[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength":3,"chapter-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Subdue the Immortals with Strength",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2295329,4490,"Chapter 27: Three Punches","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>“Hah! What bold words!” At that moment, a booming, furious laugh rang out from behind the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sixty-year-old man with silver hair bristling like spears and a formidable build strode forward, his face dark with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step he took struck the ground with a thunderous boom, making the earth tremble slightly and leaving deep footprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng’s eyes flickered with fear, and he instinctively moved closer to the brocade-clad man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brocade-clad man’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s Master Liang. How strange—you’re past your prime, yet still have the leisure to visit brothels and listen to songs?” the brocade-clad man sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years, the rules of Licheng have been set by the Xu family, and the Xu family has diligently upheld them. Our Qianjiao Wu Guan has always respected the Xu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you, Xu Shisen, as a Xu family scion, come to a brothel not to listen to songs, but to bully and humiliate my disciples, blatantly violating the rules the Xu family established. I must ask you—where do you place the Xu family’s rules?” Liang Jingtang stomped his foot and demanded coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful aura erupted from his imposing body, pressing heavily upon all who felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brilliant move—using their own spear against their shield. Indeed, the old are wiser!” Xia Daoming, seeing Liang Jingtang enter, noted with quiet admiration that he neither flew into a rage nor retreated with a smile, but instead calmly questioned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brocade-clad man—Xu Shisen—paled and flushed in turn, momentarily speechless, a flicker of unease and regret stirring within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qianjiao Wu Guan had grown too close to the Ding family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months ago, he and the Shi family jointly disabled Gu Ren, acting on orders from above—to suppress the Qianjiao Wu Guan and prevent its rise, and to make an example of one to warn the many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But killing stops at the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it backfires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, Liang Jingtang should have swallowed his anger, submitted, and let the matter drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Shi Yingdeng and Xu Shisen came to Yaohua Tower for amusement without any orders from above—it was purely a spontaneous act while passing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking a bit in the tower, they saw Wan Qing’s beauty and talent, and desired her to spend the night with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wan Qing sold her art, not her body, so Xiao Qiang had to step forward to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet instead of calming things, Xiao Qiang’s appearance stirred Xu Shisen’s lust—he found her mature, alluring charm far more tempting than Wan Qing’s, and suddenly demanded she accompany him personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiang naturally refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both were young, arrogant, and proud; having seen Liang Jingtang submit before, they had looked down on the Qianjiao Wu Guan, believing bedding Xiao Qiang was no big deal and that the Wu Guan would never dare intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they never expected not only Yuchi Xiao and others to arrive, but Liang Jingtang himself—and that he invoked the Xu family’s own rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Xu Shisen was trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To submit would humiliate him—he was a Xu family scion, and he couldn’t bear the shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To refuse would escalate things: morally untenable, damaging the Xu family’s reputation, and Liang Jingtang was a sixth-rank Great Martial Master, powerful and influential in Licheng after decades of teaching. He, a Xu family collateral branch, might not be able to handle the fallout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a joke! Who says coming to a brothel means listening to songs? If you’re selling yourself, why pretend to be refined and virtuous?” Shi Yingdeng, seeing Xu Shisen silenced, gritted his teeth and spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you think you can bully my disciples and her people? Let me tell you—even your father, Shi Fengyuan, wouldn’t dare be so arrogant and reckless before me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph! Today, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of Shi Fengyuan, so you learn humility and know your place!” Liang Jingtang’s eyes flashed with killing intent as he stepped forward, his serpent fist swinging straight for Shi Yingdeng’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng never expected Liang Jingtang to strike him right before Xu Shisen—he gasped in shock and scrambled behind Xu Shisen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liang Jingtang, what are you doing? Do you mean to defy the Xu family?” Xu Shisen, now forced to act, stepped in front of Shi Yingdeng and roared, raising his tiger palm to slash at Liang Jingtang’s incoming serpent fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang! Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fist met palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang’s upper body swayed slightly; Xu Shisen, however, staggered back several steps, his eyes wide with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, he’d consumed many fine tonic pills and rich meats, his blood and strength thickened to the peak of fifth-rank Great Martial Master—just half a step from sixth-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Liang Jingtang was past sixty, his blood and strength in decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shisen had assumed that in a direct clash, even if he lost, he’d only be slightly inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected Liang Jingtang’s Qianjiao hidden force to be so brutal and overwhelming—old, yet fiercer than ever. After just a few exchanges, he was utterly outmatched, his palm numb, the hidden force surging into his body, disrupting his blood and strength, causing his meridians to ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Shisen, I’ve said I’ve always respected the Xu family. Today, for the Xu family’s sake, I’ll let you go. But the Shi family has no such protection. You may leave—Shi Yingdeng must stay and answer to me.” Liang Jingtang spoke gravely, his aura imposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Yingdeng and I have been friends since childhood. If you keep him, you’re declaring war on me—and on the Xu family!” Xu Shisen snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang’s expression darkened as he saw Xu Shisen refused to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xu Shisen was a collateral branch of the Xu family, he was young and already on the verge of sixth-rank Great Martial Master—he carried weight among the Xu clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation in Licheng was delicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he truly clashed with Xu Shisen, the Xu family might, like they did to the Wu Family Fortress, kill him outright to make an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, let it go. For my slight humiliation, it’s not worth it,” Xiao Qiang stepped forward and whispered gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brothels were the most complex places, the most well-informed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiang, as owner of Yaohua Tower, understood Licheng’s delicate situation better than most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Shi Yingdeng leaves with you, he must take three of my punches!” Liang Jingtang drew a deep breath, his face grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Gu Ren—whom he’d raised as his own—had been crippled; today, his disciple nearly defiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Xu family not been so powerful, and had he not been burdened by ties and fears, Liang Jingtang would have already unleashed lethal blows on these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, as head of the Qianjiao Wu Guan and a sixth-rank Great Martial Master, he could never let this insult pass—let these two youths walk away unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shisen’s face darkened as he turned to Shi Yingdeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Old fool, just three punches? I’ll take them!” Shi Yingdeng suddenly burst into wild laughter and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang said nothing, only calmly waved his hand to those behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone silently stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qiang’s eyes turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come at me with everything you’ve got!” Liang Jingtang growled, his blood and strength surging like ten thousand galloping horses, radiating a suffocating aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng felt Liang Jingtang’s overwhelming power, his expression turning grave. He slowly shifted his stance, then suddenly stomped the ground, unleashing all his blood and strength, lunging forward like a starving wolf, fist aimed at Liang Jingtang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang roared, his arms coiling like serpents, his massive iron fist swinging out with a whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fist met fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng’s face twisted in shock—he retracted his fist instantly, sliding backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang roared again, stepping forward with a giant stride, swinging another fist—cold wind whipped across the face, stinging the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the iron fist strike straight at his chest, Shi Yingdeng had no choice but to raise his fist to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat broke on Shi Yingdeng’s forehead; he slid back to the corridor, only stopping when his back hit the railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands hung limp at his sides, fists swollen and trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang stepped forward once more, his aura peaking—his beard and hair bristling, terrifyingly imposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng trembled inside—he finally understood: reputation never lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang’s legendary fame—single-handedly wiping out a criminal gang in his prime—was no myth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng dared not take the third punch, but his back was pressed against the corridor—he had nowhere to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helplessly, he crossed his arms to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immense force slammed into his arms, hurling him backward into the corridor, snapping the wooden railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brutal force surged into his body, crashing and ravaging through his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yingdeng’s face flushed red then turned pale, sweat beading on his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long moments passed before he suppressed the foreign force within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms hung useless, his legs weak—he nearly collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m old,” Liang Jingtang muttered inwardly, watching Shi Yingdeng struggle to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon-Serpent Technique’s first four levels emphasized agility and cruelty, but from the fifth level—the Qianjiao stage—it grew fierce and dominant, its hidden force far stronger and denser than ordinary Great Martial Masters of the same rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his prime, these three direct punches would have crippled Shi Yingdeng—or at least damaged his meridians, halting his progress forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, past sixty, his blood and strength weakened, the three punches had injured Shi Yingdeng’s meridians—but with proper healing pills and rest, he’d likely recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liang Guan Zhu, how mighty you are! And you all are quite impressive!” Xu Shisen slowly scanned the crowd, then waved his hand: “Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang watched the two leave with their four retainers, his face dark and grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I’m sorry—it’s all my fault, I’ve dragged you into this…” Xiao Qiang said, filled with guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you have to apologize for? It’s my weakness—I couldn’t protect you from humiliation!” Liang Jingtang waved his hand and sighed; his once towering, imposing frame had slumped again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s my fault—I’ve made you, Master, at your age, have to fight for us…” Yuchi Xiao and the others knelt on one knee at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming followed suit, kneeling on one knee, his emotions surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came from another civilization, raised with entirely different education—he viewed master-disciple and fellow-cultivator bonds more rationally, not like most in this world, who clung to the outdated belief that “a master for a day is a father for life” and “fellow disciples are brothers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after today’s events, his view of the sect and his fellow cultivators had subtly changed—he could no longer see them purely through reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Jingtang was a good master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuchi Xiao and the others were good senior brothers and sisters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: If you have time, please leave a chapter review and like—it helps boost visibility. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>",1820,"2026-06-20T05:15:29.288Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","21eb52c721fd55457dd75987d0325d72363ea7c6b5d542270cfec76ba494c984","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-28","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-26",484,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-cover.jpg"]