5: Chapter 5 Breakthrough! Grandmaster

Zhang Sanfeng stood in front of the stone door and stopped.

Outside the stone door, the breathing and heartbeats of the Seven Heroes of Wudang, and even their bodies slightly trembling from excitement, were all captured clearly by his infinitely amplified five senses.

He did not rush to open the door, but instead closed his eyes slightly and focused his mind once more.

Running the Perfection-level Wudang Nine Yang Skill and Pure Yang Infinite Skill simultaneously, the Pure Yang Internal Energy condensed to the extreme within his Dantian suddenly detonated at this moment!

In this low-martial arts world, the Great Grandmaster Realm was the legendary ceiling of the world.

Over the past century, in the entire Yitian World, only Zhang Sanfeng had touched the threshold of this Realm, yet he had never been able to truly cross it due to sudden changes in his Divine Soul, exhaustion of Lifespan, depletion of spirit, and the restrictions of the laws of heaven and earth.

And now, what Zhang Sanfeng was about to do was to forcefully break through this barrier of heaven and earth that had trapped Jianghu Martial Artists for a century, and take this unprecedented step!

"Boom—"

The vast Pure Yang Internal Energy, like a rushing river, carried the momentum of ten thousand jun and slammed fiercely against the invisible barrier between the Grandmaster Realm and the Great Grandmaster Realm.

At the first impact, the barrier did not move an inch. Zhang Sanfeng's whole body shuddered, and a feeling of soreness and swelling came from his Meridians, while the Internal Energy in his body experienced a momentary disorder.

His expression remained unchanged as he instantly operated the Taiji Mental Method to its limit. The fierce and unparalleled Internal Energy instantly transformed into a smooth, unobstructed soft force, like the rising tide of the sea, washing over the hard barrier again and again, circulating repeatedly and endlessly.

Yin and Yang coexist, combining hardness and softness—this is the true essence of Taiji martial arts.

The modern philosophical understanding of the Tai Chi Great Dao, the profound foundation of a century of Pure Yang Internal Energy, and the Perfection-level martial arts mastery bestowed by the System—these three blessings merged into one at this moment!

"Crack—"

A barely perceptible cracking sound resonated deep within his Divine Soul.

The barrier of heaven and earth that had trapped Jianghu Martial Artists for a century finally developed a fine crack!

Outside the stone door, the expressions of Song Yuanqiao and the others changed drastically at the same time.

They could clearly feel that the Dao Rhyme inside the stone door had suddenly surged at this moment, like a dormant volcano about to erupt!

"Everyone, step back!"

Yu Lianzhou suddenly gave a low shout and reached out to pull Song Yuanqiao and Yin Liting back.

He himself, however, took half a step forward, staring fixedly at the stone door, his muscles tense, fully prepared.

He did not know what was happening inside, only that his Master was undergoing an unprecedented transformation, and he had to guard this place to block any possible accidents.

Inside the stone chamber, Zhang Sanfeng's eyes narrowed. Without the slightest hesitation, he poured all the Pure Yang Internal Energy in his body into that crack, launching a final assault on the barrier that was about to shatter!

"Break for me!"

He gave a low shout in his heart, and that indestructible barrier shattered with a boom!

A vast power, far exceeding the Grandmaster Realm, instantly surged out from the broken barrier, like the Heavenly River pouring backward, flooding into his Dantian Qi Sea.

Under the blessing of this power, the originally liquid Pure Yang Internal Energy rapidly transformed into semi-solid Pure Yang Protective Aura, and his Dantian Qi Sea expanded by more than tenfold, becoming vast and bottomless.

The Great Grandmaster Realm, achieved!

Zhang Sanfeng clearly sensed that his five senses had been infinitely amplified. Within a radius of ten miles, the rustling of the wind, the chirping of insects and birds, the galloping of scouts' horses at the foot of the mountain, and the noise of the common people in Junzhou City all fell into his ears.

He could even clearly sense the breathing, heartbeats, and the flow of Internal Energy within each of the Seven Heroes of Wudang outside the door.

His Lifespan surged again, jumping directly from 30 years to 150 years. He had truly achieved rejuvenation and was full of vitality, a completely different person from the withered centenarian he had been before.

And at the moment he broke through the Realm, the entire Wudang Mountain, and even the city at the foot of the mountain, experienced earth-shattering phenomena.

Above Zixiao Palace, the originally clear sky saw its sea of clouds suddenly churn crazily, forming a huge Taiji Yin and Yang fish pattern that covered all seventy-two peaks of Wudang Mountain!

The Pure Yang Dao Rhyme swept across the entire Wudang Mountain along with the sea of clouds, and the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth surged wildly, as if boiling!

Dozens of bronze bells in the Taoist temples on the mountain rang without wind, their clear and melodious sounds not only spreading throughout Wudang Mountain but also being heard clearly in the city dozens of miles away at the foot of the mountain.

The common people in Junzhou City walked out of their homes one after another. Looking at the strange phenomenon in the sea of clouds in the direction of Wudang Mountain, they knelt on the ground, kowtowing toward Wudang Mountain, crying out, "The living immortal has manifested!"

At the foot of the mountain, spies from the Shaolin Sect, Emei Sect, and other Schools watched the Taiji sea of clouds in the sky, their faces pale and their bodies trembling. They could not even ride their horses steadily and fled madly toward their respective sects.

They never dreamed that not only was Zhang Sanfeng not dead, but he had also broken through the shackles of martial arts, causing such a huge commotion!

Now, let alone causing trouble for the Wudang Sect, it was uncertain whether they could even preserve their own Schools!

The Seven Heroes of Wudang guarding outside the stone door felt that overwhelming and majestic Dao Rhyme, and their whole bodies shook violently.

Led by Song Yuanqiao, the seven of them knelt down in unison, kowtowing deeply toward the stone door with their foreheads touching the ground. Their voices were filled with ecstasy, excitement, and awe that penetrated to the bone.

"Congratulations to Master for breaking through the shackles of martial arts and achieving profound Dao techniques!"

The voices of the seven were uniform, echoing throughout Zixiao Palace and carrying far away with the mountain wind.

Inside the stone chamber, Zhang Sanfeng felt the majestic power of the Great Grandmaster Realm within his body and slowly retracted his energy.

The System panel refreshed frantically:

Realm: Early Stage Great Grandmaster Realm

Main World: Yitian World (Low-martial Elementary), World Fusion increased to 5%, Spiritual Qi concentration slightly increased, laws of heaven and earth loosened!

Main Quest [Wudang Tradition, Yitian Foundation] activated! Quest Objective: Stabilize the Wudang tradition, rewrite the core tragedies of Yitian, and increase the Yitian Main World Fusion to 100%. Quest Reward: Full unlocking of low-martial world travel permissions!

A smile gradually deepened on the corners of Zhang Sanfeng's mouth.

He raised his hand, placed it on the mechanism of the stone door, and applied a little force.

"Creak—"

The stone door, which had been tightly closed for seven days and seven nights, slowly opened to both sides.

The morning sunlight followed the opening of the stone door and shone into the secret chamber. Golden rays of light fell on Zhang Sanfeng, plating his whole body in a layer of sacred halo.

Outside the door were the Seven Heroes of Wudang kneeling on the ground, the Wudang Disciples kowtowing all over the mountains and plains, and the entire turbulent Yitian World.

Zhang Sanfeng, wearing moon-white Taoist robes, stood tall with a ruddy complexion and deep, indifferent eyes, stepping out of the secret chamber.

Looking at the Disciples kneeling on the ground, he spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout the entire Zixiao Palace, carrying the dignity and indifference of a Daoist Great Grandmaster:

"Rise, all of you."