"Buzz!"
Faced with Lu Zijian's Sword Qi dragon, Lao Chu's blade moved.
His saber technique held little flourish, nothing more than simple chops and slashes. Yet each strike came faster than the last.
That Sword Qi dragon, powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, was forcibly cleaved in two by him.
"Clang!"
Blade collided with sword. Though both were Immortal King Ninth Grade, Lao Chu actually suppressed Lu Zijian through divine power alone.
Looking at Lu Zijian right before him, Lao Chu smiled faintly. "Among cultivators less than ten thousand years apart from me, there aren't many who can take this strike of mine."
"At such a young age, you can actually withstand this strike. Ten Thousand Races Academy truly lives up to its reputation!"
Hearing Lao Chu's praise, Lu Zijian said with difficulty, "Before coming to the Pill Epoch, everyone said that the Heavenly Lotus Sect's Holy Maiden was the strongest of her generation in the Heavenly Lotus Sect."
"But after coming here, I came to understand that the Pill Epoch is where crouching tigers and hidden dragons truly lie."
"Even an unknown figure like you possesses such strength. This Pill Epoch truly excites me."
In response to Lu Zijian's words, Lao Chu smiled faintly. "Hearing that praise from you actually makes me a little unhappy."
"As an outstanding person who has defeated countless others, if circumstances had not forced it, who would be willing to remain obscure?"
"Buzz!"
As he spoke, Lao Chu added several more degrees of force to his hand. The meteorite beneath Lu Zijian's feet began to crack apart.
"You still have the leisure to chat with me at a time like this. Aren't you looking down on me a little too much?"
"Whoosh!"
"Clang!"
The flying sword that had been circling nearby suddenly stabbed