The void is being slowly repaired by the force of Tian.
Chen Yun's spiritual essence emerged, casting out the roll of jubilation clouds, making the entire void resplendent.
The various colorful lights shot, danced, and rotated, as if they had dyed the entire void with color.
Nobody had expected that Chen Yun would suppress the offspring of Zhuan and Huan, who were similar in strength to the descendants of Zhuo and Hei.
The Yan Feng, who had just been transferred and reunited with Niu Dali and Jing Chen, looked at the scene in front of him in utter astonishment.
He really couldn't understand why, even with his powerful force, Chen Yun couldn't defeat the descendants of Zhuoqi in the end. It was only after using a secret technique and joining forces with "The Meaning of the Sword. The Destruction Style" that they managed to win the battle in great difficulty.
Does this mean that Chen Yun has now completely dominated by just manifesting the jubilation clouds through his spiritual essence?
Yan Feng could be certain that the power of the jubilation clouds now emitted by Chen Yun was not as formidable as before.
Therefore, he really was very confused, not understanding the current situation.
Niu Dali was also confused and perplexed, looking over and asking, "Old Mistress, earlier Chen Zhenren teamed up with Yan Xiansheng to barely beat the descendants of Zhuoqi. How can he now suppress the offspring of Zhuo after his spirit essence comes out?"
At the words, Yan Feng involuntarily turned his gaze towards Jing Chen, the elderly nun.
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, kept her gaze fixed on the distant scene and spoke earnestly: "You may not understand this naturally, as none of you have cultivated spiritual essence. However, if it weren't for me having cultivated Yin-Shen, I might not have understood either."
Do you understand what I mean?
Niu Dali and Yan Feng exchanged a glance, then quickly perked up their ears to listen to what was going on.
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, slowly spoke on: "Spirit essence is a very strange thing. If it hasn't been cultivated through special exercises, it is invisible and intangible, cannot be observed. Therefore, it needs cultivation to manifest the immense power. Spirit essence is divided into Yin-Shen and Yang-Shen, the former is easy to come out and the latter is difficult to achieve. You have cultivated to human immortal status, have you ever thought about what spirit essence really is?"
Yan Feng frowned and said, "It's said that spirit essence is refined from the soul and spirit."
"No, that's not it." Niu Dali shook his head and said, "Mr. Yan, you are cultivating an external path and know little about spirit essence. The true spirit essence is not the soul and spirit. It is a wonderful true self, which is a point of spiritual light. Spirit essence comes from the void, which is called spirit essence by the True Sect of the Mystic Gate. For some cultivators with low cultivation level, if they want to emit yin-shen, they will borrow the soul and then come out of the cave. That's why it's called 'soul essence'. In fact, 'soul essence' is not true spirit essence; it's just a soul that carries 'spirit essence spiritual light'. The real spirit essence can come out of qiwa spontaneously without any carrier."
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, nodded in agreement and said, "What Mr. Niu said is true. Spirit essence is a divine being that comes from the heavens. It is not the soul and spirit. To give an example, humans are like a lamp. The body is like the external part of the lamp, i.e., the soul; and the body oil is the lamp's spirit."
Yan Feng seemed to have grasped the hint, "Old Mistress's words are a metaphor. Spirit essence is the wick of this lamp?"
"No," said Jing Chen the elderly nun, shaking her head. "The wick belongs to the external part of a lamp and, at the same time, it absorbs the lamp oil and also serves as a soul carrier. In fact, the meaning of spirit essence is more like the light that a lamp emits after it is lit. Only with enough powerful physique and soul can one ignite the light of spirit essence."
Yan Feng nodded, "I see."
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, explained: "For cultivators with low cultivation level, when they practice to emit yin-shen and come out of qiwa, it's like lighting a lamp by igniting its wick. If there is no wick, they cannot light it up. However, when cultivating to a high level, the entire lamp turns into the sun and moon. It can shine on its own without needing any carrier. For instance, the yin-shen I've cultivated has already reached a level where it doesn't need a carrier anymore and can barely come out of qiwa. The spirit essence of Chen Zhenren is even more powerful than mine. If we compare my yin-shen to stars in the night sky, then he is like the jade disc hanging in the sky during the Mid-Autumn Festival; while his Yang-shen is like the sun in June."
Yan Feng and Niu Dali were eager to learn and dared not make a single sound to disturb the scene.
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, said: "This is a power beyond the imagination of normal people in the cultivation world. For example, the spiritual energy or Buddhist light within our bodies may be invisible and intangible to ordinary people. However, we understand that it is a concrete force, albeit a weak one. Spirit essence is not like this. It is truly intangible and yet can be manifested. It's because it's intangible that all material things cannot resist it."
Hearing this, Yan Feng and Niu Dali gradually understood why Chen Yun could suppress the offspring of Zhuo.
Spirit essence is a force that is intangible and without substance. Although it can be manifested and seen by people, its attributes are intangible and without substance. It can't be blocked by any tangible object, hence it can naturally "strike to the flesh".
In short, physical attacks deal physical damage, spiritual energy and Buddhist light deal magical damage, while the power of spirit essence deals true damage.
These damages can be transformed under certain circumstances, but from the attribute perspective, physical damage and magical damage cannot compete with the more noble true damage.
Niu Dali couldn't help but feel impressed: "The realm of Earth Immortals truly surpasses our imagination!"
Yan Feng, who was curious and eager to learn, asked: "Old Mistress, if I encounter someone using spirit essence power, how can I resist it with what kind of power?"
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, said: "Since spirit essence power is also an intangible and formless force, for example, one could use more advanced law-based forces. We are born between heaven and earth and are naturally influenced and controlled by the laws of nature. While spirit essence power is strong, it has not transcended the laws. Therefore, it can be broken by the power of the laws."
Yan Feng sighed in disbelief: "How can we, people of the Earth Domain, possibly comprehend the power of laws?"
Niu Dali nodded in agreement beside him.
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, smiled warmly, "We are of low cultivation and unable to perceive the power of the laws, but that doesn't mean we can't use such power."
Niu Dali guessed, "Is that a magic treasure?"
The elderly nun, Jing Chen, praised him appreciatively, "Mr. Niu is truly wise; he instantly guessed what it is. That's right; it's a magic treasure. Magic treasures are born from the combination of the Primordial Dao Essence and Postnatal Dao Essence through evolution. They inherently belong to one of the laws of nature and can naturally break the power of spirit essence."
At this point, she looked at the offspring of the phoenix bird engaged in combat with Chen Yun, "This divine bird may not possess a magic treasure and does not seem to have cultivated spirit essence like we cultivators. However, as a descendant of the phoenix bird, it should possess a part of its bloodline. Logically speaking, it can be activated to summon the power of a law of nature. But perhaps it has not reached that level, just like the descendant of the phoenix earlier; it did not activate the unique fire law of nature for its race. That's why it was defeated by your and Mr. Chen's joint efforts. Otherwise, winning would have been almost impossible unless Mr. Chen possesses an extremely powerful magic treasure, or..."
At this point, the elderly nun, Jing Chen, stopped speaking and didn't continue.
Niu Dali roughly understood what the elderly nun, Jing Chen, was going to say, which was essentially that Chen Yun could win if he displayed the "Entrap and Kill" law-based power.
Yan Feng did not know that Chen Yun had mastered the law-based power, and he thought that the elderly nun, Jing Chen, had some secret she couldn't say. So he didn't ask any further questions.
Although the three of them appeared to be discussing casually, their hearts were filled with emotion and admiration towards Chen Yun's manifestation of spirit essence.
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Like the three, Long Zhan Tian was also moved and expressed his admiration.
She saw Chen Yun manifest spirit essence, and Qingyun spread out, immediately suppressing the offspring of the phoenix bird, which truly shocked her a lot.
"How long has he been in the Earth Immortals realm? He can already manifest spirit essence and manifest it as Qingyun?"
Long Zhan Tian truly found it hard to believe, "From the past battles I had with him and his attire, he is likely a practitioner of 'Neidan Art' from the True Sect of Mystic Gate. It is said that Neidan Art is profound and comprehensive, almost fusing all cultivation methods in the world. It seems that the rumors are true, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to manifest spirit essence and turn it into Qingyun just after reaching the Earth Immortals realm."
Although "neidan art" is incredibly powerful, without sufficient talent, even the most amazing cultivation method cannot yield such results.
To be honest, Long Zhan Tian has grown up encountering and slaying prodigies by the dozens, but she has never seen such a heaven-defying super-genius like Chen Yun.
It's understandable that he has cultivated from the late stage of the Immortal Realm to the Earth Immortal Realm in a few months.
Just a short while after reaching the Earth Immortal Realm, he could already manifest spirit essence and turn it into Qingyun.
Isn't this a super-genius?
Long Zhan Tian's eyes grew serious, "Fortunately, I was hiding in the shadows and learned that he could now freely mobilize all the power of his spirit essence. Otherwise, if I had boldly approached him for a confrontation, I might have been injured by his spirit essence power."
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but reveal a cold smile, "Now I know your trump card. When you subdue the offspring of the phoenix bird, I'll come forward and see what kind of power you can resist."
Long Zhan Tian felt certain about her victory against Chen Yun!
Unfortunately, what she didn't realize was that Chen Yun had several true trump cards up his sleeve that he was keeping hidden!
……
There were many more people watching the match from a distance.
For example, the immortals in the Immortal Realm.
Or some who haven't obtained immortality but have high cultivation.
Even without using the water mirror technique, these people could still vaguely see what was happening in the southwest basin.
The immortals watching were truly in awe.
They had witnessed the joint efforts of Chen Yun and Yan Feng to defeat the descendant of the phoenix, and were already extremely surprised at the time.
To their surprise, after winning against the descendant of the phoenix bird, another offspring of the phoenix bird arrived at the battlefield, with a power comparable to Chen Yun's.
At that moment, many people held their breath for Chen Yun, fearing that the offspring of the phoenix bird would kill him.
It's only natural for people to have such thoughts.
After all, Chen Yun had just teamed up with Yan Feng to barely defeat the descendant of the phoenix bird.
Now there's another descendant of the phoenix bird with a similar level of power.
Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult to beat him.
This was the first thought of everyone.
However, before their first thought could even fully form, an even more shocking event occurred. Chen Yun actually extricated his spirit essence, spread out the Qingyun clouds, and immediately suppressed the offspring of the phoenix bird.
"Hiss, this Immortal cultivator is quite formidable."
"His cultivation has reached its peak, and he's an Earth Immortal. With such a powerful aura, it's not surprising."
"As far as I know, not just anyone who enters the Earth Immortal Realm can manifest spirit essence into Qingyun. One needs to cultivate for a period of time and strengthen one's spirit essence to a certain extent. It's clear that this Immortal is already a true strongman."
"Your words are spot on. However, you also neglected one point. Generally, when an Earth Immortal's spirit essence leaves the body, the body turns into a withered corpse. But this senior still controls his body, indicating that he practices a cultivation method for the spirit essence that is among the topmost. It's likely that he is a disciple of a prestigious sect from the Mystic Realm, but I don't know who it is."
"Haha, you don't know, but I do have some idea."
"Oh? Could you kindly reveal to us, who exactly is this senior?"
"Yes, friend. Could you reveal it to us? I'm really curious about this senior's identity."
"I am a cultivator from a small sect in central regions. Once I had the good fortune to witness Mr. Chen dispelling demons and taming beasts, which led me to discover his identity. He is called Chen Piao, and it is said that he is the close disciple of Zheng Nan Mountain Jingyang Cave's Daoist Sect, and the direct pupil of Zheng Yang Zhenren."
"My heavens, he is a disciple of the Great Master Zhongli?"
"No wonder his cultivation and realm are so profound. He must have cultivated for several hundred years."
"Several hundred years? You are underestimating Mr. Chen significantly. According to my knowledge, he has only cultivated for a mere fifty or so years. Moreover, he himself is a true master in the realm of the Dao of essence."
"What?"
"Can someone who has cultivated for just over half a century reach the Earth Immortal Realm?"
"I previously thought that Mr. Chen's rapid cultivation was due to the speedy method of the Great Master Zhongli's Dao, but it seems it is because of his extraordinary talent."
"Not just outstanding talent, but truly awe-inspiring."
"A man should be like this."
"I wish I could reach the Earth Immortal Realm as Mr. Chen has."
The cultivators couldn't help but sigh and marvel. Though they had only witnessed a battle, deep down, they felt profound respect for Chen Yun's profound cultivation.
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In the void.
Chen Yun's "All-Knowing" naturally allowed him to sense the conversations of the cultivators within the Sun and Moon Lake cave realm.
He didn't show the slightest hint of pride or conceit.
Because Chen Yun was well aware that although he had extricated his spirit essence and unleashed a fierce attack on the newly arrived offspring of the phoenix bird, so far, he had only inflicted injuries without receiving any fatal damage.
In simpler terms, the offspring of the phoenix bird still had a chance to fight back.
To be honest, Chen Yun didn't expect that after manifesting his spirit essence, he would be able to beat the offspring of the phoenix bird so badly.
But after careful consideration, he roughly understood why.
Simply put, whether it's the descendant of the red phoenix or the offspring of the phoenix, they all have powers comparable to the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, but they haven't actually cultivated a spirit essence, which is an infinitely precious and unique force.
The power of spirit essence is a very advanced force.
In terms of the "quality" of power, it is much more advanced than ordinary qi or other spiritual energy.
It's not something the offspring of the phoenix bird can simply withstand using their physical strength.
"Although I have suppressed it for now, I have a feeling that it should have other means."
Chen Yun continued to launch attacks, but his vigilance never waned.
As expected, the offspring of the phoenix bird, who had been continuously attacked, finally snapped and let out a loud, clarion call. Then, its body began to shine with an extremely intense red light.
As the offspring of the phoenix bird's entire body shone with red light, a terrifying force surged from within it, spreading out in all directions.
At the next moment, the "lasers" released by the Qingyun were all repelled by this incredible force, and they could no longer harm the offspring of the phoenix bird in the slightest!
Chen Yun's eyes narrowed, and his expression grew more serious, "It seems like it's going to use a desperate and fatal move!"
