Lu Changsheng Draws His Saber, Shattering Divine Gang in a Single Strike!

Three Divine Gang Realm martial artists—and inner disciples at that—arrived with aggressive, menacing momentum. Their sudden appearance threw many outer disciples still lingering in Heavenly Abyss Gorge into startled confusion. "Are those three senior brothers from the inner sect coming for an unfamiliar outer disciple?" "Since when could an outer disciple offend three inner senior brothers to such an extent? To the point that they would come handle it personally?" "That person looks so unfamiliar. He must be a newly admitted outer disciple." "A new outer disciple... Could he be that seed disciple, Lu Changsheng?" Murmurs rippled among the outer disciples, yet none of them left. Instead, they watched from a distance. Such a spectacle was rarely seen. After all, virtually no outer disciple would ever offend an inner senior brother to death, let alone have three inner disciples descend upon them together. Even so, the spectators were not afraid. This was no catastrophe, and they did not fear that the three inner disciples would slaughter everyone to silence witnesses. The reason was simple: within the Northern Region Heavenly Sect, disciples could spar, compete, and even come to blows. However, killing was strictly forbidden! Disciples could clash however they liked, but no lives could be taken. As long as nobody died, everything was manageable. After all, in the Divine Strength Realm and Divine Gang Realm, severed limbs could be reattached and healed as long as the martial artist survived; such injuries were nothing insurmountable. Aggressive though these three inner disciples appeared, they would at most teach Lu Changsheng a severe lesson rather than kill him. At this moment, Lu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He had only just entered the sect. Not to mention the inner sect, he had barely interacted with anyone in the outer sect either. Yet these three had arrived in a fury, clearly targeting him. *The inner sect...* Lu Changsheng recalled what had happened. At the foot of the mountain, when he was preparing to scale the Heavenly Stairway, several handymen had blocked his path. He had killed those handymen. And those men had been the personal lackeys of inner disciples. *I see.* This was the inner disciples' retaliation! They truly believed in settling scores without delay. He had only just left the sect grounds, and they had already tracked him down. Yet Lu Changsheng showed no fear. He possessed the outer sect manual and knew that Northern Region Heavenly Sect disciples could fight one another, but killing was forbidden. Of course, even without killing, there were plenty of ways to humiliate and torment someone. "You three inner disciples certainly think highly of me to come all at once," Lu Changsheng said coldly. "Hmph, vengeance is best taken early. Did you think we would wait several months for you to slowly build your strength in the outer sect before coming? Only fools would do that!" "Exactly. While you have just entered the sect and haven't found your footing, we need to show you what's what." "Sect disciples might not be allowed to kill each other, but we have plenty of ways to torment you. We'll make sure you learn your lesson: even a seed disciple must keep a low profile and not provoke people he can't afford to offend!" The three inner disciples closed in step by step. They stated their intentions plainly: they would never let Lu Changsheng develop his strength unhindered. The moment an opportunity presented itself, they struck! The earlier, the better! Evidently, anyone who survived and thrived in the Northern Region Heavenly Sect was shrewd. "Indeed, vengeance is best taken early," Lu Changsheng said, his gaze turning chilly. "Striking before I find my footing, before I can even draw upon the sect's resources to elevate my strength... You certainly seized the moment. "However, in such a short time, do you even know who I am?" Facing three Divine Gang Realm martial artists, he did not exhibit the slightest hint of fear. *Buzz.* The next instant, the void seemed to plunge into darkness. It was as if the surrounding sky had instantly transformed into a pitch-black starry cosmos. Within that starry sky, a colossal waterfall faintly emerged. A three-thousand-foot torrent plunged downward, cutting clean through the cosmos. "A martial conception?" "You dare flaunt a mere martial conception before us?" The three Divine Gang inner disciples sneered. In the next breath, they released their own martial conceptions. *Boom! Boom!* A blaze erupted, burning across Lu Changsheng's dark starry sky as if threatening to consume the entire expanse. Immediately following, a blanket of white mist rolled forth, surging across the cosmos. Finally, a majestic mountain peak descended from the nine heavens with overwhelming momentum, radiating terrifying might. Three martial conceptions swept toward Lu Changsheng in unison. Yet Lu Changsheng's gaze merely sharpened. *Their martial conceptions haven't reached consummation?* They were still ordinary conceptions, not yet evolved into domains. *Of course. Even reaching the Divine Gang Realm doesn't guarantee one has evolved a domain.* *Even among the disciples of the Northern Region Heavenly Sect, the vast majority cannot bring their martial conceptions to consummation or evolve domains.* *They simply raise their conceptions to a certain level and match them with suitable Divine Gang Realm martial arts. Once they have a seventy to eighty percent chance of success, they attempt to condense Divine Gang, and most succeed, advancing into the Divine Gang Realm!* Realization dawned upon Lu Changsheng. He had conflated ordinary Northern Region Heavenly Sect disciples with Tianxin. Tianxin was Tianxin. Tianxin had never been an ordinary disciple. If he had reached the Northern Region Heavenly Sect alive, he would have been among the elite, very likely holding seed disciple status. Ordinary disciples, even if regarded as talents, were merely conventional geniuses. To comprehend a martial conception to a profound stage was already commendable. Consummation? Or evolving a domain? In the end, only a tiny handful of the most exceptional disciples could accomplish that. *Rumble!* Amidst the churning conceptions filling the sky, the faint roar of surging ocean waves echoed. More than just waves, fierce gales howled, driving the tides forward in an unstoppable surge. As long as an opponent did not possess a domain, suppressing another martial conception was extremely difficult, especially when Lu Changsheng's own conceptions were scarcely inferior. *Clang!* Lu Changsheng drew his saber. A streak of blood-red saber light severed the void. Its terrifying force seemed poised to cleave through the conceptions themselves. With Lu Changsheng's current martial conceptions augmenting the strike, the power packed behind this single slash was bound to reach fifteen thousand tripods! This was an astronomical figure. Ten thousand tripods could break Divine Gang! Today, Lu Changsheng would test whether ten thousand tripods truly could break gang. "Lin!" Lu Changsheng unleashed the Nine-Word Mantra Secret Method. In an instant, the three Divine Gang inner disciples froze. Even as Divine Gang Realm disciples, their mental resilience was hardly superior to that of Divine Strength Realm cultivators. Lu Changsheng's Nine-Word Mantra Secret Method took full effect. At the same time, Lu Changsheng unleashed his Mind Swords. "Sever!" Three Mind Swords shot forth instantaneously. Formless and invisible, they struck directly into the minds of the three inner disciples. "Ahhh!" The trio shrieked in agony. Their minds, already shaken by the Nine-Word Mantra Secret Method, were torn apart by the Mind Swords. Their concentration shattered in an instant, rendering them unable to sustain their martial conceptions, which collapsed immediately. The moment their conceptions crumbled, Lu Changsheng's saber light split into three. It fell upon them with thunderous fury. This strike was terrifying to the absolute extreme. Even so, the three inner disciples still possessed their strongest defense—their Divine Gang! No matter how Lu Changsheng's Mind Swords assaulted their spirits, their Divine Gang remained unaffected. As long as the Divine Gang remained unbroken, the martial artist would not die! That was the true terror of Divine Gang. *Boom!* Finally, Lu Changsheng's saber light crashed violently against their Divine Gang. Even ordinary Divine Gang amplified physical strength tenfold. A Thousand Tripods Realm martial artist amplified tenfold possessed the strength of ten thousand tripods. Their Divine Gang was built to withstand ten thousand tripods of force! Yet Lu Changsheng's current blade carried far more than just ten thousand tripods. Augmented by three martial conceptions, his saber wielded a terrifying force of fifteen thousand tripods! Even splitting into three strikes, Lu Changsheng's power did not diminish. Aided by the Ocean Wave Conception, his strikes flowed endlessly like surging breakers. *Crack!* The blade light bit into the Divine Gang. After a fleeting pause, fractures spiderwebbed across the Divine Gang surrounding all three inner disciples, followed by an immediate, violent collapse. "How is this possible?!" The three inner disciples could scarcely believe their eyes. That was Divine Gang! Even the weakest Divine Gang could overwhelmingly crush any Divine Strength Realm cultivator. Yet the Divine Gang they took such pride in had been cleaved open by Lu Changsheng in a single slash! "'Ten thousand tripods can break gang'—the saying holds true!" Lu Changsheng directed the falling blade light, neatly slicing off one arm from each of the three men. *Thud, thud, thud.* Three severed arms fell to the ground, clean off their shoulders. Blood sprayed instantly. The three Divine Gang disciples turned deathly pale. If Lu Changsheng could sever their arms, he could just as easily sever their heads. They had lost! A complete and utter defeat. To be defeated in a single strike by a mere Divine Strength Realm outer disciple was absolute humiliation! This sight unfolded right before the eyes of the distant outer disciples. Every single one of them stood frozen in disbelief. Had they not witnessed it with their own eyes, they never would have believed it. Three inner disciples... defeated? And routed so miserably, utterly incapable of fighting back. If Lu Changsheng had wished it, that single strike could have decapitated all three of them. Were these still inner disciples? Were they truly Divine Gang Realm martial artists? Why had their Divine Gang seemed as flimsy as paper? "Can Divine Gang be shattered so easily? Isn't it said that Divine Gang Realm martial artists completely overwhelm those in the Divine Strength Realm in every aspect?" "Rumor has it that ten thousand tripods can break Divine Gang! Clearly, Lu Changsheng erupted with ten thousand tripods of force, which allowed him to break through the Divine Gang of three senior brothers!" "Ten thousand tripods of force! While it's exceedingly rare for someone in the Divine Strength Realm to unleash ten thousand tripods of force, there are still a few in the outer sect who can. But who among them could jump realms and defeat three Divine Gang Realm martial artists in a single move?" "Lu Changsheng is far from simple. Those three Divine Gang martial artists were like sitting ducks when Lu Changsheng struck them. Even their martial conceptions collapsed beforehand. Had that not happened, Lu Changsheng wouldn't have defeated three Divine Gang martial artists so easily, even with ten thousand tripods of force." "This Lu Changsheng is terrifying..." These disciples possessed keen discernment. They could deduce that Lu Changsheng was capable of unleashing ten thousand tripods of force. Yet it was evident that Lu Changsheng's capabilities did not end there. However, without experiencing the Nine-Word Mantra Secret Method and the Mind Sword firsthand, no onlooker could possibly comprehend the profound intricacies at play. At this point, Lu Changsheng had already sheathed his saber. Looking at the three inner disciples whose faces were drained of color, he spoke coldly, "Trash is trash. Even upon reaching the Divine Gang Realm, you remain trash. "Get lost!" Lu Changsheng's words made their expressions darken even further. Yet none of them dared utter another word. That strike earlier had genuinely made them brush against the breath of death. Had this not been within the Tianlu Mountain Range under the watchful eye of the Northern Region Heavenly Sect, they would already be corpses. "Let's go." The three immediately scooped up their severed arms from the ground. Without daring to utter a single parting threat, they scrambled away in disgrace, vanishing from Heavenly Abyss Gorge in the blink of an eye. Silence returned to Heavenly Abyss Gorge. However, Lu Changsheng was in no hurry to leave. How long had he even spent in the gorge today? There was no rush. He still needed to continue comprehending the Wind of Heaven and Earth Conception. When evening dusk arrived, Lu Changsheng concluded his day of cultivation. He returned from Heavenly Abyss Gorge to Courtyard Number Twelve. Standing in his courtyard, Lu Changsheng spread his Perception Domain. "Huh?" "There are actually no rumors circulating in the outer sect about me repelling three inner disciples in Heavenly Abyss Gorge?" Lu Changsheng found it rather strange. Many outer disciples in the gorge had witnessed him defeat the three inner disciples with their own eyes. Yet now, not a single rumor had spread across the outer sect. Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment. It seemed those outer disciples were quite shrewd. Lu Changsheng's ability to defeat three inner disciples meant that three months from now, he would almost certainly retain his status as a seed disciple. Who would dare offend a seed disciple of such boundless potential? Consequently, those outer disciples had kept their mouths tightly shut, neither gossiping nor spreading word of the incident. Lu Changsheng was well pleased with this. It spared him a great deal of nuisance. Thus, Lu Changsheng visited Heavenly Abyss Gorge every day to comprehend martial conceptions. One day, three days, five days, ten days... In the blink of an eye, a month passed. On this day, very few people were present in Heavenly Abyss Gorge. Lu Changsheng found a secluded spot where no one was around. He could clearly feel that his Wind of Heaven and Earth Conception was on the verge of consummation. All it lacked was a single catalyst. *Buzz.* The next moment, a howling gale swept up from the depths of the abyss. The wind rushed forth with immense, sweeping momentum. Within Lu Changsheng's Perception Domain, the wind's movement appeared incomparably vivid. *Boom!* The next instant, Lu Changsheng's Wind of Heaven and Earth Conception manifested. It was the same wind filling heaven and earth. Yet now, the wind manifesting above Lu Changsheng's head began gradually transforming into swirling vortexes of violent gale. Eventually, it formed tornadoes that swept through the expanse. The tornadoes raged with immense fury, rampaging everywhere. Wherever they passed, everything was ground to dust. At this moment, all tranquility between heaven and earth ceased to exist, replaced entirely by an endless tempest. Evolution! Lu Changsheng's Wind of Heaven and Earth Conception had finally evolved, manifesting into the Tempest Domain! Anyone trapped within Lu Changsheng's Tempest Domain would be subjected to its heavy suppression. Moreover, the Tempest Domain was an exceptionally aggressive, offensive domain. If any ordinary martial conception were engulfed by his Tempest Domain, it would instantly be torn to shreds. Even rival domains would be relentlessly assaulted by the tempest. In terms of pure destructiveness, the Tempest Domain was arguably even fiercer than the Slaughter Domain Tianxin had previously manifested. It was only that no one had ever created a Divine Gang Realm martial art comparable to the Asura Body for it. The sect only possessed the Tempest Divine Gang Art, which barely grazed the threshold of superior Divine Gang Realm martial arts. *Swish.* Lu Changsheng opened his eyes. The Tempest Domain was complete! *As I am now, against any martial artist who has not evolved a domain—even if they are in the Divine Gang Realm—my Tempest Domain can directly crush them, preventing them from even deploying their martial conceptions.* Lu Changsheng understood his advantages clearly. Even so, Divine Gang Realm martial artists possessed Divine Gang. If it were a superior Divine Gang, it could amplify their physical strength twentyfold even without the support of a martial conception. That remained immensely terrifying. And that was only a single layer of Divine Gang. If someone possessed two layers of superior Divine Gang, their power would be even more formidable. Now that Lu Changsheng had evolved the Tempest Domain, condensing the Tempest Divine Gang would naturally be effortless. His success rate for condensing the Tempest Divine Gang was a full one hundred percent. If Lu Changsheng wished, he could condense the Tempest Divine Gang right now, advancing to the Divine Gang Realm and becoming an inner disciple! However, having spent a month in the Northern Region Heavenly Sect, Lu Changsheng had come to understand many facets of the sect. In the Northern Region Heavenly Sect, everything had to be fought for. And the status of a seed disciple was undoubtedly the most prestigious, offering the greatest benefits. There were seed disciples in the outer sect, the inner sect, and even among the true disciples. Lu Changsheng was currently an outer seed disciple. If he chose to advance to the Divine Gang Realm now and become an inner disciple, he would automatically receive seed disciple status in the inner sect as well. However, once he advanced to the inner sect, he would no longer have any "novice protection period." Inner disciples could issue challenges immediately. With only a single Tempest Domain paired with ten thousand tripods of force, Lu Changsheng was not confident he could retain his seed disciple status in the inner sect. He needed to wait a bit longer! It would be best to evolve another domain, and then condense two layers of Divine Gang in one fell swoop. When that time came, holding onto his inner disciple seed status should pose no problem. In truth, Lu Changsheng's approach was common practice among outer disciples. When Lu Changsheng used his Perception Domain to sweep across the outer sect, he had frequently encountered repulsion from other domains. Among the outer disciples, many had evolved domains yet intentionally refrained from condensing Divine Gang. Most of them were seed disciples. They chose not to condense Divine Gang or advance to the inner sect, choosing instead to bide their time. Evidently, they cherished their seed disciple status and refused to forfeit it lightly. Thus, they sought every means to build greater strength while still at the Divine Strength Realm. That way, upon advancing to the inner sect, they would stand a better chance of keeping their seed disciple status. Even so, no matter how much outer disciples stalled, they had to condense Divine Gang within ten years. Otherwise, they would be expelled from the Northern Region Heavenly Sect. For Lu Changsheng, there was no need to delay for a full decade. However, waiting several months or even a year was entirely feasible. He wanted to evolve two, or perhaps even three domains, before attempting to condense his Divine Gang. Having now evolved the Tempest Domain, which conception should he focus on next? Lu Changsheng summoned his attribute panel to inspect his progress. Host: Lu Changsheng Comprehension: 3330 (Praised in All Directions) Qi and Blood Sword Casting Secret Method: 6 years and 9 months of sword casting. Mind Sword Formula: Progress 21% (Mind Sword) Tempest Domain: Progress 1% Perception Domain: Progress 11% Starry Sky Waterfall Conception: Progress 42% Ocean Wave Conception: Progress 34% Lu Changsheng took a close look. The Starry Sky Waterfall Conception was actually at 42% progress. The Ocean Wave Conception stood at only 34%. However, the Starry Sky Waterfall Conception could only be comprehended at night. By contrast, for the Ocean Wave Conception, as long as there were waves, he could learn from nature. If he focused all his efforts on it, his progress was bound to be rapid. Lu Changsheng promptly made up his mind. He would dedicate his full efforts to comprehending the Ocean Wave Conception!