This night's cultivation could be described as a thorough cleansing and renewal, as if washing away impurities and bringing forth a fresh start. Perhaps Du Tianyu himself didn't realize it, but subtle changes were occurring in his mindset and personality.
Feeling refreshed and invigorated, Du Tianyu stepped forward, preparing to descend the mountain. He encountered two people ascending. One was an elderly man in his late sixties or early seventies, dressed in a practice suit. Behind him followed a man around forty years old.
The elderly man's brow was furrowed, as if sensing something. He said, "What's going on today? The air here is so dry!"
"I also feel something is off," the middle-aged man behind him replied, a look of confusion on his face.
As they spoke, Du Tianyu brushed past them. The elderly man suddenly stopped and turned to Du Tianyu, saying, "Young friend, could we have a word?"
Du Tianyu turned back疑惑ly, looked at the elderly man, and said, "Is there something I can help you with?"
"I noticed your light steps, landing without a sound. May I ask if you are a practitioner of martial arts?"
"Oh! What five ways or six ways, I don't know what you're talking about." Du Tianyu waved his hand, turning to continue down the mountain.
"How dare you be so rude! Do you know who we are?" Saying this, the middle-aged man leaped forward, reaching out to grab Du Tianyu's shoulder.
Du Tianyu had already turned his back, but suddenly felt a strong gust of wind approaching from behind. His body involuntarily took a small step to the side.
Despite this small step, the middle-aged man's grab missed completely, causing surprise in his heart. But his attack didn't stop. As soon as his foot landed, he swung his right leg horizontally.
Du Tianyu felt quite annoyed in his heart, muttering softly, "What bad luck. Nothing has happened all morning, and yet someone is already picking a fight."
While speaking, he took a large step to the side. The middle-aged man's kick missed again. What took time to describe happened in the blink of an eye. The elderly man, seeing his son miss two consecutive moves, was also shocked.
"If you attack again, I won't be polite," Du Tianyu said coldly without even turning his head.
The middle-aged man was about to strike again, but the elderly man quickly stopped him, "Qi Kai, stop!"
"Young friend, I am truly sorry! My son is a bit reckless."
"This isn't recklessness, this is provocation. If I had retaliated, he would already be dead!"
"You, what arrogance!" The middle-aged man named Qi Kai was clearly indignant.
"If it weren't for my father stopping me, I would defeat you within five moves."
"Five moves?" Du Tianyu finally turned around, looked at the imposing Qi Kai, and shook his head.
"Dare to have a spar?" Seeing Du Tianyu shake his head, Qi Kai directly stepped forward and asked arrogantly.
Du Tianyu noticed that the clothes and demeanor of these two were not ordinary, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
He didn't know if it was the soul fusion that had caused such a huge change in his personality, but he suddenly wanted to get some money from these two to spend.
"Well, I'm quite busy. Time is money. I'm not interested in arguing with you." Saying this, Du Tianyu pretended to think for a moment and then said, "It's okay for me to make a move, how about we make a bet?"
"What kind of bet?" Qi Kai asked without hesitation, intent on teaching this young man a lesson.
The elderly man had intended to stop his son from fooling around, but upon hearing the young man's words, his eyes also narrowed as he quietly observed what would happen next.
The elderly man was quite confident in his son's skills. Although this young man in front of him looked different, how many years could he have practiced? Martial arts were not something that could be achieved overnight; they were accumulated over time.
Even if your techniques were excellent, actual combat was different. It not only compared cultivation level but also required experience in on-the-spot performance.
"Simple, judging by your status, you probably aren't ordinary. Let's bet fifty thousand."
"Humph! Do you have fifty thousand?" Qi Kai couldn't help but look at Du Tianyu with disdain.
"I really don't. What I mean is, if I make a move and you lose, you give me fifty thousand." Du Tianyu looked at the two with a cheerful smile.
"Forget it, Qi Kai, don't be ridiculous!" The elderly man couldn't watch any longer. What was this? Arguing nonsense with a little kid wasn't anything but foolishness.
"If you don't want to bet, then forget it. I don't even care."
"Alright, I accept. If you lose, I want you to kowtow and apologize."
"Okay, okay, not just kowtowing, even letting me roll down this mountain is fine!" Du Tianyu's scheme succeeded, and he was so excited that it was as if Qi Kai standing in front of him was fifty thousand in cash stacked up.
The elderly man couldn't help but frown, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Right above them was a platform. The two stood still and bowed to each other.
"Wait a moment, I have to explain the rules." Du Tianyu saw Qi Kai gathering his energy and deliberately interrupted him. Qi Kai was so angry that he almost jumped up.
"Didn't you say you would defeat me in five moves? I'll let you make five moves, and I'll make one. If you can remain standing, I'll consider it my loss."
"You're infuriating! Watch how I defeat you in five moves!" Saying this, Qi Kai took a step and arrived in front of Du Tianyu.
"Qi Family's Mountain-Splitting Palm!" His first move was the Qi family's unique skill.
The elderly man smiled and nodded. Qi Kai had already mastered the Mountain-Splitting Palm; he was a promising young man.
Just as the palm wind was about to reach his chest, Du Tianyu's figure suddenly swayed and actually appeared to Qi Kai's side. Qi Kai's first palm missed, and his subsequent backhand sweep also missed. Then, Qi Kai moved as if he was performing a solo dance, his palms flying left and right, quite impressive. Unfortunately, he couldn't hit anyone.
"Five moves are over, you'd better be careful." As soon as the words left his mouth, Du Tianyu's figure had already reached Qi Kai's front. Qi Kai's defenses were wide open. The elderly man hurriedly warned him, but it was too late. Du Tianyu extended his right hand and gently patted Qi Kai's chest, as if brushing off dust. He even said, "Qi Kai, I think you should just get out of the way!"
With a miserable "ah" sound, Qi Kai was sent flying five or six meters away, falling to the ground. Wanting to get up, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Du Tianyu thought to himself, "Damn it, I didn't use much force. If I killed him, fifty thousand would be gone."
The elderly man was also stunned. Qi Kai had been defeated in just an instant. The other party had let him make five moves and hadn't even blocked a single one. He quickly went over to check on Qi Kai's condition.
Fortunately, the problem wasn't too serious. It was just a rush of blood and Qi, and being patted on the chest had caused him to lose his breath and faint.
The elderly man's face had already turned cold. He stood up and looked at Du Tianyu, "Young man, your attack was a bit too ruthless, wasn't it?"
"Ruthless? I was already very restrained. Pay up."
"Humph! You injured my son and still want money? There's no such good deal in the world!"
"So, you're going to welch on the deal?"
"My Qi family really doesn't care about this fifty thousand, but if you want the money, you have to take two of my moves."
Saying this, he also used the Mountain-Splitting Palm, chopping towards Du Tianyu. This elderly man's palm technique was not something Qi Kai could compare to. Du Tianyu felt as if his entire body was covered, with nowhere to dodge.
"Can't dodge, only fight. Damn it, even fighting won't work. If I really hurt this old guy, and he lies down on the ground, forget about him giving me fifty thousand, he'd probably try to extort me to death."
If the elderly man knew what Du Tianyu was thinking at this moment, he would probably be so angry he'd die.
The elderly man's single palm had already arrived. Du Tianyu gathered his Qi to his chest, a ninth-level Qi Refining practitioner having to take a palm head-on.
Daring to call it "Mountain-Splitting Palm," the power of this palm technique was evident.
There was only a muffled "bang" sound as it solidly struck Du Tianyu's chest. And then, nothing happened.
The two maintained this posture, the elderly man incredibly stunned. Could it be that his memory was failing with age, and he had forgotten to gather his Qi just now? Why was there no reaction at all?
Du Tianyu was also waiting to see what this palm would bring him, such as being sent flying, falling to the ground, or spitting out blood. Damn it, nothing happened! Did he have to wait a bit? Was the after-effect of this thing strong?