After Zhao Zirou left, Gu Fei found a place to meditate outside of the plaza, and activated his body tempering technique, activating the five elements in his body and surging towards his arms.
A layer of rainbow colored light gushed out from his arms. If one were to carefully observe, one could feel that the skin and flesh of Gu Fei's arms were slightly trembling, his bones were trembling, his flesh was surging, and an enormous amount of vitality was like glowing threads, shining through the muscles and bones of his arms, forcing a bit out from the bruised and dead skin and flesh on his arms.
The elemental energy was repairing the injuries on Gu Fei's arms, and gradually, a dark, fishy layer of blood stains appeared on the skin of his arms. It had to be said that Gu Fei's body's recovery rate was extremely shocking. Every tendon and muscle contained a strong life force.
About an hour later, a layer of scab formed on the skin and flesh of his arms, along with the spiderweb-like wound.
Gu Fei's cultivation had already reached the large success stage of Altering Marrow and stepped into the Altering Bone Realm. The blood and Qi flowing in his body had already been refreshed, and contained a large amount of vitality, which constantly nourished the bones and flesh of Gu Fei's entire body.
Even if Gu Fei did not intentionally circulate his energy to heal his injuries, after a day or two, the injuries on his arms would have healed. Now that he revolved the five elemental energies in his body into his arms, his wounds would heal at a much faster rate.
Just as Gu Fei was meditating outside the plaza, the other six stages of the competition had also reached the white-hot stage. All six stages released astonishing mana fluctuations.
On the other hand, the match between Gu Fei and Zi Yu, was so soul-stirring, and the outcome of it was decided quickly. As for the other matches on the stage, it was hard to determine the victor for the moment.
On the first stage, the one fighting against Lee Lingfeng was an extraordinary youth. He was tall and jade-like, had eyes like cold stars, held Dao Spell in his hand, and with a wave of his hand, he released layers upon layers of Dao Art, unexpectedly fighting continuously with Li Lingfeng.
"The Great Void Sect actually has such a character, I don't think I've heard of it before!" The disciples of the nine meridians that were watching the battle below the arena were discussing amongst themselves, pointing at the two people in front of them.
Lee Lingfeng's might was not any weaker than Gu Fei's. Since the start of the Nine Veins Test, no one had been able to last past fifteen minutes under his hand.
Lee Lingfeng's cultivation was higher than his peers and was publicly recognized as the number one figure by the young disciples. But now, it seemed that Lee Lingfeng had met his match.
"Senior Brother Yuxu, when did you have such an outstanding disciple?" "They really did hide themselves deep enough." Atop the stairs leading to the Taixuan Hall, Spiritual Master Chao Yang, who was sitting next to the head of the Great Void Sect, Yu Xuanzi, said with some surprise.
The other leaders also looked at Yu Xuanzi, to think that someone from the Hollow Jade Peak would actually be able to contend against Lee Lingfeng, they did not know beforehand, which was truly surprising.
"Hehe!" Actually, I only found out about it a few days before the Nine Branch Test. There was a young disciple in my line who had a sudden breakthrough on the path of cultivation. " Yu Xuanzi said with a faint smile.
How could the other faction leaders believe Yu Xuanzi's words? This disciple that could compete with Lee Lingfeng for one or two times was definitely someone that the Great Void Sect wanted to nurture.
He thought that among the younger generation disciples of the Taixuan Peak Faction, there wouldn't be any one of the top ten outstanding disciples, but it seemed that everyone was mistaken.
"The cultivation level of Eighth Layer, mm! If Lee Lingfeng wants to win, he must use his true strength. Taoist Xuan Tian muttered as he watched the competition.
"Junior Brother Qin, be careful." On the stage, Lee Lingfeng was no longer holding back, but seeing that he was no longer using Dao Spell, and no longer chanting, eight different colored lights suddenly shot out from his body.
Qin Daoyun, who was standing opposite of the Great Void Sect disciple, was immediately shocked. He could feel that Li Lingfeng's body had actually exploded with eight different forces.
"The power of eight phases of heaven and earth, how is this possible?" Qin Daoyun's expression changed, he did not dare delay, and immediately used his Dao Spell to attack with his full strength. He cultivated in the Dao of yin and yang, not the Dao Art of the five elements.
The yin and yang energy that burst out from Qin Daoyun's body seemed to be connected to the heavens and earth, following which, a mysterious Dao Spell appeared in his hands one after another, as the world around him started to tremble slightly.
"Yin and Yang, splitting the heavens and earth, covering the heavens and earth with your palm fingers!" After Qin Daoyuan gave a light shout, the black and white energies representing the Strength of Yin and Yang immediately converged from all directions. Then, they condensed into a half-black and white giant palm that fell straight down on top of Lee Lingfeng's head.
"Rumble …" The gigantic palm pressed down from the sky like a mountain. The mighty Strength of Yin and Yang trembled in the air, causing the stage below to shake violently.
But Lee Lingfeng, who was under the enormous palm, maintained a calm expression. The power of eight stages swirled around his body, quickly condensed into eight trigrams, and blocked off the energy that was surging down from the sky.
The giant palm made of yin and yang energy that was condensed above Lee Lingfeng's head did not seem to have any effect on him at all.
Along with the appearance of Gan, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Gen, Ying, Kan, and Li, eight divinatory scriptures appeared around Lee Lingfeng's body. The power of the eight phases of heaven and earth immediately surged towards Lee Lingfeng.
Everyone watching the battle was shocked. No one would have thought that Lee Lingfeng cultivated the Innate Eight Trigrams Divine Arts, and used his own mana to condense the Eight Trigrams, to connect the heaven and earth to the Eight Trigrams. Who could resist such a technique?
Even the Head of Seven Branch Veins was frowning, only the Taoist Xuan Tian remained smiling and not saying a word.
According to legends, during the prehistoric era, there was a peerlessly talented god who comprehended the power of the Eight Directions of Heaven and Earth, and then created an earth-shaking innate technique, the Eight Trigrams Art.
The Eight Trigrams Eight Trigrams Blood Technique allowed the divine being to move freely in the ancient era. Only a few divine beings with great divine powers were able to fight against it. This sacred art, according to legend, had already disappeared along with the passing of the god person, but he did not expect it to appear on Lee Lingfeng's body.
The Eight Trigrams Trigram was wondrous beyond compare. When cultivated to perfection, it could shatter heaven and earth, causing the primal chaos to reopen. It was one of the few great Divine Arts s in the world.
With the appearance of the Innate Eight Trigrams, Lee Lingfeng was already in an invincible position.
He pounced forward, and his body merged with his converse. Lee Lingfeng seemed to have transformed into a gust of fierce wind, rushing out from the Yin Yang Giant's hands that had been directly above his head. The other seven tribulations lingered around the fierce wind, it was truly a strange sight.
With his body turning into wind, Lee Lingfeng's movement speed was as fast as the wind, it was unbelievable. The moment he rushed out from under the shroud of the giant hand made of yin and yang energy, Lee Lingfeng made his move.
He placed the kasaya that was swirling around his body into his right hand and left his left hand. Kan, Li, and Li images emerged from the center of his palms, forming water and fire, and endless amounts of water and fire energy instantly converged onto Lee Lingfeng's palms. Then, both of his palms struck out towards Qin Daoyun.
Kan and Li seemed to have condensed into something tangible as they rushed out from the palms of Lee Lingfeng's palms, quickly enlarged, and the halberd stirred up a torrential flood of water, leaving the halberd erupting into a sea of flames that blotted out the sky. The two opposing forces interweaved and surged towards Qin Daoyun at the same time.
"Roar!" Facing the surging fire and water energy, Qin Daoyun let out a low growl and hurriedly gathered both his yin and yang energy. The giant hand of yin and yang in the sky immediately dissipated and the enormous power contained within it was retracted by Qin Daoyun.
"Yin-Yang Greater Teleportation!" Qin Daoyun shouted as the Yin Yang energy in his body surged violently. His long hair danced chaotically and a wave of overflowing mana exploded forth from his body, instantly gathering in front of him and forming a black hole. He wanted to shift the sea of fire that filled the sky and the overflowing sea of water.
However, the power of the two phases of water and fire produced by the two trigrams was simply too strong. Qin Daoyun's yin and yang whirlpool began to vibrate intensely the moment it made contact with the power of water and fire.
Wasn't it easier said than done to divert such a powerful force away?
In just a few short breaths of time, Qin Daoyun's vortex black hole that was able to teleport between Yin and Yang was shattered by the power of the two phases of water and fire.
"Wow!" Qin Daoyun cried out in alarm, as he was sent flying out of the stage by the surging water and fire duo.
Amidst everyone's cries of surprise, Qin Daoyun's body actually did a turn in the air, and gently floated down the stage. He did not seem to be injured by Lee Lingfeng's attack.
"Shua!" As soon as the Eight Trigrams Assimilation entered his body, the strange phenomenon that appeared from the power of fire and water immediately disappeared. The world immediately became clear without the overwhelming flames and surging water.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Li, for showing mercy!" Beneath the stage, Qin Daoyun cupped his fists and said to Lee Lingfeng who was standing on the stage. The reason he was not injured was because Lee Lingfeng was not willing to hurt him.
"Of course, I also admire Junior Brother Qin's Dao arts!" Lee Lingfeng's words were extremely sincere, and didn't have the slightest intention to mock Qin Daoyun.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed, then Lee Lingfeng jumped down from the stage and the two of them returned to their respective formations. The disciples of the Taixuan Peak were obviously elated, but the disciples of the Great Void Sect didn't seem to be disappointed at all.
After all, since the beginning of the Nine Veins Trial, there had never been a person who had endured under Lee Lingfeng's orders for so long. Although he had been defeated, that was enough to prove Qin Daoyun's strength.
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It was already the last day of the Nine Veins Society's examination. Seven pairs of disciples who were fighting on the stage had won, while Lee Lingfeng, Gu Fei and the other five who had won, were going to compete in the afternoon for the title of number one expert amongst the top ten young experts.
As for the seven people who lost, they were the last three out of the top ten.
Who knew what kind of dog shit luck Dongfaang Chen had gotten, to actually be able to defeat that strong opponent, and actually still have the chance to get first place.
On the other hand, Zi Yu was extremely unlucky to have met with the powerful Qin Daoyun. To have met with such young experts like Lee Lingfeng and Gu Fei, had caused them to completely lose the opportunity to be the champion.
As a result, among the top ten, the first seven young experts had already been released. They were Taixuan Peak Lee Lingfeng, Shen Qiru, Guo Bufan, Branch Vein of Green Spirit Peak, Song Ruochen from the Tongtian peak, Dongfaang Chen from the Green Cloud Peak Faction, and also the most outstanding disciple of the Purple Bamboo Peak Faction, Xia Wushang.