pondered and answered, “Since the young fella has a grievance of his own, it should be treated as a different matter.”

  “What?” The smile on Deng Xiyuan’s face froze, and he looked at Chen Dishou in shock. ‘Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed? He’s actually helping the other side…’

  Deng Xiyuan cleared his throat and expressed, “Brother Chen, the Liang family is the imperial merchant that was appointed by the imperial family!”

  Chen Dishou responded coldly, “Sir Governor, did you forget I was the witness when they were appointed as the imperial merchant?”

  Deng Xiyuan let out a hollow laugh but was extremely confused. ‘Chen Dishou remembers it, but why is he acting so strange today?’

  He was struck with a thought, ‘Could the Liang family have offended Tributary Chen?