Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

#278 - The power of a palm reveals the identity

The red sword clashed fiercely with the lightning in his palm, emitting a deafening crack. The sword was instantly sent flying, its surface visibly cracked.

The power of this palm strike was terrifying, yet it didn't stop, but continued its downward descent relentlessly.

Seeing this, Qiu Fengyue hurriedly urged the flames within him to rush forward. The flames in front of him suddenly expanded like cotton, strand upon strand, carrying an aura of corrosion.

However, under the pressure of this Heaven-Turning Seal, the flames distorted and deformed, ultimately exploding into a shower of sparks with a 'bang'.

Qiu Fengyue let out a miserable scream as he was enveloped by countless forces, lightning bolts shooting towards him.

At this critical moment, he frantically activated the magical power within him, forming a protective shield around his body, and propelling a shield from within.

This shield was actually a magical treasure, with wisps of flames burning on its surface, but Qiu Fengyue's strength was insufficient at this time, and he couldn't fully control it.

However, this magical treasure suddenly displayed great spirituality, as it contained a wisp of special aura, the work of the Qingyun Sect's ancestor.

The shield suddenly swelled, blocking in front of Qiu Fengyue.

But the Heaven-Turning Seal descended like a divine weapon, smashing down fiercely, unstoppable. With a 'crack', this magical treasure was directly blasted away, the surface of the shield covered with cracks.

Qiu Fengyue below was already pale with fright, his soul nearly departing his body.

He originally thought that the other party was just a minor rogue cultivator, whom he could easily kill and seize the treasure from.

But he never expected the other party to be so powerful, using spells that surpassed the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, despite clearly being only at the early stage.

This was simply unbelievable.

Everyone present was astonished by this scene, their mouths wide open, unable to utter a single sound. The scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The disciple of the Qingyun Sect's leader was defeated so miserably in a single move. Who exactly was this opponent, to possess such means?

Qi Yan witnessed this scene, so shocked that she almost lost her mind.

She recognized the lightning patterns in Li Chengfeng's palm, the very same patterns on the unremarkable stone she had sold before.

She had only sold that stone for a hundred low-grade spirit stones, and she had even spent a thousand mid-grade spirit stones to buy it from a rogue cultivator, studying it for a long time but failing to find its use, ultimately having to give up helplessly.

However, today, this stone in Li Chengfeng's hands burst forth with such powerful might, shocking her beyond measure.

She was the only one who knew the patterns on that stone, and she had searched through many ancient books and studied many spells, but had never found the right method.

Today, she finally saw someone who could cast the spell on it, and with amazing power, beating Qiu Fengyue, who was at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, to the point of having no power to resist.

Li Chengfeng was also somewhat lost in thought. He hadn't expected the palm technique on this stone to be so powerful.

The reason he was able to perform this palm strike was not just because he had simply looked at it for half an hour, but because he had studied it for three days in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range, and after entering a meditative state, he had clearly remembered the patterns.

Today, he had another flash of inspiration, completing it in one go, resulting in today's technique.

However, performing this technique required a powerful physique. If ordinary cultivators were to forcibly use it, their entire arm would probably explode, and they might even explode and die themselves.

Although Li Chengfeng cultivated both his body and his magic, after using this palm strike, fine cracks had already appeared on his right hand, causing him unbearable pain.

It was evident that although this technique was powerful, it could not be used continuously. With his current strength, using it once had already left him seriously injured.

Qi Yan looked at Li Chengfeng's left hand, and a wave of emotion couldn't help but rise in her heart.

She realized that the spell on this stone was extraordinary, and that Li Chengfeng was even more unfathomable.

She began to regret that she hadn't studied this stone properly in the first place, and also rejoiced that she hadn't sold this stone to anyone else, otherwise she probably wouldn't have seen this scene today.

Seeing the powerful strength displayed by Li Chengfeng, a strong greed and anger instantly ignited in Qi Yan's heart.

She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Good, you thief! How dare you cause trouble in the Heavenly Path Market! Our Heavenly Fortune Market has rules that no one is allowed to fight, kill, or steal treasures within the market.

You have broken the rules, so stay here!"

With that, she slammed her spirit beast bag, and with a whoosh, a huge black python flew out, a peak Tier 2 demonic beast.

The python coiled and rushed towards Li Chengfeng, opening its bloody maw and spewing out a mouthful of poison.

However, just as the python was about to hit Li Chengfeng, an old and chilling voice rang out, "Bold! How dare you run wild in the Heavenly Fortune Market, I think you're tired of living!"

Immediately afterwards, with a buzzing sound, magical power in the air transformed into a large hand, slapping down towards Li Chengfeng.

With a bang, the large hand shattered the large hand that Li Chengfeng had struck out, and this large hand still had strength to spare, causing a chill to rise in Li Chengfeng's heart.

He realized that this was an old monster in the mid-stage of Core Formation taking action. This solidified spell was indeed powerful. Although it was not as exquisite as his, the difference in realm was there.

Li Chengfeng dared not linger, and a whirlwind suddenly appeared under his feet, disappearing without a trace.

The giant palm struck the doorway, and with a boom, shattered the entire market gate into pieces, sending rocks flying.

The python also pounced into empty air. Everyone thought that Li Chengfeng had already escaped.

However, a vortex suddenly appeared in front of Qi Yan, and Li Chengfeng rushed out from inside, grabbing Qi Yan's neck with one hand, directly dragging her into the vortex, and disappearing without a trace.

Only a roar was heard, and the old monster in the mid-stage of Core Formation finally appeared. He had triangular eyes, wore a large blue robe, carried a purple tortoise shell on his back, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.

He roared, "What audacity! To dare attack my Heavenly Fortune Market's auctioneer!"

At this time, the entire market, both inside and out, was in an uproar, with people discussing this sudden change.

Li Chengfeng's vortex technique instantly exposed his identity. Now his methods had spread throughout the immortal cultivation world, and almost everyone who wanted to capture him was racking their brains.

The vortex that Li Chengfeng had just cast instantly made him the focus of everyone's attention.

However, Li Chengfeng did not escape. He released a Substitute Puppet to continue controlling the vortex, while he himself manipulated the Realm of Life to return to the treasure vault of the Heavenly Fortune Auction House.

The Substitute Puppet controlled the vortex and fled quickly, causing the old monster in the mid-stage of Core Formation to shout and roar in anger. Even with his speed, he couldn't catch up with Li Chengfeng's Substitute Puppet.

He only chased halfway before stopping, sighing and saying with gritted teeth, "Missed opportunity! Missed opportunity! It's actually that demonic thief Li Chengfeng!"

The guard of the Heavenly Fortune Market became increasingly angry. The reward of one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones was right in front of him, but Li Chengfeng escaped due to his negligence. This was simply an intolerable mistake.

He gnashed his teeth, his heart filled with regret and anger.

He still held the black python in his hand, the Tier 2 demonic beast that belonged to Qi Yan – the Black Python.

He sneered and said to the Black Python, "Little thing, immediately search for your master's aura.

If you find her, I will give you an opportunity; if you can't find her, I will crush you."

As he spoke, his surging magical power was directly injected into the Black Python's body, causing it unbearable pain, but it dared not be negligent.

The pressure from a cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation made it feel as if it was being pricked by needles, as if ten thousand giant mountains were pressing down on it. It immediately respectfully went forward.

However, it did not smell its master's aura, because Li Chengfeng's Substitute Puppet had already appeared thousands of miles away, and had hidden in a large river.

Inside the Realm of Life, Qi Yan was now as frightened as a bird startled by a bow. Li Chengfeng's sudden method had completely shocked her.

She originally thought that Li Chengfeng would run away, but she never expected the other party to do the opposite and capture her instead.