Chapter 4: Showing Off His Prowess
Ten days passed.
Ling Chen went out to the back mountain to practice swordplay as usual.
"Ling Chen, Young Master Ling."
As soon as he walked out of the door, Ling Chen heard a weird voice.
Following the sound, I saw that among the several figures, the leader was a young man in white clothes, with a long sword on his waist and a handsome appearance.
Ling Chen paused, looked up at the young man in white, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
He recognized this man. The young man in white was named Meng Yuan, and he was one of the more outstanding disciples of the Shenyi Sect.
But unfortunately, Meng Yuan is very close to Yun Tianhe and is one of Yun Tianhe's followers.
In the past, Meng Yuan would never have dared to cause trouble for Ling Chen, but now... everything has become different.
What's more, how refreshing it is to be able to step on the head of the number one genius in the martial arts world.
"What's up?"
Knowing that the visitor had bad intentions, Ling Chen raised his eyebrows. This Meng Yuan should be a fifth-level warrior, and he was considered a master among the young disciples.
"Ling Chen, this Wuchen Court is for true disciples. You are just an outer disciple and are no longer qualified to live here. I am following the orders of Senior Brother Yun Tianhe and I have one hour to get you out. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
A sneer appeared on Meng Yuan's lips.
In response, Ling Chen just glanced at Meng Yuan, not intending to pay any attention to him, and planned to bypass these people.
"How dare you ignore me, you bastard?"
Meng Yuan's face darkened and he shouted angrily, then he moved and slapped Ling Chen on the back.
Sensing the strong wind coming from behind him, Ling Chen's eyes turned cold and he turned around abruptly. He suddenly exerted force with his right hand, which had already been clenched into a fist, and powerful true energy burst out in an instant.
"roll!"
Ling Chen roared, the sound bursting out simultaneously with the power in his arm, colliding head-on with Meng Yuan's palm.
boom!
Ling Chen took a step back, and Meng Yuan was forced to take two steps back.
"What?"
Not only Meng Yuan, but everyone else was shocked, looking at the scene in front of them in disbelief.
"How is it possible, this piece of trash?"
Meng Yuan couldn't believe his eyes. He was beaten back just now? Wasn't this guy a waste?
But how can I challenge him head-on now?
"How is this power possible?"
All the disciples were extremely shocked.
Ling Chen has become a waste, this is now a well-known fact in Shenyi Sect, but Ling Chen's current performance is also obvious to everyone. Ling Chen's cultivation has probably reached at least the third level!
"Could it be that Ling Chen is not disabled after all, and his strength is slowly recovering?!" a disciple shouted in horror.
"fart !"
Meng Yuan slapped the disciple who was making alarmist remarks and sent him flying. Then his eyes turned cold and he said, "I was just careless. If I had taken him seriously, he would not be my opponent!"
Being beaten back by Ling Chen in front of so many people, Meng Yuan naturally couldn't let it go. If this matter were to get out, how would he save face? He wanted to beat up a drowning dog, but was beaten back by the drowning dog? Wouldn't it make people laugh?
“Do you think you can act recklessly just because you’ve recovered some strength? With your mere third-level cultivation, you’re still vulnerable in front of me.” Meng Yuan stared at Ling Chen with a gloomy face. This damn waste, he was going to let the other party know how powerful he is.
Circulating his Qi frantically, Meng Yuan rushed towards Ling Chen.
"Great Wilderness Classic, Gold and Stone Fist!"
This time, Meng Yuan did not dare to take it lightly and used his best martial arts. The punch he threw was extremely powerful, and its force was enough to pierce gold and break stone.
Ling Chen recognized the origin of this Metal and Stone Fist, and his pupils shrank slightly. He stepped forward, tightened his abdomen to gather energy, drew a semicircle in the air with his right palm, and then punched out.
boom!
A dull explosion sounded, mixed with the piercing sound of the explosion of true energy. Many eyes were fixed on the place where the fists and palms collided. In an instant, both figures retreated backwards for more than ten steps.
"The power of the Gold and Stone Fist has been neutralized!"
A disciple exclaimed.
The Metal Stone Fist is the Shenyi Sect's top human-level boxing technique. When it is performed by Meng Yuan, who has reached the fifth level of cultivation, it is unstoppable.
However, even so, it was still defeated by Ling Chen!
"You actually broke my Metal and Stone Fist?" Meng Yuan looked grim.
If what happened just now could be explained as carelessness, then the scene before him really slapped him in the face.
However, a dozen steps away, Ling Chen's expression remained unchanged, as if everything was as expected and under control.
In fact, all martial arts in the world, no matter their level, have their limits. No matter how powerful a martial art is, it also has its weaknesses. One only needs to find its weaknesses and attack its vital points, and one can achieve twice the result with half the effort and obtain miraculous effects.
The martial arts he had just used was called the Crushing Edge Palm. It was just an ordinary human-level martial art of the Dayan Sect, but it was just right to use it to break the Metal and Stone Fist.
“Damn it.”
Meng Yuan's eyes were gloomy and seemed to spit fire from them, and then he frantically urged his true energy, with veins bulging on his forehead. Judging from his posture, this guy was going to fight to the death.
Ling Chen remained calm, he hadn't even drawn his sword yet, and was not afraid of the other party fighting to the death.
"stop!"
At this moment, a clear female voice came from outside the yard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a graceful yellow figure coming into view. The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a red mole between her eyebrows, and was very beautiful.
"Meet Senior Sister Xiao Muyu."
Meng Yuan and others hurriedly bowed with a respectful look.
Except for Ling Chen, none of the four talented disciples could be provoked by them. As the saying goes, East Lingchen, West Muyu, and Xiao Muyu were ruthless people who were as famous as Yun Tianhe. How dare they offend them?
"Meng Yuan, this is the residence of true disciples, how can we allow you to act wildly here?" Xiao Muyu's expression was cold.
Meng Yuan's scalp was tingling, and he quickly bowed, "Senior Sister Xiao, we are following the orders of Senior Brother Yun Tianhe to ask Ling Chen to move out of Wuchen Courtyard. We have no other intentions."
"What right does Yun Tianhe have to ask others to move out? He himself is just a disciple. Only the Elders Council is qualified to make such a decision."
"But……"
"roll!"
Xiao Muyu frowned.
"Yes, yes, we'll leave now."
Meng Yuan certainly didn't dare to disobey Xiao Muyu, and nodded his head in agreement. However, before leaving, he still didn't forget Ling Chen, and smiled coldly, "Ling Chen, I'm going to let you go today, but your good days won't last long. There are still two and a half months left before you and Senior Brother Yun Tianhe have a life-and-death duel. Just pray that Senior Brother Yun will show mercy and spare your life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other Shenyi Sect disciples all looked at Ling Chen with pity. There was no doubt that facing Yun Tianhe, who had reached the ninth level of cultivation, Ling Chen would have basically no chance of winning.
Moreover, this was a duel of life and death, Ling Chen was bound to die.
"Ling Chen, do you really want to fight Yun Tianhe to the death? You should know that even if there are ten of you put together, you are still no match for Yun Tianhe."
After Meng Yuan left, Xiao Muyu glanced at Ling Chen and spoke.
There are still two and a half months left, and there is no doubt that there is still a huge gap between Ling Chen and Yun Tianhe.
"Of course. This battle is inevitable."
Ling Chen shook his head without any hesitation.
"Okay, although I don't know what your plan is, you are not a reckless person, so I won't ask. But Yun Tianhe is already a ninth-level warrior. If you want to catch up with him within a period of time, you will need a huge amount of resources." Xiao Muyu did not persuade her any more. She knew Ling Chen's temper. If the other party was really determined, no matter how much she said, it would be useless.
After saying that, she also took out a jade bottle from her bosom, opened the stopper, and a strong medicinal fragrance immediately spread out.
"this is for you."
Xiao Muyu handed the jade bottle to Ling Chen.
"Is this... Qi Gathering Powder?"
Ling Chen only paused for a moment before he knew what was in the jade bottle.
Qi Gathering Powder is a tonic made from seven kinds of rare herbs. It is very effective in improving the level of martial artists.
If there is anything that Ling Chen lacks now, it is undoubtedly resources. With enough resources, he will be able to recover his cultivation. On the contrary, without resources, that is impossible.
"Why help me?"
Ling Chen took the Qi Gathering Powder without hesitation. This was a matter of life and death, so this was not the time to be pretentious. Any available external force had to be used.
But what puzzled him was why Xiao Muyu wanted to help him? Almost all the disciples of Shenyi Sect wanted to step on him. Helping him now would be equivalent to going against most of the disciples. Although he knew Xiao Muyu, their relationship was not that good.
Facing Ling Chen's question, Xiao Muyu did not give a direct answer, but asked in return, "What do you think about the sect being attacked this time?"
Seeing Xiao Muyu's serious expression, Ling Chen frowned slightly, and then raised his head, "It looks simple on the surface, but it's actually full of twists and turns."
"Isn't your mother Liu Xiling the culprit?" Xiao Muyu continued to ask with a calm face.
"It can't be her. Although I don't know who is behind this, it must be related to Yun Tianhe." Ling Chen shook his head.
Hearing this, Xiao Muyu also took a step closer and whispered in Ling Chen's ear: "I am asking these questions on behalf of my master. He asked me to advise you not to be impulsive when encountering things. Keep a low profile, restrain your edge, and save your life first."
After saying that, Xiao Muyu clasped his fists towards Ling Chen and said, "That's all I have to say. Goodbye." Then he turned around and left.
Her master?
Watching Xiao Muyu leave, Ling Chen showed a thoughtful look on his face. Isn't Xiao Muyu's master Zhenren Ziyun?
Although this True Man Ziyun is the junior fellow of his father Ling Tianyu, the two have always been at odds with each other. He did not expect that at this critical juncture, the other party would actually lend him a helping hand.
"Never mind all that. Master Ziyun told me to keep a low profile, but he didn't know that if I really kept a low profile, I would probably die even faster."
If he behaves too calmly, he might end up in danger of being killed. Only by making others see him as a hot-blooded , brainless teenager can he live longer.
