After hearing Jiang Zhen's words, Zhang Chulan turned to look and froze.
A transparent, screen-like barrier had blocked everyone who had rushed over outside.
They stood outside, constantly touching it as if trying to open it, yet they never looked in this direction.
Jiang Zhen said, "All right, Chu Lan, stop looking. They can't see us."
"Though I set up this Space Barrier casually, it isn't something they can break through, nor can they see what's happening inside."
"All right, I'll leave the rest to you. Aside from these two old men, there are a few younger ones here too. No problem, right?"
After hearing this, Zhang Chulan's eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Don't worry, Brother Jiang. Isn't it just a few more people? I'm not afraid! Watch me!"
With that, Zhang Chulan looked at the two old men and let out a cold laugh.
"Heh heh! Weren't you acting pretty arrogant just now? Come at me again!!!"
At that moment, Lu Ci and Wang Ai's expressions darkened terribly as they stared fixedly at Jiang Zhen. At last, they slowly spoke.
"Kid, are you really determined to fight to the death!!!"
Neither of them was stupid. They could tell that even the thing Jiang Zhen had casually set up was beyond their ability to break.
How could someone with such ability be ordinary? His strength was undoubtedly terrifying.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhen merely swept his gaze over them indifferently before speaking to Zhang Chulan.
"I'll leave it to you, Chu Lan. I'll wait off to the side!"
After saying that, Jiang Zhen walked aside. Before their astonished eyes, he leaped into the air and sat down in midair.
It was as though he were sitting atop space itself. Seeing this, Zhang Chulan immediately grinned.
"Heh heh, stop staring at Brother Jiang."
"You two old men aren't worthy of making him lift a hand."
Hearing that, the two men sneered, their bodies radiating icy killing intent.
"Hmph! If you want to kill me, you'll have to see whether you're qualified!"
"Men, get up there and kill him!!!"
Wang Ai also said, "Everyone still alive, get up there and butcher this brat!"
As soon as he spoke, six or seven Black-Clad Men and several Lu Family disciples stepped forward and looked at Zhang Chulan.
Seeing that, Zhang Chulan merely smiled faintly.
"Do you really think what you saw was the extent of my ability?"
The moment he finished speaking, Zhang Chulan vanished from where he stood.
"Not good! Watch out..."
"Clang..."
"Pfft..."
But at that moment, a crisp Sword Cry suddenly rang out, followed by a streak of Purple Sword Light.
When Zhang Chulan appeared again, he had already returned to his original position.
A Purple-Hued Soft Sword now rested in his hand.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
Everyone turned to look. Three Black-Clad Men had blood spurting from their necks, and they collapsed to the ground, unable to stop the bleeding even as they clutched their wounds.
Seeing this, everyone present sucked in a cold breath.
Even Lu Ci and Wang Ai's pupils shrank sharply, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Y-you... your strength... you're actually this strong!!!"
Zhang Chulan chuckled and waved his hand.
"Strong? Heh heh! What I have is nothing."
"Brother Jiang's methods are truly Tongtian. Even the immortals of legend might not compare to him."
"As for the few people traveling with me, tsk tsk... it seems I'm the weakest one now."
"Oh, right, there's also Madara. He hasn't been revived yet, so he can't beat me. But once he comes back, with his talent and Bloodline, he'll probably catch up to us very quickly!"
Hearing this, Lu Ci and Wang Ai exchanged confused looks, unable to make sense of it.
However, Zhang Chulan would not give them such an opportunity. The moment he saw them fall into shock, he struck instantly.
Taking a step forward, he used Prosperous Steps, making one person seem to become two.
In a single exchange, he slit the throats of three more men with one strike. By now, many had already died.
The atmosphere instantly changed.
At that moment, Lu Ci said coldly, "Hmph! A bunch of trash, get out of my way!"
"Hmph! A bunch of trash, get out of my way!"
After saying that, Lu Ci stomped his foot. Ruyi Force erupted, and in an instant, a concealed force shot from beneath his feet toward Zhang Chulan.
Yet Zhang Chulan did not care in the slightest. Instead, the Qi within him began circulating according to the path of Yangzhou Slow.
"Bang..."
Zhang Chulan's pure Qi instantly scattered the force that had been attacking his body.
"Tsk tsk tsk! Old Master Lü, what a fine technique."
"This must be your Lu Family's inherited ultimate art, Ruyi Force. It truly is formidable!"
"If this kid didn't know a few Internal Energy techniques, you might have struck my internal organs directly."
"Your ability to strike a bull from across the air is impressive. Truly impressive!"
However, upon seeing this, one of Lu Ci's eyes suddenly widened. Then he slowly spoke.
"Is this the Qi-State Origin-Flow your grandfather passed down to you?"
Zhang Chulan shook his head lightly.
"Qi-State Origin-Flow? Heh heh! Since I was young, I learned only the Golden Light Spell and Lightning Technique."
"As for the Qi-State Origin-Flow you mentioned, my grandfather never spoke of it before he died."
"Still, this kid got lucky and met Brother Jiang and the others. From a big brother named Li Lianhua, I learned three techniques."
"One was an internal cultivation technique, Yangzhou Slow. It cultivated Qi and refined life and nature, making my Qi incomparably pure."
"One was a hand technique, the Xiangyi Tai Sword. After practicing it for a year, I've achieved something with it. According to Li Lianhua, I've barely stepped into major mastery."
"The last was a movement technique, Prosperous Steps. You two old masters, my grandfather never passed down that so-called Qi-State Origin-Flow to me!"
As soon as those words were spoken, Lu Ci and Wang Ai fell silent. After a long while, they looked at each other and both attacked.
They were not stupid. At their age, after experiencing so much, how could they fail to understand?
Zhang Chulan had already reached this point. It could be said that they had reached the stage of an endless fight to the death.
In other words, Zhang Chulan no longer needed to deceive them.
Yet even in this situation, Zhang Chulan still said this. That meant he had not lied to them.
But if Zhang Chulan had not deceived them, then it meant one thing: he had no intention of letting them leave this place either.
In an instant, Ruyi Force surged toward Zhang Chulan from all directions.
On the other side, numerous spirits appeared around Wang Ai, all rushing toward Zhang Chulan.
From afar, Jiang Zhen frowned upon seeing this.
"So many spirit entities. Wang Ai, you're quite ruthless!"
"They didn't have it easy cultivating to this point, and they haven't killed anyone. I can't let you devour them like this!"
As soon as he spoke, Jiang Zhen said one word.
"Come!!!"
Then Tong You and his soul-capturing ability activated. The spirit entities originally controlled by Wang Ai instantly broke free of his control, flew out of his body, and landed in Jiang Zhen's hand.
Looking at the Snake Spirit, Rat Spirit, Cat Spirit, Wolf Spirit, Sheep Spirit, Tiger Spirit, and many other spirit entities in his hand, Jiang Zhen's lips curled slightly.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected such a harvest from this trip."
"The groundwork for the Demon Race spirits is here now. Zhang Chulan really is quite impressive."
"Even if I hadn't obtained any cultivation methods, these spirit entities alone would have made this trip worthwhile."
With that, Jiang Zhen directly put them away.
Seeing this, Zhang Chulan burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! Wang Ai, you old bastard, you wanted to use spirit entities against me?"
"With Brother Jiang here, a mere bunch of spirit entities can be summoned at will and dismissed at will."
As soon as he spoke, Zhang Chulan slashed out with his sword, and sword Qi shot straight toward Lu Ci.
Lu Ci quickly dodged and was about to counterattack when Zhang Chulan activated his Lightning Technique.
In an instant, his entire body transformed into Thunder. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Lu Ci.
"Not good! It's the Lightning Technique!!!"
At that moment, Lu Ci felt a numbing pain spread through his body. He desperately tried to dodge, but then—
The purple soft sword, crackling with electricity, swept across his right shoulder.
"Pfft..."
An arm immediately fell to the ground.
"Roar..."
At that moment, a tiger's roar rang out. A massive ink-black tiger charged straight at Zhang Chulan.
Zhang Chulan leaped into the air and slashed with his sword. The tiger instantly turned into ink and dispersed where it stood.
"Ink?" Zhang Chulan stared at the scene in surprise.
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