Chapter 22: Building a Five-Fold Foundation? What a load of crap!

  Tang Qing said this with a tone of utter carelessness, as if it was just a simple question like "Have you eaten?" But apart from the carelessness, there seemed to be a hint of arrogance and recklessness. He leaned against the wall, basking in the sun, his expression relaxed and contented, as if he didn't care about anything that was happening around him.

  "Tang Jing, you..."

  Bi Yi didn't expect Tang Qing to say something like that, she thought the matter would be settled as long as Tang Qing apologized, after all it was Tang Qing who hit someone which wasn't right, but now this guy is being so overbearing.

  "Biqi Shijie, I didn't want to pursue this matter further, but it seems that they don't care about your face." Zhang Lao's expression flashed with a hint of gloom, and he smiled, saying, "In that case, please don't interfere in this matter, Biqi Shijie."

  "Tan Jing!"

  Biqi cried out anxiously again, Tang Qing glanced at her and smiled, "I'm telling you, Biqi, don't bother with my affairs, okay?"

  "You think I want to intervene?!"

  If it weren't for Master's last words to let her protect Tang Jing's safety, she wouldn't have intervened in this matter. Looking at this guy with a leisurely and nonchalant expression, Bi Yi couldn't understand what he was thinking. Was he ignorant or really fearless? How could he seem so unrelated to the matter? Seeing Tang Jing ignore her, Bi Yi felt angry!

  "Zhang Shidi, how about this: I'll apologize to Zhang Ting on behalf of Tang Qing, and we'll consider the matter settled."

  Zhang Lao Da was taken aback, he didn't know what kind of relationship Bi Yi and Tang Qing had, nor did he expect Bi Yi to speak up for Tang Qing, even going so far as to apologize on his behalf to an outer sect disciple despite being his own personally taught junior. Zhang Lao Da couldn't understand it, but he also didn't care about Tang Qing's identity, even if Tang Qing really had the backing of the Upper Official Sect's master, he wasn't afraid in the slightest.

  Because he has Li Shao's backing, and behind Li Shao are the four elders, not to mention that as Li Shao's confidant, he has also heard many secrets from him, one of which is the biggest secret: after this five-yearly Jinwu Grand Competition, the master of the Upper Palace will no longer be the master.

  Zhang Lao Da has been in Qing Yu Men for some years, and he can make a name for himself outside the door, not because of his own cultivation, but because he has fawned on Li Shao, who is one of the four elders. The four elders are already planning to drive out the master of Shang Guan Men from Qing Yu Men after the Jin Wu Grand Competition, and at that time, Qing Yu Men will be under the control of the four elders alone. Taking advantage of this opportunity, if he doesn't perform well, when else can he? So, as soon as he learned about Tang Jing's whereabouts, he immediately brought his men to hurry over.

  This Tang Jing is a person of the Upper Official's Gate, and if he can be taught a lesson, either Li Shao or Fourth Elder will definitely be very happy. However, this Bi Yi is currently still a trouble for him. After thinking about it, Zhang Lao Da said, "Bi Yi Shi Jie, you are an inner door direct disciple, with a transcendent status, how can you apologize to Zhang Ting Shi Di? Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with Shi Jie, please don't intervene."

  "What do you want?" Bi Yi stopped in her tracks, unsure of Zhang Lao Da's intentions.

  "Oh, whatever." Zhang Lao Da smiled wryly and took two steps forward, saying, "I heard that Tang Jing knocked down Zhang Ting with just one move. I, Zhang Yuan Bai, also want to exchange a few moves with Brother Tang."

  "Want to spar with me?" Tang Qing, who advocated for violence and was enthusiastic about fighting, had no desire to take action against this little rabbit's low cultivation. He shook his head and said, "It's not that I look down on you, but you're not my opponent. Go back and cultivate for a few more years before coming again."

  As soon as this was said, the expressions of the people in the room were complex. Tang Jing's words were spoken very lightly and casually, and they seemed to be sincere, but when they reached Chapter Old Master's ears, it wasn't that simple. Chapter Old Master looked up and laughed loudly, then stared at Tang Jing with a deep gaze, coldly saying: "I've heard that Brother Tang's talent is like rotten wood, not even having refined his skin membrane, but his tone is indeed very arrogant!"

  Not only did Zhang Lao Da and others think that the guy in front of them was extremely arrogant, but even Bi Yi felt that Tang Qing was too contemptuous. She didn't know how Tang Qing had injured Zhang Ting, but she knew that Zhang Yuanbai possessed a cultivation base of five layers of foundation building, which was far beyond what someone like Zhang Ting could compare to.

  Building the foundation, one, two, three tempering the skin membrane, four, five, six tempering the skeletal system. Once entering the fourth level, it begins to temper the internal skeleton, its power is great, a single punch has the power of over 500 kilograms. The fifth level of cultivation can even produce a force of seven or eight hundred kilograms, extremely shocking. Moreover, the Qingyu Gate uses the Golden Tiger Fist to temper the skeletal system, this kind of fist method is mainly fierce and powerful, very effective. In contrast, Tang Jing's skin membrane has not been tempered at all, looking weak and frail. He may be able to use his skills to launch a sneak attack on Zhang Ting, but facing Chapter Yuanbai who has built the foundation of five levels, how can he withstand?

  "Zhang Shidi, you have a cultivation base of five layers, while Tang Qing has never even established his foundation. Don't you feel ashamed bullying him like this?" Bi Yi tried her best to stop him.

  "Haha! Since Brother Tang can defeat Zhang Ting so thoroughly, he must have something special. How can sparring with me be considered bullying? Old Man Zhang took two more steps forward and changed the subject, saying, 'However, since Master Biyi has spoken up, I'll let him off with just three moves. What do you think?'"

  "Zhang Shidi, let's just forget about this matter."

  "I'll give him five moves, what do you think, Master?" Zhang Lao Da stepped closer, a confident smile on his deep face, his body leaning forward as he looked at Tang Qing and said, "Tang brother, wasn't your tone just now quite arrogant? Now I'm giving you five moves, how come you don't even have the guts to fight me? Hmm?"

  "Little rabbit! I'm advising you to go back and cultivate for your own good, but you're still being stubborn."

  Tang Qing's originally narrowed eyes gradually opened, he figured it out, if they didn't teach these little rabbits a lesson today, they wouldn't give up.

  "Ah, Tang Jing! He's just provoking you, don't fall for it!" Seeing Tang Jing stand up, Bi Yi was startled and immediately dissuaded him.

  "They've already given me five moves? I've never had a fight this profitable in my life."

  "He actually has the cultivation of building the foundation of five layers!"

  "Five layers of foundation?" Tang Qing stretched his waist with a lazy yawn, "That's nonsense!"

  Biqi originally wanted to persuade something, but she didn't open her mouth, because the guy in front of her made her feel really weird. His every word and deed was so lazy, his words were filled with a kind of confidence, no! That's not confidence, it's a kind of indifference, as if he doesn't care about these people at all.

  What makes him?

  She recalled that Tang Qing had just merged his Qingquan with the help of Guantong, and although he didn't have any cultivation, he was able to punch Zhang Ting's cheek until it swelled up. Bi Yi was extremely curious about this guy, wondering what secret he had that allowed him to be so carefree.

  "Is that the fifth move?" Tang Qing walked over, still wearing the tattered robes he had stripped from a corpse after crawling out of the ground, despite having washed them several times.

  "Heh heh, if Brother Tang feels it's not enough, Zhang Yuanshan can give a few more moves."

  Zhang Lao's eyes were straight, full of confidence, a pair of gloomy eyes looked at Tang Qing with extreme disdain. He was indeed very confident and had the qualifications to be disdainful, because at this moment, the guy walking towards him not only had no cultivation, but also looked weak and thin, facing such an opponent, how could he not be confident?

  "No need, five moves will do." As soon as the words fell, Tang Qing suddenly stopped in his tracks, slowly raised his right arm, and with his five fingers spread out, he made a slash in the air, striking towards Zhang Lao Da. His speed was neither fast nor slow, steady and square.

  Zhang Lao Da laughed, laughing very happily. He originally thought that Tang Qing would be able to beat Zhang Ting like this and have some skills, but unexpectedly it was so trashy. Is this a move? You think you can hit my face with just a raise of your hand? I possess the cultivation base of Building Foundation Fifth Layer, how could I let you hit me just because you say so? How ignorant!

  "You ignorant fool!"

  Zhang Lao Da didn't even look, his right foot slightly retreated backwards, his body followed suit and moved back, just as he was about to take advantage of the situation to humiliate Tang Qing, suddenly, he felt something was off, his expression changed greatly, it was as if he saw Tang Qing's palm everywhere in the sky, no matter how he dodged, it was all in vain.

  What's going on?

  Zhang Lao Da was flustered and his movements seemed quite agile, just as he was about to dodge again, but it was too late, because Tang Qing's slap had already arrived.

  Bang!

  A deafeningly loud crack, Zhang Lao Da had no idea what was happening, only feeling a numbness spreading across his face, and then his head thudded against the ground with a bang.

  The courtyard was silent, and everyone was completely stunned, staring with their eyes wide open, pale and unbelievable at what happened before their eyes.

  What happened?

  This is the doubt in everyone's mind, no one knows what happened, they only saw Tang Qing stretch out his right arm and slap him, while Zhang Lao Da dodged in time and could have avoided it completely, how did he get hit?

  Bi Yi was also stunned, her shock no less than anyone else's. As an inner disciple of Qing Yu Men, her cultivation and experience far surpassed those of outer disciples. However, she couldn't understand how Tang Jing had managed to hit Zhang Yuanbai. Clearly, he had dodged the attack, yet Tang Jing's palm strike hadn't changed at all - so how was this possible?

  But what made Biyi unbelievable was far from over, Zhang Lao Da stood up with a bow, but also swayed unsteadily, and couldn't even stand still. His right cheek had five bright red finger marks on it, and as Zhang Lao Da straightened his body, his right cheek gradually swelled up, and in the blink of an eye, it became as big as a fist.

  Impossible!

  This is absolutely impossible!

  Tang Qing didn't even have any cultivation, how could he possibly have such great strength? And Zhang Lao Da was a foundation-building cultivator of the fifth level, his physical body could withstand forces of 700 or 800 jin!!

  Pfft!

  What was shocking was that it was Zhang Lao Da himself, he stood up, only to feel dizzy and disoriented, feeling something was off in his mouth, and when he spat it out, it turned out to be three teeth!

  "Ah——"

  Zhang Lao Da was furious, ignoring the pain on his cheek, and let out a loud roar. He lifted his foot and took a step forward, his body leaning forward, his back arched, his fists as hard as iron, and launched himself at Tang Jing in a Fierce Tiger style attack.

  Tang Qing smiled lightly, and as he raised his hand, his five fingers clasped around Zhang Lao Da's fist. Zhang Lao Da let out a loud roar, trying to break free, using almost all his strength, but what made him shocked and disbelieving was that Tang Qing's five fingers were like an immovable boulder, unable to be shaken in the slightest.

  "Didn't you say five moves? This is just the first move, why are you already resorting to violence?"

  Tang Jing's face was as calm as water, without any expression, completely unable to see a hint of joy, anger, sorrow or pleasure, even his tone of speech was the same, just like eating nuts, so simple, so relaxed, so casual.

  "A real man, a big husband, one mouthful of saliva and one nail, since you said you want me to make five moves, then it must be five moves!"

  As his voice fell, Tang Qing stretched out his left arm, sweeping through the void with a speed that was neither fast nor slow, very casual and exceptionally airy. The airiness did not disturb the wind or the surrounding air, but it was simply a slap in the face, also a very natural slap!

  Bang!

  Zhang Lao Da's left cheek was slapped again, and his entire head tilted to one side before smashing into the ground. Five finger marks appeared on his left cheek, which gradually swelled up. He seemed to be both dazed and frightened, and the two slaps from Tang Qing had turned him into a pighead.

  "You told me to go five moves, this is just the second move."

  Tang Qing crouched down, gazing at him lightly.

  "You! You..." Zhang Lao Da raised his head, staring at Tang Qing, his eyes filled with anger and a fierce smile. "I am Li Shao's person, you hit me today, he will definitely make you regret it!"

  "Trying to scare me? At least find someone I know, okay? Li Tianwang I do know, but what's with this Li Shao? If you're also a disciple of Qingyu Gate, I think you should calm down. Tang Jing stood up, seemingly uninterested, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, saying, "With your little skills, you still dare to challenge others and make a scene, next time wipe your eyes clean before acting, don't just bully people when you see them."

  "Tang Jing! You! I'll make you regret this!" With so many people watching, being beaten to such a sorry state by someone without any cultivation, Zhang Lao Da's anger burned ceaselessly in his chest. Enduring the pain, he stood up and shouted, "You just wait for me!"