Before everyone's eyes, Lu Changsheng arrived at Golden Ao Island and walked toward Dingguang Xian and the others.
Dingguang Xian froze in place, unable to react for a moment.
What was Lu Changsheng even talking about?
That he was afraid to fight Lu Changsheng?
"Me? Afraid of you?"
"Lu Changsheng, stop running your mouth."
"If I were you, I wouldn't have come here today."
As he spoke, Lu Changsheng reached Dingguang Xian.
But he didn't even look at him. He walked right past and went over to Yunxiao and the others.
He looked at Yunxiao, a smile appearing on his handsome face.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Yunxiao smiled.
"I only got here a little while ago."
Beside her, Qiongxiao was full of bewilderment.
Since when had Big Sister been so polite to an ordinary Jie Sect Disciple?
No, this didn't seem like simple politeness.
Was it because Lu Changsheng had challenged Dingguang Xian?
Or was she imagining things?
At that moment, Dingguang Xian finally came to his senses.
This insignificant True Immortal, Lu Changsheng, actually dared to ignore him?
"I'm talking to you! Can't you hear me?!"
Dingguang Xian shouted angrily.
Only then did Lu Changsheng turn to look at him. The smile on his face had vanished without a trace.
"So what if I heard you? Are you that eager to lose to me?"
Dingguang Xian felt his temples throbbing uncontrollably.
He was about to explode with rage.
"Fine, fine, fine. Let's see how long you can keep acting so arrogant!"
As he spoke, he looked at Yunxiao.
"Before the match begins, there are a few things we need to make clear."
"I won't repeat the terms of our wager."
"What I want to say is that since Lu Changsheng is overestimating himself, he must bear all the consequences of this match."
"Even if I accidentally beat him to death or cripple him, no one else can be blamed."
"No one can come after me afterward. Do you agree?"
His words drew a chorus of murmurs from the Jie Sect Disciples watching nearby.
Dingguang Xian clearly intended to kill.
In a match between fellow disciples, Dingguang Xian actually wanted to put Lu Changsheng to death.
Yunxiao looked at Dingguang Xian.
"Chang Er, don't you think you're going too far?"
Perhaps the words sounded like nothing to anyone else.
But to Dingguang Xian, it felt as if he had suddenly been plunged into an icy abyss.
He stood frozen, shocked to his core.
Was it just his imagination?
For a brief moment, he thought he'd sensed a trace of killing intent in Yunxiao's eyes.
Had Yunxiao developed murderous intent toward him because of Lu Changsheng?
Impossible!
He was one of the Suishi Qixian. How could Lu Changsheng compare to him?
"Looks like you're certain you'll win."
Lu Changsheng spoke coldly.
"Of course."
Dingguang Xian looked disdainful.
"I agree with what you said. Injuries are inevitable in a match."
At that moment, everyone on Golden Ao Island turned their eyes to Lu Changsheng.
He had actually agreed with Dingguang Xian.
And from his tone, it seemed he thought Dingguang Xian would be the one getting hurt.
"Big Sister, tell me in secret. What exactly did you give Lu Changsheng?"
Bixiao looked curious.
Yunxiao was stumped by the question.
Besides the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid and Shangqing Divine Thunder, had she given Lu Changsheng anything else?
"No."
"Fine, keep it to yourself."
"We'll see soon enough anyway."
Bixiao assumed Yunxiao simply didn't want to tell her.
Dingguang Xian was also so amused by Lu Changsheng's words that he laughed.
"I don't know where you get your confidence, but I'll soon show you the difference between us!"
There were indeed methods that could bridge the gap between a True Immortal and a Golden Immortal.
But in Dingguang Xian's eyes, disciples like Lu Changsheng were a dime a dozen.
How could he possibly have such a trump card or technique?
As he spoke, a surge of magical power rose from Dingguang Xian.
"Wait."
Lu Changsheng interrupted him.
"What now?"
"No one can save you today."
Dingguang Xian answered impatiently.
"Give me this round of Cultivation Resources first."
Lu Changsheng had arrived late, so he hadn't collected his cultivation resources for the past hundred years.
"I'll let you hold on to them for a little while."
Dingguang Xian raised a hand and gave him the resources allotted to a True Immortal.
"Who told you I was a True Immortal?"
"Do you think everyone's cultivation stays exactly the same for a hundred years, like yours?"
Lu Changsheng's words instantly drew countless displeased looks.
Everyone knew he was talking about Dingguang Xian.
Still, they couldn't help feeling insulted.
Was a hundred years really that long for cultivators?
A thousand years, even ten thousand, without advancing one's cultivation was perfectly normal.
As Lu Changsheng spoke, the aura of a Mysterious Immortal emerged from him.
Dingguang Xian's expression froze.
A Mysterious Immortal?!
He clearly remembered that the last time he'd clashed with Lu Changsheng, Lu Changsheng had only been at Earth Immortal Peak.
That meant Lu Changsheng had broken through from Earth Immortal to Heavenly Immortal, then True Immortal, and finally Mysterious Immortal in just two hundred years.
"So what if you're a Mysterious Immortal?"
Dingguang Xian didn't care in the least.
There wasn't much difference between a Mysterious Immortal and a True Immortal.
As he spoke, he handed over the cultivation resources allotted to someone in the Mysterious Immortal Realm.
Lu Changsheng put away the resources, rose high into the sky, and looked down at Dingguang Xian.
"Come fight!"
At that moment, he no longer held back any of his cultivation. His magical power surged outward like a tide.
That level of magical power was no mere Mysterious Immortal Early Stage. It was Mysterious Immortal Peak!
"Mysterious Immortal Peak!"
"The Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid is that powerful?!"
Qiongxiao couldn't help exclaiming.
The others didn't know, but she knew what Yunxiao had given Lu Changsheng last time.
Zhao Gongming stared at Yunxiao in astonishment.
She had given Lu Changsheng the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid?
"What? Big Sister, you gave Lu Changsheng the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid last time?"
Hearing this, Bixiao looked at Yunxiao indignantly.
"Big Sister, you're so biased!"
"I begged you for the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid for ages, but you wouldn't give me any!"
Yunxiao replied coolly.
"With your aptitude, you have no need to use the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid to break through."
As she said this, Yunxiao didn't even look at Bixiao. Her eyes stayed fixed on Lu Changsheng, full of astonishment.
She knew very well what the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid could do.
It could indeed help Lu Changsheng break through from True Immortal to Mysterious Immortal.
But only to Mysterious Immortal Early Stage.
There simply hadn't been enough time.
With a hundred years of normal cultivation, he might not even have reached Mysterious Immortal Mid-Stage.
Yet Lu Changsheng had reached Mysterious Immortal Peak.
It was hard to imagine what he had gone through over those hundred years.
But if Lu Changsheng was only at Mysterious Immortal Peak and had no other methods, he would still have little chance of defeating Dingguang Xian.
Because Dingguang Xian was at Golden Immortal Peak.
After a moment of stunned silence, Dingguang Xian burst out laughing.
But his laughter was full of mockery.
"I admit I underestimated you before."
"With Mysterious Immortal Peak cultivation and a few techniques, you do have what it takes to fight a Golden Immortal."
"But do you think I'm just any ordinary Golden Immortal?!"
His roar rang out across Golden Ao Island.
"My Immortal status comes from being one of the Suishi Qixian!"
"Don't get too cocky!"
The aura of Golden Immortal Peak surged out.
Dingguang Xian leapt into the air and charged at Lu Changsheng.
"Die!"
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