Above the Great Dao

Chen Shi's body trembled violently, pressured by the immense force, he slid backwards, retreating several miles before barely stopping!

Just then, the sound of the zither arose again, and the talisman above the clouds suddenly transformed into another talisman, resembling an elderly man bending down to play.

Chen Shi's expression changed dramatically, as various Ghost God Domains such as Fire Heaven Change, Thunder Heaven Transformation, and Wind Heaven Transformation continuously evolved in his Daoist Field, blocking the second strike of the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart!

"How many spells of the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart has he learned?"

His eyes flickered; when he first read the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart, he passed out after only seeing two moves.

The first move, Speak.

The corresponding talisman was the Supreme Spirit Natural Nine Heavens True Mother Daoist Lord.

The second move, Orchid.

The corresponding talisman was the Jade Void Four Constellations of True Seven Morning Dispersion Daoist Lord.

The talismans were originally used to depict gods and demons, and when the talisman was invoked, the corresponding gods and demons would appear!

Therefore, when Yang Bi executed these two moves, the phenomena of two Daoist Lords playing the zither would appear above the clouds.

These two moves, Chen Shi could anticipate the attack, but if Yang Bi had mastered the third move, he would be unable to predict the technique and would surely fall into peril!

Around him, Earth Mountain Transformation, Heaven and Earth Change progressed layer by layer, blocking the second move of the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart!

Chen Shi's qi-blood fluctuated, and his Primordial Spirit was also trembling from the shock. Suddenly seeing the Dispersion Daoist Lord talisman above the clouds dispersing, a new talisman took shape, and without a second thought, he activated the Third New Talisman, stepping forward, treading on lightning, with thunder entangled around his body, and with a crack, transformed into a bolt of lightning rushing straight towards Yang Bi!

He could not wait for Yang Bi to execute the third move of the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart.

He had seen the first two moves of the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart, and they were already so difficult to resist; the power of the third move was likely even greater. Standing there and taking a hit, even if he comprehended the Eight Trigram Sixty-Four Transformations, he feared he would still be injured!

Yang Bi saw the thunder light rushing towards him, a distance of over twenty miles, arriving in an instant, yet he was not flustered at all, his form lightly and gracefully retreating. Though his posture was elegant, his speed was extremely fast, not slower than the Third New Talisman!

He had competed with Chen Shi in speed before, chasing the white-clothed fairy together, both almost on par. He knew that Chen Shi's close combat was the strongest, and if he got close, he could likely be killed within one or two moves.

But Yang Bi had confidence that he could always keep a distance of twenty miles with Chen Shi, never letting Chen Shi invade within the twenty-mile range!

His understanding of Chen Shi was deeper than Chen Shi imagined.

Chen Shi's cultivation progression was always within his grasp. Chen Shi refining the Eight Trigram Thirty-Six Changes in Huangpo Village was recorded by his informants and reported to him. He even used his intelligence to deduce that what Chen Shi might have comprehended was the Sixty-Four Changes, with the additional twenty-eight changes not yet demonstrated.

He admired Chen Shi greatly.

Granny Sha's Supreme Trigram Protection Technique, though an excellent cultivation technique capable of reaching the Mahayana Realm, and quite stunning, was but one of many such techniques in the eyes of a noble family heir like him that could rival the Supreme Trigram Protection Technique.

Yet, this cultivation technique in Chen Shi's hands turned decay into magic, evolving from the Ghost God Three Changes to the Eight Trigram Sixty-Four Transformations, elevating this cultivation technique to the Immortal Grade level!

If not for Chen Shi's limited cultivation, he might have truly transformed this technique into an Immortal Level Technique!

Unfortunately, Chen Shi is currently only at the Unification Realm and cannot verify whether the path of Harmonization of the Sixty-Four Changes is feasible.

Yang Bi was aware of the Daoist skills Chen Shi knew and had been prepared for them.

Every Daoist skill Chen Shi used was within his expectations!

He raised his hand and waved his sleeve, brushing forward.

The third move of the Jade Emperor's Nine Heavens Chart, Primal Chaos.

The corresponding talisman was the Supreme Empty Natural Nine Heavens True Mother Daoist Lord.

The talisman of the Daoist Lord seemed to form a projection of the Daoist Lord, raising a hand and waving a sleeve, brushing towards the Immortal Zither.

Above the Nine Heavens, the zither music surged, like a bowl of glaze beads pouring into a jade plate, everywhere there was a crisp sound of collision!

"Qiankun Transformation!"

Chen Shi took a step forward, Yang Bi showing a look of surprise. Accompanied by Chen Shi's step forward, the space-time of heaven and earth suddenly shortened, regardless of how fast his speed was, he could only see himself rapidly approaching Chen Shi!

Or rather, colliding.

As he retreated, he collided directly with Chen Shi!

Even though he had anticipated that Chen Shi would use this move, the true Qiankun Reversal shocked him immensely!

Even with prior preparation, he was still a bit too slow to respond.

"His speed is too fast, I could only execute half a move!"

A Golden Court appeared behind Yang Bi, like an Immortal Court, enveloping him in Immortal Light.

"Boom!"

Chen Shi punched the Golden Court, almost shattering it. Yang Bi was sent flying back, and at the same time, the third move of the Jade Emperor Nine Heavens Chart had already invaded Chen Shi's Daoist Field, just inches away!

Chen Shi let out a long howl, retracting the Daoist Field into himself; Primordial Spirit, Daoist Field, and body were united. The Sixth New Talisman operated within, his body filled with surging Divine Power. In the confined space, he moved like a bullet, bouncing around.

He sidestepped an invisible blade, raised a hand to strike another invisible blade, shattering it, then turned to kick the third invisible blade to the side, sending it flying!

He then swept his strike sideways, leapt up to attack, turned around to chop, and then elbowed!

His body movements were dazzling, as if splitting into ten, employing countless close combat techniques in just an instant!

The third move of the Jade Emperor Nine Heavens Chart attacked and cut invisibly, leaving no room for defense, yet he blocked it with his incredibly powerful physical body and combat techniques!

Chen Shi flipped up, like a wisp of smoke, piercing the air with a swoosh, heading straight for the still-retreating Yang Bi, as fierce as a tiger pouncing on prey!

This series of attacks pushed him almost to his limits; if he had been even slightly off, he might have been sliced in half by the invisible blades!

But this same series of attacks left Xia Tianjie, Ma Zhe, and others dazzled and dumbfounded.

Even the ancestors of the Thirteen Families in that shattered world were left gaping.

Gao Xuan uttered in shock, "Did you see that? He used close combat techniques to crack Immortal Techniques! Immortal Techniques—"

He was more astonished than when Chen Shi elevated the Supreme Trigram Protection Technique to Immortal Grade.

After all, the Supreme Trigram Protection Technique was not a Cultivation Technique created by Chen Shi; it had Granny Sha's foundation, so Chen Shi could evolve it through inference, not creating something from nothing.

But to use pure physical methods to break an Immortal Technique's attack, that was truly astonishing!

The other ancestors were also watching in shock, Zhai Zhongming muttered, "No wonder the True God granted him the Innate Dao Embryo, who else deserves it?"

Chen Shi treaded on Thunder Light, moving faster and faster. In the Thunder Light, his eyes flickered, as if brewing thunder within. Earlier, Yang Bi used the Taishang Golden Court Scripture to block his attack, also an Immortal Level Cultivation Technique appearing in the Book Collection Pavilion of the True King's Tomb!

This Immortal Law was something Chen Shi hadn't seen much of, only remembering a few brief passages, one or two moves at most.

"He's exhausted his skills, only having cultivated the first three moves of the Jade Emperor Nine Heavens Chart, with no fourth move. As for the Taishang Golden Court Scripture, he's probably not much practiced in it either. As long as I can again invoke the Taishang Golden Court Scripture, I'll have a chance to break his defensive techniques!"

Chen Shi took a step forward, once again performing the Qiankun Transformation, turning Yang Bi from retreating to flying towards him.

At this moment, Purple Qi surrounded Yang Bi, his aura swelling and rapidly climbing.

"Emperor Purple Palace Technique! Another Immortal Law! How many kinds of Immortal Laws does he know?"

Chen Shi neither dodged nor avoided, as suddenly 256 Talismans appeared around him, single-handedly forming the Ten Absolute Formation with Spirit Pennants, with 256 Divine beings forming a formation that clashed with the Emperor Purple Palace Technique!

Yang Bi's eyes flickered, "It really is the Spirit Pennant Ten Absolute Formation! Just as I expected!"

As the Ten Absolute Formation formed, he paused and one of the divines' Talismans appeared under his feet. Transforming into that divine, he suddenly stepped forward, replacing it, severely weakening the Ten Absolute Formation's power.

The two clashed mightily, Chen Shi's body wavered, expanding rapidly, instantly transforming into the Thunder Ancestor True Body, hands reaching out as countless Heavenly Thunder struck chaotically forward.

Yang Bi continuously dodged in the Thunder Light, retreating.

Chen Shi's brow split open, emitting an immense bolt of Lightning; Yang Bi transformed from the Emperor Purple Palace Technique to the Supreme Great Brightness Divine Spell, layers of Divine Spells protecting him, forced back dozens of miles by the gaze, but standing firm without a scratch.

"He anticipated all of my attacks." Chen Shi raised an eyebrow, surprisingly did not pursue but stood his ground.

Yang Bi shook his hands in surprise, looking at Chen Shi, thinking, "He seems to have some understanding of all the Immortal Laws I know."

"Time to see the real skills." Both thought simultaneously.