Chapter 216 - 214: Sent Flying with One Punch

Ke Yuexuan was sent flying backward, only to land in a firm embrace, their bodies pressed tightly together.

"You?"

Ke Yuexuan glanced at Luo Tian. Their current posture was rather intimate.

A blush appeared on her fair face. She immediately straightened her tense body and lowered her head unnaturally. "Thank you."

"Well, now? Where’d this kid come from? Are you blind? How dare you play hero and save the damsel in distress right in front of me!"

The burly man who had knocked Ke Yuexuan back glared over, utterly displeased.

The Lower Sect was a chaotic place, full of factions and cliques. Lone wolves were subject to all sorts of bullying and oppression.

Every time new disciples arrived, the various factions would become highly active, seizing the opportunity to recruit new members.

On the first day, things were relatively peaceful since no one knew the new disciples’ backgrounds.

Now, on the fourth day, they had started to use force.

"Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer? A mere new disciple dares to act tough in front of me?"

The burly man sized up Luo Tian.

In his eyes, Luo Tian was clearly at the bottom of the barrel among the new disciples. Even if he joined a faction, he’d be nothing more than an errand boy.

"She doesn’t want to join, yet you’re still trying to force her?"

Luo Tian retorted.

Luo Tian had overheard the conversation between Ke Yuexuan and the burly man during their fight.

’This Lower Sect is too chaotic. Is there no freedom at all?’

"Heh heh, she just doesn’t want to join *right now*. She will soon enough!"

The burly man grinned.

The new disciples were like this every year. They’d look down on joining a faction, but they’d become willing after a few beatings.

In his eyes, Luo Tian was meddling now, but he’d become obedient after a few beatings too.

"It’s Luo Tian! Did he just offend a senior disciple?"

"Now we’ve got a show to watch. That Luo Tian is so arrogant and wild. I can’t believe he still doesn’t know how to rein it in after joining the Yunxiao Sect!"

Many new disciples nearby began to whisper among themselves.

Seeing this, the burly man was a bit surprised. ’Luo Tian is actually this unpopular among the new disciples? Looks like this kid is just the type everyone hates.’

"New Junior Brother, allow your Senior Brother to teach you the rules around here!"

The burly man roared and strode forward.

He didn’t give Luo Tian a second thought. A mere Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer could be killed in a single blow.

Therefore, the burly man planned to beat up both Luo Tian and Ke Yuexuan. This would establish his faction’s dominance in front of the new disciples, after which he would drag them both into his ranks.

"You want to fight me?"

Luo Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Fight you? What a joke!"

The burly man roared with laughter.

SHING!

The burly man slashed out with his saber, a light-blue blade gleam rippling as it shot toward Ke Yuexuan.

"You’re just a small fry I can clean up whenever I feel like it."

The burly man sneered.

His only opponent was Ke Yuexuan; he completely ignored Luo Tian.

The aftershock from this slash alone would be enough to send Luo Tian flying.

"What a swift and ferocious slash!"

"Dong Hui must have cultivated the Wave-Breaking Saber to the Great Achievement Realm!"

"These two new disciples really don’t know their own limits. Even if they team up, Dong Hui will stomp them into the ground. The humiliation will be immense."

The surrounding new disciples marveled at Dong Hui’s strength, while the senior disciples lamented the newcomers’ foolishness.

"Step back. I’ll handle this."

Luo Tian stepped in front of Ke Yuexuan.

Dong Hui wasn’t holding back with this attack. An injured Ke Yuexuan would have a hard time defending against it.

Meanwhile, Luo Tian’s cultivation had just broken through and his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body had also improved. He was looking for an opportunity to test his strength.

"What are you doing?"

Ke Yuexuan looked astonished.

She admitted Luo Tian was stronger than her, but he couldn’t be so arrogant as to think he could take on Dong Hui by himself.

The senior disciples watching were even more astonished.

’Is this kid determined to walk the path of bravado until the very end? There’s a cliff right in front of him, and he’s still jumping in headfirst?’

"Damn it, what are you doing?"

Dong Hui cursed.

His slash was meant for Ke Yuexuan, and he hadn’t held back.

A mere Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer who took this slash head-on would absolutely be decapitated.

If that happened, he would be saddled with the crime of murdering a new disciple!

’You’re courting death, you brat! Don’t drag me down with you!’

Luo Tian paid him no mind.

WHOOSH!

Facing Dong Hui’s tyrannical slash, Luo Tian activated his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body and struck out with his palm.

His palm glowed with a cyan luster like Cyan Pearl Jade. It appeared delicate and smooth, yet it contained terrifying power and kicked up a fierce gust of wind.

Luo Tian’s palm made contact with the side of the light-blue blade gleam and then whistled through it.

The palm strike was like hitting a wooden plank; the blade gleam instantly shattered.

"What?"

Dong Hui was flabbergasted.

’Am I seeing things? My attack was shattered by a bare palm!’

SWISH! SWISH!

Luo Tian took two steps, instantly crossing ten meters to appear before Dong Hui, and threw a punch.

’Not good!’

The hair on Dong Hui’s body stood on end.

’This kid shattered my attack with a single strike. Just how terrifying is his strength?’

CLANG!

Dong Hui blocked Luo Tian’s fist with his saber, but the blade vibrated violently as an immense force traveled up his arms.

With a THUD, Dong Hui was sent flying like a sandbag, crashing into a nearby pavilion.

CRASH! CLATTER!

The sound of things crashing and falling echoed from inside the pavilion. All around, there was dead silence.

"Hey! That’s my house!"

The Ninth Prince, watching from the sidelines, suddenly realized this, and his expression became incredibly ugly.

’I’ve only lived here for a few days, and my house is already being demolished!’

"Luo Tian, you must have done that on purpose!"

The Ninth Prince said resentfully, but he didn’t dare to act, instead taking several steps back.

The sight of Luo Tian sending Dong Hui flying with a single punch was too shocking.

’He only just joined the sect, has his strength really improved this much? Did he use Contribution Points to exchange for a ton of Elixirs of Life?’

The Ninth Prince speculated.

The other new disciples thought the same.

This was Dong Hui, a senior disciple of the Yunxiao Sect at the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Layer, and he couldn’t even block a single punch from Luo Tian.

"What the hell! What just happened?"

"Dong Hui was sent flying by a Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer new disciple? Am I going blind?"

"Incredible!"

The senior disciples, who knew nothing about Luo Tian, were completely stunned and gasped in amazement.

Weren’t they saying this was the worst batch of disciples the Yunxiao Sect had seen in a century?

So how was a Spirit Sea Second Layer new disciple demolishing a senior disciple at the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Layer?

"You damn brat, you sneak-attacked me when I wasn’t looking!"

Dong Hui charged out of the pavilion, glaring at Luo Tian with a face contorted in rage.

That scene had cost him all his face. If his boss found out, he’d definitely get a beating.

"Oh? Have you ever seen a frontal sneak attack before?"

Luo Tian chuckled.

Dong Hui’s face fell, his embarrassment deepening.

Indeed, calling it a sneak attack was a stretch.

It was all because Dong Hui had underestimated Luo Tian and been careless, failing to react in time to his attack.

"You’re courting death!"

Enraged, Dong Hui decided to use his full strength to teach Luo Tian a lesson.

But just then, a companion beside him whispered, "Dong Hui, that seems to be the new disciple living in Ning Xin’s old place. I heard he’s a friend of hers!"

"Ning Xin?"

Dong Hui’s pupils contracted. He was wary.

Ning Xin used to be a big shot in the Lower Sect.

"So you’re one of Ning Xin’s people, kid. I’ll let you off the hook this time!"

Dong Hui spat out the words and scurried away.

Luo Tian knew Ning Xin was the senior sister who had moved out the other day.

However, it seemed people had misunderstood his relationship with her, and the rumor had already spread far and wide.

’This is actually perfect. It’ll save me a lot of trouble. Besides, I never admitted to it myself...’

Luo Tian thought.

Just then, Ke Yuexuan walked up to Luo Tian and stared at him as if he were a monster. "Is the effect of the Dragon Blood Stone really that powerful?"

She had already refined the Dragon Blood Stone, which had greatly improved her physique. That was why she could contend with someone at the Peak of the Fourth Layer.

For that, she had Luo Tian to thank.

But Luo Tian had sent Dong Hui flying with a single punch. Wasn’t his physical strength just too terrifying?

"It’s alright."

Luo Tian wasn’t sure what exactly Ke Yuexuan was asking about.

"Thank you for your help. This wouldn’t have been resolved so easily without you,"

Ke Yuexuan said gratefully.

"I didn’t expect you to have such a powerful backer in the Yunxiao Sect."

With that, Ke Yuexuan turned and left.

’...Even she thinks so.’

Luo Tian didn’t chase after her to explain. Instead, he returned to his residence as quickly as possible.

’Nine Heavens Sword Technique!’

Luo Tian examined it carefully and was surprised to find that this Sword Technique only had three techniques: the First Technique, the Second Technique, and the Fourth Technique.

The third technique was missing.

For an ordinary person, without the third technique, the fourth technique was useless.

This was why the Nine Heavens Sword Technique required fewer Contribution Points. Otherwise, a fragmented Earth Level Middle Grade Martial Skill would cost at least Ten Thousand Contribution Points.

For Luo Tian, however, it made no difference.

’Celestial Book, can you perfect and upgrade the Nine Heavens Sword Technique?’

Luo Tian wasn’t in a hurry to complete the Earth Level Sword Technique; first, he wanted to enhance it.

Generally, all martial skills had flaws or defects. As long as he expended Celestial Book Power, the Celestial Book could perfect them and increase their might.

’One hundred pages can further perfect the Nine Heavens Sword Technique, elevating it to Earth Level Upper Grade!’

The Celestial Book currently only had the power of four or five pages.

To get one hundred pages worth of energy, he would have to use Spiritual Essence Coins or other Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Now, it cost twenty Spiritual Essence Coins to fill a single page of the Celestial Book, but the effect of each page was far greater than before.

Back when he was only in the Meridian Opening Realm, perfecting the Nine Heavens Sword Technique would have required at least two hundred pages.

’I’m going all in!’

The Spiritual Essence Coins Luo Tian had on hand, plus the one thousand three hundred from Xiao Feng, added up to exactly two thousand—enough to charge the Celestial Book with one hundred pages.

’For an Earth Level Upper Grade Sword Technique!’

Luo Tian endured the heartache as he watched the pile of Spiritual Essence Coins turn to ash.

The Celestial Book was finally charged with one hundred pages of energy.

’Perfect the swordsmanship!’

WHOOSH!

The light on the Celestial Book Paper Pages dimmed rapidly, and the book snapped shut.

The perfected version of the Nine Heavens Sword Technique flooded into Luo Tian’s mind.

*Nine Heavens Sword Technique*: An Earth Level Upper Grade Sword Technique. Sword Qi soars to sweep the nine heavens; the Nine Heavens Sword Technique shakes the world!

’It’s done!’

An Earth Level Upper Grade Martial Skill!

One had to understand that on the Dongchen Continent, Celestial Level techniques were the stuff of legends.

This meant that Earth Level Upper Grade was essentially the limit!

The two thousand Spiritual Essence Coins were absolutely worth it.

...

Meanwhile, Sun Hongshi stormed out of the Xuanwu Pavilion.

"You damn brat! Ning Xin said she doesn’t know you at all! How dare you lie to me and occupy her residence!"

Sun Hongshi was incandescent with rage.

He had come to the Xuanwu Pavilion to redeem a Martial Skill today and happened to run into Ning Xin. During their idle chat, he had asked about Luo Tian.

To his shock, Ning Xin said she had no relationship whatsoever with Luo Tian!

Sun Hongshi had been duped by Luo Tian!

What was even more infuriating was that he had genuinely believed Luo Tian was Ning Xin’s friend, speaking to him politely and even answering his questions.

Thinking back, Luo Tian must have been laughing inwardly at his foolishness!

"Unforgivable!"

Sun Hongshi roared in anger.