Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Before his voice even faded, Jiang Jichen flashed forward. With a casual palm strike, he obliterated a disciple from the Golden Snake Sect, a truly domineering first move.

"Is he insane? Does he really dare to fight all of us alone?!"

Seeing a disciple from the Golden Snake Sect, a cultivator at the Seventh-level Mortal Warrior Realm, get obliterated by a single palm strike, the faces of the disciples from the various sects and Noble Families paled as they cried out in alarm.

But Jiang Jichen’s expression remained unchanged as he attacked without mercy.

’These people have all gathered here to capture and kill me. If I were to fall into their hands, death would be certain.’

The disciples from the sects and Noble Families reacted instantly. Each one formed a Spirit Cultivation Technique, unleashing their strongest Ultimate Killing Techniques to bombard Jiang Jichen.

Han Qing was caught in the middle with nowhere to run.

But he was only at the Fifth Level Mortal Realm; a single stray attack from anyone here could be enough to kill him.

"Brother Jichen, things are looking bad! I’m outta here!"

After Han Qing spoke, a Secret Light suddenly shone from his feet. His entire body then burrowed into the ground, vanishing on the spot and leaving only a small hole behind. All the attacks aimed at him missed.

"Damn it, the Earth Following Technique! How could a commoner know such a legendary Ancient Five Elements Technique?"

"Besides, he’s only at the Fifth Level Mortal Realm! He shouldn’t be able to do that so easily!"

"Could he... possibly be the legendary Earth Spirit Body? No, that’s impossible!"

...

The disciples from the various sects and Noble Families stared at the scene in utter shock, finding it completely unbelievable.

An Ancient Five Elements Technique and the Earth Spirit Body—both were things of legend. How could a mere commoner possess either?

Jiang Jichen had long known that Han Qing was no ordinary person, but he hadn’t expected him to have an Earth Spirit Body and to have mastered the Earth Escape Skill, one of the Ancient Five Elements Techniques.

Jiang Jichen’s figure flickered as he dodged several attacks. After swatting away a young Eighth-Level Mortal, he called out, "Brother Han, you sure run fast! You dig a hole and then just leave it? For that, you’ll only get ten percent of the spoils!"

"Hey, Jiang Jichen, you can’t treat me like that! My cultivation is low, and I only just managed to activate the Earth Escape Technique. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have even had a chance to escape! I was risking my life to help you set this trap, so you can’t cut my share!"

Han Qing’s voice transmitted from a distance; he didn’t dare get any closer, afraid he’d be hunted down.

The crowd gritted their teeth in hatred upon hearing Han Qing’s words, but it was clear that dealing with Jiang Jichen was the priority.

Besides, they had already decided that Jiang Jichen was the mastermind behind this trap, and Han Qing was merely an accomplice.

Sensing the crowd’s rising fury and their increasingly fierce attacks, Jiang Jichen simply smiled faintly.

’If this were three days ago, I definitely couldn’t have faced them so calmly; I might have even been in real danger. But now, with the strongest among them only at the Innate First Realm, I’m confident I can defeat them all with ease.’

Facing their powerful combined assault, Jiang Jichen no longer held back. Four faint golden Spiritual Power Lines materialized and coiled around his body, radiating a sacred power.

"Golden Spiritual Power Lines! How is that possible? There was no mention of this!"

"Was this information deliberately concealed?"

"I have a very bad feeling about this!"

...

Seeing the four faint golden Spiritual Power Lines manifest on Jiang Jichen’s body, their faces turned grim. Their resolve wavered for an instant, and their attacks faltered noticeably.

But Jiang Jichen had already executed Shadow Step. His figure was as ethereal as a phantom, yet swept through them like a fierce gale—agile yet ferocious. Before they could even react, he had closed the distance.

"This is bad! Jiang Jichen is also an Eighth-Level Body Refiner! Don’t let him get close!" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

At that moment, the disciples from the sects and Noble Families finally realized what was happening. Someone shouted in panic, while looks of terror spread across the faces of the others.

As Spirit Cultivators of the Mortal Realm, they knew all too well the consequences of letting a Body Refiner get into close quarters. It was tantamount to a death sentence.

Furthermore, with him in their midst, they couldn’t leverage their superior numbers. Instead, they became hesitant and constrained, afraid of hitting their own allies.

THWACK! THWACK!

Before they could fully react, Jiang Jichen’s palms moved like the wind and his fists struck like lightning. In less than ten breaths, he had already struck down ten people. Some were dead, others grievously injured; not a single one could withstand even one of his moves.

’With my Fourth Layer Mortal Realm cultivation combined with the Body Refining Dao, my combat power is truly immense.’

’Here, the only one who poses a real threat to me is the Senior Brother of the Mountain Sect’s Outer Sect. He’s at the Innate First Realm and can condense Spiritual Patterns. His Dao of Attack is truly terrifying and not something anyone in the Mortal Realm can compare to.’

However, Jiang Jichen had no intention of facing him directly. Instead, he weaved through the crowd, picking off the weaker enemies first.

"Jiang Jichen! Aren’t you supposed to be the number one young prodigy of Cyan Moon City? Why are you acting like a coward, hiding in the crowd and bullying the weak?"

The Mountain Sect’s Senior Brother roared.

He was incredibly frustrated. His attacks were immensely powerful, with Spiritual Patterns like blades that could slice through the very air, but Jiang Jichen was just too slippery. He kept using the other disciples as human shields, causing the Senior Brother’s attacks to miss time and time again.

Jiang Jichen just chuckled. "I’m only a fifteen-year-old boy. Every single one of you is older than me. And you, Senior Brother, you’re a full ten years my senior. After so many extra years of cultivation, this is all the strength you have? You’re no different from trash."

While the disciples from the sects and Noble Families present weren’t as talented as legacy disciples, they were still considered "third-rate" geniuses—the lowest tier of prodigies, but geniuses nonetheless.

Yet, no matter how low their tier, they were still considered geniuses. Being called trash by Jiang Jichen was a profound humiliation, and they all erupted in furious curses.

"Arrogant brat! You’re dead!"

"Everyone, spread out! Bombard him from a distance!"

"We’ll tear you limb from limb!"

...

Amid the furious shouts, the crowd scattered, each member pulling back to attack Jiang Jichen from a distance. However, more than ten people already lay on the ground, leaving fewer than thirty combatants completely unharmed.

"You dare call us trash? If you have any guts, fight me head-on!"

the Senior Brother of the Mountain Sect’s Outer Sect roared, the Spiritual Patterns in front of him surging with astonishing killing intent.

But Jiang Jichen was completely unfazed. His voice was calm, yet brimming with arrogance and confidence.

"When my flower blooms, all others wilt and die. A young man should wage war upon the sands. He who fights a hundred battles and does not die is a true champion. So what’s one more battle against you?"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen abandoned the other Mortal Realm Spirit Cultivators. He took a single step, and in an instant, executed Position Shifting, swapping places with a Ninth-level Mortal Warrior who was standing right beside the Mountain Sect’s Senior Brother.

Appearing abruptly at the Senior Brother’s side, Jiang Jichen thrust out a single finger.

PFFT!

The Mountain Sect’s Senior Brother reacted with incredible speed, slapping out with a Spirit Pattern Palm Seal.

He was utterly confident that his Spirit Pattern Palm Seal could easily block any attack from someone in the Mortal Realm.

However, the golden finger-image shattered the Spirit Pattern Palm Seal and tapped against his shoulder. Instantly, a bloody, finger-wide hole appeared there.