Chapter 297: Chapter 143: Reverse-Slaying a Postnatal, Straight into the Third Layer

If Zhang Su’s sword moved forward just one more inch, its tip would pierce his skin and penetrate his heart.

"I surrender..."

Lei Xuan shouted hastily.

This Gang Force Martial Artist before him was simply too vicious.

He was genuinely afraid Zhang Su wouldn’t be able to hold back. If he was killed by accident, it really wouldn’t be worth it.

It wasn’t necessary, not for a Cultivation Room in the Five Elements Valley.

He had suffered so much and endured countless hardships to finally reach the Postnatal Realm. To die at the hands of a Gang Force disciple would be a terrible injustice.

Therefore, Lei Xuan decisively surrendered.

Zhang Su’s sword stopped instantly.

He was using the Heavy Sword Form, not the Infinite Sword Scripture, so he could control it with ease.

The sword’s tip held steady at Lei Xuan’s chest, not moving a fraction of an inch further.

CLICK.

Zhang Su sheathed his sword with a clean, crisp motion.

He gave Lei Xuan a slight nod before heading straight for Cultivation Room 85 on the Third Layer of the Five Elements Valley.

Lei Xuan stood frozen in place, letting out a long sigh of relief.

He knew he had lost a great deal of face this time.

He had been defeated by a Gang Force Martial Artist, and had even surrendered voluntarily.

If word of this got out, his reputation would be completely ruined.

But Zhang Su of Mixed Element Peak... he was truly strong.

Even if they fought again, he had no confidence he could win.

So, Lei Xuan didn’t linger. His figure looked pathetic as he practically fled from the Five Elements Valley.

Seeing this, all the surrounding disciples who had been watching the fight fell silent.

Lei Xuan of Purple Cloud Peak. They had all heard of him.

He was no nameless nobody.

Many Official Disciples even recognized his famous "Heart Thunder Saber."

If the Gang Force Lei Xuan had cultivated back then hadn’t been a little lacking, he would have likely become an Official Disciple long ago.

He might even have become a prominent figure among the Official Disciples.

Even though Lei Xuan only had a Fourth-Grade Gang Force, his current strength was no less than that of an ordinary Official Disciple.

And yet, he was defeated with a single sword strike by someone at the Gang Force level?

And he’d surrendered of his own volition...

If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed Lei Xuan had such a side to him.

However, after the silence, the gazes of many disciples turned toward Cultivation Room 85 on the Third Layer.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t see what was happening inside the Cultivation Room.

"This person is a Named Disciple from Mixed Element Peak, named Zhang Su? Why have I never heard of him before?"

"His Gang Force should be Pure Yang Gang Power, from cultivating the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill... But the greatest feature of this Divine Technique isn’t that it produces a Third-Grade Gang Force. It’s that he can perform the Nine Unification whenever he wants, instantly generating Inner Strength and advancing to the Postnatal Realm. So why didn’t he advance? Why come to the Five Elements Valley to cultivate instead? Is he planning to Melt Gang?"

"Melt Gang, yes, that must be it. Coming to the Five Elements Valley to cultivate most likely means he’s practicing a Five Elements Type Skill. And since he already has Pure Yang Gang Power, a Third-Grade Gang Force, the Five Elements Type Skill would have to be even stronger. It must be the Great Five Elements Divine Technique. Fusing Pure Yang Gang Power with Five Elements Gang Force... is he trying to cultivate Primordial Gang Force?"

"That’s right, he’s from Mixed Element Peak, and isn’t the strongest Gang Force of Mixed Element Peak the Primordial Gang Force? Even among First-Grade Gang Forces, Primordial Gang Force is top-tier! Zhang Su has some serious ambition. A mere Named Disciple, actually trying to cultivate Primordial Gang Force..."

An Official Disciple from Mixed Element Peak nodded, a complicated look in his eyes.

As someone from Mixed Element Peak, he naturally knew what Primordial Gang Force signified.

It was the strongest Gang Force of Mixed Element Peak. Throughout history, every disciple who had successfully cultivated it was an individual of breathtaking talent.

The fact that fusing Five Elements Gang Force and Pure Yang Gang Power could create Primordial Gang Force was supposed to be a secret.

One usually had to consult an Instructor to learn of it.

But some of the more experienced and knowledgeable Official Disciples had still guessed Zhang Su’s goal.

Zhang Su wasn’t the first to try something like this, and he wouldn’t be the last.

It’s just that most of the highly determined Martial Artists who attempted to improve their Gang Force quality ended up failing.

Whether it was the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill or the Great Five Elements Divine Technique,

mastering even one of them required an unfathomable amount of effort.

It also demanded immense talent.

Otherwise, forcing oneself to cultivate them would just be a futile waste of energy in the end.

"Primordial Gang Force is incredible! But the Great Five Elements Divine Technique can’t be mastered just by occupying a Cultivation Room in the Five Elements Valley..."

A Direct Disciple in a Purple Robe suddenly spoke up.

He stood on an observation deck above the valley, his gaze calmly fixed on Cultivation Room 85 on the Third Layer.

His purple robe shimmered faintly in the sunlight, and the golden embroidery on it indicated his extraordinary status in the Upper Sect.

"But if he doesn’t risk it all, he’ll never become a Direct Disciple. At least this person has the spirit to try, which is commendable. After all, not everyone can be like us and directly cultivate a First-Grade Gang Force."

At that moment, another Direct Disciple spoke slowly.

He also wore a purple robe, though the style was slightly different, with a golden cloud pattern embroidered on the cuffs.

Neither of them knew Zhang Su; they had just happened to witness the scene and were moved to comment.

Geniuses were plentiful across the Upper Sect’s Nine Peaks.

But becoming a Direct Disciple was incredibly difficult.

Many believed that with enough hard work, or a bit of luck, they had a chance to become a Direct Disciple.

But true Direct Disciples knew better.

One didn’t become a Direct Disciple through hard work; one was born to be a Direct Disciple.

This was because Direct Disciples often possessed terrifying talent, with foundations ten or even a hundred times deeper than other Martial Artists, right from the Qi Blood Realm to the Gang Force stage.

By choosing the right Cultivation Technique, they could directly cultivate a First-Grade Gang Force.

They had no need for methods like the Melt Gang Technique to fuse and improve the quality of their Gang Force.

Of course, there were those who had relied on the Melt Gang Technique to improve their Gang Force quality and eventually become a Direct Disciple.

But such people were as rare as a phoenix’s feather even in the Upper Sect, exceptionally so.

The two Direct Disciples glanced at each other and said no more.

They turned and left the observation deck.

A Named Disciple attempting to achieve a First-Grade Gang Force through the Melt Gang Technique was something that happened every year in the Upper Sect.

But those who actually succeeded were few and far between.

Zhang Su had no idea that his feat of entering the Third Layer directly had caused such a stir in the Five Elements Valley.

At this moment, he was already sitting cross-legged in Cultivation Room 85 on the Third Layer.

The door to the Cultivation Room slowly closed behind him, shutting out all the clamor and discussion from the outside world.

Zhang Su began to circulate the Great Five Elements Divine Technique.

Soon, an hour had passed.

SNAP.

Zhang Su’s eyes flew open, a flash of pleasant surprise in them.

’The Third Layer of the Five Elements Valley... the effect is incredible! At this cultivation speed, and if I take all of Lu Danxi’s Medicine Pills, reaching Perfection with my Great Five Elements Divine Technique will only take...’

Zhang Su made a rough estimate in his mind.

’Three months! It will only take three months for the Great Five Elements Divine Technique to reach Perfection...’

This far exceeded his expectations.

Previously, on the first layer, it would have taken Zhang Su ten months to bring the Great Five Elements Divine Technique to Perfection.

He never thought it would now only take three months.

Although it was just a rough estimate, it was unlikely to be far off the mark.

’If I could cultivate in the Middle Three Layers of the Five Elements Valley, or even the Upper Three Layers, couldn’t I bring the Great Five Elements Divine Technique to Perfection in just ten or fifteen days?’

’It’s... unbelievable!’

’This Five Elements Valley is truly wonderful beyond words!’

However, Zhang Su also knew that the Third Layer of the Five Elements Valley was basically the limit of his current strength.

The Martial Artists in the Middle Three Layers all had the strength of Official Disciples.

And the Inner Strength of Official Disciples was typically generated from an Upper Third-Grade Gang Power, its quality far beyond what the likes of Du Hong or Lei Xuan could compare to.

With his current strength, it was hard to say if he could win against them.

If he were to use the Infinite Sword Scripture, it was possible he could ascend to a higher layer.

But once he used the Infinite Sword Scripture, he would need several days to fully recover.

If someone challenged him during that time, he would be defeated without a doubt.

Therefore, he could only stay on the Third Layer of the Five Elements Valley for now.

’I’ll just stay on the Third Layer... Three months is fast enough!’

Zhang Su had already made up his mind.

He would stay and cultivate on the Third Layer of the Five Elements Valley.

He would set a three-month deadline.

He had only one goal: to achieve Perfection in the Great Five Elements Divine Technique!

With this in mind, Zhang Su stopped overthinking and immediately began to seize every moment to cultivate the Great Five Elements Divine Technique.

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