Chapter 20: Condensing Dao Yuan

After a night of cultivation, Chu Tiange's cultivation of the sixth level of Qi was stable, and he could control the Dao Yuan more freely. This undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for practicing the Eight Desolates and Six Harmonies Fist.

As Chu Tiange opened his eyes, a glint of energy flashed. Despite his seemingly frail body, he concealed tremendous explosive power.

As he stepped outside, the sky was already turning pale. It was time to start the day's physical training. The difference from yesterday was that Chu Tiange had added heavy iron plates to his hands and feet, adding up to over a hundred catties. This was a method he used to train his body in his previous life, and now he applied it to his cultivation.

As he began jogging in the Chu family's courtyard, he was intercepted by Chu Qingyu.

"You are really weak, sweating after just a few steps?" Chu Qingyu, unaware of Chu Tiange's added weight, mocked him. But Chu Tiange, not wanting to stoop to her level, ran straight past her without even looking at her. If it weren't for Chu Nantian's favor, Chu Tiange would have taught her a lesson long ago.

Seeing Chu Tiange ignore her, Chu Qingyu couldn't help but grit her teeth. She considered herself a beauty, yet she was being ignored, which hurt her pride.

Chu Qingyu, filled with anger, unleashed a punch towards Chu Tiange's head. However, Chu Tiange, taken aback by her sudden attack in public, swiftly raised his arm to block her furious strike.

When Chu Qingyu's palm energy made contact with Chu Tiange's arm, she immediately regretted it. If she injured him, and he complained to his father, she would be in big trouble. But to her surprise, her palm felt as if it had struck an iron plate, causing her hand to ache. She was a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi, the top among the younger generation of the Chu family. How could this be possible?

However, when she saw the iron plate under the torn clothes on Chu Tiange's arm, she was stunned. He had tied iron plates to his body to achieve his physical training goals. She had just mocked him, and now she felt ashamed.

In Chu Tiange's eyes, this woman was crazy. She had struck him, yet she blushed when she saw the iron plate. This only reinforced his belief that she was not right in the head, so he didn't bother to argue and quickly left. Seeing Chu Tiange turn and run, Chu Qingyu was dumbfounded.

"Stop, I won't hit you!" Chu Qingyu shouted anxiously, afraid of jeopardizing her father's business because of her mistake.

"I won't, you're crazy. You're a madwoman," muttered Chu Tiange as he ran.

Chu Qingyu heard Chu Tiange calling her a madwoman, and her regained composure was instantly lost.

"Chu Tiange, if you're a man, fight me instead of just running away," taunted Chu Qingyu.

"Just because I'm a man, I won't stoop to your level. Haven't you heard that a real man doesn't fight with a woman?" retorted Chu Tiange. From the Chu family's courtyard to the Wolong Mountain, the two of them showed no signs of fatigue.

"Are you a real man? If you don't admit you're inferior, I won't let it go. Otherwise, I'll make a scene, even if it means defying the heavens and the earth," said Chu Qingyu, infuriated by Chu Tiange's words. As a pampered daughter of the Chu family, even though it was just verbal friction, it still made her very angry.

"Miss, you'd better not get angry. I'm afraid you have bad breath!" Chu Tiange's words completely extinguished the last of Chu Qingyu's rationality, leaving her with a face full of frustration and gritted teeth.

Chu Qingyu angrily shouted, "Mystic-level martial art, Gentle Steps of Qingyu!" Her footsteps seemed to become illusory, as if strolling through a garden in the afternoon, but in an instant, she appeared next to Chu Tiange and aimed for his back. Chu Tiange quickly turned to defend himself, but he was a step too slow and received her furious strike.

Chu Tiange was sent flying, but at the critical moment, he activated his Dao Yuan to protect his back. If he had been hit, he would have been severely injured, if not killed. Now, Chu Tiange was furious. If the other party wanted to kill him, why was he still running away?

Ignoring the blood at the corner of his mouth, Chu Tiange stared at Chu Qingyu with a fierce glint in his eyes. Chu Qingyu could feel it; this was a killing intent!

Chu Tiange suddenly attacked, his Qi-infused palm carrying the momentum of thunder as it swept towards Chu Qingyu. Chu Qingyu, not to be outdone, unleashed her martial art, Mountain-Crushing Palm. The clash of their forces caused a violent disturbance in the surrounding elemental energy. Deep craters about a yard deep appeared beneath their feet. Both of them staggered back, seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

Although Chu Tiange's Dao Yuan was pure, his attack methods were limited, while Chu Qingyu's cultivation was two levels higher than his. However, because of Chu Tiange's robust Dao Yuan, their strengths were evenly matched.

Chu Tiange suddenly looked at Chu Qingyu, compressing the Dao Yuan in his body towards his right arm. He struggled to compress it, and just as it was about to reach the critical point and disperse as usual, Chu Tiange did not allow this to happen. He shouted, "Condense for me!" Suddenly, the about-to-disperse Dao Yuan began to condense again, with a loud explosion and flying dust. Chu Tiange, who emerged from it, looked like a god descending to earth, with his right arm now a lustrous color like glass, resembling a fine piece of art, and his long hair moving without wind.

Chu Qingyu in front of Chu Tiange was stunned, obviously recognizing that this was the manifestation of the essence of Dao Yuan. She couldn't help but mutter, "How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. Prepare to die!" Chu Tiange shouted, fiercely pointing his Eight Wilderness Six Harmonies Fist at Chu Qingyu. And Chu Qingyu was also extraordinary, using the Profound Rank martial art, the Mountain Shattering Seal, which was the highest-level martial art of the Chu family. At this moment, Chu Qingyu used it, intending to determine life and death with Chu Tiange.

Just as the two of them were about to use their ultimate martial arts, a voice filled with authority came from the sky, saying, "Stop both of you!"