Immortal Path to Heaven

Dead Qi was lingering in the air above the Forest of Death. This place was like a forgotten world—it was obscure, terrifying, cold, and damp.

Deep inside the forest, the ground was in a mess. It was evident that a big fight had just taken place.

Ou Yangming stood under an ancient tree and adjusted his Qi momentum. Once it was stabilized, he opened his mouth and spat out all the murky air in his dantian, internal organs, and even his 8 extraordinary meridians. Consequently, the young fellow blew away the dead Qi within 33 meters in front of him while the Qi in his body became smoother and more vigorous.

Qi momentum was an extremely mysterious energy, and it was difficult to explain it in words.

To put it simply, the more vigorous one’s Qi momentum, the better one’s luck, and the stronger one’s mental strength and physical quality.

Therefore, cultivators emphasized on the continuous flow of Qi but Qi momentum was too mysterious, and there was no standard to judge it. If Bai Qian saw Ou Yangming again, he would be surprised to find that the Qi emitted from the young fellow had the likeness of a dragon and a phoenix that could go beyond the sky. Ou Yangming took another breath, and the appearance of the dragon and the phoenix above his head immediately faded.

His gaze drifted over to the battlefield…

Teng Xingwen was furious. Big Yellow was sticking to him like a piece of gum and could not be shaken off.

Nonetheless, as soon as Teng Xingwen attacked, the spirit beast instantly took a step back and used an ingenious Taichi pushing move to neutralize the attack. Once he had the thought of escaping, it would come at him like maggots attached to a bone. Moreover, what shocked the elder was that this spirit beast’s physical body was too strong. It was not much weaker than a high-rank spirit beast.

Of course, even though Teng Xingwen was in the middle of the battle, he still did not forget to pay attention to Ou Yangming.

When Teng Xingwen saw Ou Yangming take a step forward and became an Advanced Spiritualist without any warning after his second step, his mind was in a state of chaos, and his heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness. The elder still remembered that at that time, he had been in isolated cultivation for more than a century to become an Advanced Spiritualist. Now, the young fellow actually took a step forward and entered the boundary without any hindrance. Teng Xingwen thought, ‘Isn’t this f*cking nonsense? Becoming an Advanced Spiritualist isn’t like eating and drinking, so how could he do it so casually?’

Teng Xingwen could not help but think about how strong Ou Yangming would be after becoming a top-grade Spiritualist. In the end, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. The elder’s movements became much slower, and he was almost taken advantage of by Big Yellow.

Even so, Teng Xingwen did not know that Ou Yangming had walked hundreds and even thousands of steps for this moment. It was not 1 step but 1,000 and even 10,000 steps. This was a journey of 500 kilometers that started with a single step—this was the accumulation of experience! After observing for a while, the elder saw that the young fellow had no intention of joining the fight. Only then did he relax slightly and began to think of a way to break out of this situation.

“Woosh, woosh, woosh…” A crisp sound was suddenly heard coming from Teng Xingwen’s wrist. He wielded his longsword as though it was his arm, such that the sword was impenetrable when it moved without any gap in between. Eventually, the longsword became faster and stronger. All of a sudden, the longsword burst and swung in a circular arc at the same time. It looked like 2 spinning windmills were aiming at Big Yellow’s throat.

The horns on the top of Big Yellow’s head flashed with dark lights while its body expanded again.

A black light condensed in Big Yellow’s eyes, and a domineering aura of supremacy spread out in all directions. It opened its mouth and bit at the longsword with its sharp teeth. In actuality, the big yellow dog was unwilling to meet the elder head-on. After all, it was only a middle-rank spirit beast so there was a huge disparity between their cultivation bases. It would be too disadvantageous for the yellow dog to do so.

Despite that, after noticing Ou Yangming’s gaze, the fresh blood in its body seemed to have been ignited, causing its blood to boil.

It wanted to prove to Ou Yangming that it was irreplaceable.

Ou Yangming and Big Yellow had been through thick and thin together for many days. Needless to say, he understood what it was trying to do. Other than being surprised, he was more moved. The young fellow wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by a solid sponge that stopped him from making any sound.

Multi-armed King Kong had a grave look on its face. It sighed and asked, “Is it worth it?”

A fierce light then flashed in his eyes as it answered its own question, “It’s worth it…”

Teng Xingwen was delighted, and he thought, ‘Hmph, you’re courting death. A spirit beast’s a spirit beast indeed. One word—stupid. You finally can’t take it anymore, can you? Since you choose to fight me head-on, I’ll kill you with this hit then use the Blood Flight to escape.’

From the moment Teng Xingwen fought against Big Yellow, he had deliberately moved the battlefield away from Ou Yangming to get further away. He had calculated in his heart that given this distance, even if the young fellow had broken through to become an Advanced Spiritualist, he would need at least 3 breaths to rush over. This little bit of time would be enough for the elder to activate the Blood Flight and get away.

Without any hesitation, the longsword in his hand became more overbearing.

At the spur of the moment, Big Yellow’s jaw expanded outward without a limit into a shocking curve as it bit the long sword. Boundless spiritual power burst out, causing decayed leaves and soil on the ground to fly up and envelop the man and the beast.

‘It actually dared to bite? It’s simply courting death!’ Teng Xingwen sneered internally. Once again, the spiritual power in his longsword exploded more fiercely than before. At this moment, the tyranny of a top-grade Spiritualist was clearly displayed. He was sure that the big yellow dog’s head would be smashed into pieces this time.

Who knew, a thud was suddenly heard.

The spirit tool was bitten off by Big Yellow…

Teng Xingwen’s mind went completely blank. He did not have any thoughts at all as he was stupefied.

It was not until a penetrating chill was felt from the palm of his hand that he recovered his senses.

Teng Xingwen could not help but tremble. This was not because he was injured but rather, he was slightly in despair.

He forcibly suppressed this thought, then a black light flashed on his arm and sent Big Yellow flying away. Having said that, it took a split second for the annoying spirit beast to cling to the elder again, so he did not have time to activate the Blood Flight

Ou Yangming smiled and nodded. He thought to himself, ‘After the awakening of Big Yellow’s bloodline, it became much stronger indeed. Though it can’t fight against a top-grade Spiritualist, it can still move around the edge.”

Of course, the reason Big Yellow could hold Teng Xingwen back was that Ou Yangming had previously used up almost 70% of the elder’s spiritual power. Furthermore, the young fellow was watching from the side like a tiger watching its prey. Otherwise, with Big Yellow’s strength, it would not be able to hold the elder back.

Teng Xingwen became more anxious. He sighed to himself and thought, ‘I can’t continue like this, or I’ll die here today.’

There were 2 types of old people. One was like Elder Universe, who was unafraid of death, while the other was someone more afraid of death as they got older. It was obvious that Teng Xingwen belonged to the latter.

At this moment, he looked miserable. His hair was disheveled and his body was covered in bloody scars.

A killing intent surged in Teng Xingwen’s heart. He tapped his interspatial bag with his right hand, and a blood light shook the sky. Immediately after, a fist-sized red statue flew out. Within a 33-meters radius from it, it was as if the world had turned red. The statue was like a deep and dark vortex that sucked in everything in its surroundings. With the mightiness of a king kong, it suppressed Big Yellow at once.

The statue was picked up by Teng Xingwen together with the Sword-maneuvering Art at the Big Ruins’ periphery. It could be considered his greatest life-saving technique, and it was worth noting that even Teng Donglin did not know about it.

“Die!” Teng Xingwen roared angrily. The statue grew larger, and its aura was as heavy as a mountain.

The ground and the mountain collapsed bit by bit while countless fine and dense holes appeared on the rocks.

Big Yellow knew that it could not fend it off, so it quickly retreated.

Upon seeing this, Teng Xingwen sighed a long breath of relief. His heart ached but as long as he could escape, everything would be worth it.

Teng Xingwen pointed his finger at the center of his brows, then the blood in his body boiled and turned into vast spiritual power. The power burst out with a bang and filled his limbs and bones. All of the meridians and blood vessels in the elder’s body swelled up, making him look like a wriggling dragon. He glared at Ou Yangming with resentment and turned into a streak of blood light, drawing a perfect arc and soaring into the sky.

In the air, Teng Xingwen looked at Ou Yangming as if he wanted to see the disappointment on his face.

However, Ou Yangming was still unperturbed. His eyes were as calm as an ancient well or like a deep and bottomless pond.

For some reason, Teng Xingwen felt an unspeakable frustration. He forcefully suppressed the emotion and looked away as he thought, ‘I finally escaped from his hands.’ The burden in his heart was finally gone.

That said, a voice suddenly exploded in Teng Xingwen’s ear. “Hmph, you want to escape? Can you escape?” The voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder from the nine heavens as it rumbled. Concurrently, a pressure unique to Venerable Ones descended on the elder’s shoulder.

As a result, the spiritual power around Teng Xingwen was instantly stripped away, so much so that even space itself was pressing towards him. His body seemed to have sunk into a swamp, and his heart was filled with despair. In a flash, fallen leaves, shattered rocks… Everything in the Forest of Death began to surge and move with loud bangs, then they reversed and condensed into a pair of pitch-black claws. It was as if the claws came out from hell, and their murderous aura shook Heaven and Earth with a strong sense of death. They pressed down on the elder’s body directly.

The giant claws were so fast that they closed in on him like a mountain.

After grabbing Teng Xingwen’s body, they pressed down from the sky toward a mountain below and stirred up the void.

“No!” Teng Xingwen was feeling hopeless, and he was on the verge of tears. He had thought that as long as he activated his Blood Flight, he would be able to escape. Now, a mysterious Venerable One appeared and seemed to be protecting the young fellow, who was merely an Intermediate Spiritualist. Oh, no, an Advanced Spiritualist.

‘Just what kind of enemy is this…’ This was the last thought that crossed his mind.

“Boom!” The world rumbled, and everything within a radius of over 33 meters was wiped out by the claws.

A storm that could overturn the sky spread out with the mountain as the center. A shocking black light was also seen and wherever it passed, the mountain rocks shattered, the grass and trees died, and everything was destroyed.

As the red human-shaped statue was out of control, its redness dimmed, and it fell from the sky.

Big Yellow and Multi-armed King Kong walked to Ou Yangming’s side at the same time. They were elated.

By the time the dust had cleared, Teng Xingwen’s corpse had turned into a pile of minced meat.

Big Yellow grinned and scolded the king kong, “King Kong, you killed him with one slap. Lil’ Ming still wants to find out who sent him!”

King Kong smiled embarrassedly and touched the back of its head, which made him look very simple-minded.

Ou Yangming waved his hand and could not help but laugh. “These 2 people are obviously top-grade Spiritualists from the Teng family. As for who sent them, it’s worth pondering. Of course, it’s either the Wang family or the Li family. I’ve only been in Huixun city for less than 2 months, and I only have enmity with those 2 clans.”

A red light flashed in the Multi-armed King Kong’s eyes. It asked, “Why don’t we go and seek an explanation from those clans?”

Ou Yangming waved his sleeve and responded coldly, “The Wang family and the Li family have settled down in Huixun City for 1,000 years. Their foundations are profound, so they won’t be easy to deal with. We still have things to do, so let’s forget about it this time. If they come and provoke me again, I’ll definitely uproot them.” The killing intent in his words was so strong that even King Kong was taken aback.

At this moment, a majestic pressure suddenly spread out from the depths of the forest. Multi-armed King Kong’s eyes narrowed. It immediately looked up and into the depths of the forest.