Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 436 - 435 Luck
"Uh?" Faced with Xiao Hun and the others fleeing, Li Xiuzhu let out a light sound that, like a muffled thunderclap in the sky, even made Xiao Hun and his companions feel their Primordial Spirits shake, their consciousness lagging by a beat.
At the same time, Li Xiuzhu's left hand suddenly clenched, and then he threw a punch toward the direction the crowd was escaping to without actually contacting them.
No Primordial Spirit power, no Taoist energy, nor shockwave burst forth from Li Xiuzhu's fist.
But everyone present could feel it—a fervor more intense than the power of the Primordial Spirit, a terror more profound than Taoist energy. A will that could overturn heavens and shake the earth, a Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent pouring out from Li Xiuzhu's being, spreading out in circles towards the front.
Boom!
Xiao Hun and the others felt as if they were instantly engulfed in turbulent winds and a tsunami, their Primordial Spirit force explosively dissipating under Li Xiuzhu's distant punch, simultaneously retracting into their sea of consciousness.
Watching Xiao Hun and his companions' Primordial Spirits shrink back into their sea of consciousness, tumbling down from the sky like dumplings, Zhou Bai grew even more astonished, unable to help himself and asking, "What kind of martial arts are you using? It can suppress the Primordial Spirit?"
Li Xiuzhu seemed to laugh heartily, casually stepping forward as if strolling in a garden, overtaking Xiao Hun and the others as they fell to the ground, knocking them unconscious and piling them up.
Hearing Zhou Bai's question, Li Xiuzhu replied, "Let's leave first; the Celestial Court might return at any moment. We'll talk on the way."
With that, Li Xiuzhu used his Primordial Spirit force to carry the unconscious people, fleeing into the distance together with Zhou Bai.
After running more than a hundred kilometers, Li Xiuzhu finally slowed down and looked at Zhou Bai, "Zhou Bai, is it? I didn't expect you would acquire the abnormal ability of Primordial Spirit Emergence, quite impressive."
"Just average, not as powerful as your boxing technique," Zhou Bai still remembered his previous question and couldn't help but continue, "What exactly is your boxing technique? It's so powerful."
Li Xiuzhu: "It's the Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent that I created, referencing more than a dozen top-notch martial arts and Taoist skills and combining my own situation.
This martial art doesn't rely on the Primordial Spirit or agility; it mainly uses sheer force of will to operate the martial technique and suppress the Primordial Spirit."
Li Xiuzhu: "How about it? Do you want to learn? I can teach you."
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Zhou Bai: "Teach me? Are you that generous?"
Li Xiuzhu: "The Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent drives martial arts with intent; to cultivate it, you need to accept my boxing intent. As long as you're willing to accept my boxing intent, I'm willing to teach anyone; I wish everyone in the world would learn it."
Li Xiuzhu's boxing intent, even if he didn't speak of it, Zhou Bai could feel. But accepting the other's boxing intent meant actively changing one's nature and philosophy; with millions of laziness points and the Catastrophes of Heaven and Man, Zhou Bai had no intention to do that.
Zhou Bai: "Forget it; the name is too tacky, can't be bothered to learn." He looked over at Wang Shouxuan and the others, "What do you plan to do with them?"
Li Xiuzhu said, "These monks like Xiao Hun are all from the line of Ming Yue from Wanxian Island of the Celestial Court. The others seem to be from the Plague Department. Their ties with the Celestial Court are too close; I can't just let them go. I need to take them back for some 'education.'"
Zhou Bai frowned, "Education? 'Education'?"
Li Xiuzhu grinned, "Moral and ethical education, to make them good people. As for Wang Shouxuan… he's a high-level combatant from West Mountain City, I'll try to persuade him."
Zhou Bai: "You won't hurt him, will you?"
Li Xiuzhu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I would not hurt anyone unless it's absolutely necessary."
Zhou Bai replied, "You just burst someone's head in front of me, not long ago."
Li Xiuzhu said helplessly, "That's because he had been refined into an extension of Yan Zhen, his consciousness, his thoughts, his Primordial Spirit, had long since vanished. That body was just an empty shell, merely an extension of Yan Zhen's consciousness."
Zhou Bai spoke gravely, "Are there many such cases?"
Li Xiuzhu said, "Not many, but not few either." He pondered for a moment and continued, "Although the Immortal Gods are protecting humanity, they are also using humanity. I understand some of their predicaments and standpoints, but as a human being, I must resist them and change the future of mankind."
As he spoke, Li Xiuzhu once again hoisted the unconscious cultivators onto his shoulders, looked at Zhou Bai, and said, "That's enough for today, their targets are too prominent, I must hurry to take them away.
And it's better for you not to come with me anymore. I left the mark of the Sky Flipping Sect in the canyon; they'll understand this was my doing. It will be dangerous to continue with me."
Zhou Bai watched Li Xiuzhu leave, sighing. He had many more questions for Li Xiuzhu, about the Heavenly Demon, about the Immortal Gods, about Christina — so many secrets he wanted to unveil.
But after some thought, he understood that now was not the time for inquiries. Since he maintained communication with Sky Flipping Sect, he could ask next time.
So, with a spin of his sword body and acceleration, Zhou Bai was already flying towards West Mountain City at several times the speed of sound.
This action had been extremely dangerous, but the rewards were tremendous, arguably the greatest he had gained from all his endeavors so far.
A whole 6.2 million points of laziness value, plus one minute of verdant luck, Zhou Bai planned on giving it proper thought after returning, on how to make the best use of it.
...
A few days later, in the Heavenly Court, on Wanxian Island.
Ming Yue, the Immortal, opened her eyes and spoke indifferently, "Xiao Hun has lost his tracks, and the entire Plague Department has been compromised—it was Li Xiuzhu from Sky Flipping Sect. It seems Yan Zhen has also lost an avatar of the Ninth Realm."
In front of Ming Yue, the chief steward of Wanxian Island, Tianyangzi, shook his head, "Li Xiuzhu is becoming more and more troublesome."
Ming Yue said, "Do we need to change our plans? You and I could join forces to hunt down Li Xiuzhu," and as she spoke, her eyes emitted a hint of cold light, "making sure he has nowhere to escape to the heavens or hide on earth, completely eradicating Sky Flipping Sect."
Tianyangzi shook his head, "We can't let one person affect the grand scheme. No matter how troublesome he is, he cannot reach the Immortal God Realm; it all comes to naught, just a clown's antics. The most important thing now is still the competition for the fortune of the human race."
Ming Yue harrumphed, "Zhou Bai... That young fellow unexpectedly emerged as the best in the competition of the Four Great Taoist Schools, quite beyond my expectations."
Tianyangzi said, "Don't worry about Zhou Bai; the competition among the schools was just a minor test. The key thing was to probe the situation of the Four Great Taoist Schools.
Moreover, the Supreme Immortal once observed the stars at night, predicting that the son of human fortune has yet to appear. Thus, no matter how Zhou Bai stands out, he can't truly affect the major events."
Ming Yue was visibly moved, "The Supreme Immortal calculated the fortune of the human race?"
Tianyangzi explained, "When the human race faces its gravest dangers, it's like any nation facing its direst hour—countless outstanding individuals will emerge. Zhou Bai, Li Xiuzhu, they are all such people.
But the true son of fortune isn't so easily found. Throughout history, those like Zhou Bai and Li Xiuzhu who emerge first are merely forerunners, drawing fire to buy time for the actual son of fortune to develop."
