Tai Yujie was slow on the uptake. Hearing An Kexin's words, she looked bewildered, not knowing what they meant.
But the people around them immediately began discussing it!
"So he's Little Bamboo Peak's junior brother. Congratulations, senior sisters, congratulations!"
A man beside An Kexin immediately spoke up, a hint of a fawning smile on his face.
This man was at the Foundation Establishment Realm Second Layer, on par with Tai Yujie, but he was quick-witted and secretly kept all the beauties of the various peaks in mind.
Although An Kexin and Tai Yujie were not peerless beauties, both were fairly good-looking, so naturally, some male disciples were fond of them!
Hearing that he was from Little Bamboo Peak, many of those around them who knew An Kexin cupped their hands in greeting.
An Kexin responded softly with a smile on her lips, but her gaze turned toward Guo Gang!
Sure enough, Guo Gang's expression instantly changed when he heard the conversations around him.
Recently, Little Bamboo Peak's master, Meng Caihong, had broken through to the Soul Splitting Realm and stolen the limelight, showing signs of overshadowing Nine Yang Peak.
If the eldest senior sister's record here in Wind Thunder Valley really was broken, Little Bamboo Peak would surely steal the limelight once again.
No, I have to stop this from happening!
Guo Gang instantly made up his mind, then looked toward Ji Wuchang on the third stone platform, a cold glint in his eyes.
Guo Gang did not have the courage to act openly.
But he soon thought of a way. He slowly walked toward the cliff on Ji Wuchang's side and began climbing.
Given his cultivation, the first or second platform would normally have been most suitable.
But this time, Guo Gang chose the fourth platform outright, because it had just become vacant.
While enduring the lightning's body tempering on the stone platforms, failing to hold on and falling off was a common occurrence.
Guo Gang's idea was simple. He would pretend he could no longer hold on and fall from the fourth platform. As long as he adjusted his direction properly, he could easily crash into Ji Wuchang on the third platform.
That way, Ji Wuchang would have no choice but to fall as well.
Watching Guo Gang sit cross-legged on the fourth platform above Ji Wuchang's head, An Kexin could not help smiling faintly. Everything was going according to her plan.
Only now did Tai Yujie finally catch on. She looked at An Kexin, admiration showing on her face!
Zhen Miaoqing looked at Guo Gang and could not help frowning!
Huang Wanqiu said with a smile, "Eldest Senior Sister, it seems Little Bamboo Peak isn't as harmonious as we imagined!"
A disdainful smile appeared on Zhen Miaoqing's lips before she said calmly, "Nothing but a clown jumping about!"
Huang Wanqiu nodded slightly. Her gaze swept over An Kexin and Tai Yujie, a faint, ambiguous smile on her lips.
An Kexin suddenly sensed something and looked up, meeting Huang Wanqiu's gaze. A trace of panic arose in her heart!
At that moment, Ji Wuchang knew nothing of what was happening outside. He was splitting his attention between two tasks. Besides condensing a lightning pearl, he automatically guided a portion of the lightning onto the bones throughout his body, using it to temper them.
Ji Wuchang could clearly feel that, under the faint lightning, all the bones in his body seemed to be slowly undergoing some special changes.
From time to time, a wisp of black smoke rose. Those were the black impurities on his bones.
Even Ji Wuchang himself had not expected this method to actually work.
At that moment, a fist-sized lightning pearl had appeared in Ji Wuchang's dantian. Although it did not look solid, it was indeed filled with the might of lightning.
The lightning entering Ji Wuchang's body split into two portions, one of which flowed continuously into the lightning pearl.
With this lightning pearl, he could begin cultivating the first punch of the Wind and Thunder Fist!
Ji Wuchang was exceptionally eager to learn the Wind and Thunder Fist.
Unfortunately, the purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art was a fire-attribute cultivation method. Otherwise, he would not have needed to condense the power of wind and thunder first!
Just then, Ji Wuchang suddenly remembered that Xiao Fan had not cultivated a lightning-attribute method in his previous life either. The cultivation method he practiced had also been related to the fire attribute.
But how had he resolved the Wind and Thunder Fist's need to condense the power of wind and thunder? Ji Wuchang would have to think this over carefully when he returned!
Just then, a startled cry suddenly rang out. Ji Wuchang felt a fierce gust plummeting from above, heading straight for him.
Ji Wuchang was about to open his eyes when he suddenly felt a powerful force descend from above, pushing the fierce gust hurtling toward him far away.
Ji Wuchang knew someone had intervened to help, so he could not be bothered to pay it any further attention.
At that moment, startled cries rose throughout Wind Thunder Valley. Looking at Guo Gang screaming in the lightning pool, everyone wore expressions of schadenfreude!
No one present was a fool. Guo Gang had just fallen from the fourth platform toward Ji Wuchang when the eldest senior sister flicked a finger and sent him flying away.
Everyone there understood that Guo Gang had harbored ill intentions!
"Until this junior brother wakes up, no one is allowed onto the platforms above the third level. Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
Zhen Miaoqing spoke coldly. As her gaze swept across the crowd, everyone lowered their heads.
"Yes, Eldest Senior Sister!"
Everyone answered with solemn expressions. At the same time, they inwardly praised her. Their eldest senior sister truly lived up to her position; her bearing alone put countless others to shame!
An Kexin and Tai Yujie lowered their heads at the same time. An Kexin clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood.
But An Kexin felt no pain at all. There was only a voice still screaming madly in her heart.
How is this possible? Why would Eldest Senior Sister help him? Could he know her? Damn you, Ji Wuchang, just you wait!
An Kexin roared wildly inside. Her expression had also lost its earlier composure and had become somewhat ugly!
Guo Gang's screams rang out incessantly. For someone at the Foundation Establishment Realm Second Layer, the lightning pool below was by no means a pleasant place.
Only after seeing Guo Gang's face turn as white as paper did Zhen Miaoqing snort coldly and make a grabbing motion toward the lightning pool below with her left hand.
A force acted upon Guo Gang, lifting him straight out of the lightning pool and tossing him onto the bank.
Whatever the case, he was still the second elder's disciple. Teaching him a lesson would suffice!
Guo Gang convulsed all over, lightning flashing across his body. He looked utterly wretched.
Before long, Guo Gang finally recovered. Not daring to say a word, he slunk straight out of Wind Thunder Valley.
The incident with Guo Gang was only a minor interlude. Everyone then turned their attention back to Ji Wuchang!
"Eldest Senior Sister, how much longer do you think he can hold on?"
Huang Wanqiu looked at Zhen Miaoqing and asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhen Miaoqing shook her head, then said solemnly, "Back then, I was on the fourth platform, where the lightning was stronger."
"If he can hold on for six hours, he'll match the four hours I managed back then!"
Hearing this, Huang Wanqiu nodded, agreeing with her eldest senior sister's assessment.