Reversing the Milky Way

In the area isolated by the magic array, Xu Hongyu and Luo Fan stood facing each other.

"Luo Fan! I didn't expect that you not only recovered your strength, but also broke through to the late stage of Qi Condensation Realm. It really surprised me. However, my engagement with Feng Siqi has already been arranged, so there is no point in you showing off here!"

"Hehe! Young Master Xu, you really think highly of yourself. I've already said that my challenge to you was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation. My main purpose was these rewards, even if they're not much, every little bit helps. Or are you already exhausted after using that move and don't dare to fight me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hongyu's heart was also stirred.

"Hehe, Luo Fan, I remember when Sect Master Feng broke off the engagement, you came to my Tyrant Blade Sect to provoke me in a fit of anger, but you couldn't even get through the gates of my Tyrant Blade Sect. Everyone in Baifeng City knows about this. Your deeds are already common knowledge. Yet you still dare to spout nonsense here. You've only recovered a little bit of cultivation and you're already so arrogant."

After speaking, Xu Hongyu held the Thousand Flame Yang Blade horizontally, and his aura suddenly surged, not inferior to that of Luo Fan opposite him.

"You're not the only one who's almost there, Ruofan!"

After speaking, Xu Hongyu's eyes were piercing, but Ruofan's face remained completely expressionless.

"Xu Hongyu, there's something I've heard that you might not have heard before?"

"What?"

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential!"

After speaking, Luo Fan suddenly raised his hand and slammed it against the wooden box beside him. In the blink of an eye, patterns rapidly lit up the surface of the box. Then, the box quickly split open from the top, and a stream of red light shot out from it. At the same time, waves of spiritual energy accompanied the red light and spread outwards from the box. The people sitting in their seats looked at each other in astonishment, all feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the box.

However, at that moment, the opened wooden box quickly closed, and the red light that had previously shot out from the box now hovered in front of Luo Fan. Only then did everyone realize that it was actually a fire-attribute spirit sword that was no less powerful than the Thousand Flame Yang Blade.

"I didn't expect that Luo Fan would also possess a spirit-grade weapon. Although it is of low grade, it is not something that ordinary people can possess. Moreover, judging from the aura emanating from the wooden box just now, I'm afraid..."

Upon hearing Feng Wuhen's words, Xu Yuanshan, who was sitting not far from him, showed a hint of tension on his face. He quickly transmitted his voice to Xu Hongyu in the arena.

(Hongyu, don't be careless! This kid has gotten some kind of good fortune somewhere, he might be difficult to deal with, so be careful.)

After hearing his father's instructions, Xu Hongyu stared intently at Luo Fan in front of him. He saw that the red spirit sword in Luo Fan's hand, like his own longsword, was radiating a blazing red light.

As Bai Muxuan gave the signal to begin, the atmosphere in the center of the arena instantly became tense. Xu Hongyu went straight for the attack, holding his longsword upright in front of him and stroking the blade with two fingers, extending upwards from the hilt. At the same time, blazing fire-attribute spiritual energy began to form a spirit armor technique beneath his feet, continuously spreading throughout his entire body.

Luo Fan then directly raised his spirit sword into the air, simultaneously conjuring six clones that floated around him and rotated continuously.

"Flaming Blade Technique!"

Xu Hongyu, wielding the Thousand Flame Yang Blade, launched a swift attack, his figure leaping up like an arrow released from a bow, rushing towards his opponent with such speed that only afterimages remained.

Ruofan stood not far away, holding a long sword. The scorching heat emanating from the sword was no less than that of the Thousand Flame Yang Blade. With a swing of his weapon, the six phantom spirit swords floating around him quickly attacked Xu Hongyu, who was rushing towards him, with lightning speed.

In an instant, the six longsword clones intertwined in the air, creating a dazzling net of swords and launching a continuous attack on Xu Hongyu. In the blink of an eye, the arena was ablaze with sword light and sparks flew everywhere. Xu Hongyu had initially intended to use his spirit armor technique to defend himself, but when facing the longsword clones conjured by Luo Fan, he could clearly feel his spirit armor being easily cut through. Sensing this suffocating threat, he immediately swung his longsword to block all the attacking longsword clones. Each collision generated waves of spiritual energy that rapidly spread outwards from the center of the arena.

The longsword in Luo Fan's hand was, after all, a low-grade spiritual weapon. To counter a weapon of this level, one must use an object of the same level. It would be extremely difficult for a cultivator to resist with just the spiritual energy armor he had condensed. Unless one's cultivation had reached a certain level, it would be impossible to block the attack of a spiritual weapon.

Luo Fan continued to manipulate his sword clones to relentlessly attack Xu Hongyu, and the six sword clones he conjured were consuming a great deal of his spiritual energy. For a time, the situation on the field shifted to Luo Fan constantly suppressing Xu Hongyu.

"It's unbelievable that Luo Fan can use such skillful sword control techniques. To transform a spirit-grade weapon into six clones requires powerful spiritual energy to support it."

Upon hearing Feng Wuhen's words, Xu Yuanshan said with a solemn expression, "Hmph! That's all there is to it. If that's all there is to it, then Luo Fan has disappointed me somewhat."

After saying that, he continued to watch the fight on the field. At this moment, Xu Hongyu began to use his spiritual power clone technique. This technique is called the Spirit Splitting Technique. It is a spiritual power clone formed by condensing the spiritual power in one's own body. It only has the form but no intention. From a distance, one can only see that it is a fiery red spiritual power clone, but one can still tell that the clone looks exactly like Xu Hongyu.

Xu Hongyu immediately conjured two clones to engage Luo Fan's longsword clone in battle, while his main body continued to charge towards Luo Fan.

Upon seeing this, Luo Fan quickly raised his sword and charged forward, instantly creating a dazzling spectacle on the field.

Bai Cheng, sitting in his seat, watched the competition intently. So far, he didn't recognize any of the techniques they were using, and he felt like an outsider sitting there.

In the arena, after a fierce exchange with Luo Fan, Xu Hongyu quickly pulled out a talisman from his pocket and activated it. As the talisman transformed into a burst of spiritual light and dissipated into the air, a magic circle was created. A lion engulfed in flames roared and leaped out of the circle, which was the Flame Beast move from the Fire Spirit Technique.

Everyone gasped in surprise upon seeing this.

At this moment, Wu Daoling, the head of the Xuanwu Hall, also uttered a disdainful sound.

"This competition is clearly a contest of the two sides' own abilities, but Xu Hongyu actually used talismans that are beyond his own abilities. Doesn't he feel ashamed?"

"Hmph, my son's talismans were made by himself, not by external force. This is part of his own strength. How is it shameful? Do you think that you have to cultivate your physique like a bunch of brutes to be considered as having strength?"

After saying that, Xu Yuanshan gave a cold snort, and the noise in the room quieted down considerably after hearing his words.

In the arena, the fiery lion summoned by Xu Hongyu immediately charged towards Luo Fan. With each step it took, the flames under its feet bloomed like blazing flowers, and the patterns of the flames quickly spread across the ground.

Facing the lion engulfed in flames, Luo Fan remained calm.

"Since Young Master Xu wants to play around with talismans, then I won't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, Luo Fan also took out a talisman from his pocket and unleashed it. The light blue talisman quickly dissipated in the air, and at the same time, a pair of blue wings roared out from the magic circle that was created.

Immediately afterwards, a giant winged bird with blue spiritual energy all over its body suddenly appeared from the magic circle. Under Luo Fan's control, the giant winged bird fought with the previous fiery lion. In an instant, the scorching heat on the field seemed to be suddenly suppressed by the blue winged bird, and a cool aura spread out.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuanshan, who was sitting at the banquet, immediately turned gloomy.

"Wait, Luo Fan is cheating. The talisman he's using is clearly not compatible with his spiritual constitution."

Upon hearing this, the two fighters quickly distanced themselves from each other.

"Luo Fan, you need to prove that you created the talisman yourself. Otherwise, we can only accuse you of violating the rules by using items beyond your own capabilities."

Bai Muxuan's words echoed in the hall. Upon hearing this, Luo Fan calmly opened his palm. As his spiritual power surged, a ball of spiritual power symbolizing the water attribute appeared in his hand, followed by the wood attribute, the earth attribute, and then the metal attribute. Everyone was extremely surprised when they saw this.

"As expected, he can already display a complete spiritual energy physique at this level. I'm afraid his future cultivation path will be incredibly smooth, and the lowest level he can reach is the Tonghai Realm."

Bai Cheng heard Bai Fengze's voice beside him. Hearing this, Bai Cheng felt puzzled, as if there was something hidden in his words. This reminded him of a question he had asked before.

“Brother Fengze, I’ve seen most cultivators get stuck at a certain level. And what you just said, does that mean that the cultivation level is related to a person’s physical constitution?”

"That's right. A person's cultivation level is indeed related to their physique. I think you've noticed that although some people have the same cultivation level, some are old while others are in their prime. The main reason for this is the difference in people's cultivation physique. This is also why the saying goes that people are born unequal."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng suddenly realized what was going on.

"So, does that mean the more cultivation physique one displays, the higher the realm one can advance to later?"

"That's right, that's exactly how it is. The highest realm that can be reached by a single cultivation physique is the late stage of Qi Condensation. No matter how many rare and precious treasures you consume, you will never be able to advance any further. To open the Heart Meridian, you need to exhibit at least two cultivation physiques. And each subsequent meridian opening requires an additional cultivation physique. Only when all five cultivation physiques are complete can the Heavenly Meridian be opened. People with all five spiritual attributes are called those with a complete physique, and those with a complete physique are also known as peerless geniuses."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his mind.

"So that's how it is. I finally understand what Meng Xun meant back then. I've only demonstrated one type of spiritual power physique so far. Does that mean my cultivation limit will be stuck at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation for life? Wait a minute! If people with complete cultivation physiques are divided into the five spiritual power physiques of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, then how are people with special spiritual power physiques classified? So far, I've only seen Bai Fengze use special wind attribute spiritual power, but I've never seen him demonstrate any other physique. Not only him, but Bai Muwan is the same."

“Brother Fengze, I see that you haven’t used any other spiritual energy physique, so doesn’t that mean your highest cultivation level is the current late stage of Qi Condensation?”

"Hehe, of course not. There are other reasons why I don't show my other spiritual power physique. If I don't show my rare special physique, how will others know my name and the power of the family behind me? You know, people with rare physique attributes are not common. Once mentioned, some people's names will immediately appear in their minds. I said before that this behavior will save us a lot of trouble."

As he spoke, Bai Fengze slowly opened his left hand, and then Bai Cheng saw three different spiritual energy orbs appear on his left hand: wood, earth, and water.

Afterwards, Bai Fengze put away his left hand and continued, "Did you know? Based on observations over the past few thousand years, people with special cultivation physiques have complete Five Elements foundational constitutions. Although my constitution is not yet fully manifested at this stage, the remaining Five Elements foundational constitutions will gradually appear during my subsequent cultivation. This situation is also inherited from the attributes of one's ancestors. This is why some powerful cultivator families place great importance on marriage alliances."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng began to ponder.

'Hmm? If that's the case, then Feng Siqi, the daughter of the Wind Sect Master, also possesses a wind-attribute spiritual power constitution. But I've only seen Xu Hongyu display fire-attribute spiritual power so far. Could it be that he has another constitution? No, it must be because the weapon in his hand has altered his spiritual power attribute; otherwise, he wouldn't be producing a single-attribute spiritual power fluctuation.'

At this moment, Xu Hongyu, who was on the field, was annoyed when he saw Luo Fan's calm expression. Upon seeing this, Luo Fan quickly returned to the wooden box and patted it again.

At this moment, the patterns on the wooden box emitted a light again. Then, the wooden box quickly opened, and a blue light flew out and floated in front of him.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone present was once again shocked.

Upon seeing this scene, Xu Yuanshan's eyes gleamed with disbelief.

When Feng Wuhen saw the spirit sword floating in front of Luo Fan, his pupils trembled.

"This! This is actually another spirit-grade weapon! It's already extremely rare for a cultivator at his level to possess even one spirit-grade weapon, let alone a second one!"