The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

The long snake, formed from pure wind and clouds, roared and flew out from Chu Nan Gong's sleeves. It opened its huge mouth, its fangs cold and menacing. Although it was essentially wind and clouds, Jiang Chuan had no doubt that this thing could easily take a person's life.

Of course, taking his life would still be somewhat difficult. Jiang Chuan drew his fingers like a sword and slashed out.

A crimson light appeared, and in an instant, all the dragons and snakes were severed.

After Chu Nan Gong made his move, he didn't hesitate. He stomped his foot on the ground, and a loud rumble resounded. The entire ground seemed to shake as if an earth dragon had turned over.

Jiang Chuan's body shot out like an arrow.

He clenched his fist again and threw a punch at Chu Nan Gong.

Jiang Chuan was far too respectful to elders like Chu Nan Gong, resorting to physical violence against him.

Jiang Chuan's words flashed through Chu Nan Gong's mind. Although he was very old, Chu Nan Gong was quick to act.

He raised his cane, made of thorn wood from the Chu Kingdom, and pointed it directly at Jiang Chuan's fist.

The two sides are locked in a standoff.

A crimson power surged from Jiang Chuan's fist, flowing along the thorny wood towards Chu Nan Gong.

Chu Nan Gong sensed the terrifying power of this force and used his own power to neutralize Jiang Chuan's power.

However, when his power clashed with Jiang Chuan's power, Jiang Chuan's scorching power changed again, becoming chillingly cold.

Chapter 371 The Five Virtues, Returning to One!

Yin and Yang changed in an instant.

The internal energy that Chu Nan Gong originally used to neutralize Jiang Chuan's scorching power immediately froze, and he felt a chill running through his entire body.

Fortunately, he was a member of the Yin-Yang school and was very skilled in the transformations of Yin and Yang.

He immediately channeled his inner energy to try and neutralize Jiang Chuan's strange and chilling power.

However, he ultimately underestimated Jiang Chuan's skill.

It cannot be simply described as yin or yang, but rather as yin and yang blended into one, each containing the other, ever-changing and unpredictable.

"Open it for me!"

Jiang Chuan's fist pressed against Chu Nangong's cane made of thorn wood, and suddenly he became extremely domineering, letting out a fierce shout.

Chu Nan Gong felt a jolt in his body.

At the same time, the thorny wooden cane in his hand suddenly shattered.

Ultimately, it's just a walking stick made of ordinary thorn wood; how could it withstand the impact of such a battle?

If Chu Nan Gong were stronger than Jiang Chuan, he might be able to use his overwhelming strength to protect his thornwood cane during the battle. However, as it stands, Chu Nan Gong's strength seems to be roughly equal to Jiang Chuan's.

Although 577 is stronger than most Grandmasters, he ultimately has not fully entered the Celestial Realm.

This is Jiang Chuan's most genuine feeling during the fight.

As for whether Chu Nan Gong is still hiding his strength, Jiang Chuan doesn't know.

The thorny wood exploded.

Jiang Chuan's fist struck straight at Chu Nan Gong's heart like a dragon's head. Chu Nan Gong raised his arm and, without anyone noticing, also formed a fist to meet Jiang Chuan's fist.

Bang!

As their fists collided, Jiang Chuan and Chu Nangong's clothes billowed simultaneously.

Powerful internal energy surged from the two men's bodies, and they began to compete.

Chu Nan Gong was very old and had been cultivating alone in the Yunmeng Marsh for many years. His skill was extremely profound. Even though Jiang Chuan perceived him as still a step away from the Celestial Realm, his skill was absolutely second to none among all the grandmasters in the world.

If it were an ordinary grandmaster, he would definitely not be a match for Chu Nan Gong.

But it is obvious that Jiang Chuan is no ordinary grandmaster.

Many years ago, after breaking through to the Grandmaster level in Changbai Mountain of Yan State, Jiang Chuan broke through the bottleneck between Grandmaster and Grandmaster, and then basically did not encounter any difficulties in his subsequent cultivation process.

For him, cultivating within the same realm has never been a problem.

With the help of his own cheat system, the Yin-Yang diagram hidden deep in his soul, he could learn and master almost anything in one go. Over the years, he studied under various masters and learned many unique skills from different schools. He then integrated these skills into his own Dao, and Jiang Chuan's strength improved every moment.

This is also why he was able to suppress Dongjun Yanfei of the Yin Yang School.

Now, in the process of fighting with Chu Nan Gong, his strength has moved Chu Nan Gong, a senior master of the Yin-Yang School.

When it comes to understanding the Dao, Jiang Chuan is no less capable than him.

That’s all.

Those who can become grandmasters all have their own path.

What surprised him even more was Jiang Chuan's skill.

It's incredible that someone so young possesses skills that are already comparable to an old man who has cultivated for countless years.

If Jiang Chuan knew what Chu Nan Gong was thinking, he would only say, "You're not the only one who had a miraculous encounter; he also had his own."

The trip to Mount Shu was the third extraordinary encounter Jiang Chuan had experienced after his journey through the land.

As for what constitutes first and second?

The first reason was naturally to meet Ru Shuang, thus entering the world of martial arts and avoiding becoming an ordinary farmer and spending the rest of her life in obscurity.

The second is discovering your own cheat code.

The contest of skill did not last long, because Chu Nan Gong found it difficult to defeat Jiang Chuan with pure skill. He took the initiative to retreat, and although he was short and old, his movements were extremely swift.

Judging from his posture, it doesn't really matter to him even without a cane.

This is not surprising.

After all, he was a master at the Grandmaster level, and even had one foot in the Celestial Realm. Such a powerful person, though seemingly old, was actually more robust than a normal young man.

Only when one truly dies of old age will one's vital energy and blood truly decline.

As he retreated, Chu Nan Gong formed a blade with his palms, and purple energy blades condensed and attacked Jiang Chuan one after another.

This is called "Gathering Qi into a Blade," a unique skill of the Yin-Yang School. Xinghun in the original work was extremely skilled at this move.

However, there seems to be a risk of going astray and becoming possessed during the cultivation process.

At the very least, Xinghun dared not use his full power to unleash the Qi Gathering Blade technique, because for him, trying to unleash this technique at full strength risked going berserk.

But Chu Nan Gong clearly had no such concerns.

A powerful air blade pierced the air.

Jiang Chuan's gaze hardened. Facing Chu Nan Gong's gathered energy into a blade, he dared not be the slightest bit careless. The long sword he carried on his back was suddenly drawn.

With the longsword in hand, Jiang Chuan unleashed a single strike, causing thousands of sword lights to appear simultaneously before coalescing into a single sword.

Although it may appear to be just a single sword strike, a closer look reveals that it contains countless sword intents.

This sword strike, called "Return to One," is the culmination of Jiang Chuan's swordsmanship, incorporating all the sword techniques he was proficient in into this one strike.

A flash of sword light streaked past.

The blades formed by Chu Nan Gong's concentrated energy all shattered.

In the vast天地 (heaven and earth), only this one sword light flew out.

"That's incredible!"

Chu Nan Gong sighed.

However, he did not obediently admit defeat just because Jiang Chuan had shown his powerful abilities. As a senior, how could he possibly lose to a young and impetuous junior?

For many years, he hid in the Yunmeng Marsh, devoting himself to studying the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book. However, due to his own aptitude, he was unable to break through to the Celestial Realm.

But he still managed to glean some insights from the Yellow Stone Book.

As Chu Nan Gong's thoughts flickered, his eyes suddenly became devoid of joy or sorrow. He landed on the ground and slowly raised his hand in the face of Jiang Chuan's sharp sword light.

In an instant, five-colored light appeared in his palm.

The five colors correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Five forces intertwined and, under his manipulation, suddenly spread.

Chapter 372 Heavenly Fire Descends, Incinerating Everything!

In the Yin-Yang school, there is a theory of the Five Virtues. The so-called Five Virtues are the five virtues and powers of the Five Elements. Confucianism once said that water has nine virtues, so a gentleman will always observe water when he encounters it.

The five virtues of Yin-Yang philosophy are not as numerous as those of Confucianism; water alone possesses as many as nine virtues.

The Five Virtues are their interpretation of these five forces.

Among them, the most comprehensive work is Zou Yan's "Theory of the Five Elements and Their Cycles". Chu Nan Gong was an elder who existed in the Yin-Yang School during Zou Yan's time and was once regarded by Zou Yan as his successor.

Many people are unaware that when Zou Yan was the leader of the Yin-Yang School, the so-called Dongjun was actually Chu Nangong. Later, he left the Yin-Yang School after a defeat.

But Zou Yan's influence on him was deep-rooted and has always existed.

Zou Yan's theory of the Five Virtues has always lingered around him.

Therefore, when he obtained the Yellow Stone Book by chance, the power he comprehended was... the power of the Five Virtues.