"You...
You are...
You..." Qianling stared at Gu Qingfeng as if looking at a ghost or deity. She knew it wasn't the right time to ask this question, but she couldn't hold back, asking in astonishment, "How did you do that?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your master here used to be a bandit immortal—burning, killing, looting, committing every evil imaginable. Once, I even snatched a wisp of Chaos Qi. With it, I could blow away the Mysterious Yellow of Heaven and Earth above and the Primordial Chaos of the Universe below. Blowing away a measly little immortal technique or martial skill is as easy as child's play."
What? Swallowed Chaos Qi?
What? Blow away the Mysterious Yellow of Heaven and Earth above and the Primordial Chaos of the Universe below?
That sounded like pure nonsense.
Qianling wasn't a fool and naturally didn't believe it.
She also couldn't tell which of Gu Qingfeng's words were true and which were false.
Across from them.
The nearly thousand members of the Jinwu Li Sect were clearly frightened by what had just happened, especially Li Zhengshi. He understood better than anyone the power of the Golden Aura Earth Fiend Tiger he had unleashed. He simply couldn't comprehend why it had inexplicably frozen in place, nor why it had been utterly annihilated by a puff of Spiritual Tobacco smoke.
He stared fixedly at Gu Qingfeng sitting in the chair, as if trying to see through him completely. But no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't discern anything. He was absolutely certain that this person had no cultivation level, no fortune, nothing about him except the aura of a human—no other spiritual aura whatsoever.
What in the world was going on?
Li Zhengshi racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
However.
Not understanding was one thing.
The previous scene had lessened his anger somewhat, replacing it with a measure of apprehension. For the moment, he didn't dare act rashly again.
"The Jinwu Li Sect members were beaten on my orders. The treasures were looted on my orders."
Gu Qingfeng looked lazily at Li Zhengshi and the others across from him, speaking in a casual, indifferent tone. "No particular reason. Your master here just wanted to have some fun, that's all."
Gu Qingfeng picked up the wine pot and poured himself a cup. "If you're not convinced, feel free to come and try your luck. Don't be fooled just because I have no cultivation level and no fortune. Let me tell you, I've long since cultivated into a god. I don't need any cultivation level or fortune. Back in the day, I fought my way across the Great Wasteland without a single defeat. Even the Heavenly Duke and Earthly Mother, upon seeing me, would have to kneel respectfully and call me 'Great Old Master'."
He claimed to be a god.
Was that even possible?
The Heavenly Duke and Earthly Mother would kneel before him?
Who did he think he was?
Such words wouldn't even fool a three-year-old child.
Yet, no one dared to step forward and refute him.
Because everyone had just witnessed with their own eyes how Gu Qingfeng, with a single puff of Spiritual Tobacco smoke, had blown Li Zhengshi's unleashed Golden Aura Earth Fiend Tiger into nothingness.
This was just too bizarre.
So bizarre that no one understood what was happening.
Even more bizarre was that no one had paid attention before, but when everyone observed carefully now, they realized this guy was actually drinking Rolling Blade Burn, eating Bitter Bodhi Fruit, and popping Great Luo Meridian-Cleansing Marrow Pills like candy.
Rolling Blade Burn was a potent liquor for activating blood circulation and dispersing stasis. One sip would set your blood on fire, causing absolute agony. Yet he was drinking it cup after cup as if it were plain water.
Those Great Luo Meridian-Cleansing Pills were used to condition the physical body. One pill would twist your meridians and acupoints, causing unimaginable pain. Yet he was popping them one after another like candy beans.
And that Bitter Bodhi Fruit—that thing was highly toxic. One fruit would rot your internal organs. Yet he was eating them as if they were ordinary grapes.
Good heavens!
What kind of person was he?
Was he really just a mere mortal?
Forget mortals—even immortals, or anyone present here, every single one of them—who would dare drink Rolling Blade Burn like water as he did? Who would dare pop Great Luo Meridian-Cleansing Pills like candy beans as he did? Who would dare eat the toxic Bitter Bodhi Fruit like grapes as he did?
Who would dare?
The answer was certain.
No one would dare.
Li Zhengshi and the other four Taibai Golden Immortals didn't dare. The over thousand followers serving the Jinwu Li Sect didn't dare. Qianling didn't dare. Even Xuan Yun, who hailed from the Lotus Secret Realm, didn't dare.
Earlier.
Xuan Yun hadn't even given Gu Qingfeng a proper glance, not even one. He looked down on this nouveau riche who had won eighteen billion in a single bet from the bottom of his heart.
Yet, he never could have imagined that this nouveau riche he despised could, with a single puff of Spiritual Tobacco smoke, blow away a powerful immortal martial technique like Li Zhengshi's Golden Aura Earth Fiend Tiger.
Even more unimaginable was that this nouveau riche was also drinking Rolling Blade Burn, popping Great Luo Meridian-Cleansing Pills, and eating the toxic Bitter Bodhi Fruit.
Xuan Yun stared at Gu Qingfeng here, his heart filled with doubt and suspicion.
Had he misjudged?
Was this person really some 'Great Old Master' in the past?
But even if he were some 'Great Old Master' before, now he had no cultivation level and no fortune. Why was he so bizarre?
Xuan Yun couldn't figure it out either.
"You little brats are nothing but ants in the eyes of this Great Old Master. If I'm willing, wiping you out is easier than crushing an ant."
Gu Qingfeng crossed his legs, reclining lazily in the wide chair. Just as he was speaking, Li Zhengshi from across suddenly charged forward, roaring, "I don't believe you're really this bizarre!"
Li Zhengshi truly didn't believe it!
He madly circulated his immortal spirit. The Taibai Ninefold Golden Aura around his body blazed like flames. In an instant, he shot forward, his palm like a blade, intending to strike Gu Qingfeng dead with one blow.
His speed was extremely fast, arriving in the blink of an eye, leaping onto the Firecloud Grand Chariot.
However.
When he landed on the Firecloud Grand Chariot, another bizarre scene occurred.
Li Zhengshi stopped moving.
Just like the immortal martial technique of the Golden Aura Earth Fiend Tiger he had unleashed earlier, he stood frozen on the grand chariot like a statue. The Taibai Ninefold Golden Aura around his body also stopped flashing, similarly frozen.
If what happened earlier was just a coincidence, then how should this be explained?
Earlier, it was only an immortal martial technique Li Zhengshi unleashed. Now, it was Li Zhengshi himself who was frozen.
Even more terrifying was that the nouveau riche was still lazily sitting in the chair, leaning against the armrest, playing with two Earth Fiend Mysterious Orbs in his left hand, while his right hand held a wine pot, pouring wine into a cup. He hadn't even glanced over.
If everyone hadn't seen clearly earlier, then this time, everyone saw it perfectly clearly. This nouveau riche, from beginning to end, truly hadn't moved. He hadn't unleashed any treasure either. He just sat there in the chair.
Why?
What in the world was going on?
Everyone's hearts were screaming madly.
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Why did you charge over?"
After pouring a cup of wine, Gu Qingfeng swirled the cup, still not looking up. He just said lightly, "Roll back and kneel. Listen to your master properly."
As the word 'kneel' fell.
*Bang!*
Li Zhengshi flew sideways like a kite with its string cut. When his feet touched the ground, *thud*, he knelt on the spot.