Chapter 243: Chapter 29: Scheming! Dominating the Purple Mansion Academy
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But Wang Shouzhe had to admit that his sister Luqiu not only had great talent, but her determination was also very firm.
In the entire family, when it came to cultivating, she was the most hardworking. The boasting she did as a child, she has always been moving steadfastly in that direction.
Just for this alone, Wang Shouzhe secretly admired her.
Three moves?
Lady Bilian’s eyes brightened. This little girl sure can boast. However, instead of being angry, she was pleased, and agreed right away, saying, "Alright, then three moves. I want to see how capable you are, little girl!"
If Jianye won two battles in a row, let’s see what Wang Ziteng would have to say then.
"Wait!"
Just at that moment.
A deep voice sounded, and on the side of the arena, an old and a young man appeared.
Among them, the older man carried himself with extraordinary demeanor, walking with hands behind his back like a dragon or a tiger, clearly a person of long-standing authority.
The younger one, though only in his early twenties.
He was quite handsome, but his eyes were evasive and lacked confidence.
The appearance of these two.
Lady Bilian was momentarily stunned but soon chuckled coquettishly: "Oh, I thought who it was, turns out to be Liu Kangping from the Chuyun Liu Family. What, do you want to take your son to the Academy too? But too bad, your son only has a Lower Grade D-level talent. Even if he barely makes it into the Academy, he’ll just be idling away his days without much future."
In fact, any noble family, even celestial human families, would have some direct lineage with poor talent.
They pull some strings and lean on face, and the Academy might accept them as disciples.
Moreover, such people were not few in the Academy, the most typical example was Zhong Xingwang, whom Wang Shouzhe knew, a bottom-level ordinary disciple in the Academy.
However, having a Lower Grade D-level talent was truly too low. If it were any other family, they might give up on this child. As Lady Bilian would say, it would be better to have another one.
Yet, for some reason, Liu Kangping continued to invest significant resources in this child, gradually raising his aptitude and sparing no effort in elevating his cultivation. Even the clan had some resentment toward him because of that.
As a result, his good-for-nothing son’s name was spread across several nearby cities.
"Lower Grade D-level?" A trace of sarcasm appeared in Liu Kangping’s eyes, "My son Yunlang, show Aunt Bilian your current bloodline talent. Lest some people look down on you all day long."
The somewhat unconfident young man, Liu Yunlang, took a deep breath and straightened his expression. Then, he activated his profound qi, and a faint Cyan Wood aura circled around his palm, the vitality of the qi was like the green of early spring, making people feel a sense of warmth.
Wood Bloodline?
Lady Bilian’s eyes froze: "This, how is it possible?"
Some spectators also lit up their eyes, today, it seems they’ve gained a little insight. In this small place, many young talents were gathered.
Although Liu Yunlang relied on the Bone Marrow Purify Pill, the fact that he could acquire one was already a significant achievement.
Most celestial human families could hardly afford the Bone Marrow Purify Pill without harming their primordial qi.
Furthermore, it was well known.
If one awakened a first-tier bloodline under the Spirit Platform Realm first. Upon advancing through the Spirit Platform Realm, their physique evolved, life level leaped, and then they could further enhance their bloodline once more.
With such a level, one could hope to compete for the position of a core disciple, having some qualification to walk the Path of Celestial Human.
"Hahaha, why would it be impossible." Liu Kangping laughed heartily with pride, "Since we parted ways at the East Sea Guard last time, I spared no effort. Managed to obtain from Master Dan Ding his last Bone Marrow Purify Pill."
Lady Bilian was even more shocked: "What? You could actually reach Master Dan Ding’s path?"
Liu Kangping was full of pride and said, "Just because your Yuwen Family has this and that connections? Our Chuyun Liu Family, being an old noble family with a thousand-year history, naturally has our own heritage." His heart was full of joy; his youngest son’s talent always was his concern.
Moreover, he didn’t say one thing.
That was to acquire Master Dan Ding’s last Bone Marrow Purify Pill.
He spent a total of 270,000 Qian Gold, which made his heart ache. He knew if it came to it, he would have fought tooth and nail with Wang Ziteng.
Too bad he didn’t even know, Wang Shouzhe was equally determined to get that Bone Marrow Purify Pill. Never mind 270,000, even if it reached 370,000, he wouldn’t hesitate in the slightest.
Who knew how long he would have to wait for another one if this one were missed.
Moreover, Wang Shouzhe didn’t lose out; by relying on this Bone Marrow Purify Pill, plus the Basic Bloodline Improvement Liquid, he not only broke into the second-tier bloodline within the Qi Refining Realm.
He successfully obtained all the rewards of the Trial Ground.
Upon advancing to the Spirit Platform Realm, he even reached the third-tier bloodline. Additionally, he acquired an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact, along with the Bloodthirsty Vine Spirit Species, greatly enhancing his combat power.
Counting all the benefits, that Bone Marrow Purify Pill was definitely worth it.
"The Wood Bloodline is indeed impressive." Lady Bilian sneered coldly, "But Liu Kangping, why did you suddenly jump in now?"
"It looks like you young students are having lively sparring." Liu Kangping said, "My son Yunlang also wishes to get closer to his future classmates, and if by any chance he wins two moves against your little nephew, how about waiving one of our meals?"
He didn’t care much about a meal expense as the Clan Leader of an old Celestial Human Family, he just wanted to dampen Lady Bilian’s spirit a bit.
"Fine, after Jianye tidies up this little girl, he can spar with your son. Hopefully his Wood Bloodline resistance properties can hold on a bit longer." Lady Bilian said confidently.
"Aunt, Uncle." Wang Luqiu said helplessly, "You guys find somewhere to chat slowly later, I’m already very hungry. To save time, let’s start eating. How about both the mama’s boy and daddy’s treasure come at me together?"
Although she wasn’t able to eat as much as Wang Lici, she always valued her meals. Only with ample energy could she have the strength to cultivate and fight.
Together?
Both Lady Bilian and Liu Kangping looked at her in unison, this little girl’s tone...
"Alright." Lady Bilian said nonchalantly, "Liu Kangping, let’s have Yunlang and Jianye team up, deal with that girl first, and then spar a bit. They might develop some camaraderie, which could be useful for looking out for each other when they go to the Academy in the future."
At the end of the day, Lady Bilian was just a businesswoman. Upon seeing Liu Yunlang awaken his Wood Bloodline, she suggested Jianye make a connection with him.
Liu Kangping saw this and agreed.
There was no deep-seated hatred between them, so forming some camaraderie under the circumstances wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Then.
Wang Luqiu, Liu Yunlang, and Yuwen Jianye stood facing each other in a triangular formation.
Seeing their positions,
Wang Luqiu shook her head and sighed, "Sigh!"
"Why are you sighing?" Yuwen Jianye asked.
"I’m sighing because if you two cooperated well, you might be able to hold out for twenty moves, but now..." Wang Luqiu shook her head repeatedly, "Five moves!"
"What?"
Yuwen Jianye and Liu Yunlang’s expressions changed together. This tone...
Before they could retort, Wang Luqiu moved.
She also had War Body Bloodline, but her movements were completely different from Wang Zongsheng’s reckless Wild Ox style. With just a casual step forward, she seemed to appear right in front of Liu Yunlang, then lightly threw a punch, simple and unadorned.
It was like children playing around.
Liu Yunlang hurriedly raised his arms, a pale green Profound Qi gathering to block that punch.
Time seemed to pause at that moment.
The next instant.
"Boom!"
Liu Yunlang was like being hit head-on by a cannonball; the blast of energy shattered his defenses, his body flew uncontrollably through the air.
Before he could hit the ground.
Wang Luqiu had already gently leapt up, casually nudging him with her elbow on his chest.
"Bang!"
Liu Yunlang flew six or seven yards like a ball, falling hard to the ground, spitting blood, his eyes filled with incredulity. Who am I? Where am I?
Fortunately, Wang Luqiu spared him; otherwise, this elbow could have cracked several of his ribs!
Her fighting style was just like that—clean, efficient, directly striking at the opponent’s weak points.
Meanwhile.
Yuwen Jianye’s face changed dramatically, getting ready to rush in for rescue. But as soon as he used his agile body technique to dash into the battle zone, he found out that his teammate had already flown out of the arena.
He was left stunned on the spot, what was this? Was he seeing things?
"It’s not a good habit to get distracted during a fight," Wang Luqiu’s voice floated gently by his ear.
In an instant, she was inside his sword defense.
"Oh no." Yuwen Jianye’s heart skipped a beat, and it was too late to retreat. His chest was grabbed by her and ruthlessly flung out.
Then, Yuwen Jianye turned into a bird flying through the sky.
The same thought echoed in his head.
Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
"Bang!"
A few moments later, he crashed hard beneath the stage. Though unhurt, his face turned red.
The crowd was silent.
Even those Spirit Platform Realm spectators were a bit taken aback; this girl was too powerful, wasn’t she?
Although with her Ninth Layer Qi Refining Realm cultivation, defeating those in the Eighth Layer wasn’t unusual, doing it so cleanly as two against one seemed like the fight ended even before it began.
Truly beyond everyone’s expectations.
But Wang Luqiu acted as if she had done something very ordinary, slowly walking off the stage and told Lady Bilian, "Auntie, can we eat now?"
"You, you, you." Lady Bilian’s face turned pale.
This little girl used only three moves from the start to the end.
Could she be a Celestial Pride? No, no, Lady Bilian, born in the Capital City, had seen Celestial Prides in action, and even the average Celestial Pride wasn’t as ruthless as her!
"Let’s eat, let’s eat," Wang Shouzhe said, "Our kids are starving; let’s lead the way."
Everyone followed him back to the private room.
But Wang Luqiu glanced at the two whose faces were flushed,
Yet looked at her with eyes full of admiration, Yuwen Jianye and Liu Yunlang, and comforted them, "You have good talent, just lacking combat acumen. If you go to the Academy, you can spar with me more."
This? Wang Shouzhe slightly, hesitated uncertainly. Is Luqiu planning to recruit some followers to stir things up in the Academy?
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