The next day.
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
A ray of dawn broke the silence of the night, bringing life to the earth.
On top of the mountain.
Fang Yang sat cross-legged amidst the pines, his clothes already covered in dew.
But he didn't mind, his eyes calm as he stared at the eastern sky.
Until a ray of yang energy was captured by the mental cage in his pupils.
His body, which had only been beating with a heartbeat, instantly came alive!
Yang energy flowed through his body, filling every corner, widening the eight extraordinary meridians, and finally settling smoothly in his dantian.
The moisture on Fang Yang's body also evaporated as the yang energy flowed.
If you were to lift his clothes at this moment, you would see a glimmer of light flowing on the surface of his skin.
Finally, it all converged within his body.
This was a sign of returning to simplicity!
Since he started cultivating, Fang Yang's eyes had been filled with a bright light, clearly not those of an ordinary person.
But now.
The bright light in his eyes was all hidden in the deepest part, and if you didn't look closely, they were just ordinary eyes.
Inner radiance!
This was the state that Lao Tian Shi and Feng Bao Bao, the two people below one person, had reached in the world!
It's not that Fang Yang's strength was comparable to Lao Tian Shi's.
Realm and cultivation can't be mixed together.
Fang Yang's cultivation was not as high as Lao Tian Shi's, after all, he had only been cultivating for a short time, and cultivation can only be improved through years of practice.
But realm is a person's understanding of the "Dao."
Fang Yang's comprehension was extremely high.
He practiced the "Breathing In To Become Immortal" method taught by Hu Yu Fei, the Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy of Tu Shan.
His understanding of "Dao follows nature" was extremely profound.
Therefore, he was able to reach the realm of "returning to simplicity, inner radiance" at this moment!
Fang Yang slowly exhaled a breath of浊气, opening his eyes.
A trace of surprise appeared on his originally calm face.
"Longhu Mountain is worthy of being the holy land of the Zhengyi Sect. The reason why the ancestor Zhang Dao Ling chose to build the Tian Shi Mansion here is probably because this place helps with cultivation!"
The pure yang energy he captured during his breathing exercise today was stronger than before!
Even that trace of innate qi that was temporarily stored in his dantian felt a little stronger in his perception!
"If I wasn't an outsider, maybe I would really have to fight for this position of Tian Shi!"
If he could cultivate on Longhu Mountain year after year, Fang Yang was confident that his future achievements would definitely surpass Lao Tian Shi's!
Ascension to become an immortal was not a pipe dream!
"Yo, Fang Xia Ge, cultivating?"
Wang Ye's lazy voice came from behind.
He had actually arrived a while ago, but seeing that Fang Yang was cultivating, he didn't disturb him, just watching from afar.
Seeing that Fang Yang had finished cultivating, Wang Ye approached and greeted him.
But when he got closer to Fang Yang, he sensed an indescribable strangeness about the man in front of him.
When they met yesterday.
Wang Ye only glanced at Fang Yang, and felt that he was not simple.
Even among all the异人, he stood out from the crowd.
But now, when he looked at Fang Yang again.
He was just an ordinary handsome guy!
Although he was handsome enough to make women drool, he didn't have that much appeal to men.
Wang Ye knew he didn't like men.
If he had met Fang Yang like this yesterday, he would have just glanced at him and moved on.
"You seem to have… broken through?"
Fang Yang smiled and nodded.
"Longhu Mountain is a good place to cultivate. Just sitting somewhere for a while allowed me to make some progress."
Wang Ye looked at Fang Yang in shock.
He couldn't remember how many times he had been surprised by Fang Yang.
It was too freaking scary!
You've made progress in just one day.
Wouldn't you be breaking through again tomorrow?
When the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is over, wouldn't you be able to go toe-to-toe with Lao Tian Shi?
Wang Ye dismissed this unreliable thought.
"Fine, who told you to have such an amazing comprehension!"
"Let's go, have breakfast, Longhu Mountain provides meals."
The two of them ate breakfast together and came to the competition site.
Today, Fang Yang's opponent was Xiao Xiao.
And it was the first match.
On the stage.
Fang Yang didn't make a move.
Instead, he constantly observed all of Xiao Xiao's actions.
［You have observed the异人 Xiao Xiao using Xǐng Qi, and your comprehension of the "Hum" word诀 has reached 60%!］
［You have observed the异人 Xiao Xiao using Xǐng Qi, and your comprehension of the "Ha" word诀 has reached 70%!］
…
In the spectator seats, besides the younger generation, there were also veteran seniors who were already famous in the异人 world.
Even Lao Tian Shi came!
"Sigh, I told you, senior brother," Tian Jin Zhong sighed from his wheelchair.
"Lao Lu is one thing, but why are you here watching the fun?"
"Chu Lan's kid is fighting against the Tang Clan's heir, you don't care?"
Lao Tian Shi stared intently at Fang Yang, calmly said:
"Grandchildren have their own blessings, whether they can pass or not is up to their own fate, what can I do if I go?"
"Are you going to help him?"
"Speaking of this match, it's because I heard a piece of news yesterday, this young man named Fang Yang is not ordinary!"
Not ordinary?
Tian Jin Zhong watched Fang Yang dodge attacks clumsily, he really couldn't see anything extraordinary about him.
Lao Tian Shi said again:
"Junior brother, I'll test your knowledge, can you tell what kind of path this young man Fang Yang is on?"
"What sect, who is his master?"
Tian Jin Zhong observed for a while, and hesitated.
"This… I really can't tell, it's strange, this kid's movements are all over the place, and I even saw the shadow of the Tang Clan's technique "Wood and Earth Flowing Pillars."
"Normally, with such flawed movements, he should have already lost, but he always manages to escape the decisive blow at the last moment!"
"And… this kid seems to be constantly observing Xiao Xiao's movements, what is he trying to do?"
Lu Jin, who had been silent, spoke up in a teasing tone:
"Lao Tian, it seems that you don't just focus on your great-grandson, you're still paying attention to some things, but that's not enough!"
Tian Jin Zhong was a bit confused.
Lu Jin explained, "Didn't you see his eyes?"
"Eyes?"
Lao Tian Shi smiled and said, "Junior brother, you still don't understand what Lao Lu means, come, take a look at my eyes."
Lao Tian Shi looked calmly at Tian Jin Zhong.
The latter looked confused, "Senior brother, where are your eyes? Junior brother can't find them!"
"You're being a smart aleck, I'll throw you off the stage now, believe me or not?"
Oh, this…
"Hahaha, just kidding," Tian Jin Zhong laughed like a child, "I know what you mean of course."
"Your hundred years of pure cultivation, your eyes no longer have the bright light of ordinary luyện khí people, so at first glance, your eyes are almost the same as ordinary people's."
"And this kind of gentle and lustrous gaze is what is called returning to simplicity, inner radiance!"
"But senior brother, you have a hundred years of cultivation, that young man Fang Yang is only in his twenties, do you think his eyes have reached that state?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Lao Tian Shi continued to watch Fang Yang, hoping he would show the kind of amazing comprehension Wang Ye had spoken of.
If he really did have such amazing comprehension, then reaching the realm of inner radiance wouldn't be a lie!
At this moment.
Fang Yang reached 100% comprehension of the Hum and Ha 诀!
At this time, he stood still on the spot.
"Good opportunity, there's a flaw!"
Xiao Xiao was overjoyed, and immediately hummed.
A massive amount of Qi, wrapped in a strong wind, blew straight at Fang Yang!
Just when everyone thought the outcome had been decided.
Fang Yang made the same move as Xiao Xiao.
Hum!
An even stronger Qi wind shot out from Fang Yang's nose, instantly pushing back Xiao Xiao's Qi.
Bang!
Xiao Xiao flew backwards.
His face was filled with disbelief!
He… he was actually killed by Xǐng Qi?
"No, impossible!"
Xiao Xiao, who was still in the air, was about to counterattack, but Fang Yang's "Ha" Qi arrived immediately.
Ha!
Even more violent Qi directly shook Xiao Xiao's soul, causing it to break free from his body!
The entire scene fell silent.
Everyone looked at the arena in shock.
Who among them was the true heir to Xǐng Qi?