Chapter 294: Yu Qingtan Shows Off Her Skills
"Welcome, Fairy Qingtan and her companions to our Barbarian Sect! I am the Supreme Elder of the Barbarian Sect, Tie Shan." The man's rough voice echoed at the gate of the monastery.
"Qingtan pays her respects to Elder Tie Shan!" Yu Qingtan and the others saluted. Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire
She had also heard of this Tie Shan Elder's great fame.
Elder Tie Shan, real name Yang Tie Shan, was a Nascent Soul level body cultivator with a complete Organ Refining and had condensed a Law Manifestation.
Pure body cultivators do not condense Golden Cores or Nascent Souls within their bodies; instead, they cultivate the strength of their physical form.
Upon reaching the Fourth Stage, one could condense a Law Manifestation, and body cultivators gained long-range attack capabilities, generally making them much stronger than the average magic cultivator of the same level.
The news that Yu Qingtan and her party were coming had already reached the Barbarian Sect, but the people of the Barbarian Sect were not particular about elaborate courtesies, so they only welcomed them at the gate of the mountain.
After some pleasantries, Elder Tie Shan led Yu Qingtan into the Barbarian Sect.
Yu Qingtan didn't have much to inspect on her visit; most of the Barbarian Sect members were honest and straightforward, and it was unlikely they would commit any wrongdoing.
"Fairy Qingtan, our sect master is currently in seclusion, so I will be hosting you. I hope you don't mind."
Once both sides had taken their respective seats in a tall, unadorned reception hall, Elder Tie Shan spoke.
"It's not a problem."
"Fairy Qingtan, I hear from Wen Xiong that you two are old acquaintances?"
"Yes, we both come from Suichuan Immortal City. It's been a long time, Big Brother Ge, how have you been?" Yu Qingtan said with a smile to Ge Wenxiong.
Ge Wenxiong was indeed a once-prime single Metal Spirit Root prodigy from the Ge family in Suichuan Immortal City who had switched to body cultivation after his Dantian was damaged by the Sky-Rending Eagle and later joined the Barbarian Sect.
As for Dongye Chuhua, he did not recognize Yu Qingtan because she had disguised her identity in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm previously.
"Long time no see, I'm doing well!" Ge Wenxiong had matured slightly in appearance, now more resolute with a hint of fierceness about him, but his eyes softened when he looked at Yu Qingtan.
Ge Wenxiong was also a devotee of Yu Qingtan; she had helped him a great deal.
"Haha, let Wen Xiong show you around our Barbarian Sect later."
After chatting for a while, Elder Tie Shan said, "I hear that Fairy Qingtan also cultivates body refinement. Would you be willing to help discipline some of our disciples? In return, I can allow you to enter the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory to cultivate for ten days; how does that sound?"
"That would be quite agreeable!" Yu Qingtan's eyes lit up.
The Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory of the Barbarian Sect was an excellent place for body cultivators to practice, with far more Chaotic Power than the outside world, and it was easier to comprehend the Path of Power there.
Body cultivation also required Dao Comprehension, and the majority of body cultivators sought to comprehend the Path of Power.
However, the Path of Power was a particularly difficult Dao to comprehend.
Although Yu Qingtan's body cultivation had reached the Late Stage of the Golden Core, she had never succeeded in comprehending the Path of Power.
No one could enter the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory before reaching the Body Refining Golden Core Stage. Even after reaching this stage, one could not cultivate there for long periods.
Moreover, opening the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory required a significant expenditure of resources, and Barbarian Sect disciples needed to make major contributions to earn the chance to cultivate inside.
A body refining Golden Core Cultivator of the Barbarian Sect's history had withstood the longest single session inside, at just nine days. Although Elder Tie Shan said ten days, he probably thought it would be impressive if Yu Qingtan managed to last three to five days.
With Elder Tie Shan leading the way, Yu Qingtan and her group soon arrived at the Barbarian Sect's sparring grounds. The grounds were spacious and majestic, surrounded by tall stone walls, with a massive clearing at the center. The ground was paved with hard stone slabs that could withstand intense impacts.
"Fairy Qingtan, this is our Barbarian Sect's sparring ground, where our disciples practice and spar with one another," introduced Elder Tie Shan.
The disciples prepared to spar with Yu Qingtan were the ten or so cultivators that Elder Tie Shan had brought with him, all of them at Body Refining Golden Core Stage, including Dongye Chuhua.
But that did not include Ge Wenxiong, who at nineteen had not yet broken through to the Body Refining Golden Core Stage.
As for the matter of the duel, Elder Tie Shan had clearly made arrangements in advance. By now, the martial arena was surrounded by a dense crowd of Barbarian Sect cultivators, all gathered to witness the duel of the legendary Fairy Qingtan.
Yu Qingtan lightly tapped her toes and leaped onto the martial arena.
Today, she wore a wine-red long dress paired with a white shawl and a pair of boots, which made her look valiant and extraordinary.
Moreover, the dress had a slit that revealed her fair and long legs.
"Is this Fairy Qingtan? Indeed, her beauty is beyond words!"
"Is this the number one beauty on the Hundred Flowers List? Having seen Fairy Qingtan, how could any other female cultivator catch my eye!"
"Those legs are so long and white! Slurp~"
"But with such slender arms and legs, does Fairy Qingtan really practice Body Refining Techniques?"
"Those beasts, they actually get to duel Fairy Qingtan. I want to go too!"
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Below the martial arena, the Barbarian Sect's cultivators were all talking at once.
After Yu Qingtan entered the arena, Dongye Chuhua immediately followed suit.
Dongye Chuhua was dressed in black, standing seven feet tall, with a firm face and sharp glints in his eyes. He walked step by step towards Yu Qingtan, his aura raging like a ferocious tiger coming down the mountain.
"Fairy Qingtan, please enlighten me!" Dongye Chuhua saluted with a fist and a loud voice.
Yu Qingtan gave a slight smile and returned the salute, "Fellow Dongye, please!"
The two stood facing each other, their auras like rainbows. Dongye Chuhua was the first to launch an attack, with a fist thundering towards Yu Qingtan. The wind from his fist howled, carrying a strong gust, as if the air itself was being ripped apart by his punch.
Yu Qingtan neither dodged nor evaded, meeting his punch head-on with one of her own.
The collision of two fists, hugely disparate in size, emitted a dull sound, shaking the entire martial arena as if it trembled.
Dongye Chuhua's attack was extremely fierce, but Yu Qingtan's delicate fist was even harder, as unyielding as iron or stone. Dongye Chuhua felt as though his fist had slammed into a mountain, the pain was unbearable.
He was inwardly shocked, but his attacks became fiercer. Moving like the wind, he rapidly maneuvered, continuously launching assaults in an attempt to find a weakness in Yu Qingtan.
However, Yu Qingtan stood still as an unshakable mountain; no matter how he attacked, he couldn't budge her in the slightest. Her punching technique looked simple, but it contained boundless power, each strike easily neutralizing Dongye Chuhua's attacks.
Yu Qingtan was at the Late Stage of the Golden Core of body refinement, and as an Immortal Body cultivator, she was merely exerting a small fraction of her strength, which was already the limit for Dongye Chuhua.
Dongye Chuhua was anxious in his heart, but he did not give up. He knew the gap between his strength and that of Yu Qingtan was vast, yet he was unwilling to admit defeat easily.
He was the man determined to revitalize the Dongye clan.
"Ha~"
With a loud shout, Dongye Chuhua's fist, like a meteor cutting through the air, roared towards Yu Qingtan with a strong gust.
He exerted his strongest strike at that moment.
Yu Qingtan gave a slight smile, and the force of her punch doubled.
"Boom~"
Dongye Chuhua was directly sent flying by the punch, crashing heavily to the ground.
"Thank you for the match!" Yu Qingtan retracted her fist and said with a smile to Dongye Chuhua.
Struggling to stand up, Dongye Chuhua revealed a bitter smile, "Fairy Qingtan is powerful. I accept my defeat without grievances."