“This… is a spell?!”
“Able to cast spells at just the Foundation Establishment stage? Is this the power of the Immortal Alliance?!”
When the fiery serpent appeared, all the onlookers felt a wave of heat on their faces and instinctively stepped back two paces, expressions of shock spreading across their faces.
Ordinary cultivators at the Qi Refining and early Foundation Establishment stages aren’t capable of using true spells—unless those spells were simplified or modified by powerful beings.
Even then, casting them with Foundation-level cultivation is barely possible.
But acquiring simplified spell manuals is extremely difficult.
Yet in the Immortal Alliance, even a random Foundation Establishment cultivator can freely use spells.
This terrifying realization made everyone understand the Alliance’s strength and feel sympathy for Lin Zhongyu.
Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators have little to no magic resistance.
Against a true spell, they’re as fragile as paper—one touch, and they’re done.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out.
Though the fire serpent looked small, it erupted with terrifying force, carving a massive crater in the ground and sending dust flying.
“Xiao Yu!”
Not far away, Mu Jixue cried out in alarm.
Her heart nearly stopped, thinking Lin Zhongyu had met a tragic end.
Fortunately, Lin Zhongyu emerged unscathed.
She quickly burst out of the dust cloud, her palm glowing with spiritual light, spiritual energy enveloping her entire body.
Her golden eyes shimmered faintly.
She could clearly see the flow of spiritual energy.
The moment the female steward launched her spell, Lin Zhongyu had already noticed the gathering of fire-element spiritual energy within her opponent’s body.
She could even predict the serpent’s attack range, allowing her to react in advance and narrowly dodge the spell.
As expected of the Golden Emperor’s Sacred Eyes!
“What…”
The female steward was stunned.
Her Flame Python Technique had never failed—anyone below the Core Formation stage was instantly defeated by it.
She couldn’t believe that in such a remote place like Cangzhou City, someone could actually dodge her spell.
What’s more, her opponent was only at the Qi Refining stage.
Her shock caused a brief moment of hesitation.
Before she could react, Lin Zhongyu had already closed the distance with swift footwork.
Both palms, wrapped in spiritual energy, landed squarely on the steward’s chest.
The Lin Family Palm Technique!
Yellow Grade, Lower Tier Profound Skill!
Despite being reduced to Qi Refining stage now, Lin Zhongyu had once reached Foundation Establishment and had learned Profound Skills.
With both palms imbued with such techniques, the impact made the steward’s mouth fall open in shock—she nearly choked from the force.
It’s working!
Lin Zhongyu felt a surge of confidence—like she had regained her former self.
Her strikes grew faster and more precise.
I want to win!
I don’t want to be a burden!
I want to walk the path of immortality with Xue’er—I want to walk it beside her.
This desire ignited her fighting spirit.
Her masterful palm strikes forced the steward to fall back repeatedly, though they hadn’t inflicted serious injury.
The stat difference between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining is massive.
In game terms, Qi Refining upgrades only boost HP, mana, and a bit of attack power.
Foundation-level upgrades boost everything.
Clearly, a single attack wouldn’t be enough to defeat the steward.
Conversely, if Lin Zhongyu was even grazed by another spell, she’d be in serious danger.
Such is the gap in cultivation realms.
Lin Zhongyu knew this well.
That’s why every strike of hers aimed to interrupt the steward’s spiritual flow.
With the Golden Emperor’s Sacred Eyes, she could see the flow of energy in her opponent’s meridians.
If she could disrupt the energy supply, the enemy wouldn’t be able to leverage her realm advantage.
By now, the crowd watching was dumbfounded.
Seriously?
This is the so-called “useless Lin family girl”?
She’s suppressing a Foundation Establishment cultivator while still at Qi Refining?!
The steward, now angry and humiliated, couldn’t believe what was happening.
Everyone accepted into the Immortal Alliance was a genius in their own right.
She’d never been so insulted.
Her pride was being trampled.
And yet, Lin Zhongyu seemed to have some inexplicable insight into her techniques.
No matter how she changed her meridian pathways or altered her spiritual flow, Lin Zhongyu always managed to interrupt her energy at just the right moment.
She had never fought such a frustrating battle.
At that moment, she suddenly noticed a subordinate of hers inside the Immortal Alliance branch hall.
She signaled subtly with her eyes, and the subordinate nodded in understanding.
Suddenly, the steward roared: “Damn you… I’ll kill you!”
Spiritual energy exploded from her dantian, forcefully blasting Lin Zhongyu back.
Energy Burst—a common tactic in cultivation games.
It uses a large amount of spiritual energy to force back nearby enemies, though it doesn’t cause direct damage.
It’s usually a last resort.
Now, a sly smile appeared on the steward’s lips.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Without warning, several silver needles shot out from somewhere, completely silent.
Lin Zhongyu, still reeling from the Energy Burst and unable to regain her footing, was struck by the needles.
A sneak attack?!
In an instant, Lin Zhongyu’s spiritual flow was cut off.
The situation flipped completely.
No one expected members of the Immortal Alliance to resort to such despicable means.
Even in standard duels, outside interference is forbidden—especially when the challenge has been formally signed and sanctioned by the Alliance.
And the attacker was clearly skilled in hidden weapons—no one in the crowd had noticed, yet the needles struck Lin Zhongyu’s meridians with pinpoint precision.
So much for calling themselves geniuses—using their talents for such disgraceful tactics!
Come on.
These reluctant thoughts flashed through Lin Zhongyu’s mind.
However, before she could remove the silver needles, a sense of danger had already enveloped her.
The red fire snake reappeared, hissing viciously before sweeping towards Lin Zhongyu’s body.
With her spiritual energy severed, Lin Zhongyu’s speed couldn’t keep up at all.
Her fragile and delicate body was fiercely knocked away and crashed heavily onto the ground!
“Ah!!!”
A mouthful of blood was spat out.
Lin Zhongyu’s golden eyes widened, filled with reluctance.
So painful……………… So painful!
It felt like her body was about to be torn apart.
The intense pain of broken bones made her involuntarily groan in agony.
She gritted her teeth, trying to get up and stand again, but she was completely unable to move.
Why………………… Why did this happen?
She had finally managed to rise, but her first battle for a comeback was undermined by someone.
How could she not feel furious and desperate, deeply sensing the unfairness of fate?
Does the heavens really take pleasure in seeing her make a fool of herself?
Under the strong pain, Lin Zhongyu’s eyelids gradually drooped, about to lose consciousness.
She had already lost, completely lost, and couldn’t stand up again.
“Hehe, trash is still trash.”
The female manager laughed loudly, her face full of delight, savoring the joy of victory.
After all, she was still in the Qi Refining stage.
Even with some unique abilities, she was still subdued by me!
“Young girl, you were quite lively just now, weren’t you? Keep jumping!”
The female manager looked down at Lin Zhongyu, who was lying on the ground and barely alive, with cold sarcasm.
She slowly approached step by step, stretched out her foot, and intended to humiliate Lin Zhongyu like kicking trash, venting her anger just now.
It was obvious that the duel had ended, but the female manager still didn’t give up and didn’t want to end this farce, planning to continue to humiliate unilaterally.
The onlookers around could see it and fell silent.
Although they loved watching the excitement, it was clearly going too far.
But the other party was from the Xian Alliance, with a position and backing.
How could they, ordinary people, dare to contradict her?
No!
One person was different!
“Stop!”
A young man dressed in a red and white robe suddenly rushed in.
His voice was cold and sharp, suddenly inserting himself between the two and stopping the female manager’s continued humiliation.
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