Chapter 1197: Chapter 1196 Realm Almost the Same

"Little Lu is back?"

While Lu Yang was vividly describing the culture and people of the Extreme Northern Lands with Yun Mengmeng, a hearty laughter reached his ears.

Lu Yang, hearing this, hurriedly got up to salute, "I’ve seen Ancestor Guiyuan and Vast Sea Ancestral Master."

"What brings the two ancestors to my place?" Lu Yang asked.

Vast Sea Daoist Lord laughed heartily, slapping Lu Yang’s shoulder, his mouth unable to close from so much laughter, "We heard from Xiao Zhi that the leader of the Ruthless Sect, Yang Kongdong, is a Semi-Immortal, and yet you beat him."

"Impressive, really impressive!"

"I had an eye on you, my boy, but I didn’t expect your progress to be this great."

Celestial Master Guiyuan also wore a beaming smile, proud of such strong juniors, which pleased him as an ancestor.

Lu Yang felt somewhat embarrassed facing his elders, "It was all luck."

"Ah, how can defeating a Semi-Immortal be called luck? I’ve sparred with Chasing Moon True Person and know how difficult the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo is to deal with."

"Moreover, even without the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo, Yang Kongdong is genuinely an Ancient Tribulation Peak Cultivator. You defeating him definitely can’t be called luck!"

"Right? Our second-in-command is really powerful," Yun Mengmeng said puffing up her chest, sharing in the glory, more delighted than Lu Yang himself that he had defeated Yang Kongdong.

"Come, let’s have a match," Vast Sea Daoist Lord said eagerly.

Lu Yang never expected the Vast Sea Ancestral Master to make such a request, "Ah, how could I possibly make a move against you, Ancestral Master?"

"It’s not about making a move, just an exchange," Vast Sea Daoist Lord laughed, having heard that Lu Yang had grown so strong, he was itching for a challenge, knowing that in a few years, he might not be able to win.

Celestial Master Guiyuan sided with Vast Sea Daoist Lord, "Exactly, why can’t you spar with an ancestor? Didn’t your Eldest Senior Sister fight both of us?"

"... Alright then."

Having said that, Lu Yang couldn’t refuse.

After all, it was only an exchange, there was no need to find another place, they could just clear a space on the top of Sky Gate Mountain.

For instance, by moving the Soybean Dynasty Ancestor Temple aside.

Lu Yang and Vast Sea Daoist Lord agreed on the boundaries of the fight, to not run outside of the circle, and then they took their positions.

Lu Yang took two deep breaths, drew out the Green Peak Sword, borrowed strength from Buddha Country. In a breath, his realm soared, and when he opened his eyes again, his gaze was sharp like a sword, startling Vast Sea Daoist Lord.

"I’ve long heard that you’re adept at a magic skill that borrows strength, seeing it today really is impressive, you’ve managed to elevate your realm to the peak of the Pass Tribulation Stage in one go," Vast Sea Daoist Lord exclaimed, having never seen such an amazing magic skill.

"You misunderstood, Ancestral Master, usually, Imitation Fist isn’t so potent," Lu Yang earnestly explained.

"What do you mean?"

"Imitation Fist can only borrow the maximum strength of my current realm. For example, if my fluctuation limit in the Void Refinement Stage touches the Tribulation Crossing, I can raise my realm to the Tribulation Crossing when using Imitation Fist."

"If I advance to the Body Integration Realm, then using Imitation Fist can only elevate my realm to the peak of the Integration Period. Pushing further, my body could not withstand it."

"I see," Vast Sea Daoist Lord nodded, "That’s quite impressive too."

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Come, you make the first move."

"I must apologize in advance!"

Facing Vast Sea Daoist Lord, Lu Yang found there was no need to hold back. He immediately executed One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand, spreading his Swordmanship Domain, with Sword Qi of Green Peak Sword filling the heavens and earth.

"Well done!"

Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s eyes lit up, the last time he felt this pressure was from Sword Tower Supreme.

Fighting with a master of Swordmanship was indeed interesting.

Sword Qi continuously burst from the ground, but Vast Sea Daoist Lord always managed to retreat before the Sword Qi emerged. He stopped walking back; retreating further would take him out of the circle.

Vast Sea Daoist Lord somersaulted in the air, treading the void, weaving through the Sword Qi with only a few streams managing to cut his skin.

He approached Lu Yang, his punch soaring like a dragon, resonating with the might of thousands of True Dragons roaring.

This was the True Dragon Fist, which Vast Sea Daoist Lord learned from the Long Clan during his youth while traveling in the East Sea. It was the highest fist technique of the Long Clan that existed even before Ao Ling was born.

Now, with Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s contact with Ao Ya, his understanding of True Dragon Fist had deepened. Few in the history of the Long Clan could reach his level of mastery.

Lu Yang flicked his wrist, transforming the Sword Qi into the likeness of Ao Ling to combat Vast Sea Daoist Lord, then executed Arhat Fist, imitating the Buddhist Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing, momentarily overpowering Vast Sea Daoist Lord causing him to burst into laughter.

Celestial Master Guiyuan watched the battle, nodding approvingly at Lu Yang’s performance.

"Look at my junior, isn’t he doing well?" Celestial Master Guiyuan boasted to the onlookers.

"He is doing quite well." The bystanders nodded. To cultivate swordsmanship to such a realm, comparable even to Liu Ningxuan, creator of the Silent Destruction Sword Technique, it’s no wonder he defeated Yang Kongdong.

"My friend, you seem unfamiliar." Celestial Master Guiyuan had been focusing on Lu Yang and only now noticed a stranger on Sky Gate Mountain.

Celestial Master Guiyuan’s eyes were exceptionally discerning, instantly recognizing the stranger’s extraordinary aura as nearly equal to his own in terms of realm.

"Are you here visiting our sect?"

"I suppose so, an old friend told me Seek Dao Sect is pretty good, so I came to see for myself. It’s indeed an eye-opener, and I even get to meet an old friend after a long time," the stranger politely replied.

"Then you might stay for a while. We at Seek Dao Sect always welcome friends. If you encounter any difficulties here, feel free to seek me out."

"May I ask your esteemed name?" The stranger courteously clasped his fist, surprised by the claim, thinking Yun Zhi was the speaker for Seek Dao Sect.

"I am Celestial Master Guiyuan, who has condensed the Guiyi Tao Fruit outline and studied the Unity Theory extensively."

"We are quite similar then; my research involves all things being composed of Yin and Yang attributes, interdependent and counteracting each other, which naturally includes the theory of Yin and Yang unity."

"Oh? Then we indeed share a bond, and we must definitely converse more in the future." Celestial Master Guiyuan took another long look at the stranger, who studied the rare Unity Theory.

"Most certainly." The stranger smiled broadly with his hands behind his back.

"Speaking of which, I have a friend called Mister Tiankui, founder of the Five Elements Sect, who believes all things are composed of the Five Elements attributes, interacting in generating and overcoming cycles, and has condensed the Five Elements Dao Fruit outline."

"I’ve discussed Unity Theory with him a few times and gained some insights. If you’re interested, I could introduce you; maybe you two will also find common topics."

"The founder of the Five Elements Sect? That sounds rather interesting," the stranger smiled intriguingly, fascinated that some believed all things were constituted by Five Elements attributes.

"By the way, we’ve been talking for so long, but I still don’t know your name?"

"I am Immortal Jiuchong, having condensed the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit."