Binding to Geniuses To Become Stronger

Mount Shu. The Sword Guild.

Chao Xiaojian stood on the mountain summit. His chest-baring robes billowed non-stop in the wind. A sword covered in cracks hung at his waist. He looked into the distance, wearing a solemn frown.

He poured wine as he stared into the sky, looking as though he wished he could see through time and space to see past the barrier of the world.

“The Battle of Pagodas is a huge battle between the All-Seeing Buddha Sect and the demon world… I wonder what the result is right now. I wonder if the result will change now that Fang Lang is taking part.”

Chao Xiaojian sighed.

Fang Lang was taken to the All-Seeing Buddha Sect by Master Ci Yue in order to participate in the Battle of Pagodas. Chao Xiaojian was aware of this.

As the current leader of the Sword Guild, of course, Chao Xiaojian knew of the Battle of Pagodas. He was also aware of the difficulty of the Battle of Pagodas.

After all, over the years, the All-Seeing Buddha Sect would frequently invite extremely talented top geniuses to take part in the Battle of Pagodas in order to assist the All-Seeing Buddha Sect bag a win.

“It’s a shame that Fang Lang has just advanced to the fourth-class realm… The impact he would have on the final result should not be too great.”

“There’s nothing we can do about it. Among all the disciples of the fourth-class realm and below, An Fan might have made a difference. However, An Fan was slaughtered in Linjiang City.”

Chao Xiaojian took a sip of wine and could not help but chuckle. He was laughing at Fang Lang’s terrible temper, which was exactly like his senior sister.

“Oh well, I’m too busy to bother with the result of the Battle of Pagodas. After all, Zhao Taifeng of the Main Path Guild has now awoken and returned to society. Asi Luoshan of West Sai had the third prince, Li Liancheng, on his side and launched his troops… The Tang Dynasty is no longer peaceful.”

Chao Xiaojian’s eyes were immeasurably deep. In truth, through his sense of smell, Chao Xiaojian had noticed something odd about the palace.

Besides that, this strangeness seemed to be strongly related to his senior sister, who disappeared.

Perhaps, from the moment Fang Lang retrieved the Reincarnating Lotus Sword, the vortex that involved the entire Tang Dynasty had begun to spin slowly.

The first prince and the third prince tried again and again.

The chaos that struck Changan City time after time all seems to point out that some secret change had occurred within the depths of the Royal City in Changan.

Chao Xiaojian finished his wine and rested his fingers on his sword, tapping it gently. He observed the surging sea of clouds and collected his thoughts.

He would not go anywhere over the coming days. He would stay put in the Sword Guild.

The storm swept through. Since Xuanyuan Taihua was the sect leader of the Sword Guild, the Sword Guild would be unable to stay on the sidelines in the upcoming troubles.

…

West Sai

Asi Luoshan focused on the immensely massive door of the demon portal. There was no trace of emotion on his features.

His hair billowed around him as powerful vital energy surged relentlessly over his tall and strapping figure.

After a long time, he entered the demon portal.

On the same day, Asi Luoshan walked out of the demon portal. He personally traveled across the skies to visit the foreign troops stationed there under the command of a general.

In an army camp over 10,000 miles from West Sai, a powerful aura appeared among the clouds. A mighty vital energy seemed to fill the skies like a river of fire.

A commotion broke out among the soldiers in the army camp.

Song Xianzhi strode out in his silver armor and white cloak. He raised his head and looked into the sky. There was a profound look on his handsome face.

“Asi Luoshan… Is that day finally coming?”

Song Xianzhi sighed.

“However, I’m different from you…”

Song Xianzhi soared into the skies with one stride. His white cloak bloomed in the sky like a white rose.

Among the sea of clouds, Song Xianzhi and Asi Luoshan faced each other. One man as strapping as a mountain; the other, handsome and elegant.

The conversation between the two of them could not be overheard by anyone else. Despite that, the soldiers all raised their heads to look into the sky. They all felt as though there was a heavy mountain crushing down on their hearts.

After a long time, the clouds blew apart and a terrifying vital energy condensed to form an evil god-like phantom.

They saw Asi Luohan filled with rage.

‘How dare you reject me!? If you join forces with me, all the land spanning across tens of thousands of miles will belong to the both of us!” said Asi Luoshan in a deep voice.

Down below, everyone was completely silent.

Song Xianzhi sighed. However, he did not respond.

Asi Luoshan turned around to leave. He transformed into a stream of fire and tore through the skies.

On that day, Asi Luoshan was able to continue traveling across the skies to various army camps with his strong cultivation in order to convince many foreign generals to join forces with him.

Asi Luoshan, Song Xianzhi, Geshu Taixing were the three mighty foreign generals in the Tang Dynasty. Hence, everyone thought that these three ferocious and mighty tigers would join forces to invade the Tang Dynasty.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Song Xianzhi and Geshu Taixing refused to agree to Asi Luoshan’s actions to launch a mutiny to overthrow the Tang Dynasty.

Despite this, Asi Luoshan had a good cause to do so. He was harboring the third prince. His punitive expedition had already caused chaos to break out in the Tang Dynasty.

Besides that, there were many warriors from various sects gathered to form Asi Luoshan’s army. It was like a hundred streams flowing into one body which was the sea. The troops poised to invade the Tang Dynasty were growing larger!

..

Of course, Fang Lang was blissfully unaware of all this. He was in the midst of the Battle of Pagodas. Even if he knew, he might not be too concerned.

After all, Fang Lang did not think that he would be able to change the mutiny against the Tang Dynasty.

On the vast ocean, there was a deathly silence.

The only thing that could be heard was the sound of the waves. No one would have guessed that Bai Ling, the sacred maiden of the demon tribe, a top genius and rumored to possess a core that was close to a divine core would lose to Fang Lang!

The warriors of the All-Seeing Buddha Sect and the demon world were caught off guard.

The demon world group was silent. They wore grim expressions. Bai Ling was their main offense. Their plan was for her to make a clean sweep of the younger generation of the All-Seeing Buddha Sect.

However, she was defeated in the second match!

The sacred maiden Bai Ling returned with her head hung low. Her delicate features wore an embarrassed look. After all, the importance of this Battle of Pagodas was immense. Yet, she lost.

Despite losing, Bai Ling did not feel rage or disappointment. In fact, she even felt a little satisfied.

She felt an odd sense of satisfaction after battling Fang Lang. It was like meeting a friend. The battle was delightful. She was able to show off everything that she learned and exhibit her charm.

Even though she lost, it was a clean, honorable defeat. Besides that, as she interacted with Fang Lang, she gained a lot of insight and knowledge. She was extremely satisfied.

Bai Ling’s exquisite face wore a gentle smile.

“Allow me to take the next match,” said the archdevil Chi Yun of the devil tribe.

He glanced at Bai Ling and said, “Bai Ling, you need to be fully confident of a victory when you fight. In your battle with that kid, Fang Lang, you focused on chatting with him until it turned into a discussion of cultivation. Your fighting spirit weakened. That’s the reason you lost.”

“If it were me, I would never have made that mistake.”

As soon as Chi Yun finished speaking, his gaze suddenly sharpened. After that, his gaze shifted to land upon Fang Lang, who was standing upon the waves in the distance.

Since he was able to defeat Bai Ling, this proved that the power of this punk could not be underestimated. However, that triggered the competitive spirit within Chi Yun’s heart.

By coincidence, Chi Yun also felt the desire to compete with Fang Lang, to determine who was superior. This desire was strange. Since he was about to go up against Fang Lang, Chi Yun felt a rare sense of joy. It was a feeling that he never felt before.

Chi Yun had never felt this excited for anyone in the same generation as him, even if Bai Ling was his opponent.

This guy was… a little strange!

The warrior of the demon realm looked at Chi Yun in the eyes but did not say a word.

“It’s the best possible thing for us since you’ve decided to go next. We’ll be sure to win since you’re heading out!”

“The sacred maiden must have battled the All-Seeing Buddha Sect disciple for too long and exhausted herself. That’s the only reason that punk was able to defeat her,” said the warrior of the demon world.

Since the archdevil of the devil tribe was going into battle, he was surely going to make them eat humble pie. When Bai Ling heard his words, she rolled her eyes but did not offer any explanation.

Bai Ling did not expend much energy in the battle with Fa He. Even though she lost to Fang Lang, she was at peace with her loss.

Of course, Bai Ling was also extremely curious to see if Chi Yun would be able to defeat Fang Lang.

Hence, she watched as Chi Yun stepped off the giant turtle’s back and stepped into the ocean with some interest and excitement.

On the All-Seeing Buddha Sect side, they were in the midst of celebration.

He won! Fang Lang actually defeated the sacred maiden of the demon tribe! Even Master Ci Yue felt a little odd. After all, there appeared to be a huge gap between Fang Lang’s strength and the sacred maiden to him.

However, Fang Lang achieved a win with ease and turned the tables around!

Master Ci Yue was very sure that everything Fang Lang said about Fa Jiao being the trump card was utter nonsense. If Fang Lang lost, all hope would be lost for this Battle of Pagodas.

Yet, Fang Lang managed to defeat the sacred maiden.

A pleased smile appeared on Master Ci Yue’s face. The All-Seeing Buddha Sect… had not lost yet!

Fang Lang could still fight!

Monk Fa Jiao, who was beside him, wore an extremely solemn expression. He rubbed his palms together and would sporadically take deep breaths in and out.

“The pressure is so great! Benefactor Fang won the first match. He will go up against the archdevil of the devil tribe in the next fight. The archdevil is definitely as strong as the sacred maiden. Even if he wins, it will be a pyrrhic victory. However, it’s more likely that he will lose.”

“Despite that, even if Benefactor Fang Loses, he will do his best to exhaust the archdevil and create the opportunity for me to defeat the archdevil!”

“The pressure is so truly immense! Benefactor Fang is right. I’m the trump card! As the trump card that appears at the end, I need to bear the pressure that others will find hard to endure!”

As monk Fa Jiao continued to analyze the situation, the heavier the sense of responsibility hanging over his shoulders felt.

Beside him, Master Ci Yue could not help but turn to glance at him when he heard Fa Jiao’s whispered words.

Monk Fa Jiao turned to face Master Ci Yue and seemed to see the deep sense of hope and anticipation in his eyes.

“Master, I will do my best!”

Master Ci Yue smiled warmly. “As long as you’re happy.”

After that, Master Ci Yue shifted his gaze towards the ocean where the waves surged and quelled.

…

Fang Lang stood on the ocean surface in his white robes. He carried his scabbard that hid his swords on his back. He looked confident and at ease like a blade lord.

The archdevil Chi Yun made his way over on the waves, crashing through the sea breeze in his black armor.

It seemed like a sturdy road had appeared on the vast ocean surface, directly below Chi Yun’s feet. A black demonic energy seemed to reverberate like a black tiger roaring into the skies above the ocean.

Fang Lang gripped the hilt of the Obsidian Sword and slowly withdrew it. A clear sword cry rang out and sounded like it was about to split their eardrums.

Fang Lang’s heart palpitated and seemed to become more solemn.

Chi Yun’s training was focused on his physical body. His physical body was unrivaled and his vital energy was unequaled. He was even more tricky to deal with compared to the sacred maiden, Bai Ling.

Hence, Chi Yun’s fighting power might be more terrifying.

Time seemed to come to a halt. The huge waves stopped rolling.

The archdevil Chi Yun walked until he stood in front of Fang Lang. He faced Fang Lang and raised his hands, clasping them in greeting.

“Chi Yun from the archdevil tribe. Nice to meet you.”

He was quite polite and did not seem full of arrogance.

Fang Lang clasped his hands together in return. “Fang Lang. The All-Seeing Buddha Sect.”

At the moment, Fang Lang was representing the All-Seeing Buddha Sect in the Battle of Pagodas. Hence, he would naturally use their name.

“You’re pretty odd to have beaten Bai Ling. In fact, your energy and cultivation rose continuously throughout the battle. It’s… a little frightening. You truly have the appearance of a genius.”

“I will put my all into this battle,” said Chi Yun.

“I will also put my all into it.” Fang Lang gripped the Obsidian Sword. With a squeeze of his fingers, the sword swished in the air turning into Sword Thunder!

The Champion’s Blade let out a roar as it rushed out of the scabbard and crashed into the clouds. Countless lightning serpents were entwined around the sword. It looked like an other-worldly poisonous snake that stared at its enemy’s hand, flicking its tongue out!

With Fang Lang’s current spiritual sense energy, the Sword Thunder that he unleashed could not be underestimated. Anyone who dared to look down on him within the same class would be faced with instant death by Sword Thunder! That would be the price of looking down on him!

Chi Yun narrowed his eyes. Countless rays of red light shone out behind him. His vital energy surged as his body began to enlarge until he was absolutely massive!

He clenched his fist and looked as ferocious as a blood tiger!

Fang Lang gripped the Obsidian Blade. His eyes sparkled brightly and were filled with a sense of anticipation and glee.

After that, he activated the System’s active ability, binding partner stacking!

The aura on his body rose steadily.

Even though he had an expended spiritual sense, Fang Lang activated Ni Wen’s bloodline ability and his spiritual sense quickly recovered.

This time, he would set the archdevil as his main binding partner. The vital energy on him started to become more powerful and more terrifying!

The ocean surface was stirring erratically.

“Fight!”

Chi Yun frowned as his peerlessly handsome figure instantly transformed into a blood-red streak of light. He was like a ferocious tiger running wildly across the ocean surface!

Boom!

The strong winds pressed down and in an instant, Chi Yun appeared in front of Fang Lang. He raised his fist and instantly brought it crashing down!

Thud! A loud sound rang out!

Fang Lang returned his swords to his scabbard and formed a cross with his arms, blocking his punch!

In the blink of an eye, a crater appeared on the ocean surface beneath Fang Lang’s feet. It was like a giant bowl!

Fang Lang’s white robes were instantly shredded into pieces by the spiraling winds that exploded from the archdevil’s body, revealing his strong figure. He was sent flying across the ocean, carving out a rolling white streak of waves that endured for a long time!

Fang Lang steadied himself. He wore a neutral expression as he clenched his palms into fists and thrust them out.

“Come again!”

After that, he took another step out and the vital energy on his body surged!

The archdevil, Chi Yun, tilted his head and instantly looked a little stunned. He almost seemed to see an image of himself reflected in Fang Lang!

However, he quickly shook his head in an attempt to shake this strange feeling away!

In a battle, one needed to have the confidence to win! This punk was no match for him!

Besides that, Fang Lang managed to defeat Bai Ling earlier because he would not stop discussing and exchanging ideas throughout the battle.

That weakened Bai Ling’s fighting spirit and resulted in her loss.

He, Chi Yun, would definitely not interact or discuss anything relating to martial arts during his battle with Fang Lang!

He would never do so!

Chi Yun took a step out and gaped open his mouth. Demonic energy and vital energy rolled out to form a blood tiger that dashed out across the vast ocean.

Fang Lang did not try to hide or avoid the attack. His eyes sparkled. His martial arts cultivation was currently only in the third-class realm. However, after stacking Chi Yun’s power, he could grasp some martial arts techniques and skills in this battle.

Crash!

Neither of them moved out of the way and their fists collided! They were evenly matched! Neither one of them had the upper hand!

As they engaged in an intense battle in the midst of the vast ocean, even though Fang Lang had endured two powerful blows, he still unleashed aftershocks and oppressive lightning bolts that ravaged through the skies, tearing through the clouds only to explode on the ocean surface.

It was like a clash between a dragon and tiger. A battle between a Lightning Dragon and a Blood Tiger. It was a miraculous sight!

This battle was extremely intense and dazzling to watch!

On the All-Seeing Buddha Sect side, the monks Fa He and Fa Jiao watched with bright eyes. Their hearts were filled with waves of emotion. That was especially true for monk Fa He.

He was a warrior monk of the All-Seeing Buddha Sect. His training focused on his physical body and vital energy. However, he never imagined that Fang Lang would have such powerful vital energy.

This kid… was a mutant!

On the other side, the demon world warrior wore a strange expression. The sacred maiden Bai Ling was pleasantly surprised as she observed the fight.

The battle caused her heart to surge with emotions!

An hour went by!

Two hours!

The blazing sun set and the bright moon began to rise!

The two of them continued to battle. They continued to clash. It was intense and dazzling!

Boom!

No one knew how many punches had been exchanged. The archdevil Chi Yun’s armor was covered in cracks.

As for Fang Lang, his aura began to weaken. His eyes were like a raging furnace, like fire, as the rising blazing sun!

The two of them landed separately on the ocean. Waves that appeared like white dragons form over the ocean.

Fang Lang stood and panted slightly. His chest rose and fell. A warm smile hung on his face. He was drenched in sweat. He said, “You’re truly the archdevil of the devil tribe. Your physical strength is matchless. All your various vital energy attack techniques have really pierced straight to my heart!”

“I’m a little puzzled with some aspects of the cultivation of vital energy. I wonder… if you might be able to give me a couple of pointers?” asked Fang Lang with a smile.

As soon as he spoke, Chi Yun frowned.

In the distance, the corner of Bai Ling’s lips curved upwards. ‘It’s coming! It’s happening once again!’

This familiar feeling. The cultivation exchange during the battle!

Chi Yun narrowed his eyes and did not respond to Fang Lang. He merely raised his fists and instantly, his vital energy transformed into a fierce tiger that pounced once again.

In the battle, he needed to have the confidence to win. He did not want to be affected by Fang Lang’s questions about martial arts!

This punk affected his confidence in his fighting ability, trying to destroy his fighting drive!

He was not going to fall for that trick!

Clang!

Fang Lang did not have a choice. He started to fight Chi Yun once again. Winds and thunders began to surge and clash!

Fang Lang gritted his teeth.

‘System, use the Enchantment Card! Enchantment Card target, Chi Yun!’

As soon as the Enchantment Card was activated, a phantom seemed to appear behind Fang Lang that fought in synchrony with him.

Chi Yun’s eyes narrowed in shock!

That was because he realized that this phantom looked extremely like him! Besides that, as he was fighting Fang Lang, Chi Yun noticed his own martial arts techniques!

The Blood Tiger Technique!

Devil Punch!

Devil Lord Heaven-Splitting Punch!

Great Devil Sky Attack!

He even used the divine intention punch technique of the devil tribe! All these techniques and divine intention were ones that he had spent many years in training in order to grasp and comprehend!

“There’s no way!”

Chi Yun’s expression faltered. Fang Lang was merely a human. How could Fang Lang master his punch techniques!?

In fact, a thought suddenly appeared in Chi Yun’s mind, if he could have a good cultivation exchange with Fang Lang, perhaps he might be able to advance to the next level in his punch techniques!

‘No! Don’t fall for his tricks! He’s planning to destroy my fighting spirit! Don’t interact with him! Everything is fake! He’s only a human. He doesn’t know shit about the devil tribe punch techniques!’

Chi Yun gritted his teeth and kept cautioning himself!

On the other hand, Fang Lang maintained his warm smile and did not stop asking questions as they fought. It was as though he was toying and baiting him. It was like he was waving his hands and shouting for attention. Come on, come on…

In the end…

The archdevil of the devil tribe could not resist the curiosity inside him. After a round of fighting ended, the two of them flew back over a hundred feet. They faced each other with a large distance separating them.

Fang Lang remained the same as before and once again asked his questions regarding the Devil Punch technique. The question triggered Chi Yun.

“Bloody hell! The understanding of the Devil Punch technique is not for people like you!” said Chi Yun.

Fang Lang’s eyes lit up. He said with a smile, “Oh, so what’s your opinion on it?”

Chi Yun clenched his fists and slowly spoke, explaining his understanding of the Devil Punch technique. Fang Lang would interject at appropriate times to add his muddled understanding of the punch technique.

The two of them chatted more intensely as they went on. When they finally resumed fighting, they used their punch techniques to demonstrate their understanding, using punch techniques to interact!

As they fought, they continued debating and discussing their mutual understanding of concepts!

In the distance, an expression of disdain appeared on Bai Ling’s delicate face when she saw the situation. Chi Yun’s previous resolve had completely disappeared into thin air.

At that moment, the only emotion Chi Yun felt was happiness. He felt so happy to be able to fight and exchange ideas with Fang Lang!

That was a mysteriously comfortable feeling!

There was a vague sense of mutual appreciation!

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