Chapter 141: Stepping Stone (Third Watch Seeking Votes)

  He Yundang, who was sitting in the cool shed, also had a very unsightly face at this time. He never thought that his son's desire to win would be so strong, and he wouldn't even hesitate to use the Liangjing Brocade Array. For a moment, the taste in his heart was truly mixed with bitterness.

  He Yun Tang naturally hoped that his son would give Ning Yuan a warning, let Ning Yuan suffer a bit and lose face, but Ning Yuan's ferocity was beyond his expectations.

  Before, Ningyuan didn't use any magic tools and fought against He Zhenyu, who was holding a magic tool, for ten rounds with his bare fists. From this alone, He Yundang could see that Ningyuan's abilities in the same realm were not inferior to those of his own son.

  As expected, Ningyuan took out his magic tool and the two of them exchanged blows in just one move. He Yanzhu's face changed drastically as he didn't hesitate to use the Rhombus Crystal Formation. Although the formation was also a part of one's own strength, even if He Yanzhu won now, it wouldn't do much damage to Ningyuan's reputation. But if he lost, He Yanzhu would thoroughly become the stepping stone for Ningyuan's rise to fame.

  Will He Zhenyu lose?

  At this time, He Yundang's heart had an inexplicable premonition that even if his own son used the Ling Crystal Formation Array, he wouldn't be able to win too easily.

  Let's put aside He Yuntang's thoughts for the time being. At this moment, Ning Yuan and He Zhenyu, two people in the scene, have undergone a reversal of form on the surface once again.

  He Zhenyu set up the formation, and in an instant, it triggered the entire martial arts arena's "yin" evil and earth veins. His own strength borrowed the power of the entire martial arts arena's earth veins and "yin" evil, suddenly surging violently, while at the same time, the power formed by this formation exerted a kind of pressure on Ning Yuan.

  The "Mystic Gate" formation is divided into several types, one of which is the "Labyrinthine Array". It has no attacking power, but can confuse people's vision. Letting people get lost in it and unable to find a way out, the more powerful Labyrinthine Arrays can even cause hallucinations. This type of formation generally does not cause substantial harm to humans.

  Another type is the auxiliary formation, which allows the array to borrow the power of the entire formation to enhance its own strength, while also affecting the enemy's strength, but requires the array to personally hold the large array.

  The third is the pure attack formation, once this formation is successfully set up, it can produce great power and form a strong killing force without even needing someone to hold it. The Eight Trigrams Formation set up by Zhuge Kongming, the Prime Minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, was just like that, comparable to 100,000 elite soldiers.

  The fourth type is the gathering of 'yin' arrays and gathering yang arrays, most of which are not used for combat but for cultivation or warming up magical instruments. The purpose is to borrow the help of the large array to gather the 'yin' evil or the extremely yang energy between heaven and earth, making the 'yin' evil or the extremely yang energy in the array dense.

  He Zhenyu was currently setting up the second type of formation, an auxiliary formation. At this time, the formation was suppressing Ning Yuan, but he himself was in high spirits, and his momentum was at its peak. He Zhenyu's momentum had reached the pinnacle of spiritual awareness, and with the help of his artifact, he could occasionally unleash attacks that took on a life of their own.

  However, Ning Yuan was suppressed by the formation, and his actual strength could only be exerted to about eight or nine out of ten. If he really was in the Spiritual Introspection Realm, then he could only exert the power of a beginner in the Spiritual Introspection Realm in his attacks.

  Seeing Ningyuan being suppressed by the formation, He Zhenyu's mood suddenly improved, and with a wave of his hand, a 'yin' evil spirit that seemed to be substantial rushed towards Ningyuan's face, its speed was so fast that it made people's eyes dizzy.

  "Hmm!"

  Ning Yuan was suppressed by the formation method, and he was indeed suffocated. As he watched He Zhenyu's attack approach, he suddenly let out a cold hum, his momentum suddenly soaring, and the Blood Qilin in his hand flashed with a red light that seemed to have substance, just offsetting He Zhenyu's sharp attack.

  "Spiritual consciousness takes shape!"

  Feeling Ningyuan's sudden surge in momentum, the crowd watching from the cool shed all stood up abruptly, subconsciously taking a deep breath of cool air and exclaiming in surprise.

  "Soul consciousness has taken shape, and unexpectedly, Ning is already a master of soul consciousness transformation." Someone's voice was trembling with fear... this scene had driven everyone crazy.

  Ningyuan had previously shown a profound and introspective state, astonishing and shocking many people. At the age of twenty, his introspection had already transcended everyone's understanding, but unexpectedly, Ningyuan turned out to be a spiritual embodiment.

  At the age of twenty, Ningyuan's spiritual consciousness has taken shape, and even the words "genius" are not enough to describe him. Many people at forty or fifty years old still linger in their spiritual consciousness, but Ningyuan has reached this height at just twenty years old.

  He Yundang's face was already so colorful that it couldn't be described, he had previously guessed that Ningyuan was in the realm of spiritual introspection, but he never thought that Ningyuan would be a spiritual embodiment, a 20-year-old spiritual embodiment, and it was no surprise that he would definitely enter the Yuanshen realm in the future.

  Li Yan, standing beside He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan, was now wide-eyed, 'excited' to the point of being incoherent. Suddenly, he looked at the calm faces of Yao Xinyan and He Zhengxun and asked: "You... did you guys know about it all along?"

  "Hehe, I also know that it won't be long before my little junior brother's hidden strength is revealed." He Zhengxun chuckled to himself, looking very pleased. Ning Yuan, who had just revealed the boundary of spiritual awareness and physical form, was still not showing his strongest power. None of the people present had yet discovered the special nature of the magical artifact in Ning Yuan's hand.

  Ning Yuan, with the help of the breakthrough in spiritual awareness, reached a perfect match with Xue Qilin at this moment. At this time, as long as Ning Yuan did not use his full strength to trigger it, no one would know that Xue Qilin was actually a thousand-year-old evil device.

  Lingzhi's power, amplified by the thousand-year-old instrument, has already approached the Yuanshen realm. Even if Yao Xinyuan and Ningyuan 'crossed' hands, they would be somewhat struggling, let alone others.

  Ningyuan suddenly surged with energy, and He Zhenyu's body stumbled, almost falling to the ground. Ningyuan was actually a spiritual manifestation, how could he be a spiritual manifestation?

  His formation was naturally useless against a master of the Secret Realm of Spiritual Introspection, but it was absolutely inadequate against a spiritual transformation. Knowing Ning Yu's true strength, He Zhenyu's mood can be imagined.

  He Zhenyu had always been proud of himself for entering the spiritual realm before the age of 25, but his grandfather He Fei Fan was only in the spiritual realm at the age of 30 and entered the spiritual transformation at the age of 40, even touching the yuan god realm, but compared to Ning Yuan, he was nothing.

  He Zhenyu's heart was bitter, but Ning Yuan would not give him a chance at this time. With a squeeze of the law seal in his hand, his spiritual sense probed out, and a vast aura suddenly surged out from the Blood Qilin above. A 'Yin' evil spirit condensed into a solid Blood Qilin, which swooped towards He Zhenyu with a howl.

  As if the real Blood Qilin had taken only one step forward, He Zhenyu's formation was shattered with a loud noise. He Zhenyu's aura was also instantly knocked back to a distant point, and his entire face suddenly turned deathly pale.

  "Spare me, Senior Ning."

  Seeing Ningyuan's offensive, He Yuntang no longer dared to be a bystander, shouting loudly, and instantly rushed out, at the same time, his hand also had a three-foot-long dagger.

  Rushing out of the cool shed, He Yuntang's dagger in his hand swung at the half-empty Qilin, a substantial wind blade fiercely slashing towards the Blood Qilin. At the same time, He Yuntang himself jumped several times and quickly arrived in front of He Zhenyu. Taking advantage of the time when the Qilin was blocked by the wind blade, he grabbed the stunned He Zhenyu and rolled with him.

  The two had just rolled away, and the substantial Qilin whizzed past He Yuntang's back, dispersing the wind blades he had released. It flew over where He Zhenyu was standing earlier, before vanishing into nothingness.

  As the martial arts arena gradually returned to calm, the crowd in the awning had a dreamlike feeling. However, when they saw Ning Yuan standing elegantly in the center of the arena and He Yuntang's father and son getting up with embarrassment, everyone couldn't help but believe that what happened earlier was real.

  At this moment, everyone present looked at Ningyuan with a gaze full of reverence, and only then did they feel that Ningyuan was indeed a worthy predecessor, no longer relying on the prestige of Qingping Dao people, but on his own strength.

  At the age of twenty, Ling's spiritual form took shape. Unless a master with a high yuan spirit was willing to sacrifice everything to strangle him, Ning Yuan's growth could almost be predicted. The Nine Xuan 'Door' indeed had a prosperous fortune, and after the death of Qingping Daoist, the new 'Door Master' rose like a comet.

  He Yuntang helped He Zhenyu stand up, seeing that He Zhenyu was still somewhat frightened and unsettled, couldn't help but let out a deep sigh, and bowed his fist to Ning Yuan: "Ning senior, your junior has been impolite, please forgive him."

  "He Zhong, it's just a friendly competition, I didn't expect He Shaoxun to be so eager for victory, and even set up an array, which led to my temporary loss of hand. Please forgive me, Master He." Ning Yuan said with a faint smile.

  "It's not your fault, Senior Ning." He Yuntang gave a bitter smile and waved his hand to have someone take He Zhenyu away to rest. He himself accompanied Ning Yuan into the cool pavilion.

  As Ning Yuan and He Yuntang entered, everyone in the room rushed to clasp their fists and pay respects: "Greetings, Senior Ning, Senior Ning is formidable."

  Ning Yuan smiled and nodded to everyone, sitting down behind the table. He exchanged a smile with He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan, while Li Yan patted Ning Yuan's shoulder and laughed, saying: "Little brother is really hiding deeply, it's truly astonishing for his older brother."

  "Heh heh, I also just broke through to Spiritualization not long ago." Ning Yuan said with a faint smile.

  "Just broke through?"

  Someone on the side heard Ningyuan's words and couldn't help but snort in derision. You're only twenty years old, if you had broken through to Spiritual Awareness five years ago, would anyone else have been allowed to live?

  Of course, no one dared to say this out loud again. This time, He Zhenyu became Ningyuan's stepping stone and helped him achieve his goal, so naturally no one would dare to offend Ningyuan again.

  Ning Yuan and He Zhengxun, Yao Xinyan and several others whispered to each other, while He Yuntang walked back to his own seat and said loudly: "Fellow martial artists, earlier our sect threw out a brick to attract jade. Is there anyone else who would like to come down and exchange blows?"

  Although He Zhenyu was intimidated by Ningyuan, there were many 'men' in the scene, and there were still many young people of the younger generation. This test naturally couldn't end yet.

  He Yun Tang's words fell, and Ke Zhen Guo, who was standing behind Ke Mu Hua, took a step forward, cupped his fists and said: "Jiugong 'Men' Ke Zhen Guo has seen all the seniors, I don't know which senior brother or junior brother is willing to teach me."

  PS: The third watch has arrived,...