Aspiring to the Immortal Path

Chapter 839: Stealing Techniques

If Tang Jie hadn't already decided to compete with only his law cultivation, Tang Jie would really have liked to test his own recovery powers, to see whether the Dao of Time or his body cultivation was more domineering.

But since he had already made a decision, he had no plans on changing his mind. Besides, Tang Jie had another idea.

Seeing that Xin Tianchou wanted to trade blows with him, Tang Jie snorted and waved the Primal Yang Needle, unleashing the might of the Longevity Sword.

The Longevity Sword fully exhibited the abilities of its creator, the Pearl Lady, sword wave after sword wave forming an endless river that surged toward Xin Tianchou.

The Guanshan City Lord didn't mind trading blows, but he quickly found that the Longevity Sword made it very hard for him to actually trade blow for blow.

The ceaseless river of sword energy blocked all of Xin Tianchou's attacks, with more energy to spare to counterattack. If Xin Tianchou couldn't land his attacks, his strategy of trading blows became a joke. With only the ability to heal himself with the Dao of Time, he could only serve as a punching bag.

Xin Tianchou was incensed by the situation, and he let out a growl, upon which one of his hands turned pitch-black.

Tang Jie immediately put up his guard.

Chuckling, Xin Tianchou thrust that black claw at the air, and then it somehow appeared right in front of Tang Jie, pressing against his chest.

It was an eerie attack, ignoring all of Tang Jie's defenses and plunging straight into his body. Tang Jie quickly retreated, but he was still too late. As the claw reached within, he felt a wicked power entering him and crazily extracting his life force.

He immediately swung the Primal Yang Needle around and cut off the claw. The needle wasn't actually strong enough to break the claw, but the impact was enough for Tang Jie to break free, upon which he turned the sword around and unleashed another attack.

Xin Tianchou hadn't expected Tang Jie to have the strength to strike back in these circumstances. This ghostly hand was a Divine Connection he had cultivated over many years called the Spiriteater Ghost Hand. The moment it made contact with the opponent, it would crazily devour the other person's spiritual energy and life force. The victim would be greatly weakened if not killed, so counterattacking was difficult. But Tang Jie seemed fine, even attacking him! He didn't know that Tang Jie was a body cultivator with an extremely strong body. Even if Tang Jie didn't use this body's strength, he still enjoyed its advantages when he was attacked.

But this claw had still stoked the flames of Tang Jie's rage.

He muttered, "It's time you got a taste of my abilities!"

A red light burst from his body, the Primal Yang Needle erupted with a white flame, and countless blades appeared in the sky.

The Flesh Millstone! The Pale Cloud Flame! The Heavenly Calamity Blades!

His anger toward Xin Tianchou had finally led Tang Jie to use some of his more powerful moves.

The crowd below saw fire and blood fill the sky.

The fire completely melted all the snow and ice, and the bloody light was like glue, making everything within it sluggish.

In shock, Xin Tianchou realized that this crimson light was affecting his movements, even slowing down his thinking speed. It was the same effect as his Absolute Ice Prison!

As Tang Jie's cultivation advanced, his Flesh Millstone had also grown stronger. This Divine Connection that he had gained at the Heart Demon Tier was the only Divine Connection that actually kept up with him, growing stronger as he grew stronger.

A vortex of blood instantly expanded to a radius of fifty kilometers, Tang Jie's endless blood energy serving as the greatest foundation of its power. Using it together with the ceaseless attacks of the Longevity Sword, Tang Jie dominated the battlefield.

Xin Tianchou was dumbfounded.

Even though he had entered the Dao of Time and couldn't be killed, under this fierce assault, he was starting to tire. One wound after another appeared and disappeared. The Primal Yang Needle was immensely powerful, each blow dealing far more damage than imagined, and Xin Tianchou had no choice but to immediately heal such injuries.

As a result, his Time Dao power was rapidly consumed.

Tang Jie's attacks were only increasing in intensity, and he showed no signs of tiring.

Xin Tianchou inwardly groaned, wondering why he had to run into an opponent like this. This person clearly wasn't skilled in using any Great Daos, but his arts were powerful nonetheless. However, he failed to notice the ring that had formed at Tang Jie's feet.

This ring of light was inconspicuous enough that all the fire, blood, and sword energy concealed it from Xin Tianchou's senses. Otherwise, the mysterious Dao Runes within the ring would have given it away.

The Realm of Insight!

With the Realm of Insight, Tang Jie could see all of Xin Tianchou's attacks.

However, Tang Jie had activated it not to beat his opponent, but rather to see through his Time Dao Art.

The Dao of Wisdom was not noted for its combat power, but it was incredible when it came to analyzing Dao Wills and comprehending Great Daos.

One could say that it had been mostly thanks to the Dao of Wisdom that Tang Jie had been able to comprehend the Twelve Great Daos.

Even so, he was still very lacking when it came to the Great Daos. Thus, he seized every opportunity he had to study.

Xin Tianchou had entered the Dao of Time, which made him a rare genius. Time was one of the most difficult to comprehend of the Twelve Great Daos, and while Tang Jie had comprehended a little of it, the gap between them was vast. Tang Jie naturally would seize an opportunity to learn if it was presented to him.

He was stronger than Xin Tianchou when it came to foundations, his body cultivation present even if he wasn't using it, and he also had better divine treasures than Xin Tianchou. Thus, he inflicted wounds on Xin Tianchou and then sat back and watched Xin Tianchou recover.

Through the Celestial Eye, he glimpsed those mysterious Dao Runes, saw how the Dao power operated, and gradually, the principles of Time unfolded before him.

Someone who didn't understand the Dao of Time would feel like they were admiring flowers in the fog, only half-understanding what they were seeing.

But Tang Jie had comprehended the Dao of Time, even grasped how to use it to delay the timing of his attacks. As he observed how Xin Tianchou used the Dao of Time, he gradually understood his tricks.

If once wasn't enough, he would just try again.

The combination of the Longevity Sword, Heavenly Calamity Blades, and the Flesh Millstone constantly gave Xin Tianchou new wounds that he constantly healed.

Xin Tianchou eventually realized that he was the only one getting injured in this battle.

Even though he had an undying body, the power of the Time Dao was limited.

In his shock, he finally began to feel a little fear. Realizing that he had met a tough opponent, he hardened his resolve and let out a howl.

As he howled, a giant golden wheel appeared behind him.

This golden light emitted a majestic radiance that made even Tang Jie's heart tremble. He knew that this would be Xin Tianchou's ultimate move.

Although he knew that with his Immortal Spirit Body, Infinite Palace, and other moves, he had nothing to fear, he had no desire to reveal his own trump cards.

Swinging the Primal Yang Needle to block one of Xin Tianchou's attacks, he retreated and said, "City Lord Xin, there is no grudge between us, so why go to such lengths? The Origin Return Dao Art is extremely formidable, and this one has not been able to overcome it despite using all my arts. I am now out of power, no match for the Celestial Sovereign. Tang Jie is willing to concede. All I ask is that City Lord opens the net and lets this one go. Otherwise, this one will have to go all-out!"

While he seemed to be pleading for mercy, he was actually giving Xin Tianchou a chance, reminding him that he wasn't the only one with a trump card.

Startled, Xin Tianchou recalled Tang Jie's lackadaisical attitude and realized that he truly didn't seem to be going all-out. And while this golden wheel also wasn't his last card, after witnessing Tang Jie's strength, Xin Tianchou had no confidence in his ability to defeat him.

He knew that Tang Jie was giving him a way to gracefully exit the stage, and after some thought, he accepted Tang Jie's kind gesture. Grunting, he said, "Since you're apologizing, I won't make further issue of this. Now you know that my Guanshan City isn't a place where anyone can just come and go. Remember this lesson and learn how to be respectful in the future."

This guy certainly had a very thick face. He knew that Tang Jie had beaten him black and blue, that he had lost enough limbs to make a centipede, but he talked like an emperor, as if the one being hacked apart had been Tang Jie.

Tang Jie simply smiled and bowed. "City Lord, my gratitude for your grace."

He had conceded.

The crowd below didn't understand what was going on. They only heard Tang Jie concede and started to cheer the power of the City Lord.

Xin Tianchou stood proudly, as if he truly was invincible.

Down below, his daughter Young Lady Xin smugly smiled at Yiyi. "So? In the end, my father won, right? Girl, forget that brother of yours and come under me."

Yiyi rolled her eyes, completely speechless when it came to this lily.

(TN: In Chinese, a lily is used to refer to a woman who likes other women.)

Nobody noticed Ice Phoenix coldly chuckling.

She turned to a young man nearby, one of the Four Young Sirs of Guanshan, shooting him an alluring glance.

The young man was thrown into a tizzy by Ice Phoenix's gaze, momentarily forgetting to whom Ice Phoenix belonged. Walking over as if possessed, he said, "Miss…"

"Shhh…" Ice Phoenix raised a finger, glancing at the nearby Yiyi.

She softly said, "Can you help me with something?"

The young man hastily said, "This one is willing to assist you, my lady, but if you want me to rescue you…"

He hesitated, pointing at the sky. His meaning was clear: the one who kidnapped you is a Violet Palace, so I can't save you.

Ice Phoenix shook her head and smiled. "All I want…"

Her voice suddenly became extremely soft such that the rest of her sentence was unclear.

"What?" The young man didn't hear her clearly, so he got closer, putting his ear up to Ice Phoenix's red lips.

Ice Phoenix's eyes flashed with killing intent. "I said… I want to borrow your blood."

And then she bit the young man's ear.