Making Friends Through Martial Arts, Giving Freely in Righteousness

The floating islands of the Immortal Forest are suspended in the clouds of magical energy, with inns and restaurants scattered below, attracting a large number of martial arts practitioners from all over the country.

As the two banners at the crossroads were raised and fluttered in the wind, they naturally caused a sensation.

The two lines of text written on the banner are imbued with powerful Battle Intent and are extremely imposing.

Below the banner on the left that reads "Unrivaled in the Same Realm," there is another line of smaller text:

The Fourth Realm of the Five Seas, Li Weiyi of Lizhou in the southern region.

"Unrivaled in the realm, Defeat All Enemies Within Ten Moves. To raise such a banner will surely incur public wrath. Aren't you afraid of the banner falling and you dying?"

"How arrogant! He's been in Qiuzhou City for so long, and he's the most arrogant person since Phoenix-born Unicorn-young!"

"Who is Li Weiyi? I am also a martial arts practitioner from Lizhou, how come I have never heard of this person before?"

In less than a quarter of an hour, the martial arts practitioners gathered below the arena were a huge, bustling crowd.

Although Li Weiyi and Shi Shishi had become somewhat famous in Qiuzhou City for their boastful words about capturing Yang Qingxi, no one had yet associated the two names together.

"It's best to have real skills; if you're just trying to attract attention, you'll pay with your life."

Among those present, there were quite a few arrogant individuals, and some were already itching to personally chop down the two banners.

Many other martial arts practitioners, however, noticed something amiss and realized that this matter was not simple.

Since the other party was able to mobilize Mind Master from the Zuoqiu Courtyard to set up the formation, it couldn't be a joke.

"These two calligraphy pieces... such powerful Battle Intent fluctuations, they shouldn't be from the hand of a martial artist at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas!"

Qin Changfeng and two friends stepped off the vehicle.

All three were Pure Immortal Body, their bodies overflowing with magical energy. They were on their way to the Immortal Forest when they happened to pass by this place.

Qin Changfeng paid no heed to the wild words on the banner, thinking only that someone was desperate for fame! But the meaning behind the words attracted him, so he released his Battle Intent, wanting to fight it.

He came from Fuzhou, one of the eight core prefectures of the Imperial Court, and his cultivation level was at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas.

Before the age of thirty, anyone who could cultivate to this level was no ordinary person. Although they could not compare with those top geniuses, they were still among the top dozens in a state.

"So powerful! This is Zuoqiu Ting's 'Peaches and Plums Fill the World' Battle Intent!"

Qin Changfeng was so Battle Intent conveyed in the two lines of text that he took three steps back, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Just now, during the mental battle, countless peach and plum blossoms flew out from the two banners, each blossom carrying words, creating an incomparably powerful aura.

His two friends, also top talents among the younger generation in the prefecture, were both astonished. "His Peaches and Plums Fill the World!"

"Did Zuoqiu Ting write these words for him?"

Below the ring.

Upon hearing their conversation, the group of martial arts practitioners immediately erupted in discussion. "Is this Zuoqiu Ting's assessment of him? Who exactly is Li Weiyi?"

"This is definitely flattery. How could someone be invincible for ten moves at the same cultivation level? Does Zuoqiu Ting really think he can't withstand ten moves from him at the same cultivation level?"

"You're only referring to someone invincible at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas, right? But how could such a prodigy remain unknown?"

At the lower left of the arena, Li Weiyi completely ignored the increasingly excited young martial artists. These people were at most at the First Realm or Second Realm stage of the Five Seas Realm, and half of them were even at the Spring Realm. They were not his target group.

At most, they can only be considered as disseminators of information.

Qi Wangshu introduced his elder brother to Li Weiyi: "Brother Weiyi, this is my brother, one of the top three young talents in Zhizhou, named Qi Xiao, a prominent Outstanding Person in the entire Southern Territory."

Li Weiyi quickly clasped his hands in thanks.

Qi Xiao was invited to be the referee.

Qi Xiao and Qi Wangshu look very alike, but one is Pure Immortal Body, while the other is a mortal.

His face was slightly chubby, and he was a little short, but he didn't look bulky at all. He looked at the two banners on the flagpole, his brows furrowing slightly involuntarily, and said calmly, "Not even making it into the second tier, and yet they say they have several strong individuals? It's utterly shameful!"

He truly couldn't understand how the First Inheritor, such a shrewd and wise figure, could have such a deep friendship with a martial artist at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas, even going so far as to write such an arrogant and boastful evaluation for him.

Being invincible within the same realm is already an extreme comment, enough to provoke the resentment of many people.

To claim that one could defeat all opponents of the same level within ten moves would likely require figures like Ge Xiantong and Phoenix-born Unicorn-young.

This isn't a matter of being arrogant or not; it's utterly irrational.

Fine, let's just do it to give the first successor face.

"Brother, you're sure to be in the top three," Qi Wangshu said.

Qi Xiao never considered himself to be among the top three. He believed that those in the second tier would eventually be challenged. He would use his solid achievements to show the Du'e Temple that they could also misjudge people.

Li Weiyi laughed and said, "The Qianlong Lantern Festival is just around the corner. A big shot like Brother Qi Xiao should be actively preparing. I'm sorry to have taken up your time! How about this, I'll give you ten percent of today's earnings."

"No need! You are a friend of the First Inheritor, so naturally you are also a friend of mine, Qi Xiao. Why talk about money for such a small favor?"

Qi Xiao knew better than anyone that some things couldn't be bought with money. Suddenly realizing something, he asked, "Isn't this a competition? What do you mean by income?"

"That's how it is, brother."

Qi Wangshu whispered something to him, then chuckled, waved his hand, and ordered his men to open all three large black iron boxes and a foot-long wooden box that were placed under the arena.

In an instant, three boxes full of jade-white Spring Coin appeared before everyone's eyes, emitting a shimmering jade light.

The wooden box emitted a brilliant crimson light, revealing that it was filled with blood crystals.

Qi Xiao, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up as if electrocuted, completely stunned.

Given his status and cultivation level, he had naturally witnessed vast amounts of wealth, but that was within the Qi Family's treasury. Who would move so many Spring Coin and blood crystals onto the street?

Qi Wangshu said, "Each large box here contains 50,000 Spring Coin, which is five million Silver Coin. Three large boxes contain 150,000 Spring Coin."

"That box of blood crystals is roughly worth 100,000 Spring Coin."

After processing his shock, Qi Xiao transmitted his voice to the two of them and asked, "What exactly are you trying to do? What is the First Inheritor plotting?"

"Brother Qi Xiao, don't overthink it. Please sit down and have some tea. We're simply setting up a challenge to make friends through martial arts, nothing more."

Li Weiyi looked at Zuoqiu Baiyuan and asked, "Have the rules for the competition been written?"

"Alright!"

After finishing his writing, Zuoqiu Baiyuan carefully checked his work and asked, "Can it be posted now?"

"Post it out, and then read it to everyone again."

Li Weiyi, dressed in a blue martial arts uniform, exuded an extraordinary air and stood tall and capable as he walked towards the seven-zhang square arena.

The arena wasn't set up on the street, but rather on a vacant lot next to an intersection, occupying almost the entire flat area.

The commotion and uproar escalated after the three large boxes and one small box were opened.

Ordinary martial arts practitioners have never seen such a vast fortune.

Once the rules of the competition were posted, the emotions of the martial artists present were ignited.

Qi Wangshu stood directly below the arena and raised his voice with his magical energy. "Today, we have Li Weiyi, a hero from Lizhou. He has the talent of an ordinary person but the ambition of a martial artist. He has just arrived in Qiuzhou City. He is generous and magnanimous, and he is known for his chivalry and generosity. Therefore, we have set up this arena to make friends through martial arts."

"150,000 Spring Coin, one box of Blood Crystals. While supplies last, first come, first served."

"The rules are as follows: as long as you are a martial artist of the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas, whether you have Pure Immortal Body or Deformed Race, you can come up on stage to challenge. If you can withstand ten of his moves and remain standing on the stage, you will immediately receive ten thousand Spring Coin."

"Boom!"

All the martial arts practitioners' eyes lit up, and their discussions were as lively as boiling oil.

Ten thousand Spring Coin would amount to a million Silver Coin.

Lingxiao Shengjing has been ravaged by war for years, leaving all major powers short of money and supplies. This naturally affects these young martial artists. Who among them wouldn't want to buy Qi Gathering Pill to speed up their cultivation? Buy blood crystals to refine their bodies? Buy high-level magic weapons to enhance their combat power?

This is a tremendous fortune for any martial artist at the Five Seas Realm.

The wind direction has changed.

"It turns out they were exchanging martial arts tokens to make friends, specifically to give away Spring Coin in exchange for the reputation of being rich and powerful young men."

"It can't be that simple. This person must be quite powerful. To get those ten thousand Spring Coin, one would probably need Pure Immortal Body or be a Nine Springs Perfected Person. The people he's spending money to befriend are all top geniuses in the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas. And most of these geniuses are born into sects and families with millions or tens of millions in wealth. The people others are befriending are high-ranking figures." A martial artist who thought he understood the situation analyzed it this way.

Qin Changfeng lost interest in going to Immortal Forest, but was thrilled. He never expected to be so lucky, encountering such a stroke of good fortune.

"If I get my hands on 10,000 Spring Coin, I can immediately buy that high-level Magic Tool Battle Robe that I had my eye on before." Lin Yi, one of Qin Changfeng's two companions, was overjoyed.

Jiang Qing, another companion, was at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas and was not qualified to challenge. He laughed and said, "Look at your pathetic ambitions, you're satisfied with just ten thousand Spring Coin?"

Qin Changfeng's heart stirred. Standing on the periphery of the crowd, he spoke with a melodious voice, his aura refined. "At the same cultivation level, taking ten moves from a mortal martial artist is hardly difficult. If I can defeat this Li Weiyi, or even defeat him within ten moves, what then?"

Li Weiyi sat cross-legged in the center of the arena, knowing a business had arrived, and personally replied, "If you can defeat me, the reward will be tenfold. If you can defeat me within ten moves, all the Spring Coin and Blood Crystals here are yours. The challenge rules are clearly written."

"I'll take on the challenge!"

"I'll go first..."

"Brother Weiyi, I've decided to be your friend!"

As soon as the words were spoken, six figures leaped onto the arena one after another, each full of energy and spirit, with powerful Aura.

The six almost started fighting over who would challenge first.

Qin Changfeng and Lin Yi were secretly anxious upon seeing this, worried that someone else would win the three boxes of Spring Coin first.

Zuoqiu Baiyuan stepped onto the arena and read out the last rule, "Young Master Li had already anticipated this situation, so there is one more rule. Before challenging, everyone must first pay a challenge fee of five hundred Spring Coin."

"Challenge gold?"

The six martial artists on the arena immediately calmed down and tidied their appearance.

A relatively rational martial arts practitioner saw through the situation. "So this isn't a friendly martial arts contest at all, but a gamble."

Zuoqiu Baiyuan's expression was unfriendly. "Pay five hundred Spring Coin as a challenge fee, accept ten moves, and you can win ten thousand Spring Coin. Even if it's a gamble, countless people would be willing to participate. Those who have money to pay the challenge fee can stay; those who don't... please leave the arena."

Li Weiyi's tactic of setting up arenas to make money was learned from the Dao Fire Ape.

As long as the baiting is done well, there's no need to worry about a lack of fish.

"If you can't even produce five hundred Spring Coin, you're not qualified to challenge us. There's no such thing as free money."

Qin Changfeng and Lin Yi, both with imposing presence, pushed through the crowd and walked in unhurriedly from the outside.