147: Chapter 147 One Punch Sends Them Away

Yan Jinghong's eyes flashed with suspicion.

His Cold Crystal Flowing Water Sword's tip was clearly aimed at Xu Changsheng, so how could it have deviated so far?

His expression became unpredictable.

He reached out and recalled the spirit sword into his hand.

He looked at Xu Changsheng, who was standing directly in front of him with a half-smile, his cheek twitching slightly, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

But his younger brothers on the side didn't give him a way out.

Ye Quan, with a fleshy face, shouted, "Senior Brother is just posing. Later, Senior Xu definitely won't be able to take it."

"So that's how it is."

The other two Disciples suddenly understood.

However, after a long while, Yan Jinghong made no moves as they imagined, still confronting with his sword.

Ye Quan's voice lowered: "Senior Brother? Could it be...?"

The Junior Sister behind him also understood something: "Senior Brother, he is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. If you are not his match, please don't be reckless."

Xu Changsheng's half-smiling face now also held a hint of amusement.

He was being roasted over a fire.

Yan Jinghong was still young, after all, and couldn't accept this situation.

With a hardened heart, he frantically poured all his spiritual power into the Cold Crystal Flowing Water Sword, intending to try again.

"Good!"

Ye Quan, seeing this, shouted loudly.

So Senior Brother Yan was truly biding his time just now.

With a loud roar, the spirit sword was unsheathed.

"Bang!"

"What?!"

However.

The next moment, a scene that stunned the onlookers appeared.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Changsheng suddenly appeared in front of Yan Jinghong.

There were no superfluous movements.

He threw a punch.

Directly at the latter's abdomen.

"Boom!"

Yan Jinghong flew out from his spot like an arrow shot from a bow, crashing into the dense forest at an astonishing speed.

"Bang, bang, bang."

He successively shattered several towering trees before his body finally stopped against a giant rock.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Suffering such heavy injuries, Yan Jinghong spat out several mouthfuls of fresh blood. His entire body felt limp, and intense pain came from his joints, as if his body was no longer his own.

Ye Quan and the other Disciples covered their faces, not daring to look at Xu Changsheng again. They secretly peered at Yan Jinghong's condition through the gaps in their fingers.

Only when they saw he could still move did they slowly lower their hands.

"Senior Xu, mighty!"

"Senior, I was just watching from the side, I didn't say anything."

"Senior is too powerful. Please protect this humble girl later."

Their faces changed instantly.

Even though they were working for Yan Jinghong, they dared not show respect at this moment.

Anyone with eyes could see that Xu Changsheng, with one punch, knocked down Yan Jinghong, who could contend with or even defeat ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators. He was clearly not an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

For a period of time, they would all be under his command.

Crimson Glow also watched Xu Changsheng with wide, almond-shaped eyes. Her cousin had warned her about this person's power before she came.

Just now, she hadn't taken it seriously, thinking it was just polite talk, as his cultivation seemed to be on the same level as Senior Li.

"Senior Xu is truly a master!"

On the other side.

Yan Jinghong hadn't yet reacted to what had just happened.

Dizzy and disoriented, he only remembered that in the blink of an eye, Xu Changsheng appeared before him, then he took a punch to the abdomen and was sent flying to this place.

He observed his Divine Sense internally.

He felt fortunate, saying, "Thankfully, it's just a superficial injury."

He looked at Xu Changsheng in the distance, surrounded by others like stars around the moon, with resentment on his face, gritting his teeth:

"It's just one Realm higher than me. When I advance to Foundation Establishment, I will repay today's humiliation a hundredfold!"

Little did he know.

Within his Meridians, a red spark of fire was lodged in a corner, clinging like a maggot to bone, unaffected by the surrounding Spiritual Qi flow.

With this thought.

Yan Jinghong took out several healing Medicinal Pills from his Storage Pouch and consumed them, then cast a Cleansing Spell to tidy himself up.

He rode the wind back to his previous location in a few breaths.

He cupped his hands in a salute, but turned his head to the side: "Senior Xu's strength is formidable; this Junior is truly convinced."

Xu Changsheng waved his hand: "Fellow Daoist Yan, there's no need to mind. If you achieve Foundation Establishment in the future, your strength won't be weaker than mine."

"Hehe, it's good that Senior knows. Bullying the small with the large, who can't do that?"

Hearing these words.

Xu Changsheng paused, thinking he had never seen such a person with low emotional intelligence.

He had already demonstrated overwhelming power, and any normal person, even with Sect backing, wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous.

It seems he really couldn't treat these Prodigies as normal people.

Fortunately, he had already sent a warning spark into his body, enough to remain throughout the entire trial process, allowing him to detect any unusual movements in time.

"If you try any tricks, don't blame me for being negligent and sending you to meet King Yama without anyone knowing."

Without saying anything more, he summoned his poison scorpion sword and flew into the distance on it.

Yan Jinghong also stood on his Cold Crystal Flowing Water Sword and followed.

The others looked at each other, only able to follow with helpless bitter smiles. They were now the sandwiched scapegoats, not knowing whose side to take.

...

However, they hadn't flown far.

Xu Changsheng's figure suddenly froze in mid-air.

Because.

Another small team was flying in front of him.

The leader was a pot-bellied middle-aged man.

"Fellow Daoist?"

The middle-aged man clearly also noticed Xu Changsheng heading in his direction.

"Xu Changsheng!"

This plump man was none other than Xiao Tongguang of the Chixiao Sect, who was currently leading one of the small teams towards the designated location in the Secret Realm.

His concubine, Xu Changsheng's childhood friend, Su Xiaojing, was also in the queue.

Her beautiful eyes also showed an unbelievable gaze.

The other Disciples in the team didn't recognize Xu Changsheng, only taking him for an old acquaintance of Junior Martial Uncle Xiao.

Xu Changsheng slowly flew over, a curve forming at the corner of his mouth: "Still well, Fellow Daoist Xiao."

Xiao Tongguang returned the salute: "I didn't expect to meet you here again after our last farewell, Young Friend Xu. No, I should call you Fellow Daoist Xu now, haha."

However, deep inside, he felt a profound apprehension.

"What's going on? This kid was only at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining back then. How did he reach Foundation Establishment in less than ten years?"

"Jinger said he only had a Low Grade Spiritual Root. Even if his Spiritual Root Aptitude improved in the Ancient Wood Secret Realm, it would at most reach Medium Grade. It shouldn't be this fast. Did he obtain some Opportunity outside?"

Thinking this, he smiled and said, "Xiao has yet to congratulate Fellow Daoist Xu on entering the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Xu Changsheng, however, smiled faintly: "No need, Fellow Daoist Xiao has already congratulated me before."

Xiao Tongguang's heart tightened: "What do you mean by that?"

Xu Changsheng grinned: "You'll know later, Fellow Daoist."

Looking at the mysterious young Foundation Establishment Cultivator before him, Xiao Tongguang's heart skipped a beat.

Although he didn't understand what Xu Changsheng meant, he maintained his respectful demeanor: "Then I hope next time we meet, Fellow Daoist Xu can solve this riddle for me."

"Hehe, of course."

At this moment, the Qi Refining Cultivators from behind also caught up.

Xu Changsheng coldly glanced at Su Xiaojing.

He waved his hand: "Let's go."

Su Xiaojing, seeing Xu Changsheng look at her, suddenly lowered her head.