Gao Wu: You broke off the engagement at my 100th birthday banquet, do you dare take my punch?

Having lived for a hundred years in this world, he could sense the changes in the other party's qi and blood and thus guessed Chen Shanhe's intentions.

"Grandmaster Chen, is he going to fight on behalf of the Liu family?"

Qin Changsheng frowned slightly and looked the other person up and down. He guessed the other person's intention, but did not say anything to make it clear.

Very simple.

Even if Chen Shanhe were to fight on behalf of the Liu family and resolve the annulment of the engagement through martial arts judgment, he must never propose the challenge himself; he must wait for the other party to speak first.

because.

In the human martial arts world, besides those at the third rank and above being protected by the military, there is another more widely known rule.

The majesty of a grandmaster must not be dishonored!

His actions of actively provoking and passively accepting the challenge may seem the same, but the underlying implications are far more complex.

really.

Chen Shanhe paused for a moment, and when Qin Changsheng did not speak, he knew that he had not been fooled. Then he said coldly, "Since the Qin family and the Liu family went to the Martial Arts Tribunal to discuss the annulment of the engagement, then today, I, Chen, will fight on behalf of the Liu family, and fight you with the same blood and realm."

"If Chen wins, the Qin family will return the marriage certificate, publicly apologize to my disciple, and will not cause any further trouble in the future."

"If you win, I, Chen Shanhe, will forfeit the Xuanjing. Not only that, if Qin Yan can get into the First Military Academy, he can directly become my disciple. Patriarch Qin, what do you say?"

This time, he didn't call Qin Changsheng by his name, but instead brought up the entire Qin family.

There was a deeper meaning behind these words. They were clearly implying to Qin Changsheng that he was the only one in the Qin family who was at the third-grade level and was protected by the military. As for the others, a Grandmaster could easily crush them.

Qin Changsheng could naturally understand the implied meaning in the other party's words.

He pondered for a moment.

He said calmly, "Since the Grandmaster has put it this way, I can only agree. However, I have just completed my breakthrough today, and my qi and blood are still unstable. The Grandmaster probably doesn't want to be seen as taking advantage of someone in distress."

"snort."

Chen Shanhe snorted coldly, his eyes showing displeasure, but he remained silent.

Qin Changsheng pressed his advantage, saying, "Tomorrow morning, at the Martial Arts Tribunal, I will await the Grandmaster's guidance."

"Can."

Chen Shanhe glanced at him, slowly uttered two words, and said no more. After glancing at Liu Ruyan beside him, he turned and left.

Just now.

Qin Changsheng looked at the other person's figure, and with a slight thought, the other person's interface immediately appeared in his eyes.

[Target of detection: Chen Shanhe]

[Realm: Grandmaster, Qi and Blood Strength: ???, Spiritual Power: ??? (Current realm too low to view)]

[Copyable entries: Sacred Bloodline (already possessed), Materialization of Blood Qi (copyable), Materialization of Spiritual Power (cannot be copied due to insufficient cultivation level), Unknown entries 1, 2, 3, 4 (cannot be viewed due to insufficient cultivation level), Materialization of Killing Intent (copyable)]

[Current copy count: 1, copy now?]

He did not act rashly, but simply watched the other person leave quietly.

【Ding--】

[Host detected to have reached the third rank. System upgrade possible. Reward for this upgrade: +2 copy attempts]

[Estimated upgrade time: 1 day]

Qin Changsheng chose to upgrade without hesitation.

Retract the panel.

He noticed that Qin Yan was looking at him with a worried expression.

"Speak if you have something to say."

Qin Changsheng spoke slowly, his tone calm.

Qin Yan asked worriedly, "Grandpa, do you really want to fight a Grandmaster?"

"The time has been set, what can we do if we don't fight?"

Qin Changsheng looked at his opponent, remaining calm and composed: "Besides, Grandmaster Chen himself said that he would keep his blood pressure at the same level as mine. Who cares if he's a grandmaster or what? Since we're fighting on equal footing, what is there to fear?"

"this……"

Qin Yan's eye twitched slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke: "Grandpa, you don't know this, but even if a Grandmaster suppresses their cultivation, their combat techniques and fighting experience are far beyond what ordinary people can match. Tomorrow's battle may seem like we're at the same level, but..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

but.

Qin Changsheng understood what the other party meant and smiled calmly, "It's alright. Even if I really lose, it's because I'm not as skilled as you. Your marriage with the girl from the Liu family is off. At worst, we can just give the marriage certificate to the Liu family. But an opportunity to fight a Grandmaster is hard to come by."

Qin Yan was stunned.

I don't know why.

He felt that the old man had become a different person after the birthday banquet. He seemed to remain calm and collected, but he found that the old man's ambition was even higher than that of a young man like himself.

Immediately.

Qin Yan didn't say much. After telling Qin Changsheng to rest well, he took his leave.

Qin Changsheng returned to his room to continue his cultivation.

The third-grade realm differs from the second-grade realm. The latter involves first tempering small bones in the limbs, and then tempering the spine and skull. The third-grade realm, on the other hand, is the reverse: first, the main meridian is opened, and then the other branch meridians are opened.

now.

His main meridian is already open. With each additional branch meridian that is opened, his Qi and blood will be significantly improved. In a day, he may not be able to open the entire meridian, but improving his Qi and blood by several hundred jin should not be difficult.

……

The next day.

[Ding—System upgrade complete.]

[Upgrade Reward: +2 Copy Attempts]

[Current available copy attempts: 3]

The system notification sound awakened Qin Changsheng, who was focused on opening up his meridians.

In a day and a night, his qi and blood increased by about 700 jun. This progress was about the same as Qin Changsheng had expected yesterday. He was only a little short of being able to fully open one branch of the meridian.

I just opened my eyes.

Qin Changsheng then heard a commotion coming from outside his courtyard gate.

"Hmph, some old bastards are truly shameless, daring to make a dignified human grandmaster wait for them at the Martial Arts Tribunal?"

"That old bastard, could he be afraid of dying and ran away beforehand?"

"He had better run away; at least he has some self-awareness. Otherwise, does he even deserve to stand on the same stage as a Grandmaster?"

The undisguised mockery penetrated the courtyard wall and reached Qin Changsheng's ears.

At the same time, Qin Yan's voice rang out: "You sycophantic, backstabbing, and despicable people, you were already biased on the stage back then, and now you come to my Qin family to mock us. But even so, a Grandmaster like him won't even give you a second glance!"

"presumptuous!"

Several referees from the martial arts tribunal were hit where it hurt, and their voices immediately rose several octaves.

They were about to reprimand Qin Yan sternly.

At this time.

squeak-

With a soft thud, the courtyard gate opened from the inside, and Qin Changsheng walked out expressionlessly.

In an instant.

Everyone fell silent. The reason was simple: the blood energy emanating from Qin Changsheng was approaching 15,000 jin. Even the blood energy of the several third-grade members of the Tribunal present was suppressed by him on the spot.

After glancing around, Qin Changsheng slowly spoke, "I am deeply grateful for your kind presence in coming all this way to pick me up."

"However, I am not as shameless as Old Dog Liu. Once I have made a promise, I will not go back on it. Even if it is a Grandmaster, we fight against each other at the same level..."

"I am not afraid either."