Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 1097: Chapter 1097: Recognize Yourself

Zong Chaosheng smiled confidently.

Bowing, he said, "Then I’ll go!"

He walked towards the stele and just discovered there was a scale on it, indicating someone was inside.

"Jian Family Master, who is inside?"

Jian Lanjiang replied, "Jiang Fan."

"No worries, you enter different spaces, without interfering with each other."

Zong Chaosheng chuckled, "It’s him, huh?"

"I heard from Weishuang that he has the potential of the Taichang Eighteen Sons."

"Just as well, I will be his benchmark."

"Surpass me, and it would mean he possesses the grace of the Taichang Eighteen Sons."

"If not...he would have to go back and practice more."

With a playful tone, he approached the stele and was absorbed into it.

Jian Weishuang stomped her feet in anxiety, complaining, "Grandfather, how could you agree with him?"

"I won’t marry anyone!"

Jian Lanjiang laughed, "Relax."

"Grandfather knows what he’s doing."

"Chen Jing came quietly one time, and he only won five consecutive matches before being defeated and leaving."

"Do you think Zong Chaosheng can rival Chen Jing?"

Jian Weishuang was shocked upon hearing this.

"Chen Jing came here? Yet stopped at five consecutive wins?"

"Then I am relieved!"

She took a deep breath, with no trace of worry in her eyes.

Outsiders only know Chen Jing as a Four Apertures Nascent Soul, unremarkable.

But, a direct disciple of True Word Venerable, how could it be that simple?

If he stopped at five wins, Zong Chaosheng has even less hope.

Jian Lanjiang said, "Come back in half a day for a look."

"Perhaps, before half a day, they would be out."

Inside the space.

Jiang Fan was battling a shadow.

He was entirely pitch black, except for his crimson eyes, like the Slaughter Skill practiced to the deepest point.

Once he made a move, it was relentless to the death.

His realm had reached the Sixth-stage Nascent Soul, his tactics were endless.

In close combat, the bones within him could transform into blades, striking an unexpected, deadly blow to Jiang Fan.

In long-range battle, he could unleash slaughter energy that disturbed the Heart Spirit.

Besides that, there were various deadly and strange moves.

Even, he had soul defense techniques.

And his battle experience was exceedingly rich.

He almost fully reached the limit of Jiang Fan’s strength.

He had encountered many opponents of Sixth-stage Nascent Soul.

Xuanxing, Xuan Ye, Black Bone Master, all were cut down by his blade.

The first two were considerably tough, the latter much easier.

But this shadow before him, brought unprecedented pressure to Jiang Fan.

Every confrontation was perilous.

Without resorting to several killing devices, it was extremely difficult to win.

Yet this was precisely what Jiang Fan desired!

He had never faced such an evenly matched enemy, allowing him to battle to his heart’s content.

Various tactics could be executed without hesitation.

As the battle continued.

His many tactics became more skillful and perfected.

His battle experience had been tempered richer.

Most importantly, his unstable foundation visibly solidified.

Within three days, he could completely stabilize his foundation.

After thousands of rounds, Jiang Fan’s power was completely exhausted, and only then did he narrowly defeat the opponent.

The shadow shattered.

Transforming into smoke, it poured into Jiang Fan’s body.

The lost Nascent Soul Power and Physique power were quickly restored.

Jiang Fan was secretly amazed, was it so miraculous?

Immediately, various Slaughter Skills used by the shadow before appeared in his mind.

"Defeating the projection, can automatically acquire the opponent’s Slaughter Skills?"

Jiang Fan was surprised again.

This stele is too generous!

He couldn’t help but comprehend these Slaughter Skills that had put him in such a difficult situation.

If he could master them, he could play an effective role in future battles.

However.

Moments later, he suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of doubt flashing within them.

"Why do these Slaughter Skills feel so abnormal?"

Having comprehended many Cultivation Techniques, he already had an intuition far beyond ordinary people regarding the quality of a Cultivation Technique.

The Slaughter Skills before him, in many places, evidently had intentional deepening of slaughter energy.

Knowing that slaughter energy ultimately leads to Loss of Mind.

The creator not only didn’t attempt to reduce the accumulation of slaughter energy.

On the contrary, they were deliberately guiding practitioners to deepen the slaughter energy.

Being cautious.

He gave up on practicing these Slaughter Skills.

He already had sufficient methods himself, Slaughter Skills were an enhancement.

No need to provoke hidden dangers.

At this moment, another shadow appeared before him.

It had absorbed the experience from the last defeat and became stronger.

Jiang Fan found it harder to deal with.

But Jiang Fan also made progress, not falling behind, and engaged in a fierce battle with it.

Half a day later.

In the square.

Jian Lanjiang was guiding Jian Weishuang’s cultivation, saying with satisfaction:

"The Slaughter Skills are now quite perfected, strength comparable to Five Apertures Nascent Soul."

"Next, if there’s an opportunity in Taicang State, you qualify to compete."

Jian Weishuang sheathed her sword, showing confusion: "Opportunity?"

Jian Lanjiang stroked his beard: "I received a bit of inside information."

"Qintian Bureau intends to unlock a battle field sealed for a thousand years."

"That was the fiercest site during the great battle a thousand years ago."

"Countless Venerates, Giant Kings fell within."

"There was even a Great Sage who buried there."

"If talking about opportunity, what could compare to that in the world?"

Jian Weishuang was astonished.

How intense was the battle a thousand years ago?

What a remarkable scene that battle field must be?

Jian Lanjiang said: "The arrival of the Ancient Giants is imminent, Qintian Bureau also hopes to enhance the strength of the Taicang State’s strong practitioners."

"However, whether to open it or not depends on the investigation situation of the Connecting Sky Black Pillar this time."

"If manageable, it is likely to remain sealed."

"If rather perilous, then it would be opened."

Jian Weishuang’s eyes showed a trace of surprise.

That battle field, why is it sealed?

Is there some secret within that they don’t want anyone to know?

"Alright, let’s go have a look at the Slaughter Stele."

"I guess Zong Chaosheng has mostly come out already."

Jian Lanjiang floated away with his hands behind his back.

Jian Weishuang followed, no longer caring about Zong Chaosheng’s results.

Anyway, he wouldn’t surpass Chen Jing.

Her curiosity lay in Jiang Fan, asking:

"Grandfather, do you think Jiang Fan might still be persisting?"

Jian Lanjiang laughed again, "Impossible."

"Under the limits of strength, what’s tested are the battle experiences and various methods of both sides."

"Jiang Fan comes from the continent, has limited learning."

"The fact he could suppress our clan’s two Sixth-stage Nascent Souls and four Five Apertures Nascent Souls must already be the limit of his methods."

"And battle experience, the continent similarly lacks the chance for honing, probably also very average."

"Considering everything, do you still think he can persist?"

Jian Weishuang was speechless.

Due to that one loss, she indeed applied too many filters on Jiang Fan.

In essence, Jiang Fan is from a barren place like the continent.

The sect is just a newly emerging small sect.

How can it compare with Zong Chaosheng?

Jian Lanjiang recalled Jiang Fan’s refusal of his marriage proposal.

Shrugging, he said: "It’s good that he realizes his own limits."

"For young people, encountering some setbacks isn’t necessarily a bad thing."