I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"What did you say?!"

"Is Sikong dead?"

Xiao Xinghe began to lose his composure, his gaze towards Qin Ge becoming complicated. "I really don't know if the Moyi Hall has declined or if you are just too strong. Even the Heavenly King couldn't do anything to you."

"And you really defeated him in less than ten moves?"

"Of course it's the latter!" Qin Ge wanted to impress Xiao Xinghe, so he naturally had to boast a little.

"If I hadn't beaten Sikong Xian to a pulp, how would I have known about this place?"

"I don't know the situation of your Moyi Hall, but I imagine not many people know about such an important place as the treasury, right?"

"Besides Sikong Xian, do you think I could have found out through any other means?"

Anyway, Sikong Xian is already dead, and it's unlikely that Han Beichen will meet with Xiao Xinghe. So, how he makes up stories and how he exaggerates is up to him.

"Although we haven't seen each other for many years, I know Sikong's strength very well."

"Let alone ten moves, I'm not confident I can defeat him within thirty moves. So, you're saying your strength far surpasses mine?"

"If that's the case, what use do you have for an old man like me who's nearing the end of his life?"

"You want me to kill for you, to be your front man?"

Xiao Xinghe felt that Qin Ge's words were flawless and he was already 80% convinced. However, he still didn't quite understand why Qin Ge was so determined to subdue him.

With his strength already reaching such a terrifying level, how many people in the world can Qin Ge not kill?

"There aren't so many whys. I always do things based on my mood!" Qin Ge smiled and poured Xiao Xinghe a cup of tea. "How about it? It's not shameful to follow me!"

Xiao Xinghe glanced at the teacup, then looked up at Qin Ge scrutinizingly. "I still don't quite believe you can defeat Sikong Xian within ten moves!"

"What kind of cultivation method do you practice? Why can't I see through your true strength at all?"

"There's not a trace of true energy emanating from you. Could it be that you've already cultivated to the state of returning to simplicity?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

He suddenly stood up. "Make your move! Once you do, I'll know your true strength!"

Qin Ge asked helplessly, "Are we still going to fight?"

"You know perfectly well that I have a use for you. You're an old man now; if I beat you up, you'll really be useless!"

Xiao Xinghe narrowed his old eyes slightly. "In my eyes, you're nothing but a callow youth. Do you think it's that easy for me to submit to you?"

"Am I really that easy to betray the Moyi Hall? Even if I were to submit to you, would you feel comfortable keeping someone like me by your side?"

"That makes some sense." Qin Ge said thoughtfully. Someone like Xiao Xinghe probably had long since become indifferent to life and death, and there was probably nothing that could threaten him.

It's meaningless unless he truly submits.

His eyes darted around, and an idea immediately came to him. "What's your gambling etiquette like?"

"How about we have a competition, a bet?"

This trick is incredibly useful, especially against martial artists who value promises and are single-minded. It works every time!

"Didn't you question my abilities?"

"Then let's have a competition, and whoever wins gets to decide, okay?"

Xiao Xinghe lowered his head and pondered. This battle was inevitable.

If he were no match for Qin Ge, he would die. There wouldn't be much difference between agreeing to Qin Ge's request and him. He knew he wouldn't live for many more years and wouldn't be able to work for Qin Ge for long either.

If Qin Ge loses, he didn't really want to kill Qin Ge anyway. It just gives him a reason to keep Qin Ge here, as a way to add some fun to the last part of his life.

"Why don't you tell me how you want to compare them?"

"Aren't there eight people outside? Let's attack together, and whoever kills the most wins!"

Xiao Xinghe's face darkened; this kid's skin was incredibly thick!

It was clearly a situation where he was outnumbered nine to one, yet they tried to trick him into killing his own people with just a few words. They were really trying to take advantage of him.

Even if those eight people are not at all, there are two Heaven Realm cultivators and six Earth Realm cultivators. If they were placed in the martial arts world, they would be enough to cause a bloodbath. No matter how deep the foundation of the Moyi Hall is, it cannot withstand such a loss.

Qin Ge seemed to see through Xiao Xinghe's thoughts, "What's wrong? Are you reluctant or unable to do it?"

"If you're not as strong as me, they'll die anyway. If you're quicker, they'll suffer less!"

"Fine, I think I still need to give you a good beating, otherwise you definitely won't submit to me."

"It's a deal, I won. From now on, you're under my control, how about it?"

Xiao Xinghe said, "Since we're going to fight anyway, why don't you win first?"

"That won't do!" Qin Ge immediately objected. "If you don't agree, then I have no reason to hold back."

"How can these be the same?"

Xiao Xinghe stopped answering and slapped Qin Ge with his palm.

Light as a feather, yet so fast it defies visual perception.

Without a whooshing sound or a burst of air, and without the lingering afterimage, the real body was already right in front of Qin Ge.

That palm strike was as light as if it were pressing on Qin Ge's shoulder, yet it carried immense force.

So fast?!

Qin Ge felt a chill run down his spine and quickly lowered his left shoulder to deflect some of the palm strike, but his body was still shaken backward and only stopped after hitting the stone wall.

Cracks were left on the stone wall behind them.

Qin Ge symbolically patted the dust off his clothes. "Old man, that's not fair of you!"

"You attacked without warning, trying to win by sneaking up on me?"

Xiao Xinghe squinted at Qin Ge. His palm strike was meant to test him, but Qin Ge's unharmed state truly shocked him.

This kid is really weird. I've lived for so many years and I've never seen anything like this before.

"My turn!"

"Fleeting light!"

Qin Ge's speed was no less than Xiao Xinghe's; his figure appeared to be still in the same spot, but his fist was already in front of Xiao Xinghe.

Xiao Xinghe instinctively raised his palm to block, but Qin Ge's fist strangely turned into a downward smash, aiming straight for his crown.

"boom--"

Qin Ge's fist unexpectedly slammed into Xiao Xinghe's left shoulder, the immense force pouring into his body.

Xiao Xinghe didn't have time to release the force. His left shoulder sank, the floor beneath his left foot cracked, and his entire foot sank in, up to his ankle.

Just as Qin Ge was about to make another move, Xiao Xinghe had already launched a counterattack.

"Bang bang bang—"

The two energies clashed, causing sand and stones to fly and the stone chamber to shake, with the commotion growing louder and louder.

"So, they've finally started fighting?"

The eight people outside the stone chamber listened to the commotion coming from inside, their nerves on edge and their eyelids twitching.

Although they couldn't see what was happening inside the stone chamber, they were all experts. Judging from the sounds, it seemed that the two sides were evenly matched.

Is that kid's strength really that exaggerated? He was actually able to fight Xiao Tianwang to a draw.

The Heavenly Realm expert who had been knocked away by Qin Ge suddenly felt much better. Even Xiao Tianwang couldn't defeat that kid in a short time, so his defeat wasn't unjust.