Chapter 5

The moonlight was as clear as water, and the mountain breeze brought a refreshing coolness.

On the desolate mountain, a young man lightly tapped his toes on the ground, and like a bird, he soared into the air, gliding for six or seven meters before landing and leaping up again, spreading his arms as if in flight.

With each consecutive leap, Qin Zhengfan's movements became smoother, gradually flowing like a bird in the sky. The wind whistled past his ears, and at times, he had the illusion of riding the wind and returning to the heavens.

"No wonder Master said that the rise and fall of emperors in the secular world were merely a matter of his thoughts. I have just barely tapped into a bit of Master's power, and I can already perform feats like flying over walls and leaping across grass as in legends. If I continue to practice diligently, I might be able to leap dozens of meters in one go."

"Unfortunately, Master said that the spiritual energy on Tianfeng Star is thin and murky. No matter how hard I try, I can only reach the twelfth level of gathering spirit and cannot enter the foundation-building stage to transcend the mundane. Otherwise, I might really be able to fly freely in the sky like a bird!"

Qin Zhengfan continued to leap and soar, unable to suppress the excitement and emotion welling up inside him.

A journey that usually took at least an hour to climb, Qin Zhengfan reached the halfway point in just a short while.

During this time, Qin Zhengfan found a small stream and washed off the dirt from his body.

Just as Qin Zhengfan, feeling no fatigue, was about to continue leaping with enthusiasm, he suddenly heard voices.

"This is a graveyard. Why would someone come here in the middle of the night? Could it be a grave robber?" Qin Zhengfan was slightly startled and stopped in his tracks.

With his heightened senses, and the mountain forest being silent at night, Qin Zhengfan immediately heard the voices clearly from a distance.

"Damn it, I didn't expect this girl to not only be a university teacher but also a rich man's daughter. No wonder the entire Yongtong City police force was mobilized as soon as we grabbed her, forcing me to flee to this desolate place."

"Hehe, don't you think a woman of her status is even more exciting? Doing it in this desolate and eerie graveyard is even more thrilling."

"Ji ji, Hunter, you pervert!"

"Hehe, Wolf, your eyes are already green with desire!"

"Ji ji, because I'm even more perverted than you!"

"Take off your clothes, or I'll shoot you!"

"Money can buy any woman! I can give you money, one million, no, five million! Just let me go!"

"Shut up, I'm not interested in money right now! Take off your clothes!"

"Then just shoot me!"

"Slap!"

"Filthy bitch, you're asking for it. If you don't take them off, I'll do it for you!"

"You, you, stay away from me, I'll do it myself!"

The sound of clothes being removed followed.

Qin Zhengfan's breathing became heavy, and he clenched his teeth, suppressing his nervousness as he quietly approached the source of the voices.

With his intelligence, Qin Zhengfan easily understood what was happening. In the past, if he had encountered two men with a gun, even with his strong sense of justice, he would have chosen to stay far away and call the police rather than approach stealthily.

Because if he went up, he wouldn't be able to save the woman and would only risk his own life.

But today, he was no longer a weak scholar but a spirit cultivator.

Although he didn't know what level of combat strength he had, and whether he could defeat two people, especially with a gun, he knew that if he wasn't careful, he could lose his life.

But with his newfound strength, Qin Zhengfan could not just sneak away.

Qin Zhengfan was now as light as a feather, and even though he couldn't move without a sound, his steps were as light as a cat's.

The two criminals, with their minds clouded by their perverted thoughts, were staring greedily at the woman in front of them, and in the eerie graveyard, they never imagined someone was quietly approaching.

In just a dozen breaths, Qin Zhengfan had silently hidden behind a cypress tree about six or seven meters away from the two men.

Under the moonlight, Qin Zhengfan saw the backs of the two criminals.

One of the criminals looked somewhat thin, but even from six or seven meters away, Qin Zhengfan could clearly see the bulging muscles in his arms, which were very solid.

The other man was of medium build, with equally solid muscles in his arms.

The medium-built man was holding a gun, pointing it at the woman, and Qin Zhengfan could see the thick calluses on his knuckles.

"These two seem to be trained fighters. I wonder if my current strength can take them both down at once?" Qin Zhengfan thought to himself as he silently climbed up the tree like a monkey.

At this moment, Qin Zhengfan didn't realize that his eyesight had become incredibly sharp, and he had a level of insight he had never had before.

What he was worried about was his strength!

Because he had just gained his power, he knew he could leap high and far, like the legendary lightness of body, but he had no clear idea of the extent of his strength and no experience in combat.

If the men didn't have a gun, Qin Zhengfan wouldn't be too worried. If he couldn't win, he could just grab the woman and run. With his current night vision and speed, even with a person, he was confident they couldn't catch him.

But no matter how fast Qin Zhengfan was, he didn't think he could outrun a bullet.

"Take off your bra, quickly!" As Qin Zhengfan was thinking, the man with the gun raised his gun and urged the woman, who was already down to her underwear.

The woman, tears streaming down her face, trembled as she tried to unhook her bra.

The two men, seeing the woman start to unhook her bra, breathed heavily, their eyes fixed on her chest, waiting for the moment when the barrier would be removed, revealing her true form.

"This is the moment!" Qin Zhengfan, who had been hesitant, suddenly focused his gaze and kicked the tree trunk with both feet.

Like an eagle diving for its prey, he pounced from above, descending towards the two men.

In mid-air, Qin Zhengfan, who had never learned martial arts, recalled scenes from movies of martial arts experts fighting. He clenched his fingers into fists and struck the backs of the two men with all his might.

The woman, facing Qin Zhengfan, saw someone suddenly pounce from the tree and her eyes widened in shock, standing frozen in place.

If she weren't in the middle of nowhere and if she weren't almost naked, she would have thought she was on a movie set.

The two criminals, seeing the woman suddenly stop, were about to get angry, but then they felt a chill run down their spines, their body hair standing on end, and they turned around.

"Bang! Bang!"

The two men felt as if they had been hit by a shovel, not only in excruciating pain but also knocked forward by the powerful force of the blows.

Qin Zhengfan, seeing his two strikes knock the men to the ground, widened his eyes in disbelief, glancing at his hands.

But then he felt a great danger, his body hair standing on end, as the medium-built man turned his gun towards him.

Without hesitation, Qin Zhengfan tapped his toes on the ground and leaped four meters high, then descended rapidly, kneeling on the medium-built man's arm holding the gun, and with both hands, he twisted his arm upwards.

"Crack!" The medium-built man's arm was broken.

"Ah!" The medium-built man screamed in pain and fainted.

Seeing this, Qin Zhengfan didn't have time to relax. He grabbed the fallen gun and pointed it at the thin man, who was reaching for his own gun while enduring the pain in his back.