Chapter 21: Defeating He Wu

  The sun sets in the west, and the evening glow is hazy.

  Five faint figures appeared in the sky above Qing Shui Town

  "Brother Zhu, what conditions are needed to enter the inner gate?"

  "The worst is that you have cultivated your Qi to the fifth level, but you still need to undergo a test. You will be challenged by an outer disciple at any time. If you lose, it means you are not qualified."

  Lu Chen nodded and said: "Qingyunmen who has the Flying Sword of Array Pattern, Da Gen, Zhu Gan, help me pay attention to the price"

  "Success"

  Four people walked together, after arriving at the city gate, Zhang Dageng and Zhu Gan were worried about He Wu and others, only Lu Chen was still smiling, that careless and ruthless appearance made Zhang Dageng's heart beat faster: Does this little brother not know that He Wu is waiting outside?

  Of course, when in doubt, the two of them occasionally glanced at an extra person. This person had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a stern face. Most importantly, this person's cultivation was very high, absolutely in the concentrated spirit period. This cultivation was among the top in Qingyun, a true inner disciple.

  "Brother Mo, that person's cultivation is at the third layer of Qi Refining. Later on, you just need to suppress him and exhaust his spiritual energy." Lu Chen said with a smile.

  Mo's expression changed slightly: "The outer city is a place for disciples to hone their skills, and there are rules. If you want to challenge someone, you must find someone who is higher than yourself. He is in the Qi Refining stage, while I am in the Condensing Spirit stage. This doesn't follow the rules."

  The outer city is a place for the exchange of five factions' disciples. It's unknown when it started, but there's already an unspoken rule that if you want to find someone to spar with, you must look for someone whose cultivation level is equal or one stage higher than yours, in order to avoid bullying the weak.

  Of course, you can find someone to spar with at will, others don't care, so there are rules, both sides of the spar put out chips, the winner takes

  "It's okay, just pretend to be in the Qi Refining Realm, if you win, don't take anything, and if you lose, give him that artifact of yours, he'll accept it" Lu Chen proposed a despicable plan.

  No one has cornered him yet, but he doesn't take advantage of the situation or hit people, he just exhausts their spiritual energy, which shouldn't be a problem and won't cause much trouble.

  Three people walked out of the city, along the way, Mo You disguised his cultivation to the fourth layer of spiritual energy, he was good at strange and bizarre spells, so it wasn't difficult, of course, only low-level disciples could be deceived.

  The small sailboat stopped at a point west of the city, several hundred meters away. There were only a few people scattered around the boat, and the elder had not arrived yet.

  "You've kept me waiting for quite a while"

  He Wu and two others leaned against the sailboat, resting their arms.

  Looking at those few people, Zhang Dageng's footsteps slowed down noticeably, his heart panicked, and Lu Chen's smiling face turned sinister, but his footsteps did not stop.

  "Although I'd like to wait until you're in my grasp before dealing with you, it's still acceptable to collect some interest for now." He fiddled with his fingernails as he pondered how to torture this lowly person later, breaking their limbs or crippling them. There were many methods...

  Lu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, saying sincerely, if it weren't for the contribution points, he wouldn't have wanted to provoke He Wu, because this kind of person is a lot of trouble. But since he had already provoked him and things couldn't be salvaged, then he couldn't afford to lose out.

  "Mo Shixiong, this person is the strongest among the Qīng Yún Mén's Qi-gathering disciples. You challenge him." Lu Chen also didn't bother to waste his breath and spoke directly.

  He Wu and several others had long noticed that there was an extra person, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to be in the realm of practicing Qi, so they didn't worry too much. However, regarding Lu Chen's cunning, he had already understood it earlier.

  That sentence clearly puts oneself on stage, the strongest in the realm of practicing Qi, is not afraid of the tongue being blown away by the wind.

  Mo You's eyelids flickered slightly, he only wanted to complete this matter and obtain the Yun Mo corner, other matters were not worth considering. He stood up: "This brother, I am Mo You, according to the outer city rules, I challenge you. If you win, I will return this mid-grade artifact, Ling Zhu, to you. If you lose, no matter what, it's mine."

  As he finished speaking, he slightly raised the red bead in his hand. This bead was worn on his body and had the effect of doubling the recovery of spiritual energy. Not to mention the Cultivation Realm, even in the Condensation Period, it was extremely rare.

  As for Mo You's words, he also said it well. If you win, it's yours; if you lose, you won't suffer any loss, nor will you be subjected to physical suffering. What joy is there in not doing so?

  Lu Chen gazed greedily at the pearl, then withdrew his gaze and looked towards He Wu.

  At this time, He Wu's eyes flickered. His original intention was to teach Lu Chen a lesson, but Lu Chen had brought that person back with the Lingzhu as a bargaining chip, which made him hesitant. However, after confirming that the person had cultivated to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, he secretly decided in his heart

  Lu Chen and others can be taught a lesson, the Lingzhu is hard to come by, it's better not to waste it as a bargaining chip. This thought is not unreasonable, after all, his current cultivation has reached the fourth layer of Qi refining, and he is evenly matched with Mo You, so winning is still a great opportunity, and losing won't lose anything anyway.

  "I'll teach you a lesson later"

  He glared at Lu Chen fiercely, and He Wu stepped out, following the rules of courtesy, saying: "Alright, let's follow the rules, Qingyunmen He Wu accepts your challenge!"

  Mo didn't dare breathe a sigh of relief, fearing this person wouldn't accept it, and he also bowed in courtesy.

  "Start"

  As soon as the words fell, he put away the Lingzhu and shook his right hand, transforming it into a huge flame palm that pressed down from the air. The entire process was extremely fast, after all, at the Condensing Spirit stage, capturing and refining Qi was just a matter of reaching out with one's hand.

  He Wu Leng was caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, but a massive palm came crashing down, sending him tumbling to the ground.

  One move settles everything, quick and efficient.

  Zhang Dageng was stunned, Zhu Gan's rigid face also twitched, and as for He Wu and his two companions, they were all shocked speechless.

  Lu Chen's eyes shone brightly, and this result was not unexpected. Mo Shixiong concentrated his mind, thinking that if even the cultivation of Qi could be so laborious, then there would be no need to cultivate immortality, and he might as well go home and hold his children instead.

  The only regret is that this Master Mo will only help this once

  He Wu was pinned to the ground, that illusory palm pressed down on him so hard that if not for his spiritual energy supporting him, he would have been crushed into pieces.

  "You are not in the Qi Refining Realm, you are in the Mind Concentration Period, you have broken the rules" He Wu reacted.

  No one controlled the palm, constantly consuming He Wu's spiritual energy. He smiled apologetically: "This Taoist friend, you and I have no past grievances, no recent resentment, Mo certain people take people's money, do things for others, only, rest assured, rules I don't violate, won't hurt you, won't seize your magic weapon"

  "Take someone's money and do something for them." He understood immediately, and said: "You took what? I'll give you double, let me go, and help me teach that person a lesson."

  Upon hearing this, Mo shook his head and doubled the amount. Yun Mohe had searched all over Xiaoshan River, but there was only one such person; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked offending him by taking action.

  Feeling an inexplicable rejection, He Wu's heart was filled with raging anger. He raised his head and looked forward, his eyes blazing red.

  "Lu Chen, it's you again. If you have the ability, let's have a fair and open duel."

  Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's heart was filled with indignation. This scoundrel usually bullied the weak and feared the strong, how dare he claim to be righteous?

  "Pig nose inserted scallions - pretending to be upright and honest, having nothing to do with you and me." Lu Chen's face revealed a cold smile as he walked away step by step: "There is one thing that must be explained, you shouldn't have provoked me in the first place. You and I are like well water not interfering with river water, but you made things difficult for me, don't tell me I'm not allowed to resist?"

  "Hum, is it just the government setting fires and forbidding ordinary people from lighting lamps? Is there such a principle in this world?"

  Watching Lu Chen walk over with ill intentions, He Wu's face looked extremely unpleasant. He had never held a high opinion of Lu Chen, but he had also never looked down on him. A newcomer from the countryside, what kind of potential could he have? What kind of backing could he possibly have?

  But it was just a mud-legged child, the first time facing him, shouting to the cheap people's disciples to resist, the second time thinking that he could still show his face, but this mud-legged child somehow pulled in a high-ranking helper.

  Both times failed, mainly because this mud leg is not relying on real strength

  "Lu Chen, if you have the ability to kill me, otherwise, the day I enter the inner gate will also be the day you go to hell."

  He Wu's murderous intent had never been so strong before, he was both resentful and humiliated.

  As for the two who followed him, they had long since lost any thought of resistance. One palm could knock down He Wu, and he was definitely in a state of concentration.

  It's okay, I originally wanted to save it in drafts and post it in the morning, but it failed again, so I just posted it, it's a small mistake.