Xu Xiangqian expressed his complete confidence in Jiang Wang, but Jiang Wuqi was not annoyed by these words.

He simply smiled, “Victory is a triumph for my Great Qi, and defeat is still a triumph for my Great Qi. Let us wait and see.”

It must be said that this magnanimity far surpassed Jiang Wuyong.

However, a stout, powerfully built man beside him spoke up, “You can only see how tall this mountain is, but not how far away the other mountains are. Naturally, it is difficult for you. But you don’t know that it is very easy for those on the mountain.”

This man was Lei Yikun, who came from the Lei family, Jiang Wuqi’s mother’s clan, and whose style was always tough.

The Lei family was also one of Jiang Wuqi’s strong supports in his struggle for the crown prince position.

Others might not know Zhang Yong’s strength, but as Jiang Wuqi’s confidant, he certainly knew it and had considerable confidence in it.

Xu Xiangqian chuckled, “The Eleventh Prince doesn’t talk like you, leaving no room for himself. Cover your face tightly later, to avoid the pain.”

Li Longchuan remained silent on the side. He did not ask Xu Xiangqian what would happen if Jiang Wang lost.

Because he knew very well that if Jiang Wang lost, this high-minded scholar would simply pretend it never happened. Losing face? What face is there to lose?

Meanwhile, in the sea of clouds, Zhang Yong and Jiang Wang stood facing each other.

For him, this was the first battle for the Phoenix Immortal Zhang family to re-enter the Qi people’s field of vision, and it was a battle that could only be won, not lost.

As for the friendship that Jiang Wang had shown him outside the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm, and the visit to Phoenix Immortal County… was that even considered friendship?

As soon as he entered the sea of clouds, he adopted a stance and simply said, “Please!”

Jiang Wang said nothing more, brandished his long sword, and began with the Myriad Souls Lost at Sea.

Sword light surged like a tide, rapidly approaching.

Zhang Yong reached out and grabbed.

“I am good at cultivating my majestic righteousness!”

White qi, like a coiling dragon, rose up and collided fiercely with the sword light.

Also a dragon of righteous qi, this attack was several times stronger than that of the Master Liu in Jiacheng!

A crown of thorns flashed across his head. Jiang Wang seized the opportunity and used the Five Elements Binding Tiger!

Almost at the same time, Zhang Yong pointed his fingers like a knife and slashed in front of him.

“This line cannot be crossed!”

A dotted line formed where his fingers passed.

The ancients used knives as pens to carve all things.

The sea of clouds was even cut into two distinct sides that did not flow into each other.

But drawing a line to demarcate boundaries was a pure Legalist technique!

Such techniques, at a high level, could even be used to create a prison and confine people for life.

On either side of this dotted line.

Jiang Wang’s sword pierced through, but was blocked by the line. A tangible force of law restricted him.

On the other side, Zhang Yong’s five elements instantly became unbalanced, surging and coiling, binding him from the inside out.

This forced him to abandon the follow-up moves he had prepared and return to himself to suppress the five elements.

Just as the five elements were barely calmed, Jiang Wang had broken through the boundary line, a sharp light flashed, and a sword aimed at his neck!

However, a giant tree appeared out of thin air, its branches hanging down to block the attack.

Jiang Wang’s sword light arrived, unswerving, and wood chips flew everywhere, as several branches were cut off.

Then, the branches regenerated, took root, and formed a tree.

It was the Lower-Grade A-Tier Dao Technique, Single Tree Becomes a Forest!

On the Pavilion Road, Li Longchuan sighed softly, “It seems that the technique that made the Zhang family’s ancestor famous has been completely lost.”

The Phoenix Immortal Zhang family’s ancestral technique was known for its agile footwork and strong physique, otherwise, the Zhang family’s ancestor would not have been able to fight nine battles and return nine times in the rebel army.

However, Zhang Yong had repeatedly displayed Confucian righteousness, Legalist laws, and even Dao techniques, but not the Zhang family’s ancestral technique.

It seemed that the massacre had completely cut off the Phoenix Immortal Zhang family’s inheritance. For the Stone Gate Li family, which was once on par with the Phoenix Immortal Zhang family, this could not be said to be a regret and a warning.

The trees grew wildly, densely packed, almost immediately surrounding the two of them.

But at the moment the trees surrounded them… bang bang bang bang, a series of explosions, Jiang Wang transformed into a stream of fire, and had already escaped from within!

With a backhand move, flames bloomed, and the myriad blossoms became a sea.

It was the Sea of Fire Blossoms, which combined illusions and attacks.

Above the sea of clouds, a forest was born, and outside the forest, a sea of flowers spread out.

Visually, this scene was magnificent and dreamlike, intoxicating.

However, for the two sides fighting, they had both recognized the opponent’s difficulty.

Fire blossoms exploded in the forest from time to time, and new trees were generated from time to time, chasing Jiang Wang’s position in the Sea of Fire Blossoms.

Single Tree Becomes a Forest was a powerful Lower-Grade A-Tier Dao Technique that combined defense and trapping, while the Sea of Fire Blossoms was only an enhancement of the Upper-Grade B-Tier Sea of Flowers, and was inherently insufficient.

The trees grew densely, and it seemed that they would “burst” the Sea of Fire Blossoms.

Jiang Wang had been preparing for a long time, his thumb and index finger connected, and then his middle finger, ring finger, and little finger bloomed in sequence. Like the process of a flower blooming, and also like… the blooming of a flame.

The Qi court rewarded merit, and the national treasury bestowed gifts.

Lower-Grade A-Tier Dao Technique, Envy’s Fire!

“Envy” is derived from the character “woman,” but in reality, it is not limited to men and women. Fire rises from within the house, burning resentment and consuming the heart, this is Envy’s Fire.

Within the protection of Single Tree Becomes a Forest, Zhang Yong’s eyes turned red, and a nameless fire rose in his heart.

Hatred! Resentment! Anger!

“Why can they enjoy the best resources, receive the best guidance, and cultivate in peace without worries?”

“Why can the people here live and work in peace, free from harassment and the disasters of fierce beasts?”

Jealousy, a heart full of jealousy.

Everything he saw and felt made him jealous, and he had an impulse to destroy it.

The ongoing Dao Technique Single Tree Becomes a Forest wavered slightly, which meant that he had temporarily lost complete control of the Dao Technique!

And Jiang Wang seized the opportunity, leaped forward with his sword, and entered the forest!

Above the sea of clouds, there was a sea of flowers, and within the sea of flowers, a sea of trees was surrounded.

And within the sea of trees, Jiang Wang came with his sword, splitting wood and deciding fate.

The extremely sharp chill was perceived by Zhang Yong first.

At this critical moment of victory or defeat, even life or death, Zhang Yong, guided by the qi, suddenly widened his eyes!

Jiang Wang saw that they were eyes as deep as the night!

A huge sense of crisis welled up in his heart.

He did not hesitate, his body followed its instincts, and he had already triggered his trump card!

With the two layers of the Sea of Trees and the Sea of Flowers overlapping, the people watching the battle on the Pavilion Road could only judge the general situation from the fluctuations of Dao essence, and could not see every detail clearly.

They only noticed that the Dao Technique Single Tree Becomes a Forest had been shaken, and then Jiang Wang crashed into the forest formed by the Dao Technique.

After that…

They heard…

Chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp!

At first, it was just a dense sound like birds chirping.

In the next moment.

Dong dong!

Clang clang!

Zheng zheng!

Woo woo!

Chimes, flutes, drums, pipa, qin, se, yu, sheng…

Eight instruments played together, eight tones resonated together!

The entire Cloud Mist Mountain was shrouded in a magnificent sonata.

The amazingly defensive Lower-Grade A-Tier Dao Technique Single Tree Becomes a Forest… exploded!

Even the Sea of Fire Blossoms that Jiang Wang had set up himself also exploded.

The sea of clouds surged and exploded, and the houses and terraced fields below were all exposed to view for a time.

For a time, the world was clear, and all things were clear.

This was…

The result of Jiang Wang’s painstaking research after traveling through the Four Famous Pavilions during this period, going back and forth between the floors, spending huge sums of money to drink famous teas. The advanced creation of the Dao Technique Exploding Flame Sparrow – Eight-Tone Flame Sparrow!

Whether it was Li Longchuan, Yan Fu, Gao Zhe, Jiang Wuqi, Gongsun Yu, or Lei Yikun, they all paled!

Because they could all feel it clearly.

This Dao Technique already had the power of a Middle-Grade A-Tier.

This was a solid, completely Inner Mansion Realm-level attack!