A Waste Is Still a Waste

"Han Zheng! You're asking for death!"

Shen Conghai's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

He had been in a bad mood for the past few days.

The elders of the Cangshan Sword Sect looked down on him, not even willing to accept him as an outer disciple.

Rumors were spreading outside that apart from Shen Congyun, the younger generation of the Shen Family were all trash.

Even within the Shen Family, many servants were gossiping, saying that Shen Conghai was far inferior to his brother and that spending so much on him was a waste of resources.

These rumors had been bothering Shen Conghai greatly, so he had come out to drink alone, and Pang Feiyan had specifically come to persuade him.

And now, an unknown person like Han Zheng dared to be presumptuous in front of him. Did he really think Shen Conghai was easy to deal with?

Taking a step forward, Shen Conghai flipped his palm skyward. His palm force surged like a tide, smashing down on Han Zheng's head!

The surging palm force contained roaring internal energy, as if carrying specks of starlight, like the vast starry sky, incredibly profound.

The Shen Family's three ultimate techniques, the Seven Stars Profound Origin Skill, Six Harmonies Heaven Overturning Palm, and Five Elements Wind Chasing Sword, were all Innate Realm cultivation methods.

Han Zheng pushed the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to its limit. His footsteps landed like a colossal elephant stomping the ground, making his stance incredibly stable.

He met the attack with the White Ape Through-Arm Fist, raising his arm and smashing out. Instantly, a strong wind howled, as powerful as thunder.

White Ape Rides Elephant!

Han Zheng had cultivated both the White Ape Through-Arm Fist and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to their peak. These two techniques complemented each other perfectly.

Especially the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was not just an internal energy technique. In Han Zheng's opinion, its Martial Intent even contained the usage of martial skills, allowing it to cooperate with any martial art to unleash greater power.

As Shen Conghai's Six Harmonies Heaven Overturning Palm descended, it instantly erupted with a muffled boom.

A tremendous force struck him, and Shen Conghai was actually sent flying backward!

He felt as if his palm strike had hit a small mountain.

The opponent remained as immovable as a mountain, while he was blasted away by the rebounding force.

Shen Conghai looked at Han Zheng in disbelief.

He accepted being inferior to his brother, Shen Congyun, because his brother was a once-in-centuries genius of the Shen Family.

He also accepted being inferior to Song Tianqing and Lin Qing, as they were born with superior roots and talent.

But who was Han Zheng?

A disciple from a martial arts school with a commoner background, someone the Shen Family would be picky about even when hiring as a guard in the future, was actually able to repel him?

In that instant, Shen Conghai felt immensely humiliated. He let out an angry roar, his Blood Essence and internal energy surging, and unleashed the Six Harmonies Heaven Overturning Palm with wide, powerful stances, pressing down on Han Zheng.

The Shen Family's Seven Stars Profound Origin Skill cultivated the power of starlight, with its cultivation speed at night even faster than during the day. Its internal energy was like a river of stars, vast and majestic.

However, it was completely suppressed by the even more vast and majestic Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, which possessed unparalleled might.

The Six Harmonies Heaven Overturning Palm was wide and powerful, but Shen Conghai's understanding of this palm technique was clearly not deep.

He only displayed the form of the palm technique, not its essence, and was forced to retreat step by step by Han Zheng's White Ape Through-Arm Fist.

Flowers in a greenhouse are just flowers in a greenhouse. In Han Zheng's eyes, Shen Conghai's combat strength was even inferior to the heavily injured Gao Kaiyuan.

Forming a fist seal, Han Zheng's internal energy suddenly erupted.

Vajra Wrath, Demon Subduing!

As the Vajra Demon Subduing Seal smashed down, Shen Conghai was directly sent flying, collapsing onto the ground in a sorry state.

"Brother Hai!"

Pang Feiyan, standing nearby, looked on with disbelief, concern, and anxiety.

She had initially thought that Shen Conghai would easily deal with an unknown person like Han Zheng.

She hadn't expected Shen Conghai to be the one defeated.

"Brother Hai, take your sword!"

Pang Feiyan suddenly thought of something. She immediately ran upstairs and threw a long sword, its hilt inlaid with gems and its scabbard made of sharkskin, to Shen Conghai.

Then, Pang Feiyan leaped directly from the second floor. A slender small sword emerged from her sleeve, piercing directly towards Han Zheng's back.

"You're asking for death!"

A fierce glint appeared in Han Zheng's eyes.

Not using a weapon could be considered a conflict.

But using a weapon meant it was a fight to the death.

Did these young master and lady really think he wouldn't dare to kill?

Today, Han Zheng had Zhang Tianyang of the Demon Extermination Division backing him, which was why he dared to barge into Autumn Moon Pavilion and attack Shen Family disciples so recklessly.

However, even if Han Zheng only had an ordinary constable like Zhang Tianyang backing him, if the other party initiated a deadly attack, Han Zheng would still dare to kill them.

At worst, he would become a fugitive, rather than hesitating and being timid!

Han Zheng didn't even turn his head, he directly swung his White Ape Through-Arm Fist backward, like an iron whip.

This Pang Feiyan, judging by her appearance, had only opened up eight meridians at most, making her at best a Peak Acquired Stage cultivator.

The small sword was so miniature and slender that one might think she was holding a giant toothpick, intending to pick Han Zheng's teeth.

Attacks of this level couldn't even penetrate Han Zheng's physical body, which had already been forged into Bronze Skin Iron Bones.

With a crisp sound like shattering metal, the small sword in Pang Feiyan's hand was directly blown apart by Han Zheng's arm. She was also sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Han Zheng! How dare you hit me!? You're finished! I'll have my father kill you!"

Pang Feiyan clutched her chest and roared wildly.

Pang Heihu, having his daughter late in life, doted on Pang Feiyan to an extreme.

When had she ever suffered such a grievance in all these years?

Shen Conghai's eyes also blazed with killing intent: "Han Zheng! You are courting death!

Let alone Zhang Tianyang, even the County Magistrate wouldn't be able to protect you!"

As his words fell, Shen Conghai's long sword thrust out with a sharp and piercing edge.

The sword style was sharp and swift, aggressive like fire, keen as metal, lingering like water, and defensive like a mountain.

Shen Conghai had already grasped four essences of the Five Elements Sword Intent, his swordplay was even stronger than his palm techniques.

A sinister, cold, bloody, and violent aura suddenly surged around Han Zheng.

The Wild Goose Feather Saber was drawn, its gleaming blade seeming to be stained with a trace of crimson.

The Blood Fiend Power attached itself to the blade, and with that single slash, the violent blade momentum instantly enveloped Shen Conghai.

Regardless of Shen Conghai's sword intent, Han Zheng's Blood Fiend Saber employed a desperate fighting style, with every move vicious and every strike fatal, forcing Shen Conghai into a defensive posture.

Moreover, the malevolent energy on the blade permeated Shen Conghai's body along his sword, causing his arm to go numb. The Blood Fiend Power even obstructed his internal energy, making him weaker the longer he fought.

Seeing Shen Conghai's sword momentum weaken, Han Zheng's Blood Fiend Power erupted. Faint Blade Qi even permeated the Wild Goose Feather Saber.

With a crisp clang like colliding metal, the valuable long sword in Shen Conghai's hand was directly shattered by Han Zheng's strike!

Shen Conghai himself was also sent flying backward, his chest clothing torn open to reveal Golden Pattern Soft Armor.

If not for this Golden Pattern Soft Armor protecting him, Han Zheng's strike would have at least cut him open, if not killed him.

"Trash is trash. No wonder everyone says you're not as good as your brother."

Putting away his saber, Han Zheng headed straight into the interior of Autumn Moon Pavilion.

If he caught the people from the Incense Cult, Zhang Tianyang would take responsibility for any trouble.

If he failed to catch them, his actions today would be a complete provocation and humiliation of the Shen Family.

"Stop!"

Shen Conghai's expression changed drastically.

He tried to stand up, but instead, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Han Zheng's saber strike earlier had infused malevolent energy into his body. Although there were no external injuries, his internal organs were severely wounded.

"Bang!"

A sudden explosion came from both sides of the Drunken Moon Tower.

Two figures burst through the windows from either side.

Han Zheng's surrounding malevolent energy erupted, and he directly threw the Wild Goose Feather Saber in his hand.

At such close range, the Wild Goose Feather Saber directly struck one of the opponent's legs, instantly severing his lower leg and eliciting a scream.

Li Sancheng, who was guarding that side, immediately rushed over and subdued the opponent.

At the same time, Han Zheng charged towards the other person, unleashing his internal energy and Blood Essence to their limit, catching up in three steps.

The person turned and threw a punch, but Han Zheng brought down a Vajra Demon Subduing Seal, shattering one of their arms.

Grabbing the person by the neck and lifting them, Han Zheng's lips curled into a smile.

"I didn't expect an old acquaintance. Do you still want me to draw blood for the Incense Cult now?"

The person Han Zheng held like a chick was precisely the Incense Cult member who had exchanged a move with Han Zheng outside Black Stone County last time.

He looked at Han Zheng with utter horror, unable to believe what he was seeing.

How could this young martial artist, who at the time hadn't dared to completely fall out with them and was at best evenly matched, have now broken through to the Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm and kill him like a chicken?

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him escape."

Han Zheng casually threw the person to Chen Zhao, then walked inside and gave Shen Conghai a cold sneer: "Young Master Shen, colluding with the Incense Cult, you truly have a lot of nerve. It seems you'll have to make a trip to the yamen now."

"My Shen Family has been wealthy in Black Stone County for a hundred years, and my direct descendant is a disciple of the Tiangang Sect. Why would I be so bored as to collude with the Incense Cult?"

As an aged voice echoed, Shen Chengshan, the Old Ancestor of the Shen Family, entered Autumn Moon Pavilion.

"Old Ancestor!"

Shen Conghai had just called out when Shen Chengshan slapped him to the ground.

"Shut up!"

Shen Chengshan turned to look at Han Zheng and said in a deep voice, "I remember you are Li Jingzhong's disciple. Li Jingzhong has taught many disciples over the years, and you should be the most outstanding one. Not bad, very good.

When Li Jingzhong first came to Black Stone County, he also visited me. Even the courtyard where Zhenwei Martial Arts School is located was previously property of my Shen Family. Our relationship was quite good.

Shen Conghai is spoiled and has a bad temper. Today's matter can be considered a misunderstanding.

Take the people from the Incense Cult back to report to Zhang Tianyang. This matter will be considered settled, and there's no need to make things unpleasant for everyone."

Han Zheng remained silent, merely sensing the aura emanating from Shen Chengshan.

Xiantian Mortal Transformation Realm Perfected, Water-Fire Immortal Robe Great Accomplishment.

The aura on his body was already a perfect fusion, just one step away from transforming True Qi into True Essence, projecting Gang Qi, and entering the Profound Gang Realm.

He was absolutely no match for him in a direct confrontation.

Moreover, this old ancestor of the Shen Family was not as brainlessly arrogant as Shen Conghai.

He spoke neither softly nor harshly, intending to tell Han Zheng about the past relationship between Li Jingzhong and the Shen Family.

Your teacher had to pay respects to the Shen Family when he first came to Black Stone County to be qualified to establish himself here. If things really turn ugly, you, Han Zheng, won't be able to get by in Black Stone County!

"Old Master Shen, you say that so lightly. You aren't me, so how do you know that handing over two fiends from the Incense Cult will suffice for the report?" Zhang Tianyang strode into Autumn Moon Pavilion, his gaze sharp as he looked directly at Shen Chengshan.

"Shen Conghai colluded with the Incense Cult. If he isn't taken away, this report cannot be completed!"