Under One Person: The End of Technique, Company Building

silence.

A deathly silence.

In this secluded little courtyard on the back mountain, the air seemed to freeze into a solid block of ice the moment Zhuge Qi uttered the words, "You are surrounded."

The night wind rustled through the bamboo forest, but it couldn't stir the fine beads of cold sweat on the foreheads of the top Quanxing masters inside the courtyard.

Gong Qing, the acting leader of Quanxing, remained in the position of pushing the door open, with one foot dangling in the air, his whole body frozen in place as if he had been frozen in place by a spell.

He slowly turned his head, and the boy's face, which had been disguised as innocent and pure, was now so gloomy that it seemed to drip water.

"Zhuge Qi..."

Gong Qing gritted his teeth, his voice filled with undisguised shock and fear: "How could you be here?! The front mountain is ablaze, Lu Jin and Zhang Zhiwei are both tied down, and you, as the highest-ranking commander of Na Du Tong on the scene, instead of going to the rescue, how did you manage to find your way here so precisely?!"

"Gong, the acting sect leader, your way of thinking is still too limited to the traditional martial arts world of fighting and killing."

Zhuge Qi clasped his hands naturally in front of him, his posture upright, and his tone carried the criticism and guidance of a leader within the system when addressing a disobedient subordinate:

"In modern administrative management and the handling of major emergencies, the core responsibility of the supreme commander is to 'coordinate the overall situation and allocate resources,' not to rush to the front line and fight like a brute. I had already formulated a detailed emergency response plan for the fire and riot in Qianshan, and the comrades in East and North China executed it very well."

Zhuge Qi paused, picked up his thermos, took another sip of tea, and his smile deepened.

"As for why I'm here? It's simple. The Quanxing gang is loosely organized, their thinking is chaotic, and they only have a few cards to play. You didn't capture Zhang Chulan, who possesses the Qi Source Flow, and you didn't attack the world's number one Celestial Master, but instead created such a big commotion—anyone who isn't out of their mind can see that you're using a feint to attack the most vulnerable point of Longhu Mountain, which also holds the most historical secrets."

Zhuge Qi's gaze passed over Gong Qing and landed on Tian Jinzhong, who was in a wheelchair in the room. He bowed slightly, his manner extremely courteous.

"This junior, Zhuge Qi, head of the Department of Extraordinary People Affairs, greets Senior Tian. I am late in coming to your rescue, and I have caused you any distress."

Inside the room, Tian Jinzhong, who had been prepared to sacrifice himself for righteousness, stared blankly at the young cadre who had suddenly barged in, carrying a thermos cup, and behaving as elegantly as if he were attending a tea party, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had thought he was going to die tonight, and was even prepared to bite his tongue and commit suicide with his last breath, rather than let the secret of the Jia Shen Rebellion fall into the hands of Quanxing.

But this young man in front of us, just standing there, without even a surge of Qi, single-handedly suppressed several notorious giants of the Quanxing Sect so much that they didn't even dare to breathe!

"You...you're a son of the Zhuge family?" Tian Jinzhong's voice was hoarse and trembling.

"It is indeed this junior." Zhuge Qi replied with a smile, then slowly turned around and turned his gaze back to Tu Junfang and Yuan Tao in the courtyard.

In that instant, the gentleness and composure on his face vanished abruptly, replaced by a terrifying aura of dragon and tiger that sent shivers down one's spine!

A golden, noble aura and immense spiritual pressure swept out like a tsunami!

"Snap! Snap!"

The bluestone slabs on the ground of the courtyard cracked out of thin air without any physical contact!

Tu Junfang and Yuan Tao felt as if their shoulders had been slammed by two towering mountains, their legs suddenly went weak, and the ground beneath their feet instantly caved in half a foot!

"Damn it! How can this kid have such a terrifying aura?!"

"Corpse Demon" Tu Junfang's expression changed drastically. The Yin Sha Qi of the "Three Corpses" that he relied on to become famous was like a trembling turtle in front of this extremely strong and powerful golden dragon and tiger Qi. No matter how he tried to activate it, it was difficult to leave his body even half an inch!

"Old Tu! Stop wasting time talking to him! This kid's all alone! Let's all attack together and kill them! Otherwise, none of us will leave here today!"

Yuan Tao let out a hysterical roar, his eyes flashing with ruthlessness.

He suddenly waved his hand, and the several magical iron beads floating beside him, radiating divine light—the "Nine Dragon Sons"—transformed into several streams of light with a sharp and piercing sound, heading straight for Zhuge Qi's face, throat, and heart!

"Nine Dragon Sons - Chiwen! Yazi!"

These "Nine Dragon Sons" are high-level magical artifacts that Yuan Tao has painstakingly crafted throughout his life. They are incredibly powerful, capable of piercing through clouds and shattering rocks. Even a high-ranking master from Longhu Mountain would suffer broken bones if struck by one of them!

Faced with this deadly attack that could instantly kill a high-level superhuman, Ma Hong, standing behind Zhuge Qi, flashed a fierce light in his eyes and prepared to step forward and use his external martial arts to block it.

However, Zhuge Qi simply waved his hand in an extremely easygoing manner, signaling Ma Hong to step down.

He didn't even put down the thermos in his hand.

He simply stood there, his eyes slightly narrowed, and gently exhaled the Qi within his body, which had been refined into an extremely pure and natural state under the fourth realm of stillness, "abandoning thoughts and achieving purity," from his mouth.

"Exhaling the old and taking in the new, blowing out breath to create fire."

"call--"

There were no complicated hand gestures, and no chanting of incantations.

An extremely beautiful, solid blue-green fire lotus suddenly bloomed in front of Zhuge Qi!

The fire lotus was only the size of a palm, floating quietly in mid-air, looking delicate and fragile, even with the exquisite beauty of a work of art.

However, just as those "Nine Dragon Sons" magical artifacts, hurtling through the air, collided with the azure fire lotus—

"laugh--!!!"

There was no violent explosion, nor any earth-shattering roar.

Before the horrified eyes of the Quanxing members, Yuan Tao's proud and incomparably sturdy Nine Dragon Sons magic weapon failed to offer even the slightest resistance within a fraction of a second of contact with the Azure Fire Lotus. It was directly vaporized by the terrifying high temperature into wisps of blue smoke drifting in the air!

Not even a crumb was left!

"No—!! My Nine Dragon Princes!!"

Yuan Tao was struck as if by a severe blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He staggered back seven or eight steps, his eyes filled with extreme fear and despair. That was his natal magic weapon, crafted over decades! Just like that, it was burned away in an instant by the flames exhaled by the opponent?!

"This...this is Samadhi True Fire?!"

Tu Junfang screamed, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and frantically retreated: "Impossible! The Zhuge family's Samadhi True Fire has been lost for a long time! Even if it wasn't lost, only monsters who have reached the fourth stage of stillness cultivation, 'renunciation of thought and purity,' can ignite it! How old are you?! How could you possibly have learned the Samadhi True Fire?!"

Zhuge Qi blew on the steam rising from his tea, took a sip, and smiled, "Comrade Tu, learning is a lifelong pursuit. In our work within the system, lifelong learning is paramount. How can we deal with the endless stream of criminals like you if we don't constantly improve our professional skills?"

As he spoke, Zhuge Qi flicked his fingertips slightly.

The azure fire lotus instantly transformed into thousands of tiny fire feathers, like countless azure fireflies, completely sealing off the entire courtyard!

The terrifying residual heat emanating from the fire feathers purified the poisonous barriers, yin energy, and even the "three corpses" that were faintly about to burst out of Tu Junfang's body in the surrounding air!

"Run! Run now!"

Tu Junfang completely lost his will to fight. Faced with this Samadhi True Fire, which was not only unfathomably powerful but also perfectly countered all Yin and evil spirits, continuing to fight would only result in being reduced to ashes!

Tu Junfang gritted his teeth, his figure transformed into a black shadow, and at the cost of depleting his own energy, he rushed madly out of the courtyard!

"Want to leave? Have you asked our company yet?"

Ma Hong, who had been waiting for the right moment, roared and his body shone with golden light. Like an enraged brown bear, he took a heavy step forward and delivered a powerful Bajiquan close-quarters strike, slamming into Tu Junfang's chest!

"Pfft—!" Tu Junfang's ribs broke instantly, and he was slammed back to the ground by Ma Hong's punch!

Meanwhile, Yuan Tao was about to use his Bone Shrinking Technique to burrow underground when the "Wind Guide" in the hands of the deputy leader Jiang Bai had already wrapped around his limbs like a shadow, binding him tightly to the floor!

In just three minutes.

The two most famous figures in the world of supernatural beings—"Corpse Demon" Tu Junfang and the bully "Yuan Tao"—were pinned to the ground like two dead dogs by Ma Hong and Jiang Bai with specially made handcuffs and leg irons, unable to move!

At this moment, the only Quanxing member still standing in the courtyard was Gong Qing, the acting sect leader wearing a young Taoist boy mask.

Gong Qing stood at the bedroom door, looking at the devastating scene before him, his face deathly pale.

He meticulously planned for three years, contacted countless experts from the Quanxing Sect, and even risked offending the Celestial Master's Mansion and the entire world of supernatural beings to launch this attack on the mountain.

He thought he had calculated everything perfectly and that victory was just around the corner.

However, the young man in front of him, dressed in a Zhongshan suit and carrying a thermos, simply walked in with two people and blew a breath, which crushed all his ambitions and all his trump cards to the ground!

"Zhuge Qi..."

Gong Qing's voice trembled as he looked at Zhuge Qi, who was walking towards him step by step, his eyes filled with resentment and despair: "Why...why is it always you?! It was you in Tianjin, it was you in the Tianxiahui, and it was still you at Longhu Mountain! Do you have to go against the Quanxing Sect?!"

"Sect Leader Gong, you are sorely mistaken."

Zhuge Qi stopped three steps in front of Gong Qing, looking down at the scheming old man with a calm, still gaze.

"It's not that I'm targeting Quanxing; it's that you, Quanxing, are going against the laws and social order of the country. You boast of 'not giving a single hair, not taking a single penny,' pursuing some kind of absolute freedom. But your freedom is built on breaking rules, harming the innocent, and causing chaos in the world."

Zhuge Qi slowly removed the white glove from his right hand, took out an arrest warrant stamped with the official red seal of the Nadutong Corporation from his pocket, and unfolded it in front of Gong Qing:

"Gong Qing, acting leader of Quanxing, you are suspected of multiple serious crimes, including illegally infiltrating a prestigious sect, intentionally stealing state secrets related to first-class supernatural beings, organizing criminal gangs to attack Longhu Mountain, and endangering public safety."

Zhuge Qi's voice was cold and stern, echoing in the silent night sky:

"Pursuant to Article 1, Paragraph 3 of the Special Ordinance for the Administration of Public Security for Persons with Disabilities, I am now formally announcing the arrest warrant to you. You have the right to remain silent, but every word you utter will be used as evidence in court."

"To hell with the law! To hell with your company! I'm the acting leader of Quanxing! I refuse to accept this!!"

Gong Qing completely descended into hysterical madness! His eyes were bloodshot, his nails grew wildly, and all the Qi in his body exploded at this moment, turning into a blood-red lightning bolt that pierced straight towards Zhuge Qi's throat!

This was his desperate strike, fueled by the very essence of his life!

However, Zhuge Qi did not even flinch in the face of this desperate counterattack.

With the boost from [Quick Thinking] (300% increase in thinking speed), Gong Qing's lightning-fast, desperate attack appeared as slow as Tai Chi practiced by old men and women in a park in Zhuge Qi's eyes.

Zhuge Qi slightly turned his body, elegantly avoiding the sharp edge of the blood-red claws. Then, he formed his right palm and delivered a simple and unadorned palm strike down!

"Eight Extremes - Hanging Pagoda!"

"Bang!!"

A muffled thud, like thunder!

Zhuge Qi slammed his palm heavily onto Gong Qing's shoulder blade, the fierce and unparalleled force mixed with a wisp of Samadhi True Fire internal energy, instantly penetrating his body!

"ah--!"

Gong Qing let out a bloodcurdling scream. All the meridians in his body were completely shattered and blocked by this palm strike. He crashed heavily to the ground like a broken bird with a broken wing, creating a large crater in the bluestone floor!

Zhuge Qi slowly put his white gloves back on, brushed off non-existent dust from his sleeves, looked down at Gong Qing who was lying on the ground, barely alive, and spoke calmly:

"Resisting arrest will result in a heavier penalty. Xiao Li, remember that."

"Yes, Section Chief!" Xiao Li immediately took out his notebook and started scribbling down notes.

"Ding! Detected that the host, with overwhelming strength and impeccable administrative procedures, decisively defeated the main force of the Quanxing Sect, captured the acting leader Gong Qing and two renowned elders, and perfectly preserved the life of Tian Jinzhong, a renowned elder of the Celestial Master's Mansion!"

"The host has completely rewritten a major tragic turning point in the history of the world of supernatural beings!"

"A cataclysmic upheaval has occurred in the world of supernatural beings! The Quanxing Organization is now completely paralyzed!"

"Congratulations, host! You have gained an unprecedentedly large amount of reputation points: +15000!"

Current reputation level: LV4 (57000/100000)

Hearing the massive reward notification from the system in his mind, which sounded almost like it was about to break down, Zhuge Qi's lips curled up slightly, and he was in a great mood.

Just then, from deep within the bamboo forest outside the courtyard came a series of whooshing sounds and shouts.

"Junior Brother Tian! Junior Brother Tian, ​​where are you?!"

"Quick! The thieves from Quanxing are in the back mountain! Protect Uncle Tian!"

The old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei, the Ten Elders Lu Jin, Feng Zhenghao, and dozens of high-ranking priests from the Celestial Master's Mansion and elites from various sects finally broke through the outer defenses and arrived at this secluded little courtyard, panting heavily!

When the old master saw Tian Jinzhong, who was sitting in a wheelchair and was completely unharmed, the man, who was over a hundred years old and recognized as the "most extraordinary person," suddenly trembled and his eyes instantly welled up with tears!

"Jinzhong! Are you alright?!" The old master rushed into the room, grabbed Tian Jinzhong's shoulders, his voice trembling violently.

"Senior brother... I'm alright." Tian Jinzhong took a deep breath, raised his shocked eyes, and looked at the young man in a suit standing in the center of the courtyard. "It's Section Chief Zhuge from Na Du Tong... He led his men and wiped out the acting leader of Quanxing and this bunch of villains!"

The old master turned around and slowly walked out of the room.

When this "extraordinary genius" saw Gong Qing, Tu Junfang, and Yuan Tao, who were handcuffed on the ground like dead dogs, and Zhuge Qi, who stood in the center of the field holding a thermos and radiating a faint blue-green divine aura, he was in awe.

The old Taoist master took a deep breath and straightened his somewhat disheveled old Taoist robe.

Then, under the utterly astonished gazes of dozens of sect leaders and the Ten Elders, the scene unfolded.

This person, recognized as the number one in the world of supernatural beings, slowly bowed to Zhuge Qi and performed an extremely solemn salute!

"I, Zhang Zhiwei... on behalf of the Celestial Master's Mansion and all the law-abiding extraordinary individuals under heaven, thank Section Chief Zhuge for saving my life and turning the tide!"