391: Zhan Zichen

Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows slightly and said softly, "After all, this is the mountain peak at the core of the Spirit Herb Space. The spiritual energy here is the densest, and the strength of the Yao Beasts is naturally the strongest. But how did you come to the conclusion that it has a 'wrist'?"

Peng Yu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Because one of the Yao Beasts on this mountain peak, with its formidable strength, unified the entire mountain and ordered its subordinates to blockade the mountain, jointly resisting human Martial Artists and not allowing us to take away a single Spirit Medicine."

"Everyone gathered here now needs to go up the mountain to collect medicine, but they have all been driven out, and even a few people lost their lives on the mountain. We are currently trying to figure out a solution!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's brows furrowed again.

Sure enough, some things couldn't be done simply because of insufficient strength.

That Bear-type monster couldn't unify the mountain peak at the entrance, but the Yao Beast on this mountain peak at the end did.

Needless to say, its strength must have reached an astonishing level; even if he went all out, he might not be able to defeat it!

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "How strong is that Yao King? Have you seen it?"

Peng Yu nodded slightly and said softly, "Zi Chen and I challenged it together. It was an eighth rank, eighth star, simply terrifying! Fortunately, both of our Soul Powers had reached Spirit Realm Great Perfection, which allowed us to limit its performance, and we narrowly escaped."

Lu Xingchen was startled and said in a deep voice, "An eighth rank, eighth star Yao Beast? It is indeed very strong! Third Senior Sister, let's take a detour!"

With that, Lu Xingchen turned around to leave.

Xu Qing looked at his posturing and almost laughed, but she forcibly held it back.

An eighth rank, eighth star Yao Beast was indeed very strong, but with Junior Brother's strength, he might not be unable to fight it.

Given Junior Brother's money-grubbing nature, how could he give up so easily?

He was most likely trying to extort Peng Yu.

Sure enough, seeing Lu Xingchen's actions, Peng Yu instantly panicked and hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, saying urgently, "Lu Dazhuang, you can't leave!"

Meanwhile, Zi Chen, the tall and thin man beside them, saw Peng Yu's actions and his gaze towards Lu Xingchen sharpened considerably.

Lu Xingchen directly brushed off Peng Yu's hand and said indifferently, "Men and women should not touch each other intimately, Miss Peng Yu, please have some self-respect!"

Peng Yu felt a bit wronged.

From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever dared to speak to her so arrogantly.

But thinking that she still needed Lu Xingchen's help, she could only be patient and pretend to be relaxed.

"Lu Dazhuang, you came here specifically, so you must also need the Spirit Medicine on this mountain peak, right?"

Lu Xingchen shrugged and said softly, "No. I've already gathered the Spirit Medicine I need. I just came to see if I could earn some extra money. Since this Yao King is so powerful, I'll just forget about it!"

Peng Yu's face turned slightly pale, and she hurriedly said, "But I need it! Lu Dazhuang, the Spirit Medicine I need is precisely what that Yao King is guarding. I must defeat it to pass the second trial. If I'm eliminated in the second trial, Grandpa will surely hang me up and beat me!"

Lu Xingchen rubbed his head, feigning embarrassment.

"You want to ask me for help? I can't do anything! I'm no match for that Yao King!"

Hearing this, Peng Yu stomped her foot in anger.

"Lu Dazhuang, stop pretending! I know you have a way! Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's heart filled with joy.

It was time for his favorite part: extorting money!

He was about to state his conditions when Zi Chen, who was standing by, became displeased. He stepped forward and stood between Lu Xingchen and Peng Yu.

Zi Chen said in a deep voice, "Lu Dazhuang, right? You're going too far! Everyone is a friend, isn't it only natural to help each other? How dare you make conditions to Miss Peng Yu?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen frowned.

This guy was a bit annoying, ruining his good thing!

"Who are you? Why are you interrupting Miss Peng Yu and me while we're discussing business?"

Zi Chen cleared his throat, raised his head slightly, and said loudly, "I am the Third Prince of Qingyang Kingdom, Zi Chen! You've heard of Qingyang Kingdom, right? Our Grand Consecrator in our country is a Saint!"

"Lu Dazhuang, I've heard your name. You are Jiang Taishen's fourth Personal Disciple. But you should know that even among Saints, there are differences in strength. Although Lingyun Sect has just advanced to a Ninth-Rank Sect, its overall strength is still not as good as an average Eighth-Rank Sect. And our Qingyang Kingdom has deep roots in the Central Continent Middle Region!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows slightly: "So what are you trying to say?"

Zi Chen snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "If you want to make conditions to Miss Peng Yu, you'll at least have to get past me first. It just so happens that I want to test if you have the qualifications to make conditions!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "So you're Miss Peng Yu's sycophant, working for her for free, and not allowing us outsiders to make conditions."

"Since you want to spar, then let's go!"

"Good, I'll wait for you in the sky!"

With that, Zi Chen spread his Dou Qi Wings and flew into the sky.

Peng Yu, on the other hand, tugged at Lu Xingchen's sleeve and said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, Big Strong One, I just purely wanted your help, I didn't expect things to turn out this way."

Lu Xingchen gently pulled back his sleeve and said indifferently, "He's just a clown, not worth worrying about. It's a good opportunity to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and make others follow my command."

Peng Yu said softly, "Just stop when you've made your point, don't let him get too seriously injured. We'll still need him to exert himself against the Yao King later!"

In Peng Yu's heart, Lu Xingchen's status was far above Zi Chen's.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, ever since their first meeting when Lu Xingchen managed to defeat her despite being weaker than her in both Realm and Soul Power, she understood that this young man was extraordinary.

Although his backing was not as strong as Zi Chen's, in terms of strength and talent, he was definitely above Zi Chen!

"Got it."

Zi Chen, in the sky, saw the two of them pulling and tugging, and was furious. He shouted loudly, "Lu Dazhuang, what are you waiting for?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Don't be in a hurry! It won't take long to beat you down."

With that, he also flew into the sky.

The more than twenty young Alchemists at the foot of the peak all gathered together.

"Holy cow, they were talking so well, how did they start fighting?"

"I don't know! With a great enemy before us, they're fighting amongst themselves. What if someone gets injured, how will we deal with that Yao King?"

"Anyway, there's no stopping them, so we can only watch in silence. Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

"That would definitely be Zi Chen! He is the strongest Prodigy of Qingyang Kingdom in a hundred years, a Venerable Realm expert, and an Eighth-Grade Alchemist. In terms of both strength and status, he is far above Lu Dazhuang!"

"But I heard that Lu Dazhuang had sparred with Saintess Peng Yu before, and the two fought to a draw. If they were to truly compete, Lu Dazhuang might not be worse than Zi Chen."