Chapter 4: The First Move

Chen Ming let out a cold snort. Although this punch was somewhat hasty in its retaliation, the significant disparity in strength between the two was sufficient to compensate for everything. In front of the watchful eyes of the crowd, it was Li Yu who struck first; even if he were to cripple one of Li Yu's arms, Elder Sun could not hold him accountable.

Fortunately, he was strong at heart, his face remained calm and his heart steady, as he glared at Chen Ming's two lackeys and said irritably: "What are you looking at? Get lost..."

A young man dressed only in a grass skirt, with his upper body bare, is flying at a low altitude

Li Yu nodded and said, "It was just successful."

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a chill at his rear. The previous movement had been too vigorous, and the makeshift grass skirt tied around his waist was not very sturdy; the rope snapped and fell to the ground

At the Baiyun Temple, the two were almost inseparable, leaving Chen Ming with little opportunity for revenge

The two fists collided, producing a muffled sound. The two individuals were of similar strength; one struck with full force while the other responded hastily. Li Yu only experienced a slight tremor in his body, whereas Chen Ming was sent flying backward.

Even so, they were still robbed of several spiritual herbs and tasks by him. Over the past six months, Li Yu and Jiang Li have lived in great frustration.

This punch came with a whooshing sound, startling Chen Ming. However, as he was at the first level of Qi Refinement, his reaction speed was extremely quick. Almost at the moment Li Yu swung his fist, he immediately countered with a punch of his own.

Li Yu's steps came to a halt

Li Yu bent down to pick up the grass skirt and re-tied it, only to find Jiang Li tightly closing her eyes

Whenever the spiritual energy within his body was depleted, he would first descend to restore his magical power. Once his magical power was replenished, he would continue to savor the sensation of flying through the air. He was endlessly fascinated by this novel experience that he had never encountered before

This outfit left the other two men in a daze, while the young woman’s gaze wandered back and forth over Li Yuruo and the subtly visible abs and chest muscles of Tu Shuyin, causing her delicate face to involuntarily flush with a rosy hue

Jiang Li held the ganoderma in her hand and murmured, "Your birthday is approaching. I want to gather more spiritual herbs. If luck is on my side and I come across one with sufficient age, it would be great to exchange it for a gathering essence pill..."

Chen Ming immediately channeled his magical power, causing his entire body to float upwards, standing several zhang high, looking down at Li Yu from a superior position

Li Yu clenched his fist, and with this punch, some of the pent-up frustration in his heart dissipated, though not entirely. Almost at the moment Chen Ming landed, he had already caught up to Chen Ming's front.

Li Yu was having a great time, while at this moment, in another valley, a different figure was so angry that their face turned pale

No

Chen Ming looked at Jiang Li's flushed face, and the more beautiful that face became, the more he disliked it. This was not only because the Chen and Jiang nations were adversaries, but also because his teammate, Sister Zhou, had always shown favoritism towards Jiang Li and Li Yu. Of course, the more important reason was the mixed doubles match that Li Yu and Jiang Li had given him when he first arrived at Baiyun Temple two years ago

Bang

He sighed and said, "It seems that it is no longer necessary now..."

Jiang Li's expression grew more complex; as his best friend, he felt happy for Li Yu, yet there was a lingering sense of melancholy in his heart

Opposite him, there were three men and one woman. The leading man scoffed disdainfully and said, "What you found first, I discovered this spiritual mushroom long ago; I was just waiting for it to mature. There are also my markings on the tree beside it."

On the way back to Baiyun Temple, Jiang Li organized her emotions, her expression somewhat complicated, and said: "You, you have successfully gathered your energy..."

Jiang Li coldly snorted and said: "I do not wwwhetushucomcom want to dirty my eyes"

Jiang Li looked at the mark on the tree and said with increasing anger: "I saw it with my own eyes; this is clearly the mark you just made!"

If one's strength is insufficient, it is only natural to bow one's head when the time calls for it

Li Yu has been flying for quite a while now

Since entering the Qi Refinement stage, he has been targeting these two detestable individuals at every turn

He glanced at Jiang Li and said lightly: "What are you up to, kid? It's not like you haven't seen it before..."

She secretly clenched her delicate fist, and once her cultivation reached a higher level, she would never allow Chen Ming to bully them again

As the person he despised the most, witnessing Li Yujin enter the Qi Refining stage was even more distressing for Chen Ming than his own fall to the Qi Gathering stage. His mind was already in disarray. Faced with Li Yu's relentless pursuit, he could only defend himself in a panic. After taking a few punches to his face and body, he could only throw out a hasty remark, "You wait for me..." before fleeing in a hurry

In response to him, Li Yu delivered a punch without hesitation

I want to do you

It was that young woman who, upon seeing Jiang Li's handsome face, displayed a hint of hesitation. She turned to the young man beside her and whispered, "Senior Brother Chen, why don't we just forget it? It's just a spirit mushroom, and its age isn't very high, so it isn't worth much spirit currency..."

The two turned their heads and ran away, the young woman shyly glanced at Li Yu before also turning to flee. Li Yu turned to look at Jiang Li and noticed that his face was also a bit flushed

Baiyun Mountain Range

Jiang Li tightly held a century-old Ganoderma lucidum in his hand, gazing at the several figures opposite him, and gritted his teeth, saying: "Chen, I found this first!"

In three months, they will have been at Baiyun Temple for a full two years. Li Yu has successfully gathered energy. Even if he is not selected as an official disciple of the Kunlun Sect and for the library this time, there will still be opportunities in the future. However, for himself, he can only leave this place and return to inherit the throne

The two men behind him spoke without hesitation

Li Yu fell silent for a moment, opened the milky-white jade bottle that he had been holding in his left hand, and said: "Open your mouth..."

His only friend was bullied, and he certainly could not stand by idly. He immediately teamed up with Jiang Li to carry out a brutal mixed doubles attack on Chen Ming. Because they violated the ban on the first day of entering the observation, the two were locked in a small dark room by Elder Sun for three days. It was during those three days that they forged a deep revolutionary friendship.

In his previous life as an undercover agent, although he had many brothers around him, everyone appeared to be laughing and joking on the surface, while secretly plotting how to eliminate each other, aiming to replace one another's positions and seize each other's resources... Yet, no one had ever treated him this way before

After a brief moment of distraction, Chen Ming came to his senses and asked Li Yu: "What do you want to do?"

To be able to fly through the air undoubtedly indicates that one has entered the Qi Refining Stage

At that time, Li Yu had just arrived at the Baiyun Temple. He was dressed in rags, with a face full of poverty, and apart from Jiang Li, no one was willing to pay him any attention.

As he slowly descended from the air, Li Yu noticed that the expressions of the people present were somewhat peculiar

But in the next moment, Li Yu's figure flickered, and unexpectedly, she also soared into the air. Chen Ming's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "You, you have successfully gathered energy..."

The man scoffed with a smile and turned to ask, "Did you see that?"

The young woman, upon hearing this, found it difficult to say anything further. She was aware that Chen Ming had some old grievances with Jiang Li and Li Yu, and there had always been conflicts between them. Although Jiang Li and Li Yu were both very attractive, she could not bear to see them being bullied. However, Chen Ming had successfully gathered his energy six months ago and had officially entered the Qi Refining stage, making him stronger than her by a significant margin. Some dangerous tasks in the temple often required the cooperation of both parties, so she did not want to offend Chen Ming.

Bring it here!

He will naturally not forget that detestable face. If asked who he dislikes the most at the Baiyun Temple, Li Yu ranks second; no one can take the first place. After all, it was that brutal beating two years ago that was the most severe, leaving him bedridden for a full half month before he recovered

Once again, a dull thud echoed as Chen Ming fell heavily to the ground, looking at Li Yu in disbelief, unable to comprehend why he possessed such immense strength

Upon realizing this, he felt a surge of emotions in his heart and lamented with infinite sorrow and anger: "You truly deserve to die..."

Li Yu seemed unaware of Jiang Li's emotions, as she fastened the buttons of her outer robe and casually remarked: "Didn’t they say that recently there have been demonic practitioners roaming about? You still leave the Daoist temple, are you courting death..."

He had his hair down, was completely naked, and was not wearing any shoes. All over his body, he only had a very short grass skirt wrapped around his groin. Those who did not know would think he was a wild man who had run out from somewhere.

Until six months ago, Chen Ming and his group advanced into the Qi Refining Stage ahead of others, and the situation underwent a complete transformation. The difference between drawing Qi and refining Qi is merely a word, yet it represents a chasm between the mortal and the immortal. Since then, Li Yu and Jiang Li could only avoid him.

Li Yu, who has integrated those memories, naturally also bears that kind of frustration. Upon seeing Chen Ming, she finds it somewhat difficult to control her emotions

After successfully gathering energy, Li Yu completely digested the memories in his mind. He was not unfamiliar with the person before him, who was a prince of the Chen Kingdom. The Chen Kingdom and the Jiang Kingdom were neighboring countries, historically fraught with friction. Therefore, on the first day of entering the Baiyun Temple, upon learning of Jiang Li's identity, he took the initiative to provoke a conflict with Jiang Li.

Li Yu lowered his head and finally realized that he had been overwhelmed by emotions just now, forgetting that the * picture * book was still hanging in the air.

The two male disciples of Baiyun Temple were left dumbfounded, their faces showing a hint of shame, while another young woman had a flushed face, her charming features glowing with a rosy hue, and her beautiful eyes sparkling with brilliance

Bang

Although the hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is not worth much in spirit coins, it can still provide him with a slight respite

Just now, he was flying back and forth above the heads of several people

Li Yu did not pursue any further, as his magical power was nearly depleted. If he continued to chase, there was a high likelihood of being countered.

The man with the surname Chen said with a serious expression: "Sister Zhou, you need not concern yourself with this; it is not a matter of spiritual currency..."

Overestimating oneself

The greatest difference between the Qi Refining Stage and the Qi Induction Stage is that one can fly in the air while the other can only walk on foot. As long as one stands at a high place, they are already in an invincible position

No, clearly there were markers there when we arrived...

He has just broken through to the Qi Refinement stage

Seeing the young woman speak for Jiang Li, the man with the surname Chen felt a twinge of anger in his heart. Was it not simply because Jiang Li was good-looking? In the world of cultivation, strength is paramount; being good-looking is of no use at all. This shallow woman...

Chen Ming reached out to seize the spiritual mushroom, but unexpectedly grasped at nothing. A figure appeared in front of Jiang Li, shielding him from behind. Upon seeing that figure, Chen Ming was momentarily taken aback.

However, looking at Jiang Li's face, which was so charming that it evoked pity, a surge of protective instinct arose within her

However, at this moment, Li Yu truly left Chen Ming at a loss.

When Li Yu finished tying the grass skirt, Jiang Li finally moved his hand away, took off his outer robe, and handed it to Li Yu, while he himself was only wearing an inner garment

After entering the Qi Refinement stage, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is stored within the meridians, enabling short-distance flight. The ability to fly is also a critical dividing line between Qi induction and Qi refinement

But now, can he endure this humiliation