254: Chapter 254 A Century Is Impossible

"This Lin Ming seems to have noticed me."

After leaving the Martial Arts Arena, Elder Xuan said uncertainly.

It was precisely because he sensed this that Elder Xuan decisively hid himself and did not respond to Li Yunfan.

"He noticed you?!"

Li Yunfan exclaimed in surprise.

What kind of existence was Elder Xuan? Even if only a wisp of a remnant soul remained, he wasn't someone a Nirvana cultivator could detect.

Lin Ming could sense Elder Xuan's presence?

"Not necessarily."

Elder Xuan said after a moment of hesitation.

He wasn't a hundred percent sure about it; he just had a feeling.

But this feeling was enough to prove many things.

"This Lin Ming is not simple at all. Be careful."

Elder Xuan said.

"I understand, Elder Xuan."

Li Yunfan nodded.

"Elder Xuan, we must obtain that Medicinal Pill."

Li Yunfan continued.

"There's no need to force yourself."

Elder Xuan advised.

"This Medicinal Pill is what you need, Elder Xuan."

Li Yunfan said firmly.

Given Elder Xuan's current condition, he desperately needed Heaven And Earth Treasures related to the Divine Soul to sustain himself.

Over the years, Li Yunfan had found many Divine Soul-related Heaven And Earth Treasures, but unfortunately, their grades were too low to be of much use to Elder Xuan.

Eighth Grade Medicinal Pill—qingxu soul refining pill

He definitely couldn't miss out on it.

For this, it would be worth sacrificing some other Medicinal Pills.

"You must be careful."

After a moment of silence, Elder Xuan said with a hint of gratification.

"I will."

Li Yunfan nodded.

He was determined to get the qingxu soul refining pill.

Li Yunfan walked into an alley, a mask appeared in his hand, and after putting it on, he transformed into a middle-aged man full of the vicissitudes of life.

In this guise, he entered the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce.

...

Five strikes.

Just five strikes.

Gu Jun was forced off the high platform.

Gu Jun's strength was indeed decent; as a Lingtai Ninth Heaven cultivator, his strength was superior to that of ordinary Lingtai Ninth Heaven cultivators.

But unfortunately, he ran into Lin Ming.

Lin Ming could have defeated him with a single strike.

But after some thought, he held back a little and sent him off the stage in five strikes.

"Gu Muqian of the Gu Family."

Following Gu Jun's defeat and departure from the stage.

Gu Muqian's voice came from behind, causing everyone's gaze to shift toward him.

"Gu Muqian, the Disciple of Ancestor Li Haocang."

"Ancestor Li Haocang, the second Nirvana Realm powerhouse of the Gu Family, the Disciple of that Gu Family Head?"

"Both Revered Master and Disciple being in the Nirvana Realm is indeed rare."

"Did you know? Ancestor Li likes Old Ancestor Yun Hua of Yuanxu Mountain. A few days ago, for her sake, he even cleared out everyone else from the inn where she was staying."

"Of course I know. I was one of those cleared out. Even with double the room fee back, I almost had nowhere to stay and had to sleep on the street."

"Me too."

"From what I understand, Old Ancestor Yun Hua doesn't seem to like Ancestor Li."

"It seems so."

"This Old Ancestor Yun Hua is also a stunning beauty, but unfortunately, we haven't had the chance to see her true face."

"Gossiping about a Nirvana Ancestor here? I think you've grown tired of living."

"..."

Ancestor Li Haocang's Disciple?

Lin Ming's expression gradually became strange.

This guy wouldn't be thinking of defeating me and then asking my Revered Master for something like a meal with Ancestor Li Haocang, would he?

A request like becoming Dao Companions was obviously impossible.

A request that wasn't too excessive.

The right to interpret what "not too excessive" meant lay with his Revered Master.

Perhaps she wouldn't even agree to a request for a meal.

Should he intentionally go easy and lose once?

He wanted to see what kind of request Gu Muqian would make.

"If you lose this match, don't come back to the Sect. Go train outside for a hundred years."

Master Yun Hua's voice rang in Lin Ming's ear.

Clearly, she had the same thought as Lin Ming.

Train for a hundred years?

How was that any different from being expelled from the Sect for a hundred years?

The corner of Lin Ming's mouth twitched slightly.

"Stop the nonsense. Let's finish the fight quickly and get it over with."

Lin Ming looked at Gu Muqian in front of him and spoke without the slightest politeness.

He saw Gu Muqian holding the hun-gold mace, an inexplicably fierce aura emanating from the mace and his body.

In an instant, Gu Muqian charged toward Lin Ming, his body transforming into over a dozen phantoms attacking from all directions.

Lin Ming naturally saw through the opponent's trick at a glance and found the true body among the phantoms. However, although the others were phantoms, they contained a bit of Divine Soul power.

Against Divine Soul power, a moment of carelessness could lead to being hit.

Lin Ming looked at the phantoms surrounding him, reached out his hand, and a bolt of lightning appeared in his palm.

Binghuo Yang Thunder

Under Lin Ming's control, this Binghuo Yang Thunder quickly spread out, surging toward the surroundings like a wave.

The lightning tore through all the illusions, and the Divine Soul power contained within them collided with the lightning, annihilating each other.

Gu Muqian relied on the hun-gold mace in his hand to endure the Binghuo thunder and charged forward.

Seventh Grade Low Grade Origin Weapon

Lin Ming also recognized the mace in Gu Muqian's hand as a Seventh Grade Low Grade Origin Weapon.

This made Lin Ming even more certain.

A mere Lingtai Ninth Heaven cultivator like Gu Muqian had no right to possess a Seventh Grade Origin Weapon, unless his family background was exceptionally wealthy.

This Seventh Grade Origin Weapon was likely provided to Gu Muqian by Ancestor Li Haocang, specifically to defeat him.

He really went through a lot of trouble.

Compared to the hun-gold mace used by Gu Muqian, Lin Ming was using the Sixth Grade Medium Grade youjue sword.

If Lin Ming wanted to, he could turn this sword into a Seventh or Eighth Grade one at any time.

But there was no need for that.

A Sixth Grade weapon was indeed a bit inferior to a Seventh Grade one, but that didn't mean it couldn't fight.

A flash of sword light

Fourth-level Sword Intent emerged from the sword and collided with the hun-gold mace.

The two sides exchanged several rounds of blows before briefly pulling apart.

Less than a second after pulling away, Gu Muqian reached out with his other hand, and strands of golden light appeared in his palm.

He immediately struck this golden light onto the hun-gold mace, and golden flowing light swirled around the hun-gold mace.

Fourth-level Sword Intent

Even with his Revered Master's hun-gold mace as his weapon.

Facing Lin Ming's Fourth-level Sword Intent, he also felt pressure—extremely intense pressure.

Furthermore, in the exchange just now, he was at a disadvantage; every one of his attacks had been neutralized by Lin Ming, which instead placed considerable pressure on him.

"Boom..."

Gu Muqian stomped his foot.

The Martial Arts Arena vibrated slightly.

The ground cracked, and a scene of fragmentation appeared in everyone's sight, right beneath Lin Ming's feet.

The shattered soil targeted Lin Ming, surging toward him to completely seal him in place.

But when it came to Spell Arts, Lin Ming had never feared anyone.

This time, it was Lin Ming's turn to move his feet.