Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

Before Chu Ling Shuang could finish speaking, the Xuan Tie Heavy Hammer swept in with a thunderous sound of wind breaking through the air.

He held back his power in the late stage of the Qi Refining Realm without holding back at all; crimson Qi condensed into a ring of rotating lightning patterns along the hammerhead.

Wherever the hammer passed, the paving stones in the front yard crumbled one after another, and even the array patterns buried underground were forcibly shaken out.

Before Jiang Yining could move her feet, Lou Xiaotian had already stepped out from beside her.

The young man, who had just been wearing a coarse apron and planting Ganoderma lucidum, raised a hand, and all the gentleness in his handsome eyes vanished in an instant.

The Primordial Azure Wood Qi surged from his palm, condensing into a gigantic azure hand in mid-air that obscured the pavilion.

The giant hand suddenly closed its five fingers, and when the black iron hammer was less than three feet away from Jiang Yining, it forcefully grabbed the hammerhead in mid-air.

The impact of the collision of the qi blasted outwards, and most of the tiles on the inn's walls were blown away.

Fan Chenxin had already embraced the five treasures, and her dark golden blood energy formed a circular barrier, protecting the child, the fire spirit falcon, and the several five-colored spirit mushrooms inside.

Wu Bao perched on Fan Chenxin's shoulder, staring wide-eyed at the heavy hammer being gripped by the giant hand.

"Uncle Chenxin, why did that aunt in red hit Mother with a sledgehammer? Did she also want to turn the yard into a big pit?"

"She's just obsessed with fighting; April doesn't need to adopt her approach to visiting."

Chu Ling Shuang gripped the hammer handle with both hands, unleashing her inner energy three times in succession, but the Xuan Tie Heavy Hammer did not budge an inch.

"Lou Xiaotian, you have actually refined the Primordial Azure Wood Qi to the Transformation Realm. When I challenged you last time, you were indeed deliberately holding back."

Lou Xiaotian slowly tightened his five fingers, and the giant blue hand pressed down as well.

The surface of the black iron hammerhead emitted a harsh grinding sound, and the crimson lightning patterns gradually faded away.

"Chu Ling Shuang, if you want to challenge me, you can choose another place. If you point your hammer at her again, I will have the people from the City Lord's Mansion come and pick up your weapon themselves."

"You only used your true strength for her sake, so it seems I didn't come to the wrong place today."

"She's someone I'm protecting, not a tool you're using to force me to take action."

Chu Ling Shuang tried to pull back the heavy hammer, but the green wood phantom behind Lou Xiao Tian pressed down again.

The bricks beneath her feet suddenly collapsed, and her boots sank half a foot into the ground.

"Lou Xiaotian, put down the hammer. Today I'm testing her, not you, this pretty boy who's been hiding your skills for years."

"You have no right to use her as a test subject, and you have no right to touch her in front of me."

Jiang Yining stepped out from behind Lou Xiaotian and pressed her hand against his wrist.

"Lou Xiaotian, withdraw your Azure Wood Qi. This is a matter between Chu Ling Shuang and me. I don't want to cause any new trouble for the Lou family and the City Lord's Mansion because of a pointless fight."

Lou Xiaotian did not immediately let go; a cold, murderous intent still lingered in his eyes.

"She's in the late stage of the Qi Refining Realm, and she didn't hold back at all in that hammer blow. You're only at the peak of the Blood Qi Realm right now, so there's no need for you to take her attacks head-on just to save face."

"I'm not doing this for pride, nor to prove myself to anyone. If I keep hiding behind you today, every time she wants to challenge you in the future, she'll point her hammer at me first."

Jiang Yining increased the pressure with her fingertips, pressing his wrist down.

"You've already blocked the first blow for me. Leave the rest to me. If I can't withstand her attacks, you can step in then."

Fan Chenxin stood under the corridor holding the five treasures, her gaze never leaving Jiang Yining.

"Ning'er, her internal energy is several times stronger than Tuba's. If you decide to take her on personally, make her put down her heavy hammer first, so she can't suppress your cultivation level with that heavy weapon."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ling Shuang suddenly loosened her grip on the hammer handle, allowing the heavy iron hammer to fall into the giant green wood hand.

"Since you are all afraid of the advantage of weapons, I will not use my heavy hammer today. Jiang Yining, as long as you can withstand three of my blows without falling, I will not only compensate the inn for all its losses, but I will also acknowledge that you are qualified to have Lou Xiaotian plant flowers for you in the future."

Jiang Yining took out a hairband from her sleeve and tied her loose long hair back behind her head.

"Whether you admit it or not is none of my business, but I can take these three blows. If you injure Siyue during the attack, today will not be a matter that can be resolved through sparring."

"Don't worry, even if I, Chu Ling Shuang, love fighting, I won't take my anger out on a child. Monks over there, keep the little girl away from me. I'll use all my inner energy for my third strike."

Fan Chenxin retreated into the pavilion with the five treasures in her arms, and her dark gold aura thickened by another layer.

"Wu Bao, just watch how your mother responds. Don't sneak into the courtyard. If that Miss Chu can't control her power, your uncle will throw her out of the inn first."

Wu Bao hugged his neck tightly and waved her little hand at Jiang Yining.

"Mother, don't worry about April. You're safe in Uncle Chenxin's arms. If that aunt in red hurts you, April will let the big red chicken peck at her hair."

Upon hearing the command, the Fire Spirit Falcon reluctantly spread its wings and let out a weak "woof" at Chu Ling Shuang.

Chu Ling Shuang glanced at the Fire Spirit Falcon that was barking like a dog, her expression blank for a moment.

"How did the Lou family's third-tier spirit falcon become like this? What exactly do you teach it in the yard every day?"

"If you are ready, just start shooting directly; there's no need to study how to raise birds in April."

Jiang Yining stood on the broken stone bricks in the courtyard, her feet half a step apart, her blood and qi gradually sinking into the soles of her feet.

The Divine Tree of Myriad Spirits stretched its roots within the dantian, and a jade-colored glow spread upwards along the main meridian of the legs.

Chu Ling Shuang put away her joking expression, and her right palm was wrapped in crimson energy.

"I only used 50% of my strength for the first strike. If you feel that your meridians cannot withstand it, you can speak up and withdraw now."

"Just keep shooting at your own pace, and I'll let you know if I need to stop."

The crimson palm print instantly covered a distance of ten zhang and struck Jiang Yining's left shoulder head-on.

Jiang Yining did not use her arm to block, but instead relaxed her shoulder blades just before contact.

The purple-gold qi and blood enter the outer side of the lower leg from the sole of the foot, bypass the knee bone, and go straight up the waist and spine to the shoulder and neck.

The moment the palm strike entered the body, the roots of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree wrapped around the main meridian of the left shoulder, breaking the qi into dozens of thin streams.

Sixty percent of the force slides down the back to the right waist, while the remaining force flows down the leg bones into the ground.

One stone brick after another shattered beneath her feet, the cracks extending all the way to the front of the pavilion.

Jiang Yining's feet remained in place, and even the hem of her clothes did not shift backward.

Chu Ling Shuang's eyes suddenly lit up, and she moved her wrist with her right hand.

"You didn't try to withstand it head-on, but instead used your meridians and the earth to deflect the force simultaneously. For a martial artist at the Qi and Blood Realm to dare to let Qi enter their body, your courage is greater than I expected."

"My meridians are much wider than those of ordinary martial artists; your 50% power is not enough to fill them."

"In that case, the second palm strike will be increased to 80% of its power."

Chu Ling Shuang shattered the ground, her figure directly pressing in front of Jiang Yining.

She struck her right rib with her left palm from bottom to top, and her qi condensed into three layers of overlapping waves. Before the first layer had even finished falling, the next two layers had already pressed down one after another.

Jiang Yining did not completely tumble to the ground this time.

The roots of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree extend from the dantian into the right rib, forming a rotating wood pattern that draws the first layer of protective energy into the roots of the divine tree.

The second layer of force slid horizontally across her chest and was directed towards her left arm.

When the third layer of protective energy arrived, she suddenly flipped her palm, releasing the purple-gold blood and residual protective energy simultaneously.

The two palms collided in mid-air, and Chu Ling Shuang's wrist suddenly went numb, and her entire arm lost sensation for a moment.

She slid half a step back, but Jiang Yining remained standing in the same spot, except for a faint trace of blood on her lips.

Lou Xiaotian immediately stepped forward, and the Overlord Spear was already half-exposed from his storage ring.

"The second strike has already damaged her meridians, so there's no need to continue with the third strike."

Jiang Yining raised her hand to wipe the blood from her lips and shook her head at Lou Xiaotian.

"Just now, the divine tree absorbed the qi too quickly, which ruptured a small blood vessel. Chu Ling Shuang's wrist is more seriously injured than mine, so you don't need to interfere at this time."

Chu Ling Shuang shook her still numb right hand, her excitement growing stronger.

"Not only did you dissipate my power, but you also sent the remaining qi back the way it came. Lou Xiaotian, now I finally understand why you were willing to climb over the wall to come and plant flowers."

"If you understand, you should stop now. Don't force me to end this sparring match myself."

"If I don't unleash the third strike, I won't be able to sleep tonight. Jiang Yining, if you can't withstand it, tell me in advance, and I'll withdraw my inner energy at the last moment."

Chu Ling Shuang clasped her hands together in front of her chest, unleashing all the power of the late-stage Qi Refining Realm.

Crimson battle aura condensed behind her into a four-armed giant ape, each arm holding a different palm posture.

The entire Myriad Spirits Divine Tree within Jiang Yining's body lit up.

The roots protect the heart and dantian, the three main branches connect the arms and spine respectively, and the last wisp of purple-gold qi and blood sinks into the soles of the feet, firmly nailing the feet to the ground.

Chu Ling Shuang took a step forward, and four palm shadows pressed down on Jiang Yining at the same moment.

Jiang Yining did not dodge, but crossed her arms in front of her to block.

The first layer of qi tore open the sleeves, the second layer of qi bent the back, and the third layer of power poured into the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree, causing the branches and leaves in the dantian to shake continuously.

As the fourth palm strike approached his heart, the roots of the divine tree suddenly tightened, repelling all the power of the first three strikes.

Two streams of energy, one crimson and the other purple-gold, clashed within the courtyard.

Jiang Yining's feet sank into a pit half a meter deep, and the ground behind her was rippled with waves of stone from the impact, but her feet did not move backward.

Chu Ling Shuang's hands trembled violently, and her right arm went numb from her fingertips all the way to her shoulder.

She stared at Jiang Yining, who was still standing, and suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter.

"That was exhilarating! I've been fighting in Tianhuang City for so many years, and I've never seen a Qi and Blood Realm martial artist numb my hand like that."

Jiang Yining slowly retracted the Myriad Spirits Divine Wood; although her breathing was rapid, her voice remained steady.

"You've delivered those three blows, now can't you pay for the damaged inn door?"

"Don't even mention a gate, I could give you the whole street. Jiang Yining, you're much tougher than those self-proclaimed geniuses in the City Lord's Mansion."

Chu Ling Shuang shouldered the heavy iron hammer, strode up to Jiang Yining, and reached out to grasp her wrist.

Lou Xiaotian blocked her outstretched hand, and Fan Chenxin also carried the five treasures out of the pavilion.

"Miss Chu's sparring has ended. There's no need to use praise to continue touching her inappropriately."

"I just wanted to become sworn siblings with her, not steal your sweethearts' places. Why are you two men so petty?"

Chu Ling Shuang bypassed Lou Xiao Tian, ​​her eyes shining as if she had finally found a treasure.

"That pretty boy Lou Xiaotian isn't good enough for someone as principled as you. Why don't you just leave him and come work for me at the City Lord's Mansion!"