Not only did Sect Cultivators possess superior Talent, but they were also blessed with wealth, companions, techniques, and prime locations for cultivation.
The two weren’t just on different starting lines; they were using entirely different modes of transportation for the race.
If the former ran on foot, the latter was driving a car.
A Loose Cultivator could only surpass a Sect Cultivator if they not only had astonishing Talent but also unparalleled fortune and heaven-defying opportunities.
"I have something I need you to do."
Hu Qi stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Command me, Master!"
Hearing this,
Bai Tongtong replied in a solemn voice.
...
「Inside the Dharma Transmission Hall.」
The Disciples coming and going were all utterly silent.
Every so often, they would cast reverent gazes toward a corner on one side.
In the corner, on a rattan chair,
Bai Tianzong sat with his eyes slightly closed, seemingly dozing.
Abruptly, his brow twitched. As if sensing something, he opened his eyes.
He looked up.
Outside the window, a palm-sized yellow paper crane was flapping its wings as it flew toward him.
Bai Tianzong raised a hand to catch the approaching paper crane.
The next moment,
The paper crane’s beak opened and closed, and from it came the crisp, clear voice of a young girl.
"Father, it’s me. I need to see you about something!"
At this,
a smile unconsciously touched the corners of Bai Tianzong’s lips.
’This girl...’
After a few quick words of instruction to the Disciples in the hall, he shot up into the air, transforming into a streak of Flowing Light. In an instant, he arrived before a quaint courtyard.
He raised a hand and gently pushed open the wooden door.
Inside the courtyard, Bai Tongtong stood gracefully to one side, waiting quietly.
"My dear daughter, you called me here to..."
Bai Tianzong had only just started speaking.
Before he could even ask why, suddenly—
A fair, slender hand landed silently upon his right shoulder.
"Hm?"
Bai Tianzong’s expression changed drastically, and he was horrified.
’With my Cultivation, how did I not sense someone hiding here?!’
He reacted in a flash. True Essence surged violently throughout his body as he spun around to attack.
However,
The next moment, the hand on his shoulder suddenly pressed down with the force of a great mountain. The immense power buckled his knees, forcing him to the ground and kicking up a small cloud of dust.
The green flagstones on the ground cracked on impact.
A spiderweb of cracks spread out from where Bai Tianzong’s knees hit the ground.
A sweet, coppery taste filled his throat, and he nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"You..."
He turned his head to look at the person before him.
But the moment his gaze met the other’s,
his pupils suddenly became vacant.
And his expression went slack.
Seeing this,
Hu Qi raised a hand and tapped a finger between Bai Tianzong’s brows.
A single thread instantly entered Bai Tianzong’s head.
Bai Tianzong himself was a Cultivator whose strength had reached the Fourth Layer of the Nascent Element Realm.
He was by no means weak.
Unfortunately for him, he was no match for Hu Qi.
Although Hu Qi himself was currently only at the Second Layer of the Nascent Element Realm,
dealing with an opponent of this level was completely effortless for him.
Setting aside the boons from his Talent and Divine Techniques, his physical power had been steadily growing over time as his Taiyu Serpent Bloodline reawakened.
That strength alone was more than enough for him to kill the man with a single punch.
If he hadn’t needed to keep the man alive to extract information, he wouldn’t have bothered with such a troublesome method.
Suddenly,
Hu Qi raised his head, his falcon-like gaze fixed on the horizon.
In his perception, the auras of two Nascent Element Realm Cultivators were rapidly approaching their location.
Discovering this,
Hu Qi’s brow furrowed slightly.
When he’d made his move, he had already enveloped the area with his Twisted Light.
’Logically, the subtle fluctuations from that brief exchange should have been impossible to detect.’
"Master, I was the one who just activated the Mother-Child Jade Talisman!"
At that moment, the now-enthralled Bai Tianzong noticed the doubt in Hu Qi’s eyes and took the initiative to explain.
As he spoke, he turned his palm upward.
A Jade Talisman, shattered into several pieces, lay quietly in his palm.
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