Chapter 730 He Was Clearly Just a Persistent Cultivation Dweller (4)
Hu Bing’s face instantly turned ashen. He never dreamed that these unfilial disciples would put him on the spot. In front of everyone, if he refused, he would definitely be accused of being narrow-minded by some despicable people. If he agreed, how could he maintain his dignity? Seeing Hu Bing’s expression, Min Jun and the others couldn’t help but show a hint of proud smiles.
However, unfortunately, Hu Bing had always been someone who feared nothing. After a moment of hesitation, he said, “Thank you all for thinking so highly of me. I, Hu Bing, am now crippled and truly lack the ability to teach you anything. Please find another good teacher.”
“That’s precisely why you need to take disciples. We can take care of you,” Min Jun said hypocritically.
“No need to trouble Senior Brother Min. We will take care of Master,” a slightly plump male disciple said from the side at this moment. He was one of the disciples who had remained loyal, named Luo Ming.
“With your pitiful talent, even if you can take care of Master, can you inherit his mantle? Do you want Master’s legacy to be cut off?” Liu Shou taunted.
“What did you say?” Luo Ming immediately became angry.
“Don’t you agree? Want to try?” Liu Shou provoked. He relied on his stronger talent and habitually bullied the weak.
“Today is Master’s birthday, and I don’t deign to fight with someone like you.” Luo Ming understood the gravity of the situation and did not accept.
“Is it that you don’t deign to, or that you don’t dare?” Liu Shou’s face showed contempt, and he arrogantly extended his right hand, giving Luo Ming the middle finger.
“How dare you insult me?” Luo Ming was furious.
“Don’t misunderstand. What I mean is, you don’t necessarily have to fight to compare strength. As long as you can make this arm move half an inch, I will immediately retract my middle finger and scram. Otherwise, I’ll give you the middle finger every time I see you.” Liu Shou provoked him with words again.
“I think it’s fine. This kind of verbal sparring won’t affect the atmosphere of Master’s sixtieth birthday. Everyone can watch it as entertainment,” Min Jun egged him on from the side.
“Alright! Then it’s as you wish.” Luo Ming, his head clouded with anger, agreed without hesitation.
The surrounding people craned their necks in anticipation. Since there was nothing else to do, having such entertainment was the best way to pass the time.
Qi Huang and Huang Tian remained silent because this kind of competition did not involve violence, so they had no reason to stop it.
Hu Bing was familiar with the situation of each disciple. He knew that there was a huge gap in strength between the two, but under the current circumstances, he couldn’t make the decision for Luo Ming.
Luo Ming immediately stepped forward, hooked his middle finger with Liu Shou’s middle finger, and pulled forcefully to the side. However, no matter how hard he tried, his knuckles turned white, and his opponent’s arm remained completely still.
Qi Huang was not surprised at all. Liu Shou’s strength had at least reached the early stage of Body Refining Realm, and Luo Ming was probably only at Juling Realm. There was a whole major realm difference between them. It would be a miracle if he could move it.
“You can’t even move a single finger of mine, how can you inherit Master’s mantle? You actually still have the audacity to stay in HongHua Sect.” Liu Shou shook his head contemptuously.
“Senior Brother Liu, you don’t understand. Where else can he go if he doesn’t stay in HongHua Sect? It’s only because Master is kind-hearted that he keeps him. Otherwise, who would want someone with such talent? It’s ridiculous that some people say they are filial!” Min Jun added fuel to the fire.
“Yes, he opposed our joining the sect because he was afraid that we would overshadow him after returning. Even a three-year-old child knows this petty calculation,” a traitor by his side added insult to injury.
Luo Ming’s face turned extremely ugly. He no longer cared about fairness. He used both hands, grabbed Liu Shou’s fist, and pulled to the side. However, the result was the same. He used all his might, but the opponent’s arm remained completely still.
“What a clown!” Liu Shou scorned, then turned to the remaining two disciples who had never left HongHua Sect and said, “Why don’t you all come together? I’m in a hurry!”
The two remaining disciples showed fear, and none dared to step forward to test their strength.
“Are you done? If you’re done, scram. You’re an eyesore,” Liu Shou impatiently waved his arm, flinging the sweating Luo Ming away like trash.
“Deacon Hu, why don’t you take these few back as your disciples again? With the talent of your current disciples, it will be difficult for them to inherit your mantle.”
“Yes, your cultivation path is basically over now, so you should find some decent disciples to inherit your mantle. They were originally your disciples, so this will save you a lot of trouble.”
“These disciples have good talent. Not only can they carry forward your skills, but they can also take care of your daily life. Why not do it?”
Voices of persuasion followed one after another.
Deacon Hu’s face turned ashen. He did not expect his perfectly good sixtieth birthday to turn into a forced abdication.
“Everyone, HongHua Sect is now at least a well-known sect in Xihui Dynasty. How can it be like an outhouse where people can come and go as they please? Have some ambition!” Huang Tian said with a hint of disappointment, regretting their lack of ambition.
“Hehe, what do you have besides your mouth? In the cultivation world, talent speaks for itself, and strength is supreme. Even if you had a hundred mouths, you’d still be a waste!” Liu Shou cursed rudely.
“Is that so?” Huang Tian said indifferently, then walked up to test his strength, “Can I try?”
“Alright! Since you also want to embarrass yourself, I’ll oblige you.” Liu Shou nonchalantly extended his arm, then gave the middle finger. However, he immediately retracted his middle finger and replaced it with his little finger: “A waste who hasn’t even succeeded in Spirit Gathering is not worthy of me showing the middle finger. The little finger is more than enough.”
“Everyone, get out of the way, be careful not to get hurt!” Huang Tian gravely warned the surrounding onlookers.
The onlookers showed skeptical expressions, but they still retreated a few steps symbolically, except for Hu Bing and those disciples with whom the master-disciple relationship had been severed. They were certain that Huang Tian wouldn’t be able to make any significant impact.
“Hehe, a waste in the Body Refining Realm isn’t even worthy of me making a move,” Huang Tian sarcastically retorted.
“Did you hear that? That guy actually called someone in the Body Refining Realm a waste? I must settle the score with him!” Shen Yuan slammed the table and stood up, preparing to reason with Huang Tian. Many people around her held the same idea.
However, Huang Tian didn’t give the crowd a chance to cause trouble for him. His Divine Sense from the Huashen Realm transformed into an invisible torrent and surged out, crashing towards Liu Shou.
Liu Shou, caught completely off guard, felt as if he had been hit by a bull. He stumbled back several steps, then crashed to the ground with two unfortunate “traitors.”
The courtyard fell into a dead silence, with only the groans of the three unlucky individuals audible.
“This… what is going on? Are you trying to fake an injury?” Shen Yuan asked dumbfoundedly.
Most of the people around had similar expressions because the vast majority of them were below the Guiyi Realm in cultivation.
The few high-level figures present did not unleash their Divine Sense, thus they naturally didn’t understand what had happened.
Liu Shou finally managed to get up from the ground and looked around dazedly: “What happened?”
“I say, Senior Brother Liu, are you faking an injury here? He hasn’t even made a move yet…” Min Jun said with some displeasure. He had also dodged quickly, otherwise, he would have been caught in the crossfire.
“Yes, your fake fall is too fake. You need more practice.”
“Senior Brother Liu, with your dignified Body Refining Realm cultivation, you’re not some seventy or eighty-year-old frail old man. Why would you fall like this just to get attention?” The two who were affected complained.
“Fake fall, what nonsense! If I were to fake an injury, I’d fake it on someone powerful and influential. Why would I fake an injury on a pauper like him?” Liu Shou said in embarrassment and anger.
“Fake fall, is it?” Huang Tian smiled brilliantly, and his Divine Sense surged out again, engulfing all the traitors and suppressing them forcefully.
“Thump! Thump!”
The traitors’ legs went weak, and they all collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with shocked expressions.
“Divine Sense! It’s Divine Sense suppression! Oh my god! What have I seen?” The exclamations of the high-level figures echoed through the courtyard.
“Divine Sense suppression? Isn’t that something only those in the Huashen Realm can do?”
“Yes, he was clearly just a cultivation persistent resident who failed Spirit Gathering! How is this possible?”
“Let alone failing Spirit Gathering, even if he had succeeded, in just these seven or eight years, it’s impossible for him to have become so strong!” The disciples in the courtyard showed shocked expressions.
“Senior Sister, why are you stunned? Weren’t you going to settle the score with him? Don’t you want to anymore?” Qi Huang teased Shen Yuan beside her.
“What he said is right, someone in the Body Refining Realm is indeed a waste!” Shen Yuan’s face showed embarrassment, and she then sat down obediently.
