Chapter 40

In the courtyard, the other young men and women all wore expressions of anticipation, ready to watch the show.

Seeing Luo Xiu's indifferent look, the young man in brocade clothes sneered and pointed at Luo Xiu's nose, saying, "You're quite arrogant, aren't you? Just because you've cultivated the Pure Yang Technique, you think you're an expert now?"

Luo Xiu's brows furrowed slightly. The other party pointing at his nose with such a haughty attitude made him very uncomfortable.

"That's not Fugai City's Wu Dian's Yuan Feishan? I heard he likes Nie Xiaodie from Xinshi Wu Dian."

"Hehe, Nie Xiaodie lost to this Luo Xiu in the Qingyun City challenge. Yuan Feishan wants to stand up for her, maybe he can win her a smile."

"Yuan Feishan is seventeen years old, at the Second Level of the Qi Sea Realm. I heard he has already perfected a Fourth Rank boxing technique, his strength is quite formidable."

Listening to the discussions of the other Wu Dian geniuses, Luo Xiu roughly understood why Yuan Feishan was provoking him.

"What do you want?" Luo Xiu still said indifferently.

Yuan Feishan's face showed a cold smile, "You bullied Xiaodie, I naturally can't let you off easily. If you kneel on the ground and kowtow to me three times, I'll be magnanimous and let you off this time. How about it?"

After saying this, Yuan Feishan laughed loudly, as if bullying others gave him a great sense of achievement.

Luo Xiu's face was cold, and he said, "Are you sure you're not joking?"

"Joking? Do you even deserve for me to joke with you?" Yuan Feishan's face was full of disdain, "You have only two choices now: either kneel down and kowtow to me three times, or I'll beat you until you beg for mercy. At that time, it won't be just three kowtows."

When geniuses from different city Wu Dian have conflicts, the higher-ups of the Wu Dian generally do not intervene, as this is a form of competition, and the weak are destined to be bullied by the strong.

Although this competition is somewhat cruel, once one chooses to walk the path of martial cultivation, no one can escape this fate.

"Are you sure you're my match?" Luo Xiu's lips curled into a playful smile.

Yuan Feishan was taken aback. He thought Luo Xiu might be mentally ill. He was a Second Level Qi Sea martial artist, and Luo Xiu, who had just broken through to the Qi Sea at most two or three months ago, was not someone he could easily bully.

"Kid, it seems you're不服气 (unconvinced). Looks like I'll have to beat you until you beg for mercy!"

Yuan Feishan's face darkened, and he suddenly threw a punch, his body radiating the glow of true qi. The fierce punch wind tore through the air, making a crackling sound.

This punch seemed casual but was actually very powerful. As a Qi Sea martial artist, Yuan Feishan dared to bully Luo Xiu so recklessly because he had some ability. His confidence came from his Second Level Qi Sea cultivation and his perfected Fourth Rank boxing technique!

Yuan Feishan had heard that Luo Xiu was skilled in sword techniques. Given their close distance, he was sure Luo Xiu's sword would not be faster than his fist.

Luo Xiu's expression was very calm. Although the other party's punch seemed powerful, it posed no threat to him at all.

Even such a level of opponent did not even qualify to make him draw his sword.

He simply took a slight step to the side, and Yuan Feishan's seemingly fierce punch missed.

At that moment, Luo Xiu also acted instantly, slapping Yuan Feishan's face directly.

"Slap!"

The loud slap echoed in the air, and Yuan Feishan's body spun and flew, rolling to the ground.

What happened?

The Wu Dian geniuses who were ready to watch the show were all stunned. They didn't even see how Luo Xiu had acted, and Yuan Feishan was already slapped to the ground.

At this moment, Yuan Feishan was both shocked and angry, his eyes red with rage. He had been publicly slapped by a guy three years younger than him, which was something he, who considered himself a genius, could not accept.

"Little brat, I'll kill you!"

In his anger, Yuan Feishan attacked again, his fists leaving afterimages, true qi radiating a faint golden light, clearly pushing his Fourth Rank boxing technique to its limit.

Luo Xiu remained calm and composed, his left hand behind his back, his right hand slowly raised.

"Slap!"

Another loud slap, and the other side of Yuan Feishan's face was hit, his body spinning and flying, landing with a thud on the ground.

"How fast!"

This time, the surrounding Wu Dian geniuses saw Luo Xiu's move clearly.

"How could his speed be so fast? If he used a sword, wouldn't he be able to instantly kill a Second Level Qi Sea martial artist like Yuan Feishan?"

The onlookers were stunned. No one expected the result to be like this. Yuan Feishan, a Second Level Qi Sea martial artist, was completely helpless. What kind of monster was this Luo Xiu?

In fact, the reason Luo Xiu's speed was so fast was due to his cultivation of the Fast Sword Technique.

The Fast Sword Technique has a special way of generating power, not only making a swordsman's sword faster, more accurate, and more ruthless, but also applicable to boxing, palm techniques, and body techniques.

Using this power generation technique, Luo Xiu could instantly burst his body speed, which was extremely practical whether for escaping or fighting.

Yuan Feishan's cheeks were swollen like steamed buns, and he screamed like a madman. Being slapped twice by Luo Xiu was undoubtedly a great humiliation to him.

"I'll kill you! Kill you!"

He desperately mobilized his true qi, a thin and sharp dagger appearing in his hand, and he stabbed directly at Luo Xiu's chest.

In a state of losing his mind, Yuan Feishan had the intention to kill. If this stab hit, it would surely pierce Luo Xiu's heart, killing him on the spot.

However, the gap in strength was not something a dagger could make up for.

"Bang!"

Everyone only saw Luo Xiu's leg move suddenly, and then Yuan Feishan was sent flying, spitting blood, his eyes rolling back, and he fainted on the ground.

On Yuan Feishan's chest, a clear footprint was visible.

"Creak!"

Before everyone could recover, Luo Xiu had already pushed open his door and walked in, then slammed it shut.

For an opponent like Yuan Feishan, who was completely unchallenging, defeating him was not something Luo Xiu cared about. This display of strength would likely make some who wanted to challenge him think twice.

Soon, the news of Yuan Feishan being slapped and kicked to the ground by Luo Xiu reached the ears of the head of the Eighteen City Wu Dian.

The face of the head of Fugai City Wu Dian was so dark it seemed to be dripping water. This incident would undoubtedly be a laughingstock for the other heads.

As the head of the Wu Dian, he naturally could not do anything to a junior like Luo Xiu, so he called Yuan Feishan and scolded him severely. After all, if it weren't for this kid's provocation, this incident wouldn't have happened.

Nie Xiaodie and a few other Wu Dian girls returned from shopping and also heard about this incident.

"Xiaodie, Yuan Feishan stood up for you but was beaten by Luo Xiu. You're really a beauty that brings disaster."

"I heard Yuan Feishan was also scolded severely by the head of Fugai City Wu Dian. He must be very frustrated."

The girls chattered incessantly in Nie Xiaodie's ear.

"I didn't ask him to provoke Luo Xiu, and besides, I can defeat Luo Xiu myself. Why would I need him to do it for me?" Nie Xiaodie said proudly, like a peacock.

"Xiaodie, your strength is about the same as Yuan Feishan's. You probably can't beat Luo Xiu either. I heard his speed is extremely fast, and Yuan Feishan couldn't react at all."

"Humph, I'll defeat him sooner or later!" Nie Xiaodie clenched her small fists and said.

...

Luo Xiu didn't care about what people were saying outside.

After more than a month of cultivation in the canyon deep in the Eight-Headed Mountain, the Fast Sword Technique had finally reached the initial stage of perfection.

With his current sword speed, even a casual strike was powerful enough to match a Fourth Rank martial technique at its peak.

Additionally, he had finally figured out some of the principles of the first law diagram of the All-Heaven Life and Death Wheel, which contained the secrets of using the forces of life and death.

Based on his understanding, Luo Xiu devised an attack technique called the Life and Death Seal.

In his room, he sat cross-legged, and black and white light shone between his hands. His fingers intertwined, forming a unique and mysterious seal. The forces of life and death continuously condensed, and the black and white light became increasingly brilliant.

Soon, a black and white light seal formed between his hands, and a powerful wave began to spread. The formation of the light seal almost drained all of Luo Xiu's true qi.

"Scatter!"

He lightly shouted, and the All-Heaven Life and Death Wheel in his dantian hummed, and the black and white light seal between his hands gradually dimmed and finally disappeared.

In the canyon deep in the Eight-Headed Mountain, Luo Xiu had once tested the power of the Life and Death Seal. Its strength was formidable enough to sweep away any Fourth Rank martial technique.

However, this technique, which he had comprehended from the All-Heaven Life and Death Wheel, was powerful but extremely draining, and should not be used lightly.

"If I can fully comprehend the first law diagram, I believe I can further refine the Life and Death Seal, making it even more powerful, and reducing its consumption and increasing its speed."

Cultivation was tedious, but Luo Xiu found it enjoyable, especially when a previously unsolvable problem suddenly became clear, giving him a great sense of accomplishment.

Moreover, the more he understood, the more he realized how much he still didn't know. The path of martial cultivation was endless, and it filled him with longing.

Unconsciously, two days passed quickly, and the entrance examination was about to begin.

Early in the morning, the geniuses of the Eighteen City Wu Dian gathered together, led by the eighteen heads, and headed to the examination site.

The examination site was located in a vast building in the city center, which was the outer sect of the Free and Easy Sect. The inner sect was said to be in the Longyou Mountain, over three thousand miles away from the Yunlong Prefecture.

In the Yunlong Prefecture, secular matters were generally handled by the outer sect, while the inner sect was more transcendent, existing outside the secular world and pursuing the path of martial strength.

The outer sect examination was very strict. Each year, dozens of geniuses from the Eighteen City Wu Dian met the conditions, plus some geniuses not from the Wu Dian, totaling hundreds of geniuses, but only three spots were available.

This meant that, except for the three who passed the examination, the other hundreds would be eliminated and would have to wait for the next year's examination.

If one did not pass the examination by the age of eighteen, they would never have the opportunity to enter the outer sect.

Breaking through to the Qi Sea Realm before the age of eighteen was indeed considered an excellent genius in the various Wu Dian, but for the Free and Easy Sect, it was quite ordinary. Even Luo Xiu, who reached the Qi Sea Realm at the age of fourteen, was quite average among the outer sect disciples.

For the young men and women in the Yunlong Prefecture, the outer sect examination was an opportunity to leap from a fish to a dragon. Once they passed the examination and became outer sect disciples, they would not only gain various cultivation resources but, most importantly, the opportunity to learn high-level martial techniques!

In the secular world, the highest martial techniques available were Fourth Rank, but in the outer sect of the Free and Easy Sect, one could have the opportunity to cultivate Fifth Rank and even Sixth Rank martial techniques.