Lying Low from Immortal Official to Celestial Venerable
Chapter 92

My Junior Brother Was Stronger Than Me?

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In the next half month, there was almost no peace in the training room.

The roar of the collision of spells and the buzz of spiritual energy became the only main theme here.

Chu Bai and Wang Qingli started high-intensity sparring in this closed space.

From the initial feeding move to the full-scale attack and defense, the two people cooperated more and more tacitly, and Chu Bai's progress made Wang Qingli feel frightened.

"Come again!"

In the center of the field, Chu Bai shouted softly, his body like electricity.

Suddenly a ball of crimson flames appeared under his feet, and the whole person pulled out an afterimage as if teleporting, instantly spanning a distance of several feet, and reached Wang Qingli's side.

This is exactly "Firestep Dash" that has just reached the [proficient] level.

"So fast!"

Wang Qingli's pupils shrank, and he instinctively held up the thick Tortoise-Shell Earth Shield.

However, this time, Chu Bai's attack is no longer a simple straight punch or Spirit Water Needle.

He stretched out one hand, with clouds lingering in his palm, and slapped Earth Shield with a seemingly light palm, but did not make any sound.

The next moment, the originally indestructible Earth Shield rippled violently like water waves.

An extremely strange force was transmitted along the shield surface, which not only easily neutralized the shield's counter-shock force, but also wrapped around it like gangrene attached to the bone, trying to lock Wang Qingli's wrist.

[Formless Cloud Hand]!

"How is this possible?!"

Wang Qingli's complexion changed drastically, and he felt as if his own Protective Spiritual Radiance had turned into paper in front of this cloud.

That combination of strength and softness made her feel difficult on the defensive end for the first time.

She quickly changed her moves and forced Chu Bai back with several ground thrusts, taking the opportunity to distance herself.

"Huh..."

Wang Qingli steadied his body and looked at the calm young man opposite, feeling a turmoil in his heart.

It's only half a month!

Half a month ago, Chu Bai's Cloud Hand was exquisite, but in her opinion it was just a level of proficiency, and it would take a lot of effort to break through her defense.

But now, the changes and power contained in this palm have simply made a qualitative leap.

To attack, the power of the Vajra Palm can be used to break open monuments and crack rocks; to defend, it can be used to turn the soft energy around the fingers to release thousands of pounds of force; to control, it can be used everywhere like chains of clouds and mist.

Both offensive and defensive, extremely difficult to deal with!

Coupled with the treacherous and changeable "Firestep Dash" movement skills that are integrated into actual combat...

Wang Qingli had an idea in her mind that she couldn't even believe:

"His combat power... seems to be on par with mine? There is even a faint tendency to surpass mine?"

You know, she is Qi Refining Third Layer perfect, and is famous for her defense. She is also a master who is firmly in the top twenty in the third grade.

And what about Chu Bai?

I have only been in school for one year, and my cultivation level has just exceeded Qi Refining Third Layer.

One year equals three years?

Is this still a human being?

Wang Qingli even feels that the sense of oppression given to her by Chu Bai is almost catching up with that muscular maniac Lü Qing carrying a giant sword!

"No, it must be an illusion."

Wang Qingli took a deep breath and tried to calm down, "Although Junior Brother Chu has many methods, after all, his cultivation has not reached the perfection of the current state. There should be a gap between Spell Power's total amount and Foundation Depth."

"If they were in the same class, Lü Qing should be inferior to him."

Thinking of this, Wang Qingli also had a fighting spirit in his eyes.

She majors in earth defense, and combined with her unique anti-injury methods, she has an advantage in protracted battles.

This Immortal Official Examination is Dao Academy's last chance in three years. If you don't give it a try, not only will you be sorry for your hard work in the past few years, but you will also be thrown away by this evil junior brother without even being able to see his back.

"I can't relax either!"

The two of them went through dozens of moves again, until their spiritual power was exhausted, and then they retreated to the corner Breath Regulation.

However, only one stick of incense passed.

When Wang Qingli had just recovered 50% Spell Power and opened her eyes to continue practicing, she saw a scene that left her speechless.

On the other side of the venue, Chu Bai had already stood up.

He did not rest, but started the boring Spell Arts exercise again.

I saw him forming seals over and over again, and the blue-grey [Spring-Rejuvenation Seal] were constantly being generated and dissipated on his body.

"His spiritual power... is it full now?"

Wang Qingli The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

How did she know that with Perfected Level "Origin Return Formula" and Little Five-Element Cycle Chu Bai, the recovery speed is simply exaggerated.

Coupled with the Spirit Gathering Formation blessing from the Grade A training room, he almost never reached the point of spiritual exhaustion.

"In just half a month, two Spell Arts were upgraded to the proficiency level..."

Wang Qingli Looking at that tireless figure, there is nothing but admiration in my heart.

"Junior brother, I, Pills, have run out. Let's go back to the room to get some supplies. I'll be back as soon as I go."

Wang Qingli shook the empty elixir bottle helplessly and said to Chu Bai.

In the past half month, in order to keep up with the abnormal battery life rhythm of Chu Bai, her consumption of Pills has almost tripled.

"Okay." Chu Bai nodded and watched her leave.

As the door of the training room slowly closed, the restriction was reopened, and only Chu Bai was left in this closed space again.

He did not take the opportunity to rest, but turned around and looked at the Puppet Target on the other side of the field that was used to test the power of Spell Arts.

"Not strong enough."

Chu Bai With a thought in his mind, his fingers connected points on the console.

As the formation hummed, the surface of the puppet, which was originally glowing with bronze color, began to flow with spiritual light and instantly became as black as ink, exuding an indestructible aura.

The defensive power of this thing is enough to resist the indiscriminate bombardment of ordinary Qi Refining Third Layer monks for a quarter of an hour without falling down.

It can be said to be the limit of Qi Refining Early Stage.

"Since senior sister is not here, it's time to try my true limit now."

Sparring with Wang Qingli can certainly hone his practical skills, but Chu Bai always holds back his strength.

After all, we are from the same sect and share the same training room. If we accidentally break it, it will be hard to explain.

But now...

Chu Bai took a deep breath, and the Five-Element Minor Cycle in his body instantly accelerated to the extreme.

"Spirit Water Needle!"

This time, it's no longer a tentative few dozen.

Brush!

In an instant, a heavy rain seemed to fall in the training room. Three hundred blue water needles appeared out of thin air, densely occupying half of the space.

Moreover, on these water needles, not only is the flexibility of flowing water, but also a trace of the sharp and unparalleled light golden Geng Metal Qi!

"Go!"

With Chu Bai pointing it out.

Three hundred Spirit Water Needles were like an angry Flood Dragon, crashing into the black target with a scream that ripped through the air.

The dense impact sounds became a long and piercing roar. The Qi Refining ultimate target, which was originally said to be indestructible, could only hold on for less than a breath in the face of this terrifying torrent.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the hard puppet shell instantly shattered and turned into fragments all over the sky.

Instant kill!

But it's not over yet.

Chu Bai stepped forward, "Firestep Dash" erupted, and the whole person appeared in the center of the fragments that had not yet gathered together, as if teleporting.

"Formless Cloud Hand!"

An extremely solid giant Cloud Hand was photographed out of thin air. In this palm, not only the control power of Perfected Level, but also the meaning of life and death of Withered-and-Flourishing Azure Qi was contained.

Bang!

The ground trembled. Those puppet fragments that had just been tried to reorganize were directly smashed into powder by this palm and completely dissipated in the air. The formation needed to be re-condensed to recover.

"Huh..."

Chu Bai stood up, a trace of joy flashing in his eyes.

It's been a long time since I've used my full strength to hit this set of combos, and it's so satisfying.

"With the blessing of Five-Element Spiritual Power, the power of my Spell Arts has increased by at least 30%. With the control of Perfected Level, this kind of rigid target is simply paper in front of me."

He sat down cross-legged and simply Breath Regulation for half a quarter of an hour before his spiritual power was fully restored.

Looking at the progress bar that was still beating slowly on the panel, Chu Bai was thoughtful.

"Spell Arts After reaching perfection, the progress bar is still rising. This means... there is still a way to reach perfection."

"Maybe it's Divine Ability? Or some kind of Conception?"

"But now is not the time to delve into this. There is only half a month left before Immortal Official Examination. There is not much time. It is important to stabilize the current combat strength first."

"This trial just now gave me some confidence. When I face my opponent in the future, I will probably know how much strength I need to exert."

Just as I was thinking about it, familiar footsteps came from outside the door.

Wang Qingli steps in a hurry.

She held two bottles of Qi-Replenishing Pill that she had just exchanged from the Pill Pavilion tightly in her hands, and secretly said in her heart, "Chu Bai's recovery speed is too fast. If I didn't take drugs, I wouldn't be able to keep up with his rhythm. This time, I won't be left behind no matter what I say!"

This is the reason why she was in a hurry to go back just now. For Immortal Official Examination this time, she really worked hard.

Just as she was thinking about it, she quickly walked to the door of the training room.

Before the door was opened, a series of frightening explosions could be heard inside. Even through the thick restricted door, you could feel the ground shaking slightly.

"This is... Junior brother practicing Spell Arts alone?"

Wang Qingli's heart moved, "Such a level of effort is truly extraordinary. No wonder he has improved so quickly."

She first politely knocked on the door, and then took out the token to unlock the ban.

As soon as she stepped into it, the sight in front of her made her eyes widen suddenly.

I saw that in the center of the field, the test target that was supposed to be intact was in an extremely miserable state - it was torn into pieces, its aura was dim, and it was slowly being reorganized under the influence of the formation.

On the console next to it, the indicator light representing the target's strength suddenly stayed in the red area at the top.

"This is...Qi Refining Early Stage's ultimate target?!"

Wang Qingli took a deep breath, horrified in his heart.

A target of this strength corresponds to Qi Refining Third Layer who majors in defense Spell Arts.

And if you want to defeat it, you have to bomb it indiscriminately for at least a quarter of an hour.

But how long had she been gone?

Less than a cup of tea time!

Looking at the traces of the target's reorganization, it was obvious that it had been defeated more than once.

"That is to say, in the short moment that I left, Chu Bai not only did not rest, but instead exploded with more terrifying destructive power than before, killing this target instantly?!"

Wang Qingli looked at the young man who was calmly watching Breath Regulation, and suddenly a strong sense of frustration surged in his heart, but then it turned into a deeper awe.

It turns out...

During this half month of sparring, my junior brother has always been merciful to me?

That so-called balance is basically the result of him deliberately lowering his strength in order to take care of my face!

Seeing Wang Qingli standing at the door with a complicated expression, Chu Bai was not surprised and stood up and smiled.

"How much has Senior Sister's spiritual power recovered? Can I continue practicing?"

Wang Qingli came to his senses, took a deep breath, and quickly swallowed a Qi-Replenishing Pill medicine to suppress the shock in his heart.

"About 70%, we can start."

She walked up to Chu Bai, looking more serious than ever before, "But I have a condition for practicing in the future."

"Huh?"

"You don't need to hold back anymore."

Wang Qingli looked directly into Chu Bai's eyes and said firmly, "If you keep holding back on everything, not only will you not be able to practice happily, but I will also not get real training.

If it hurts me, it means my skills are inferior to others, and it just lets me see where my defense limits are."

She knew in her heart that if she couldn't even withstand Chu Bai's attack, then Immortal Official Examination might as well not go.

Besides... she is somewhat confident in her "Thick Earth Shield", so she shouldn't be seriously injured.

Seeing that Wang Qingli was so serious, Chu Bai thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, he felt a little constrained by always holding back his efforts.

"If that's the case, then just follow what the senior sister said."

Chu Bai raised his hand, with green light flashing on his fingertips, "But just to be on the safe side, before we start, let me plant a few [Spring-Rejuvenation Seal] for senior sister."

"If you are really injured, you can heal it instantly without affecting future practice."

Wang Qingli nodded and did not refuse.

During this time, she had already seen the magic of this treatment Spell Arts. With it, she could really give it a try.

Chu Bai reached out and pressed it, planting a Spring-Rejuvenation Seal on its neck. Now that the proficiency has increased, not only the casting speed is accelerated, but the consumption is also slightly reduced.

As for the recovery effect, it has naturally been enhanced.

"Come on!"

"Okay! Be careful!"

In the following time, the fighting style in the training room changed suddenly.

It is no longer the kind of tentative feeding moves, but a high-intensity confrontation that is truly close to actual combat.

Of course, the purpose of the two of them is always to hone their experience, not to decide whether to live or die. Therefore, although the killing moves are made, there is still room for a thin line of control.

"Come again!"

Wang Qingli gave a sweet shout, and the earthy yellow aura glowed all over his body.

The phantom of Tortoiseshell Shield behind her was almost solid, and several thick Earth Wall stood up from the ground, protecting her from the wind and rain.

Chu Bai looked calm and stepped on "Firestep Dash". His whole body turned into a red afterimage, traveling between Earth Wall.

First round of confrontation.

Only thirty moves passed.

Chu Bai flashed like a ghost, and used the soft power of "Formless Cloud Hand" to cleverly guide Wang Qingli's Earth Spike Art to deviate from the trajectory, instead blasting a gap in Earth Shield.

Brush!

In an instant, thirty azure blue Spirit Water Needle penetrated the gap like swimming fish, and instantly hovered three inches in front of Wang Qingli's slightly pale and pretty face. Each needle tip was spitting out a heart-stopping cold light.

"I lost." Wang Qingli had no choice but to disperse his defense.

Breath Regulation A moment, the second round.

This time, Chu Bai did not use clever skills, but chose to attack head-on.

After fifty moves.

Boom!

Accompanied by a loud noise, Chu Bai's Perfected Level "Formless Cloud Hand" hit with overwhelming force, smashing Wang Qingli's proud triple Earth Shield.

Among the fragments of earth and rock that exploded all over the sky, Wang Qingli was knocked back several feet, and he managed to stabilize his body in some embarrassment.

Defeated again.

After several rounds, in a whole day, Wang Qingli barely managed to survive a hundred moves only once.

That was because Chu Bai was trying out a new spiritual power operation route and was slightly distracted, so she seized the opportunity and delayed time.

When the afterglow of the setting sun shone into the practice room through the air window, the two finally stopped.

Wang Qingli was sitting on the ground without any image, breathing heavily, and his hair was a little messy and stuck to his forehead.

She looked at the young man opposite who was just panting slightly and was skillfully brushing "Spring-Rejuvenation Seal" for herself, with extremely complicated eyes.

At this point, she had to admit and accept a cruel fact -

The so-called balance is simply wishful thinking on her part.

Chu Bai is superior to her in all aspects, whether it is the fierce combat experience, the smooth connection of Spell Arts, or the depth of Spell Power!

Even...

In these rounds of high-intensity confrontation, she vaguely felt that Chu Bai was still able to handle it with ease.

He has never used that Golden-Eye Pupil Art so far!

Bottomless.

This is Wang Qingli's only comment on Chu Bai at this moment.

"Huh..."

Wang Qingli took a long breath, shook his head with a wry smile, and looked at Chu Bai: "It's not equal... Junior brother, your combat power is far better than mine."

"Originally, I thought that if I met you on Immortal Official Examination, I could compete for victory. Now it seems that if we really meet you, I'd better give in as soon as possible to avoid being beaten too ugly."

Hearing this, Chu Bai put away the mark in his hand and smiled gently, "Senior sister is too modest. Senior sister's defense is watertight. If Non-Self takes advantage of her physical skills and recovery power, it will not be easy to break the defense."

"Stop comforting me."

Wang Qingli waved his hand and stood up, with a hint of emotion in his eyes, "I finally understand. People like you cannot be measured by common sense."

"If you are a third-year old student, even that Lü Qing, I'm afraid you will be so suppressed that you can't hold your head up."

"Even..."

She paused and pondered in her mind, "Even compared with the people in the next year, your ranking will definitely be at the top of the list, and no one can shake it. The title of the number one freshman is really too small for you."

"This year's graduation exam for freshmen, I'm afraid it will be difficult for others."

"No, junior brother is already very strong in his class. No one should be able to shake his first position. But now he is preparing for the war with all his strength like me, spending a lot of money..."

"Could it be that his ambition is more than that?!"

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