Chapter 815

With his martial art now exposed, if Qi Zhenjun, Cheng Tianting, or even others grew covetous and rushed him all at once, could Liu Jingyi hold onto this fist technique?

618 Recognizing No One!

Just as nearly everyone—even Xin Longzi—was looking at Liu Jingyi with strange eyes.

Duogeduo, however, unexpectedly turned to the strange man and said,

"This senior must have misunderstood.

The Martial Prohibition Edict was issued by the court to promote the Wu Lin and bring peace and prosperity to Great Qing's territory.

As for targeting the Qinglong Society, surely you must be joking.

Our Great Qing occupies a remote corner of the Nine Provinces; it has long been known as a land beyond civilization.

Martial artists in the world who have achieved cultivation all disdain to remain here.

Let alone making enemies of the Qinglong Society, I fear even the peripheral forces of the Qinglong Society—

such as Great Ming's Wu Dangpai, Great Tang's Yihua Palace, and so on—are beyond anything our Great Qing court could hope to match."

At this point, Duogeduo paused, then pointed toward Liu Jingyi and said,

"Liu Zhuangzhu's fist technique is brilliant; since it originates from the Qinglong Society, that is his good fortune. How would I dare covet it?

You lot listen—follow me and withdraw from this place right now."

That last sentence was spoken by Duogeduo to the Qing forces under his command.

That included the Qing soldiers who had come along, as well as the court's palace grandmasters.

General Nalan Xiuji also snapped out of his greed for the Seven Star Subduing Tiger Fist at this moment, and seeing Duogeduo's grim face, could not help trembling all over.

Only then did he understand: since this strange man had appeared so abruptly, even Qi Zhenjun and Cheng Tianting could not see through him.

More crucially, the strange man could lay bare the origins of the Seven Star Subduing Tiger Fist in a single stroke!

A miraculous fist technique originating from the Great Dragon Head—even people within the Qinglong Society, unless they reached a certain level, probably wouldn't know about this, right?

Looking at it this way, this person's identity was practically self-evident!

He was a member of the Qinglong Society!

Even a high-ranking one at that!

General Nalan Xiuji's heart trembled at the thought.

His gaze toward Duogeduo was filled with gratitude.

He immediately ordered the Qing soldiers to prepare to follow Duogeduo and withdraw from this place of trouble.

The soldiers of the three great dynasties, especially the elite troops, were mostly Wu Gong experts.

Faced with a peerless fist technique originating from the Great Dragon Head, they certainly wouldn't want to give it up lightly.

But the Wu Gong cultivation of Great Qing's soldiers was mostly second-rate or below, with even more being unranked!

Such martial artists would not dare defy the Qing court's orders, let alone dare covet the Seven Star Subduing Tiger Fist excessively.

With Duogeduo saying this publicly and General Nalan Xiuji giving the order,

although the Qing soldiers were still curious, they still turned to leave.

Only the Qing court's grandmasters—including Qi Zhenjun and Cheng Tianting—remained standing stock-still.

Their eyes toward Liu Jingyi were filled with greed.

Duogeduo suddenly felt a headache coming on. After he had spoken those words, General Nalan Xiuji had understood.

With Qi Zhenjun's and Cheng Tianting's intelligence, they would most likely understand too.

Yet they still refused to withdraw—clearly their greed outweighed their fear of the Qinglong Society.

After all, a fist technique originating from the foremost taboo of the Nine Provinces—how enticing was that?!

After much deliberation, Duogeduo finally gave up on continuing to persuade them.

It was just that as the Qing soldiers left Wu Zhuang, the strange man still showed no reaction.

When Duogeduo and General Nalan Xiuji reached the vicinity of Wu Zhuang's memorial archway, the strange man finally spoke,

"Do you really think a few words will be enough to fool your way through?"

"Senior, I don't know what you mean?"

As the strange man spoke, an invisible aura swept over them.

It pinned both Duogeduo and his companion, along with their fine horses beneath them, so they could not move even half a step.

Duogeduo's heart lurched. To be able to project one's aura outward and use it to pin people down like this—

Could this strange man's strength already have reached the Earthly Immortal Realm?

Looking across the Nine Provinces, the Earthly Immortal Realm might be somewhat ordinary nowadays.

But for Great Qing, the Earthly Immortal Realm was almost the very pinnacle!

After all, once one reached the Earthly Immortal Realm, one either had to leave Great Qing in hopes of breaking through,

or be suppressed by this wasteland-like land beyond civilization, causing one's strength to shrink, and making a breakthrough to the next realm geometrically harder.

"Enough! After hesitating so long, you still don't dare to go seize it?

No wonder this Great Qing is a land beyond civilization, its Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi exhausted.

It seems it's not just the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi that's lacking—even you martial artists have lost all ambition!"

The strange man paid no heed to Duogeduo's question, and instead began inciting the people present once more.

His words seemed to carry a kind of magic.

In just a few sentences, he stirred even Duogeduo into wanting to turn around and find trouble with Liu Jingyi.

"Liu Zhuangzhu, I am quite curious about this fist technique—might you let me have a look?"

Unexpectedly, the first to speak to Liu Jingyi was Xin Longzi, a disciple of the Tianshan Sect who had come to reinforce them!

"Third Senior Brother, have you lost your mind?"

Mu Lang's face changed drastically, and he wanted to rush forward to stop Xin Longzi.

Unexpectedly, Xin Longzi turned his head back, and within his ghostly gaze, a flash of fierce cruelty like a lone wolf swept past.

Met by that look, Mu Lang's heart was seized with immense dread, and his feet involuntarily came to a halt.

He knew this was the moment when his Third Senior Brother had truly flown into a rage!

At this moment, Third Senior Brother would not recognize even his own kin!

But why was it so?

Liu Jingyi was also slightly taken aback; after a brief pause, he spread his hands and said,

"Xin Longzi, I too did not know this fist art had such a great origin.

In fact, if this fist art were my own, I would have no objection to letting you take a look.

But ultimately, this fist art originates from the Qinglong Society — it is the handiwork of the Great Dragon Head.

Without the consent of the Qinglong Society and the Great Dragon Head, I would not dare to lend it out on my own, no matter what."

In the Wu Lin, the greatest emphasis is placed on the boundaries between factions.

Stealing and learning the Wu Gong of another sect is the greatest taboo in the Wu Lin!

For Liu Jingyi to speak this way was, in fact, entirely reasonable.

"Fine! Since you are unwilling to lend it, then you cannot blame me!"

Xin Longzi, who at this moment had fallen into a state of inexplicable madness, dropped a harsh line.

Then, like a lone wolf, he raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl.

Then his whole body became a blur of afterimages, his sword moving like flight, and he unleashed the Tianshan sword art, attacking Liu Jingyi.

Liu Jingyi had previously seen Xin Longzi fight against evil cultivators, and could tell that his sword art was vicious and ruthless, to say nothing of it.

When dealing with evil cultivators, it was clear Xin Longzi had not given his full effort either.

Now, as Xin Longzi attacked, his sword art was not only several degrees more vicious, but the two swords in his sleeves also advanced and struck in concert.

Every move aimed straight at Liu Jingyi's vital points, as if he bore a deadly, irreconcilable grudge against Liu Jingyi!

Although Liu Jingyi had not expected Xin Longzi to strike at the slightest disagreement,

he had, after all, made progress in his Wu Gong cultivation, and even in his realm, thanks to the Seven Star Fuhu Fist.

Even in haste, he still unleashed the Seven Star Fuhu Fist and received Xin Longzi's sword art.

Then, fighting as he spoke,

"Xin Longzi, it is only a fist art — why must you press me so aggressively?

Have you forgotten that you yourself originate from the Tianshan Sect, a Mingmenzheng Sect?"

Yet Xin Longzi did not respond to him at all, only continuing to howl like a lone wolf, his sword art pouring out like a violent wind and torrential rain.