Jiang Wang couldn’t help but sigh, there wasn’t much else to say...

These young people!

The Fire Realm Art, with Samadhi True Fire as its origin, was the pinnacle of its development under the current conditions. And its effects were indeed outstanding.

Moreover, the honor of being Sword Pavilion’s strongest Inner Mansion disciple was a solid gain.

Not to mention, these newly attained two thousand points of "law" brought his accumulated total to twenty-six thousand four hundred. He was only three thousand six hundred points away from unlocking another level of the Discussion Platform.

The current three layers of the Discussion Platform, combined with the effects of Sword Pavilion’s strongest Teng Long, Sword Pavilion Messenger, Taixu Five Elements Cultivator, and Sword Pavilion’s strongest Inner Mansion—four great honors—already exhibited the effectiveness of seven layers of the Discussion Platform.

Jiang Wang thought for a moment, walked to the Discussion Platform, and directly contributed the Fire Realm Art to the Taixu Illusion Realm.

Although the Fire Realm Art was powerful, it lacked originality since it was derived from Lei Zhanqian’s Thunder Realm Art. Although the approach had altered under Yi Xingchen’s guidance, the structural framework of the Technique remained the same.

And the Taixu Illusion Realm’s demand for Cultivation Techniques always favored originality. This was the experience summarized from many contributions.

Although he hadn’t encountered Lei Zhanqian in the Taixu Illusion Realm, as the realm expanded, it was only a matter of time before Lei Zhanqian would start taking it seriously.

To avoid Lei Zhanqian contributing the Thunder Realm Art and dominating the majority of the Discussion Platform’s contributions, Jiang Wang proactively contributed the Fire Realm Art.

In this way, even if Lei Zhanqian entered the Taixu Illusion Realm later and contributed the Thunder Realm Art, he would only receive a small portion of the "law."

This was the strongest Technique Jiang Wang had contributed to the Taixu Illusion Realm so far. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The feedback did not disappoint him...

The Taixu Illusion Realm returned a whopping one hundred and thirteen thousand seven hundred points of "law"!

This was by far the largest amount of "law" Jiang Wang had ever received in the Taixu Illusion Realm.

The Fire Realm Art had reached a certain height in terms of originality and power, far surpassing all of Jiang Wang’s prior contributions to the Discussion Platform.

He had worked so hard to accumulate those twenty-six thousand four hundred points of "law," partly because he was always cautious, unwilling to contribute core unique secret techniques, such as Voice Broadcast Immortal Style or Human Dao Sword Style.

But the feedback from the Fire Realm Art was truly astonishing.

The Taixu Illusion Realm’s encouragement for such Techniques was quite evident.

Jiang Wang not only successfully unlocked the fourth level of the Discussion Platform but also advanced towards the fifth...

Well, it wasn’t that smooth. Advancing to the fifth layer of the Discussion Platform required an enormous one million points of "law", and even with Zuo Guanglie’s legacy, he still needed three hundred thousand points just to unlock it.

From this, one could imagine how many uniquely powerful Techniques Zuo Guanglie must have contributed to the Taixu Illusion Realm to push the Discussion Platform to nineteen layers, and just how exceptional he was!

Of course, given Zuo Guanglie’s family background and his status at that time, if he wanted to challenge the levels of the Discussion Platform, the resources he could mobilize were far beyond what Jiang Wang could compare to today. It was even hard to imagine...

He could only look up in admiration.

Jiang Wang composed himself, and just as he was about to use the eight-layer effect of the Discussion Platform to further refine the Fire Realm Art, suddenly a paper crane with sword feathers flew towards him.

He caught it, unfolded it, and read—

"Will you attend the Yellow River Gathering?"

The sender was Ning Jianke.

...

...

Sword Pavilion True Disciple Ning Shuangrong suffered a great loss today in the Taixu Illusion Realm.

She was obsessed with swordsmanship and possessed exceptional talent in the Sword Dao.

She stood out among her peers in the Sect, and everything went smoothly in the Taixu Illusion Realm, where she always came in first.

She had been preparing to participate in the Yellow River Gathering, so she secluded herself for some time and had not engaged in matches in the Taixu Illusion Realm. Unexpectedly, as soon as she had the chance, she came by... and the title of the strongest Inner Mansion disciple had changed hands.

Because of the difference between the national system and the Sect system, all nations couldn’t do without "public support" and had more "secular" responsibilities.

The Yellow River Gathering was an event in which only the nations of the world participated.

Her desire to participate in the Yellow River Gathering was not as a representative of Sword Pavilion. In addition to her identity as a true disciple of the Sword Pavilion, she was also a lady from an Aristocratic Family of a small country. She had originally planned to fight on behalf of that small country in the Yellow River Gathering, to test the heroes of the world with her sword and see if she was indeed unbeatable among her peers. After all, the strongest in the Taixu Illusion Realm had their limits.

Secondary to that was to bring glory to her nation and to secure benefits for the country of her origin.

But to be honest, she didn’t feel a strong sense of belonging to that small country. Sword Pavilion was the place she truly recognized.

Of course, these considerations need not be shared with others.

Regarding today’s battle, she was initially very confused.

Despite colluding with the opponent to dissect the sword styles, evolving the Sword Dao, and clashing with inspiration, she was confident she would ultimately win, immersed in the beautiful world of swordsmanship and unable to extricate herself...

Then, the opponent suddenly unleashed a technique that was a trump card.

Divine Skills melded with techniques to create a world of their own; such a dazzling technique clearly indicated long premeditation.

There were indeed reasons to dispute, but she was too proud to make excuses for herself.

After seriously reviewing the entire battle, she concluded that her opponent’s timing was impeccable, just as she was about to ascend to the next level with her swordsmanship—this proved that the man named Dugu Wudi truly had astonishing talent in the Sword Dao and could fully comprehend her variable moves.

Moreover, his technique from the Fire Realm was exquisite and powerful, something she had never seen before.

Putting aside all other factors and speaking objectively,

even with proper preparation, she might not have been able to withstand it.

After a careful examination, she admitted she had indeed fallen short by one move. Therefore, she sent a letter to inquire.

If he was also going to the Yellow River Gathering, then there would be no need for her to attend. Having lost, why bother competing for the title of the world’s best if she couldn’t even claim the top spot in the Taixu Illusion Realm?

This was what she thought, but Dugu another was unaware.

When Jiang Wang received the letter, his first thought was—did this person want to seek revenge at the Yellow River Gathering?

He too recognized that the opponent had not shown their full strength in their previous battle.

But... why wait for the Yellow River Gathering to fight again?

The winner of the title for the strongest Inner Mansion in Taixu made an excellent sparring partner. Where else could he find such a good opportunity to practice?

Jiang Wang pondered for a moment, then replied with a slightly arrogant tone—

"If you’re not convinced, you can come back for another round right now."

One can imagine Ning Shuangrong’s mood when she received such a reply letter.

All thoughts of Sword Dao harmony, mutual admiration, and acknowledging her lesser skills with a vow to improve—it all flew out of her mind.

Dugu thief!

Presumptuous brat!

She immediately sent a reply, with just one word—

"Come!"

On the other side, Jiang Wang let the paper crane fly away, and went to the Taixu Illusion Realm to look for Ning Jianke.

He then placed the Fire Realm Art back on the practice platform and started to refine and perfect the technique on a platform layered eight times for effect.

In the Taixu Illusion Realm, a battle at the Inner Mansion level could win one hundred and twenty points of merit.

Jiang Wang had fought all the way to the top, accumulating quite a sum of merit. Yet, watching the numbers on the sundial shadow drop sharply, he couldn’t help but feel pained.

He had hoped to use the remaining merit to deduce the Outer Building Chapter of the Eye of Qian Yang—clearly a daydream.

The Fire Realm Art, combined with the Burning Fire Bone Lotus and Samadhi True Fire, incorporating Jiang Wang’s insights into fire, was unquestionably the most potent technique he had mastered to date.

No wonder Lei Zhanqian, who had learned the Art of the Thunder Realm, exuded such confidence during the master’s ceremony and even dared to showcase it before he had fully mastered it.

He probably didn’t expect anyone to spot the issues so quickly, and as long as he could withstand the period when the Thunder Realm was forming, he would be able to control the battle. Unfortunately, he met Jiang Wang.

In comparison to his rapid improvement, Jiang Wang was making leaps and bounds.

Even if his Thunder Realm was flawless, it was unlikely he could take control of the battle.

But another consequence of a powerful technique was that it also consumed a great deal of merit during deduction.

Even though Jiang Wang had essentially completed the technique and successfully applied it in battle, perfecting it on the practice platform still cost nearly ten thousand points of merit.

It drained Jiang Wang’s "savings" completely, leaving just over a thousand points of merit hanging there.

However, the newly deduced Fire Realm Art had essentially sealed the flaws. At least on the level of the Taixu Illusion Realm’s eighth-layer practice platform, the flaws were sealed.

Jiang Wang carefully examined it and firmly memorized the areas that needed improvement. After ensuring that he had assimilated the changes, he finally grabbed the sword-winged paper crane and let loose a carefree smile.

He stepped onto the Discussion Platform and soared into the Star River.

A sparring partner comes from afar, is it not delightful?

"If coming it is!"