Chapter 354 - Iron Body Sect (2/2)

All he was interested in was how the bearded man's group would fare against the poison of the Palm of Thousand Venoms.

And from the looks of it, they seemed to be struggling to get rid of the poison.

Lu Tianzi nodded to himself in satisfaction.

After all, the Palm of Thousand Venoms was the signature technique of Lord Er, someone who had once been able to kill Overlords like flies.

Even though there was surely a huge disparity between Lu Tianzi's cultivation level and that of Lord Er, the bearded man's group was made up of Origin Core realm martial artists just like him.

Lu Tianzi would be sorely disappointed if its poison could be easily removed by them, for that would greatly reduce the value of the combat technique.

After watching them for a while longer and making sure that they were not having any progress, Lu Tianzi finally turned his attention back to the ongoing fight.

By now, the messy battle was almost about to come to an end.

In the end, a group of martial artists led by a powerful Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm expert managed to claim the coveted spot, their overwhelming strength rendering the others reluctant to fight any longer.

After all, there was no death grudge among them that they had to address no matter the cost.

Once a sufficiently strong party showed up, nobody would be willing to push themselves too far.

They understood that another spot would free up eventually, and they could always try again when that happened.

As the participating martial artists started backing off one by one, the tense atmosphere on the grass field began to ease. Eventually, everything returned to its original state, and the martial artists present wasted no time in returning to cultivation.

In his corner, Lu Tianzi returned to probing the indentation in the cliff wall with his perception.

Now that he had learnt from his earlier experience, Lu Tianzi no longer dared to push himself without restraint.

He certainly did not want to risk losing consciousness once again.

Instead, Lu Tianzi carefully extended his perception towards the indentation in the cliff wall, advancing in a slow but steady manner.

As time passed, not only did his perception became stronger and stronger, but his control over his Origin Force also gradually improved.

He calmly circulated his Origin Force within his inner world, counteracting the immense pressure from the War Intent Cliff. This in turn alleviated the sharp pain that was constantly being sent directly into his mind.

Under the constant pressure of the lingering battle intent, Lu Tianzi felt wisps of the mysterious energy from before continue to seep into his body.

Lu Tianzi still did not fully understand this new form of energy. But since it was able to help in clearing his thoughts and improving his comprehensions about combat, Lu Tianzi certainly would not mind gathering more of it.

The rate at which this mysterious energy seeped into his body might be extremely slow, but Lu Tianzi was not in a hurry.

Without realising it, two weeks passed in a flash.

By now, Lu Tianzi was already able to permanently maintain his perception at a spot just inside of the entrance of the indentation.

He had determined that this was where his limit lay. If he extended his perception any further into the indentation, he would have to start straining himself, which would also mean that he would have to eventually stop his meditation at some point just to recover.

That kind of disruptive meditation was not what Lu Tianzi wanted.

But on this day, Lu Tianzi was still forced to stop his meditation short. He slowly opened his eyes, only to see a few familiar figures standing before him.

By Lu Tianzi's side, Nanlan Qianxue, Young Master Xuan Hao, and Ruan Ling had all ended their meditation as well, all of them facing their visitors with caution.

It was the bearded man's group once again.

However, there were three new additions to the party this time.

A wrinkled old man with short white hair stood at the front of the group, staring down at Lu Tianzi and the others with disdain.

Ninth Cycle Origin Core realm...

Lu Tianzi could not help but frown when he saw this wrinkled old man.

Even if the four of them worked together, it would be extremely difficult to defeat a Ninth Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist with their current strength!

”Are they the ones?” the wrinkled old man asked.

”Yes, Master,” the bearded man from before answered respectfully. ”They are the ones I told you about.”

”I see,” the wrinkled old man turned his attention back to Young Master Xuan Hao. ”How do you intend to answer for your actions?”

Young Master Xuan Hao was the one with the highest cultivation level, so the wrinkled old man naturally treated him as the leader of the group.

”What did we do wrong?” Young Master Xuan Hao retorted in indignance. ”There was an agreement between us, and we were acted according to it. Everyone here can be our witnesses.”

Young Master Xuan Hao knew just as well as Lu Tianzi that they would not stand a chance in a fight. Therefore, he wanted to use the presence of the other martial artists to pressure the other party.

Unfortunately for him, the wrinkled old man did not seem to care.

”There is no need for your excuses,” the wrinkled old man answered. ”I don't like to waste time so I will just get straight to the point. Don't say that we of the Iron Body Sect are bullying you juniors – I shall give you two choices. You can either slap yourselves three times and kneel to my disciples in apology, or you can just scram from Mount Asui. Make your decision.”

”And if we choose neither?” Young Master Xuan Hao furrowed his brows, rage welling up from within him.

The choices given would both end in humiliation for them!

”Of course, there is always a third option,” The wrinkled old man snorted. ”But do you really think the likes of you will be enough to beat me?”