### Chapter 82: Sparring

The blind elder sat down, two disciples standing behind him.

Mo Yuqingyan personally served fruit and fine wine.

“Please,” Luo Feng said, raising his wine cup.

The blind elder also poured himself a drink. For powerful cultivators, eyes could be trained to be quite formidable, but even if one’s eyes were blind, it still wouldn’t hinder them from observing their surroundings.

Many cultivators, in their godly bodies or gaseous or liquid forms, didn’t even possess eyes as a structure.

“Please,” the blind elder echoed, also raising his cup. After taking a sip, he smiled slightly. “Before coming to Huyang City, I already heard of the River God Monarch Luo He’s great name. General Yonghu of the Yu Kingdom’s capital failed to stop Blood Cloud God Monarch even with the aid of Huyang City’s array. Yet… River God Monarch, you killed Yu Tianhu, Yu Tianyi, and the fleeing Blood Cloud God Monarch in a single night. Your strength is indeed above General Yonghu’s.”

“General Yonghu was merely concerned about the city’s citizens, afraid of affecting too many of them, which allowed Blood Cloud to escape,” Luo Feng replied.

“The scenes of Yonghu and Blood Cloud’s clash are being sold by the Yanfeng Hall,” the blind elder said. “Anyone can see that Blood Cloud’s strength is unfathomable. This only makes my Heartshadow Sect admire River God Monarch all the more. The Sect Master long ago decreed that after arriving in Huyang City, we must never offend the God Monarch.”

“The Sect Master is too kind,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

Mo Yuqingyan, who was serving at the side, pricked up her ears to listen carefully.

*Never* offend the master? The Heartshadow Sect is indeed wary of him.

“The Heartshadow Sect has come to Huyang City seeking a place to survive,” the blind elder sighed. “It’s too difficult for a sect to survive.”

Luo Feng listened.

“For survival, my Heartshadow Sect’s disciples are willing to pay any price,” the blind elder said. “I hope the God Monarch can understand the Heartshadow Sect and not interfere in matters here.”

“Haha…” Luo Feng laughed. “I’m not affiliated with the Yu Kingdom’s government, nor with your Shi Kingdom. I’m just a wandering cultivator! As for whom I help? Alas, we wandering cultivators struggle desperately for resources. If there are enough resources to hire me, how could I refuse?”

Luo Feng understood the elder’s meaning.

They hoped to obtain Luo Feng’s promise not to interfere in the current conflict in Huyang City.

“Enough resources to hire you?” the blind elder asked. “How much would it take to hire River God Monarch?”

“I treat everyone equally. The Yu Kingdom has already given me many benefits, but I haven’t agreed to help them,” Luo Feng said. “If the Heartshadow Sect wishes to hire me, two hundred million universe sand would suffice.”

“Two hundred million universe sand?” The blind elder’s face twitched slightly.

*He* dares to ask for that much?

Luo Feng watched him, thinking that after all, the Yu Kingdom’s ruler gifted him a fragment of the Void Evolution Mother Tree, and Marquis Jiujiang gifted him ten million universe sand as thanks. These were acts of friendship.

Quoting a price of one hundred million universe sand to the Yu Kingdom could be considered a friendly price.

Quoting the Heartshadow Sect two hundred million universe sand was only reasonable. If the Heartshadow Sect agreed to such a high price, then even if word got out, the Yu Kingdom wouldn’t have any complaints, since Luo Feng gave them a half-price deal.

“I’m just a wandering cultivator. I’ll help whoever provides the resources, and I trust the elder understands,” Luo Feng said, looking at him.

Luo Feng and the blind elder’s conversation made the two disciples behind the elder and Mo Yuqingyan feel a tremor in their hearts. Two hundred million universe sand? That was an immense fortune.

“I understand. Even for our sect’s disciples, obtaining resources isn’t easy,” the blind elder said. “I once traveled the world, challenging experts from all sides. God Monarch possesses such strength, I wonder if we could spar?”

“Spar?” Luo Feng nodded. “Alright.”

The blind elder sensed Luo Feng’s confidence and immediately nodded. “I will arrange a more spacious location.”

“Let’s just do it in my cave-dwelling,” Luo Feng said. “It’s just a spar; this much space is enough.”

“I fear it might damage the God Monarch’s cave-dwelling,” the blind elder said again.

“You don’t have to compensate me if it’s damaged,” Luo Feng said with a smile, standing up.

“God Monarch is truly generous,” the blind elder also said, rising. The two disciples behind him and Mo Yuqingyan at the side grew slightly nervous.

……

In an open space within Luo Feng’s cave-dwelling, Luo Feng and the blind elder stood facing each other from a distance. Molosa, Mo Yuqingyan, and the two Heartshadow Sect disciples watched from the edges of the cave-dwelling.

“Please,” Luo Feng said, smiling at the elder.

The blind elder flipped his hand, producing a black spike. This black spike seemed ordinary at first glance, its luster restrained, and there was no sign of any secret inscriptions.

Since it was just a spar, neither side burned their divine power, and their auras were restrained.

*This River God Monarch wants to swing between both sides, and dares to ask for a two hundred million universe sand hiring price? If I make him aware of the difference in strength, he will be much more obedient,* the blind elder thought.

“God Monarch, be careful,” the blind elder said, thrusting the black spike forward.

This thrust pierced through the ‘Creation-Destruction Domain’ that already filled the surroundings. Luo Feng’s Creation-Destruction Domain enveloped the entire cave-dwelling, and upon the blind elder’s thrust, the Creation-Destruction Domain heavily obstructed the attack.

The Creation-Destruction Domain was a combination of three Chaotic Realmlord-level techniques, manifesting as a Taiji cloud, and the vast Taiji cloud rotated, making it several times more powerful than pure ‘Controlling Chaos’.

*Tear!*

The blind elder’s thrust forcibly pierced through the obstruction of the Creation-Destruction Domain, tearing apart the aura. Waves of energy surged, and the spike reached Luo Feng’s robe.

Luo Feng remained standing there, unmoved. A layer of hazy grey protective robe appeared on the surface of his robe, formed by condensing the Creation-Destruction Domain and combining it with two Chaotic Realmlord-level techniques related to the law of chaos. Five techniques were merged to create the protective chaotic robe.

It wasn’t as good as Blood Cloud God Monarch, who could combine nine techniques to form the Blood Cloud Grand Array.

Yet the Creation-Destruction Domain and the chaotic robe were just some of the techniques Luo Feng had comprehended during these five eras.

“Pfft!”

The thrust forcibly pierced through Luo Feng’s hazy grey chaotic robe and reached Luo Feng’s skin. The thrice-refined perfect godly body was finally pierced through, revealing a tiny red dot.

“Hm?”

The blind elder instantly retreated, somewhat in disbelief.

“Impressive, impressive. Elder Heartshadow can casually pierce through my domain and protective robe, even managing to injure me,” Luo Feng said, impressed.

The blind elder felt the pressure.

*I cultivate the God King-level inheritance “Six Annihilations of Destruction.” I am applying seven Chaotic Realmlord-level techniques, completely merging them according to the inheritance, to form this thrust,* the blind elder was secretly alarmed. *I have encountered infinite godly bodies before, and this thrust was enough to heavily injure them. But against River God Monarch, it only barely broke the skin?*

The seemingly ordinary thrust was one of the blind elder’s signature moves for traversing the world.

“God Monarch, please try my next move,” the blind elder said. After saying that, his figure blurred instantly.

*Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!*

He instantly split into thirteen figures, each thrusting out an attack. Each thrust seemed terrifying, but when the thirteen thrusts merged together, their power became truly earth-shattering.

“Rumble~~~”

The converged black thrust made Luo Feng slightly surprised. “As expected of a God King-level sect disciple. His techniques are truly profound, using numerous techniques to form an array, creating a combined strike? Relying on my protective robe alone won’t be enough. I’ll have to reveal some real skill.”

Faced with this earth-shattering, terrifying strike, Luo Feng extended his left hand.

!.

*Boom!*

His arm swelled, and his palm became enormous, as if obscuring the sky. Each of Luo Feng’s five fingers contained a two-colored vortex, and his entire palm was like a chaotic world.

*Boom~~~*

When the terrifying thrust collided with Luo Feng’s palm, their powers collided and annihilated each other, frantically tearing each other apart.

One side was a technique recorded in a God King-level inheritance, where disciples only needed to cultivate step by step to constantly increase their foundation, getting closer and closer to the Chaotic Realmlord realm.

The other side directly faced the origin of life, the profound mysteries of destruction, merging the two into one, while also integrating his understanding of chaos. This was one of Luo Feng’s six great killing moves: the ‘Ten Directions of Silent Extinction Palm’.

If the Ten Directions Limitless Blades of the *Boundary Breaking Nine Blades* was pure defense,

then this ‘Ten Directions of Silent Extinction Palm’ was an offensive palm technique. It integrated ten Chaotic Realmlord-level techniques, and was executed with the palm of his thrice-refined perfect godly body! It was one of Luo Feng’s true killing moves. Luo Feng had to restrain his strength a little; if the force was too great, it would exceed the ‘Eternal True God category’.

Luo Feng had already set a requirement for himself: there was no need to hide his accumulation in terms of realm, since the outside world already believed he was close to the ‘Chaotic Realmlord’ realm. But the power of his perfect godly body had to be restrained.

Even when restrained to the power of an ‘infinite godly body’, it was still suppressing this blind elder.

Although the integration of the ten techniques in the Ten Directions of Silent Extinction Palm was still somewhat rough, it was no less impressive than the blind elder’s killing array.

“Boom~~~”

The terrifying thrust was ultimately crushed and completely annihilated under the pressure of Luo Feng’s enormous palm.

This scene shocked the blind elder.

*This Luo He is a law-based infinite godly body. Furthermore, his accumulation in terms of realm is even above mine,* the blind elder instantly confirmed. *If he was a bloodline cultivation system, with such accumulation, he would have become a Chaotic Realmlord long ago.*

“Elder Heartshadow’s array technique is quite powerful,” Luo Feng praised. “I was forced to use my ultimate move. Does Elder Heartshadow have any more techniques?”

“There’s no need to continue comparing; I am indeed inferior to River God Monarch,” the blind elder said. “This spar has indeed broadened my horizons. River God Monarch, I shall take my leave now. I will convey the hiring price you mentioned to the Sect Master.”

“Alright,” Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

The blind elder turned and immediately left with his two disciples.

During this battle, the cave-dwelling was constantly enveloped by the Creation-Destruction Domain, and the blind elder deliberately restricted the range even without burning his divine power, so the cave-dwelling was still relatively intact. Only the ground in the open space where they fought was somewhat pitted.

“Phew.”

With a thought, the ground was quickly restored.

“Master, this Elder Heartshadow is quite strong,” Molosa said. “He should be stronger than Blood Cloud.”

“Yes, Blood Cloud’s array was still relatively crude, but Elder Heartshadow’s killing move is more seamless and its power is even greater,” Luo Feng nodded. “As expected of a God King-level sect.”

Although he also possessed two God King inheritances,

unfortunately, his teacher, Mountain Guest, was a God King of the weapon-refining lineage, and none of the God King inheritances were suitable for him. The third-generation founder of the Duan Dong River lineage did leave behind three God King-level inheritances: *Severing*, *Eastern Glory*, and *Undying River*, but they were all auxiliary methods.

There was no other way. Whether it was his teacher, Mountain Guest, or the third-generation founder, they had only just entered the God King level. This was the reason for their outcomes; one fled into the universe sea, and the other died completely.

Strength was the foundation!

……

“Elder Heartshadow, how was your visit to River God Monarch?” the Heartshadow Sect Master, Feng Yuqi, asked upon returning from visiting the Yanfeng Hall. “I heard you sparred with him?”

“I asked him not to interfere, but he opened his mouth and demanded a hiring price of two hundred million universe sand,” the blind elder frowned. “So I had no choice but to follow the backup plan and spar with him, to make him feel the pressure. But this time, in our exchange… his godly body is stronger than mine, and even his realm is higher than mine.”

Heartshadow Sect Master Feng Yuqi couldn’t help but say, “Both ancestors have said that Elder Heartshadow, you have accumulated enough, and only need a bit of luck to have hope of breaking through. His realm is actually higher than yours?”

“Although it’s higher, we are ultimately at the same level,” the blind elder said. “Once I lead all the disciples and control the mechanical flow treasure ‘Heart Demon Kite’, I will be able to match that Luo He.”

The God King who established the Heartshadow Sect customized thirteen mechanical flow treasures based on his inheritance, to serve as the sect’s inheritance treasures.

However, over the long years, only seven of the thirteen mechanical flow treasures remained, and the Heart Demon Kite was one of them.

When a God King establishes a sect, they leave behind many methods. It was just that with constant decline, the Heartshadow Sect had fewer and fewer methods.

“This time, it was just a spar. I didn’t use my will secret technique ‘Shadowless Thrust’, which is my strongest move!” the blind elder said. “Once I use my will secret technique, it won’t be a spar, but a battle to the death.”