Chapter 120: The Demeanor of the Sect Master

  The wind was blowing gently and he paused for a moment before asking: "Then where do you think I come from?"

  Tie Qi replied without thinking much: "I think the power borrowed from elsewhere to strike also has a somewhat unscrupulous flavor, and in terms of defense alone, this might be the strongest martial art for now! But its weak attacking power is its biggest shortcoming!"

  "What about Xian Le?"

  Tie Qi shook his head and said, "Xian Le can also be considered a top-notch master in the Jianghu, but I always feel that her Huahua Swordsmanship is somewhat flashy but lacks substance!" After speaking, Tie Qi looked at Feng Xiao Xiao with an expectant expression, waiting for him to mention the next person's name.

  The wind was blowing strongly, but he couldn't think of any other masters he knew, shaking his head and saying: "None!"

  Tie Qi said disappointedly: "Is that all? You just want to know the intelligence of these few people?"

  The wind sighed and said, "I can only recognize these few people!"

  Tie Qi said: "There are many masters in the Jianghu, you may not know them but must have heard of their names! Do you want to know who they are?"

  The wind was still and hadn't spoken yet, when Yu Rou hastily said: "You'd better say a few more! Otherwise he'll suffocate to death, he's just getting into the swing of things!"

  Ironically, Tie Qi didn't refute him and instead became even more enthusiastic.

  The wind whispered and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Then tell me about yourself!"

  Tie Qi was taken aback and said: "Me? What can I say?"

  Yu Rong suddenly showed interest and chimed in from the side: "Right! Right! Let's talk about yourself!"

  The iron flag suddenly changed its tone and said with a flicker of its words: "I really don't know where to start talking about myself!"

  Feng Xiao Xiao said: "Let's talk about your internal strength! Just now, you were releasing your power by the window and blew their weapons off course. Can internal energy really be used for long-range attacks like that?"

  Tie Qi laughed and said: "How can it not be possible? As long as the inner power you emit is strong enough, it will have an attacking nature!"

  "What's going on? What should I do?"

  "Didn't you know this? It's been explained on the official forum for a long time!"

  The wind whispers on one side and looks at Moon Soft on the other: "I didn't notice!"

  Yu Ruo's face was also full of surprise: "Is that so? I didn't know either!"

  Iron Flag almost fainted and said: "It was released together with the system's pharmaceuticals, poisoning, and weapon forging systems! You all didn't know!"

  The two shook their heads together, and Feng Xiao Xiao asked again: "How to do it?"

  Tie Qi said, "It's very simple. For example, if you want to use 100 units of internal energy to strike out with a palm, just imagine the internal energy flowing into your palm during your usual internal training state, and then when you strike out, direct the internal energy to go out together!" Tie Qi demonstrated as he spoke, and his right palm slowly extended, suddenly slapping down on the table with a loud "slap" sound. The movement was neither slow nor rushed, but Feng Xiao Xiao saw that an empty bowl in front of her had shattered into pieces with a "crack". Tie Qi continued to laugh and say, "The higher your internal skill level, the greater your internal energy limit, the more effortless it is to use your internal energy, and the greater your power!"

  Feng Xiao and Yue Rou didn't respond, both of them held their breath and began to try, both of their faces showed a joyful expression. Normally, when cultivating internal energy, they couldn't feel the true existence of internal energy, only seeing the numerical value of internal energy increasing, but at this moment, both of them truly felt the internal energy flowing inside their bodies.

  "Slap!" With a loud noise, Yu Rong imitated Tie Qi's gesture and slapped the table with her palm. The entire table "clanged" loudly, all the bowls, plates, and chopsticks jumped up, Feng Xiao Xiao was shocked and changed color, she didn't expect that Yu Rong's internal strength was so powerful.

  But Iron Flag burst out laughing and said, "What you used wasn't internal energy, but brute force. If you had used internal energy, it should have been like this!" As he spoke, Iron Flag stretched out his hand and slapped the table again. The plate in the center of the table suddenly shattered into pieces, and the remaining sauce splashed everywhere, but the surrounding dishes were completely still.

  The wind was blowing gently, and at this moment, Feng Xiao Xiao was cultivating his internal energy with great pleasure. He had also cultivated internal energy before, but he had never felt as comfortable as he did now. The pain on his back seemed to be slowly alleviated. As the internal energy flowed through him, Feng Xiao Xiao felt a cool sensation, but not a chill, just like swallowing an ice cube on a hot summer day.

  In the midst of internal energy circulation, Feng Xiao felt that the scenery in front of him seemed to have become clearer and brighter. Only then did Tie Qi say: "This state is also a state of internal energy cultivation, but it will not have the effect of increasing the upper limit of internal energy. Everyone calls it the state of energy circulation. Nowadays, people are all in this state when fighting!" Feng Xiao felt that his voice was also exceptionally clear.

  Suddenly, the wind whistled and another voice was heard in his ear: "It's just inside that restaurant up ahead!" The wind whistled involuntarily and concentrated on listening to where the sound came from, hearing a flurry of footsteps.

  The wind whispered to Tie Qi and Yue Rou, but neither of them reacted much. Tie Qi ate his food on the side while saying to Yue Rou, "Low-level internal skills are not easy to control, nor will they have great power!" Meanwhile, Yue Rou continued to slap the table with an unyielding attitude, causing all the objects on it to jump up with each slap, making Tie Qi shake his head in dismay.

  The wind was blowing gently, and he was secretly accumulating his internal energy in his hand. He also wanted to try it out, so he fixed his target on the wine cup in front of Tie Qi, and slowly stretched out his hand. Just as he was about to make a move, he heard the sound of footsteps from earlier getting louder and clearer. The wind's hand suddenly stopped, because he heard the footsteps coming from downstairs, followed by the sound of "clang clang clang" as a group of people holding swords rushed up the stairs.

  The iron flag stopped eating when the sound of footsteps came from upstairs, and Yu Rong also stopped clapping her hands on the table when the sound of footsteps came from upstairs. The three of them now looked together at the group of people rushing upstairs, and the four people who had just run away were among them.

  Everything was understood without a word. The three of them exchanged a glance, and then one of the four people pointed at them with his knife, shouting: "It's them!"

  Tie Qi furrowed his brow, just about to stand up and respond, when the other side surged over like a tidal wave.

  Tie Qi stood up with his horse and held his spear horizontally to welcome them. At the same time, he turned back to Feng Xiao Xiao and Yue Rou without looking back and said: "You two move back a bit!"

  The wind was blowing gently, and the iron flag suddenly filled with an aura of dominance again. Compared to the scene where they were enthusiastically discussing the top masters in Jianghu on the table earlier, it seemed like a different person had appeared.

  Tie Qi not only took the initiative to welcome them, but also took the lead in taking action. The Panlong spear swung from left to right, and he shouted: "What kind of people are you!"

  This swing looks simple, but it's incredibly powerful. Anyone who tries to block it with a weapon will have their weapon knocked out of their hand. Those who react too slowly and can't use a weapon are swept away without mercy. With this one swing, the six people in front were already affected: four had their weapons knocked out of their hands, one was seriously injured, and one barely dodged but turned pale with fear.

  The surging tide suddenly stopped in its tracks, as if it had encountered a dam. A large crowd of people were all staring with wide eyes, and surprisingly, no one dared to move forward.

  Tie Qi held a gun in one hand and glared at the crowd, shouting loudly again: "What kind of people are you?"

  No one answered the question, and everyone looked at each other in confusion for a moment. Suddenly, someone shouted loudly: "He's just one person, what's there to be afraid of? Let's all go together!" With that, he took the lead and rushed over.

  The crowd was infected by him, and surged forward like a tide, with countless weapons falling on the iron flag.

  Tie Qi let out a loud roar, and the Panlong spear swung out again from right to left, striking down at the opponent's falling weapons. "Clang clang clang" several sounds rang out, as the first few weapons that fell were sent flying or shattered, not one escaping unscathed. Tie Qi took another step back, and the later-arriving weapons were also all knocked aside. Immediately after, only to see Tie Qi holding his spear horizontally in front of his chest with both hands, bending at the waist and charging forward fiercely. A row of people had no resistance whatsoever, and were all sent flying backward.

  A group of people didn't dare to make a move, Tie Qi stood up straight and suddenly said coldly: "You think you can bully the minority because you are many?"

  The other party said bluntly: "That's right, it's bullying because there are more of us and fewer of you!"

  Tie Qi smiled slightly, and the wind suddenly heard a commotion on the street. He couldn't help but walk to the window and look out, seeing that all the streets and alleys within sight were crowded with people rushing towards this place.

  Turning back, he found that the other party's group was actually looking at him with inquiring gazes. Feng Xiao Xiao shrugged and said: "So many people!"

  A look of fear finally appeared on everyone's face, and they suddenly asked Tie Qi together: "What kind of people are you after all!"

  Tie Qi's face sank as he said, "Whose territory is Luoyang, don't you know?"

  "A group of people exclaimed together: 'Tie Qi Meng? Are you people from Tie Qi Meng?' One person mournfully said: 'It can't be that coincidental, right?'"

  Yuè Róu suddenly approached and said: "What a coincidence! And you are the leader of the Iron Flag Alliance!"

  The crowd looked at the iron flag in horror and shouted together: "Iron Flag?"

  "Correct! But you're all dead men now!"

  The crowd shouted and ran away, and the iron flag did not stop them. A group of people rushed out of the restaurant in a rolling and crawling manner, but saw that the streets were densely packed with people, even on the rooftops, and there was no way to escape.

  Even until today, even the greatest escape method of going offline has become useless. A group of people can only wander around helplessly, waiting for a miracle to happen.

  Tie Qi slowly walked towards the window, Feng Xiao Xiao went forward wanting to say something to him, but Tie Qi didn't even glance at him, and directly walked towards the window, took a leap, and jumped onto the roof of the restaurant.

  The wind blows, and he sticks his head out to look up, only to see the iron flag standing upright like his Panlong spear, with the black cloak fluttering in the wind. He hears him shout loudly, pointing at a group of people on the street with the Panlong spear in his right hand: "These guys are ignoring our Iron Flag Alliance, what do you all think we should do?"

  "Hang them!" The streets and rooftops erupted in a deafening roar, as a group of people on the street turned pale with rage.

  The wind was howling as they saw their miserable appearance, feeling extremely anxious, wanting to say something, but didn't know who to start with.

  Only to see Iron Flag swing his left hand and shout: "Hang them up, let them know that our Iron Flag Alliance is not easy to mess with!"

  In an instant, the four of them rose up and pounced on their opponents like hungry wolves. The other group had already lost all will to fight and only put up a token resistance for a few moments before they were all sent back to the resurrection point.

  The crowd of Iron Flag Alliance erupted in a burst of cheers, as if they had won some hard-fought victory. Everyone shouted in unison: "Iron Flag Alliance! Iron Flag Alliance! Iron Flag Alliance!..."

  The wind was blowing gently as he raised his head to look at Tie Qi, who smiled, but it was different from the smile on his face when they were having dinner. This was probably what people meant by the demeanor of a leader.

  The wind finally realized that there was always a gap between itself and these people. This gap is not easily noticeable in daily life, but it's hard to eliminate, perhaps because it doesn't want to be eliminated.