The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 631 Sanfeng
Bang!Bang!Bang!
With Xu Fu as his human shield, Li Miao charged through the seven deities, smashing away each of the deities manifested by [Ji Zhao].

Xu Fu gritted his teeth, struggling to defend against the fists that kept pounding into his abdomen like pile drivers, while desperately gathering his true energy to drive [Silent Illumination], creating more deities to attack Li Miao.

Attack!

A desperate counterattack!

Xu Fu's complexion grew increasingly worse.

"How did things end up like this!"

"No, we have to break this deadlock... We can't keep fighting this madman, or defeat is inevitable!"

Xu Fu's eyes flickered.

His expression became unusually hesitant, as if he were about to make a very difficult choice.

Li Miao had already attached the [Myriad Phenomena] to Xu Fu's body. He sensed the changes in Xu Fu's expression through his true energy, and immediately began to punch Xu Fu while mocking him.

"What, what are you hesitating about?"

"Is this your first time fighting to the death?"

"If you have any good methods, use them as soon as possible! Don't regret it later when I've smashed your guts to pieces!"

Boom, boom, boom!

Li Miao spoke as he worked without stopping.

In an instant, Xu Fu's exposed abdomen, with his clothes torn apart, was a bluish-black color. Several fist marks penetrated deep into his flesh, grinding the flesh inside his abdomen into a thin, translucent sheet, revealing the shape and color of the writhing organs within.

If this continues, by the end of the third breath, Xu Fu's abdomen will be smashed through by Li Miao's punch, and his dantian will be destroyed as well. At that point, the outcome will truly be decided.

Xu Fu's gaze hardened.

Yes.

This is a life-or-death struggle; we cannot afford to hesitate!

However, the speed at which his true energy recovered was limited by the Bodhidharma legacy. After the battle just now, the true energy he had left was not enough to use this technique... But he still had to try, as this was the only way he might be able to break the deadlock!

"[Ji Zhao]!"

Xu Fu let out a sharp shout!
At the same time, Li Miao's view suddenly went blank.

The illusion before his eyes returned to complete darkness and nothingness. The Shinto deities who had been relentlessly pursuing and attacking him vanished without a trace, leaving no sound or color.

"What, are you going to surrender?"

Li Miao sneered, still charging forward with Xu Fu on his heels, occasionally slamming on the brakes and turning sharply, erratically grabbing and swinging Xu Fu's arm wildly, completely thwarting Xu Fu's attempts to regain his footing and launch a counterattack.

His free left fist continued relentlessly, relentlessly pounding towards Xu Fu's abdomen like a pile driver.

He not only wanted to destroy Xu Fu's dantian, but he also wanted to reach into Xu Fu's dantian and take back the true qi seed of Bodhidharma!

Jianzhen's previous deduction was wrong. Even if Li Miao cultivates the Six Paths into One, this seed of true qi has no tendency to take root and sprout. It has only begun to change slightly compared to its previous lifelessness. It seems that even with Li Miao's current level, it would take several days or even dozens of days to infuse all the true qi into it to make the seed grow.

But Bodhidharma would never speak without reason.

He was the first Heavenly Demon to cross the sea to the east, and the first person to fight against the River Elder with the six paths combined into one. He would never speak without a purpose... The legacy he left to Li Miao was definitely something extremely important.

The key point is unknown, which represents an unexpected event.

Previously, in order to buy time to cultivate true qi, he deliberately gave the seed of true qi to Xu Fu, but now he must take it back as soon as possible... If Xu Fu goes all out and discovers the function of this seed and uses it, it may change the outcome of today's battle!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Li Miao's fist was so fast it was almost unreal, the blade leaving afterimages between Li Miao's side and Xu Fu's abdomen, and the loud thuds of flesh colliding were continuous.

Finally—*pfft!*
Suddenly, blood burst open in Xu Fu's lower abdomen.

Li Miao's fist plunged into Xu Fu's lower abdomen at wrist level. With a single sweep, he retrieved the true qi seed that Xu Fu had taken from him, which then circulated half a circle through the meridians of his hand and settled into Li Miao's dantian.

"what--"

"what--"

Xu Fu and Li Miao both let out a sigh of relief. One was relieved because they had retrieved the seeds and averted the unexpected disaster.

On one hand, his true energy had been restored and was no longer restricted, allowing him to finally operate [Silent Illumination] at full power... and finally unleash his most powerful technique.

The two looked up simultaneously, locking their eyes on each other with murderous intent.

Li Miao suddenly pulled Xu Fu and punched him in the head.

Right now!

Bang!
In the illusion, a hand suddenly crossed over Xu Fu's shoulder and slashed diagonally at the side of Li Miao's fist. With a pull and a guide, an extremely strange yet exceptionally smooth force dissolved and dispersed Li Miao's fist force.

Li Miao suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"Single Whip!?"

He also knew that kind of force, and was very familiar with it.

But its appearance at this moment caught him completely off guard.

In the brief moment Li Miao was distracted, that hand suddenly pressed down and gripped his right hand that was holding Xu Fu. Then, with a pull, that strange and harmonious force dispersed again along the point where the fist and claw collided, directly dissolving Li Miao's force.

Xu Fu's face turned fierce. He used his other hand, palm as sharp as a knife, to slash along the arm that Li Miao was holding!
scoff!

Li Miao felt a lightness in his hand.

Being in the illusion, he could not see the real situation. He could only use the [Myriad Manifestations] True Qi to swirl in his hand to find out the situation—Xu Fu had cut off his tail to survive and broken free of the restraints. All that was left in his hand was a three- or four-pound pork hock.

Li Miao tossed the piece of meat aside with a flick of his wrist.

Xu Fu had already taken the opportunity to retreat several feet and was panting heavily.

Logically, he should have taken the opportunity to circulate his healing techniques to recover from his injuries, but he completely ignored the bloody hole in his abdomen and the fact that he only had half an arm left. He sat down cross-legged, placed his hands on his knees, assumed a five-point-up-the-sky posture, and closed his eyes.

If you ignore his current girlish appearance and only look at his temperament and posture... he is remarkably similar to the portrait of the old man on the river that Madam Xu is wearing!

Meanwhile, within the illusion of [Silent Illumination].

Li Miao shook his hand, removing the remaining flesh and blood, and tilted his head to look at the newly appeared illusion opposite him.

He was tall, with an indistinct face, and wore a Taoist robe.

His full head of white hair was tied in a loose topknot, and his three-foot white beard hung down to his chest, swaying slightly. His left and right hands were clasped in front of him, forming a yin-yang symbol that interlocked, slowly circling each other, and from this, an immense and indescribable pure energy emanated from his joined palms.

Li Miao raised an eyebrow.

"Oh... I knew it was a bit strange."

"Your Celestial Realm is that of the River Elder, which means that if we remove factors such as physical condition, temperament, and scheming, he should be about the same level as you... The methods you just displayed cannot withstand the Two Forms of Master Sanfeng."

"Now I understand."

The figure opposite him, whose face was originally blurry, suddenly distorted as Li Miao spoke, revealing a kind and benevolent face. However, the resentment and murderous intent in his eyes, which belonged to Xu Fu, were completely out of place with his face.

"You are indeed strong."

Xu Fu's voice came from the figure.

"But that's all."

“You shouldn’t have taken this opportunity to reclaim Bodhidharma’s legacy. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have been able to fully immerse myself in creating his illusion. You’re too arrogant… You may have the right to be arrogant in front of me, but what about in front of him?”

The figure raised his hand and gestured with a single palm.

This move is known to everyone in the Central Plains martial arts world – Wuji Qishi (Infinite Beginning Stance).

"You said I couldn't withstand the [Two Elements]."

"Then you try to handle it yourself and see if you can!"

(End of this chapter)