"Don't make things difficult for yourself!" Wunai asked, casting him a sidelong glance.
"Not difficult, not difficult!" Xiao Hua patted his chest.
"You're not forcing yourself?" Wunai asked again.
"Not forcing myself, not forcing myself!" Xiao Hua's face was full of smiles, looking exceedingly delighted.
"Hmph!" Wunai snorted coldly. "Even if you go, all you'll do is run away. Won't that still make Myriad Thunder Valley lose face?"
Xiao Hua laughed. "Listen to yourself, Master. The Three Cultivation Kingdoms hold the Feathered Immortal Convention for exchange, don't they? So long as this disciple participates in this grand event, that is enough. Is there any need to split hairs over some ranking? That thing can neither be eaten nor drunk!"
"Since Junior Brother was able to pass the qualification selection, he must have some confidence. He has only just reached the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation; losing to anyone would be perfectly normal!" Xiangyang said.
"You think your master doesn't know that?" Wunai glared at Xiangyang. "This brat used to be a Rogue Cultivator. What underhanded methods has he not seen? To take twentieth place among more than two hundred late Qi Cultivation disciples, he naturally has some tricks! Xiangyang, exchange a few moves with Xiao Hua and weigh his true measure!"
"There's no need, is there? Master, Junior Brother has only just reached the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation!" Xiangyang found himself in quite a predicament. After all, there was an essential difference between a Qi Cultivation cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator. "What are you afraid of? Could you possibly strike hard enough to injure Xiao Hua?" Wunai said coldly.
Xiao Hua was unhappy as well, but he forced a smile. "Master, there's no need to compete, right? This disciple's cultivation is shallow, and I haven't even refined the