"Grand Master, I know I am no match for you. Please forgive my disrespect and strike first."
After bowing to Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Wuji used the core techniques of the "Martial Arts Manual" that had not yet been passed on to outsiders, and flashed to attack Zhang Sanfeng.
"Haha! Good timing! It's been a long time since this old man has taken action."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Sanfeng used his own Tai Chi principles to condense a huge Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram in the sky to defend against Zhang Wuji's attack.
The battle between the two in the sky generated tremendous energy fluctuations. On the summit of Wudang Mountain, martial artists with cultivation levels below the Grandmaster level immediately began to move away to avoid the aftershocks of the battle.
In the sky, after Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji launched several large-scale attacks as a probing attack, they began to fight hand-to-hand.
During the battle, Zhang Sanfeng defended while Zhang Wuji attacked.
Zhang Wuji, who was in charge of the attack, moved with lightning speed, making it impossible to see his movements. However, all of Zhang Wuji's attacks were defended by Zhang Sanfeng, whose movements appeared slow and leisurely, yet possessed a unique charm.
Observing the seemingly ordinary fight between the two, the grandmasters below were completely mesmerized, while the more than one hundred martial arts masters seemed to have gained some insights.
The innate martial artists in the distance, watching the fight between these two people who could be considered the strongest in the world, felt as if they were just ordinary people who did not know martial arts, which filled them with doubt and confusion.
Throughout the sparring match between Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji, Zhang Sanfeng's movements were always slow, leisurely, and carefree.
Zhang Wuji's strength continued to increase during this battle, and many flaws that he had not noticed before were repaired and improved during this battle.
After Zhang Wuji's final attack, both of them chose to stop fighting at the same time.
After the sparring session was over, Zhang Sanfeng stood quietly in place, looking at Zhang Wuji, who was deep in thought with his eyes closed, with a smile on his face.
A moment later, Zhang Wuji, who was deep in thought with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and a terrifying light flashed in his eyes.
Having gained considerable benefit and profound insights from his battle with Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Wuji respectfully clasped his hands in greeting to Zhang Sanfeng.
"Grandmaster, thank you for your guidance. I had just wanted to have a match with you, but now it seems I was overestimating myself."
"Wuji, you don't need to take it to heart. You are still young, and you have a long road ahead of you. Your talent is outstanding, and you will surpass this old man sooner or later."
"Grandmaster, you flatter me. Wuji will never be able to compare with you in the future."
"Haha, my good grandson is too modest. Wuji, the fellow Daoists below must be getting impatient, let's begin our ascension!"
Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji exchanged a glance and each began to prepare by circulating their internal energy.
The abundant liquid true essence within their bodies began to condense towards the illusory golden core in their dantian, and an aura that had already surpassed the realm of martial arts grandmasters emanated from their bodies.
On the summit of Wudang Mountain, the several martial arts grandmasters and over a hundred other masters who were observing Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji's ascension were all suppressed by their auras, and were terrified by these two incomparably powerful auras.
The aura emanating from Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng began to grow stronger and stronger.
Just as most of the grandmasters on the summit of Wudang Mountain were about to succumb to their pressure, Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji simultaneously launched a full-force attack into the air.
The combined attack of the two pseudo-core realm warriors shattered the boundary between the Heavenly Sword World and the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm.
The space in front of Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji began to shatter, and a pitch-black passage appeared before them.
The passage that appeared before Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji was the ascension passage used by the Tianyuan Sacred Realm to guide martial artists from the Yitian World who had broken through the void to ascend.
After exchanging a glance, Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji both had a determined look in their eyes, and they flew towards the ascension passage ahead.
Upon arriving at the entrance to the ascension passage, Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji simultaneously turned around to look behind them.
"Yuanqiao, you are the eldest brother. After I leave, the Wudang Sect will be in your hands. You must protect your junior brothers and the entire Wudang Sect for me!"
Zhang Sanfeng's eyes became slightly moist.
"Master! Go in peace! Yuanqiao will definitely protect the Wudang Sect and all my fellow disciples! When Yuanqiao has achieved enough cultivation in the future, I will definitely go to the Heavenly Realm to find you and continue to serve you by your side! I will honor you, my esteemed master!"
At the summit of Wudang Mountain, Song Yuanqiao, who had already reached the level of a Grandmaster of martial arts, was already in tears. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply to Zhang Sanfeng.
"Master! Go in peace! We will definitely work with our senior brother to protect the Wudang Sect and will not let you down!"
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Chapter Thirty-One: Xuanyuan
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"Zhiruo! My Empress! You must wait for me! When I have achieved sufficient cultivation, I will surely come down to fetch you to join me in ascending to the Heavenly Realm! At that time, we can spend ten thousand years together and never be separated again!"
"Your Majesty! Your concubine will definitely protect your kingdom with my son and wait for your return!"
Beside the Seven Heroes of Wudang, Empress Dowager Zhou Zhiruo, supported by the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Having reached the level of a martial arts grandmaster, Zhou Zhiruo, who is over eighty years old, still looks like a beautiful woman.
"Father! You and the Ancestral Master can ascend to the Heavenly Realm in peace. As long as I am here, I will protect Mother and wait for your return."
"Good! My son, the Ming Dynasty and your mother are now in your hands. You must be a good emperor loved by all the people!"
After saying this, Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng exchanged a glance, and then resolutely entered the spacetime passage leading to the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm.
In the pitch-black ascension passage, where only occasional flashes of light occasionally appeared, Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng felt countless inexplicable energies flowing into their bodies.
As they left the ascension passage and officially entered the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, a vast amount of pure and incomparably clear spiritual energy from heaven and earth began to rapidly converge on Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng, who were standing on the ground.
Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng underwent a baptism within the ascension passage. This baptism was specially set up by Yuan Hao as a reward for all beings who ascended from the lower realm to the Tianyuan Sacred Realm.
After this baptism, the illusory golden cores within Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng's bodies solidified into real martial arts golden cores.