Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

As the system voice faded, the operation of the Longevity Daoist Canon Technique automatically switched to the path of the Longevity Supreme Technique.

With each complete cycle of internal energy circulation, its purity increases slightly, gradually refining towards the level of innate true energy.

As internal energy circulates, the blood and qi throughout the body are mobilized, generating vital essence, making the flesh and blood more toned, and enhancing physical strength.

He silently pondered for a while, and then a realization dawned on him.

At this rate of transformation, within a year at most, all acquired internal energy can be transformed into innate true energy.

At that time, even if one cannot comprehend life and death or master several martial arts to perfection, one can still use innate true energy to forcibly break through the shackles from the inside out, draw the power of heaven and earth into one's own body, shed the acquired mortal body, forge an innate spiritual body, and step into the innate realm of wonder.

He opened his eyes and saw that Tianshan Tonglao was still practicing her skills. He didn't disturb her and began to look at the martial arts on the stone wall.

For the next few days, the two stayed in the secret training room.

Every day, maids bring food and drink, so there's no need to worry about it.

Besides studying the martial arts techniques on the stone wall, Yue Zhuoqun also focused on converting his internal energy into his inner strength. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

His internal energy conversion progress has reached 15/100.

Tianshan Tonglao also regained her more than 60 years of martial arts skills, and her face became no different from that of a beautiful young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, but her body was still like that of a girl.

That day, a commotion arose outside the secret chamber, and a melodious voice, carrying a seductive power, drifted in:

"Good senior sister, you tricked me so badly! You returned to Lingjiu Palace early, but had the disciples distract me and make me wander around in circles."

The Heavenly Child Granny, who was practicing her martial arts, suddenly opened her eyes, her expression cold and stern: "Li Qiushui has come."

"You just focus on your cultivation, I'll go out and deal with her," Yue Zhuoqun replied, getting up and walking out of the secret chamber entrance.

The next moment, Li Qiushui, dressed in a white dress, with a graceful figure and a veil over her face, floated in.

When Li Qiushui saw Yue Zhuoqun blocking the entrance to the secret chamber, her eyes widened in surprise: "Boy, who are you?"

Yue Zhuoqun smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Senior Sister Li, your junior brother greets you."

"Junior brother?"

Senior sister, you don't understand that because you couldn't win the heart of Senior Brother Wuyazi, you specially found a handsome young man to relieve your loneliness, do you?

I wonder if your petite frame matches this tall, slender young man, hahaha~

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui laughed so hard she almost fell over, and used a telepathic soul-searching technique to send her voice into the secret chamber.

It was noon, and she knew that the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny was at a crucial stage of her training, so she deliberately said these words to disturb her concentration:

"As sisters, how could you not send an invitation to your junior sister's wedding for such a wonderful occasion? Senior sister, you're really not being kind enough!"

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Tianshan Tonglao could no longer hold back. She forcibly stopped her cultivation, appeared at the entrance of the secret chamber, and angrily pointed at Li Qiushui, shouting, "You shameless wench, do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"

"Hmph, Senior Sister, you've finally shown yourself." Li Qiushui's eyes turned cold, and she suddenly raised her arm.

With a flick of the sleeve, a beam of white light shot out.

Originally, Yue Zhuoqun was standing outside the cave entrance, blocking Tianshan Tonglao behind him, but the white light actually drew an arc in the air, trying to bypass his body and strike into the secret chamber.

This move is the White Rainbow Palm Force, which can freely control the direction and trajectory of the palm force, making it unpredictable and impossible to defend against.

Tianshan Tonglao had only recovered to sixty years of martial arts prowess and was far from being a match for Li Qiushui. If she were to be struck by this palm, she would surely suffer serious injuries.

However, just as the white light was about to pass over Yue Zhuoqun's body, he suddenly swung his fist to block the palm force.

"Senior Sister Li, let's talk this out. Why resort to violence the moment we meet?"

"You brat, who's your senior sister? Don't think that just because you've latched onto Wu Xingyun's coattails, you can be on equal footing with me! Get out of my way right now, or I'll kill you with one palm strike." Li Qiushui shouted coldly and stepped forward.

Just then, a figure rushed over from a distance and stood between the two: "Fairy sister, don't fight, Brother Yue is my friend."

The newcomer was none other than Duan Yu. He had witnessed firsthand Yue Zhuoqun's cunning and feared that Li Qiushui might suffer a loss.

"Hahaha, junior sister, you've been mocking me for so long, but it turns out you have a pretty boy by your side too! You're a withered flower, yet you're still so dissolute and decadent. No wonder junior brother Wuyazi abandoned you." Tianshan Tonglao couldn't help but mock when she saw this scene: "Boy, do you know that the fairy sister you're talking about is already eighty-eight years old, and an ugly monster at that?"

Duan Yu was displeased upon hearing this and retorted, "Senior, don't talk nonsense. Although Fairy Sister is old, she looks like a celestial being, not an ugly monster."

"Tch, what a simple-minded boy. Her face was scratched by me many years ago. She's just using disguise to cover it up now. If you don't believe me, ask her to take off her veil and remove the disguise."

Duan Yu was stunned, looking at Li Qiushui in disbelief: "Fairy Sister, you..."

Li Qiushui's face darkened, and she said angrily, "Duan boy, get out of my way! I'm going to kill this dwarf today to avenge myself."

This unspoken remark was like a heavy blow to Duan Yu's chest; his face turned pale, his body swayed, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

He accepted that the fairy sister was very old, and he accepted that she was the Empress Dowager of Western Xia. But now that he was being told that he was ugly, it was like a bucket of ice water being poured over his head, leaving him feeling utterly disheartened.

Li Qiushui ignored his emotions and unleashed her White Rainbow Palm power with a flurry of palm strikes.

hum!

As she activated her innate true energy, the space within a radius of more than ten meters trembled, merging with her palm force, and the power of heaven and earth was drawn down to suppress Yue Zhuoqun.

If viewed from a distance, one would see that Li Qiushui had become one with the surrounding world, or rather, this space had become her domain of power, encompassing everything within its range.

Yue Zhuoqun stood motionless outside the entrance to the secret chamber, but his Longevity Supreme Technique was already in operation, his inner force roaring out and transforming into a protective aura.

Bang!

A white, rainbow-colored palm strike slammed into the protective aura, producing a muffled sound.

The air shield shook, but it was not shattered.

"Good lad, you can actually release a qi barrier at the acquired realm and even blocked my attack!"

Li Qiushui was secretly shocked. Although her attack was not at full strength, it was still something that ordinary people could not withstand. In the end, she couldn't even break through the opponent's protective aura.

Is this the strength one can possess at the Acquired Realm?

Chapter 148 Using Force to Suppress the Sky

"Senior sister, you trained him, didn't you?" Li Qiushui asked Tianshan Tonglao subconsciously.

Having been enemies for a lifetime, she knew very well how strong this senior sister was, and it wasn't impossible for her to train a powerful up-and-coming talent.

"Hehe, you've guessed wrong." Tianshan Tonglao said smugly, "See the Seven Treasures Ring on Junior Brother Yue's hand? He is the little disciple that Wuyazi took in on behalf of his master, and is now the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect. He came here specifically to protect me and deal with you, you wretch, at the behest of Junior Brother Wuyazi."

"Nonsense! Senior Brother Wuyazi only has me in his heart!" Li Qiushui shouted angrily, unable to calm down.

She didn't believe Wu Yazi would send someone to deal with her, but the Seven Treasures Ring couldn't be faked.

Could it be that Wu Yazi has truly fallen in love with Wu Xingyun?

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

With Wu Xingyun's perpetually small body and lack of everything, how could he possibly win Wu Yazi's favor?

"You brat, did you conspire with Wu Xingyun to murder Senior Brother Wuyazi and steal the Seven Treasures Ring?"

As he spoke, his attack did not stop. Bai Hong's palm strike carried the power of heaven and earth, making it even more powerful and stronger, aiming to shatter the protective aura wall in one blow.

Yue Zhuoqun shook her head speechlessly. The two were indeed fellow disciples, even their thought processes were the same.

"Senior Sister Li, since you refuse to believe me, I have no choice but to defeat you first before I can explain!"

With the Supreme Longevity Cultivation Technique and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique operating simultaneously, terrifying power emanated from within his body.

hold head high!

The emanating energy vibrated the air, like the roar of a dragon and elephant.

He leaped into the air, his fists glowing as he slammed them towards Li Qiushui's attack.

Boom!

The void paused for a moment, and Bai Hong's palm force was instantly shattered, causing Li Qiushui's body to sway.

She stared at Yue Zhuoqun in disbelief, only to find that the power of heaven and earth surrounding Yue Zhuoqun, which stretched several meters around him, was beyond her control.

"To use force to cleave the air? How can someone with an acquired body reach such a level of strength?"

Those who enter the realm of innate wonder have two paths to follow.

The first type is like her, focusing on cultivating true qi, using true qi to influence the environment, and mobilizing the power of heaven and earth for one's own use.

The second type is to strengthen the physique, which is what ordinary people call the "horizontal training" path. When the physical body is so strong that the spirit is indestructible, one can suppress heaven and earth with the body.

Using force to block the air is the manifestation of the second approach.

However, this can only be achieved after breaking through the innate realm and forging an innate spiritual body. She really couldn't understand how Yue Zhuoqun had reached this level in his acquired realm.

In fact, Yue Zhuoqun was able to do this entirely thanks to the Supreme Longevity Cultivation Technique.

Previously, simultaneously activating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill and the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, although the power was very strong, it was just a reckless charge by a brute.

The Supreme Longevity Cultivation Technique is different; it is not only an internal cultivation method but also possesses the characteristics of external martial arts training. It can perfectly combine internal strength with physical strength, with the two forces complementing each other to achieve the effect of using force to overcome emptiness.

Yue Zhuoqun did not explain Li Qiushui's doubts, but stepped closer and threw a punch.

With each punch, the power of heaven and earth was suppressed, greatly weakening Li Qiushui's attacks. Helpless, she could only rely on her agile movements and the unpredictable power of her White Rainbow Palm to fight back.

But she was, after all, a person of the Innate Wonder Realm. Even without using the power of heaven and earth, the palm force she unleashed with her innate true energy was extraordinary.

The aftershocks from their collision sent rubble flying across the ground, leaving trails of debris.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged dozens of blows, seemingly evenly matched, but in reality, Li Qiushui had unspeakable suffering.

Yue Zhuoqun intentionally closed the distance and engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat with her.