Chapter 105

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Chapter 105: Too Slow

“Yi Qianmo, get out here!”

As soon as the sun came up, Long Fei hurried to the cave. When he saw that the cave’s name had changed, he became furious.

He went to the first level but never planned to stay there long; he just wanted to teach Yi Qianmo a lesson, so he returned to his own cave without taking anything.

But he did not expect that after just one night, Yi Qianmo had truly taken this cave for his own. This only fueled Long Fei’s anger further.

His voice attracted many cultivators from the seventh level, and along with those who came up with him, nearly a hundred people gathered outside the cave.

However, Long Fei’s shouting did not bring Yi Qianmo out. It was only when someone reminded him that the cave had soundproof barriers and that only knocking on the door could wake the person inside that he realized his mistake.

Long Fei quickly walked to the entrance and knocked on the door, but Yi Qianmo still did not come out. Furious, Long Fei kicked the door hard twice.

“This Yi Qianmo is too much! He’s so eager to change the name of the place!”

“He can’t be arrogant for long. Brother Long Fei has knocked on the door, and he can’t hide inside forever.”

“That’s true. Brother Long Fei is the fifty-third strongest on the Tianyuan List. Yi Qianmo has angered him, so he definitely won’t have a good outcome later.”

Everyone began to talk among themselves.

They waited for a long time without seeing Yi Qianmo come out, but another person arrived. When everyone saw this person, they respectfully bowed.

This person was the master of the Tao School, Xu Shiping.

Last night, he had thought all night but couldn’t come up with a good solution. Even as the sect master, he had no power to tell others not to knock on the door.

Moreover, he had already spoken publicly yesterday. If he went back on his word, how could he continue to be the sect master?

However, he had already made a plan. If Long Fei was going to hurt Yi Qianmo, he would step in to stop him. This way, he would appear kind, avoid a quarrel with Yi Qianmo, and still save face for Minister Professor Zhou.

“Sect master, this little beast is truly out of line! He actually went against the rules of the Tao School. I locked the door, and he is hiding inside without coming out!”

Long Fei immediately went forward to complain.

His intention was quite simple. He hoped that the sect master could use his authority to open the cave’s restrictions, as only the sect master in the entire Tao School had such power.

“Just wait.”

Xu Shiping said, “If he really breaks the rules, I will lift the restrictions and drive him down the mountain.”

Long Fei felt a little better, but he did not know that Xu Shiping was actually hoping Yi Qianmo would act like a turtle. If Yi Qianmo stayed hidden, Xu Shiping would have a reason to force him down the mountain, avoiding any risks.

“You coward, come out here!”

Long Fei shouted angrily, “I know you can hear me! Where is your arrogance from yesterday? Are you scared now?”

The more he cursed, the more aggressive he became, but Yi Qianmo still did not come out. However, the number of onlookers grew larger, and soon, people from Shu School also arrived.

Shu School was led by Minister Professor Yu. Although he was not the sect master of Shu School, he came from Shu School, so he naturally became its leader.

Everyone present knew he had a grudge against Yi Qianmo. Usually, if people from Shu School entered Tao School’s grounds, a clash was inevitable.

But this time, they did not mind Shu School’s presence because Yi Qianmo was hated by them all, becoming a common enemy of Tao School, Shu School, and even Pill Pavilion.

Upon seeing Minister Professor Yu arrive, Xu Shiping slightly nodded. He still held great respect for Shu School’s Minister Professor.

Within Tianyuan Academy, the Minister Professors of Tao School and Shu School were almost equal, and their numbers determined their sects’ status within the academy.

“What is happening?” Minister Professor Yu asked.

“Report to Minister Professor, according to the rules, if someone knocks on a cave door, unless the master of the cave is absent, they must accept the challenge!” Long Fei stepped forward immediately and said, “But we didn’t expect that this little creature would ignore the academy’s rules and act like a scared turtle inside!”

“He must be afraid!” said a disciple of the Tao School.

“Then hurry up and come out to admit defeat!” said another disciple.

Although they spoke confidently, they actually hoped Yi Qianmo would not give up, as that would ruin the excitement.

“Who says I’m afraid?”

Just then, the cave door suddenly opened, and Yi Qianmo walked out. He was holding a piece of jerky, munching on it as he walked, looking very pleased.

Seeing the jerky, Long Fei shook with anger and shouted, “How dare you eat my jerky!”

This jerky was made from the meat of spirit beasts, which had the effect of strengthening the body. Although it had little effect on them, it was top quality.

Yi Qianmo put the jerky in his mouth, and everyone thought he was ready to fight. But instead, he took out another piece, chewing while pointing at the cave’s name, and said, “Is this yours? Don’t you see it says Yi Qianmo’s Cave? Since it belongs to me, everything inside is also mine.”

Long Fei was shaking with anger, and the crowd was speechless, unable to counter him.

“I want to challenge you right now!” Long Fei declared.

“I accept the challenge,” Yi Qianmo nodded.

The onlookers were surprised. They expected him to find excuses to delay but did not anticipate his immediate acceptance.

Long Fei thought he misheard but quickly recovered and said, “You’re a newcomer; I’ll let you go first!”

Yi Qianmo, still munching on the jerky, said, “If I make the first move, you won’t have a chance!”

“This guy is so arrogant! Brother Long Fei is the fifty-second strongest on the Tianyuan List!”

“Brother Long Fei, show him what you’re made of!”

The crowd was filled with righteous anger.

“You little beast, soon you won’t even have a chance to beg for mercy!”

Long Fei drew his sword, and spiritual power surged, releasing a terrifying aura.

With spiritual power charged on his sword, he swung down toward Yi Qianmo, using the Tao School’s most basic technique, the Impasse Swordsmanship.

A true deadlock means risking everything for survival; it is a life-and-death technique on the battlefield, attacking without defense.

As the spiritual power surged, a murderous intent arose, causing the lower-level cultivators present to instinctively step back.

“Long Fei has mastered the seventh layer of the Yandang Formula. Although his Impasse Swordsmanship is not fully developed, his ability to emit killing intent proves he is no weakling!”

A Tao School cultivator observed.

Long Fei’s sword fell, but Yi Qianmo had no chance to dodge—he was split in two by a single strike.

Everyone gasped in shock, not expecting it to end with just one sword strike. Long Fei was stunned. He didn’t realize Yi Qianmo was so weak!

“Wait, it’s an illusion!”

Someone quickly noticed something was wrong. They soon saw that Yi Qianmo had appeared behind Long Fei.

“You’re too slow.”

Still chewing on jerky, Yi Qianmo hadn’t even drawn his sword, looking completely relaxed.

Long Fei turned around with a sword strike. The air around it was filled with killing intent, moving twice as fast as before because he hadn’t used all his strength earlier.

Everyone saw Yi Qianmo engulfed by the force of the sword, leaving no room to escape. Just like before, this strike split Yi Qianmo in half.

“It’s just an afterimage!”

The onlookers became grave, realizing Yi Qianmo had once again appeared behind Long Fei.

“Too slow.”

Yi Qianmo said while chewing on jerky, “Are the disciples of the seventh level this weak?”

Long Fei’s face turned red with anger, and the disciples of the Tao School were furious. But this time, they felt much more serious, as Yi Qianmo had dodged two of Long Fei’s sword strikes, proving his strength.

“I will kill you!!!”

Long Fei was finally enraged. He had held back on the first two strikes because he knew Yi Qianmo’s identity.

But this time, he held nothing back—he had his dignity!

“Clang!”

Facing the sword, Yi Qianmo put meat into his mouth with his left hand and drew his sword with his right hand to meet it.

“Hiss!”

There was no sound of metal clashing, only the sound of the sword slicing through flesh.

The two passed each other, but Long Fei had a new sword wound on his body—deep and bleeding.

“Still too slow!”

Yi Qianmo held his sword. “I’ve let you have two strikes; now it’s my turn!”

Before anyone could react, Yi Qianmo suddenly attacked.

His movements were ghostly, and his sword strikes were like lightning. The onlookers only saw countless afterimages flying around Long Fei, occasionally hearing the sounds of metal clashing, but they could not see Yi Qianmo’s figure.

In the midst of the afterimages, Long Fei moved like a headless fly, darting left and right, completely lost.