Chapter 312: Peach Blossom Leaf’s Golden Core

Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii

In the martial arts arena, Lu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, the red tassel of his sword hilt swaying in the wind, a faint smile on his lips, as if he had already fully grasped the outcome of the battle.

In stark contrast to Lu Yang was Peach Blossom Leaf, who was treating this as a dire situation.

The Golden Core gave her the confidence to challenge Lu Yang, but it was only confidence. She wasn’t sure if her Golden Core could defeat Lu Yang.

“Invincible Core, how can I defeat Peach Blossom Leaf?” Lu Yang felt it necessary to show Peach Blossom Leaf the power of his Golden Core.

Invincible Core quickly gave a brief and effective answer.

“Use the Arhat Fist.”

Lu Yang suddenly realized that he had this powerful technique.

The Lu Family’s Arhat Fist was notorious for causing baldness in those it hit, especially effective against females.

Seeing the confident smile on Lu Yang’s face, Peach Blossom Leaf seemed to realize something, and her face suddenly turned pale.

“Senior Brother Lu, we are fellow disciples, please don’t use the Arhat Fist!”

“…Alright.” Lu Yang thought for a moment and agreed; after all, they were all from the same sect, and there was no need to go to such extremes.

“Arhat Fist? Is it the one from Buddhism that, when perfected, can transform one into an Arhat?” Below the arena, the senior brothers and sisters whispered among themselves, not understanding why Peach Blossom Leaf was so afraid of the Arhat Fist.

“It should be. As far as I know, there is no other Arhat Fist in the world.”

“Although the Arhat Fist is incredibly powerful, with Peach Blossom Leaf’s talent, she shouldn’t be this afraid, should she?”

“I don’t know.”

Even the knowledgeable senior brothers and sisters couldn’t understand the inside story.

Qin Yanyan was equally puzzled and asked Eldest Senior Sister, “Sister, do you know why?”

She and Li Haoran were father and daughter in their past lives, and her mother had not yet married into the family, so she and Li Haoran were of the same generation.

Since Yun Zhi was Li Haoran’s senior sister, calling her sister shouldn’t be a problem.

Qin Yanyan thought she saw a faint smile on Yun Zhi’s face, “Compared to ordinary Arhat Fists, Lu Yang’s Arhat Fist causes hair loss.”

“What?” Qin Yanyan was stunned, thinking she had misheard.

She had never heard of such a fist technique.

Is this the talent of the top young generation?

On the arena, Lu Yang held his long sword, its light flickering like twinkling stars.

Peach Blossom Leaf opened her red paper umbrella, which gently rotated, causing ripples in the space.

Lu Yang was surprised to find that the surrounding spectators had disappeared, and the arena beneath his feet had expanded infinitely with no boundaries.

Realizing that he had fallen into Peach Blossom Leaf’s illusion, he knew that if he believed the arena was truly boundless and fought carelessly, he might accidentally fall out and lose the match.

Lu Yang pressed forward with his sword towards Peach Blossom Leaf while activating the “Enlightenment of Heart and Nature Technique” to break the illusion.

The red paper umbrella closed, shielding Peach Blossom Leaf. Feeling the force transmitted through the Qingfeng Sword, Peach Blossom Leaf understood she couldn’t clash head-on with Senior Brother Lu. She gracefully stepped back.

Lu Yang wouldn’t let this opportunity slip and continued to pursue.

The material of the red paper umbrella was unknown, but it managed to block continuous attacks from the Qingfeng Sword.

Peach Blossom Leaf tried to maneuver Lu Yang into stepping out of the arena, but no matter what she did, Lu Yang lingered at the edge without stepping out.

“You’ve seen through my illusion again!”

Peach Blossom Leaf said bitterly. She was confident in her illusions; Golden Core Stage cultivators couldn’t see through them even if they knew they were in one. Only Lu Yang could see through instantly.

“You’ve done well, Sister Peach. Previously, when you used illusions, my technique would automatically dispel them. This time, I had to actively dispel it.”

While Lu Yang praised her verbally, his sword moves became increasingly fierce. Even though the red paper umbrella was made of special material, Peach Blossom Leaf’s body couldn’t withstand such high-intensity combat. Each collision made her arms numb.

“Slash!”

The sword light converged and instantly exploded, forming an arc in the air. Peach Blossom Leaf couldn’t withstand this move and was sent flying.

Seizing the opportunity, Peach Blossom Leaf distanced herself from Lu Yang, opened her red paper umbrella, and with a flick in front of her, another Peach Blossom Leaf appeared.

There were now two Peach Blossom Leafs on the scene, each holding a red paper umbrella and smiling charmingly, indistinguishable from each other.

“Senior Brother Lu, didn’t you want to know what kind of Golden Core I have? Then please don’t use that technique.” Peach Blossom Leaf had no other choice; this trick should give her an advantage against anyone, but Lu Yang’s technique naturally countered her.

Her high-level illusions seemed like child’s play to Lu Yang.

“Then I won’t!”

Lu Yang meant what he said. He took out the Twin Stem Lotus seeds and used the Shrinking Earth Technique to plant them. The lotus bloomed, creating two Lu Yangs.

The audience was in an uproar. The senior brothers and sisters had never seen such a cloning technique.

Lu Yang’s junior brothers and sisters looked at him with admiration; Senior Brother Lu indeed used extraordinary techniques.

The two Lu Yangs simultaneously attacked the two Peach Blossom Leafs.

One of these Peach Blossom Leafs had to be an illusionary clone, which could use techniques but not engage in physical combat. So, as soon as they clashed, Lu Yang would know which was the real Peach Blossom Leaf and which was fake.

“Bang—”

“Bang—”

Two collision sounds echoed, and Lu Yang was slightly astonished. Both Peach Blossom Leafs could engage in close combat.

Could it be that Sister Peach had learned a real cloning technique?

No, Sister Peach must be using illusions, or she wouldn’t have asked him not to use his technique.

But if it was an illusion, how could both Peach Blossom Leafs feel so real in combat?

Eldest Senior Sister, who had been watching, nodded slightly, finding Peach Blossom Leaf’s Golden Core quite interesting. It was another type of Golden Core that had never existed in history.

“One of them must be fake!” Lu Yang made a judgment. His long sword danced, the sword light like a dragon, stabbing towards one of the Peach Blossom Leafs.

Lu Yang’s clone also attacked the other Peach Blossom Leaf.

“Break!”

Lu Yang shouted, using the Break Word Technique. Both Peach Blossom Leafs felt a flash of white light and a cold sensation on their necks.

The Qingfeng Sword was placed against their throats.

Lu Yang frowned. Even until the end of the battle, he couldn’t tell which one was the real Peach Blossom Leaf.

He had no choice but to use absolute strength to defeat both Peach Blossom Leafs.

Lu Yang had a bold guess in his mind.

“So, Senior Brother Lu, did you figure it out?” Peach Blossom Leaf wasn’t annoyed despite losing. With Lu Yang’s technique, she knew she couldn’t win.

“A Golden Core with the ability to switch between reality and illusion?”

Peach Blossom Leaf’s mouth opened slightly, not expecting Lu Yang to guess so closely.

“Pretty much. This is a completely new type of Golden Core.”

“When I use illusions, the biggest problem is that people can probe which one is real and which one is fake.”

“My Golden Core avoids this problem.”

“For example, just now, both clones could be real, or both could be fake. The key lies in how the opponent perceives it.”

“If you believe both are real, then both are real. If you believe both are fake, then both are fake.”

“Senior Brother Lu, you were constantly uncertain about which was real and which was fake, continually probing. You didn’t make a decisive judgment, so both were real versions of me.”

“The only way is for you to decide that one is real and the other is fake, then fully attack the one you believe to be real. Only then would the illusion break.”

“This is my Golden Core, the Reality-Illusion Core.”

“Junior Brother.”

Lu Yang looked up and realized that Eldest Senior Sister had also been watching.

Lu Yang jumped off the stage and stood obediently in front of Eldest Senior Sister, wearing a flattering smile, “Eldest Senior Sister, you’re back.”

Qin Yanyan was surprised. It was the first time she had seen Lu Yang so well-behaved.

(End of the chapter)