Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Heaven and Earth Manifestation!

 

That statue of the Dharma was a hundred feet tall, towering majestically like a mountain standing between heaven and earth. It was surrounded by a faint golden light, emanating waves of terrifying pressure. The surrounding dense forest, unable to withstand this pressure, began to shatter like fragile glass, breaking into countless fragments that scattered in the air.

The aura was extremely frightening, with overwhelming pressure.

Dharma Manifestation Realm!

Ye Tianming stared intently at Xiao Xue. She was two realms higher than him!

But what of it?

With a single thought, the earth began to shake violently. Then, the ground split open, and countless streams of earth vein power surged from deep below. These earth vein forces didn’t enter Ye Tianming’s body but transformed directly into torrents rushing toward Xiao Xue.

Seeing that Ye Tianming could actually manipulate the earth’s power, Xiao Xue’s eyes flashed with shock. She knew that Ye Tianming was only at the Great Tribulation Realm, which was precisely why she had come to kill him and establish merit, improving her status within the Xiao clan.

But she never imagined that Ye Tianming could command earth vein power, something clearly beyond what someone at the Great Tribulation Realm should be capable of.

She had no time to think further because the endless earth vein power had already reached her. She quickly refocused, clenching her right hand. Almost simultaneously, the towering Dharma manifestation she had conjured mimicked her action, tightening its giant fist. As she violently punched forward, her Dharma manifestation synchronized, delivering a thunderous blow that made the surrounding space tremble with its terrifying power.

The countless streams of earth vein power collided fiercely with the force of this punch. At their point of convergence, a terrible shock wave erupted, its massive impact instantly spreading hundreds of feet in all directions. Everything in the path of the shock wave was devastated, even the ground itself was torn up, leaving complete devastation.

Xiao Xue, at the forefront of the impact, changed expression the moment the forces collided. She felt an enormous counterforce travel from her arm throughout her entire body. That terrifying recoil felt as if it would shatter her body, forcing her to retreat repeatedly. The giant Dharma manifestation behind her also began to waver under that horrifying wave of force.

In the distance, the countless streams of earth vein power had not retreated. They surged like tides, growing more and more numerous. Under Ye Tianming’s control, they rushed toward Xiao Xue again, this time in even greater numbers than before. Endless earth vein power rolled toward Xiao Xue like vast floodwaters, crushing everything in their path.

Seeing this, Xiao Xue’s eyes flashed with ferocity. With an angry roar, she clenched both hands, fully unleashing all her power. The Dharma manifestation behind her made the same movements, as if they had become one. In the next moment, she and the manifestation both threw punches, pouring out all their power at once.

Boom!

The two terrifying forces collided violently in mid-air, instantly producing deafening thunderous sounds. The powerful shock wave sent both of them retreating rapidly. During her retreat, the Dharma manifestation behind Xiao Xue began to shatter piece by piece, dissolving into golden fragments that scattered everywhere. Just as she stopped, a sword made of earth power came flying through the air, piercing her chest and pinning her to a giant tree.

Xiao Xue looked at Ye Tianming in the distance, surrounded by endless earth vein power, with disbelief. “How is this possible… you lowborn trash are only at the Great Tribulation Realm, how could you possibly break my Dharma manifestation…”

Just then, Ye Tianming suddenly rushed forward, wrapped in countless streams of earth vein power, arriving before Xiao Xue. He grabbed her throat with one hand and said, “Dharma Manifestation Realm? Not so impressive after all.”

Sensing the killing intent in Ye Tianming’s eyes, fear welled up in Xiao Xue’s heart. She hurriedly said, “If you’re willing to spare me, I can give you spirit crystals, all of them, you…”

Ye Tianming suddenly raised his hand and smashed his fist into Xiao Xue’s beautiful face.

Bang!

Xiao Xue’s head exploded completely.

Ye Tianming glanced at the headless Xiao Xue. “You think I’m stupid? Killing you means everything is mine anyway.”

Saying this, he took Xiao Xue’s storage ring and retreated to sit down nearby. At this moment, he felt weak and exhausted, extremely fatigued. Manipulating the earth vein power had consumed a tremendous amount of his mental energy.

But at least he had won!

He leaned against a nearby boulder, then took out Xiao Xue’s storage ring. When he looked inside, he was startled to find that the ring contained a full thirty-six thousand spirit crystals.

Ye Tianming grinned. He glanced at Xiao Xue’s corpse nearby. “Thank you very much.”

Xiao Xue: “…….”

Ye Tianming looked at the storage ring in front of him. Besides the spirit crystals, he also found some medicinal pills inside. He examined them carefully and saw there were three bottles of pills: Energy Accumulation Pills, Spirit Nourishing Pills, and Blood Healing Pills.

Each bottle contained five pills.

He didn’t know what level they were, as he had never encountered them before. He thought for a moment, then asked, “Tower Ancestor, can I take these pills?”

When in doubt, ask Tower Ancestor.

The small tower said, “Take the Spirit Nourishing Pill.”

Ye Tianming nodded. “Alright.”

He took out a Spirit Nourishing Pill and swallowed it. At first, he felt nothing, but soon his eyes widened as he discovered that his previous fatigue had completely vanished. He felt fully revitalized.

Ye Tianming was greatly shocked. “This… this is simply a divine medicine!”

Small tower: “…….”

Ye Tianming said softly, “It’s hard to imagine what kind of divine life those family disciples live.”

Along with his amazement came a sense of fear, because if he hadn’t decisively killed Xiao Xue earlier, once she had taken these pills, she would have had the strength to fight again, but he had no pills of his own.

In life-and-death battles, medicinal pills and equipment were extremely important.

Ye Tianming carefully wrapped up the bottles of pills, then asked, “Tower Ancestor, do you know what level these divine medicines are?”

The small tower said, “I don’t know.”

Ye Tianming was curious. “You don’t know?”

The small tower replied, “Too low-grade, never encountered them before.”

Ye Tianming’s expression froze.

A moment later, he buried Xiao Xue’s corpse. It wasn’t out of kindness, but to destroy the evidence.

Xiao Xue’s storage ring space was more than ten times larger than his, but he didn’t use it. It wasn’t that he feared the Xiao family, but he didn’t want to create trouble for his teacher and the academy principal. They could suspect him of the killing, but they would need evidence.

He had to be cautious in his actions, not reckless, and especially not cause trouble for the principal and his teacher.

After tidying everything up, he continued forward.

He was now more vigilant than before, and also understood the true meaning of the principal’s words. Ye Tianming’s real enemies weren’t in this secret realm, but the Xiao family.

The Xiao family definitely knew he had come here, and they wouldn’t miss this rare opportunity. In this place, experts above the Immortal Realm couldn’t enter, which meant the Xiao family would definitely send Immortal Realm experts in.

Surviving the Xiao family’s pursuit!

This was the principal’s true test!

The Immortal Realm was three realms higher than his, and the family might not send just one Immortal Realm expert, but many. This was unfair to him, but he understood very well that there was no absolute fairness in this world.

If he, Ye Tianming, couldn’t even defeat the younger generation of the Xiao family, how could he compete for the title of Wan Province’s number one?

It’s worth noting that the Xiao family was only a second-tier family, while the Wan Province Competition would include geniuses from first-tier families.

Ye Tianming refocused and began to review his previous battle. He now had a general understanding of his true strength. Using his strongest killing move, he could kill someone at the Dharma Manifestation Realm, but for now, his limit was probably just the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

If he used the Path-Walking Sword plus the Heaven-Cleaving Sword Drawing Technique, perhaps he could contend with someone at the Immortal Realm, though this was just speculation, as he had barely used the Path-Walking Sword and wasn’t clear about its true power.

Even if the Path-Walking Sword could truly contend with the Immortal Realm, for him, that would be the sword’s power, not his own. Therefore, he wouldn’t place all his hopes on the Path-Walking Sword. He still needed to strengthen himself. Personal strength was the true way; all external objects could only be aids, and he couldn’t confuse what was primary and what was secondary.

Dharma Manifestation!

Ye Tianming suddenly said, “Tower Ancestor, do you think I could use earth vein power to condense my own Dharma manifestation?”

After a moment of silence, the small tower said, “You can try.”

It had also noticed something: this young man’s ideas were somewhat different. He not only dared to think but also dared to try, which it supported, because it also hoped this young man would forge a path different from others.

Ye Tianming nodded. “The Dharma Manifestation Realm involves communicating with the energy of heaven and earth, transforming one’s divine spirit into a hundred-foot Dharma manifestation that can be gathered or dispersed, with tremendous power capable of contending with any spirit weapon or even magical artifacts, extremely formidable… Since it can be condensed using the energy of heaven and earth, it should also be possible to condense it using earth vein power. Unfortunately, I don’t have a cultivation method…”

Cultivation method!

Actually, it’s a cultivation technique. To condense a Dharma manifestation, you can’t just do it because you want to; you must have a method, and this method is only found in certain special cultivation techniques. Unfortunately, he had never seen other cultivation techniques. Otherwise, he might have been able to draw inspiration and add this function to his ‘Tianming Decision.’

He needed to find a way to see some advanced cultivation techniques!

As he was thinking, a sudden change occurred. A patch of dense forest in the distance suddenly collapsed, and then a figure came flying and crashed heavily not far in front of him, creating a huge crater in the ground.

Seeing that person, Ye Tianming was startled. “It’s you…….”