One person: I am Li Buren, I cannot bear to do anything!

Hahahaha.

Ma Xianhong suddenly laughed and grabbed Li Buren's shoulder.

"Master Li, what are you saying?"

"I invited you two Taoist priests here for something else entirely?"

"Besides, in terms of pure strength, disregarding magical artifacts and other methods, how could I possibly compare to the Taoist priest's physical skills?"

"Life is about maintaining harmony. It's one thing to fight with an enemy, but what sense does it make to fight with a friend?"

Ma Xianhong spoke amiably, but Li couldn't bear to know.

The new leader of the Jie Sect was not so convinced.

After all, someone who lacks confidence in their own abilities cannot become a cult leader.

It is impossible for them to have such grand ambitions.

"Okay, then we'll have another chance to prove it."

Li Buren suddenly stopped, his aura instantly transforming into one of harmlessness as he looked at Ma Xianhong.

"Master Wang Ye should be finishing up soon too."

"Sigh, is it still impossible to overcome the hurdle of Feng Hou Qi Men?"

"Master Li is mistaken. I can understand Mr. Zhuge's thinking very well. As a sorcerer, how could he not be interested in Feng Hou Qi Men?"

"Too."

The four of them quickly gathered together, and Zhuge Qing greeted Li Buren warmly.

Ma Xianhong said he would do his best as a host and take everyone on a tour of Biyou Village.

Li Buren frowned as he looked at the ubiquitous Ru Hua.

"Village Chief Ma's mechanical skills are indeed first-rate; even his mechanical creations are so lifelike."

"However, I have a question."

"Why was Ru Hua deliberately made to look like this? Is it some kind of personal aesthetic quirk of yours, Village Chief Ma...?"

Ma Xianhong glanced at Ruhua, his eyes revealing a deeper meaning.

"Some things aren't human, but they have to act like human things."

"But if she really looks too human, that wouldn't be a good thing..."

Then Ma Xianhong coughed twice, somewhat embarrassed, and said...

"And also..."

"Actually, we had considered making a batch of more human-like and more beautiful mechanical creations before."

"Yeah, the loss rate is a bit high..."

Wang Ye, Li Buren, and Zhuge Qing exchanged a glance and then looked at Ma Xianhong.

Ma Xianhong: "???"

"Cough cough."

Village Chief Ma clearly realized that continuing to discuss this was not a good idea.

"Come, let me introduce you to someone."

As they approached the village, a shirtless man with muscles bulging like a dragon emerged from the woods.

His bronze skin shimmered like armor under the sunlight, making the man appear incredibly tall.

"Liu Dang, say hello to everyone."

The man called Liu Dang simply nodded at the group, his eyes filled with surging fighting spirit.

"Practitioner of martial arts?"

Wang Ye glanced at the other person, guessing their identity from their fierce gaze.

"His nose is crooked; it seems this guy has more combat experience than all of us combined."

Li Buren stood in the middle, facing Liu Dang.

"Without Qi, just an ordinary person."

His words hit the nail on the head, prompting Ma Xianhong to nod repeatedly.

"Master Li is indeed very perceptive about Qi; he saw through his true nature at a glance."

Liu Dang gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Master, is it really impossible for me to possess that so-called Qi like these others?"

Hearing the resentment in Liu Dang's words, Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye roughly understood the situation.

"It seems he's not a naturally gifted individual."

"You can't develop a sense of Qi even after you've learned it."

Both of them are considered exceptional talents in the world of supernatural beings, and they are surrounded by other talented geniuses.

However, it's rare to find ordinary people who don't even have a sense of Qi.

"But I'm not willing to accept this!"

"Why can't I have this so-called Qi sensation?!"

Liu Dang recounted the whole story of how he encountered a child practicing Qi cultivation while practicing his boxing, and how he became the apprentice but struggled to master the art.

The fervor in his words silenced the others present.

"But in the end, I still couldn't even touch the slightest threshold of what's called 'Qi sensation'!"

"This isn't fair!"

"I'm not reconciled!"

Liu Dang shouted until he was hoarse.

Ma Xianhong stood aside and spoke to Li Buren, Wang Ye, and Zhuge Qing.

"That's why I invited a few of them."

"I'd like to invite a few people to fight him, so he'll understand."

Li Buren stood to the side, silent, just watching Ma Xianhong without saying a word.

Zhuge Qing thought for a moment and then spoke first.

"Qi sensation has always been just the most basic thing in cultivation, something that doesn't need to be discussed."

"But if you are truly as diligent and persistent as you say, yet you can't even get through the door..."

Wang also took the lead in the conversation quite frankly.

"Then there's no need for you to continue struggling on this path."

Wang Ye spoke frankly, without any tact or beating around the bush.

But this seems to be exactly the answer Ma Xianhong wanted to hear.

"What Master Wang said is too absolute. Come on, let me show you something."

Ma Xianhong stopped keeping them in suspense and led Liu Dang, Li Buren, and the others to a central location in the village.

It was a tall, ancient-style tower.

The gate was tightly shut. Ma Xianhong walked to the front, his expression gradually becoming excited and fanatical.

"As you all know, I am a weapon refiner."

"Through the deductions of the Divine Craftsmanship I have inherited, all things in this world can be forged into artifacts."

"And the greatest Qi cultivator is Creation."

"The reason why it is said that all things in the world are forged in the furnace of creation, and that nature has form but no form, and that humans have no fixed form, is because of this."

"Humans are also tools; how can they not be refined?"

As he spoke, Ma Xianhong's white hair flew wildly, and his eyes shone with excitement.

"This is one of the creations of heaven and earth, the Body Cultivation Furnace!"

Li Buren, Wang Ye, and the others pointed and commented on the cultivation furnace.

"It's so ugly! Such a huge iron furnace, didn't you even bother to design it?"

"I agree. To be frank, I'm definitely better at civil engineering than him."

"Agreed."

At this moment, Ma Xianhong ignored Li Buren and the other two, and instead looked at Liu Dang, who had been walking silently all the way.

"Liu Dang".

"Having come this far, have you figured out what you really want?"

The three turned around and saw that the man, as resolute as steel, was bowing his head.

It seems they've been struggling with this for a long time.

"I've thought it through."

"I...agree."

Liu Dang did not hesitate for a moment, seemingly afraid that if he waited too long, he would not be firm enough.

He leaped onto the cultivation furnace in three quick steps, opened it, and went straight inside.

Ma Xianhong didn't hesitate, his expression instantly turning serious.

"Jin Yong, you take over the furnace!"

"good!"

With the two working together, the massive furnace, towering over ten meters high, began to operate, creating a spectacular sight that drew the attention of everyone present.

Amidst the muffled rumble, an indescribable sense of oppression descended upon everyone.

"Ma Xianhong, you..."