The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

"Yes, Daoist!" Gu Chen exclaimed loudly.

Seeing the powerful force generated by the activation of Hidden Dragon, which he had participated in, even though it was just a startup and adjustment, was incredibly exciting for Gu Chen.

"Quick, Lin Wenhe, go inform the Taoists at the Fire Department."

"Bai Sheng, prepare to activate the Array."

"Chen Fei, notify General Xu at Feiyun Pass that there will be some action soon and hope he won't take it amiss. Also, have the scouts stand by for orders."

Gu Chen gave rapid orders, setting everyone in the underground palace into motion.

"Daoist Qingyu, please follow me," Gu Chen respectfully said.

"No need, let's go directly."

Qingyu grabbed Gu Chen's shoulder, the ground beneath their feet began to ripple like water, slowly enveloping both of them.

"Circulating Earth Power? No, not just that, there is Ze Jin too!" Gu Chen curiously watched the soil quickly disappear around them while he expressed his amazement.

He was, of course, familiar with Circulating Earth Power. In fact, the underground palace and the facilities below were quickly constructed largely thanks to the Earth Department Taoists who practiced Circulating Earth Power.

Qingyu actually wanted to have more experts capable of practicing the Circulation of the Six Voids Technique among his subordinates. With such an expert, attaining True Core in the future seemed destined. That would give Qingyu another dependable force.

However, unfortunately, Gu Chen and the others lacked Qingyu's special cultivation body that could freely manipulate the eight interacting True Qi forces and were not mathematical geniuses who could compute the dimensions of Circulating Eight Forces to master the original Circulation of Six Voids Technique.

Thus, they had to give up on having an additional powerful force.

In a short while, Qingyu and Gu Chen appeared above the deeper cavern, floating down to solid ground.

"Boom—"

The noise echoing in their ears was the sound of rushing water, massive streams flowing before Qingyu's eyes.

This cavern was extensive and interconnected, and Qingyu was at the central controlling nexus of the water flow.

"By diverting underground rivers from all directions and channeling their flow into one place, Gu Chen, your contribution is immense. If not for the Director of Imperial Observatory needing someone highly skilled in Yi Skill, you could be the next Director of Imperial Observatory."

Qingyu stood with his hands behind his back, his Divine Thought sweeping around, capturing every detail in the vicinity.

Constructing such a massive project, even with the help of martial artists proficient in Circulating Earth Power, couldn't be achieved overnight. Gu Chen's contributions here were truly significant.

"The position of Director of Imperial Observatory is not something I covet," Gu Chen shook his head and said, "Being able to create such a weapon like Hidden Dragon is the proudest moment of my life."

Saying this, Gu Chen suddenly blinked and congratulated, "Perhaps, Daoist, the next time we meet, we might have to address you differently."

Who is the current Director of Imperial Observatory? It's Qingyu.

Although nobody treated him as a regular official, his position had always been that of the Director of Imperial Observatory. If one day there was a change in that position, it would mean either Qingyu had left it, or he had moved to a better position.

With Gu Chen's wit, he figured it was probably the former.

"Power is but an accessory to strength, just icing on the cake," Qingyu stated lightly.

No matter how high the position, it ultimately isn't as reliable as power. It's said that even Emperor Daqian is extremely cautious in his bedroom activities every day, fearing assassination, simply because his strength isn't high enough.

Unfortunately, with the current undercurrents within Daqian, if a favorite consort of Emperor Qian were a person from Shadow King, using bedroom secret techniques during their intimate moments to drain him, he would die the most disgraceful death as an emperor.

Even the mighty Zhu Xiping from the past had suffered under such schemes, so Emperor Qian thought it wise to be more cautious about his fragile body.

Thus, having strong power means being able to do whatever one wishes. At the very least, one wouldn't need to be overly cautious in the bedroom, fearing an accidental death on the spot.

"Let's begin."

Qingyu input his Qingyu True Energy into the ground beneath his feet, causing the rocks that were disguising the surface below to shake open and reveal a stone seat engraved with a Taiji Diagram.

As Qingyu True Energy was input, the massive stone seat began to operate, the Taiji Diagram lit up, and beams of light moved along the Array Formation in all directions.

"Daoist Qingyu has reached the nexus, everyone, begin exerting force," Lin Wenhe instructed somewhere.

"Yes."

Following his command, a hundred Divine Origin Realm Taoists simultaneously used their True Qi, injecting it into the Array Map beneath them.

The True Qi, bolstered by the Array Map, then started to heat some of the water channels, artificially creating warm currents.

On the other side, Bai Sheng also commanded, "Inject 'Circulating Fire Power.'"

Another group of Fire Department Taoists began to artificially create warm currents.

Meanwhile, hundreds from the Water Department spread out along various water channels, using 'Circulating Water Energy' to adjust the water flow, directing it towards predetermined paths.

Thousands of people were scattered all around, artificially creating external conditions allowing Hidden Dragon to operate inland.

"It looks like everything is ready."

The Taiji Diagram beneath Qingyu's feet lit up with the Ying-Yang pattern, the sound of rushing water filling his ears.

Using the ocean as Dantian, seawater as True Qi, and the sea currents as the flow of True Qi, emulating the human body to unleash an attack incredibly powerful; this was the original version of Hidden Dragon.

Based on this concept, Qingyu adjusted the environment through the Array Formation with the help of over a thousand martial artists, making Hidden Dragon operational inland as well—this was the current modded version of Hidden Dragon.

In terms of power, the original, with the force of the ocean, was unmatched.

In terms of control, the modified version was unparalleled.

Qingyu sat down cross-legged, his powerful True Qi injected into the Array Map, controlling the rushing water with the power of the Array Formation.

"Boom—"

Suddenly, a loud roar erupted, the water around the stone seat began to rotate clockwise, forming a whirlpool. A barely discernible arc appeared at the center, dividing the water into two streams.

"It's the Ying Yang Fish," Gu Chen immediately recognized the shape of the two water streams.

He was somewhat shocked as he watched Qingyu, sitting cross-legged on the Taiji Diagram, thinking: 'So effortlessly.'

Gu Chen, who had personally directed the diversion of all the underground rivers in the Northern Land, knew well the immense force of these rushing waters.

Such immense power, yet controlled so easily by Qingyu, even with the aid of an Array Formation, was still astonishing to Gu Chen.

'Really, the Daoist is a Heavenly Person indeed,' his fanatical loyalty deepened in his mind.

"Boom—"

The massive convergence of water also caused vibrations at Feiyun Pass above ground. Despite being hundreds of meters away, the impact could still be felt on the surface.

"Is this the weapon you've all been researching?" the stationed commander at Feiyun Pass, Xu Tiecheng, felt the continuous vibrations and couldn't hide his shock.

Such immense power, even for him, a True Core Realm martial artist, was unbearable. If it were to suddenly go out of control, it could potentially destroy Feiyun Pass in its entirety.