Atlas of Heaven and Earth

After Nie Guanshan and Yang Can took their stances, they did not actively attack.

At their level of Third Limit Cultivation, the difference between them wasn't significant. The harmony of Spirit and body only proved their self-Cultivation level, but it didn't represent absolute combat power.

When a real fight broke out, it still depended on their performance in battle.

In this aspect, due to different Internal Energy, each person was destined to have strengths and weaknesses. But the cooperation between the two of them was enough to make up for each other's shortcomings and amplify each other's advantages.

They believed that if the plan was executed smoothly, it would be enough to subdue Chen Bitong .

Chen Bitong was also standing still, seemingly observing and pondering countermeasures. However, at this moment, Yang Can's presence was the strongest. With the latter's murmuring incantations, one had the illusion that the strands of long rope between his fingers seemed to come alive.

Obviously, he was using the recitation of some scriptures to encourage his Spiritual Power, allowing his mastered Internal Energy to conform to the rituals of the old National Religion, thereby possessing greater power.

This situation should be prevented. The method was simple: prevent him from chanting. In other words, drag him into intense combat.

But here, Nie Guanshan could not be ignored. Once the Immortal Stance was set up, no matter which direction he went, the opponent would block him first and use his rooted power to offset his Internal Energy.

The two of them intercepting him was enough to keep him on the periphery.

So, to get rid of Nie Guanshan and attack Yang Can , the first thing to solve was Chen Chuan . On the surface, Chen Chuan seemed to be the weakest link.

This wasn't referring to ability, but to coordination. He seemed to be faintly excluded from the cooperation of the two, and his Spiritual Power wasn't as strong as theirs.

Then...

He turned his gaze to Chen Chuan , taking a step in his direction.

Yang and Nie were both watching his movements intently. Seeing his actions, their eyes held an expression of expectation.

Chen Chuan was the gap they had left. Although this gap looked like a trap, attacking this point still offered a chance of winning, while not attacking offered almost no chance. The choice was clear to everyone.

However, the next moment, both of their expressions changed slightly.

When Chen Bitong took the second step, he suddenly turned towards Yang Can .

He didn't plan to attack Chen Chuan's side, not because he had once taught Chen Chuan , nor because this point might be a bait, but because he felt that Chen Chuan's side was the most difficult to break through among the three.

He chose to trust his intuition.

When Yang Can noticed this, he maintained his chanting and retreated further without hesitation.

Nie Guanshan's Spirit had been locked onto Chen Bitong . At this moment, he suddenly shouted and leaped out, thrusting his fists forward. Because the Speed was too fast, it was almost like instantaneous movement.

Even in the eyes of everyone present, it was a straight trajectory that was too fast to distinguish, and a huge sonic boom erupted in the air.

The Immortal Stance was not just about worshipping immortals yourself, but also sending others to see the immortals!

Chen Bitong's figure was instantly penetrated by the pair of fists, but this was just an illusion left in place. He had already taken a step ahead and evaded into the Fissure. Without a doubt, he appeared near Yang Can the next moment and launched an attack.

Chen Chuan had been sensing everything in the field. Perhaps his Spirit wasn't as strong as these people, but thanks to the increased Spirit from the Luminous Reflection, his sensitivity wasn't low at all.

At this moment, after sensing a ripple in the Spirit, his eyes flashed, and he suddenly crossed dozens of meters and slashed his blade at an empty space.

With a clang, Chen Bitong's figure emerged from the void, with Fissure light flickering around him. He used a dagger he carried to block the slash, and his arm only trembled imperceptibly to dissolve the Internal Energy that had penetrated from the blade.

Chen Chuan could feel that his Internal Energy wasn't that weak, but the opponent seemed to have used some method combining Spirit and Internal Energy to make this easier.

But at this moment, he didn't need to knock the opponent down with one strike, just delay him slightly. Now, because of his attack, Chen Bitong couldn't continue his attack, because Nie Guanshan had rushed over again.

He saw Chen Bitong give him a deep look, and in his senses, his Spirit quickly dissipated. With a bang, Nie Guanshan's powerful Strength swept across from the front, and the illusion left in place became erratic.

When he looked up again, Chen Bitong had already returned to his original position, as if he had never moved.

The sound of chanting scriptures grew faster and louder. Yang Can had also returned to his previous position.

Chen Chuan glanced at him, seeing the fluttering long rope swaying around him. He felt that the level of danger seemed to be gradually increasing as time went on.

Although Yang and Nie hadn't told him the specifics, he understood Secret Rituals, so after taking a look, he could roughly guess that this should be some kind of religious ceremony.

Not only that, but since standing here, he had felt a very subtle Spiritual Power trying to Influence him, and there were fading signs on his Second Self .

He initially thought it was the Influence of the surrounding environment on him, but through the previous exchange, he could confirm that it wasn't. He turned his gaze and glanced at Nie Guanshan , who was holding the Immortal Stance.

After Chen Bitong probed once, he seemed to think for a while in place, and then he turned around and walked to the box placed by the roadside.

Yang and Nie watched coldly, unmoved.

They weren't afraid of Chen Bitong stalling for time. As long as the ritual was completed, subduing him would become extremely easy, so the latter should be the one in a hurry now.

After Chen Bitong opened the box, he reached in and took out two swords. One was a slender rapier that looked rigid and sharp, and the other was a soft sword. After unfolding it, it looked similar in shape to the one held by Fang Zhixin , but it was longer, almost reaching ten meters. It could be called a slender sword whip.

Under the manipulation of his Internal Energy, with a light flick of his wrist, it began to revolve around him.

He generally didn't use weapons because his own Empty String Style was enough to deal with Third-Limit Martial Artist , but in special circumstances, some weapons could be of great use.

He was called teacher by many people, but he didn't only know one Internal Energy, nor did he only know one method of attack. He could have different responses to different enemies, especially when the opponent's methods were relatively simple.

After he returned to the field, he looked at Yang Can , obviously preparing to break through from here again.

As he walked forward, Nie Guanshan seemed to have captured something. His eyes widened, he shouted, and rushed towards an empty space. Another Chen Bitong appeared out of nowhere there, and was then penetrated by his fist.

But this time, a third Chen Bitong appeared behind him and stabbed his neck with a sword.

Nie Guanshan didn't panic at all. The Immortal Stance had only two moves for offense and defense, but these simple two moves had been tempered thousands of times. No matter where the attack came from, he could block it.

He quickly withdrew his fist and continued to maintain the original Immortal Stance. The sword stabbed his neck, and instantly, a sharp and extremely penetrating Internal Energy entered his body, then turned into fine thread-like Internal Energy and penetrated into various parts of his body, seemingly impossible to stop.

Empty String Style?

Nie Guanshan sneered in his heart. He admitted that this Internal Energy was very troublesome. If someone else took a hit, they might lose their ability to resist. Even he, who maintained the Immortal Stance, couldn't completely dissolve it, but the characteristic of the Immortal Stance was that offense and defense were integrated. As long as he punched out with the Immortal Stance again, he could completely expel this Internal Energy.

And this process was almost impossible to stop, unless there was absolute Strength to kill him with one move, but if someone had this ability, there was no need to fight him.

As he thought this, his fighting instinct had already driven his body to punch forward.

However, this time, the movement was a little slower than before, because although he could expel the remaining Internal Energy, there was still a line of hindrance in the process.

At this moment, when the illusion of Chen Bitong was penetrated in place, another figure appeared further back. As expected, a Blade flash flashed from the side, and Chen Chuan slashed over with his blade.

He raised his short sword to block, and while easily dissolving the Internal Energy, he flicked the sword whip, which was more than ten meters long, towards Yang Can in the distance.

This was because Nie Guanshan was a bit slower just now, giving him more room to adjust. Even when Blocked, he could launch an attack, instead of being unable to attack after being intercepted like just now.

But at this time, Nie Guanshan had recovered. His figure swayed, and he had already blocked in front of the sword whip. It seemed that this sword would not be difficult to block either.

However, just as he watched the long sword almost fall on him, the front end suddenly disappeared. It actually appeared out of thin air near Yang Can and pointed directly at his face!

This sword actually used Fissure traversal to bypass him and attack Yang Can in the rear!

Chen Bitong stared at the front. He couldn't bypass Nie Guanshan , but his sword could.

This kind of ritual recitation required the coordination of breath, so every step must be appropriate. He didn't need to make this person speechless, just force him to feel danger and have to mobilize Internal Energy to defend, so that he could disrupt his Rhythm.

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the side of the sword's momentum, and a snow-bright Blade flash swung up, accurately and incomparably slashing on the tip of the sword!

With a clang, the front end of the long sword was bent like heavy curved waves by this blow, and the Internal Energy on it was also blocked by this blade.