Chapter 54: Long Street, Sword Shadow

  As soon as he finished speaking, his companions behind him all snickered and sneered, with a look of disdain.

  Zhang Shan's expression didn't change, but in his heart he was secretly furious. Anyone who was ridiculed for being a freeloader would not be unaffected.

  He was just a beginner and didn't know much about the rules of the door, so he looked at Cheng Zisun coldly and remained silent for a moment.

  Cheng Zi Jun saw him just squinting his eyes without saying a word, and laughed even more recklessly.

  "What are you looking at? If you're not satisfied, let's go outside and fight. If you're a man, come out with me."

  As he spoke, he nodded at his companions and led the way out of the shop.

  Zhang Shan watched as they left and asked Fang Yiru in a low voice, "Sister, doesn't our sect have ranks and distinctions?"

  Fang Yiru hummed and said, "Of course there are distinctions between superiors and inferiors, but generally they are limited to within the same peak. Among disciples of different peaks, it is basically based on strength. For example, although we are true disciples of Qingmu Peak, if a disciple from another peak thinks their strength surpasses ours, they may not necessarily show us respect. However, if they are a secret disciple of our sect's mountain, then the disciples of various peaks would naturally not dare to be presumptuous."

  "Chengzi Chun is Huang Yanfeng's inner disciple, and his cultivation level is two realms higher than yours. It's not surprising that he doesn't show you respect. However, don't be annoyed, little brother. With your talent, it won't take long for you to catch up with him." Fang Yiru comforted him.

  "Then, is it allowed to fight within the sect?" Zhang Shan asked with a nod.

  "Within the sect, it is stipulated that disciples with higher cultivation levels cannot take the initiative to attack those with lower cultivation levels. However, if the one with lower cultivation level strikes first, then this rule does not apply. Additionally, if both parties voluntarily engage in a duel, they are not subject to the ranking restrictions, but killing and destroying the foundation of human nature is prohibited."

  Fang Yiru explained, then indignantly said: "If I could have taken the initiative to attack Cheng Zichun, he would have been in a bad situation just now."

  "So that's what you're saying, Cheng Zi Chun was intentionally provoking me just now and wanted to lure me into taking action?" Zhang Shan hehe smiled.

  "So, junior brother, don't be provoked by him. After we leave, ignore him and focus on our own business. There will be plenty of opportunities to teach him a lesson later."

  Seeing him understand Chengzi Chun's trick, Fang Yiru let out a sigh of relief.

  Zhang Shan thought for a moment, today is the first day of entering the sect, enduring once is not a big deal, so he nodded and walked out of the store with her.

  After going out, Cheng Zichun was seen standing in the middle of the street with those people, smiling and obviously waiting for them to come out.

  Fang Yiru walked away with Zhang Shan towards the other end of the long street, her face cold and unyielding as she refused to look at them.

  "What's wrong, Qingmu Peak's new true transmission, can only hide behind a woman and pretend to be a fool? Trash is trash, if I were you, I'd rather buy a block of tofu and knock myself dead, so as not to waste the sect's resources in the future."

  When he saw Zhang Shan ignoring him, and instead preparing to leave with Fang Yiru, Cheng Zishun's eyes flashed and he suddenly shouted loudly.

  The whole street echoed with his loud shout, attracting passersby to look over.

  Fang Yiru turned her head, her face as cold as frost, and rebuked: "Cheng Zishun, what do you want to do?"

  "Fang Shimei, please forgive me. I just don't understand why a useless person like him can become a true disciple, so I want to ask him to show off his skills. Is there anything wrong with that? If he's afraid, I'll suppress my cultivation by two levels and have a match with him."

  With a scornful smile, he looked at Zhang Shan and said: "Zhang Shan, dare you accept the challenge?"

  Fang Yiru's eyebrows slightly furrowed, if Cheng Zishun wanted to suppress his cultivation and challenge Zhangshan, then she had no reason to stop him. Moreover, if Zhangshan still refused, it would be difficult for him to take a step forward in the sect from now on.

  Taking a deep breath, Zhang Shan puffed out his chest and stepped forward: "Since you want to fight, then let's fight. Suppressing cultivation is no longer necessary. I'm at the fifth level of the Spiritual Martial Realm, and I often kill enemies above my level."

  "Overkill? You think you're that green onion? With your trashy test scores, you dare to be so arrogant. Wait till the next exam and I'll teach you a lesson. The Tian Xiang Sect isn't a place for country bumpkins like you." Cheng Zishun laughed in extreme anger.

  Fang Yiru couldn't help but softly rebuke Zhang Shan, saying: "Younger brother, you're still so impulsive. Why does he need to cross ranks and fight him? Can't he just let him self-proclaim his cultivation?"

  "If I didn't have the true transmission identity, it would be fine, but just defeating an opponent of the same level is not enough to make people convinced, and cannot establish dominance in one battle. Later, troubles will only increase, and I also cannot lose face for my master."

  "His cultivation is higher than yours by two realms, are you confident?"

  Fang Yiru thought for a moment and felt that his words were not unreasonable, but she was still a bit worried.

  "I'm not sure if I can win, but I'll know after we fight; however, I definitely won't lose to him."

  Zhang Shan's morale was high and he showed no fear at all.

  Cheng Zi Chun took two steps forward, sneering and hooking his finger, with a cat-and-mouse look on his face.

  Zhang Shan nodded slightly and walked slowly to the center of the street, standing face to face with Cheng Zishun.

  The people on the street were shocked by the duel here and gathered around in a hurry.

  After a brief exchange of whispers, they quickly got to the bottom of things.

  "Is this the only true disciple in this draft? It seems that his strength is not enough."

  "Hmm, I heard that this person is ranked last on the road to heaven, and I don't know how he was accepted as a true disciple. Is there some inside story?"

  "Who knows, it's said that she was favored by the Qingmu Peak's Ming Li Xianzi. That person is extremely beautiful, but seems to be quite unreliable in doing things."

  The onlookers whispered among themselves as the two opponents faced off, their swords at the ready.

  Cheng Zi Chun indeed suppressed his realm to the third layer of Ling Wu, but his true yuan was condensed and refined, and he couldn't be compared to ordinary martial artists at the third layer of Ling Wu.

  When his momentum reached its peak, he flashed forward and suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Shan.

  "Qianyuan Shishi Ji!" -> "Dry Origin Stone Smashing Strike!"

  A yellow light flashed on his fist, and a diamond-shaped fist shadow as thick as a water bucket shot towards Zhang Shan.

  The dragon's roar faintly echoed in the sky above the long street, Zhang Shan's fist, with a fierce momentum, met it head-on.

  "Boom!"

  The figure suddenly parted, and Zhang Shan stood still on the spot, unmoving like a mountain.

  Cheng Zichun was knocked back by the counter-shock force and flew backwards, leaving a clear mark on the ground from his shoe sole.

  "Hmm..."

  The crowd around let out a collective gasp of shock, and didn't expect that Cheng Zisu would be struck back in disarray with just one move.

  Cheng Zishun's eyes were gloomy and his face alternated between red and white as he suppressed the turmoil in his chest.

  I knew I probably kicked an iron plate this time. With my cultivation at the third level of Lingwu Realm, I estimated that I was not the opponent's match.

  His eyes gleamed with ferocity, thinking that he might as well go all out, anyway this little guy wasn't going to hold back his cultivation earlier.

  Zhang Shan looked at his expression and immediately knew what was on his opponent's mind.

  "He sneered and laughed: 'Want to go all out? Come on, hit me in the face and pretend to be a hero, die with dignity and live with guilt. How did Huang Yanfeng produce someone like you?"

  Listening to his words, Cheng Zishun felt as if he had been slapped in the face, burning with a scorching pain.

  "Alright, alright, you've enraged me, so be it."

  In a fit of rage, Cheng Zishun let out a loud roar and released his cultivation, his aura rapidly rising as the full force of his Lingwu Fivefold strength burst forth.

  "Kneel down and beg for mercy now, I can let you off easy, otherwise, you'll suffer a fate worse than death under my golden claws."

  Cheng Zi Shun's hand flipped over, and a claw-shaped weapon with a cold glow appeared in his hand, emitting an aura of ferocity that was oppressive to others.

  "Too much nonsense, poor martial skills, trash."

  Zhang Shan put away his playful expression, and the Qinghong sword appeared in his hand along with its scabbard. He gazed at his opponent with a vigilant look in his eyes, coldly smiling.

  "Bastard, die! Qian Wu's Thousand Shadow Slash!"

  Chengzi's loud roar shook the air, his sharp claws gleaming with a fierce aura, transforming into countless claw silhouettes that swooped down towards Zhang Shan.

  An endless aura of killing intent rose from Zhang Shan's body, instantly filling the air above the long street. The kind of destructive intention that pierced into the soul made people outside the war group feel a chill in their hearts, and they couldn't help but feel like they were in a realm of death.

  A faint sword shadow flashed through the claw shadow, with a burst of energy, followed by a shrill and mournful cry.

  Cheng Zichun's body slumped to the ground, his head thrown back like a dead dog. A dark red streak, two fingers wide, extended from the center of his forehead down to his abdomen, splitting the skin and flesh wherever it passed.

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