Your Taste Is Truly Awful

A dozen people standing around looked at each other, their faces ashen and extremely ugly.

But not a single one of them spoke, let alone made a move.

Like Feng Xiaoman and Zhang Dali, they had all just wanted to use this opportunity to gain some favor in front of Luo Qingyi.

Not everyone had reached the Qi Gathering Realm; in fact, most were still in the Body Refining realm. That was precisely why they wanted to try for an opportunity in this way.

But if even someone at Qi Gathering Second Level was getting beaten so badly, how could they possibly be a match?

They had kicked a steel plate.

Lin Changkong continued, "Does anyone object? If no one objects, then lower your heads and sit down. Anyone who doesn't lower their head and remains standing, I will consider it an objection.

If you object, I will fight!"

The dozen or so people were in a difficult position, unable to advance or retreat.

Sitting down would be too humiliating, but not sitting down meant facing Lin Changkong's beating, which no one could endure.

Their cultivation realms were already low, and getting beaten would mean an unknown amount of time spent recovering, not to mention the even greater risk of being crippled.

Given Lin Changkong's attitude, no one dared to gamble.

After a brief silence, a disciple at Body Refining Ninth Level lowered his head and sat back down.

With someone taking the lead, the others immediately followed suit. Soon, all dozen or so people had sat back down, heads bowed. The plaza was so quiet that their heavy breathing could be heard.

Luo Qingyi's face was livid with anger. She had intended to isolate Lin Changkong, but she hadn't expected Lin Changkong to be so ferocious, single-handedly suppressing a dozen people to the point where they couldn't lift their heads!

This wasn't isolation; it was clearly establishing Lin Changkong as the new king!

Lin Changkong looked at Luo Qingyi and smiled, "You've repeatedly called me a good-for-nothing from the Servant Courtyard with inferior talent. Now, the people you praised for their excellent talent are being beaten like dogs by me.

Tell me, if I am a good-for-nothing with inferior talent, then what are they?"

Luo Qingyi was speechless, her eyes on Lin Changkong filled with a desire to devour him.

Lin Changkong remained unfazed and said calmly, "Therefore, your judgment is truly terrible!"

Luo Qingyi's hands trembled slightly, wishing she could slap Lin Changkong to death right then and there.

But thinking of Ye Wuchen, she could only suppress her anger.

Even if she did kill Lin Changkong, the Heavenly Fire Sect would most likely not kill her, an elder, over a mere disciple.

However, Ye Wuchen absolutely would dare!

That guy was a madman who played by no rules, and they were mortal enemies. If pushed too far, he would do anything.

"Very good, very good! Lin Changkong, you're sharp-tongued!"

"But you won by using underhanded tactics against Feng Xiaoman and Zhang Dali, so it doesn't count as any real skill. Tomorrow is the New Disciple Martial Competition. You'll reveal your true colors then, and you'll know how miserable your fate will be."

Luo Qingyi suppressed her rage, once again pinning the label of "using underhanded tactics" on him.

Lin Changkong retorted, "Winning means excellent talent, losing means I used underhanded tactics. Have you no shame?"

Luo Qingyi snorted, "Hmph! If you hadn't used underhanded tactics, how could you have defeated Zhang Dali, who is at Qi Gathering Second Level?

You didn't even have any spiritual energy fluctuations just now, which means you haven't even reached the Qi Gathering Realm. If not for using despicable methods, how could you possibly beat two Qi Gathering Realm cultivators?"

Lin Changkong laughed, "I'm a body cultivator, is there a problem with that?"

He clenched his fist and smashed it down towards the ground.

With a loud boom, the stone slabs on the ground immediately cracked, and a pit formed in the ground.

Such power was definitely comparable to Qi Gathering Second Level, and even surpassed Zhang Dali, who relied on resources to break through and had an unstable foundation.

Luo Qingyi's expression was surprised, and she was quite astonished.

Lin Changkong was actually a body cultivator, and he had cultivated his physique to a level comparable to the Qi Gathering Realm.

No wonder he was so arrogant; he actually had the backing to do so.

"So you've been secretly cultivating your body, no wonder you dare to be so arrogant. But body cultivation is ultimately a low-tier path, and your ceiling is limited to this.

For Feng Xiaoman and Zhang Dali, this is merely their starting point. In the end, you are still inferior.

Don't be unconvinced. After tomorrow's New Disciple Martial Competition, you'll realize that your body cultivation skills are not worth mentioning. Just pray that you can still stand when you get off the martial stage tomorrow."

Luo Qingyi sneered, her contempt increasing.

Lin Changkong's ability to cultivate his body to such an extent was indeed surprising to her.

But for the vast majority of people, body cultivation was indeed a low-tier path. It wasn't that body cultivators weren't strong, but rather that body cultivation was too difficult.

In the same amount of time, spiritual cultivators gained far more benefits than body cultivators, and the Heavenly Fire Sect didn't have any high-level body cultivation techniques.

In her opinion, Lin Changkong's current level of body cultivation was already his limit.

But spiritual cultivation was different. Among the Outer Sect Disciples, there were those who had cultivated to Qi Gathering Seventh or Eighth Level, and their future prospects were far greater than those of body cultivators.

Lin Changkong might be arrogant now, but he would undoubtedly be left far behind before long.

Moreover, among the new disciples this time, there were also disciples at Qi Gathering Third Level, they just hadn't stepped forward.

Given Lin Changkong's actions today, he would most likely be ganged up on during the New Disciple Martial Competition. Even if no one else attacked him, she would create an opportunity for him to be surrounded.

What gave Lin Changkong the confidence to leave the martial arts stage back then?

Thinking this, Luo Qingyi felt much better.

"Hmph! Kid, just you wait to be targeted at tomorrow's New Disciple Martial Competition!"

Luo Qingyi snorted coldly in her heart and swept away with her sleeves.

Lin Changkong couldn't care less. What if he was ganged up on? With a hundred years of cultivation arriving tomorrow, he wasn't afraid of being ganged up on by you!

The New Disciple Meet-and-Greet concluded, with a group of people in silence and Lin Changkong's arrogance.

Undoubtedly, Lin Changkong became famous in one battle.

He had single-handedly taken on two Qi Gathering Realm cultivators and instantly killed them, making him incredibly popular.

Of course, he had also offended quite a few people.

But no matter what, the name Lin Changkong had undoubtedly become a resounding title among the Outer Sect new disciples.

"Looking at this, tomorrow's New Disciple Assembly definitely won't be peaceful. I need to get some stronger skills and make the most of tomorrow's hundred years of cultivation."

Lin Changkong pondered for a moment. After the New Disciple Meet-and-Greet ended, he headed straight for the Martial Arts Hall again.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the Martial Arts Hall, Ye Wuchen asked, "Why are you here again? Don't you already have a cultivation technique?"

Lin Changkong said, "I want to choose another martial art to cultivate."

Ye Wuchen: "I see. Alright, then you can go to the first floor. The first floor has all the Second-tier martial arts, and you can choose them without needing Contribution Points."

"What about the second floor?"

Lin Changkong knew that the martial arts on the second floor were definitely of a higher level, but they required a certain amount of Contribution Points to learn. He wanted to give it a try.

Ye Wuchen frowned: "Martial arts are different from cultivation techniques. Cultivation techniques are essential for reaching the Qi Gathering Realm, so the sect provides them for free.

But high-level martial arts require Contribution Points. Do you have any Contribution Points?"

"No!"

He said it righteously.

"If you don't have any, what the hell are you talking about."

"Isn't it because we have a good relationship? Elder Ye, with our relationship, it shouldn't be difficult for you to let me go to the second floor."

Ye Wuchen looked at the grinning Lin Changkong and said seriously, "You want me to give you special treatment? Damn it!"

"Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Lin Changkong: "I think so."

Ye Wuchen's brows furrowed, and he gave a thumbs-up.

"Damn it, you're spot on!"