Several boys in t-shirts passed by the old man in the gray robe, and Bu You shivered.
"Strange, the sun is so bright, why do I feel so cold?"
"Me too."
Several boys walked past the old man, glanced at the strangely dressed man, and then went into an internet cafe off-campus.
Zhang Yuan suddenly sat up from the rocking chair.
Although he had entered a light sleep, his powerful mental strength allowed him to wake up the moment Xia Changqing showed murderous intent.
Two pairs of eyes met in mid-air.
Almost simultaneously, Xia Changqing and Zhang Yuan both made their moves.
Xia Changqing's figure flickered on the street and disappeared. Zhang Yuan lightly leaped onto the balcony railing, touched the banyan leaves with one foot, and the next moment, he was already on the roof of the building next door.
Two figures moved quickly on the rooftops of buildings in the student district, heading away from the school.
At that moment, Wang Qiang, a member of the school basketball team who lived on the other side of the student street, in the house opposite the Rongxia Courtyard, was hiding by the window with a pair of binoculars, sneakily peering at the girls' dormitory across the street.
Suddenly, Wang Qiang saw Zhang Yuan jump onto the third-floor roof and then, like a martial arts master in a movie, run across the roof.
Behind him, an old man in a gray robe chased after Zhang Yuan at the same speed.
Wang Qiang was so frightened that he dropped his binoculars.
"Holy crap, what did I just see?!"
"How can a person fly on a rooftop?!"
"Holy crap, holy crap!"
"It must be a hallucination!!"
Wang Qiang picked up the binoculars from the ground, held them up to his eyes, and looked at the opposite balcony and roof again, but saw no one.
"Was that just a hallucination?"
?
A dozen kilometers away from Tongcheng University, there is a deserted beach.
Zhang Yuan stopped his charge and turned around.
Xia Changqing stood on the beach a few meters away from Zhang Yuan.
The sea breeze ruffled their hair and clothes, making their sleeves flutter.
"You brat, aren't you going to run away anymore?"
"run?"
Zhang Yuan sneered inwardly.
He just wanted to lure the old man out of the school grounds so as not to harm innocent people or expose his own identity.
With the protection of the Spirit Turtle Armor, and having comprehended the true meaning of the Tiger Paw, plus having refined a Meridian Opening Pill and opened four new acupoints in the past few days, his strength is much greater than it was in the Spirit Turtle Cave ruins.
Ordinary cultivators at the early stage of the Golden Core realm are really not worth fearing.
Moreover, during the raid, he had already used the peach wood token given to him by the law enforcement team to contact Liu Mingchun and Zhou Jian, who should arrive soon to help.
I'm afraid of the smell!
He was just about to test his abilities!
"Hand over the Spirit Turtle Armor, and I'll leave you with a whole corpse!"
The gray-robed old man, Xia Changqing, said sinisterly.
"I obtained the Spirit Turtle Armor from the ruins; why should I give it to you?"
"My strength is greater than yours."
Xia Changqing said confidently that his cultivation had reached the peak of the early Golden Core stage, which was a whole realm higher than Zhang Yuan's. Therefore, he did not take Zhang Yuan, who was in the late Meridian Opening stage, seriously, even though he had the Spirit Turtle Armor protecting him.
"By the way, Zhen'er's Moon Sword is also in your hands, isn't it?"
"Give them all back to me!"
"This is a priceless treasure of our Xia family; we cannot allow it to fall into the hands of outsiders."
Xia Changqing stood with his hands behind his back, exuding the air of a master.
The Xia family?
"What Xia family? And who are you?"
Zhang Yuan asked tentatively.
"You are not worthy to know my name!"
"Stop talking nonsense and hand over the stuff, or I'll make your death easier."
Xia Changqing said, his killing intent filling the surroundings.
Zhang Yuan didn't find out the Xia family's background, nor did he waste any more words; he was ready for battle.
"Want to take back the Moon Sword? Let's see if you have the ability!"
"How arrogant!"
Xia Changqing's eyes turned cold, and his body suddenly disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Zhang Yuan, and he reached out a palm towards Zhang Yuan.
Unfortunately, the palm only struck Zhang Yuan's afterimage.
Using the Azure Cloud Steps technique, Zhang Yuan easily dodged Xia Changqing's palm strike.
Xia Changqing missed with his first palm strike, and then swung his palm at Zhang Yuan again. His body disappeared from the spot and reappeared in front of Zhang Yuan, but he still missed.
Three times in a row, Xia Changqing's palm strikes only managed to hit Zhang Yuan's illusory image!
They couldn't hit Zhang Yuan himself at all.
Zhang Yuan swayed and suddenly appeared behind Xia Changqing.
Looking at Xia Changqing's slightly aged back, Zhang Yuan was very satisfied with his current movement speed.
"You brat, what kind of movement technique are you practicing? How can you be so fast!"
"What kind of movement technique I practice is none of your business."
Zhang Yuan retorted directly.
Xia Changqing was no match for Zhang Yuan in speed and was even rebuked by Zhang Yuan, which made him so angry that his face turned ashen. He immediately drew his katana.
This katana is over a meter long and radiates a cold light. It is a second-tier low-grade magic weapon. Although it cannot compare to the Xia family's treasured Moon Sword, it is not bad either.
With the katana in hand, a transparent aura enveloped Xia Changqing.
Inside the protective aura, no matter how the sea breeze blew, Xia Changqing's sleeves remained straight as if they had been ironed, and his hair did not move at all, further enhancing his aura.
Suddenly, Xia Changqing swung his katana horizontally, and a cold blade of light shot out. Zhang Yuan immediately crouched down, and the sharp blade of light narrowly flew past his head!
After dodging the blade's edge, Zhang Yuan immediately moved to another position, creating distance between himself and Xia Changqing, and then drew his Moon Sword.
The opponent possessed the strength of the peak of the early Golden Core stage and also had a powerful magic weapon. Zhang Yuan didn't want to be caught off guard and suffer a setback.
The katana clashed with the crescent moon sword.
In an instant, the two exchanged blows dozens of times on the beach.
Xia Changqing's cultivation had reached the peak of the initial stage of the Golden Core realm, making him stronger than Zhang Yuan, who used the Blazing Palm. However, Zhang Yuan was faster than Xia Changqing, and the Moon Sword was of a higher grade than the Katana, thus suppressing the Katana for a time.
After another duel, the two quickly separated.
Xia Changqing couldn't understand why Zhang Yuan, who was only at the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, was so strong and could fight him, a peak Golden Core Realm cultivator, to a draw.
He suddenly remembered Xia Zhen's words.
"Could it be that the armor this brat is wearing really enhances his strength?"
Unfortunately, even Xia Zhen didn't know that Zhang Yuan had killed an eagle demon at the early Golden Core stage inside the Spirit Turtle Cave ruins. If Xia Zhen had known, he probably wouldn't have rashly let Xia Changqing take action alone.
After Zhang Yuan stepped back, he swallowed several low-level True Qi Pills and Body Protection Pills to replenish the True Qi he had consumed.
Then, the spirit communicated with the little sword spirit in the Tanzhong acupoint, allowing the little sword spirit to attach itself to the moon sword again.
After consuming the True Qi Pill and the Body Protection Pill, Zhang Yuan's aura grew stronger once again.
Upon seeing this, Xia Changqing seemed to suddenly understand something.
This kid was relying on external forces to maintain his superior strength. He grinned. If that's the case, then he's doomed today.
In the cultivation world, some cultivators, when encountering powerful enemies, will temporarily enhance their strength through external means such as consuming elixirs. However, such methods usually have side effects, such as weakness or injury to the body after the effects of the medicine.
Moreover, it is impossible to maintain a state of explosive power beyond one's level for a long time through external force. Once the effects of the drug wear off, his strength will drop significantly.
After taking the pill, Zhang Yuan took the initiative to step forward, sword in hand.
He quickly swung his sword at Xia Changqing.
Xia Changqing also swung his knife to block.
Two figures rapidly approached each other on the beach, their swords clashed, causing waves to surge on the nearby sea, and the two figures quickly separated.
Xia Changqing looked at his numb hand and couldn't believe that a cultivator at the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm could unleash such powerful strength.
This doesn't make sense!
A sharp pain shot through Xia Changqing's arm.
Zhang Yuan was much more relaxed.
With the blessing of the little sword spirit, the power of the moon sword in his hand has reached a new level. The attack he just unleashed was equivalent to that of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Zhang Yuan launched another attack on Xia Changqing.
Using the Azure Cloud Step technique, he constantly changed positions to attack Xia Changqing.
After a few moves, Xia Changqing was too slow and was stabbed by Zhang Yuan's sword. His robe was torn open, and the flesh inside was cut by the moon sword, leaving a thin wound.
After exchanging several more blows, Xia Changqing was struck in multiple places by Zhang Yuan, leaving him in a sorry state.
Zhang Yuan sneered, "Who was it that dared to speak so arrogantly as to take my armor just now?"
Xia Changqing's face flushed red with anger after being mocked by Zhang Yuan.
At this moment, Xia Changqing had lost all will to fight. He couldn't see through the young man in front of him, and his unease grew stronger. If the fight continued, he might be defeated, or even killed by Zhang Yuan.
Therefore, Xia Changqing unleashed a blade of light from a distance and quickly retreated, intending to escape.
But Zhang Yuan wasn't about to let him go so easily.
He activated his Azure Cloud Steps with all his might and caught up with Xia Changqing. Soon he appeared in front of Xia Changqing and then flicked out a yellow talisman.
Zhang Yuan suddenly appeared before him, and Xia Changqing was startled. Seeing Zhang Yuan throw something at him, he thought it was a hidden weapon and quickly swung his knife to block it.
boom!
The lightning talisman detonated, and a bolt of purple lightning struck down from the sky, catching Xia Changqing off guard.
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