Chapter 243: Chapter 200 Dominating the Scene: Innate One Qi Demon Suppression Clavicle Shrinking Great Method!_2
Can’t make sense of it, but that’s how it is.
However, Chen Jichuan’s strength was now beyond anyone’s doubt.
Southern Bank.
"Ancestral Master—"
Wang Tuan, Sun Zhenshan, and the others were utterly stunned. They looked at their Ancestral Master, their mouths agape, so overwhelmed with shock that even jubilation was momentarily forgotten.
And it wasn’t just them.
Wang Yan was equally astounded.
She had always known Junior Master was formidable, but not to this degree.
"Skill bordering on the divine!"
Wang Yan’s eyes sparkled with excitement, her gaze fixed exclusively on Junior Master, unable to see anyone else.
As for Chen Jichuan.
He looked at his own handiwork, nodded secretly in approval, immensely satisfied.
In the Great Hui World, starting at the peak meant few ups and downs, so the excitement seemed far less than that of the Jade Spring World, the Da Liang World, and others.
But in terms of gains, it was unparalleled.
Leaving the mysteries of breaking through the second-order Life Dao aside for now,
the repeated cultivation, the constant depletion of his mana to push his techniques to higher levels, refining and enhancing his spells into a more profound and systematic form, all amounted to tremendous gains.
For instance, the spell Chen Jichuan had just unleashed, named the "Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method," was one such example.
[Spell: Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method]
[Level: High-level]
[Description: A fusion and enhancement of the ’Tightening Spell,’ the ’Heaven and Earth Net Spell,’ the ’Iron Encirclement City Method,’ the ’Vajra Great Strength Skill,’ and the ’Innate One Qi Great Seizing Method.’ Combines the capabilities of forbidden techniques, entrapment, seizing, and interrogation. Can utilize celestial spirits and corresponding arrays to prearrange setups. Once caught inside, no matter how many people, all shall be trapped and at the mercy of the caster.]
"Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method!"
This is one of Chen Jichuan’s eight high-level techniques, a crowd control spell on par with the "Seven Elements Relieving Calamity Ruyi Tiangang Splitting Light Sword Technique."
Unlike the unparalleled lethality of the latter, this spell focuses more on trapping and restraining. Moreover, it can be prepared in advance, and once executed, its power is earth-shattering.
Its might was fully demonstrated today.
Previously, when Sword Qi obliterated Zhang Jian in what seemed like an effortless display, in truth, this method had quietly been used to bind Zhang Jian to the spot, suppressing his mana with profound mystery, rendering him unable to move.
Even for just an instant, it was enough for Chen Jichuan to kill him.
And now, it had effortlessly neutralized the counterattack of the Six Great Sects.
It was well worth all the effort Chen Jichuan had put in, arriving ahead of time to set up the Dharma Platform, cast spells, and chant incantations.
He had also quietly arranged the array formations.
It had taken several days of painstaking effort to do so, expending significant energy.
Once activated, it immediately produced miraculous results!
The only drawback was that triggering this spell consumed a tremendous amount of the caster’s energy. That single move just now had depleted nearly seventy to eighty percent of Chen Jichuan’s Qi Refining Eighth Layer mana.
If not for Chen Jichuan’s extremely high cultivation in Life Dao and Xing Dao, that one move might have exhausted him completely.
"Junior Master, this is—"
Wang Yan, watching from the side with shining eyes, looked at Chen Jichuan, her face a mix of shock and curiosity.
"This is the ’Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method.’"
"Impressive, indeed. But it’s incredibly difficult to cultivate."
Seeing her intrigued expression, Chen Jichuan smiled and said.
This spell incorporated far too many intricate techniques, so much so that even for him, practicing and comprehending it was exceedingly challenging and incremental. It was out of reach for someone like Wang Yan.
"I never said I wanted to learn it!"
Wang Yan picked up on the subtext in Chen Jichuan’s words, her face flushing slightly. She retorted casually, then turned her head to feign interest in studying the beams of golden light shimmering across the heavens and the earth.
She said no more.
Chen Jichuan chuckled and didn’t press the matter.
Looking at the Northern Bank’s assembly, he declared loudly, "Since you have come, settle down. From this moment forward, none of you shall step a foot across the Beiyin River or leave the area marked by the golden radiance. Should anyone dissent, feel free to try!"
"Who’s acting so high and mighty?!"
"Try? Alright, try we shall!"
As soon as Chen Jichuan finished speaking, several voices rang out. Three figures burst forth like lightning, each heading toward a different direction at the edge of the "Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method."
Those who had cultivated to the Void or Gang Strength levels were no fools—they included those with high discernment as well as those with indomitable pride.
These three fell into the latter category. Their pride and emphasis on dignity made them unwilling to bow to Chen Jichuan’s intimidation, choosing instead to stake their lives testing him.
But alas.
Though their aspirations were higher than the heavens, their lives were as fragile as paper.
Boom!
As soon as they touched the golden light’s perimeter, it shimmered and transformed into three Vajra-like golden hands, grabbing the three men in an instant.
Then came a violent squeeze—
Bang!
The three Void-level masters burst like bubbles, disintegrating on the spot, gone without a trace.
"Senior Brother Zhang!"
"Junior Brother Wang!"
"Junior Master Chen!"
Cries of anguish erupted from the Northern Bank as comrades and friends of the slain trio glared at Chen Jichuan with eyes blazing with rage, as if they wanted nothing more than to tear him apart.
Chen Jichuan ignored them entirely, casting a glance at the equally irate Meng Qi on the Beiyin River. He then turned to Li Qingshan and said, "With no one interfering, Senior Brother, feel free to fight as you wish."
"..."
Li Qingshan pursed his lips, momentarily at a loss for words.
His reawakening had placed him in the midst of the Beiyin River battle, with the Taixu Sword Sect at the brink of peril. He had thought he was stepping into a desperate struggle, prepared for a tragic but valiant fight.
Who could have guessed that in the blink of an eye, it would turn into this scenario?
It was almost like—
It was almost like—
"A farce?!"
Li Qingshan looked at the spectacle before him, at Meng Qi, who was seething with anger yet dared not act rashly, and an absurd feeling welled up inside.
For a moment.
He didn’t even feel like fighting anymore.
"..."
"..."
Li Qingshan remained motionless. Though Meng Qi was livid, he wasn’t about to make the first move either.
And so, the two men stood there in a standoff, staring each other down, plunging the atmosphere into awkward silence.
"..."
Chen Jichuan hadn’t expected this outcome, his expression slightly stiff. He urged, "Senior Brother Qingshan, worry not, just fight boldly."
"How dare you humiliate me!"
Hearing this, Meng Qi was utterly incensed.
At last, he understood why, moments ago, the four of them hadn’t retreated, and yet Chen Jichuan had targeted Zhang Jian. He also understood why, earlier, Chen Jichuan had merely forced people like Zhangsun Chongyang to retreat, instead of killing them outright like Zhang Jian.
"Keeping us confined here to serve as mere training dummies for Li Qingshan and Wang Yan?!"
Meng Qi was utterly enraged.
He was, after all, a late-stage Void Nether-level expert, a top-tier figure renowned throughout Central Earth regions. How could he endure such an insult?
"Come!"
"Come fight me!"
"Today, I swear I’ll take your head!"
He could bear it no longer. With a furious roar, Meng Qi thrust his spear forward, aiming straight for Li Qingshan.
"So be it!"
Faced with this formidable enemy, Li Qingshan no longer had the luxury to think about anything else. Clearing his mind, he focused entirely on the fight ahead.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The battle erupted fiercely, with relentless back-and-forth exchanges—a spectacular clash.
Yet this time, neither the Six Great Sects of the Northern Bank, the Southern Bank’s Taixu Sword Sect, nor the crowd of Jianghu people surrounding the golden formation seemed interested in watching.
On this Beiyin River, the confrontation between the Six Great Sects and the Taixu Sword Sect should have been a series of pinnacle showdowns.
And yet, a ’Seven-star Sword Saint’ had swooped in seemingly from nowhere.
Golden light spread all around, controlling the entire field.
No matter who from either side stepped forward to duel, the results felt predetermined. Could the Six Great Sects possibly overturn the heavens? Could the Taixu Sword Sect even suffer casualties?
The outcome didn’t matter anymore.
Neither did life nor death.
Under such circumstances, how could this, despite its fiery surface, possibly hold any interest?
Not exciting at all!
"A farce!"
"This is nothing but a farce!"
Everyone wore peculiar expressions.
Their thoughts coincided with Li Qingshan’s earlier sentiments as they turned their attention back to the clash playing out on the Beiyin River, finding it increasingly laughable!
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