Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

Chapter 558: Chapter 340: Tian Chunqiu, Just a Martial Saint

Nan Hengzhou and Beiding Continent are adjacent, both are one of the great continents in the Eastern Domain, so the interactions between martial artists from both continents are the most frequent in the Eastern Domain.

"I am Tian Qiuping from Nan Heng State Fire Cloud Cave, Wei Fan, do you dare to come up and fight me!"

As Tian Qiuping’s voice echoed on the stage, everyone’s gaze turned to Wei Fan, showing an expression of anticipation.

He made his name in Beiding Continent not because of causing a huge disturbance in the Zilan Sect, but because he defeated the Little Bull King with unmatched dominance in Linyao City and then reverse-slayed the Dragon-Horned Deer with his Martial King Fourth Layer cultivation, spreading his fame throughout the Jianghu of Beiding Continent.

In the eyes of these people, he is a demon on par with the many Saint Sons of the Holy Sect, and even the conflict that erupted in the tavern recently was because someone wanted to see him take action at the Thunder Mountain martial arts contest to witness his style.

Unfortunately, Wei Fan had no intention of going up for a spar; he could kill, but sparring was not his skill.

"Not interested!" Wei Fan shook his head.

The words of Tian Qiuping were full of provocation, but due to the manner of Jianghu people, Wei Fan did not take it to heart and simply shook his head to decline.

Since the panel did not react to Tian Qiuping, he treated Tian Qiuping as a good person.

"Tian Qiuping? Never heard of him, does anyone have the right to challenge Wei Fan!"

"Don’t speak carelessly, although Tian Qiuping is not well-known, the Fire Cloud Cave is an extremely powerful Holy Sect in Nan Hengzhou, it is said that at its peak, this sect had two Martial Saints in the same era."

"Having the courage to challenge Wei Fan is already commendable, how many people have the courage to even speak to Wei Fan?"

"Daring to challenge, either his brain is not working, or he has real skills."

"Real skills, not necessarily, can’t you see Tian Qiuping is at the Martial King Seventh Level cultivation, while Wei Fan is only at the Martial King Fourth Level, what right does he have to challenge Wei Fan, probably just trying to gain fame off Wei Fan."

...

Many people’s impression of Wei Fan is still stuck at the time when he reverse-slayed the Dragon-Horned Deer with Martial King Fourth Layer in Linyao City. In fact, this is normal, as it has only been just over a month since the event in Linyao City.

Tian Qiuping’s provocation was evident not only to Wei Fan but to those around as well.

Tian Qiuping continued to stare at Wei Fan and said loudly: "Are you worried that your cultivation is inferior to mine? Rest assured, I will only use one hand to fight you, or I can suppress my cultivation to the Fourth Layer to fight you."

Wei Fan’s gaze turned cold.

Initially, he thought Tian Qiuping was driven by his reputation and wanted to spar, but he had already declined yet Tian Qiuping still provoked him, obviously showing hostility rather than a mere desire to spar.

Anyone who can achieve the Martial King Seventh Level is not mindless, randomly making enemies, especially with a formidable demon like himself who can reverse-slay the Dragon-Horned Deer. The only explanation is the other party wants to provoke him onto the stage to oppress him with superior cultivation, maybe even to suppress and kill him.

"Shameless person, Thunder Mountain martial arts contest is for dueling within the same level, challenging someone inferior with higher cultivation, do you consider yourself strong?"

"Is this what Fire Cloud Cave is like?"

"Wei Fan, don’t fall for it, this shameless person wants to provoke you onto the stage."

"Tian Qiuping, if you want to play, I’ll accompany you!"

"Coming from Nan Hengzhou to Beiding Continent to act ostentatiously, thinking Beiding Continent has no one?"

...

Before Wei Fan could speak, those around him were already enraged, and even two or three Martial Kings began to rise into the air, flying toward the stage.

"Just trash, no matter how many come it’s in vain!"

Tian Qiuping waved his sleeve, and a burst of light swept out. The powerful force impacted, and the few Martial Kings who flew onto the stage were knocked back as if struck in the chest, all spitting blood.

This scene stunned everyone.

It must be known that those Martial Kings who flew onto the stage all had the aura of Martial King Seventh Layer, yet they were all knocked back by Tian Qiuping with a mere wave, unable to resist at all.

Such unmatched combat power at the same level, even if not a Saint Son level character, is not far from it.

"I have no interest in sparring, but I do have a keen interest in killing!"

Wei Fan’s figure soared upward, flying toward the stage.

Tian Qiuping raised an eyebrow and said disdainfully: "A Martial King Fourth Layer wants to kill me? Do you think you are Xuanyuan Peak? Even if Xuanyuan Peak was a Martial King Fourth Layer, he wouldn’t dare claim he could kill me!"

Tian Qiuping stood with his hands behind his back, showing a confident expression.

If he wanted to be ruthless earlier, he could have killed all those few Martial Kings. If Wei Fan’s cultivation matched his level, he might have been cautious, but with Wei Fan at the Martial King Fourth Layer, he was confident he could kill him within three moves.

"It’s bad, Wei Fan is young and impetuous, and has fallen for this shameless person’s provocation!"

Some people showed a worried expression, given Tian Qiuping’s performance, he is almost on the same level of a genius as the Dragon-Horned Deer and Little Bull King. Wei Fan has already made a sensational achievement by reverse slaying such a genius across a small realm, but crossing three small realms might truly require a figure like Xuanyuan Peak to personally come to reverse slay.

"Boom..."

Just as Wei Fan’s toes touched the stage, Tian Qiuping had already made his move.

Being at the Martial King Seventh Layer, while Wei Fan was only at the "Martial King Fourth Layer," he attacked first, and even took the opportunity the moment Wei Fan landed on the stage.

Besides, it was not suppressing cultivation as previously stated, but a full force unleashed vibrating all his cultivation, transforming into a golden palm striking at Wei Fan.

"Shameless person, actually launching a sneak attack!"

"Wei Fan, be careful, this person intends to kill you!"

...

Someone shouted from below the stage.

In the instant of making a move, Tian Qiuping’s killing intent was no longer hidden, the icy cold killing intent was unscrupulously released.

The golden palm filled the entire stage, casting a huge shadow, and the powerful energy fluctuations made the whole stage tremble, lighting up vast Dao marks.

Clearly, this stage was also a Martial King-level Divine Soldier, specially refined by experts, otherwise, it couldn’t withstand such power.

"First with words to anger me onto the stage, then decisively delivering a killing blow!"

Wei Fan revealed a set of white teeth: "Unfortunately, you got one thing wrong, Martial King Fourth Layer was already over a month ago, who told you I’m still standing still."

"Boom..."

His body trembled, and the Scripture of the Three Emperors began to circulate wildly within him, the aura of the Martial King Seventh Level soared into the sky.

The collision of two auras made the entire arena shake even more violently.

"Martial King Seventh Level?" Tian Qiuping’s pupils contracted fiercely: "Such deep schemes, have you been hiding your cultivation from everyone all along?"

He couldn’t believe that Wei Fan had advanced from the Fourth Realm of Martial King to the Seventh Level in just over a month; such terrifying cultivation speed was unheard of even at Xuanyuan Peak.

The only explanation was that Wei Fan had been using a special secret technique to hide his true cultivation, playing the role of a pig to eat tigers. There were many such people in the Jianghu, but he couldn’t figure out what secret technique could deceive the detection of Linyao City’s arena.

"If you say so, then maybe."

Great Sun Shattering Fist!

Wei Fan threw out a punch, and the golden giant hand covering the arena immediately exploded with a bang, scattering flesh everywhere.

"Ah..."

Tian Qiuping let out a miserable scream. How could this be a Saint Son level figure? He prided himself on being no weaker than the average Saint Son and had even fought to a draw with some Saint Sons of the Holy Sect.

But he simply couldn’t withstand a single punch from Wei Fan.

Under a single punch from Wei Fan, not only did his palm shatter, but his entire arm exploded, the overpowering and unparalleled force left him utterly shocked.

"So strong, this punch could kill most of the Eighth Level of Martial King!" someone gasped in shock, realizing that Wei Fan was not a Fourth Realm of Martial King but a formidable Seventh Level.

"With just this ability, you dare to jump out and try to kill me?"

Wei Fan’s eyes shot out a cold light, and he dashed forward, using the Flowing Clouds and Clear Wind Step.

"I concede, stop..."

Tian Qiuping trembled all over, screaming, but Wei Fan’s killing intent was so palpable it felt like he’d fallen into an ice cave, sensing the breath of death.

He retreated in panic, then shot up into the sky, trying to escape the arena.

But Wei Fan had come onto the stage to kill, and even if Tian Qiuping knelt and kowtowed, he wouldn’t hold back.

"You think conceding is enough, are you that naive?"

Wei Fan struck like a thunderbolt, his fist smashing heavily onto Tian Qiuping’s body, causing his body to sound like firecrackers going off, with the crackling of bones and spattering of blood.

His expression twisted, his body was blasted from mid-air onto the arena with a heavy slam.

"Tell me, we had no grievance or feud, and don’t know each other, so why the intent to kill me?"

Wei Fan descended from the sky, stepping on Tian Qiuping’s head with an icy expression.

This is just like the situation with Zilan Sect, where without any reason, others wanted to kill him. This happening repeatedly would make even the calmest person want to kill.

"Good! Satisfying!"

"This guy wanted to step on Wei Fan but hit a steel board instead."

"Not just a steel board, he’s likely to lose his life."

"A disciple of Fire Cloud Cave, with such talent, would Wei Fan really dare to kill him?"

...

Everyone shouted with excitement; Tian Qiuping’s repeated provocation made this outcome much desired.

"I just don’t like the look of you, can’t I?"

Lying on the ground, Tian Qiuping’s eyes burned with fury but didn’t answer Wei Fan’s question.

He had been defeated before but never had someone stepped on his face.

At this moment, one of his arms was gone, leaving only some white bones, his chest a shattered ruin, deflated and indescribably wretched.

"It seems you have a death wish!" Wei Fan began to exert force with his foot, the sound of bones under strain ringing out.

"Release your foot, my master is Martial Saint Tian Chunqiu from Fire Cloud Cave, do you dare to kill me? Roar..."

Tian Qiuping let out a low roar, not believing Wei Fan would dare to kill him; he wasn’t like Hou Zhijie, just a core disciple of Zilan Sect. His status at Fire Cloud Cave was almost on par with a Saint Son because his master was the Martial Saint Tian Chunqiu.

Moreover, the surname made it clear there was more than just a simple master-disciple relationship between them.

"Martial Saint, so what!" Wei Fan lifted his foot and stomped down hard.

"No..."

Tian Qiuping’s eyes widened, watching helplessly as Wei Fan’s foot came down on his head.

Crack!

With a sound like a watermelon splitting, blood splattered as Tian Qiuping’s head exploded, taking his Primordial Spirit with it.

No use for Soul Search; if questions can’t be answered, then just kill. In the future, kill anyone who jumps out one by one, and when the strength is sufficient, individually confront the masterminds behind these acts.

Wei Fan collected the Storage Gourd from Tian Qiuping’s body, kicked the corpse off the arena, and then jumped down himself.

"Wei Fan is indeed ruthless, daring to kill even the disciple of a Martial Saint!"

Many people’s gazes at Wei Fan changed immediately; despite what Tian Qiuping had said, he still killed him—a sign of either immense audacity or a heavenly background.

After Zilan Sect, he also made an enemy of another Holy Sect, and killed a Martial Saint’s disciple at that.

After that, perhaps due to his fight with Tian Qiuping, fewer people dared to step onto the arena for sparring, bringing the contests to an abrupt end.

At that moment, the Martial Kings who presided over the earlier battles announced on stage that in the afternoon, they would together create thunderstorm conditions to reveal the Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill for everyone to comprehend.