And You Still Say You're Not a Monk?

Four days passed quickly. When the Five Heroes of Eagle Mountain gathered at the city gate as agreed, they looked at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou in surprise.

"Young heroes, where is your hair?" The hook-nosed leader blurted out the question upon seeing that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had not a single hair on their heads.

He regretted asking the question as soon as he did; the two young heroes' expressions clearly turned ugly when the topic came up.

Meng Jingzhou's hair still hasn't grown back; optimistically, it will take a few more days.

To atone for his sins and quell Meng Jingzhou's anger, Lu Yang had no choice but to shave his head as well.

The Immortal Fairy's mouth hasn't closed for the past few days; she's been smiling the whole time.

The hook-nosed leader secretly wondered if the two young heroes were Buddhist disciples, and that the wigs they had been wearing were...

The more he thought about it, the more he realized that this made sense. The two young heroes had never mentioned their backgrounds, most likely because they came from a Buddhist sect, and Buddhist sects are reluctant to flaunt their achievements.

Now, to compete for the twin lotus blossoms, we need not only force but also the intimidation of status!

As for killing and eating Demon Beast, that's understandable. There aren't many monks in Buddhism who indulge in such things, but they do exist.

"Let's go," Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou said in hushed tones, unwilling to offer further explanation.

Following the map provided by the Chamber of Commerce, the group quickly arrived at the lake where the twin lotus flowers were located.

By this time, the lake was already surrounded by people. Looking around, there were very few people in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, the largest number were in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and the next largest were in the Golden Core stage.

Twin lotus blossoms have a remarkable effect on Core Formation, attracting a large number of cultivators who need to form their Core.

Once you reach the Golden Core stage, its usefulness diminishes considerably; otherwise, the lake's owner, a single fish, wouldn't be able to protect the twin lotus blossoms.

In the middle of the lake, two lotus buds were about to bloom, their pink blossoms like twins, drawing everyone's attention.

"There's water everywhere here, it'll be inconvenient to fight when we're trying to seize it." A Foundation Establishment Late Stage frowned. He wasn't good at water combat, and if one of his opponents was skilled in water magic, it would be a huge disadvantage.

"Pump the water."

As he spoke, he took out his storage ring and began to fill it with lake water.

Seeing this, others thought it was a good method and followed suit to help.

The storage ring can only store inanimate objects, so it's perfect for storing only water and not any creatures from the lake.

"He is the White Tiger Saint Son of the Four Symbols Sect! It is said that he has mastered a full set of killing techniques. Although he is only in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, he can still fight against a half-step Golden Core stage cultivator!" The hook-nosed leader has been busy these past few days, investigating who might be vying for the Twin Lotus.

The White Tiger Saint Son is one of them.

The Four Symbols Sect is a renowned first-class sect, famous for its Four Symbols lineage. It has had outstanding successors throughout the ages and has rarely declined.

In the Central Continent, sects are habitually divided into different levels. Any sect without Spirit Transformation stage cultivator in charge is considered an unranked sect, at the very bottom.

Secondly, there are third-grade sects, which possess one to several Spirit Transformation stage cultivators.

A second-grade sect possesses one to several cultivators at the Void Refinement stage.

A first-class sect possesses one to several Nascent Integrated Body Realm Cultivator.

A top-tier sect possesses a powerful cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

Above the highest grade are the Five Great Immortal Sects.

The Five Great Immortal Sects are openly defined by having a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator and methods comparable to that of Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator.

But how many cards they actually have up their sleeve remains unknown.

"And that female cultivator, An Ke, the closed-door disciple of the Qingyue Sect Master, has Foundation Establishment Late Stage level. She is the strongest Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Qingyue Foundation Establishment Realm. Even the Qingyue Sect Master said that at the same level, he is no match for An Ke."

It is rumored in the martial arts world that the Qingyue Sect is backed by the Yuegui Immortal Palace, but no one has ever been able to confirm this.

"That's Duan Hongchen of the Heavenly Questioning Blade. He has slain many Golden Core stage Demon Beast, and everyone thinks he has already formed his Golden Core. In reality, he is only half-step into the Golden Core fortuitous opportunity and has been searching for a suitable opportunity to do so!"

The hook-nosed leader pointed out the people worth noting one by one. Some of these people came from various sects and Aristocratic Clan with amazing lineages, while others were locals from Zhenyao Pass who had earned their reputation through battle.

In comparison, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were much less well-known. They had only been in Zhenyao Pass for a few days and had been living in the dense forest, not interacting with anyone. Very few people knew about them.

"Who are those two monks? Are they disciples of the White Horse Temple? Or disciples of the Floating Pagoda Temple?"

Some people noticed Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, the only two bald people in the entire venue, who stood out in the crowd.

The White Tiger Saint frowned. "I visited the White Horse Temple and the Floating Pagoda Temple with my master, and I didn't see these two people there."

"A wild monk? Or from some unknown temple?" As a member of the Four Symbols Sect, he always believed that sects below the first rank were unknown sects and not worth his attention.

An Ke remained expressionless. She glanced at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou out of the corner of her eye, comparing them to the Foundation Establishment Realm experts in her memory. Since she couldn't find a match, she paid them no further attention.

Seeing that Lu Yang and his companion were only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Duan Hongchen of the Heavenly Question Blade ignored them completely. His only opponents were the Golden Core cultivators hidden among the crowd.

These Golden Core cultivators came to snatch the Twin Lotus because they wanted their younger generations to form their own cores. They wouldn't fight too hard; if a life-or-death battle came, these were the first to retreat.

When Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou heard others speculating about which family's monks they belonged to, veins bulged on their foreheads. "You're the monk! Your whole family are monks!"

"It's all your fault for making me shave my head!" Lu Yang was the first to speak out.

Meng Jingzhou had a plan for this. "Blame me? It's obvious that your Arhat Fist technique is terribly off! Just wait until one day I write a letter recommending you to the Hanging Temple!"

Given Lu Yang's qualifications, it's possible he's eligible to enter the Hanging Temple, or rather, the Hanging Temple might warmly welcome him.

After all, there is no one else in the world whose Law Technique talent can rival that of the senior sister.

"Lu Yang, are you going to become a monk?" The Immortal Fairy asked reluctantly.

"No, the Ask Dao Sect is my home, I'm not going anywhere else!" Lu Yang stated his position: he was a member of the Ask Dao Sect in life and in death.

"Look, the lotus is about to bloom!" someone shouted, attracting everyone's attention.

The twin lotus blossoms, emitting a refreshing fragrance, causing a frenzy among the crowd who rushed to snatch them.

With a tiger roar, the Holy Son of the White Tiger took the lead. The word "king" slowly appeared on his forehead, white hair appeared on his cheeks, and his pupils stood up, like a tiger.

"The twin lotus is mine, and no one can take it from me!" he roared, moving as fast as the wind.

"You say it's yours, so it's yours? Arhat Fist!" Meng Jingzhou made his move, unleashing the Arhat Fist. His face was compassionate and merciful; one could not produce such a fist technique without twenty years of monastic experience.

The punch was ridiculously heavy, leaving the White Tiger Saint Prince completely disoriented and slammed into the mud.

The White Tiger Saint was somewhat dazed; this was his first time failing in a challenge against someone of a higher level.

His battles always involved challenging opponents of higher levels; he could easily defeat late -Foundation Establishment Late Stage while only being in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and he had never been defeated.

Unexpectedly, this attempt failed.

"He really is a monk!" Anke confirmed his earlier guess.

"You're the monk!" Meng Jingzhou retorted angrily.

"Bald guy, you know Arhat Fist, and you still say you're not a monk?"

The second update will be half an hour later.