The Ninefold Flowing Color contained the momentum of the Grand Natural Order. For those with weaker cultivation, once enveloped by such momentum, it was as if they were instantly plunged into a storm of nature. If they could not withstand it, not only would their body and mind suffer severe setbacks, but even their spirit would be awed and shaken.
Young Master Baihe unleashed his Ninefold Flowing Color, clearly intending to test Chen Yue's strength.
Yet Chen Yue did not move.
She merely stood there.
Her cool, beautiful face remained expressionless. One hand rested lightly on Xiaolian's shoulder. Without any visible action, suddenly, dazzling silver light erupted around her figure, shimmering like blazing flames.
Whoosh!
A vast expanse of Ninefold Flowing Color burst forth. Similarly clad in flowing light and treading on radiant colors, the Ninefold Flowing Color swirled slowly around her, containing within it even more powerful wind, thunder, and clouds, even more intense flashes of lightning and peals of thunder.
Boom!
Crack!
Though both were Ninefold Flowing Color, Chen Yue's version clearly possessed greater momentum than Young Master Baihe's.
"This Young Master knew all along you weren't simple!"
The poisonous miasma within the Black-Raven Secret Realm was extremely potent; even geniuses with Eightfold Color Spirits wouldn't dare enter alone. Young Master Baihe was well aware of this. Though arrogant and conceited by nature, he was no fool. He knew that for Chen Yue to not only enter alone but also bring two people with weak cultivation, it was obvious she was extraordinary.
Hmph!
Young Master Baihe was not afraid. He snorted coldly, continuing to condense his Color Spirits. Three Eightfold Color Spirits instantly manifested.
It was common knowledge that one could cultivate Color Spirits at every major cultivation stage.
But not everyone could cultivate them consecutively.
Similarly, some might cultivate a Sixfold Color Spirit at the Foundation Establishment stage, but a Sevenfold Color Spirit at the True Body stage...
Take Young Master Baihe, for instance. He had cultivated a Ninefold Color Spirit at the Foundation Establishment stage, then Eightfold Color Spirits at the True Body, Purple Mansion, and Golden Core stages. This was one stage at Ninefold, three stages at Eightfold.
After Young Master Baihe unleashed his three Eightfold Color Spirits, the momentum of the Grand Natural Order seemed to grow even more ferocious.
"Young Master!"
"We'll assist you!"
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Kai Feng and Gao Jie both rushed forward. One was a Color Spirit genius with three stages at Eightfold, the other with four stages at Eightfold. Both were formidable.
However, the moment the two unleashed their Color Spirits, the radiance around Chen Yue changed once more—another Ninefold Flowing Color!
Two Ninefold Flowing Colors! Within them, the thunderclouds were denser, the lightning fiercer. Chen Yue's already powerful Grand Natural Order momentum instantly became even more frenzied. Kai Feng and Gao Jie's faces turned deathly pale. With a retching sound, blood spurted from their mouths and noses as they staggered back uncontrollably.
If this was their state, Young Master Baihe's expression also changed drastically. Though he was still forcibly resisting, his Grand Natural Order momentum was completely overwhelmed by Chen Yue's.
Despite possessing one perfect Ninefold Flowing Color and the support of three Eightfold Color Spirits.
Alas, Eightfold was, after all, only Eightfold. Only Ninefold contained the true momentum of the Grand Natural Order.
The Grand Natural Order momentum contained within Chen Yue's two Ninefold Flowing Colors was simply not something his 'one stage at Ninefold, three stages at Eightfold' could withstand.
However.
Young Master Baihe was not ready to give up. This time, he directly activated his Golden Core. Surging spiritual power erupted forth—it was the Thirty-Six Revolutions of the Golden Core. Since momentum couldn't match hers, he prepared to attack by force.
In that instant!
With a deafening roar, spiritual power also erupted from within Chen Yue's body in a flash—it was actually the Fifty-Four Revolutions of the Golden Core!
Sensing the spiritual power of Fifty-Four Golden Core Revolutions, Young Master Baihe's face filled with shock and astonishment. He no longer dared to test her, immediately flashing away to retreat!
"Just who are you?!"
Young Master Baihe forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, glaring furiously, his eyes fixed intently on Chen Yue.
He had known Chen Yue wasn't simple, but he never expected her to be this powerful. Not only did she have Fifty-Four Golden Core Revolutions, she even possessed dual-stage Ninefold Flowing Colors.
Was that all?
No.
Because just now, Chen Yue had only unleashed dual-stage Ninefold Flowing Colors. The Color Spirits of her other two stages had not been revealed. What level they were, no one knew.
What made Young Master Baihe even more wary was that Chen Yue possessed three types of spiritual auras: one of Golden Core, one of the Grand Natural Order, and one of bloodline. In other words, her bloodline power had not yet been unleashed. Her true strength was simply unimaginable.
At this moment.
Young Master Baihe was no longer as arrogant as before.
Ye Rou was no longer as alluring as before.
Zhuo Feng was no longer as calm and detached as before.
Without exception, all three became cautious, wary, and anxious. They gazed at the still-condensing Lotus Cushion. The Buddha Aura within it grew weaker and weaker; it seemed it wouldn't be long before it vanished entirely. And then...
Thinking of this, Zhuo Feng sent a secret voice transmission.
"This person's strength is extraordinary. I'm afraid none of us three is a match for her alone. Why not join forces to eliminate her, then split the Śarīra evenly. What do you say?"
Zhuo Feng's proposal quickly gained Ye Rou's agreement.
Young Master Baihe hesitated. He did not respond immediately. Instead, he secretly transmitted to the two demonic cultivator experts behind him, asking, "You two, are you confident you can eliminate her?"
The two demonic cultivators, Da Ze and Da Qing, pondered for a moment, then both shook their heads.
Da Ze said, "This woman's strength is unclear. We cannot judge."
Da Qing followed up, "From the current situation, we must join forces with Young Master Zhuo Feng and the others first, eliminate this woman, and then discuss further."
While they were deliberating.
Not far away.
After withdrawing her Grand Natural Order Color Spirits, Chen Yue still stood quietly. She paid no attention to Young Master Baihe and the other two, not even uttering a single word. Nor did she fix her gaze on the Śarīra upon the Lotus Cushion. Instead, her deep, profound eyes were fixed on Gu Qingfeng.
The reason she had invited Gu Qingfeng to the Black-Raven Secret Realm this time was to observe his actions, scrutinize his words, and probe his changes. Because from the very first moment she saw Gu Qingfeng in Wei City, she had felt this person was extraordinary.
After entering the Black-Raven Secret Realm, she had been silently observing him all along.
But the more she observed, the more confused she became, the harder it was to grasp just what kind of background this fellow had.
His bearing and movements carried a hint of frivolity, like a nouveau riche, but even more like a profligate young master.
His every word and action exuded an indescribable, inexplicable peculiarity.
It was a sense of casualness.
A casualness so extreme it couldn't be more casual!
Chen Yue dared swear she had never met, nor even heard of, someone so utterly casual.
Especially after arriving at the pagoda's summit, this feeling intensified. Just moments ago, everyone had been fixated on the Śarīra upon the cushion, but this fellow? He merely glanced at it, and then...
And then there was no 'and then'. He actually sat down on a nearby stone stool, eating Redleaf Monster Fruitlets and drinking a little wine.
It was truly so.
He just sat there, one leg crossed over the other, eating a demon fruit, taking a sip of wine, gazing at the scriptures on the surrounding walls, occasionally glancing over at the commotion here.
That's right!
Chen Yue was absolutely certain this fellow was just watching the show. Because during her confrontation with Young Master Baihe, she had also been observing Gu Qingfeng the entire time. She discovered this fellow sat on the stone stool as if watching a play.
That feeling infuriated Chen Yue to the extreme. In that instant, she felt like a monkey being put on display.
Damn it!
If the situation allowed, Chen Yue really wanted to rush over, grab this fellow by the collar, and see just what capabilities he had to dare treat her as a spectacle!
The more Chen Yue thought about it, the angrier she became, grinding her teeth in fury. She shot a fierce glare in his direction. However, to her surprise, when she glared over, Gu Qingfeng, sitting on the stone stool, wore a faint smile and deliberately raised his cup slightly. His expression seemed to say, 'Not bad just now. Keep it up!'
"You...
Damned...
Nouveau...
Riche!"