After practicing Qi for a thousand years, one can finally become a god!

Chapter 222 Eight-Star Difficulty?!
Outside Changwei Mountain.

Wu Kehua and Qi Sanniang have been meditating and regulating their breathing in a simple cave they have built on a nearby mountain for two months now.

Both of them are very strong.

Unfortunately, they were first besieged by twelve patriarch-level figures, and they were in the formation. Qi Sheng, shameless, secretly attacked with his sword, almost killing the two of them.

If Wu Kehua hadn't achieved some success in cultivating one of the four great mystical arts of the sect, "Free and Easy Wandering," and had avoided a fatal blow with his free and easy movement, he would most likely have perished there.

Qi San Niang has fully mastered the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms Exercise"—

The first six solar terms are about "basic combat skills", the seventh and eighth solar terms are about "immense strength", the ninth and tenth solar terms are about "powerful energy", the eleventh and twelfth solar terms are about "qi and blood furnace", the thirteenth and fourteenth solar terms are about "black membrane", the fifteenth and sixteenth solar terms are about "black snake" and the seventeenth and eighteenth solar terms are about "black dragon".

This is yet another hurdle.

One must master the first eighteen solar terms one by one and understand their connections before entering the final stage of cultivation.

External medicine for the 19th and 20th solar terms: further tapping into one's own potential by using external medicine.

The 'Internal Method' of the 2122 Solar Terms: Using secret methods to further tap one's own potential.

The "Three Emptinesses" of the 24th solar term: Clearing away impurities from the body and mind, removing all traces left by external medicine and internal cultivation, and initially mastering the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms Exercise".

This is the end.

I have mastered all twenty-four sections.

However, each solar term is only the beginning of mastery. The "Solar Term Skill" still has great potential to be explored. By mastering the twenty-four solar terms as a foundation, one can go back and diligently cultivate each solar term in the future, perfecting them one by one, and further increase one's strength and combat power.

Having mastered all twenty-four solar terms, his combat power is unparalleled.

The twenty-four solar terms bring the four seasons to a perfect end, culminating in peak combat power.

But this is not the end. After perfection, the "Seasonal Exercises" are practiced in all four seasons, gradually making up for all the shortcomings until the limit is reached, which is the ultimate combat power.

As for breaking through the limits further, that would already be considered supreme level invincible combat power.

Five of the eight Supreme Masters in the Netherworld Sect had cultivated the "Seasonal Technique" to the point of breaking the limit, or "breaking the limit," and were known as the "Five Emperors."

Qi San Niang is still far from that level, but she has fully mastered the Twenty-Four Solar Terms and reached perfection. After perfection, she has reached her limit. Her combat power is only below invincible, which is the pinnacle. She possesses incredible combat power.

However, when faced with Qi Sheng's sneak attack, one of the nine immortal black dragons he had cultivated over many years was worn down by the eight swords. Although the immortal black dragons can regenerate, it is unknown how much hard work and how many rare and precious medicines would be required.

Qi San Niang was shocked, angry, and heartbroken.

This day.

While she was recuperating outside the mountains, she suddenly saw Qi Sheng appear, standing on the water at the summit of Changwei Mountain.

"Out!"

Qi San Niang stood up reflexively, her eyes fixed on Qi Sheng.

aside.

Wu Kehua also stood up, frowning as he looked over: "How did it come out? What tricks are they playing?"

The two men saw Qi Sheng looking around, wondering what he was really up to.

suddenly.

boom!
A deafening roar rose from the ground, and amidst the tremors of the void, a monster materialized out of thin air—

Eight tentacles.

Three lion heads.

Terrifying and ferocious.

As soon as the monster appeared, strange murmurs echoed throughout the world, not in the heavens and earth, but in one's mind; anyone who saw it would hear it.

Qi Sheng didn't recognize the monster over there.

Wu Kehua and Qi Sanniang also didn't recognize the monster, but the moment they heard its murmurs upon its appearance, they immediately realized what it was—

"weird?!"

……

What is 'strange'?
Anything that is unusual is considered strange.

For people, things that are unfamiliar or unknown, things that are almost never seen in daily life, or things that are similar to each other but are very different from each other, are considered "strange".

The term 'monster' originated from this.

But 'weird' is different—

'Strange' is simply different.

The word '异' emphasizes difference.

Abnormal and abnormal again, double the strangeness, that's what makes it 'weird'.

Like this eight-clawed lion-headed monster before us—

Its shape is different from that of common ferocious beasts; this is 'strange'.

The constant utterance of delirious ramblings is an anomaly.

therefore--

"This is a 'strange entity'!" Qi Sanniang exclaimed in surprise: "The 'strange entities' have all been locked up in the Yuan Realm node by the Five Sects, so where did this one come from?"

Wu Kehua frowned as well: "Could it be that there is a loophole somewhere, allowing this strange creature to escape?"

Neither of them understood.

Thinking back to the tense situation in the spatial node before they left the Netherworld Palace, their hearts immediately jumped.

As the main force guarding the key defenses and suppressing the terrifying monsters in the Netherworld Palace for a long time, both Qi San Niang and Wu Ke Hua knew the power of the monsters and what their appearance here meant.

That side.

Qi Sheng had never heard of anything strange, but the panel was reacting—

【Coordinates: Xuanming Realm】

[Introduction: The Eight-Clawed Lion King, a legendary figure who wields the 'power of pain,' can inflict the pain he himself suffers upon his enemies through attacks.]

[Difficulty: Level 1 · ★★★★★★★★]

……

"hiss!"

Qi Sheng's eyelids twitched.

He had been descending to the Heavenly Demon Realm, sometimes completing missions and sometimes not, and had encountered many demons and monsters. However, the difficulty of these missions was at most 'five stars'. If we disregard their strangeness, the demons and monsters in 'five-star' missions were roughly equivalent to the top experts in the Barbarian Frontier, hovering between third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate, and not reaching the peak level.

Qi Sheng originally thought that was the upper limit of 'one realm'.

until today.

Until now——

"one two three four……"

"Eight stars?!"

Qi Sheng was utterly shocked.

Five stars are the best compared to the top.

This 'octopus lion king' in front of me is actually eight stars high?!

"That's outrageous!"

"The big thing is bad!"

Qi Sheng's face was grim.

This was the first time he had seen a task displayed on the panel outside of a séance; or rather, this could be considered an alternative form of séance.

Not sure.

But he knew that if this 'octopus lion king' in front of him could not be dealt with properly, the Four Symbols Sword Sect would be in grave danger.

Qi Sheng was shocked, but his reaction was quick. After glancing at the panel, he immediately merged his body and sword and leaped several miles away. He saw the 'Eight-Clawed Lion King's' eight tentacles scramble in the air and land in front of Qi Sheng, spanning several miles. With a rumble, the eight tentacles danced and grabbed at Qi Sheng.

Its attack was extremely fierce. With the movement of its tentacles, Qi Sheng felt that the space around him was compressed, making him feel as if he were stuck in a quagmire and unable to move.

"Body and sword become one!"

"The Sword of Deception and Reality!"

Qi Sheng did not retaliate, but immediately combined the two supreme sword techniques and unleashed the 'Void Sword Movement', where his sword and the other merged into one, transforming between reality and illusion—

boom!
A phantom sword light flashed by, and shattered in an instant.

Miles away.

Qi Sheng staggered and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face showing both shock and anger.

The 'Void Sword Walk,' formed by the fusion of two supreme sword techniques, is an absolutely ingenious escape technique. In fact, Qi Sheng is confident that he can easily escape even from top-tier experts.

But this time, his attempt to evade the illusion failed, and he was struck from the void by the eight tentacles, which knocked him out.

Qi Sheng's face was pale, and his expression was solemn.

"The oppressive force of the eight tentacles is at least at its peak."

"Speed, at least at its peak."

In just one or two rounds, Qi Sheng had a rough assessment of the Eight-Clawed Lion King's strength—

Absolutely the pinnacle!

At least at the pinnacle!

Judging from the panel description, the true terror of this 'Octopus Lion King' lies in the 'Power of Pain', meaning that, so far, this monster has not yet unleashed its true power.

Even so, Qi Sheng was already showing signs of weakness.

"Only eight stars, yet so powerful?!"

……

(End of this chapter)