Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"It also prevents ordinary people who happen to discover the anomalies within Longhu Mountain from getting close..."

"I understand. We have contacted headquarters, and the follow-up support team will arrive in the coming days."

After his last conversation with Fang Rui, Xu San felt that some of Fang Rui's remarks made sense, so he contacted the head office to send more people.

Because more than half of the Quanxing members had gathered at Longhu Mountain, things had calmed down in other parts of the country, freeing up some manpower.

Chapter 170 Weapon Refiner Zhang Chulan

"What are you doing?"

A familiar voice echoed in his ears, and Fang Rui's gaze shifted to the left, where Ma Xianhong's face came into view.

How does it feel to win?

In response to Fang Rui's question, Ma Xianhong curled his lip and said, "It's just bullying a kid, what's the big deal?"

"If other contestants heard this, they'd probably want to put a sack over your head."

Fang Rui casually made a comment, then shifted his gaze back to his phone screen, looking at the conversation in the group chat.

"Heh~ Come on if you dare, you're welcome anytime!" Ma Xianhong's lips curled into a slight, disdainful smile.

He wasn't bragging, but he was confident he could defeat all the contestants, except for a few. Even if they all came at him together, he would still win.

"Don't be so arrogant, you should learn to be humble," Fang Rui advised.

Ma Xianhong cast a subtle glance. It would be fine for others to say such things, but do you, a guy who ordered others to cripple another person, have the right to say it?

Thinking of this, Ma Xianhong turned his gaze to his side and behind him, where several people in black suits stood in the crowd, watching him silently.

"Tsk~" Ma Xianhong clicked his tongue, his expression showing some disgust. "Those guys..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui slowly raised his head and followed the direction Ma Xianhong was looking, seeing several somewhat familiar men in black suits.

"The Wang family..."

Ever since Ma Xianhong broke Wang Bing's arms and legs, the Wang family has been keeping an eye on Ma Xianhong, sending people to monitor him. Even if they cripple those monitors, it's useless, as replacements will continue to monitor him. They make no attempt to hide their intention to "deal with you"...

"What a nuisance!" Ma Xianhong was getting agitated and wanted to rush into the Wang family right now and teach those ignorant fools a lesson.

"A good idea," Fang Rui praised.

"Don't use mind reading." Ma Xianhong looked speechless.

"Relax~" Fang Rui reassured him, "Since it was me who asked you to do this, I've naturally already thought about how to handle the aftermath. Let the Wang family be arrogant for a few more days... Of course, you don't need to hold back while waiting. If you want to beat them up, go ahead! It'll weaken their strength..."

"Something doesn't sound right to me. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xianhong's eyes narrowed slightly, sensing something unusual in Fang Rui's words.

"It's nothing, I just want the Wang family to exit the stage of history, after all, it's already corrupt..."

Fang Rui spoke in a calm and collected tone, but his words were quite harsh as he explained his reasons for confronting the Wang family: "At first, I didn't want to pay any attention to them, since we had no connection. But who told them to be so greedy? They actually wanted Biyou Clothing Company."

"Since they have come to cause trouble, we cannot just surrender."

"So... that's your reason for targeting the Wang family?" Ma Xianhong asked.

"That's right. In your opinion, is this reason sufficient?" Fang Rui asked.

“That’s enough,” Ma Xianhong replied after a few seconds of thought.

If a robber breaks into your house to steal things, you certainly have the right to defend yourself.

Their conversation stopped when someone entered, and their gazes turned to the area.

At the referee's signal, Zhang Chulan and Tang Wenlong charged at each other almost simultaneously.

Knowing Zhang Chulan's strength, Tang Wenlong naturally wouldn't underestimate him as he did in the original story. Before the competition even started, he was already adjusting his state, with his vigilance at its highest level.

Once the competition began, they went all out.

The Tang Clan is skilled in using poison, not only in the preparation of poisons from various materials, but also in the creation of poisons using Qi.

Looking at the purple-tinged yet mixed-with-other-color qi covering Tang Wenlong's entire body, Zhang Chulan sensed something ominous, and a thought flashed through his mind...

The 'Ruyi Transformation' in his hand changed accordingly, and a golden Qi Hammer appeared.

Sweeping horizontally from left to right, the hammer left a golden trail.

'Indeed, it takes form from Qi!'

Upon close contact with the 'Ruyi Transformation', Tang Wenlong confirmed that his guess was correct; the magic artifact's ability was to transform Qi into form.

Stop abruptly, then retreat to dodge the opponent's first attack.

As the Qi Hammer began to wriggle, it instantly transformed into a slender sword and slashed towards him, tearing a small gash in his protective Qi shield and nearly slicing through his clothes...

Is it an increase?

'Increase the power of Qi and the speed of transformation...'

Tang Wenlong sped off, choosing to keep his distance and observe the situation for a while. Of course, before leaving, he threw out a ball of poisonous energy.

After he left, the poisonous energy suddenly erupted, instantly engulfing Zhang Chulan.

The next second, Zhang Chulan, his body shimmering with golden light, burst out of the poisonous aura.

"Golden Light Spell?"

Tang Wenlong instinctively named one of the Celestial Master's Mansion's signature supernatural arts, but after observing it closely for a while, he found that it was not quite the same as the Golden Light Mantra.

"It's more like a protective energy shield created by a defensive magical artifact."

The sect has a lineage of weapon-refining techniques, so Tang Wenlong has a certain understanding of magical artifacts.

In the brief exchange, Tang Wenlong had already figured out the magical artifact that Zhang Chulan possessed.

The silver-white metal Ruyi has the ability to transform Qi into form, freely changing the Qi infused into it and giving it an amplifying effect.

Defensive artifacts are quite common; they create a protective shield of qi that provides a certain degree of defense.

The unknown boots are known to have the ability to move at high speed, but whether they have other abilities is still unknown.

'Attack, defend, move...'

'A carefully crafted result!'

Tang Wenlong suddenly accelerated, shifting several meters to the left to dodge the grab of the Qi Hand.

Immediately afterwards, the golden Qi hand trembled like water, transforming into nine golden Qi snakes, which rushed towards Tang Wenlong from nine different directions.

'Zhang Chulan really figured out how to use this magical artifact!'

He mentally grumbled to himself, then continued speeding, dodging one snake after another that was about to plunge into the ground.

"To be honest, I feel like something's not quite right!"

"Didn't those informants say that Zhang Chulan has connections to the Celestial Master's Mansion and possesses one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, the Qi Body Source Flow?"

'He didn't use any special techniques related to it at all; instead, he seemed like a weapon refiner.'

'after all……'

Watching the nine golden snakes chasing and biting him, Tang Wenlong thought to himself, "He's incredibly skilled at using magical artifacts!"

Lost in thought, Tang Wenlong was bitten by a golden snake and thrown into the air.

The audience's eyes followed Tang Wenlong's figure closely. They slowly raised their heads and watched as Tang Wenlong in the air was swallowed by the nine snakes one by one and trapped in the golden Qi shield.

"They're putting nesting dolls here!"

Some spectators in the stands were complaining.

The Qi shield slowly descended to the ground, and the referee announced: "The winner... Zhang Chulan!"

"Ohhhhhh...!!!"

Cheers erupted from the stands.

From somewhere in the stands, Fang Rui said, "I think he can make it all the way to the finals with those three magical artifacts."

Ma Xianhong, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

Chapter 171 Investigating the Anomalies in the Mountains

"He has the talent to become a weapon refiner."

"So...you want to teach him the Divine Craftsmanship Technique?"

Fang Rui raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Upon hearing this, Ma Xianhong was speechless, and his gaze toward Fang Rui seemed to contain a question: Am I that kind of casual person?

Knowing what Ma Xianhong was thinking, Fang Rui nodded slightly, indicating that Ma Xianhong was indeed very casual.

If Qiu Rang has a talent for weapon crafting and wants to learn it, then you should teach him the Divine Refinement Technique.

If Zhuge Qing wants the Divine Hundred Refinements, just throw it to him.

They didn't treat "Divine Refinement" as one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills at all; their attitude was like treating any random pebble.

Ma Xianhong: "…………"

After a few seconds of silence, he looked puzzled and asked, "Why would you think that?"

"Please recall what you have done in the past," Fang Rui said, not answering directly, but asking Ma Xianhong to think about it himself.

With that, he turned and left, leaving Ma Xianhong alone, deep in thought.

………………

As time went by, the special energy, tentatively named "spiritual energy," began to show results in transforming the environment. The plants within the Longhu Mountain area became more lush, and nearby animals gathered around the spiritual energy tree.

Qianshan Scenic Area...

"The air is so fresh!"

Tourists sincerely exclaimed that the difference in air quality between inside and outside Longhu Mountain was like night and day, something anyone could tell after taking a breath.

"Look there! Lots of monkeys!"

A tourist pointed to a spot in the forest and exclaimed in surprise. Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw many monkeys squatting on a large, leafy tree.