"That's how it is."
At the same time, in a small forest within the back courtyard of the Lu family, Zhang Jingqing sighed helplessly.
"My disciple has extraordinary talent. In particular, his protection methods are strong to an absurd degree. At the very least, among the peers in Longhui Mountain, there is no one who can match him."
"The cultivation of this thing, for him, is too simple. This is good, but it is also bad. I am afraid that this evil spirit will have a proud heart, so I want to rub off his sharpness. However, I can't let the old people on the mountain to do it. Even if they win, it's also adding to his face."
"By the way, just now Master Wang suggested that the younger generation should have a practice and spar tomorrow. There are countless young talents present, and perhaps someone will give him a bit of a lesson."
After hearing these words, the scene fell into silence. Lu Xuan, the head of the Lu family, looked at Zhang Jingqing with a mysterious expression, suspecting that the old man with the ox nose was intentionally boasting and trying to use this opportunity to let his disciples become famous.
The reason for saying these things now is to pre-emptively inject some defensive measures, to avoid any embarrassing situations that might arise tomorrow.
"Ha ha ha——"
Just as Lu Xuan was about to say something, a cheerful laughter suddenly came from beside him. It was left Ruotong who made the sound.
After a moment, left Ruotong stopped laughing. In the eyes of Zhang Jingqing and Lu Xuan, he explained calmly: "Master, I never thought that one day, we two would have the same troubles."
"Do you think it's coincidence? Such a troublesome disciple is also in my case."
"Oh?"
Zhang Jingqing's interest was piqued by these words, so he asked cautiously: "Brother Left, are you referring to Lu Jing, the young master of the Lu family?"
"No, No, No. Although Jing's talent is high and his strength surpasses many of his peers, it's not enough to make me so headache."
Left Ruotong said this, first offering an apologetic smile to Lu Xuan beside him, then continued.
"The disciple I mentioned is named Wu Xian, mouth Heaven Wu, envy's envy. He was the child I picked up in a starving village on my way seven years ago."
"At the time, I just thought the child had good bone structure, and since his life was hanging by a thread, I felt sympathy for him and brought him back to Sanmen Sect."
"And later, after he passed the test I set up, I naturally accepted him as a disciple and taught him the 【Reversing Life's Three Treasures】 cultivation method."
At this point, the expression on left Ruotong's face changed into something odd: "Initially, it was also fine. The child's speed of achieving the first reverse life cultivation was not fast, and it was only at the middle-upper level among his peers."
"But on some day five years ago, he suddenly seemed to have opened a bottleneck, and his progress in life-and-soul cultivation was like a hundred miles a day. He even easily broke through to the second level of the [Reversing Life]."
"As of now, among the peers of Sanmen Sect, there is no one who can match him. Even Jing'er, who is easily defeated by him."
"That's why I have the same trouble as Master you. I'm happy to have taught such an excellent disciple, but I'm also worried that he may walk the wrong path in the future because of his high talent. Therefore, I want him to understand the concept of 'Heaven is always above people', but unfortunately..."
Left Ruotong did not continue speaking, but the implication was clear: he too was at a loss for finding someone who could provide his disciple with a challenge, which was causing him concern.
"So... Such a coincidence."
After listening to left Ruotong's words, Zhang Jingqing was surprised.
As a friend, he was well-acquainted with left Ruotong's character. Although gentle and magnanimous, his discernment was very keen. For him to say such things, the little rascal named Wu Xian must be extraordinary indeed.
Could it be... Zhiwei tomorrow really has a chance to lose?
The idea flashed through his mind, but Zhang Jingqing was not entirely convinced.
There's no way about it; that troublemaker is just too supernatural.
No matter what methods, be it the Eight Divine Curses or Thunder Law, he can learn them at once and master them quickly. Moreover, he can draw conclusions from one and apply them creatively, making him a true prodigy in cultivation.
Even exaggerating a bit, if he didn't grow up in the wrong era or the age of diminishing qi and yuan, he might have had the possibility of flying to the heavens. The worst-case scenario would be that he could become a mortal deity.
Such a genius prodigy might not appear every few hundred years, let alone survive in the same era.
Of course, although he thinks like this, Zhang Jingqing wouldn't say it out loud.
After all, he is the one who proposed to let someone give his disciple some lessons. If he were to say this again, it would be too humiliating for him, the current chief astrologer of Longhui Mountain, to bear such embarrassment.
"Wu Xian... Is that child the one you're talking about? I remember now, Jing'er mentioned once when he came home that he had a very talented younger brother who easily defeated him in practice. It seems to be true."
On the other side, Lu Xuan's expression of enlightenment changed to a smile as he looked at Master Heaven.
"Why not? Tomorrow, let these two children meet on their own, and we'll see whose talent and methods are superior."
"In the end, whether it's one who wins or the other, it will be a fierce competition. The so-called arrogant heart will also be resolved."
Hearing this, Zhang Jingqing and left Ruotong couldn't help but look at each other, and then almost simultaneously burst into laughter.
"That's right, let them have a fight. The winner will make a name for themselves across the land, and the loser will learn what it means to not be free under the sky so high and the sea so vast."
"Let's do it like that!"
……
The eyes blink open and shut, and it's already the morning of the next day.
After a night of heavy drinking, it's an extremely unpleasant experience for ordinary people.
However, most of the participants in the Lu family banquet this time were experts in the circle. As long as they slightly used qi energy, the alcohol would disappear like smoke and mist. Everyone was full of energy and ready to watch the next act.
Just like the plot in a comic, at the beginning, several individuals separately challenged Lu Jing. As the host, Lu Jing naturally would not shrink back from the challenge and accepted each of their challenges one by one.
Moreover, because of someone's relationship, Lu Jing's current strength and character are even better than the original world line.
Therefore, when dealing with Liu Shawu from Yan Wu Tang and Feng Shiqi from Huode Zong, he also showed more ease, attracting the sidelong glances of many senior figures from various sects who whispered that Lu family and Sanmen Sect have promising successors.
"About time..."
Left Ruotong looked at the confident and lively Lu Jing on the stage, as if he were saying "Clear sky, rain stops, I'm going again". Can't help but find it funny. He turned to Master Heaven and said:
"Master, I have an unreasonable request. Can you please ask your high disciple to strike first, giving Jing'er a slight lesson?"
"Hmm? Why is that?"
Zhang Jingqing, hearing this, had a slight misunderstanding: "Isn't Lu Xuan's disciple already defeated Lu Jing once and given him enough of a lesson?"
However, left Ruotong shook his head and said: "That's different. The sparring between fellow sect members, even if there is a winner and loser, with Jing'er's temperament, he would only think that he was not hardworking enough after the event. At the same time, he would also turn his original arrogance towards himself into arrogance towards Sanmen Sect's methods."
"It is only when Lu Jing is defeated by peers outside Sanmen Sect that he can see the vastness of the world, rather than becoming a frog in a well confined to one school or sect."
"I see, Left Brother truly has a heart of gold."
Zhang Jingqing sighed slightly, he is no different from left Ruotong, otherwise he would have caught the mouse on Longhui Mountain and trained it to dig a pit for Zhiwei.
As for now... He only hopes that the disciple mentioned by left Ruotong is truly as mystical as described, so he will have time to focus on dealing with that "rat."
Thinking like this, Zhang Jingqing looked at the lazy figure sitting under a tree in the distance and said in a low voice, "Zhang Zhiwei!"
"Okay!"
A light and playful reply echoed.
At the same time, a boy wearing a gray robe, with an abnormal height, stood up from under the tree shade and walked towards Lu Jing's direction, making everyone among the new generation of geniuses stare in amazement.
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