Chapter Twenty-Five: A Proposal for My Brother

  Shen Cong's expression slightly solidified, and he grasped the Longque knife on his back. The originally damaged Longque knife now had not a single scratch, and Shen Cong hadn't made any repairs; it was as if the knife had automatically restored itself overnight. This might have something to do with the blood that the Longque knife had absorbed initially. At the same time, the knife body couldn't be put away in the Qiankun bag; the Longque knife was far from being as simple as imagined.

  Every step shattered, the two figures transformed into phantoms, entwining together in mid-air. The dragon soared and clouds churned, making it impossible to discern their moves for a moment.

  "Boom!"

  A dull thud, amidst the smoke and dust, two figures retreated several steps. The previous move had ended in a stalemate. Li Xiao was somewhat surprised as he looked at Shen Cong, then let out a scornful laugh. He had thought that his opponent was just an insignificant ant that could be easily crushed. But it seemed that this ant was bigger than expected. Still, no matter how big the ant was, it was still just an ant, and all it would take was a bit more effort to crush it.

  Just as he was about to continue, a person suddenly walked out of the forest beside him, as if he had been lurking there all along. The man turned his head and glanced at Shen Cong, revealing a hint of a smile. Shen Cong's eyebrows furrowed, it was the first time he saw this person, and from his attire, he seemed to resemble Shen Cong's third senior brother.

  Li Xiang turned his head towards Zhao Wu, "Brother Zhao, how did you end up here? But there are some things now, let's chat with Brother Zhao later."

  Zhao Wu smiled slightly and glanced at the people present, pointing to Shen Cong. "Brother Li, please wait, he is my master's new disciple and also my younger brother. I hope Brother Li can hold back."

  "Do you want to intervene?" Li's eyebrows furrowed, looking somewhat displeased.

  "It's not necessary, but if Brother Li wants to take action, I'll have to intervene." Zhao Wu smiled softly. He wasn't really willing to help Shen Cong, but if Shen Cong got hurt and he didn't help despite being present, he would definitely be punished by Ge Lao later, which was not what Zhao Wu wanted to see.

  Li Xian's eyebrows rose, and if it were anyone else, Li Xian would have drawn his sword. But Zhao Wuxiu was a third-stage peak cultivator, while he was only mid-third stage; there was some disparity between them, and Li Xian had no guarantee of winning.

  "Who said I wouldn't fight? You asked me and I didn't!" The scoundrel was still acting complacently, but Lin Liting couldn't bear it anymore and finally jumped out.

  Shen rubbed his buttocks, itching, and bowed to Zhao Wu, "Thank you, brother, for taking action. Now it's not that we can't retreat, but they won't let us retreat. In that case, why don't you deal with him, and I'll take care of Lin?"

  Zhao Wu looked at Shen Cong with a foolish expression, comparing Lin Liting and Li Xiao. Although they were both third-order, Lin Liting was a genius in terms of techniques and had already mastered the Thunder Method. Zhao Wu would have to be cautious even if he went all out, but Shen Cong actually charged forward directly - wasn't this just stupid?

  "It's a waste of good material for someone like him to have such a treasure." But now, he couldn't let Shen Cong get hurt, especially if Lei Fa were to hit him, that would definitely cause serious injury, and later on, he would inevitably be implicated.

  Zhao Wu jumped out to stop him, and Li Xiao was even more eager to stab Shen Cong to death. Shen Cong felt depressed in his heart. He just wanted to have a deep conversation with Lin Liting, but the two men jumped out, ruining the atmosphere.

  Zhao Wu blocked Shen Cong's path, and Shen Cong could only use his eyes to tease Lin Liting. His eyes were used to the fullest, with a flirtatious gaze that made Lin Liting uncomfortable. His eyes shone brightly, and Shen Cong felt that he had never used them so expressively before, especially when staring at Lin Liting's chest, it was as if they had turned into hands, freely caressing her.

  "Bastard, I'll kill you!" Lin Liting was so humiliated that she threw a palm strike at him, and Shen Cong's buttocks itched to the extreme.

  "Brother, dodge quickly!" Zhao Wu shouted loudly, and his fist had already struck towards Lei Guang, unexpectedly pulling away more than half of Lei Guang.

  "Goodbye!"

  Shen Cong was almost in tears, ignoring the stinging pain in his eyes, and directly pounced on the remaining lightning. He didn't dare to use his true energy to protect himself, fearing that it would dispel the lightning, and he only had half a palm of lightning left. If he were to dispel it again, he was afraid there wouldn't be much electricity left.

  "Delicious!"

  A numbness, followed by severe pain throughout the body. Shen Cong had a feeling of wanting to cry, for the sake of recharging, it's not easy for me to be abused to this extent.

  The lightning seemed to have suddenly discovered the dark energy within Shen Cong's body, and it had increased by several times in an instant, wantonly destroying Shen Cong's body. A burst of bloody fragrance wafted out, and Shen Cong had already fallen to one side, with electricity coursing over his skin.

  "Drip!"

  "Power source detected, charging initiated!"

  In the midst of Shen Cong's desperate struggle between life and death, the computer finally responded with a burst of suction, drawing out all the rampaging electricity from his body. The computer's nearly depleted power began to recover, rising by 1%, then 3%, each incremental increase filling Shen Cong with a sense of hope like a rainbow after the rain.

  His body ached all over, as if there were blades slicing through his muscles, the feeling was even more unbearable than when he was hit by Lin Liting's Five Elements True Thunder. It wasn't that Lin Liting's thunder technique was particularly powerful, but rather that Shen Cong's strength had increased significantly, and his resistance was much stronger now. The thunder technique could no longer knock Shen Cong out, it could only make him slowly endure the special experience of being struck by lightning for the first time.

  Everyone was stunned as they gazed at Shen Cong, who had turned into charcoal. It was too tragic. Previously, no one had been struck by Lin Liting's palm thunder, but at most, they would have a broken head and bleeding, with some burns on their skin. But now, Shen Cong had almost completely carbonized, and from afar, he looked like a human-shaped piece of charcoal, with no resemblance to his previous appearance.

  Pan Yue couldn't help but shudder at the thought, this pursuit of women also has a price to pay, it's just unknown whether his second junior brother had suffered too much harm. However, looking at Jiao Tan's current state, he's probably not going to be of much use in the future either.

  Zhao Wu's face was gloomy, not because he was concerned about Shen Cong, but because going back like this would be difficult to explain to Gai Luobang. Judging from the appearance, Shen Cong seemed to have suffered a fatal injury. "What a waste, Palm Thunder has already been dispersed by me, and yet the remaining power can still cause such a situation. With such strength, he can actually enter the inner gate." Zhao Wu scolded in his heart.

  "Lin Shi Mei, it seems we can leave now." Li Xiao smiled slightly, and the anger in his heart dissipated by half. At the same time, he felt that arguing with such a waste for half a day had really compromised his own dignity.

  Lin Liting glanced at Shen Cong in the distance, her eyes showing some reluctance, feeling that she had been a bit too heavy-handed. She had only meant to teach him a lesson, and hadn't expected things to turn out so serious.

  "Last time in the training room, that scoundrel's movement was quite good, how did it become so bad this time? Could it be that Lei Fa has improved? It seems that in the future, I won't be able to use Lei Fa casually. It's fine with enemies, but not like this with fellow disciples within the sect."

  Zhao Wu didn't stop Li Xiao and the other person either. He came out just to put on a show, but now that there's no need for a show, he naturally wouldn't do anything extra. After glancing at Pan Yue, Zhao Wu grabbed Shen Cong's body and flashed away into the distance.

  "It's really miserable, I have to go back and tell them that from now on, they should stay away from Lin Liting, that demon woman." Pan Yue shook his head helplessly, "However, the fairy is still worth pursuing, and the fairy won't be violent like this."

  "Boom!"

  Arriving at a desolate mountainous area, Zhao Wu glanced around and casually threw the charred Shen Cong onto the ground. Looking down on Shen Cong with disdain, he sneered and began to search. Zhao Wu's goal had always been clear: to obtain the Panshi Pearl.

  At this moment, Shen Cong had no resistance and took the Panshi Pearl back to Jianwang Peak. Although this might lead to being scolded by Gai Luobang, it was nothing compared to obtaining the Panshi Pearl. Moreover, Shen Cong was currently unconscious, and after waking up later, he would find that the Panshi Pearl was gone, and Zhao Wu could also shift the blame.

  Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Zhao Wu's face. The current situation was actually the most advantageous. Lin Liting had inadvertently helped him out. And thinking of Lin Liting's slender figure, his heart skipped a beat. In the future, he would find an opportunity to win her over, and that would be the most wonderful thing.

  "Bang!"

  A spark of electricity flashed by, causing Zhao Wu's palm to pop open. Zhao Wu didn't mind and continued to search, but what he didn't notice was that the electric current inside Shen Cong's body was rapidly decreasing. Moreover, his bodily functions were not completely destroyed, and the so-called injury was actually just some superficial wounds.

  Zhao Wu, who was completely immersed in the excitement of getting the Panshi Pearl, naturally wouldn't scrutinize these things carefully. He just took it one step at a time to find the Panshi Pearl, but after searching Shen's body for only a moment, there was no sign of the Panshi Pearl.

  Zhao Wu's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he grabbed the bag from Shen Cong's waist. He casually reached in and his face changed color, "Qian Kun Bag, you've just entered the inner door, how can you have such items."

  Zhao Wu was shocked, but immediately overjoyed. Previously, he had thought that Shen Cong would wear the Panshi Pearl close to his body, although it didn't have a great effect, but could still regulate his true energy. But now, unexpectedly, he discovered the Qiankun Bag, this discovery was no different from obtaining a third-grade treasure worth.

  As the items were poured out of the Qiankun bag, Zhao Wu's eyes lit up with each one. Several thousand taels of silver notes, which was about all Zhao Wu had to his name, but most importantly, there was also a Panlong staff inside the Qiankun bag.

  Zhao Wu's treasured item, and the fourth-grade treasure grasped in his hand, was an overwhelming power that couldn't be faked. Most importantly, there was the Panshi Pearl, its soft glow illuminating Zhao Wu's eyes until they shone brightly. Zhao Wu couldn't understand how these items could appear on a newly admitted inner disciple, but it didn't matter. From now on, all of these things belonged to him, Zhao Wu!

  "Haha, this is truly a great harvest for my junior brother." Zhao Wu burst out laughing with unbridled joy. With no one around, he didn't hold back either. With these resources in hand, he wouldn't have to worry about cultivation materials for a long time to come. How could this not make him happy? Especially the Panxiang Pearl and the Pangu Stick, two treasures that were priceless. Zhao Wu's nature couldn't help but laugh out loud.

  "What's gotten into Shixiong that he's so pleased with himself? He even took the time to explain it to his junior brother, and now I'm delighted too!" A sudden voice rang out, directly cutting off Zhao Wu's laughter.

  Zhao Wu's body stiffened involuntarily, and he turned his head to look at Shen Cong, who was crawling up from the ground. His eyes narrowed slightly, "Younger brother, you're seriously injured, it's better not to get up."

  "It's all right now, no need to trouble Shixiong." Shen Cong smiled slightly, his face blackened with soot, looking like a ghost. He gazed at the items on the ground, "Shixiong is still enthusiastic about helping Shidi tidy up, I'm extremely grateful. Now that Shidi is fine, let him do it himself."

  "Junior brother is seriously injured and it's not convenient for him to move around, so it's better to let senior brother do it." Zhao Wu narrowed his eyes as he looked at Shen Cong, "You need to rest and recover now. It's also not safe to keep these things with you. Why don't we leave them with senior brother instead? When you need them in the future, you can come back for them. Senior brother will definitely help take care of them properly."

  A surge of momentum spread all around, and Zhao Wu's Three-Stage Transmission Power peak strength was fully displayed. It's not good to be caught stealing, so why not just rob openly now? Halfway through the palm thunder can smash the trash in front of him flying, and he only needs one punch to kill it.

  "Junior brother, what do you think of big brother's proposal?"