Chapter Fifteen: Only This Once

  Qing Shi Tai is located in the outskirts of Changxin City. This was once a spiritual field, but later the city lord spent a lot of money and manpower to turn this spiritual field into a spacious square, used for holding celebrations, performances, and martial arts competitions. Today, there doesn't seem to be any large-scale events, but early in the morning, many people have gathered here. The reason is that today is the day when Chen Luo, a former genius, and Zhuo Weidong, a famous disciple of Xiao Luotian, will engage in a martial arts duel.

  I don't know if some of the casinos in the city have opened their betting pools, but there are a lot of people coming to watch the excitement, and it's all black and crowded, and many more are rushing over here.

  Below the high platform, many disciples of Xiao Luotian can be clearly seen, and they seem to have come to cheer for Zhuo Weidong. There are as many as three or four hundred people. Many of Xiao Luotian's teachers have also arrived, including Li Zhi Shi and Wang Ke, who are sitting below. Almost all the disciples of Xiaojin Gou Academy have arrived, although not many, there are still more than a hundred people, and the principal Tu Kaiyuan is also present.

  A loud whinnying sound came, and everyone looked over to see a group of more than ten apprentices riding fine horses galloping towards them. The young man at the front was none other than Zhuo Weidong. After arriving at the square, he suddenly pulled on the reins, and the horse let out a loud whinny as it made a beautiful turn. Zhuo Weidong quickly dismounted, dressed in a suit of armor that made him look majestic and powerful. He immediately walked over to greet Li Zhi and the others.

  "I heard that Zhuo Weidong has been practicing diligently this month and has brought his Twelve Cold Wind Legs to the stage of great completion."

  "Your news is really too closed off, as far as I know, Xiao Luo Tian has been supporting Zhuo Wei Dong this month, opening up the Spirit Gathering Array for him and adding Spirit Pills to aid him. Moreover, Li Zhi Shi personally instructed him, and in just one month, Zhuo Wei Dong not only completed the Twelve Routes of Frosty Wind Leg but also completed the Flame Palm!"

  "Ah! Is that really so? The Twelve Cold Wind Legs and Flame Palm are both mid-grade yellow-level spiritual techniques, but Zhou Weidong has cultivated them to the Great Perfection. Wouldn't his combat strength be astonishing then? It seems that this time, Xiao Luotian is assured of victory. In order to let Zhou Weidong win this victory, he almost gave him the treatment of a high-ranking disciple! I wonder if there's any news from Chen Luo's side."

  "It seems that there's no important news from Chen Luo's side, I've also asked around, that guy is always out early and back late, as for his progress in a month, nobody knows. Do you think Chen Luo has a chance of winning this time?"

  "It's unlikely, although Chen Luo has opened up three spiritual meridians and transformed them, and also cultivated the Tiger Might Formless Fist to perfection. However, Zhuo Weidong is after all a disciple of Ling Kai who has opened six spiritual meridians, and has mastered two top-grade yellow-level spiritual techniques, both of which have reached perfection. I think it's going to be tough!"

  Everyone was discussing, and many people still had hopes for Chen Luo, but when they heard that Zhuo Weidong had cultivated both of the two major Huang-level middle-grade spiritual techniques to great success, there were only a few people left who still looked up to Chen Luo.

  At this moment, Zhuo Weidong suddenly jumped up and stood on the high platform, looking down at the apprentices of Xiaojingou, shouting: "Is Chen Luo here?"

  "Chen will arrive soon, please wait for a moment."

  "Hmph! Is he afraid to come?" After a month of bitter cultivation, having cultivated the two major middle-grade spiritual techniques to completion, Zhuo Weidong's words and actions had also become somewhat arrogant: "If he's afraid of me, he can just say so."

  "Hey, kiddo! How can you talk like that?" Tu Kaiyuan casually sat down in the first row of chairs, his eyes slightly closed as if he was meditating, and slowly said: "I'm saying, your Luo Tian is after all the number one academy in Changxin City, and the quality of your disciples is so low?"

  Tú Kāi Yuán was the master of the Zhèn Tower, with a high status and seniority. Lǐ Zhí Shì internally disdained him, but didn't dare show it, only instructing Zhuō Wèi Dōng not to speak rashly.

  Tou Kaiyuan opened his eyes and said to Yan Xiu beside him, "What's Chen Luo up to? Why hasn't he arrived yet? Didn't I tell you to inform him?"

  "This... Dean, the thing is, I went to call Chen Luo this morning, but he was still sleeping. Later, Niu Wen said he would bring Chen Luo over, and they should be on their way now."

  Yanxiu was right, at this moment, Chen Luo and Niu Wen were on their way to Qing Shi Tai, Chen Luo wore a blue robe, walking casually, with a lazy expression, which made Niu Wen anxious.

  "Come on, Chen Luo, let's hurry up and go. If we don't, the principal will get angry." Niu Wen could only sigh inwardly that today was really an unlucky day. Xiao Jin Gou was not like other colleges, there were not many horses to ride. Originally, they had a horse, but it got sick. Under helpless circumstances, the two of them could only walk all the way.

  "What's the hurry, aren't we almost there?" Chen Luo glanced at the rising sun and seemed to feel a bit sultry, undoing a few buttons on his shirt. "I'm the one who's going to fight, I won't go, can Zhuo Weidong start fighting by himself?"

  Niu Zhen seemed to have given up, he was an impatient person, and when he met Chen Luo, this calm and composed guy, he really had no way. The two walked for a while, Niu Zhen asked: "Chen Luo, ah... do you really have the confidence to defeat Zhuo Weidong?" This question was not the first time it was asked, as for how many times it was asked, Niu Zhen himself didn't know, but every time he asked, Chen Luo's answer was always the same, and this time was no exception.

  "Didn't I tell you, beating Zhuo Weidong is as easy as playing with an ant for us."

  Chen Luo's words were extremely arrogant, as if he didn't put that thing Zhou Weidong in his eyes at all.

  "Alright..."

  The ox let out a sigh, apparently defeated by Chen Luo's casual and arrogant words. He couldn't tell whether Chen Luo's confidence was genuine or fake. If it was real, what made him so confident? And if it was fake... that would be terrible.

  A horse's whinnying sound came, and a person riding a fine horse galloped by. The fine horse ran extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already run out more than ten meters. The man suddenly pulled on the reins, turned around, and was a sturdy-looking young man who looked at Chen Luo with some surprise, then rode his horse over.

  "This guy looks a bit familiar." Chen Luo narrowed his eyes and stared at the other person, he dared to confirm that he was a disciple of Xiao Luotian, but as for what his name was, he couldn't think of it for the time being.

  "He's called Gao Fei, a top-notch junior apprentice of Little Luo Tian. He has opened up all seven meridians and possesses three spiritual techniques. His mountain-splitting palm is at the yellow-grade lower level in the completion stage, while his flame palm is at the yellow-grade middle level in the great completion stage." After a pause, Niu Meng continued: "Moreover, he's also cultivated the Tiger Majesty No-Shape Fist to the great completion stage, just like you. His three spiritual techniques all follow the path of fierce and violent cultivation, making him extremely formidable in combat. I was defeated by him during the last gathering."

  "His name was originally Gao Fei, I said why did it feel so familiar, he and I were both in the same year as Xiao Luo Tian."

  He rode up on horseback and stopped three meters away, staring at Chen Luo. After a while, he said, "Are you Chen Luo?"

  Chen Luo raised an eyebrow and asked: "What?"

  "You look the same as two years ago." No matter how the horse shook its body, Gao Fei still stared at Chen Luo, his eyes never moving.

  "It's only been two years, where can I go? Chen Luo smiled casually, as if meeting an old friend, and started chatting: "On the other hand, you've become coarser and stouter over the past two years, almost to the point where I couldn't recognize you."

  "Hmph!" Gao Fei sneered and said, "Two years may not be long, but it's enough to change a person's fate. I believe you have a deep understanding of this, don't you?"

  Chen Luo shrugged and nodded in agreement.

  "If it were two years ago, you would definitely be the one on horseback and I'd be looking up to you. But now, it's me on horseback and you're looking up at me soaring high." The flying man's legs suddenly clamped down on the horse's belly, and the proud steed immediately became docile. He leaned forward, his tone somewhat unpleasant as he said: "Three years ago, I wanted to spar with you, but you didn't even bother to refuse - you just ignored my existence. Do you still remember?"

  "Is this true?"

  Chen Luo didn't have much of an impression, he wasn't old, but back then he was indeed arrogant and domineering.

  "Hahaha!" Gao Fei threw his head back and laughed loudly, but when the laughter stopped, his expression turned gloomy: "You may have forgotten, but I will never forget, because that is the greatest shame of my life as Gao Fei."

  "Oh?" Chen Luo sensed his hostility, furrowed his brow, and with a smile still playing on the corners of his mouth, said: "Then what do you want to do?"

  "I was going to look for you after a few days, but Wei Dong took the lead and found you first. After he's done teaching you a lesson today, I'll teach you another one. I will return the humiliation you gave me back then tenfold."

  Chen Luo shook his head and smiled helplessly, unsure whether he was laughing at how arrogant he had been in the past or how naive Gao Fei still was, perhaps it was both.

  "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Wei Dong's junior brother has spent a month of hard work and not only has he mastered the Twelve Routes of Frosty Wind Leg, but also the Flame Palm. At that time, I'm really looking forward to your performance! Haha!"

  When he heard the news about Zhuo Weidong, Niu Meng's face changed greatly. He was very clear what it meant to achieve great success in the Twelve Windy Legs and Flame Palm techniques, and his heart couldn't help but worry for Chen Luo.

  Gao Fei burst out laughing and was about to leave when another neighing sound came from a distance.

  "Haha, Gao Fei, what's got you so excited?"

  Herod's Law

  The neighing stopped, and two horses appeared beside Chen Luo. On the fine horse sat a man and a woman. The man was handsome and elegant, while the woman was young and beautiful. They were none other than Ding Zixuan and Ye Qing, the two leading figures of the Luotian Sect.

  "Oh? Isn't this Chen Luoda, the great talent from our sect's past? What a coincidence, I was just thinking of going to watch your duel with Wei Dongxue. Ding Zixuan smiled and said: "I heard that you opened up three spiritual veins in just four months, and each one is different, and even managed to cultivate the Tiger Might No-Shape Fist to perfection, truly broadening my horizons."

  People I don't want to see are all gathered together today, Chen Luo felt helpless, but also smiled in response: "You just said I'm a genius, didn't you? Opening up a spiritual vein is still an easy task."

  "Hah!" Ding Zixuan burst out laughing, shaking his head and chuckling: "Hmph, a genius is indeed a genius. Later on, when I compete with Wei Dong, my junior, I'm really looking forward to seeing your performance as a genius. Don't disappoint me, okay?"

  Originally, there was still something to say, but Ye Qing, who was beside him, seemed to have lost patience and urged: "Hey, Zi Xuan Shixiong, are you finished or not? I've already said that he's no longer in the same world as us. Why bother with him? It's really boring. I'm angry, humph!"

  Ye Qing spurred his horse and left, but suddenly stopped again, turned his head to look at Chen Luo with disgust, and said impatiently: "Hey, Chen Luo, you took a shortcut, repaired the abandoned road, and honestly stayed in Xiaojingou to pass the days. Why did you come out to compete with others? You opened three spiritual veins in four months, do you think everyone doesn't know what method you used? It's just that no one wants to expose you, but you really know you'll lose, why bother competing? It's a waste of your time, but my time is precious."

  As soon as the words fell, Chen's eyebrows were already deeply furrowed, and those dark eyes also narrowed, with a cold response: "Did I tell you to go?"

  "Zhuo Weidong wants to duel with you, he is his junior fellow apprentice, how can I not go?"

  "What does it have to do with me?" Chen Luo didn't even bother to look at her again and walked away.

  "You! You!!"

  Ye Qing's family was superior, and she had been pampered since childhood. In the small Luo Tian, she was also spoiled by many teachers and admired by many students. When had she ever been disrespected like this? Her delicate face turned pale with rage, her eyes fixed on Chen Luo, her teeth clenched in anger, she shouted: "You! You dare to be so arrogant in front of me Ye Qing, today I..."

  Chen Luo, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around abruptly, and his soft face was covered with frost. His dark eyes were like a turbulent tsunami, and he shouted: "I, Chen Luo, have always been so crazy, is this the first time you've met me? I'll tell you, Ye Qing, thinking about the past, I'll tolerate you once today, only this once, there won't be a second."

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