When Endurance Reaches Its Limit, There Is No Need to Endure Any Longer

"Oh, isn't this Junior Brother Zhuge, first place in the assessment? Why didn't you report to Lingxiao Sect? What are you doing here?"

"I heard from the steward that you brat looked down on Lingxiao Sect and even mocked us as trash?"

"Heavenly Dao Sect? What kind of worthless sect is that? You passed up Lingxiao Sect for that trash sect?"

"Senior Brother Zhuge, those clothes look pretty sharp. They must have cost quite a bit of silver, right? I remember you used to struggle even to afford food. Don't tell me you went to one of those dual-cultivation sects to become a furnace?"

A group of people walked over. Upon seeing Zhuge Feng, they immediately began mocking him, every word dripping with sarcasm.

Their teasing expressions made it obvious that they knew Zhuge Feng had failed the assessment and had come specifically to ridicule him.

Hearing those voices, Zhuge Feng looked over, and his expression immediately changed slightly.

Senior Brother Gan, Senior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Han, Junior Sister Liu...

These people were all sons and daughters of wealthy, influential households. They had all passed Lingxiao Sect's assessment and become official disciples.

Back when they had been menial disciples, he had always outshone them, and their results had been far inferior to his. Yet he had failed the assessment while they had succeeded.

Now, they had come to laugh at him!

"Stay calm, stay calm!"

Zhuge Feng warned himself inwardly, taking a deep breath to settle his turbulent emotions.

"Senior Brother Zhuge, why aren't you greeting us when you see us? Did you turn mute?"

"Hahaha, could Heavenly Dao Sect really be a sect that cultivates dual-cultivation arts? Don't tell me we actually guessed right!"

"No, no. We're official disciples now. We should call him Junior Brother Zhuge."

Seeing that Zhuge Feng remained silent, the group grew even more brazen, endlessly sneering at him.

"You can insult me, but you are not allowed to insult my sect!" Zhuge Feng clenched his fists.

"Oh? You've got a temper now?"

"Zhuge Feng, hehe, I won't hide it from you. Your spot was taken by me, Gan Hua!" one of them said smugly.

This man was the Senior Brother Gan Zhuge Feng had mentioned, the one whose father was at Foundation Establishment!

Hearing those words, Zhuge Feng abruptly raised his head and stared fixedly at Gan Hua.

His spot had been taken by him!

Zhuge Feng's fists clenched tighter and tighter, his nails piercing his flesh until traces of blood seeped out.

He could not help wanting to rush over and beat them half to death.

But reason stopped him, because he was now Heavenly Dao Sect's chief disciple. He represented Heavenly Dao Sect's face!

"I can't stand watching this anymore!"

Xiao Lingxi's pretty face was frosted over. Just as she was about to step forward and teach this group a lesson, Su Bai stopped her.

"This is your senior brother's matter. He can handle it himself."

Su Bai's eyes also turned slightly cold. How could his disciple possibly suffer such humiliation?

"When endurance reaches its limit, there is no need to endure any longer!"

"Go ahead and strike. If anything happens, your master will bear it all!"

He spoke, transmitting his voice directly to Zhuge Feng and telling him not to worry about too much. He only needed to strike ruthlessly. A person could be poor, but his spirit could not be poor!

Hearing his master's words, Zhuge Feng's entire body trembled. He felt an intense warmth flood through his limbs and bones, filling him with boundless courage and drive.

His master would bear it all!

He took a deep breath, steadied his chaotic breathing, then slowly raised his head to look at the people before him.

"You can talk about me all you want, but if you talk about my sect, you deserve a beating!" Cold light flashed in his eyes as he spoke in a low voice.

"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Zhuge Feng, you really think you're something!"

"No one has even heard of Heavenly Dao Sect. If it isn't a trash sect, then what is it?"

"Thirty taels of silver a month? Does a sect worse than trash deserve that?"

They all sneered, not taking Zhuge Feng seriously in the slightest.

After all, they were now official disciples of Lingxiao Sect. They and Zhuge Feng were no longer people of the same world!

Bang!

The next instant, Zhuge Feng struck. He fiercely kicked Gan Hua, who stood at the front, with terrifying speed!

Gan Hua's expression changed drastically. He wanted to dodge, but he simply had no time.

Though they had become official disciples of Lingxiao Sect, they had not yet come into contact with Immortal Arts. At this moment, they were still mortals.

But Zhuge Feng was already at Third-Level Qi Refinement!

"Ah!"

Gan Hua screamed and dropped to his knees, clutching his crotch with both hands as he rolled all over the ground in pain!

Zhuge Feng, meanwhile, paused slightly.

This was the first time he had truly injured someone.

Since childhood, his parents had taught him to be a kind, good child and to be polite. He had always adhered to that bottom line and had never taken the initiative to provoke others.

Later, when he grew up, his parents were beaten to death. He went to reason with the people responsible, only to be beaten half to death himself.

From then on, he learned to endure.

He could not die!

He still had to avenge his parents!

During his half year as a menial disciple at Lingxiao Sect, he did not know how many injustices he had endured.

Because he had good results, because he was poor, because he had no background, he became a target for bullying.

The spirit herbs he painstakingly cultivated were destroyed overnight. He was punished by being sent to do the dirtiest and hardest work. His clothes were stolen. He was kicked to the ground...

He endured it all!

Because he wanted to enter Lingxiao Sect and learn Immortal Arts!

But coming first in the assessment only to have his spot taken from him made him see the darkness of this world clearly.

Just as his master had said.

When endurance reaches its limit, there is no need to endure any longer.

The dormant volcano had finally erupted. He had finally awakened!

That restrained youth was gone, replaced by a resilient one!

Though he had not used his full strength in that kick, it was still powerful. Even if Gan Hua had practiced martial arts and had some physical foundation, that kick was enough to cripple his manhood!

This sudden turn of events left everyone utterly stunned.

"Zhuge Feng, you actually dared to injure Senior Brother Gan!"

"You've got some nerve! You even dare attack an official disciple of Lingxiao Sect!"

"Zhuge Feng, you're dead!"

After the others came to their senses, they all shouted furiously.

Slap—!

The next instant, a resounding slap sent the first person who had provoked him flying.

The man's cheek immediately swelled red. His teeth fell out, blood flowed freely, and he lay on the ground howling miserably.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the blink of an eye, the group had been beaten to the ground, their cries of pain rising one after another.

A few mortals were nothing more than chickens and dogs made of clay in Zhuge Feng's eyes now.

"You... you succeeded in Qi Refining?"

Gan Hua still clutched his crotch, drops of blood falling onto his pants. Pain covered his face as he stared at Zhuge Feng in disbelief.

He had defeated them with ease, moving so quickly that they could not even react. Clearly, Zhuge Feng was no longer a mortal!

He had succeeded in Qi Refining!

But how was that possible!

At most, it had only been five or six days since he left Heavenly Dao Sect!

Everyone knew his background. Before leaving, he absolutely had never cultivated Immortal Arts.

Could someone succeed in Qi Refining in five or six days?

Gan Hua simply could not believe it.

The others were the same.

The weak and easily bullied Zhuge Feng whom they had looked down on and mocked had actually succeeded in Qi Refining before them!

That sense of disparity was practically suffocating!

"You... you're a monster?!" one young man said tremblingly.

This was too terrifying!

"Let's go! Tell the steward, tell the elders!"

Several people supported Gan Hua and fled in disgrace, leaving behind those words as they departed.

Only the surrounding onlookers remained, staring blankly at Zhuge Feng for a long while without speaking.

A moment later, the entire square erupted!

That was incredible!

He even dared to beat disciples of Lingxiao Sect. Was Heavenly Dao Sect trying to reach the heavens?