Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 255 Profound and Unfathomable
Hearing him say something so illogical, the person opposite him became even more wary.

The fat old man said, "Is this true?"

Zhou Qing said, "It's true."

The fat old man said, "If you stand still and don't use any magic or supernatural powers, then should we also stand still with you and not use any magic or supernatural powers?"

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "Do as you please. You can attack me or run away immediately. If anyone is still standing after an incense stick has burned, I will consider myself to have lost."

The crowd immediately erupted in uproar.

Some people thought Zhou Qing was showing contempt for them and were therefore indignant; others thought Zhou Qing was using a conspiracy to warn everyone; still others thought Zhou Qing was just making a fuss.

For a time, everyone was discussing it and no one could agree on a solution.

Li Qiushui was also trying to figure out Zhou Qing's intentions, but she couldn't make it out no matter what she did.

All she knew was that Zhou Qing could never knock everyone down while standing still, as he claimed.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn't do that.

He must have other plans.

This feeling of being completely unable to fathom the opponent's intentions made Li Qiushui somewhat uneasy.

She has always been a planner, and among her peers, few can rival her in either cultivation or cunning.

Only the young disciple of the Seven Emotions Sect and the unassuming successor of the Dharma Propagation Center held her in high regard.

So when she learned that Bai Yujing of the Seven Emotions Sect had been defeated by Zhou Qing and had become mentally impaired, she immediately became curious about Zhou Qing.

Upon learning that Zhou Qing had gone to Chongshui Sect, she immediately followed him and then learned that Zhou Qing had defeated the Three Mysterious Immortals.

While Li Qiushui was impressed by Zhou Qing's reputation, she was also even more excited.

She immediately devised a series of plans to find out more about Zhou Qing.

Over the past two weeks, she has questioned all the rogue cultivators who fought against Zhou Qing and has also carefully examined the corpses of those who died at Zhou Qing's hands.

She believed she understood Zhou Qing's temperament and methods, which is why she decided to approach him, partly to gain a deeper understanding of him and partly to find an opportunity to make her move.

But then she suddenly realized that Zhou Qing had become a mystery in her mind again.

She couldn't fathom Zhou Qing's thoughts at all.

This added to her unease.

The people from Wangjiabao across the street were equally uneasy.

After careful discussion, the Foundation Establishment cultivators from Wangjiabao decided to accept Zhou Qing's challenge.

They simply couldn't believe that anyone could defeat them under such harsh conditions.

That kid must know he's no match for them, so he's just being mysterious to scare them away.

The fat old man stepped forward and said sternly, "Fine, we accept your challenge. If we fail to kill you within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and are instead defeated by you, then it's because we are inferior in skill, and we deserve to die!"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "In that case, let's begin."

After saying that, he activated the infrasound transmission system of the overhead relay station.

The infrasound descended silently from overhead, but no one noticed.

Zhou Qing himself used a magnetic field to vibrate another iron piece in his sleeve, emitting a kind of infrasound that could cancel out the infrasound, so that he and Li Qiushui would not be affected by the infrasound.

The people of Wangjiabao did not know what Zhou Qing's methods were, so they did not dare to go forward for a while, but instead probed from a distance.

After a dozen or so breaths, the people of Wangjiabao suddenly felt a wave of panic, shortness of breath, and dizziness.

From the lowest Qi Refining disciple to the highest Foundation Establishment family head, none can escape it.

The fat old man was taken aback and said, "We've fallen into his trap! Everyone, hurry up and make your move!"

After saying that, he tried to mobilize his spiritual energy to cast a spell. But he suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't concentrate. His spiritual energy became uncontrollable and started to run wild in his body.

The fat old man felt a tightness in his chest. He glanced around and saw that his family's disciples were falling one by one.

In the blink of an eye, all the Qi Refining disciples collapsed to the ground. Only a few Foundation Establishment elders were still struggling to hold on, but they were all bleeding from their seven orifices, and their condition was obviously not optimistic.

The fat old man roared, "You thief, what insidious tricks did you use?"

Zhou Qingping said calmly, "A method is a method; how can it be called insidious?"

“You cannot understand my methods, much less resist them, so you condemn them as insidious. How absurd!”

The fat old man was so enraged that his body swayed violently.

Several elders behind him rushed forward to help him up.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators supported each other to stand upright, but before long, they too could not hold on and collapsed to the ground.

At this point, less than a third of the incense stick's time had elapsed.

Only Zhou Qing and Li Qiushui remained standing; no one else from Wangjiabao was left.

Looking at the scene before her, Li Qiushui felt a chill run down her spine.

Every word Zhou Qing used to rebuke the fat old man could be applied to her exactly.

Zhou Qing's unpredictable methods were beyond the comprehension of not only the people of Wangjiabao, but even she, a top genius of the Extreme Emotion Path and a Golden Core level Great True Person, could not understand them.

In other words, when facing Zhou Qing, she was no different from these people from Wangjiabao.

If she were to fight against Zhou Qing, how much of a chance would she have against such cunning tactics?

When you can't even understand your enemy's methods, the gap has become insurmountable.

Li Qiushui finally understood Bai Yujing's state of mind.

The reason why Bai Yujing developed a mental block towards Zhou Qing was not the result of a single, isolated failure.

Even geniuses like them in the demonic path cannot guarantee an undefeated life.

One failure does not mean that you will develop a mental block.

Only when you discover that your enemy is clearly your peer, or even your junior, yet his level of understanding is beyond your reach and even comprehension.

This is what makes it unacceptable to these true chosen ones.

If they don't resolve this inner conflict, they will find it difficult to make any progress in their lives.

Li Qiushui was horrified to discover that although she had not yet officially fought with Zhou Qing, she had already developed a fear of him.

This fear is the rudimentary form of mental block.

"Miss Li, let's continue on our way."

Zhou Qing's voice startled Li Qiushui awake. She hurriedly replied, "Oh, okay!"

Then she discovered that Zhou Qing was looking at her with a profound and unfathomable gaze.

Li Qiushui's heart clenched suddenly.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing didn't say anything else, which put her at ease a little.

The two traveled another thirty miles or so, and they passed a village, which they knew was Wangjiabao.

Now, only a few people with extremely low cultivation levels and ordinary people remain in Wangjiabao. They are looking out of the village, waiting for their clansmen who went out to seek revenge to return, unaware that the handsome man and woman passing by them are their greatest enemies.

The two walked another eighty li, and by then it was already late, so they decided to stop and rest for the time being.

(End of this chapter)