In the process of those people clashing, Yan Zhaoge glanced at them a few times.
His gaze involuntarily grew deeper, "It is a martial art that has existed since before the Great Calamity, and has been preserved rather well. It's just that …"
It was just that, although these martial artists had cultivated Astral Energy and True Essence, and had tempered their blood and meridians, their foundation was the treasured light of the power of will within their bodies.
This was the case for the group of people who were rushing over.
However, the treasured light imbued with faith power of the person running in front was a little unstable.
The group of pursuers, regardless of their cultivation levels, at the very least, their precious light was very stable, unchanging as usual.
As for the person being chased, the treasure light within his body flickered continuously, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
Gazing over carefully, Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting saw that the fleeing person was a red-clothed middle-aged man who had an authoritative expression on his face and a resolute gaze.
His cultivation level was very high. As his acupoints opened and closed, it wasn't just his main acupoints that had been refined to Divinity.
Even many hidden acupoints had successfully resonated with the real stars in the outer universe, breaking through the void to see the true gods.
This was precisely the characteristic of an expert of the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm, the late Seeing Divinity stage.
Martial Saints of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm, the mid Seeing Divinity stage, had all their major acupoints refined into Divinity, having attained the peak.
Now that he was attempting to refine numerous hidden acupoints to achieve Divinity, the first step he had successfully taken was to ascend to the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm, the late Seeing Divinity stage.
This cultivator called Yang Chong, who was being pursued, was at this level.
Yan Zhaoge recognised the martial art he cultivated in. It was known as the Chaotic Phenomena Heaven Deficient Palm, originating from the Chaotic Heavenly Scripture. It had even been kept in the martial repository of the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace in pre-Great Calamity times.
It could be seen that although he relied on the treasured light imbued with faith power as his foundation, Yang Chong's talent in martial arts was not low, and he had already grasped the essence of the Chaotic Phenomenon Heaven Deficient Palm.
But at this moment, he was being pursued by several Seeing Divinity Martial Saints and even Merging Avatar Martial Saints.
Moreover, Yang Chong was in a sorry state and could only flee while fighting.
The people chasing after him also cultivated the Chaotic Heavens Sutra. As expected, they were from the same sect.
"Are they injured?" Yan Zhaoge pondered, "Or could it be …"
Among the pursuers, someone shouted, "Senior Uncle Yang, don't be muddle-headed. Follow us back to the mountain and sincerely repent in front of the Celestial Venerables. It's not impossible to turn back!"
Without waiting for Yang Chong to reply, someone else in the pursuing army shouted, "Quan Haolong, are you going to protect this kind of rebel?"
The person who had just spoken turned pale.
Yang Chong nodded slightly at Quan Haolong and said, "The Outer Dao is not without Dao, and the Righteous Dao is not the only one. I have seen more paths, and I want to choose another way of living based on my own will."
"The world in front of us is real, but it may not be complete. The world we can see is only what the almighty experts want us to see."
Yang Chong's gaze wavered. "If we see more things, the world in front of us will be different …"
The expressions of the people chasing after him changed when they heard this. "Nonsense! You're trying to mislead people with lies!"
With loud shouts, they attacked together, using the same Chaotic Heavenly Deficiency Palm as Yang Chong.
Wherever the palm energy passed, the scenery between heaven and earth changed continuously.
The wind was still, and the air was thick like a swamp.
The flowing clouds froze, descending from the sky like blocks of lead.
The ground collapsed, the waters of rivers and lakes surging in reverse as they shot into the heavens.
Everything was different from normal as chaotic phenomena arose, causing one to feel incomparably chaotic.
Numerous chaotic phenomena congregated, forming a massive, distorting force that seemed about to rip the very sky apart.
Infinite tribulations surged amidst the shattered space, causing all of this to appear even more shocking.
Seeing this, Yang Chong sighed, simultaneously striking out with both palms, also using the Chaotic Heavenly Deficiency Palm.
Facing chaos with chaos, setting things right. Where Yang Chong's palm force passed, the scenes of the world instead began to return to normal.
Still, Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting both frowned as they saw him make a move.
This was because the strength that Yang Chong was currently displaying did not resemble that of a late Seeing Divinity Martial Saint at all.
Even though he was of the Immortal Court of Daoism, his strength inferior to those of the orthodox Three Clear lineage, the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm was still the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm. His entire body's main acupoints had all been refined to see Divinity, and he had even already begun cultivating in the concealed acupoints. His strength was sufficient to shake the heavens and shake the earth.
His opponents were all martial practitioners of the Immortal Court and Daoism, their strength not being particularly outstanding as they were not like Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting who were able to surpass levels and suppress lifeforms.
Under such circumstances, Yang Chong of the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm should have been able to directly sweep through these pursuers who were at the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm at most.
The result, however, was unexpected.
Yang Chong was actually unable to take down his opponents.
Surrounded by them, he was even in dire straits as he was being suppressed.
With Yan Zhaoge's and Fu Ting's current discernment abilities, they were able to see virtually no secrets at all in this battle.
"It is not the weakness of being injured …"
"It is not that he is intentionally showing mercy …"
"It looks like he is intentionally suppressing his power, or perhaps a portion of his power has been restricted by someone …"
Yan Zhaoge raised his brows slightly, "It is like his cultivation base has fallen, but he is not injured. This is due to those treasured light of the power of faith."
"In his earlier cultivation, he relied on the treasured light of the power of faith as a foundation, refining his acupoints to see Divinity. The foundation of his acupoints resonating with actual stars lies here as well." Fu Ting similarly understood Yang Chong's situation, "The treasured light within his body is unstable now. Those acupoints that have already seen true Divinity seem to be in deep slumber, not moving in the slightest!"
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "As time passes, they are unceasingly weakening. Is it because he is no longer chanting the dao?"
Yang Chong's current strength was around that of his fellow disciples of the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm, the early Seeing Divinity stage.
If this continued, it would not be long before his strength would likely fall to the third level of the Martial Saint realm.
Also, it would continue to weaken.
It was not just the refinement of his acupoints to see Divinity. Throughout his previous life, his current cultivation path had always been inseparable from that treasured light of the power of faith.
Among the cultivators attacking Yang Chong, the leader said coldly, "Yang Chong, aren't you trying to mislead us with your lies to confuse our minds so that we will end up like you so that it will be easier for you to escape?"
"Stop dreaming. We sincerely seek the dao, blessed by the Heavenly Lord. How could we be as deranged as you?"
"Since you still refuse to realize your error even now, just die!"
Amidst his words, this person's figure suddenly flickered while Yang Chong was blocking the attacks of the others.
The Chaotic Phenomena Heavenly Deficient Palm was another supreme martial art recorded in the Chaotic True Scripture, the Heaven Earth Reversing Chaotic Finger.
Surrounded and attacked by the others, Yang Chong was unable to evade or block in time as he was instantly struck by this finger.
His expression suddenly changed, first turning completely red before turning dark green as he abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The other attackers made use of this chance to attack in unison, numerous Chaotic Phenomena Heavenly Deficient Palms breaking through Yang Chong's protective true essence, completely knocking him down from the sky.
Yang Chong fell to the ground, barely breathing as he was unable to move.
As the others went up, one of them said slowly, "Junior apprentice-nephew Quan, you go and finish him off."
Hearing his words, that person called Quan Haolong instantly froze. (To be continued.)
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