The intense airflow was compressed and scattered.

This move was extremely powerful, exceeding Zhang Rongfang's previous Extreme State by twice!

Yet it still missed.

Even though the speed was significantly faster than before, it still narrowly missed, grazing past Tang Xinyi's head and taking her strands of hair flying.

She, too, had already activated the final form.

The end form of the Five-Heart Stepping Void Scripture she had condensed was named Stepping Void.

It could drastically increase body technique speed, precision, and... the ability to see through!

Swish.

At the moment she activated the final form, her pupils suddenly contracted, resembling a slit like a vertical pupil.

Apart from this, there was no other change to her entire body.

As Zhang Rongfang's arms swept over her head.

Tang Xinyi fell to the ground, her wrists flicking out sharp daggers.

The muscles of her elbows and back wriggled rapidly like spiders, shifting forward on the ground.

This move positioned her just beneath Zhang Rongfang's front.

Five-Heart Stepping Void Scripture, Limit-Breaking Skill: Mountain Viewing!

Swish!

The two daggers, as sharp as cutting through iron like mud, pierced upward once again towards Zhang Rongfang's abdomen.

Their trajectory was elusive, like the ethereal fog in the mountains, or the sea of trees swaying in the wind.

Though it seemed clear, it gave an impossibly elusive feeling.

"Your moves are too simple....!!!?" Before Tang Xinyi could finish speaking, she suddenly stopped abruptly.

Because right before her eyes, Zhang Rongfang, at this moment, seemed like a phantom, slowly dissipating and disappearing.

She... what she just stabbed at!

Was actually just the opponent's afterimage!!?

Swish!

Tang Xinyi swiftly turned around and saw Zhang Rongfang already standing behind her.

He had his back to her, bathed in sunlight.

In his right hand, he was lightly holding a black-purple collar flower.

The orchid-shaped collar flower was the accessory she had just pinned beside her neck.

And being able to take her collar flower meant that if he had gone a bit further just now...

Tang Xinyi felt a chill down her spine.

A sense of fatal cramp she hadn't experienced in a long time surged through her body like an electric current.

"Did you see?" Zhang Rongfang slightly turned his face.

The clothing on his upper body had already been torn apart, revealing a bare and muscular back.

The blood lotus that had completely expanded was also displayed before Tang Xinyi, dazzling and enchanting.

"This is the greatest difference between me and you all, and them."

He lightly tossed away the collar flower and slowly turned around, with a calm smile on his face.

"I have already walked on the correct path of the Great Dao, but you." He raised his hand, pointing at Tang Xinyi.

"You have deviated from the Dao and become heretics!"

"You're not a God Worshiper!!?" Tang Xinyi finally confirmed, her pupils contracted to the extreme. "Nor an Extreme Realm!!"

"What... kind of monster are you!?"

"Monster?" Zhang Rongfang suddenly vanished from where he stood.

Boom!!!

Tang Xinyi's body was lifted into the air, and her long hair was grabbed and swung back, hitting the ground.

Boom!!

With a massive impact, she raised her head and spat out blood, immediately trying to stab the large hand on her long hair.

Clang clang!!

To her despair, her two daggers couldn't even pierce the opponent's skin!?

"Your martial arts are strong, but your path has long strayed from the Dao." Zhang Rongfang lifted her by her long hair, suspending her face to face with him.

"I hail from the Great Dao Teaching, mastering the Cultivation of Literature, practicing orthodox Daoist martial arts, and have now reached great success! And you call me a monster!?"

He leaned in closer to her.

"Have you heard of Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, Five Qi to the Origin?"

Clang!

Tang Xinyi spat out a steel needle that suddenly shot out, striking Zhang Rongfang's cheek, making a crisp sound, and then bouncing away.

A red dot appeared on Zhang Rongfang's cheek but soon healed and disappeared by itself.

"Do you see? This is the Immortal Path! This is the orthodox Daoist lineage! In the future, I shall become a celestial being!"

Well, after telling enough lies, Zhang Rongfang almost started to believe them himself.

But it didn't matter; after all, he just wanted to find a suitable reason and foundation for his power first, to stabilize it.

As for everything else, as long as he's not considered a monster, nothing else matters.

"Celestial!?" Tang Xinyi felt like her worldview built over decades was about to be utterly shattered into pieces.

What nonsense is this!?

She looked at the four-meter-tall figure in front of her, covered in blood-red muscle, veined patterns, with a fierce and twisted face, and two rows of sharp teeth in its mouth.

This is what he calls a celestial!?

Then what about those in mythology, those who are ethereal, secluded in the mountains, with great divine abilities, what are they called?

Woosh. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

She was flung heavily into the air, immediately rolling mid-air and landing stably on the ground.

"You won't kill me?" she asked in surprise.

"Why would I kill you?" Zhang Rongfang retorted, "I am a high cultivator of the Daoist school, destined to become a celestial in the future, why bother with a mere mortal who has strayed into the wrong path?"

"....." Tang Xinyi thought she might have encountered someone insane.

But look at the terrifying veined patterns all over this body of his...

How could an insane person cultivate such terrifying martial prowess?

Without being a God Worshiper, he could reach this state, taking on three, killing three God Worshiping Grandmasters.

Now, she truly believed.

Believed that the other party had indeed achieved such a battle record.

As a senior member of the Temporal Reverse Society, she was one of the few who could choose to retain some inherent memories while losing others.

Because the situation was extremely stable, she took the initiative to make contact.

Originally, she thought it was just a more powerful Extreme Realm Grandmaster.

But now it seems...

She was wrong.

The other party absolutely couldn't be in the Extreme Realm.

Because regardless of which type, Extreme Realm requires absolute mastery over one's martial arts.

Yet during the trial, the other party's martial arts proficiency was poor, seemingly relying on some special means to barely secure an initial advantage over the enemy.

This kind of initial advantage over the enemy was even inferior to some God Worshiper Grandmasters, let alone to her.

For any instance of an Extreme Realm's initial advantage over the enemy to be far stronger than that of God Worshiper Grandmasters.

So from start to finish, the other party posed no threat to her.

Until the last moment...

"The immortal path you're on, can it be learned?" Suddenly, Tang Xinyi blurted out mysteriously.

A question even she hadn't expected to ask.

Upon saying it, she was slightly startled herself.

But she quickly calmed down.

The Extreme Realm relies more on physical instincts.

Since her instincts led her to this, perhaps... this would be the best direction.

"Learn?" Zhang Rongfang, just about to pack up his scattered belongings and leave, was momentarily taken aback by the question.

He looked towards Tang Xinyi across from him.

Without a doubt, she was an Extreme Realm Grandmaster of very high calibre.

Her strength surpassed that of the three previous God Worshiper Grandmasters.

Though he didn't know what method she used to achieve such extreme speed and body technique.

But looking at her now, Tang Xinyi's body was already showing signs of internal bleeding.

Evidently, that body technique was not without cost.

Yet she remained indifferent. Clearly, she was accustomed to it.

As for the force he had just exerted, he didn't actually use much strength.

From the start, this woman had shown no intention of killing him. Naturally, he wouldn't kill without reason.

But now, learn the immortal path?

Zhang Rongfang recalled the formation process of his blood lotus.

It was simply the result of life force reaching a certain level, then naturally producing the blood lotus.

'That's not right! My blood lotus formed after an excess of life force, not just an increase.

In fact, most of my increased life force was invested in enhancing physical qualities like defense, recovery power, and endurance. Those are the big consumers of life force. The blood lotus, on the other hand....'

Zhang Rongfang's heart stirred. If so, perhaps he could indeed research a method to replicate the blood lotus formation process.

In this way....

Perhaps he truly would create a new martial art style of the immortal path rather than just bluffing!

"I don't know if you have the qualification. Besides, I have no reason to teach you." Zhang Rongfang processed many thoughts, but in reality, it only took a few seconds.

"Regardless, you've killed God Worshiper Grandmasters and mastered the secret technique to quickly kill Hundred Prosperous. This information likely has spread out.

Those God Worshipers won't let you go. Your only potential alliance would be with us," Tang Xinyi said in a grave tone.

"Who are you?"

"Righteous Alliance, Temporal Reverse Society!"

"Temporal Reverse Society..." Zhang Rongfang squinted.

"Can your secret technique be exchanged for something else?" Tang Xinyi continued.

"No, it's not that I don't want to exchange it, but this secret technique is tailored for my unique martial arts style and cannot be used by others." Zhang Rongfang shook his head.

"Since that's the case... you should all the more ally with us. With the top-secret information we provide, you'll never be besieged by Grandmasters and Spirit Generals of various sects." Tang Xinyi replied.

"They can't kill me." Zhang Rongfang calmly answered. As long as Yue Shi hadn't abandoned him, no one would dare openly attack him.

Besides, he's not made of clay, and those Grandmasters and Spirit Generals need time to verify his authenticity.

By then, some time would have passed. Perhaps he'd already have changed again.

"In that case, once you have thought it through, I will come again after some time." Tang Xinyi waved her hand, tossing something.

Clap.

Zhang Rongfang caught it with one hand. It was a small, exquisite black metal box, carved with incomprehensible twisted markings.

"What is this?"

"A method of contact. Just place this box outdoors and heat it with fire. If any of our people are nearby, they will contact you.

When you wish to contact me, use this box to have someone notify me."

"Alright." Zhang Rongfang nodded slightly.

"Farewell." Tang Xinyi took a deep breath, deftly picked up her dagger and short sword, donned her conical hat, and left swiftly.

Zhang Rongfang put away the black box, watching her depart.

For the first time, he began to contemplate how to summarize the formation process of the blood lotus into a systematic martial art.

This was his first genuine encounter with the Extreme Realm.

Clearly, even Extreme Realm Grandmasters don't greatly enhance physical qualities.

They rely more on extremely powerful external weapons, combined with superior foresight, precise calculation, and execution to form their combat strength.

Their speed is high, but their strength isn't; their true damage relies on their weapons.

But that level of initial advantage over the enemy is indeed overwhelmingly strong.

No wonder they can be compared with God Worshiper Grandmasters, monsters with physical qualities that far exceed normal people.

It's also no wonder they are similarly called monsters by God Worshipers.

No matter how good your physical qualities are, if you can't hit them, you can't hit them.

Even if you're a God Worshiper, in the end, you'll be thoroughly outplayed.

Their strength may be a bit weak, but with the help of tools, they can easily outwit most God Worshipers.