14: Chapter 14 Steadfast Li Xuanfeng.

Without waiting for the fat man to react, Chun Xiaobai struck first, swinging the purple-gold token in his hand and smashing it directly toward the man's forehead!

"Wait...!" The little fatty's pupils shrank violently. Unable to dodge in time, he immediately released spiritual energy, condensing a shield around his body. However, the moment the purple-gold token grazed it...

The shield shattered upon impact.

The little fatty only felt his head grow heavy before his eyes rolled back.

Before he could hit the ground, Chun Xiaobai tripped him with a sweeping kick, followed by a 'Mount Tai Press,' sitting firmly on his waist.

He followed up with a barrage of heavy punches, beating him until he was foaming at the mouth and his limbs were twitching, completely blacked out.

"This was way too damn easy, wasn't it?"

Chun Xiaobai stood up and patted his hands in satisfaction. He suddenly noticed a slender, clean-looking male Disciple standing at the entrance of the Immortal Cave at some point, staring at him with wide eyes.

He looked back at the twitching fat man on the ground and muttered to himself,

"Dammit, This Great King didn't hammer the wrong person, did he?"

That clean-looking Disciple, Li Xuanfeng, looked down at the fat man on the ground and saw that he was motionless.

This Junior Brother Fang, who was at Qi Refining Level 7, had actually been taken down in a single blow?

He immediately raised his guard and questioned Chun Xiaobai.

"Are you... here to challenge me?"

"Uh!!"

Hearing that tone, Chun Xiaobai immediately confirmed that he had indeed hit the wrong person.

He re-evaluated Li Xuanfeng.

He felt a sense of threat from this guy. This was a perception born from his experience of over a decade of slaughter in Black Wind Stronghold.

There was no mistake.

Especially that faint, sharp Aura about him; it was far beyond what Wu Liang or the fat man on the ground could compare to.

However, he also knew he couldn't let his Aura falter at this moment. If he showed cowardice, not only would he gain nothing today, but he might also end up half-crippled and thrown down the mountain.

"Correct!"

Chun Xiaobai puffed out his chest, and his bandit-like air suddenly erupted.

"I was originally going to challenge you, but This Great King made a mistake. So, this fat man counts as a warm-up. Now, take this!"

Li Xuanfeng glanced at the unconscious fat man on the ground and then at the arrogant Chun Xiaobai, realizing he actually couldn't see through his Realm.

If he couldn't see through someone's Realm, they were either a pure Mortal or a Senior Brother with a higher Realm than his own.

A hint of fear immediately rose in Li Xuanfeng's eyes.

A Mortal was definitely impossible.

He had witnessed it with his own eyes just now; Chun Xiaobai hadn't shown a single trace of spiritual energy fluctuation. Relying solely on pure Physical Body strength, he had knocked Senior Brother Fang, who was at Qi Refining Level 7, unconscious with one strike.

Cultivators use Qi Refining to cleanse themselves and transcend the mundane, so the growth of their pure physical strength is relatively slow.

A Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator's pure strength is generally only between one hundred and three thousand catties.

For a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, having a pure physical strength of ten thousand catties would already make them an absolute Genius possessing Bloodline Power.

This was why once a Cultivator's spiritual energy was exhausted, they would have no strength left to fight.

Because ninety percent of a Cultivator's power comes from their own dharma power.

To be able to shatter the Protective Aura of a Qi Refining Level 7 in one hit, this guy's pure physical strength was clearly around three thousand catties.

This meant that this guy was very likely a Senior Brother at the Qi Refining Peak.

If he were to use spiritual energy, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just shattering a Protective Aura.

Li Xuanfeng immediately employed his best method of 'steady weighing,' quickly running through the possibilities in his mind.

Finally, he steeled his heart, relaxed his face, and immediately put on a smile, cupping his hands.

"Since Senior Brother has taken a liking to this place, then I, your Junior Brother, shall gift it to you. Please look after me in the future, Senior Brother!"

In any case, with his strength at Qi Refining Level 8, it wouldn't be hard to go next door and seize a similar Immortal Cave. There was no need to fight to the death with someone whose cultivation he couldn't see through.

If he got crippled in a fight, not only would the Immortal Cave be gone, but he'd also have to pay for medical expenses. That didn't fit his steady principles of Cultivating immortality at all.

"Uh!!!"

These steady principles left Chun Xiaobai at a loss.

Dammit, This Great King was prepared to be beaten until my teeth were all over the floor and be kicked down the mountain in disgrace, but you—you just chickened out this easily?

Seeing the unsatisfied, fierce light in Chun Xiaobai's eyes—as if he hadn't had enough of a fight—Li Xuanfeng's heart skipped a beat, sensing things were going south.

He quickly pulled out a jade Array Talisman from his robe, his smile widening as he handed it over.

"Senior Brother, my name is Li Xuanfeng. This object is the control hub for this Immortal Cave's formation. Please take it; there's no need for a challenge."

Fearing Chun Xiaobai might misunderstand, he added,

"I wasn't used to living here anyway, so giving it to you is fine. Moreover, the inside has been cleaned. You can move right in and save yourself the trouble."

Chun Xiaobai scratched his head while staring at him. He felt that if he didn't give this guy a beating, he'd feel regretful and uneasy all over.

Li Xuanfeng had been somewhat uncertain about his strength, but seeing that 'unsatisfied' look now, the last bit of doubt in his heart vanished.

"The steady principles I follow are indeed the correct way to Cultivate immortality."

Li Xuanfeng knew he couldn't delay any longer, as delays bring complications. He quickly stuffed the Array Talisman into Chun Xiaobai's hand.

"Farewell!"

Li Xuanfeng cupped his hands and vanished in an instant, running faster than a rabbit.

Chun Xiaobai watched his departing back and could only put away the purple-gold token.

"Forget it, forget it. If the sneak attack failed and he counter-killed me, that would be even more embarrassing!"

Chun Xiaobai grumbled.

He then picked up the Array Talisman and looked at it; it was covered in dense, mysterious symbols.

"Oh, I forgot to ask him how to use this thing!"

With a face full of confusion, Chun Xiaobai turned the Array Talisman over and over. Both sides were the same, covered in tadpole-like script; he couldn't understand a single symbol.

He tried picking at and pressing the symbols, but there was no reaction.

He also tried to communicate with it using Mental Energy, but it didn't have the same effect as the Storage Pouch.

"This seems to be the key to opening the Immortal Cave, but I don't know how to use it. What should I do?"

Inadvertently, he happened to see the fat man on the ground. Clutching his bruised and swollen face, the man sat up with a groan.

He quickly ran over and pulled him up, an apologetic smile appearing on his face.

"Um... brother! I'm sorry! It was a complete misunderstanding just now. I hit the wrong person!"

Fatty Wang, Fang Yuan, almost cried from anger when he heard that flippant "hit the wrong person."

You beat me until my own mother wouldn't recognize me, and a simple 'I was wrong' is enough?

"I'm someone with brothers backing me up!"

He was just about to raise his voice to curse Chun Xiaobai and alert the 'Big Brother' he had just met in the neighboring courtyard.

But as soon as his mouth moved, it pulled on the lump on his forehead—which was as big as a bull's horn—causing him to gasp in pain.

"You... you just wait! I'm going to the Law Enforcement Hall to report you!"

"Report me?!"

Hearing this, the smile on Chun Xiaobai's face vanished instantly, and his reckless Aura exploded.

"You son of a bitch, I give you face and you don't want it, do you?"

"Then I'll just cripple you before you can report me. Either way, the punishment will be the same."

Fang Yuan was startled by his ferocious appearance and instinctively looked toward the nearby Immortal Cave, prepared to knock on the door and ask his boss, Li Xuanfeng, for help.

"No need to look."

Chun Xiaobai shook the Array Talisman in his hand and sneered.

"That guy named Li Xuanfeng was already scared off by This Great King just now."