The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 344 Xu Xingchen: I Used Immortal Arts
The second floor of the restaurant became completely quiet.

All eyes of the martial arts practitioners were focused on the two people standing by the wooden table by the window.

The tension between the two sides grew increasingly palpable, which excited them.

Watching a spectacle is something most people are naturally inclined to do!
Next to the window
Qiu Qianzhang asked Xu Xingchen to state his name in the martial arts world. Xu Xingchen tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized that he was indeed an unknown figure in the martial arts world of this world.

When he first appeared on the grassland, the only people he fought were the husband-and-wife duo Mei Chaofeng and Chen Xuanfeng, as well as the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan. Later, he also fought against Master Ma Yu of the Quanzhen Sect.
When traveling and adventuring in the grasslands and deserts, they often used aliases.
Back in the Central Plains, he did cause a ruckus twice in the capital of the Jin Dynasty, but he didn't leave behind a resounding name at the time.

Now, behind the scenes, there are two mysterious figures: one called the Cloud-Treading Immortal, and the other called Black and White Impermanence. They are not connected to him personally.

Later, there were battles with Hong Qigong in the valley, battles with Ouyang Feng at sea, and battles with Huang Yaoshi on Peach Blossom Island.

These battles attracted very little attention. Apart from the few Beggar Clan disciples who narrowly escaped his battle with Ouyang Feng at sea and might spread some of his fame, no one else would bother to promote him.
Now, the situation became somewhat awkward as Qiu Qianzhang asked him about his name in the martial arts world.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Xingchen shook his head and sighed, preparing to make a grand statement: "I am a mountain immortal, wandering the world. I travel among the mountains in the morning and sleep by the river at night. I keep company with birds and beasts. The mountains and rivers know my name, and heaven and earth understand my heart. If you ask my name, I am a carefree immortal!"

After listening to the young man's self-introduction, which was neither quite a poem nor a lyric, Qiu Qianzhang and the others around him fell silent.

next moment.
The surrounding martial arts figures burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, seeing this kid so calm and composed in front of Senior Qiu, I thought he was some kind of formidable figure, but it turns out he's just a smooth talker."

"This kid's tone is incredibly arrogant, daring to call himself a mountain immortal?! Utterly presumptuous."

"Which mountain immortal isn't white-haired and ethereal? What part of this kid resembles him?"

"And they even talk about wandering the world, roaming the mountains in the morning, sleeping by the river at night, keeping company with birds and beasts. Their lives are worse than those of the Beggars' Sect brothers."

"Hahahahahaha."

Amidst the sounds of mockery and sneers, Qiu Qianzhang snapped out of his daze. He looked the young man up and down again, who still appeared serious, neither laughing nor showing any fear or apprehension. He frowned and asked, "Kid, are you serious?"

He wasn't as shallow as the other martial arts figures around him; after all, the aura emanating from the young man opposite him surpassed that of the others.
As for how much they won
Only by taking action can we find out!
However, Qiu Qianzhang would never believe that the young man opposite him was some kind of immortal in the mountains or a carefree immortal.

Although he was not well-known in the martial arts world, he had been around for decades and had seen all sorts of tricks and charlatans. He usually scoffed at and disdained such things.

Xu Xingchen chuckled and uttered two amusing yet incredibly irritating words: "Guess!"

"I bet you're a bastard!" Qiu Qianzhang roared in fury, slamming his broad right hand down on the edge of the wooden table in front of him.

With his powerful arm, capable of lifting a water vat weighing four or five hundred pounds with one hand, this palm strike was enough to send the entire wooden table flying more than ten feet away.

Even if someone is sitting behind you, they and their food will fly out together!

However, the situation developed in a way that completely exceeded Qiu Qianzhang's expectations.

With a creak, the four legs of the wooden table moved only an inch toward the young man opposite it before coming to an abrupt stop.

Xu Xingchen, however, instantly raised his hand and pushed against the edge of the wooden table in front of him, preventing it from sliding. The two astonishing internal forces collided fiercely through the wooden table.

Xu Xingchen immediately sensed the fierce and domineering nature of Qiu Qianzhang's internal force, which was only slightly inferior to Hong Qigong's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

Even though I had some idea of ​​what was going on, I couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

The next moment, Xu Xingchen's internal energy spun in a circle, and Qiu Qianzhang's fierce and domineering internal energy was immediately absorbed, transformed, and rebounded.

Bang!
Amidst a strange, explosive sound, Qiu Qianzhang, along with his stool, slid backward a distance of about ten feet.

Qiu Qianzhang was shocked. He lowered his waist and gripped the ground with both feet, immediately stopping his backward momentum.

Looking up at the young man opposite her again, her expression had become one of surprise and uncertainty: "You..."

The jeers and jeers that had been swirling in the throats of the onlookers, upon witnessing this bizarre scene, abruptly ceased, as if a duck had been suddenly grabbed by the neck.

The gazes of those looking at Xu Xingchen began to flicker and change, filled with a complex mix of emotions, including disbelief, fear, lingering dread, shame, and resentment.

Xu Xingchen was also amazed by the power of his Yuan Magnetic Ring.
Under normal physical conditions, the use of the Yuan Magnetic Ring is somewhat limited, and it is not as useful as the Qiankun Great Shift.

But in that attack just now, he subconsciously used the Yuan Magnetic Ring, and its smoothness and pleasure were in no way inferior to the Qiankun Great Shift technique.

The feeling was like adding some lubricant to a sluggish machine part, making "it" suddenly become smooth.

Xu Xingchen quickly understood the reason, which was related to the sudden increase in spirituality in his internal energy.

That trace of spirituality enhanced the applicability of his internal energy, allowing him to unleash higher-level martial arts transformations even in his normal form without transforming.

"Therefore, my ability to fight Hong Qigong, Ouyang Feng, and Huang Yaoshi on equal terms with the power of breaking through three realms was actually somewhat unexpected by them."

Xu Xingchen seemed lost in thought, while Qiu Qianzhang slowly frowned.

He didn't move the stool he was sitting on back to the wooden table, but asked with a serious expression, "What kind of martial art did you just use?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingchen snapped out of her daze, looked up at the other person, and a mysterious smile appeared on her lips: "Ah, that's a kind of immortal technique, not martial arts!"

Faced with the young man's careless remarks, Qiu Qianzhang almost shouted out those two vulgar words in anger, but fortunately he stopped himself in time and didn't utter the last swear word.

He took a couple of heavy breaths, suppressing his anger, and slowly said, "Don't try to fool me. You're clearly using internal energy. Do you really think I can't tell?"

Xu Xingchen's eyes widened as if he had discovered something very surprising. He nodded approvingly and said, "Not bad! You weren't fooled by me. You're really amazing!"

"How dare you play tricks on me!"

Qiu Qianzhang flew into a rage, suddenly stood up, strode forward, grabbed the edge of the water vat with his left hand, and lifted it up in one swift motion.
(End of this chapter)