Romance Game: Embrace of the Inhuman-Chapter 389 - 357: Challenge Invitation

After breaking through the Circulation Realm, Lin Qianxuan did not slack off.

Relying on his exceptional root bone, he quickly reached the mid-stage of the Circulation Realm.

Then he consumed a small stage of Circulation Realm cultivation to enhance his root bone.

The effects of Circulation Realm cultivation naturally differ from those of Innate cultivation.

Now his root bone had reached [sixty-three].

Combined with the Blue Creek Undying Body of the minor achievement "Unbreakable Divine Technique."

In terms of sheer physical strength, he could compare with martial artists at the early stage of the Circulation Realm.

Moreover, with his Inner Qi True Essence which is more condensed than ordinary True Essence, in terms of overall strength, being said to be at the late stage of the Circulation Realm is not a problem at all.

What's more, by challenging opponents with higher cultivation, he could trigger the milestone of [victory over strength], elevating by a small stage, and now, he could defeat almost anyone at the same level of the Circulation Realm.

Yun Yushan trembled in arm, shaken to her core, her expression uncontrollable.

Peng Ran was not unaffected either.

At the very least, he felt he couldn't repel Yun Yushan with such ease and make her suffer a setback.

"Is Vice Alliance Leader Yun planning to spar with me?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

Yun Yushan squinted slightly.

The strength Lin Qianxuan displayed was no weaker than hers, and with Peng Ran overseeing things, if a fight broke out, she would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage.

Just thinking about it, she instantly had no desire to engage.

"Lanxi Sect has quite the methods!" Yun Yushan said with a hint of anger.

"Not as fierce as the Weapon Casting Alliance's powerful seizures," Lin Qianxuan replied.

"That Ruyu Ore Vein is yours now." Yun Yushan looked at Peng Ran, seriously saying: "But when the Alliance Leader exits seclusion, we'll have to consult with Lanxi Sect again."

"Then we will be waiting for you with open arms," Peng Ran said fearlessly.

"Hmph!"

Yun Yushan snorted coldly, cloaked herself in True Essence, and soared into the sky, quickly disappearing from the sight of Lin Qianxuan and Peng Ran.

After Yun Yushan left, Lin Qianxuan and Peng Ran leisurely sat down for a chat.

Lin Qianxuan talked about his experiences after leaving, while Peng Ran described the current development and conflicts of Lanxi Sect.

"Now you are also in the Circulation Realm, once this incident is resolved, I can hand over Lanxi Sect to you without worry, and at that time I can focus on my cultivation." Peng Ran said.

Lin Qianxuan showed no intention of refusing, only saying, "Thank you for the Mountain Master's kindness."

Peng Ran waved dismissively, saying, "Do you have confidence?"

He was referring to the Weapon Casting Alliance matter.

"Xu Yuehang is old, their Weapon Casting Alliance in recent years has been quite subdued," Lin Qianxuan said.

Xu Yuehang, after all, is over four hundred seventy years old.

He is not like Master Sanyuan who used evil techniques, his True Essence cultivation involves the most volatile Fire Element Energy in heaven and earth.

So Yun Yushan's arrogance was simply irrational.

Lanxi Sect is thriving, give it a couple dozen years, and after settling the accounts, what will your Weapon Casting Alliance have left to say?

Thus Lin Qianxuan firmly believed that Xu Yuehang would not trouble Lanxi Sect.

However, Peng Ran held a differing opinion.

"Decades ago, the Weapon Casting Alliance went to great lengths and forged a cauldron," Peng Ran said. "Then they extensively gathered various great medicines, and Xu Yuehang is Circulation Realm Peak, just a step away from the Pill Body..."

Before Peng Ran could finish, Lin Qianxuan denied it.

"Impossible, at least that path is not possible, the heavenly conditions are not right," Lin Qianxuan said.

If one cannot break through, then one cannot break through.

Not to mention, a Pill Body Realm breath would draw in all the Heaven and Earth Energy within a dozen miles and it might not be enough.

Nowadays, Lin Qianxuan feels that even the Heaven and Earth Energy seems a bit thin, just maintaining the state in the Circulation Realm without much output is tough, let alone reaching the Pill Body Realm.

Breaking through to that realm, one can't even maintain their own state.

In fact, the greater possibility is that it's entirely impossible to break through.

Unless one creates an artificial environment.

Just like the mansion of the devouring heavenly Daoist.

There, the Heaven and Earth Energy far surpasses that of the outside world.

However, that's only a temporary solution.

Would one stay holed up in their dwelling their entire life?

Once they step out, the connection between the inner world and the outer world, with the internal energy much higher than the external, would cause the energy in the martial artist's body to frantically flow out.

Unless one doesn't follow the Circulation Realm path, otherwise in this environment, breaking through to a higher level is impossible.

Listening to Lin Qianxuan's words, Peng Ran also remained silent for a while.

He somewhat agreed with Lin Qianxuan, but he also hoped that Xu Yuehang could create a miracle and pave the way for martial artists.

This was a very conflicted mindset.

But that ultimately remained an unknown matter, and the two didn't delve further into it.

Soon after, the two returned together to Lanxi Sect.

After five years apart, his parents and grandfather hadn't changed much.

But his younger brother Tan You had grown significantly.

At the same six years of age, Tan You was much shorter than Lin Qianxuan, and he didn't like to practice diligently every day, always wanting to run around and play with other children in the sect.

As his elder brother, how could Lin Qianxuan watch his younger brother be so undisciplined?

At the crack of dawn, he'd drag Tan You up to practice, acting as the disciplinarian when their parents couldn't bear to do so.

Though only six years old, who didn't know that Lin Qianxuan had already reached the Innate stage at that age?

As his family's descendant, with his current third-rate Inner Qi level, it was too shameful!

When Tan You was exhausted, Lin Qianxuan would inject Inner Qi True Essence into him, restoring his spirit.

Whenever Tan You got distracted, Lin Qianxuan would hit him back into focus with a stick, forcing him to take things seriously.

After half a month, Tan You was now frightened upon seeing Lin Qianxuan, practicing diligently without needing Lin Qianxuan's supervision, fearing he would pop out from somewhere to beat him.

Lin Qianxuan is not someone's parent; he can indeed be ruthless.

Meanwhile, Lin Qianxuan was not idle; while cultivating, he also began to take over the affairs of Lanxi Sect.

For him, this was completely effortless.

After all, he had been an emperor before.

He did not lack governing ability.

The only difference is that this society has a special group known as martial artists.

They are stronger in power, and many rules mean nothing to them, so when governing, fairness cannot be overly considered. To appease the martial artists, some preferential treatment must be given, using martial arts cultivation as a higher judgment standard, and strive to meet their spiritual needs.

As for the people at the bottom level, their material needs should be more satisfied, making them respect the martial artist group and regard becoming a martial artist as the ultimate upward goal.

Lanxi Sect used to have similar rules, but the martial artists received too much materially and spiritually, making life difficult for those at the bottom.

Nowadays, Lin Qianxuan has made some adjustments within the framework.

In fact, many martial artists do not have high demands for ordinary resources.

It's merely greed that drives them to instinctively seize more.

That is meaningless.

Lin Qianxuan now lets them use these resources to exchange for advanced martial arts, or perhaps honor, status, or a future guarantee, and they are quite willing to make this exchange.

In turn, Lin Qianxuan redistributed these resources to the bottom level, making life much easier for everyone.

In just half a year, the entire Lanxi Sect's spirit and outlook have drastically changed, becoming much more vibrant.

In half a year, Lin Qianxuan's cultivation has once again reached the mid-stage of the Circulation Realm.

But he decisively converted his cultivation into root bone, bringing his cultivation back to the early stage of the Circulation Realm.

His root bone has now reached [eighty-nine].

And the true essence within Lin Qianxuan's body, under the enhancement of this stronger root bone, has become even more condensed.

He's one step closer to the gang qi he envisioned.

On this day, Lin Qianxuan was planning the construction of a new city when a challenge letter was delivered.

Xu Yuehang of the Weapon Casting Alliance has emerged from seclusion.

This time, it's a formal invitation for Lin Qianxuan and Peng Ran to go to battle.

It's not about the Ruyu Ore Vein, but to help his ally Yun Yushan seek justice.

Back then, Lin Qianxuan and Peng Ran pressured Yun Yushan into compromise; now Xu Yuehang plans to do the same, forcing them to bow.

However, it's merely a bow.

Xu Yuehang's challenge letter doesn't mention wanting Lanxi Sect's resources or anything like that.

He's ultimately old and just wants to contribute a bit in his final days.

Lin Qianxuan found Peng Ran.

"Let's go. I also want to see if he has successfully taken that step." Peng Ran said with a deep look in his eyes.

Then, both of them returned the letter, accepting the challenge.

.....

At the top of Little Wu Mountain.

Today, besides the two Circulation Realm experts of the Weapon Casting Alliance, many others have come around.

There are Innate ones, Postnatal ones, and even many other Circulation Realm experts have come.

This grand battle has been widely publicized. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Everyone knows that Xu Yuehang, the Alliance Leader of the Weapon Casting Alliance, is going to challenge the two Circulation Realm experts of Lanxi Sect.

No one wants to miss this kind of event.

Master Bishao and Xi Yunyi are also here.

"Master, who do you think will win?" Xi Yunyi asked.

"Hard to say." Master Bishao shook his head.

He wasn't being polite; he truly couldn't judge.

Primarily because Lin Qianxuan's past achievement of counteracting Real Person San Yuan left him stunned, uncertain of Lin Qianxuan's true combat capability.

At this moment, two escape lights swiftly flew towards Little Wu Mountain, one in front and one behind.

The one in front is the True Master of Lanxi; his escape light is blue.

The one behind is Lin Qianxuan; his inner qi exploded into a silvery white light, closely following the True Master of Lanxi.

The two arrived at the mountain top, meeting Xu Yuehang and Yun Yushan behind him.

Xu Yuehang was white-haired and white-bearded; his aura was almost non-existent. Without seeing it firsthand, one would almost feel his presence was undetectable, seemingly already merged with this world.

This is the level of Peak of the Circulation Realm.

"Please have a seat."

Xu Yuehang extended his hand, inviting Lin Qianxuan and Peng Ran to sit down, and personally poured tea for them.

Compared to Yun Yushan's aggressive stance, he had a remarkable demeanor, earning a bit of Lin Qianxuan's acknowledgment.

"Previously, my Weapon Casting Alliance had some misunderstandings with your sect; this invitation for martial arts discussion is meant to resolve these misunderstandings." Xu Yuehang raised his cup and smiled.

He then drank it first.

Seeing this, Lin Qianxuan and Peng Ran exchanged glances and raised their cups, drinking the tea.

This signifies their acceptance of Xu Yuehang's proposal.

With the tea finished, the martial arts discussion would follow.

"Which of you will go first?" Xu Yuehang asked.

"I'll go first."

Unexpectedly, it was Peng Ran who spoke.

During the past half-year in the sect, Lin Qianxuan had also sparred with Peng Ran.

In that battle, both ended in a draw.

Although Peng Ran withheld some moves, Lin Qianxuan didn't fight at full strength either, keeping far more of his strength than Peng Ran.

Peng Ran knew Lin Qianxuan's strength now surpassed his, so he planned to go first, helping Lin Qianxuan probe Xu Yuehang's depth.