CHAPTER 107: CHAPTER 107: DUEL WITH XUE WUHEN

Indeed, Feng, Hua, Xue, and Yue are First Awakening Cultivators, but they are somewhat different from typical First Awakening Cultivators.

The four of them, Feng, Hua, Xue, and Yue, all followed the Lotus Temple Master for re-cultivation. To enter the Golden City Mountain Blessed Land, they abandoned their original levels and returned to level 1 to start cultivating again.

Although they are only level 10 now, their knowledge, abilities, and combat skills are far superior to ordinary level 10 cultivators.

In their view, facing Chen Guan in a duel itself is bullying. It seems like winning one match would suffice, but in reality, it means enduring three rounds of abuse and despair.

"What did he do to offend Master..." the four thought to themselves.

Of course, the Lotus Temple Master knew it was almost impossible for an 8th-level novice cultivator to defeat the four of Feng, Hua, Xue, and Yue.

He didn’t really intend for Chen Guan to win or purely to suppress him, he just wanted to see what kind of temperament Chen Guan really had.

People expose their true nature more clearly in the face of failure.

It’s like playing cards; only after a big loss can you truly see a person’s character.

"No hard feelings." Chen Guan looked at the four and thoughtfully said, "Since this fellow Daoist led me into the temple, I owe him a warm welcome, so I’ll choose the other three Daoist brothers instead."

"If you don’t choose Senior Brother, who will you choose first among the three of us?" asked the somewhat aloof Daoist nun, looking directly at Chen Guan.

Chen Guan was a bit surprised. The Daoist who led him into the temple appeared youthful, and Chen Guan thought he might be around the same age, both being young entrants to the Secret Realm.

Unexpectedly, this youthful daoist was actually the senior brother, and the other two men and one woman seemed to be older.

Seeing Chen Guan not choosing immediately, the aloof Daoist nun thought he was pondering who to choose, so she added, "My name is Yue Wuxin, I specialize in swordsmanship; this is Second Senior Brother Hua Wulei, who is best at hidden weapons; and Third Senior Brother Xue Wuhen, skilled in lightweight techniques."

"Yue Wuxin, Hua Wulei, Xue Wuhen, then the youthful Daoist must have the surname Feng, I wonder what his full name is. These names sound so ancient, could they be stage names? Do Daoists also have titles or something, but these names don’t seem like titles either," Chen Guan thought to himself.

He didn’t take the match to heart. His primordial energy far surpassed opponents of the same level, like two persons of similar martial skill, where one has normal inner power and the other has exceptionally deep inner power. Deep inner power doesn’t guarantee victory, but it certainly offers a huge advantage.

Chen Guan’s casually executed techniques were secret skills, no need for any reservations, while others had to calculate various skills and primordial energy consumption, making the difficulty of battle incomparable.

This time, after all, Chen Guan came to admit his mistake. If he let them lose too shamefully, the Lotus Temple Master might lose face too, so Chen Guan was thinking about how to avoid them losing too embarrassingly.

"Please guide me, Snow Daoist Brother." Chen Guan finally chose Xue Wuhen.

Since Xue Wuhen was skilled in lightweight techniques, he decided to compare body techniques with him. Even if lost, it wouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Others might just praise him for running fast, so it shouldn’t be too damaging to the Lotus Temple Master’s reputation.

Xue Wuhen remained expressionless as he walked directly to the center of the courtyard.

The other Daoists and nun in the Daoist Temple, seeing that there was a good show to watch, had already vacated the space in the courtyard and stood in the long corridor beside it, watching with snacks in hand.

Chen Guan didn’t know the prowess of the four, Feng, Hua, Xue, and Yue, but they were well aware of it.

The Lotus Temple Master seldom taught in person, mostly delegating to these four, who were considered both brothers and teachers to the other Daoists.

Seeing that Chen Guan’s first choice was Xue Wuhen, the conversation among the junior brothers became even more entertaining.

"He would be better off choosing Senior Sister Yue and Brother Hua, at least he could lose more straightforwardly, without being tortured by Brother Xue," a young Daoist nun, seemingly recalling the dread of being dominated by Xue Wuhen, shivered at the thought.

"He probably thinks that Brother Xue specializes in lightweight skills, just running fast and jumping high, doesn’t he?"

"Haha, if that’s what he thinks, there’s fun to be had. Brother Xue’s nickname, Snow Demon, isn’t there for nothing. He’s never soft-hearted with us; he’d probably be even harsher towards outsiders."

"There’s no insider or outsider, anyway, whoever falls into Brother Xue’s hands faces the same fate, having no psychological shadow is a testament to inner strength."

The Daoists deeply concurred, recalling the terror of having their confidence shattered into oblivion when taught by Xue Wuhen, and couldn’t help but shiver.

Though other senior brothers might make them feel defeated, at least they had a chance to fight back with all their might.

But in front of Xue Wuhen, they couldn’t even see him, as if stalked by a ghost, only being tormented.

The kind of battle where one wants to fight desperately but can’t even see the person was truly despair-inducing.

Chen Guan entered the courtyard and stood opposite Xue Wuhen.

Hua Wulei, chuckling, came beside the Lotus Temple Master and sat casually on a chair nearby, leaning on the armrest, and quietly asked the Lotus Temple Master: "Master, what did this person do to offend you, for you to retaliate like this?"

"Scram." The Lotus Temple Master glared at Hua Wulei: "Do you take your Master for the kind of person who retaliates out of personal vendetta?"

Hua Wulei didn’t speak, but his eyes obviously said, "Yes."

Xue Wuhen looked at Chen Guan and said: "Since you’ve chosen me, it means you’re also skilled in lightweight and body techniques, right?"

"I know a little; I wouldn’t say skilled." Chen Guan responded casually. His body technique and stepping technique were learned at the academy, and some from self-studied materials, certainly not excellent.

But these didn’t matter; he had more than enough primordial energy, needing no concerns about techniques, using Senluo Ghost Step throughout was enough, no need for complicated techniques.

It’s like gaming, no matter how good you are at positioning, if someone uses mobility skills constantly without cooldowns or consumption, how do you even play against them?

"No need for modesty here." Xue Wuhen said indifferently: "Since you’re also skilled in lightweight and body techniques, let’s keep it civil, no weapons, just technique and body movement, if one touches the other even by the garment’s edge, it’s a loss, what do you think?"

"Here it comes again, Brother Xue is going to start tormenting people again."

"If I were that boy, I wouldn’t agree to Brother Xue’s proposal, better to lose quickly than be tormented."

"Pity the boy doesn’t know Brother Xue’s eccentricity."

The Daoists murmured, and upon hearing Chen Guan agree, they all showed sympathetic expressions, some even sighed, "So young... really too young... unaware of human treachery..."

Xue Wuhen’s eyes lit up upon hearing Chen Guan agree so readily, and his demeanor towards Chen Guan softened considerably, saying in a very gentle voice: "As the guest, you may start first."