When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 172 Mirror Flowers and Moon in the Water
Two young men walked up from behind and nodded to Xu Xiao and Xu Kaicheng as a greeting.

One of them looked rather mature, appearing to be close to twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but Xu Xiao knew that the other person was only in his twenties and was the vice president of the Taoist Society, named "Shi Qingfeng".

He was also a disciple of Changchun Palace.

Changchun Palace is a major shareholder of Taiqing Pharmaceutical.

As for the other person, Xu Xiao was not familiar with him, but he also knew him. He was Xi Yuheng, the spokesperson for the Two Elements Magnetic Sword of Yuqing Heavy Industry, and also a freshman at Yujing Martial Arts University.

Based on his family background, this person should have entered Yangping Martial Arts University, but instead enrolled in Yujing Martial Arts University.

Given his acquaintance with Bai Ze, it's hard not to suspect that he came to Yujing Martial Arts University because of Bai Ze.

Xi Yuheng's enrollment in Yujing Martial Arts University was undoubtedly aimed at joining the Taoist Society.

However, the Taoist and Buddhist societies are like numerous factions. Although they are strong in overall strength, they lack a leader. Even the president cannot command all the members.

Therefore, at present, the only entities that Bai Ze truly holds the dominant power are the Astronomy Society and the Alchemy Society.

"Taiqing Pharmaceutical can meet part of the alchemy society's refining needs, and Taiqing Pharmaceutical has already completed the production line for ninth-grade and eighth-grade pills, so the supply will only be more stable than that of the original alchemy society."

Shi Qingfeng said to Xu Kaicheng.

This statement temporarily removed Xu Kaicheng's excuse and strengthened his confidence.

Although Bai Ze is just a freshman, the people behind him are incredibly powerful. The assistance they can provide him, even if it's not as great as the Yun family's assistance to Yun Shu, is not much different.

“Let’s do it,” Xu Kaicheng said.

Just as he made up his mind, Yun Shu and Qiao Yuexuan walked out of the villa gate.

"Yun Shu has arrived."

Xu Xiao reminded him, "Do you still want to exchange palm strikes?"

"Whether or not we should exchange palm strikes depends on Senior Yun Shu's thoughts. Perhaps he is broad-minded and will just let me in directly. I've calculated that everything will go smoothly today, so I won't leave disappointed."

Bai Ze smiled slightly and said in a rather mysterious way.

At that moment, a message notification popped up on Bai Ze's bracelet.

He glanced at the message, then suddenly abandoned the people following him and walked straight toward the villa, approaching Yun Shu in just a few steps.

The two locked eyes, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Are you ready to take action?
Xu Xiao and Xu Kaicheng stared wide-eyed.

Bai Ze, along with Luo Shui, Sima Ming, and the others, instinctively stopped and watched the two meeting.

Bai Ze and Yun Shu had fought in Baiyujing before, but Yun Shu did not use his full strength that time, and Bai Ze did not give Yun Shu the opportunity to use his full strength.

When Yun Shu was about to use all her strength to force Bai Ze to reveal all his secrets, Bai Ze had already withdrawn.

And on that occasion, only Bai Ze and Yun Shu knew the outcome of the confrontation.

By the time the others arrived at the long bridge, Bai Ze had already left.

This time, however, it was a reality, and Yun Shu had a reason to take action.

Under everyone's gaze, the distance between the two gradually shortened, and then—

Pass by.

They simply brushed past each other without any sign of a fight.

"this--"

Xu Xiao subconsciously gripped the pipe tightly, leaving fingerprints on it.

Xu Kaicheng exclaimed in disbelief, "He actually let him get away with it? Holy crap, he hasn't even officially enrolled in Yi Academy, and he's already a top-tier charlatan."

Could it be that he actually predicted it correctly?
Exclamations and astonished stares came from all directions. Yun Shu, who was about to continue walking forward, frowned, suddenly turned around, raised her arm, drew a semi-circle, and brought with her an invisible gale.

call--

A gust of wind swept past, and this palm strike finally stopped behind him, facing Bai Ze.

In that instant, Yun Shu's gaze darkened.

Qiao Yuexuan, who walked out with him, also looked back, and when her gaze fell on Bai Ze, she showed undisguised surprise.

"Is Senior Yun Shu suddenly changing his mind and trying to stop me from attending the memorial service?"

Bai Ze turned around and laughed, "Isn't it a bit too late? I'm already at the gate."

Yun Shu looked at Bai Ze expressionlessly and said, "You used illusion magic... no, your illusion magic could not possibly fool me."

"Illusion?" Xu Xiao, who was not far away, quickly said upon hearing this, "Could it be that he used illusion to make Yun Shu and Qiao Yuexuan ignore him? But with his level of cultivation, how could he use illusion to deceive Yun Shu?"

A rudimentary form of illusion is magic, which uses people's habitual thinking and skills to deceive them.

Advanced illusions can use mental power to weave illusory realms, even to the point of being indistinguishable from reality.

However, Bai Ze is only a three-star martial artist at the moment, and he is still a long way from being able to project his spiritual power into his body.

Even if he had demonstrated his fist intent to attack his enemies and was an awakened individual in terms of mental power, capable of using mental power in advance, it should have been impossible for him to deceive Yun Shu.

Even if a martial artist does not specifically cultivate their mental strength, their mental strength will grow stronger as their cultivation level improves.

The three elements of essence, energy, and spirit are closely related. Strengthening one will also help strengthen the other, although the effect of growth is not as good as dedicated cultivation.

Furthermore, once a martial artist reaches the fifth star, they are already able to utilize their own spiritual power. Upon reaching the sixth star, they begin to comprehend "intent" and begin cultivating "intent".

Even if Yun Shu failed to break through and became a six-star martial artist, she could not possibly be deceived by Bai Ze's illusion.

But that is indeed the case.

"If we're talking about illusions, then it could be considered an illusion."

Bai Ze smiled and said, "After all, it's all deception at its core. But to be honest, it wasn't me who deceived you, but rather your eyes and ears that deceived you."

In theory, Bai Ze could not possibly deceive Yun Shu.

His words could not be effective on Yun Shu, nor could his mental power bewitch her.

Therefore, Bai Ze did not directly target Yun Shu, but instead focused on the surrounding environment.

Human perception of the outside world, simply put, is the reception of information.

When light strikes an object, it is either reflected or refracted before entering the human eye, where it is then used to generate vision.

Sound travels through vibrations, enters the human ear, and produces hearing through a series of processes.

Therefore, as long as Bai Ze manipulates light and sound, he can indirectly deceive people.

As long as Bai Ze targets the information dissemination channels, even if Yun Shu uses her mental power to scan, she will find it difficult to obtain accurate feedback.

No matter how powerful a supercomputer is, it cannot receive any information if the network cable is disconnected.

This is Bai Ze's deception.

Just like when he fought Sima Ming, Bai Ze blocked out the light, leaving Sima Ming only able to see darkness. Now Bai Ze is using the same trick again, only with a little more work involved, and he has also disguised his voice.

In Yun Shu and Qiao Yuexuan's eyes, Bai Ze was still not far away, talking with Xu Xiao, Xu Kaicheng and others.

“I call this move ‘Mirror Flower, Water Moon,’ what do you two think?” Bai Ze said.

(End of this chapter)