...

Shen Zhao glanced at Gu Yunxiao and immediately laughed, "I think you must have mistaken me for someone else. This is our first meeting, how could we possibly know each other?"

Gu Yunxiao shook his head and said, "No, you and I must have met there before, there's no mistake."

Lu Zhantian hurriedly said, "Thank you very much for your help this time, Young Hero Shen. The Lu family will definitely repay this great favor in the future."

"Shen Zhao? Shen Zhao!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunxiao's pupils contracted immediately: "So you're Shen Zhao. I remember now, I was..."

"I'm sorry, there are many people with the same name in the world. You must have made a mistake. I swear you and I have never met."

Hearing Shen Zhao say this, Gu Yunxiao lowered his head and began to think.

Indeed, in his memory, Shen Zhao was only at the Qi Condensation Realm. How could he possibly defeat five Netherworld Demon Envoys with just his fists?

Seeing that Gu Yunxiao did not reply, Shen Zhao ignored him and continued to say to Lu Zhantian, "City Lord Lu, I won't thank you. The Nine Netherworlds harm living beings and are the greatest enemy of our Immortal Martial Continent."

Lord Lu's courage in standing up against a powerful enemy is a blessing to the people. My actions today were merely a small act of kindness, and I believe that every righteous person present would not stand idly by.

These words made the cheeks of those proud young men from famous families blush. After all, they were really scared when the Netherworld Demon Envoy threatened them before.

"I have come to the City Lord's Mansion today for two reasons. First, to celebrate City Lord Lu's birthday. Second, I would like to take this opportunity to announce something."

"Young Master Shen, please speak!"

Shen Zhao coughed twice, then called out, "Who is this Young Master Xia of the Xia family? Come out and show yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Tounan immediately abandoned his previous arrogant demeanor and stood respectfully before Shen Zhao: "I am Xia Tounan. May I ask what business Young Hero Shen has?"

Shen Zhao chuckled: "Young Master Xia, you and I still have a bet to settle. Don't forget to come to the Fight Club in three days."

"Ah~ you, you are~"

Xia Tounan broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this and was frightened to pee again.

Previously, thanks to a Bodhi Pill, not only did his injuries heal, but he also advanced two levels thanks to the medicinal properties.

He was confident that even if he met opponents of the same level as He Yishou and Feng Xiunian again, he would be able to fully demonstrate his reputation as the eldest son of the Xia family.

However, after seeing how easily and brutally Shen Zhao killed four Netherworld Messengers, how could anyone dare to challenge this monster?

Isn't this like an old man lighting the toilet light – courting death?

"That Mr. Shen... I..."

"Alright, it's settled then. Our fighting club will officially open on September 12th. I hope you all can do me the honor of coming and support us. I guarantee that you will all have a unique fighting experience on that day and leave satisfied! Well, that's all I have to say, so I won't keep you from your feast any longer. I'm off!"

After speaking, Shen Zhao winked at Su Yunying and strode towards the door.

"Oh, I almost forgot!"

Shen Zhao tossed a pill into Lu Zhantian's hand.

"This pill is called the Five Elements Pill. It can expel all toxins in the world and also prolong life and preserve youthful appearance. Consider it a birthday gift for City Lord Lu."

After they finished speaking, Shen Zhao and Su Yunying had already walked away.

Lu Zhantian looked at the pill in his hand and then handed it to Lu Chen: "Chen'er, quickly give this pill to your master to take."

Then he ordered people to clean up the bodies of the five Netherworld Demon Envoys.

"yes!"

Lu Chen didn't think much about it, and directly took the Five Elements Pill from Lu Zhantian and put it into Mo Xinchen's mouth.

The moment the pill entered her mouth, Mo Xinchen was enveloped in a chilling aura, and a solid sheet of ice formed around her.

"Hmm~"

The next moment, a soft moan was heard.

Mo Xinchen felt an indescribable sense of comfort throughout his body, while a gentle spiritual energy slowly surged into his dantian.

After about fifteen minutes, Mo Xinchen's body shone brightly, and a powerful Daoist aura emanated from him.

After the Xuanming cold poison was eliminated, Mo Xinchen's cultivation level was directly raised from the fourth level of the Xuanxu realm to the fifth level.

Mo Xinchen was surprised to find that the top-grade water spiritual root in his body had been upgraded to a top-grade water spiritual root again.

After a long moment, Mo Xinchen's face lit up as he stood up and thanked Lu Zhantian: "Thank you, City Lord Lu, for your help."

Lu Zhantian said, "Elder Mo, please don't be so polite. I'm just offering this as a token of my appreciation. If you want to thank someone, you should thank Young Hero Shen."

Mo Xinchen responded, her beautiful eyes narrowed for a moment, and then she said, "I will definitely come to visit you in person."

Gu Yunxiao, who was standing to the side, pondered for a long time and muttered to himself, "Could it be that this Shen Zhao is really not the same person I know?"

...

On the way back to the club, Shen Zhao bought some dried fruits and pastries and tossed them to Su Yunying.

Su Yunying was completely powerless against these kinds of snacks, and when Shen Zhao handed them to her, she immediately beamed with joy.

When they were almost back at the club, Su Yunying suddenly asked, "Boss, what's your level of cultivation? How did you kill those people today without even using a trace of spiritual energy?"

Shen Zhao curled his lip: "That's because you can't fully control the fluctuations of spiritual energy. As long as you can keep your spiritual energy contained and prevent it from leaking out, you can be just like me."

"Spiritual energy cannot leak out? How is that possible?" Su Yunying asked, "If spiritual energy cannot leak out, then all the skills and combat techniques are useless."

"childish!"

Shen Zhao grinned and gave a soft shout.

"Once you've mastered the art of preventing your spiritual energy from leaking out, even simple hand gestures and bare-handed exercises will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Then how do you prove it, Boss?"

Shen Zhao knew that if he didn't perform something, this little girl wouldn't give up and would keep asking questions, so he simply pointed to the air.

"Do you see those dense clouds?"

"What's wrong?"

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