The Way of The Dao

* Boom! *

Wen Ding flew out while spitting out a mouthful of blood. The halberd had slashed in his direction, even seeming to cut through the sky as the cultivation essence spilled out, impacting the 50 year old man.

"Elder Ding!"

The boy of about 16-18 years old called out in worry and tried to help Wen Ding as he tried to catch him in mid-air. His face showed desperation and some fear as he saw the state the 50-year-old man was in.

To be seriously injured in a single encounter, the opponent must be much more powerful than him!

"If you keep causing trouble, I wouldn't mind directly killing ants like you!"

The old and powerful voice came out again, spreading throughout the place.

Silence ruled the whole place. None of those present dared to move, either to attract the attention of the two old men who had arrived or to the presence that had spoken a few moments ago.

"Body Condensation Expert!"

Wen Woo solemnly looked at the halberd figure that disappeared soon after, subsequently looking at the ancient building in the center. In order to injure Elder Wen Ding beside him, an Nascent Soul Early Stage expert, one had to at least be at the peak of Nascent Soul!

Not to say that this one seemed to be a great expert in the Body Condensation realm!

* Crack! *

When the whole place was silent and no one wanted to move or make the slightest noise, what seemed to be the faint sound of a sheet of paper tearing echoed faintly in the place. A powerful aura no less faint than those Golden Core stage experts began to spread, causing chaos and commotion.

Most of the cultivators turned to look in one direction, full of shock and surprise to see that there was someone audacious.

This feeling that filled the place clearly belonged to someone who was about to break through!historical

Lang Qingzu was startled and looked at Xuan Li, who had a worried face full of nervousness as she realized that her cultivation was trying to break through to the next level.

"She broke through in the middle of this?"

The first 16-year-old boy who was near Lang Qingzu looked at Xuan Li with stupefaction. It was the first time he had seen someone break through right away after surviving a terrifying pressure. Normally one would wait it out, stabilize their power and heal from their injuries to try to break through more confidently, but now this girl the same age as him was breaking through directly.

Even the aura Xuan Li was giving off was no less weak than those Golden Core expert powerhouses that had considerable levels from long ago!

Xuan Li tried to suppress her aura and cultivation, not wanting to break through at this moment. Worry and nervousness filled her face; it was the worst place and time to try to break through and reach the next the realm!

She had remembered the words of her Master, Zhen Bingluo, that she should take advantage of every auspicious or catastrophic moment to temper her strength and power, and that when she least expected it, her cultivation would advance profoundly. And although she had now tried to resist the aura of that Nascent Soul expert, she tried to circulate her energy, breaking through the last barrier that prevented her from completely breaking through to the next realm.

"What do I do? Do I leave this place, or suppress my cultivation?" Xuan Li didn't know what to do. If she tried to break through, she would clearly disturb others and cause annoyance and anger by trying to break through in this place, while this was not the time to do so. Even the thought of suppressing her cultivation base appeared in her mind, although this might affect her future cultivation for a moment.

'Remember what I told you. You can do whatever you want, whatever your heart tells you to do. If you're ready to break, do it, never hesitate.'

Suddenly, a soft but firm voice came into her mind, startling her briefly. Xuan Li turned to look in Ling Tian's direction and saw him nodding to her gently, calming her nerves and soothing her anxious heart.

Xuan Li took a deep breath and finally decided to trust Ling Tian. She sat cross-legged and right there and then decided to break through and move towards the Golden Core state.

This of course, shocked everyone in the place to see that there was someone who dared to break in this place. Clearly this was silently stating that she didn't care about the others, that they were not worthy of entering her eyes and that she would have no problem breaking trough in front of all of them.

Everyone knew that the slightest distraction or small problem could hinder progress, to the point that in the worst case scenario it could cause a diversion of energy and force, exploding into the meridians and being crippled for the rest of their lives!

Furthermore, in order for one to break through and advance very safely, they would have to be protected by at least one powerful cultivator so that something would not happen to them. This was a true law!

They were all within this mysterious and terrifying formation that suppressed their cultivation bases, which was tantamount to courting death in oneself.

Therefore, no one would dare to break into this place! It was foolish and stupid to do so here!

"She's going to break trough? She's about to enter the Golden Core stage!" The boy who was with Wen Ding and Wen Woo was shocked to sense Xuan Li's aura, but even more shocked that this strength was clearly not from an ordinary Golden Core stage cultivator.

Even this aura alone was approaching the Middle Stage of the Golden Core!

Jealousy and envy filled this boy's heart. A girl his own age had talent superior to his own and strength that far surpassed his realm. Although he was already at the upper limit of the Golden Core, when he had just entered this realm his strength was not as powerful as this girl's.

"What a brave girl. She dares to break through at this place and time."

Wen Woo watched with interest, but quickly his eyes were filled with mockery and contempt as his aura silently gathered. He could see that this girl's talent was not bad and could even be considered a genius in some places; her cultivation strength that was about to enter the Golden Core state was clearly not weak, far surpassing those Golden Core Early Stage expert cultivators who had just stabilized their cultivation!

If this girl was brave to break through here, then she should refrain from the consequences!

A sublime and almost imperceptible spiritual force quickly gathered around this 60 year old man as the next second he directed it towards Xuan Li.

"I have said that no one should attack any of my candidates, especially if they are my future heir!"

The ancient voice came out again, but this time with a hint of anger and arrogance.

A pair of giant eyes appeared in the sky above the ancient building and looked in Wen Woo's direction. The same halberd materialized and this time, it brought with it a trace of sublime strength and mystery, crashing into the spiritual force that was directed at Xuan Li, protecting her on the spot.

An explosive wave of soul spiritual force rippled the sky!

The cultivators on the ground quickly looked on in awe and shock at this terrifying battle between great powerful experts. Many of them were defending themselves with their shields, while a few brave ones came a little closer to this place to witness this battle. Only a few could not hold on and escaped, wanting to leave the place as they thought that they might die if they were actually involved in this battle.

"You really are an expert in the Body Condensation state!" Wen Woo gritted his teeth as he finally confirmed the strength of the owner of the voice. Although he had his suspicions, he was sure now.

"Even if you are a strong cultivator at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, you still have to submit in this place!"

The voice reverberated throughout the space again as the halberd appeared in front of Wen Woo and with a diagonal slash, sent him flying as it broke through his defenses with ease!

Wen Woo spat out a small mouthful of blood before stopping in mid-air several meters back. But quickly an arrogant and cunning expression was painted on his face as he looked in the direction of the ancient building.

The halberd disappeared after a few seconds, vanishing into thin air as if it had served its purpose.

"Although you have the quality of a powerful Body Condensation state expert, they are only remnants of that strength! Now you're very weak now and you're running out of energy!"

Wen Woo's face glowed with excitement, gathering his cultivation essence as he wanted to attack once more. Although he was heavily wounded, the strength of this other expert of the place was not at its peak, proving that there was a chance of killing him if he managed to resist. But if he was a true cultivator with his power at his peak in the Body Condensation state, with a single move he would have killed him moments ago.

This time, there was no response from the voice or any cultivation essence energy, which made Wen Woo's evil smile widen even more.

The moment he was about to make an attack again to direct it towards that ancient building in the center, a commotion soon filled the place again, with most directing their gazes towards a particular direction.

A large amount of aura and spirit Chi gathered towards Xuan Li, striking the barriers in her meridians and breaking towards the Golden Core.