Chapter 169. Robbing the Robbers
Holy shit!
The two remaining men both widened their eyes in horror.
They could hardly believe what they had just seen. Liu Yang had actually been taken down in a single move. Was this some kind of dream?
“You bastard—”
The man in the blue robe instinctively shouted.
But Xu Yuan had already twisted his waist and turned around like a tiger pouncing. A terrifying aura erupted from his entire body, his figure carrying a faint red glow as he charged straight at the blue-robed man at top speed.
It was still a full-force, terrifying palm strike!
It gathered all the qi and blood in his body, then used Berserk as support. The force was so great that it was one or even two times stronger than before.
And Liu Yang’s force had already entered his body just now, but with only a slight circulation of the Golden Bell Shield, it vanished like a clay ox entering the sea.
Compared to that tiny bit of pain, Liu Yang had obviously suffered far worse.
“Violent Fist!”
The blue-robed man shouted in alarm. His two fists seemed to transform into countless afterimages, densely packed like a torrential rain as they smashed toward Xu Yuan at extreme speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every single fist-shadow contained terrifying force and power, enough to penetrate into the marrow and strike directly at the internal organs!
An ordinary person would die for certain if even one of them landed!
However!
Xu Yuan did not even bother looking. With a step forward, his fierce body charged straight through, still unleashing a full-power Layered Wave Palm.
“Layered Wave: Three Reefs!”
Bang!
That endless, surging palm strike shattered all the afterimages the moment it met them, then slammed into the blue-robed man’s chest and abdomen with heavy force, producing a booming sound like a drum being struck.
Pfft!
“Ah!”
The blue-robed man instantly sprayed blood and let out a miserable scream. His body flew backward on the spot just like Liu Yang’s had, crashing into a distant corner and nearly passing out.
The blue-robed man was even weaker than Liu Yang. At most, he was around Cai Kun’s level.
He was nowhere near Bai Lu from the Sword-Nurturing Pavilion.
“Y-you—you!”
The only one left, the man in black, jumped up in fright. His scalp went numb, and terror flooded him so completely that it defied description!
What kind of scene was he looking at?
Liu Yang and Yang Long had barely exchanged a move with Xu Yuan, yet both had been dropped in a single strike?
How the hell was this still the Extraordinary Meridians realm?
But judging by Xu Yuan’s aura, he did not seem to have entered the Organ Nourishment realm either!
“You’re next!”
Xu Yuan’s voice was icy as he turned and walked toward the man.
“Wait! You can’t act recklessly! Have you forgotten the sect rules? The sect rules specifically forbid disciples from slaughtering one another!” the man shouted hurriedly.
“The hell with your sect rules!”
Xu Yuan rarely cursed, but this time he exploded and lunged out at top speed toward the man.
You people were already trying to make a move against me, and I’m supposed to talk to you about sect rules?
Do the sect rules only apply to me alone?
If I kick over the dog bowl, then nobody gets to eat!
The man hurriedly used a movement technique to dodge, his afterimages blurring as he tried to shake Xu Yuan off and flee through the doorway.
But Xu Yuan’s Wandering Dragon Step was even faster after being enhanced by Berserk. How could the man possibly escape him?
Xu Yuan’s figure shot out from behind him in an instant. He grabbed a fistful of the man’s scalp and yanked him back in from outside the door.
Then he swung a savage slap straight across the man’s face.
Smack!
The sound rang out sharply, and half a mouthful of teeth flew out.
“Aaaah—”
The black-clad man’s scream became even shriller.
“You tried to extort me? Tried to move against me?!”
Grabbing the man by the head, Xu Yuan lunged forward and slammed him straight into the wall at the side.
With a bang, the wall collapsed, and blood streamed everywhere.
The man wailed in agony, his body forcibly wedged into the hole in the wall, nearly passing out.
“Hah… that felt good!”
Ever since the Bai Family had been driven back by the Shangyang Residence, it had been a long time since Xu Yuan had fought so freely.
Back in the Shangyang Residence, he always had to be careful, afraid of provoking someone with a strong background.
But now that he was in Fangcun Sect, he no longer had to worry that much.
At the very least, Shangyang Qingyu was still backing him.
“Stop playing dead. According to your own rules, hurry up and hand over the Qi-Replenishing Pills.”
Xu Yuan walked over to Liu Yang and patted him on the cheek.
Knowing he could not fool his way through this, Liu Yang trembled as he struggled to his feet and pulled out a jade bottle with a face full of resentment. “This time, I admit defeat. But can you at least leave me your name?”
Xu Yuan glanced at him and smiled. “A real man does not change his name whether standing or sitting. Cai Kun.”
Then he walked over to the other two, slapped them awake, and took two more jade bottles from them. When he opened them, each one contained two Qi-Replenishing Pills.
Liu Yang’s bottle, however, held much more—eight pills in total. He had clearly extorted quite a few new disciples before this.
At the courtyard gate, Zhao Xu lay on the ground with his eyes wide open. His mind roared, his face was blank, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes were filled with deep terror.
The sight before him scared him so badly he almost wet himself.
This was just too terrifying!
“Senior Brother Zhao, I don’t need to do it myself, do I?” Xu Yuan looked at him with a calm expression.
Zhao Xu shivered violently and hurriedly pulled a jade bottle from his clothes. “I understand, I understand.”
Xu Yuan took it, nodded, and said with a warm smile, “Senior Brother Zhao, I’m very satisfied with this welcoming event. If there’s another one next time, remember to call me. I’ll even give you a share when the time comes.”
Zhao Xu revealed a bitter expression after hearing that. If he invited Xu Yuan again, would that not become robbing the robbers?
Wait…
He thought it over, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Actually, that might not be impossible after all!
…
Xu Yuan walked out of the courtyard, unable to help sighing inwardly.
This Ziqing Peak really was a place of total neglect. Disciples could actually extort one another.
“Xu Yuan!” Just then, a loud shout rang out.
Xu Yuan turned his head and saw that Yan Wuguan and the others were walking over.
“Are you all right?” Cai Kun asked.
Xu Yuan shook his head and said, “What about you all…”
Cai Kun let out a snort of laughter first, then explained, “A bunch of older disciples said they wanted some kind of martial exchange. The moment I heard it, I knew something was fishy.”
“So as soon as I walked out of the courtyard, I deliberately made some noise to draw Yan Wuguan and the others’ attention. That disciple decided it was not worth it and backed off… But looking at you, it seems that even after being invited over, nothing really happened?”
Xu Yuan chuckled lightly and did not explain much.
At that moment, one of the five—an eight-meridian martial artist—said with emotion, “I never thought Fangcun Sect would be this chaotic. Disciples can actually attack one another so casually.”
Cai Kun said, “Not exactly. I asked around a bit. It’s only among disciples in the Meridian Opening Realm that people dare do this. They would not dare offend martial artists who have entered the Organ Nourishment realm.”
Hearing that, everyone was left with their own thoughts.
Sure enough, no matter where you were, people liked picking on the softest target.
After warning one another to stay on guard, everyone returned to their own residences.
Xu Yuan sat cross-legged on the prayer cushion and immediately took out the introductory volume of 《Purple Sun Treasure-Tempering Art》.
Opening the title page, he quickly skimmed through the entire method once and immediately revealed a look of sudden understanding.
Then he tried practicing it in a simple, superficial way.
In an instant, a streak of golden light appeared in Xu Yuan’s mind.
【Skills: Purple Sun Treasure-Tempering Art (Beginner 1%), Golden Bell Shield (Major Mastery 8%), Layered Wave Palm (Minor Mastery 27%)】
【Aptitude: 45 (One in Ten Thousand)】
【Martial Seed (0): Berserk, Paralysis, Rebound Shock】
This was the manifestation of having high aptitude.
With only a single simple circulation, 《Purple Sun Treasure-Tempering Art》 had already been recorded by the panel.
It was no longer as troublesome as before, where he had to practice the whole thing completely or reach some level of insight first.
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, his mind becoming clear and tranquil. “The introductory volume of this method is already the first stage of the Organ Nourishment realm—the method for nourishing the kidneys.”
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