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Zhang Zhiwei looked reluctant and was trying to find an excuse to refuse.
The old Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing, seated at the head of the table, nodded slightly at him.
The old master also hoped that Zhang Zhiwei could gain more practical experience by sparring with top masters of his generation.
After all, working in isolation is not the right way.
Seeing that his master had spoken, Zhang Zhiwei had no choice but to stand up lazily, yawn, and slowly walk into the arena.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yunyuan was instantly excited.
A legendary moment! A legendary moment is coming!
In the arena, Lu Jin saw that her opponent was Zhang Zhiwei, and her expression instantly became extremely solemn.
As a leading figure among the younger generation, he knew better than anyone how unfathomable the strength of this seemingly lazy senior disciple of Longhu Mountain truly was.
He dared not be negligent in the slightest, took a deep breath, and stood ready for battle.
"Senior Brother Zhiwei, please!"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Jin activated the Reverse Life Triple Power at full strength.
A pure and powerful burst of Qi erupted from his body, as lustrous as jade, and instantly swept across the entire hall!
All the guests present felt a tremendous pressure.
That energy, returning to its innate state, was pure and vast, as if it wanted to assimilate and cleanse everything around it.
Everyone's attention was drawn to this astonishing momentum, and they couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Such a strong Qi!"
"As expected of the Triple Rebirth Master of the Sanyi Sect! Young Master Lu Jin truly lives up to his reputation!"
Faced with this overwhelming aura that would make any of his peers pale in comparison, Zhang Zhiwei still looked sleepy.
He even took a moment to yawn, as if everything around him was irrelevant.
Upon seeing this, Lu Jin's eyes narrowed, and he no longer hesitated.
He stomped his foot and shot forward like an arrow, instantly reaching Zhang Zhiwei.
This palm strike had no fancy variations, only the purest and most powerful primordial Qi.
Before the palm strike even arrived, the pure pressure had already made the surrounding air thick and sticky.
Faced with this earth-shattering attack, Zhang Zhiwei simply raised his hand casually.
His movements were not fast, even somewhat slow.
It's like casually swatting away an annoying fly.
He gently raised his palm to meet Lu Jin's terrifying attack.
In Zhang Yunyuan's "Zhengyuan Qi Sensation", he clearly "saw" scenes that others could not see.
Lu Jin's Qi is a mighty torrent, unstoppable.
Zhang Zhiwei's Qi, however, was not released outwards at all. All his power was perfectly contained within his palm, condensed and unreleased, like a bottomless, tranquil abyss.
Their palms touched gently together under everyone's gaze.
There was no earth-shattering noise.
Not even a sound was uttered.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The confident expression on Lu Jin's face froze instantly, then turned into extreme horror and disbelief.
He felt that his powerful palm strike, capable of splitting rocks and shattering monuments, vanished without a trace the moment it touched the other's palm, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
Immediately afterwards, a terrifying force that was neither resistable nor understandable came from the other's palm.
It wasn't simply a matter of raw power, nor was it a subtle, understated strength.
That is a higher level of absolute control over "power" itself.
A dull thud came belatedly.
Lu Jin's tall figure was struck head-on by an invisible giant hammer, and he was sent flying uncontrollably.
The whole place was dead silent.
Everyone stared at this scene in amazement, their minds going blank.
Lu Jin, who was full of vigor and hailed as a leading figure of the younger generation just a moment ago...
Chapter 20 Picking on the Weak
The reverse life process was forcibly interrupted, and the powerful energy that was returning to its innate state suddenly surged back within the body.
Lu Jin felt a tightness in her chest and a metallic taste in her throat, and she stood there stunned.
The impact of the huge gap in strength is far greater than the physical trauma.
A moment later, disbelief and frustration surged into his heart like a tide, and his usually bright eyes suddenly turned red.
Zhang Zhiwei wasn't satisfied yet, so he leaned closer, scratched his head, and added insult to injury with a serious expression.
"It's alright, but the force is too stiff and not loose enough."
He looked at Lu Jin's red eyes and felt somewhat at a loss.
"Hey, don't cry?"
One sentence almost made Lu Jin cry.
The entire audience was shocked and in an uproar by Zhang Zhiwei's unfathomable and terrifying strength. The buzzing of discussions was like a beehive exploding.
Amidst the commotion, several people mingling among the guests and servants exchanged glances discreetly.
They are all-human beings.
The recent crackdown by the Righteous Alliance has resulted in the capture of too many of their brothers, severely weakening them.
They received word that the Lu family was about to hold a birthday banquet.
During this period, representatives from all righteous factions will participate.
Today, we must take someone hostage back and threaten them to exchange them.
After infiltrating the Lu family, their eyes were immediately drawn to the youngest and most harmless-looking figure in the Longhu Mountain group.
Is there a more suitable "easy target" than the old Celestial Master's last disciple?
A demon codenamed "Shadow Scorpion" quietly slipped away from the crowd.
He was skilled in stealth and poison techniques; his figure moved like a ghost under the cover of the crowd, attracting no one's attention.
He silently approached the child who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, seemingly still immersed in some kind of enlightenment.
Shadow Scorpion let out a cold laugh.
"The old Celestial Master's last disciple, capturing you will not only humiliate the Celestial Master's Mansion, but also bring back a few brothers. It's a win-win situation!"
He had calculated that everyone's attention was currently focused on Zhang Zhiwei and the Lu family, and that dealing with a mere child would be a piece of cake.
In the blink of an eye, Shadow Scorpion launched its attack!
Taking advantage of the moment a servant turned around, he sprang up from the shadows behind him, his five fingers forming a claw, carrying an extremely foul-smelling dark green poison, and went straight for Zhang Yunyuan's vital point in the back!
This grab was swift and ruthless, intended to subdue him in an instant.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the old master Zhang Jingqing was still "scolding" Zhang Zhiwei.
"Why did you hit so hard? I invited you to spar, not to bully people!"
The focus of everyone's attention was on Zhang Zhiwei.
At that very moment, the anomaly occurred!
Just as the venomous fingertip of the Shadow Scorpion was about to touch the Taoist robe.
Zhang Yunyuan's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open!
His [Purification Dao Body] is far more sensitive to toxins and evil energy than ordinary people. In the instant before the attack is about to strike, he has already felt a strong warning.
The moment that foul-smelling poisonous energy touched the protective Qi layer on his body, it was instantly dissolved by the purifying light spontaneously generated by his Dao body, turning into wisps of green smoke, just like boiling oil poured on snow.
Zhang Yunyuan's eyes turned cold.
Without even turning his head, he shifted his body slightly to the side and delivered a backhand elbow strike!
The movements are simple, direct, and lightning fast!
That ancient and domineering force erupted instantly within his body, without leaking out in the slightest, and was precisely blasted into Shadow Scorpion's chest cavity through his elbow, even through his Taoist robe.
A dull, resounding crash, like rustling leather.
The smug grin on Shadow Scorpion's face froze instantly, turning into incredulous terror.
He felt an irresistible, terrifying force penetrate his body, as if an invisible hand was violently churning and tearing inside his chest.
The internal organs were instantly displaced and shattered!
A mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out, and Shadow Scorpion flew backward like a kite with a broken string, his feet leaving the ground.
He smashed a round mahogany table laden with food and wine, the sound of shattering cups and plates echoing through the room.
The person fell to the ground, twitched twice, and then fainted on the spot. The vital energy in his body was extremely weak, almost indistinguishable from that of a dead person.
This sudden turn of events plunged the commotion that had just been stirred up by Zhang Zhiwei back into an eerie silence.
Everyone's gaze seemed to be forcibly turned by an invisible hand, abruptly shifting from Zhang Zhiwei in the center of the arena to the small figure in the corner slowly retracting his elbow.
Zhang Yunyuan stood up, dusted off non-existent dust from his Taoist robe, his face calm as still water, as if he had merely swatted away an annoying fly.
He frowned slightly and muttered something to himself.
The sound wasn't loud, but in the quiet hall, it was clearly audible to those around.
"Where did these bedbugs come from, disturbing our peace and quiet?"
After a brief silence, the Lu family guards finally reacted and pounced like wolves, pinning the unconscious Shadow Scorpion and several of his accomplices who were trying to escape when things went wrong to the ground.