Crossover: In Little Garden, Becoming a God Through Once Proven, Forever Proven

Lu Jin spoke modestly, but he did nothing to deny Lü Ci's words. He even smiled.

His junior brother might not yet be an immortal of the heavens, but in the world of mortals today, calling him an immortal was hardly an exaggeration.

He had perfected the Threefold Reversal Second Stage, could gather and disperse at will and ride the clouds and mist, and his body no longer had any vital points. If he still couldn't be called an immortal, then who could?

"That boy's cultivation has improved again. Young people really are full of energy."

The Old Celestial Master watched the scene. He too saw the immortal among the pavilions and towers waving at him, and he even heard what the man was saying.

He was asking whether the Old Celestial Master had eaten breakfast.

"Mr. Qin Qi's name has been making quite a stir lately. I must meet him when I have the time, so we can get to know each other."

Feng Zhenghao looked at the scene before him and then at everyone's reactions. He couldn't help feeling surprised, but his expression remained unchanged.

Lü Ci had said that the man was comparing himself to an immortal, and Lu Jin hadn't denied it. But the man was his junior brother, so of course he would stand up for him.

The Old Celestial Master's reaction, however, was another matter. His answer seemed to acknowledge that Lü Ci's words were true!

And who was the Old Celestial Master? He was the man universally acknowledged as the strongest in the current Outsider world!

Meanwhile, near the arena that had been prepared on the back mountain of Mount Longhu, the instant Qin Qi appeared with Lu Lin and Lu Linglong,

the people around them gathered, each stepping forward to greet Qin Qi with cupped hands or offer him a handshake.

"Mr. Qin Qi, it's been a long time! My master [elder] asked me to give you his regards."

At that moment, Lu Lin finally understood what his younger sister Lu Linglong had meant earlier. Qin Qi only had to show up, and countless people came forward to extend goodwill.

His reputation was truly astonishing!

As a member of the Three-One Sect, Lu Lin felt pride well up in his heart. He couldn't help holding his head high and puffing out his chest, a confident smile on his face.

The Luotian Grand Ceremony officially began!

Chapter 63: Zhang Chulan the Wriggler, the First Match of the Luotian Grand Ceremony!

At the Luotian Grand Ceremony's competition grounds, Qin Qi greeted everyone, catching up and exchanging pleasantries with each person in turn.

Meanwhile, over at the rope bridge, the people spurred on by Qin Qi opening a path through an immortal realm were no longer content to cross it the ordinary way.

Each began showing off their own tricks. If anyone asked, they couldn't afford to lose face!

"Puff!"

Little Fire God and his senior brother, disciples of the Fire Virtue Sect dressed in red, abruptly spat out a mouthful of flame. The next second, Little Fire God's senior brother grabbed him and leaped into the fire.

In an instant, they became an auspicious cloud of flame and flew across, drawing cheers from the crowd!

"Amazing!"

"The Fire Virtue Sect's fire escape technique really is impressive!"

"But it's nowhere near the immortal palace that brother made just now. Still, it's pretty good."

The sight spurred the crowd on even more, and they began throwing out all manner of techniques as if they cost nothing.

"Boring."

Jia Zhengliang walked over. Seeing this, he snorted, then rode a flying dagger straight across.

"Another one flying through the air!"

"No, look closely. There's something under his feet. He's controlling an object. He must be from Jia Family Village."

"That kid crossed on a flying dagger. You can't even compare him to Mr. Qin Qi, who flew straight up into the air earlier. The difference is too great."

The crowd's words reached Jia Zhengliang's ears, and he was immediately displeased, but there was nothing he could say.

After all, he had seen Qin Qi rise into the air with his own eyes. Compared to that kind of genuine skill, his own trick really wasn't worth looking at.

"Bai, we can't lose face either."

Zhuge Qing and his younger brother Zhuge Xiaobai also arrived with their suitcases and looked at the chasm before them.

He stamped his foot, instantly fixing the central palace in place. Then earth rose out of nowhere, connecting the two sides to form an earthen bridge.

Once the two had crossed, the bridge instantly crumbled apart.

"Mr. Qin Qi really is amazing. No wonder Dad told me to be polite to him whenever I met him."

Zhuge Qing looked back at the twelve towers and five cities, the pavilions and terraces Qin Qi had left behind, still standing firm.

Their intricate detail and the difficulty of shaping them were countless times greater than those of his earthen bridge.

While everyone else was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their own divine powers, Zhang Chulan chose to wriggle across the rope like a caterpillar.

"Hahaha, what's this guy doing?"

"If he can't manage anything else, he could at least walk across the rope! Wriggling across is way too embarrassing!"

"No, I can't help wanting to laugh when I look at him. This guy didn't come to compete, did he? He came to be a clown."

"What do you know? He's called a wriggler, hahahaha."

The crowd stared at Zhang Chulan as he wriggled across, stunned for a moment. After all, though everyone else's methods couldn't compare to Qin Qi's, they were still pretty good.

But then someone truly embarrassing had suddenly appeared before them, and they really hadn't known how to react.

"Hmph, I'm keeping a low profile. A bunch of country bumpkins like you could never understand my wisdom."

Zhang Chulan kept wriggling along, ignoring the crowd's mockery and jeers. In fact, that was exactly what he wanted.

"Third Brother, don't walk so fast! Wait for me!"

Zhang Chulan called out to Xu San and Xu Si ahead of him.

"You fucking stay away from us! You've made the company lose every last shred of face!"

"San'er, ignore him. Let's pretend we don't know this guy. Hurry up, or if word of this reaches the board, we'll get chewed out."

"Baobao, don't look back at him either. Pretend you don't know him. Hurry."

Xu Si pulled Xu San and Feng Baobao along without looking back. Zhang Chulan might not care about face, but they did.

They were company people, after all. If word got out and they lost face, the higher-ups would surely give them a scolding.

As time passed, everyone gradually made it across. Quite a few of them used breathtaking techniques.

But all of them were no more than night-blooming flowers, beautiful for a fleeting moment. Only the twelve towers and five cities Qin Qi had left behind remained standing, displaying his power to everyone.

"The Three-One Sect took first place at the rope bridge. Congratulations, Old Lu."

Wang Ai spoke with a chuckle.

"Congratulations, Old Master Lu. Mr. Qin Qi has outshone all the others today and shown everyone the Three-One Sect's style."

Feng Zhenghao also offered his congratulations.

Listening to everyone congratulate him, Lu Jin couldn't stop smiling, though he tried hard to remain calm.

But he simply couldn't control himself. How many years had it been? How many years since he had enjoyed such glory? His junior brother had done a splendid job this time!

[After you greeted most of the people present, the Old Celestial Master and the others finally finished their tea.]

[The group of old men appeared together at the competition grounds and began announcing the rules. The drawing of lots also began.]

[Everyone else drew their lots normally, but then it was your turn. You walked up to the box.]

[The Old Celestial Master suddenly began making faces at you, as though hinting at something. You looked at the box before you.]

[Then you looked at the Old Celestial Master and chose to ignore him, drawing a lot at random and leaving it to luck.]

[When the Old Celestial Master saw what you did, he was so angry that his beard bristled and his eyes bulged. His gaze looked as though it could kill you.]

[But you didn't care. The Old Celestial Master's eyes were so small that you couldn't even see them unless you looked closely.]

[The competition began, and the contestants entered one by one according to the rules. At this point, you called Liu Wukui and Fu Rong out.]

[You told them to conscientiously record everyone's fights with the video cameras Ma Xianhong had specially made.]

[At the same time, you arranged for Old Master Bi Yuan to run a betting pool. The old man blushed on the spot. At his age, he was being asked to do something like this.]

[You earnestly persuaded him that precisely because he was old, highly respected, and trustworthy, he was the one who had to do it.]

["Don't worry, I've already made the arrangements. All you need to do is stand there, remember how much they bet, and collect the money."]

[Bi Yuan felt embarrassed, but after hearing your explanation, he felt it didn't seem quite so embarrassing after all. And so he went to work.]

[After you waited a while, it was your turn to fight. This was a four-person free-for-all, and the last person standing would advance.]

[Your opponents were a few ordinary Outsiders with little reputation, but because you were there, many people came to the stands to watch the fight.]

"Hello, you three."

Qin Qi politely greeted the three of them with a smile.

"Mr. Qin Qi, we've heard of your reputation."

"That display of yours earlier really left us stunned."

"So, sorry about this, but the three of us have decided to join forces and eliminate you first. Then we'll fight among ourselves to decide the winner."

The three exchanged a glance and instantly reached an agreement. In silent understanding, they began adjusting their positions to surround Qin Qi.

They had no choice. Qin Qi posed too great a threat, so they had to join forces and take out the most troublesome opponent first.

"There's nothing to apologize for. You chose the best combat strategy right away. There's nothing shameful about that."

Qin Qi smiled as he spoke. Then numerous translucent, rice-grain-sized specks of light formed from Qi appeared around him.

"Mr. Qin Qi, you really are magnanimous."

"Now you're making us feel embarrassed."

"We've been terribly rude."

Hearing Qin Qi say that, the three suddenly felt a little embarrassed. They were the ones acting without consideration, yet he was praising them.

No wonder people in their circle said Mr. Qin Qi was a man of fine character. Now that they had met him in person, it really was true.

"Let's begin."

Qin Qi waved his hand, and the tiny translucent grains of rice instantly flew over. These grains were not simply Qi given shape.

When he reached the peak of the Threefold Reversal Second Stage, he could control each piece of life energy separately, and that was what he was doing now.

Each of these tiny grains could independently use the power of Spin and Hamon. One of Spin's powers was to make people age rapidly.

In other words, it devoured a person's life force. But this was a competition, so Qin Qi hadn't done that. He had only devoured those people's Qi.

"Here I come, then!"

One of the men suddenly charged forward. His eyesight wasn't very good, and he hadn't seen the tiny, translucent grains of rice.

He ran straight into them, and the next second, he felt his Qi rapidly draining away. In an instant, he lost all his strength.

He collapsed to the ground, still completely unaware of what had happened!

In the stands.

"This is a method of giving Qi shape, condensing it into tiny grains of rice and then using them to attack."

"But why did all that man's Qi disappear?"

Zhang Lingyu had come to watch the match. He stood beside the Old Celestial Master, his face showing surprise and bewilderment.

"There's something strange about the Qi itself. It may be a special technique that drew all that man's Qi out in a particular way."

"If Qin Qi hadn't stopped, I'm afraid he could have drained that man's life force dry. With that technique alone, ninety-nine percent of the people at this Luotian Grand Ceremony can't beat him."

The Old Celestial Master smiled as he watched Qin Qi, who had thoroughly mastered what he had taught him and had developed and incorporated something new on top of it.

"Lingyu, let me test you. If you were the one down there, what would you do now?"

The Old Celestial Master spoke.