I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 165 - 157: Invincible Under the Heavenly Gang! (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 165: Chapter 157: Invincible Under the Heavenly Gang! (Please Subscribe)

The reason he accepted the challenge was not only to avoid embarrassing Tao Qingyuan but also because Chen Yuan had his own considerations, foremost among which was that he needed to kill Liu Changkong personally to securely obtain the Qi Fortune.

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With his strength, he was also more than capable of dealing with this fellow.

Beneath the Heavenly Gang, Chen Yuan could certainly fight!

Facing Chen Yuan’s provocative words, Liu Changkong was unmoved. With a sound of a sword’s hum, the long sword at his back fell into his hand, and a chilling intent emanated from the blade.

In the past few days, he also investigated Chen Yuan. His strength was decent, enough to make it onto the Hidden Dragon List, but that was about it. After all, Chen Yuan had only recently entered the Qi Absorption stage.

“Today, I’ll cut you down!”

In an instant, a layer of dark black Evil Qi enveloped Liu Changkong’s long sword!

Evil Qi released!

Tao Qingyuan, watching from above, narrowed his eyes and transmitted a message to Lv Yuan:

“Capital Commandant Lv, has the Military Equipment Army from Nanling Prefecture arrived?”

Lv Yuan frowned:

“What are you thinking, Brother Tao?”

“The majesty of the court must not be undermined. These Jianghu forces are audacious to the extreme, daring to jointly threaten us. If Chen Yuan hadn’t spoken up, how could we have saved face?”

There was a somewhat dangerous aura surrounding Tao Qingyuan.

In the past, Jianghu forces had also united to confront the government, but it was the first time to mobilize several Reach Profound experts for the sake of one criminal,

With thousands of commoners witnessing below, this time, the majesty of the court has suffered substantial, though not devastating, damage.

This was something the exceedingly proud Tao Qingyuan could not tolerate.

“Deploy troops and blockade the entire Nanling City. With the battle formations of three thousand Military Equipment Army soldiers, I do not believe they would dare to turn against us. If they still dare to oppose the court, I will charge them with the crime of plotting a rebellion,

Even if I must risk the recurrence of my injuries, I must take their lives!”

“Brother Tao, don’t act rashly. Mobilizing troops without orders is a serious crime. Even if you are upholding the majesty of the court, the consequences afterward…would outweigh the merit. Why bother?”

Lv Yuan was somewhat reluctant to join Tao Qingyuan in this reckless action; it was essentially gambling with his own future, with very slim chances of winning.

With Reach Profound experts capable of holding off thousands, even if they managed to capture one or two of them, the Nanling Prefectoral Military Equipment Army would be devastated. Moreover, neither Gold Mountain Monastery nor Azure Flood Dragon Association were alone…

If they were to revolt, the crime would be akin to plotting rebellion. With such a heavy accusation, who would bear the responsibility?

This would be equivalent to forcing them into rebellion by Lv Yuan and Tao Qingyuan themselves!

With the current unstable situation, the higher-ups were trying to maintain balance and prevent the situation from worsening. If news of a revolt in Nanling Prefecture were to spread…

It would likely shake not just Qingzhou, but also enrage the Capital.

“Laxity, always laxity!”

Tao Qingyuan felt incredibly stifled in his heart, believing that it was this leniency that allowed the Jianghu forces to become increasingly arrogant and dismissive of the court!

He couldn’t understand why the higher-ups didn’t simply suppress them with an iron fist.

That would indeed serve as killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

With the court full of powerful figures, even if they couldn’t oppose the entire Jianghu, could they not form alliances?

“Envoy Tao, be careful with your words…”

Hearing this transmission, Lv Yuan’s expression slightly changed.

Speaking without regard about the superiors is a grave offense.

“If Chen Yuan is defeated later, you and I will still have to face the music,” Tao Qingyuan changed his tone and transmitted this to Lv Yuan.

“Chen Yuan is a talent on the Hidden Dragon List, Envoy Tao should have faith in him.”

“I’m talking about just in case…”

“So, what do you mean, Envoy Tao?”

“No matter what, we must save his life!”

Tao Qingyuan said.

“Alright, I will do my utmost.”

Upon hearing the definitive response, Tao Qingyuan’s mouth finally relaxed a bit.

When you want to open a window, do not state your intention directly, lest someone tries to prevent you; instead, say that you wish to tear off the entire roof,

Then those who would stop you will likely persuade you to open the window.

If he had started by saying they needed to save Chen Yuan’s life, Lv Yuan might not have agreed, as they had no personal connection and it was unlikely he would engage in a death battle against several peers of the same realm just for one Chen Yuan.

And Tao Qingyuan alone certainly didn’t have the capability to do so.

That’s why he had said such things earlier, to coerce Lv Yuan.

Of course, not everything he said was a bluff; if Lv Yuan agreed, Tao Qingyuan was really willing to take the responsibility, not for Chen Yuan, but in hopes that the government could stop grading downwards.

After only two hundred years since its establishment, the Great Jin was showing signs of decline!

Gu Hao sheathed the magic artifact and returned it to the scabbard, his gaze at the confrontation below indifferent and even with a hint of barely perceptible satisfaction.

Liu Changkong bent one knee to gather strength, then suddenly leapt up. The long sword in his hands, charged with Evil Qi, aimed straight for Chen Yuan’s head, leaving no room for mercy!

Just one would survive between the two of them today, or perhaps, both must die here.

The commoners watching below held their breath and dared not make noise, their eyes fixed squarely on Liu Changkong and Chen Yuan. Shen Yanshu’s eyes showed a hint of worry.

The challenging Liu Changkong had blatantly displayed his Condensing Evil Level cultivation, while Chen Yuan had only recently stepped into Qi Absorption. The gap between them was significant,

Could he win?

Shen Yanshu asked herself this.

It should be possible, right…

After all, whenever she had interacted with him before, he always seemed confident, as if no one could pose a challenge to him.

“Sword Drawing Skill!”

In the instant that Liu Changkong leaped up from above to attack Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan was also prepared. He concentrated and remained calm, appearing as if he were too frightened to move.

“Ding!”

Just when Chen Yuan felt the chill of that Evil Qi, his saber moved—more precisely, the hand holding the saber moved, and a flash of bright saber light appeared.

It reflected a captivating cold light under the sunlight.

In the blink of an eye, as soon as Chen Yuan saw the tip of the sword, he gathered all his strength and with one sweep of his saber, scattered Liu Changkong’s long sword with sparks flying about.

Right after deflecting the sword, Chen Yuan didn’t hesitate. He stepped forward; the ground seemed to shake, and he threw a dark-golden straight punch toward Liu Changkong’s head.

“Bang!”

In the void, a faint muffled groan sounded as Liu Changkong’s fist collided with Chen Yuan’s, and time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Immediately after, Liu Changkong felt a terrifying immense force. Shocked, he rolled three times in mid-air before he could dispel this force.

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Yuan continued to advance, his hands gripping the saber and chopping straight down.

Evil Qi swirled around Liu Changkong; his gaze turned icy as a sword beam shot out. Chen Yuan’s pupils shrank, and he blocked with his saber across his front with a “bang”, retreating several steps.

“Such tremendous physical strength!”

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It was the first time Liu Changkong’s expression grew somber.

Just from that punch, he could sense how strong Chen Yuan’s physical strength was—it was like an iron tower, that dark golden fist encapsulating an indescribable power.

Although the Qingyun Sword Sect was not known for body refinement, during the time of martial cultivation, they would also complement it with body refining secret techniques, as the bodies of sword cultivators, compared to martial artists, were relatively fragile.

With his physical strength, refined by Evil Qi, he definitely was not inferior to any martial artist of the same level, yet Chen Yuan’s punch made him feel pressured.

“Sword Beam!”

The moment Liu Changkong unleashed that sword beam, not only was Chen Yuan shocked, but several Reach Profound experts in the void also showed some not insignificant surprise.

They reassessed Liu Changkong.

Sword beams were not something regular martial artists could emit—usually, only martial artists at the Heavenly Gang Level could utilize sword beams and saber qi.

A Condensing Evil Martial Artist whose True Qi strength had not transformed into Gang Qi would find it difficult to wield such techniques.

Those who could were all exceptionally talented.

“He belongs on the Hidden Dragon List!”

This was Ye Chenbai’s assessment of Liu Changkong.

Chen Yuan and Liu Changkong, standing several yards apart, sensing each other’s strength, both changed from somberness to vigilance simultaneously.

After a moment of silence, both exploded into action at the same time.

Leaping from the ground, moving as quick as the wind, Chen Yuan used his Six Harmonies Saber Technique repeatedly, his mind merging with his saber, aiming directly at Liu Changkong’s chest, while Liu Changkong’s sword glimmered,

sending out several sword shadows, attacking in quick succession.

“Ding ding ding…”

With the saber glow and sword shadows intertwining and sparks flying, both displayed incredibly fast movement techniques, often outpacing each other. The collision of their bodies, the burst of sword beams… each had their strengths and weaknesses.

This provided a spectacular show for the spectators below.

Lu Yang’s eyes were filled with amazement and disbelief. The strength Chen Yuan was displaying now was in no way inferior to his, and perhaps in a life-and-death fight, Chen Yuan might even surpass him.

Even now, he couldn’t believe that Chen Yuan, who had been somewhat respectful to him before, was now at an equal level with him, and even had a bigger reputation than him in Nanling Prefecture City.

And there was also the matter of strength…

Wasn’t Chen Yuan just starting Qi Absorption before?

How could he so quickly be able to fight back and forth with the Condensing Evil Martial Artist Liu Changkong without falling behind?

Were it not for the sword beam technique, he felt that Liu Changkong would already be on the defensive.

Lu Yang stared deeply for a few moments, then his gaze shifted toward Nie Qi Yun, catching the gloomy expression on his face, and he couldn’t help but internally smirk.

Entangling with Chen Yuan probably wasn’t something he had anticipated.

Because such a rate of growth was indeed terrifying!

“Both of these men are truly extraordinary.”

The old servant beside Ye Chenbai sighed.

“Liu Changkong might be one thing, but Chen Yuan was able to face Condensing Evil without falling back, even with just Qi Absorption Cultivation… his rank on the Hidden Dragon List is too low.”

“It’s the Body Refining Technique—half of Chen Yuan’s strength is in his physical body,” Ye Chenbai said in a low voice.

“Body Refining Technique?”

The old servant was taken aback.

“Perhaps it’s one of the top Body Refining Techniques in Jianghu, or perhaps… his natural physique is extraordinary. In any case, this person is not ordinary. I feel that his chances of losing are slim,

and when Liu Changkong’s True Qi is exhausted, it might be the time to determine the victor,”

“To be able to fight evenly against a Condensing Evil with just Qi Absorption Cultivation is unique. If this growth continues, perhaps once Chen Yuan steps into Condensing Evil, he will have no rivals below the Heavenly Gang Level,

and might even contest a Heavenly Gang Martial Artist!”

“Do you think this person has the potential to be in the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon List?”