Chapter 117: First personal experience of combat
As expected, they are from the Immortal Arrival Sect.
Jiang Yifeng wasn't surprised.
Using the Eye of Insight to check was just to confirm.
Now that their identity was confirmed, Jiang Yifeng felt a bit nervous.
Although the simulation had shown that he could contend with a ninth-level Tribulation Crossing expert, all his previous battles were just textual simulations.
This kind of deep simulation battle was as real as actual combat.
In reality, Jiang Yifeng had never experienced such a thing.
The most he had done was travel alone using his cultivation, but he had never fought.
Chu Xuan saw Jiang Yifeng's nervous look and sneered with disdain.
"Heh, with such little courage, you dare to cultivate on your own? You're courting death!"With that, Chu Xuan casually struck at Jiang Yifeng with his palm.
Seeing the incoming palm shadow, Jiang Yifeng resisted the urge to flee and awkwardly executed the Silent Destruction Fist.
As the Primordial Energy in Jiang Yifeng's body circulated, the Silent Destruction Fist gathered momentum. Eventually, a fist shadow roared towards Chu Xuan's palm shadow.
Time ticked by.
In an instant, fist and palm collided. Chu Xuan's palm shadow was instantly shattered, but Jiang Yifeng's Silent Destruction Fist continued its momentum towards Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan, who had initially looked down on Jiang Yifeng, suddenly panicked.
Seeing the approaching fist shadow, Chu Xuan wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
He could only muster all his spiritual energy and strike again, hoping to shatter Jiang Yifeng's Silent Destruction Fist.
Unfortunately, it was all in vain.
"Boom!"
Chu Xuan's palm shadow was shattered again, and the Silent Destruction Fist hit Chu Xuan.
"Poof!"
Chu Xuan turned into a mist of blood.
Even in death, Chu Xuan couldn't understand why his opponent was so strong.
It seemed like Jiang Yifeng wasn't using spiritual energy, but the power was even greater.
In Chu Xuan's eyes, Jiang Yifeng was just a first-level Tribulation Crossing cultivator.
His cultivation was lower, and he had seemed so nervous earlier, looking like an easy target.
This was why Chu Xuan had initially struck casually and underestimated Jiang Yifeng.
It wasn't until Jiang Yifeng made his move that Chu Xuan realized something was wrong, as he discovered Jiang Yifeng wasn't using spiritual energy.
But if it wasn't Immortal Dao spiritual energy, what was it?
Indeed, Chu Xuan didn't know that Martial Dao could cultivate Primordial Energy, and perhaps even the Immortal Slaves of the Immortal Arrival Sect didn't know.
After all, the decline of Martial Dao wasn't recent.
If you trace it back, the decline of Martial Dao predates the great war in the Nine Mystic Realm.
Besides a few old monsters, not many people knew the limits of Martial Dao.
Most people only knew the initial stages of Martial Dao and were unaware that it could also cultivate Primordial Energy.
Martial Dao cultivation was slow and difficult, requiring a lot of resources, and it didn't increase lifespan in the early stages. Reaching the Condensing Yuan Realm was quite challenging.
So, even the powerful beings of the Immortal Realm didn't deliberately stop people from practicing Martial Dao.
After all, the early stages of Martial Dao didn't increase lifespan, and the rare treasures were controlled by the Immortal Arrival Sect. How far could a mortal get in Martial Dao after decades of practice?
In the end, Chu Xuan was a victim of the arrogance of the powerful beings of the Immortal Realm!
Unfortunately, Chu Xuan would never know this in his lifetime.
Of course, Jiang Yifeng didn't know these things either.
At this moment, Jiang Yifeng was still staring blankly at his fist.
"So this is what fighting feels like?"
"Although the sight of blood mist from death is a bit disgusting."
"But the feeling of winning a fight is really exhilarating!"
Jiang Yifeng marveled in his heart.
After a brief reminiscence, he didn't linger and continued southward.
In the following days, he encountered several Immortal Slaves from the Immortal Arrival Sect.
But with the experience of his first battle, Jiang Yifeng became more adept at fighting.
After multiple battles, Jiang Yifeng found that he no longer felt fear before a fight.
He couldn't help but smile.
He had improved!
This was the result he wanted from entering deep simulation.
A few days later, Jiang Yifeng arrived at the Endless Sea.
His purpose for leaving Green Hills City wasn't to kill Immortal Slaves and gain combat experience; those were just side benefits.
His real destination was the Endless Sea.
Upon arriving, Jiang Yifeng took a deep breath and walked towards the sea.
Soon, Jiang Yifeng saw towering waves rising in the Endless Sea.
A mountain-sized Mystic Turtle emerged from the water.
Jiang Yifeng knew the Mystic Turtle was with Bai Moyu.
They were here to cultivate poison in the Southern Regions.
But he didn't mention these matters.
Instead, he looked at the Mystic Turtle and shouted out the prepared script.
"Senior, I know you are also forced into this. We are all on the same side, all wanting to escape from the Southern Regions. I hope you can help me out."
"I have some knowledge of formations and wish to study the sealing formation here."
After Jiang Yifeng shouted these words, the Mystic Turtle indeed didn't make things difficult for him, only giving him a deep look.
Then, Jiang Yifeng finally arrived at the small island in the Endless Sea as he had wished.
After thanking the Mystic Turtle, he headed towards the depths of the island.
This was Jiang Yifeng's original plan.
This deep simulation was primarily to improve his Formation Dao.
Because whether in simulation or reality, improving his Formation Dao was the most beneficial.
Jiang Yifeng believed that setting up a formation capable of resisting Tribulation Crossing experts in reality would protect the Jiang Family Mansion.
In the simulation, having stronger Formation Dao abilities might allow him to repair the life-saving formation left by Senior Lu Wuya.
If he could elevate his Formation Dao to a higher level, he might even be able to break the sealing formation.
So, improving his Formation Dao was the most crucial part of this deep simulation for Jiang Yifeng.
Time flew by, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
During these ten years, Jiang Yifeng successfully reached the level of a ninth-grade Formation Master.
This deepened his understanding of formations.
When he looked at the sealing formation again, he was filled with awe.
This formation was more advanced than he had imagined.
Now that he was a ninth-grade Formation Master, one step away from becoming an Immortal Formation Master, he could only see a small part of the formation talismans in the sealing formation.
"Sigh!"
Finally, Jiang Yifeng sighed.
He wondered what level of Formation Master Bai Moyu was to set up this formation.
If he could learn formations from Bai Moyu, his progress would surely be rapid.
Unfortunately, Bai Moyu's stance was very ambiguous.
Learning formations from him was almost impossible.
After taking a deep look at the sealing formation, Jiang Yifeng didn't stay in the Endless Sea any longer.
He felt that breaking through to an Immortal Formation Master wasn't something he could achieve in this simulation.
So, he decided to try other things.
After leaving the Endless Sea, Jiang Yifeng headed north.
A few days later, he returned to Green Hills City.
After a brief reunion with his father, Jiang Yifeng left again.
This time, his destination was the west.