This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Seeing Li Daoxuan's aura suddenly surge after he began chanting incantations, Qiu Wanli couldn't help but frown, his eyes filled with seriousness.

He had been traveling the martial arts world for decades, and now, at over seventy years old, he had never seen such a method before.

But he could sense that Li Daoxuan was clearly different now than before.

Just now, Li Daoxuan exuded a lazy and timid aura, but now, he is like a decisive and ruthless general on the battlefield, with an aggressive and imposing presence.

Just as Qiu Wanli hesitated, Li Daoxuan slowly bent his knees, grinned, and revealed a smile that was completely different from his usual persona.

Qiu Wanli's heart skipped a beat. He was all too familiar with that smile; it was the heartfelt excitement and fighting spirit that came from encountering an evenly matched opponent.

In an instant, the passion that had long since subsided with age was reignited. Qiu Wanli no longer cared about those complicated calculations and schemes; his eyes were filled only with boundless fighting spirit.

"Very well, this is the first time in over ten years that I've encountered an opponent who truly interests me. Bring it on..."

Li Daoxuan clenched his fist, grinning with a mouthful of white teeth:

"Mr. Qiu, you'd better be careful, or... I might beat you to death..."

"boom..."

Before the final word "death" could even be uttered, it was as if a bomb exploded beneath Li Daoxuan's feet, causing a massive tremor and sending up plumes of dust.

A straight plume of smoke shot straight up from the center of the explosion to Qiu Wanli, shattering vegetation and collapsing the ground, leaving behind what appeared to be a furrow.

Qiu Wanli paused for a moment, then, without dodging or avoiding, charged straight at him.

He shattered the ground with one foot and charged forward like a cannonball.

The two collided with each other in a completely unadorned way.

The surrounding rocks and soil shot out in all directions like sharp arrows.

The entire mountain forest was trembling.

Li Daoxuan and Qiu Wanli exchanged blows in the most savage way, each punch landing with full force and without reservation, like wild beasts fighting.

The speed of their punches was so fast that only afterimages could be seen.

Their protective inner energy surged, causing the ground beneath their feet to continuously collapse. Terrifying power erupted time and again, gradually turning the area where the two stood into a deep pit.

Until Li Daoxuan was careless and Qiu Wanli punched him in the abdomen, his body crashed through the edge of the pit like a flying stone, and flew towards the mountains and forests behind him, breaking countless ancient trees.

Qiu Wanli, undeterred, leaped out of the deep pit and pursued relentlessly.

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but laugh at himself inwardly:

"Trying to fight a martial arts master in close combat is truly overestimating oneself..."

Touching his slightly churning abdomen, Li Daoxuan held another yellow talisman in his hand, a protective charm for soldiers and armor.

He roughly calculated Qiu Wanli's power limit, and with this armor talisman, he would have no more worries.

While he was pondering, Qiu Wanli had already arrived.

He descended from the sky like an eagle, and without hesitation, threw a punch at Li Daoxuan.

In desperation, Li Daoxuan could only cross his arms in front of his chest.

The powerful force sent him flying. While he was still in mid-air, Qiu Wanli caught up again, grabbed Li Daoxuan's ankle, shouted, and slammed Li Daoxuan's body hard onto the ground.

"Damn, that's brutal..."

Li Daoxuan could only use his magic to protect his clothes as he was hit.

"boom..."

The loud bang was heard even by the residents of Anyi County, which was far away.

A deep pit appeared in the ground, and Li Daoxuan was smashed into the bottom of the pit, looking extremely disheveled.

Qiu Wanli breathed heavily as he fell from mid-air, thinking that Li Daoxuan should admit defeat now.

"Again..."

However, as soon as he landed, Li Daoxuan, who was lying at the bottom of the pit, shot up and threw a powerful punch at him.

Qiu Wanli was clearly somewhat shocked.

Even a grandmaster wouldn't be completely unharmed after being attacked like that.

"This kid is too weird..."

Caught off guard by this move, Qiu Wanli could only defend passively.

Li Daoxuan punched Qiu Wanli's defensive arm, sending him flying.

Just as Qiu Wanli was airborne, Li Daoxuan grabbed his ankle.

At this moment, Qiu Wanli's heart was suddenly shaken.

This... isn't this the same move he used against Li Daoxuan just now?

Before he could think it through, Li Daoxuan grabbed Qiu Wanli's ankle and started swinging him around like a windmill, creating a strong gust of wind.

Finally, Li Daoxuan leaped up, carrying Qiu Wanli more than ten zhang into the air.

Just as his momentum from taking off ended, Li Daoxuan let out a deafening roar, then twisted his waist, his entire body rising like a fully drawn bow.

The terrifying pulling force left Qiu Wanli with no way to resist, and he could only do his best to circulate his true energy to protect his entire body.

"boom..."

Like a catapult, Qiu Wanli's body crashed into the air with a deafening explosion, and his body slammed into the forest, causing the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters to churn as if an earth-shattering ox had overturned.

The dust and smoke that rose even created a mushroom cloud, and the destructive power exploded in all directions, like a fierce gust of wind.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a deep pit, even larger than the one Li Daoxuan had created, remained on the ground.

At the bottom of the deep pit lay Qiu Wanli, his clothes scattered like fragments.

He was staring blankly at the sky.

Li Daoxuan clapped his hands and laughed:

"So? Still want to fight?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying surge of true energy shot straight up from the bottom of the pit.

The true energy clearly carried a hint of malevolent energy.

This grandmaster from the capital was truly enraged...

"Oh, you're getting angry?"

Li Daoxuan laughed.

Qiu Wanli stood up, his clothes torn, revealing his naked upper body.

At seventy years old, he showed no signs of aging; on the contrary, he was full of flesh and blood, with explosive muscles all over his body.

The ferocious tiger that had appeared behind him earlier reappeared, roaring incessantly at Li Daoxuan, exuding a murderous aura.

Qiu Wanli took a step and his body soared into the air, landing on the edge of the deep pit.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with utmost seriousness.

"Mr. Li's physical strength is truly the strongest I have ever seen in my life. Since I entered the sixth realm, I have never had such a refreshing battle."

"Next, I will set aside all distractions and devote myself wholeheartedly to this task."

"Even if I die at your hands today, I will have no regrets in this life..."

"But if, unfortunately, you die by my fist, I can only say, 'I'm sorry...'"

"Please, sir, hold nothing back and fight to your heart's content..."

Looking at Qiu Wanli, who was now in his prime, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but feel a sense of respect.

Regardless of his stance, Qiu Wanli can definitely be considered a pure martial artist.

He possesses an indomitable spirit and the courage to challenge stronger opponents, which explains why Qiu Wanli became a martial arts master.

Without this temperament and spirit, how could one achieve such amazing martial arts skills?

But...going all out?

Li Daoxuan smiled.

"Are you sure... you want me to give it my all?"