"Thud!"
As Fairy Lingyue stamped her heel heavily against the ground, a dull tremor rang out, and the inn's bluestone floor abruptly cracked apart.
Any cultivator with a discerning eye could see that Fairy Lingyue had redirected the force of Jiang Chong of Tangting Mountain's punch into the ground.
Any martial artist with some attainment in the martial dao could master this method of redirecting force.
But this most basic martial technique had limited use even against Spirit Refining Realm cultivators, let alone Transformation Realm cultivators.
Once cultivators reached that realm, the force they unleashed could no longer be measured by common sense, and it was difficult to disperse it with this single method alone.
What was more, Transformation Realm cultivators like Jiang Chong also had true intent to aid them.
For instance, the fist force of the punch he had just hurled at Fairy Lingyue carried a true intent akin to "armor piercing."
Otherwise, he could not have broken through Bai Yu's golden wings earlier.
Yet the woman below, whom Jiang Chong called a demoness, had used this most basic martial technique to withstand a Transformation Realm cultivator's punch, imbued with true intent and true essence.
An uproar erupted from the crowd once more.
"Whoosh!"
When Fairy Lingyue blocked his punch, a flash of astonishment immediately appeared in Jiang Chong's eyes. Then, without hesitation, he darted back to his original position.
Fairy Lingyue did not pursue Jiang Chong as he fled. Instead, she wiped her hands with a look of distaste before raising her head to address him.
"With that little strength, you expect your great-granny to surrender without a fight?"
Jiang Chong's face turned livid with rage, but for the moment, he could find no words to refute her.
After a little thought, he called out to the