The First Sage of Military Strategists

"How arrogant! Last time I was able to destroy your divided soul, and this time I can destroy your clone just as easily!"

As soon as Han Qing finished speaking, he immediately took action. People from the Upper Realm have unpredictable methods, so there was no time to delay. He had to kill the man cleanly and swiftly before leaving to avoid falling into a trap.

Han Qing reached out and grabbed the spear, then thrust it forward with all his might. The Primordial Ancient Seal, the Boundless Stele, and the True Spirit of the Void—the three supreme treasures—blessed Han Qing's aura and his combat power soared.

A sharp spear light shot out from the tip of the spear, like a rainbow, spanning the sky and heading straight for "Luo Kuang".

The latter immediately retaliated, flipping his palm and releasing a seven-colored rainbow that suddenly expanded, forming a wide, seven-colored river behind his head.

One could see a thousand magical artifacts, large and small, shimmering with spiritual light, flowing in the river.

Each magical artifact radiates light, reflecting off the others to form a long, colorful river of light. The fluctuations it emits are no less than those of the Boundless Stele, making it an extremely powerful and supreme treasure.

At this moment, the spear light soared into the sky, and the Thousand Treasures River swelled up, like a long dragon, and suddenly lashed out, striking a spear light fiercely.

Bang!
Two extremely terrifying forces collided in mid-air, and in an instant, the residual force swept across the surrounding mountains, leveling them to the ground.

The river of colorful light suddenly collapsed, and magical treasures scattered in all directions like falling meteors.

"Hmm?" A strange light flashed in the eyes of the Alliance Leader of Ten Thousand Paths. The power of Han Qing's spear was far beyond his expectations.

His clone was already at the peak of the Rainbow Transformation Realm, theoretically touching the ceiling of combat power in this world, but Han Qing's strength was even greater, which differed somewhat from the information provided by Qi Tianyun.

In fact, Qi Tianyun was not lying. It's just that Han Qing did not unleash his full power when he fought him that day. He only tested him slightly before leaving, which made Qi Tianyun mistakenly believe that was the upper limit of his strength. This also made the leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance think that he was capable of killing Han Qing. Only now did he realize that something was wrong.

As the thought flashed through his mind, the spear light had already soared to his feet. The leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance retreated rapidly, and the scattered magical treasures suddenly reassembled. However, they did not re-form a river of colorful light, but instead changed their appearance and became a garment, which he draped over the leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance.

The clothes shimmered with light, and colorful specks of light moved rapidly around them; these specks of light were magical artifacts.

Then, the spear light suddenly struck the Thousand Treasures Robe, but it was directly swallowed and absorbed without causing any ripples.

The leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance immediately retaliated, his body radiating light, with strands of golden light converging above his head to form a dazzling sphere of light. This sphere then transformed into a beam of light that fiercely blasted towards Han Qing.

This move is called "He Transforms into Great True Qi," and it is specifically used to attack and kill the soul. It can destroy a person's soul and erase all their memories.

Han Qing spread his arms wide, moved them back and forth, and suddenly pushed forward. Time surged forward like a wave, rushing and washing away everything in its path.

In this area, time suddenly became chaotic and disordered. The upper and lower halves of the same object had different time flow rates, which intersected with each other, naturally causing them to collapse instantly.

The incoming stream of true energy suddenly twisted and deformed, its speed decreasing until it finally collapsed completely.

The leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance, Luo Kuang, also collapsed; his body was completely annihilated, turning into nothingness.

A golden light suddenly shot out from it; it was its divided soul.

"seal up!"

With a low shout, Han Qing activated the Primordial Ancient Seal, from which flew out dazzling golden characters that suddenly intertwined into chains, binding the split soul in mid-air.

"broken!"

Han Qing let out another low shout, and the divided soul collapsed again, turning into specks of light that scattered between heaven and earth.

With that, the great battle came to an end, and Han Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

He went all out in this battle, even exhausting the demonic power he had accumulated through the Gluttonous Demonic Inheritance. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to kill the Myriad Paths Alliance Leader's clone so quickly.

"Once I get back, I must use the Gluttony Demon's inheritance to quickly accumulate power!" Han Qing thought to himself. He glanced around and saw several items floating in the air: a colorful pearl formed from the Thousand Treasures River, an ancient book, and a white jade box.

With a wave of his hand, Han Qing created a flash of light, and all three items were stored in the Boundless Stele.

Fearing that more powerful beings from the upper realms might arrive, he didn't have time to take a closer look before suddenly taking flight and disappearing into the world in an instant.

...

Half a day later.

Han Qing has already returned to Yuelu Academy in Sichuan.

In the attic, he sat in a chair, and with a flick of his palm, three items appeared.

The first item is naturally the Thousand Treasures Robe, which is another powerful treasure that is no less than the Boundless Monument. It can be used for both offense and defense, but it focuses more on defense.

Han Qing refined it in an instant, then opened the white jade box next to him, inside which was a round, emerald-green pill, like a precious pearl.

In an instant, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the pavilion. Even Han Qing felt his blood surging and a strong urge to swallow the precious pill whole.

Yan Qiuling, standing to the side, was also startled and couldn't help but ask, "Husband, what is this elixir? How can it have such a rich and alluring medicinal fragrance?"

Han Qing pondered, "This is a precious pill that was taken from a clone of the leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance in the Upper Realm. It is not from the Lower Realm. It looks familiar, but I can't remember what it is used for right now."

He frowned slightly, quickly sorting through his previous memories, when suddenly his eyes lit up.

"So that's how it is. This is the Heavenly Spirit Pill, which is specially used to strengthen the body, replenish qi and blood, and help improve martial arts realm. It is similar to the Heavenly Demon Pill in our world. This thing is useless to me. My wife, you should eat it."

"Thank you, my husband." Yan Qiuling immediately swallowed the precious pill and went to the nearest secret room to digest its medicinal effects.

Han Qing then looked through the last ancient book, which was titled "Leaving the Dust".

He glanced at it quickly and was suddenly struck by a jolt.

"The Martial Scripture of Ten Thousand Apertures!"

He never expected to obtain such a powerful martial arts manual by chance, which recorded 9999 acupoints and was said to lead directly to the supreme Dao.

Even though Han Qing was a man of great experience, a hint of surprise couldn't help but appear in his eyes at this moment.

What's currently limiting his martial arts realm is the secret martial arts techniques, and the appearance of this scroll of the Lichen Scripture has just solved his problem.

"In this light, it is very likely that there are Martial Saints with Ten Thousand Apertures among the people of the Upper Realm, and perhaps the leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance has reached this level."

After calming down, Han Qing had many thoughts. He felt that the Upper Realm was very complex and he needed to continue to improve his strength. If he could improve to the level of Ten Thousand Apertures, it would be safest to go to the Upper Realm.

However, the difficulty of advancing to the Ten Thousand Apertures realm is extremely high. The Lichen Sutra mentions that for a person to reach the Ten Thousand Apertures realm, the experience of predecessors can be used to learn from the first 9999 apertures, but the last aperture is extremely mysterious and requires a breakthrough in mental state and reaching a certain height, one must be able to breathe in harmony with the mountains and rivers.

There is no precedent to follow in this area. Even in the upper realms, throughout history, very few people have broken through this barrier; more than 99% of them get stuck at this step.

"First, break through 9999 acupoints."

Han Qing pondered for a moment, then with a thought, the Boundless Stele appeared, rapidly absorbing soul light points and converting them into proficiency for the Ancient Scripture of Departure from Dust. (End of Chapter)