A Sparring Challenge: Young Yi

Countless miles to the east of Purple Jade Mountain, a great battle is raging.

The two sides in the great battle were, on one side, the Mountain Recluse Who Never Leaves master of Purple Jade Mountain, and on the other, a White Ape.

The Mountain Recluse Who Never Leaves, clad in dragon-scale armor and wielding a silver whip spear made of white bone, fought fiercely with the White Ape, clad in fish-scale armor and wielding Primordial Wootz-Iron Staff, each displaying their Three Heads and Six Arms techniques. The battle was intense, with sand and stones flying everywhere and vegetation being uprooted.

In the distance, there were two boys, one older, who was the Young Kua, and the other younger, who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old.

However, the age of beings in the Primordial World cannot be judged by their appearance. Some may look like children, but they are actually ancient monsters who have lived for countless years.

Roar...

The White Ape roared, transformed into a gigantic body hundreds of feet tall, and unleashed a powerful strike that split Mount Hua above Wu Chu, who was as insignificant as an ant.

Wu Chu also transformed, transforming into a body hundreds of feet tall. With a swift thrust of his White Bone Whip Spear, another arm of his Three Heads and Six Arms suddenly shot out a beam of golden light, which shot straight toward the White Ape's eyes. He had used the Beast-Binding Rope as a hidden weapon.

The White Ape raised its hand to block, and then one of the three heads of Wu Chu spewed out a flame from its mouth. The flame spread out in the wind, like a sea of fire, and descended upon the White Ape.

The White Ape retracted its long staff, and with a tremor at the end, shattered the sea of fire.

Before it could even show a smug expression, the silver whip spear transformed into a white bone snake, spinning as it thrust straight towards its heart.

The young boy watching from afar couldn't help but say, "A Chu is becoming more and more skilled in using various supernatural abilities. Uncle Akua, if it were you, how would you block it?"

"A Chu, you have no manners!" The Young Kua the immature boy on the head, making the boy clutch his head and cry out in grievance.

"A Chu said we can address each other as we like, and the chief doesn't even mind me calling her 'sister'... Ah... Uncle Akua, if you keep bullying me like this, when I grow up, I'll bully your son like this too!"

The Young Kua heartily and said, "Bullying? How can this be called bullying? Your father said this is called the love of an elder. Your father loved me the same way back then, and if you love my son the same way in the future, then my son will love your son the same way. Come, come, let Uncle Kua love you a little today, Yi!"

"Uncle Kua, I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

Young Yi held his head, his face full of fawning obsequiousness, and then exclaimed, "Huh? A Chu, where did you go?"

Upon Young Kua's attention was indeed diverted.

The two sides had been locked in a fierce battle, exchanging blows, but now Wu Chu had vanished. The White Ape, its eyes wide, panted heavily, warily surveying its surroundings.

Just then, a white bone spear suddenly shot out from the shadows.

A bird fluttered out of the bushes and, in its panic, crashed headlong into the White Ape.

The White Ape didn't care at all, and simply swung his staff at the bone spear.

But at that moment, the bird that the White Ape had ignored suddenly transformed into a sea of flames, instantly engulfing the White Ape. Caught off guard, the White Ape was instantly struck by its attack.

However, the flames quickly dissipated, revealing Wu Chu's appearance, who chuckled and pointed to his head, "Old Round, your brain still isn't working! We've fought like this, how could there possibly be any birds flying around here!"

Upon hearing this, the White Ape paused for a moment, then spat and plopped down on the ground. "I'm not fighting anymore! You always use these underhanded tricks, it's boring, so boring..."

"I'll do it, Old Round! I'm really funny, right!"

The Young Kua, leaped forward, his figure arriving in an instant.

"Me too! Me too! I want to fight too!"

Young Yi also came to join in the fun.

For hundreds or even thousands of years, after learning the Embryonic Transformation Technique from Qingqiu Li, Wu Chu would often transform into a giant eagle and fly to the White Ape with the Zhu Yan bloodline to challenge it to a duel.

In Wu Chu's eyes, this White Ape was a very good fighter. It looked a bit simple-minded and didn't play any tricks. Moreover, it was their neighbor, and its cultivation level was only slightly lower than Wu Chu's. In addition, it had thick skin and was tough and could withstand a beating.

Over the centuries, the man and the ape forged a unique friendship through sparring matches. Initially, Wu Chu had some doubts, wondering if this White Ape might be Yuan Hong, the future leader of the Seven Sages of Mount Mei. Later, he realized he was overthinking it. If Yuan Hong already possessed this level of cultivation at this time, how powerful would he be when he gathered three generations of disciples at the Jade Void Palace?

This White Ape called itself the Great Ape King, Wu Chu liked to call it "Old Round (Old Ape)". Although the White Ape was very strong and not round at all when it stood up, it liked to squat, and when it squatted, it looked just like a round ball.

Wu Chu mastered the skills of having Three Heads and Six Arms, Ground-Shrinking Technique, Embryonic Transformation Technique, swordsmanship, and the spear and whip techniques he had developed on his own, all through sparring with Old Round.

From initially being beaten down by Old Round to gradually beating Old Round back, Wu Chu had to admit that without frequent fighting, even if he mastered supernatural powers and techniques, it was often difficult to use them in the ever-changing battle situation.

Although there was a powerful figure like Qingqiu Li in Purple Jade Mountain, Wu Chu felt it was pointless to fight her. She was too strong, and he couldn't find any sense of accomplishment in fighting her.

On the contrary, Wu Chu easily derives a sense of accomplishment from this Old Round.

As time went by, the Young Kua also joined in, and then Yi, the son of Yu, the second chief of the Houtu Tribe, gradually became familiar with Wu Chu and the Wu Chu. Despite his young age, he was precocious and shamelessly insisted on coming along with Wu Chu and the others to play.

Of course, Kua would disagree! Kids are so troublesome and annoying!

Ke Yi was very good at sweet-talking, and he managed to coax Houtu into agreeing to play with him.

And that's how things turned out the way they are now.

Purple Jade Mountain is very close to the Houtu Tribe, and the Young Kua would often bring Yi to visit. Over time, they became familiar with each other.

Wu Chu strongly suspected that this Yi of the Houtu Tribe might be the same Hou Yi who would later have a beautiful wife named Chang'e, also known as Heng'e.

This little guy has quite a chatterbox, so it's not surprising that he managed to win over a beautiful wife like Heng'e. Anyway, when he came to Purple Jade Mountain, Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox liked him a lot, calling him "sister" all the time, which made them very happy.

Wu Chu was quite tolerant of this little guy who often liked to come to Purple Jade Mountain to freeload, since the boy kept calling him "A Chu," which made him feel quite comfortable!

Who can blame him when his name is 'Yi'?

In Purple Jade Mountain, the only person Yi was afraid of was Qingqiu Li.

I don't know if this little guy is scared of Qingqiu Li's Illusion Technique, but he's as docile as a mouse seeing a cat whenever he sees her.

"So you really are here!"

At this moment, Qingqiu Li's melodious voice came from the air, followed by a figure of unparalleled beauty.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up, even the White Ape Old Round sat up straight.

Wu Chu leaped into the air and appeared before her, surprised, "Sister, what brings you here?"

Over the past few centuries, Qingqiu Li remained on Purple Jade Mountain. As Hua Feier and the rest of the Little Flower Fairy Clan switched to cultivating the Golden Core Dao, she also wanted to see if there were any areas for improvement in the subsequent cultivation method of the Golden Core Dao that she had deduced.

Houtu only visits Purple Jade Mountain occasionally, enjoying the delicious food and sometimes giving Wu Chu pointers on cultivating the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique.

Qingqiu Li smiled and said, "I've come to say goodbye. News has come from Qingqiu that some of my clansmen have returned from the south, and I need to go see them."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chu was taken aback, and then sighed softly.

Qingqiu Li smiled and said, "I'm just curious; I don't intend to get involved."

"Then I won't keep you any longer. Take care, sister. Don't act impulsively; think things through before you act!"

In comparison, Qingqiu Li is more impulsive than Houtu.