fǎng fú tū rán jiān dǎ tōng le mǒu zhǒng guān qiào yì bān ， lǚ fàn xīng fèn zhì jí ， nán nán zì yǔ ：“ yuán lái rú cǐ ， yuán lái rú cǐ ！”
仿佛突然间打通了某种关窍一般，吕范兴奋至极，喃喃自语：“原来如此，原来如此！”
It seemed as if he had suddenly unlocked some hidden path, and Lu Fan was extremely excited. He muttered to himself, "That's right, that's right!"
dàn qǐng kè zhī hòu ， tā yòu biàn dé yǒu xiē jǔ sàng ：“ jīn dān shèng yuán yīng ， wǒ zuò bú dào a ！”
但顷刻之后，他又变得有些沮丧：“金丹胜元婴，我做不到啊！”
But just a moment later, his mood turned somewhat gloomy. "Golden Core surpasses Foundation Establishment; I can't do it!" His gaze became somewhat迷茫, and he stretched out both hands as if mumbling to himself, "No, I must see Lord Heavenly尊. I need to think of a way..."
mù guāng yǒu xiē mí máng ， shēn chū zì jǐ shuāng shǒu ， zuǐ lǐ dū nāng zhe ：“ bù xíng ， wǒ yí dìng yào jiàn dào tiān zūn dà rén 。 dé xiǎng gè bàn fǎ ……”
目光有些迷茫，伸出自己双手，嘴里嘟囔着：“不行，我一定要见到天尊大人。得想个办法……”
Li Fan noticed that Lu Fan was becoming more and more痴迷, so he couldn't help but remind him, "Friend Daoist Lu..."
lǐ fán jiàn dào tā yuè fā mó zhēng le ， bù yóu de chū shēng tí xǐng dào ：“ lǚ dào yǒu ……”
李凡见到他越发魔怔了，不由得出声提醒道：“吕道友……”
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Fan suddenly stood up. Ignoring Li Fan sitting beside him, he flew out of the tavern and shouted loudly, "I am Lu Fan from the Thousand Mechanisms and Jade Circle Performance Hall in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Cunyun Sea. Who dares to challenge me!"
huà hái wèi bì ， jiù jiàn tā huò rán qǐ shēn 。 yě bù guǎn zuò zài yī páng de lǐ fán ， jìng zhí fēi chū jiǔ lóu ， gāo shēng dà hǎn dào ：“ wàn xiān méng cóng yún hǎi yǎn wǔ táng lǚ fàn zài cǐ ， hé rén gǎn yǔ wǒ yī zhàn ！”
话还未毕，就见他豁然起身。也不管坐在一旁的李凡，径直飞出酒楼，高声大喊道：“万仙盟丛云海演武堂吕范在此，何人敢与我一战！”
These words left Li Fan stunned on the spot.
cǐ yán jì chū ， lǐ fán dāng chǎng jīng zhù 。
此言既出，李凡当场惊住。
The originally noisy main street of Wei Chang City suddenly fell silent.
wèi chāng chéng yuán běn cáo zá de dà jiē shàng ， yě shì shà shí jiān yǎ què wú shēng 。
渭昌城原本嘈杂的大街上，也是霎时间雅雀无声。
Only Lu Fan's arrogant figure stood proudly in the sky.
zhǐ yú lǚ fàn jié ào de shēn yǐng ， zài tiān kōng zhōng ào lì 。
只余吕范桀骜的身影，在天空中傲立。
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted into chaos.
duǎn zàn de jì jìng zhī hòu ， rén qún zhōng jiù zhà kāi le guō 。
短暂的寂静之后，人群中就炸开了锅。
"Such a mere Golden Core cultivator, also daring to speak out of turn!"
“ qū qū jīn dān xiū shì ， yě gǎn dà fàng jué cí ！”
“区区金丹修士，也敢大放厥词！”
"Are all Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators this brave?"
“ wàn xiān méng de xiū shì ， dōu rú cǐ yǒng měng ma ？”
“万仙盟的修士，都如此勇猛吗？”
"When did those dog things from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance dare to be so arrogant in front of our Five Elders' Association!" A large, muscular Foundation Establishment cultivator with a full beard shouted angrily and flew over to Lu Fan, ready to give him a thorough beating.
“ shén me shí hòu wàn xiān méng de gǒu dōng xī ， yě gǎn zài wǒ men wǔ lǎo huì zhè me xiāo zhāng le ！” yī wèi mǎn liǎn luò sāi hú 、 tǐ xíng kuí wú de yuán yīng xiū shì dà nù dào ， fēi dào lǚ fàn miàn qián 、 jiù yào hěn hěn jiào xùn tā yī dùn 。
“什么时候万仙盟的狗东西，也敢在我们五老会这么嚣张了！”一位满脸络腮胡、体型魁梧的元婴修士大怒道，飞到吕范面前、就要狠狠教训他一顿。
Lu Fan wasn't completely out of his mind. He shouted loudly, "My Golden Core is you Foundation Establishment. Do all the Five Elders' Association members like to bully the weak?"
lǚ fàn yě bì jìng méi yǒu wán quán shī le zhì ， lián shēng gāo hū ：“ wǒ jīn dān ， nǐ yuán yīng 。 wǔ lǎo huì dōu xiàng nǐ zhè bān ， xǐ huān yǐ dà qī xiǎo ma ？”
吕范也毕竟没有完全失了智，连声高呼：“我金丹，你元婴。五老会都像你这般，喜欢以大欺小嘛？”
"Fine, if we're going to fight, let a Golden Core cultivator come over!"
“ yào dǎ kě yǐ ， ràng jīn dān xiū shì guò lái ！”
“要打可以，让金丹修士过来！”
Lu Fan's voice spread throughout Wei Chang City as he deliberately called out.
lǚ fàn de shēng yīn zài kè yì yǐn dǎo xià ， zhuǎn shùn jiān chuán biàn le wèi chāng chéng 。
吕范的声音在刻意引导下，转瞬间传遍了渭昌城。
"You..." The Foundation Establishment cultivator was momentarily speechless, his expression changing. In the end, he only coldly snorted and didn't choose to attack forcefully.
“ nǐ ……” nà wèi yuán yīng xiū shì de huà dùn shí kǎ zhù ， liǎn shàng shén qíng yī zhèn biàn huàn ， zuì zhōng jū rán shì lěng hēng yī shēng ， méi yǒu xuǎn zé qiáng xíng dòng shǒu 。
“你……”那位元婴修士的话顿时卡住，脸上神情一阵变幻，最终居然是冷哼一声，没有选择强行动手。
Returning to the ground, he turned around and shouted at everyone, "Are all our Golden Core cultivators from残虹州 dead!"
luò huí dì miàn ， tā zhuǎn tóu cháo zhe zhòng rén nù hè yī sǎng zi ：“ wǒ men cán hóng zhōu de jīn dān xiū shì ne ， dōu sǐ guāng le ma ！”
落回地面，他转头朝着众人怒喝一嗓子：“我们残虹州的金丹修士呢，都死光了吗！”
The crowd also quickly realized what was happening.
zhòng rén yě fēn fēn fǎn yìng guò lái 。
众人也纷纷反应过来。
A young green-robed cultivator flew forward. "This is Qiu Jemou of Luo Yan Clan. Please let me challenge you, Daoist Friend Lu!"
yī wèi nián qīng de qīng yī xiū shì fēi shēn shàng qián ：“ zài xià luó yān bāng qiū jué mò ， hái qǐng lǚ dào yǒu cì jiào ！”
一位年轻的青衣修士飞身上前：“在下罗烟帮邱珏陌，还请吕道友赐教！”
He bowed and didn't wait for Lu Fan's response before sending a flying sword straight at his opponent's face.
tā gǒng le gǒng shǒu ， yě bù děng lǚ fàn huí yìng ， jìng zhí jiù shì yī bǐng fēi jiàn zhí chōng duì fāng miàn mén 。
他拱了拱手，也不等吕范回应，径直就是一柄飞剑直冲对方面门。
The greenish-blue sword light arrived suddenly and silently.
qīng sè jiàn guāng qiāo wú shēng xī ， zhòu rán ér zhì 。
青色剑光悄无声息，骤然而至。
Fortunately, Lu Fan reacted quickly, dodging the attack with a flicker of movement.
hái hǎo lǚ fàn fǎn yìng xùn sù ， shēn xíng shǎn shuò 、 kān kān duǒ guò fēi jiàn gōng jī 。
还好吕范反应迅速，身形闪烁、堪堪躲过飞剑攻击。
"You're attacking from behind!" Lu Fan's expression showed anger.
“ nǐ tōu xí ！” lǚ fàn liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī nù róng 。
“伱偷袭！”吕范脸上露出一丝怒容。
"In life-or-death combat, one must give it their all. There is no such thing as an ambush! Be careful!" With Qiu Jemou's shout, thirty-three sword lights separated from the flying sword that had already flown past Lu Fan and formed a tiger-like sword array, rushing towards him.
“ shēng sǐ xiāng dòu ， zì rán shì quán lì yǐ fù 。 nǎ yǒu shén me tōu xí zhī shuō ！ dào yǒu xiǎo xīn le ！” suí zhe qiū jué mò yī shēng gāo hē ， sān shí sān dào jiàn guāng cóng yǐ jīng fēi zhì lǚ fàn shēn hòu de fēi jiàn zhōng fēn lí ér chū ， wǎn rú huó wù bān ， qǐng kè jiān zǔ chéng měng hǔ xíng zhuàng bān de jiàn zhèn ， cháo zhe lǚ fàn xí lái 。
“生死相斗，自然是全力以赴。哪有什么偷袭之说！道友小心了！”随着邱珏陌一声高喝，三十三道剑光从已经飞至吕范身后的飞剑中分离而出，宛如活物般，顷刻间组成猛虎形状般的剑阵，朝着吕范袭来。
Lu Fan snorted coldly, his body emitting faint copper-colored light, expanding several times in size.
lǚ fàn lěng hēng yī shēng ， zhōu shēn zhàn fàng chū wēi wēi tóng sè guāng máng ， shēn qū yě zài shùn jiān péng zhàng le shù bèi 。
吕范冷哼一声，周身绽放出微微铜色光芒，身躯也在瞬间膨胀了数倍。
A算盘 suddenly appeared in his hand. Lu Fan gently moved it, producing a series of cracking sounds.
yī bǎ suàn pán hū de chū xiàn zài tā shǒu zhōng ， lǚ fàn qīng qīng bō dòng ， fā chū pī lǐ pā lā de xiǎng shēng 。
一把算盘忽的出现在他手中，吕范轻轻拨动，发出噼里啪啦的响声。
"Where there is wealth, people flock!" He muttered as he moved the beads on the abacus, and each time, an outer square inner circle copper coin appeared out of thin air.
“ tiān xià xī rǎng ， jiē wèi lì wǎng ！” kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí ， měi cì bō dòng suàn zhū ， dōu yǒu yī méi wài yuán nèi fāng de tóng bì píng kōng chū xiàn 。
“天下熙攘，皆为利往！”口中念念有词，每次拨动算珠，都有一枚外圆内方的铜币凭空出现。
In an instant, thirty-three coins formed, streaking through the air with green light, heading towards the tiger sword array.
chà nà jiān ， sān shí sān méi tóng bì chéng xíng ， zài kōng zhōng huà chū dào dào lǜ máng ， xiān hòu yíng xiàng fēi hǔ jiàn zhèn 。
刹那间，三十三枚铜币成型，在空中划出道道绿芒，先后迎向飞虎剑阵。
Qiu Jemou's expression changed slightly, sensing something was amiss. He tried to control the sword array to avoid those strange-looking copper coins.
qiū jué mò liǎn sè wēi biàn ， yǐn yuē chá jué dào bù miào zhī chù 。 xiǎng cāo zòng jiàn zhèn ， duǒ guò nà xiē kàn shàng qù yǒu xiē guǐ yì de tóng bì 。
邱珏陌脸色微变，隐约察觉到不妙之处。想操纵剑阵，躲过那些看上去有些诡异的铜币。
But the green light was incredibly fast and almost instantly collided with each of the thirty-three flying swords.
dàn shì zhè lǜ guāng qí kuài wú bǐ ， jī hū shùn jiān ， jiù yǐ jīng fēn bié hé sān shí sān bǐng fēi jiàn zhuàng jī zài le yì qǐ 。
但是这绿光奇快无比，几乎瞬间，就已经分别和三十三柄飞剑撞击在了一起。
There was no thunderous clash; the copper coins vanished upon contact with the flying swords.
méi yǒu jīng tiān dòng dì de pèng zhuàng shēng ， tóng bì zài jiē chù dào fēi jiàn zhī hòu ， shū hū jiān jiù yǐ jīng xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
没有惊天动地的碰撞声，铜币在接触到飞剑之后，倏忽间就已经消失不见。
The next moment...
xià yī kè ……
下一刻……
"Bad!" Qiu Jemou's "good" word didn't even leave his mouth as he saw all thirty-three flying swords suddenly change direction in mid-air, turning to attack him instead.
“ bù hǎo ！” qiū jué mò kǒu zhōng ， zhè “ hǎo ” zì hái méi shuō chū kǒu ， jiù jiàn dào nà sān shí sān bǐng fēi jiàn qí qí zài kōng zhōng diào zhuǎn le fāng xiàng 。
“不好！”邱珏陌口中，这“好”字还没说出口，就见到那三十三柄飞剑齐齐在空中调转了方向。
What had been under his control turned against him at a faster speed.
yuán běn shì tā suǒ kòng de fēi hǔ jiàn zhèn ， jìng rán fǎn cháo tā xí lái 。
原本是他所控的飞虎剑阵，竟然反朝他袭来。
Unprepared, the thirty-three sword lights pierced through his body. Blood gushed out immediately, and Qiu Jemou's body swayed before finally collapsing on the ground.
bìng qiě sù dù gèng kuài jǐ fēn 。
并且速度更快几分。
The tiger sword array lost control and fell to the ground in pieces.
cù bù jí fáng zhī jiān ， sān shí sān dào jiàn guāng chuān shēn ér guò 。
猝不及防之间，三十三道剑光穿身而过。
The crowd around them let out gasps of shock.
xiān xuè dùn shí pēn yǒng ér chū ， qiū jué mò de shēn qū huǎng le huǎng ， zuì zhōng hái shì méi néng jiān chí zhù ， zhuì luò dì miàn 。
鲜血顿时喷涌而出，邱珏陌的身躯晃了晃，最终还是没能坚持住，坠落地面。
"Thank you for the lesson!" Lu Fan placed the abacus behind his back and said proudly.
fēi hǔ jiàn zhèn yě suí zhī shī qù le kòng zhì ， fēn fēn diào luò yī dì 。
飞虎剑阵也随之失去了控制，纷纷掉落一地。
"Brother Qiu!" Qiu Jemou's friend hurried forward to check on him, realizing that Lu Fan had saved his life at a critical moment.
wéi guān de zhòng rén dùn shí fā chū yī zhèn jīng hū 。
围观的众人顿时发出一阵惊呼。
"Embarrassing! Pull him down quickly!"
“ chéng ràng le ！” lǚ fàn jiāng suàn pán bèi zài shēn hòu ， ào rán dào 。
“承让了！”吕范将算盘背在身后，傲然道。
"Yes, he lost too fast!"
“ qiū xiōng ！” qiū jué mò de hǎo yǒu lián máng shàng qián chá kàn tā de zhuàng kuàng ， fā xiàn lǚ fàn guān jiàn shí kè hái shì liú le yī shǒu 、 bǎo zhù le tā de xìng mìng 。
“邱兄！”邱珏陌的好友连忙上前查看他的状况，发现吕范关键时刻还是留了一手、保住了他的性命。
...
“ diū rén xiàn yǎn ！ hái bù bǎ tā lā xià qù ！”
“丢人现眼！还不把他拉下去！”
Qiu Jemou was severely injured but didn't elicit any sympathy from the other participants. Instead, they mocked and ridiculed him with disdainful looks.
“ shì a ， zhè bài dé yě tài kuài le ！”
“是啊，这败得也太快了！”
Qiu Jemou's friend's face turned red, but he dared not provoke the crowd and hurriedly helped Qiu Jemou leave.
qiū jué mò shēn shòu zhòng shāng ， bìng méi yǒu yǐn qǐ zài chǎng qí tā rén de tóng qíng 。 tā men fǎn ér bù duàn chū shēng xī luò zhe ， yǎn zhōng mǎn shì jī fěng 。
邱珏陌身受重伤，并没有引起在场其他人的同情。他们反而不断出声奚落着，眼中满是讥讽。
A gray-robed cultivator spoke with a hint of anger as he leaped into the air. This time, he learned from his mistake and didn't use any artifacts. Instead, he displayed a Golden Core form and continuously summoned fierce flames to attack.
qiū jué mò de hǎo yǒu liǎn dùn shí zhǎng de tōng hóng ， bù guò yě bù gǎn rě le zhòng nù ， zhǐ shì huī liū liū de jiāng qiū jué mò chān fú zhe ， gǎn jǐn lí kāi cǐ dì 。
邱珏陌的好友脸顿时涨的通红，不过也不敢惹了众怒，只是灰溜溜的将邱珏陌搀扶着，赶紧离开此地。
"Money can command spirits!"
“ wǒ lái ！”
“我来！”
But as Lu Fan moved the abacus, each coin fell into the fire.
yī míng huī yī xiū shì yǔ qì zhōng dài zhe yī sī nù yì ， zòng shēn fēi shàng 。
一名灰衣修士语气中带着一丝怒意，纵身飞上。
The originally red flames began to take on a strange green hue.
zhè cì tā què xī qǔ le jiào xùn ， méi yǒu shǐ yòng fǎ qì 。 zhǐ shì tóng yàng xiǎn xiàn chū jīn dān fǎ xiàng ， bù duàn zhào huàn xióng xióng liè huǒ gōng jī 。
这次他却吸取了教训，没有使用法器。只是同样显现出金丹法相，不断召唤熊熊烈火攻击。
Subsequently, the flames originating from his own divine power also lost control and backfired on him.
“ cái kě tōng shén ！”
“财可通神！”
In the end, with a惨叫, the gray-robed cultivator fell defeated.
shuí liào suí zhe lǚ fàn bō dòng suàn pán ， yī méi méi tóng qián luò rù huǒ zhōng 。
谁料随着吕范拨动算盘，一枚枚铜钱落入火中。
The quick defeat of the second challenger made the crowd's noise subside significantly.
yuán běn chì sè de huǒ yàn yě zhān rǎn le xiē xǔ guǐ jué de lǜ sè 。
原本赤色的火焰也沾染了些许诡谲的绿色。
"This Daoist Friend Lu truly has some skills," Li Fan couldn't help but be surprised as he watched.
suí hòu ， nà yuán yú zì shēn shén tōng de huǒ yàn ， jìng rán yě tóng yàng shī qù le kòng zhì ， fǎn shì zì shēn 。
随后，那源于自身神通的火焰，竟然也同样失去了控制，反噬自身。
After a brief silence, another challenger appeared.
zuì zhōng ， yī shēng cǎn jiào zhōng ， huī yī xiū shì yě qī cǎn luò bài 。
最终，一声惨叫中，灰衣修士也凄惨落败。
"Qiuanye from残虹州, please let me challenge you!"
dì èr wèi tiǎo zhàn zhě de guāng sù luò bài ， ràng chǎng shàng de xuān huá shēng dùn shí xiǎo le xǔ duō 。
第二位挑战者的光速落败，让场上的喧哗声顿时小了许多。
This time, Lu Fan didn't immediately attack. Instead, he shouted back, "Do you plan to use a round-robin battle since we can't beat each other?"
“ zhè wèi lǚ dào yǒu ， dǎo shì zhēn yǒu diǎn běn shì 。” guān zhàn de lǐ fán bù jīn yǒu xiē yà rán 。
“这位吕道友，倒是真有点本事。”观战的李凡不禁有些讶然。
Qiuanye's momentum faltered as he forcefully held back his already launched technique and said in a low voice, "Then Daoist Friend, please rest for a moment. Once fully recovered, we will fight again!"
duǎn zàn de lěng qīng zhī hòu ， yòu shì yī wèi tiǎo zhàn zhě chū xiàn 。
短暂的冷清之后，又是一位挑战者出现。
Lu Fan ignored him and closed his eyes to cultivate.
“ cán hóng zhōu ōu qiān yè ， qǐng dào yǒu cì jiào ！”
“残虹州欧千烨，请道友赐教！”
Not long after, the two of them attacked simultaneously, engaging in fierce combat.
zhè cì lǚ fàn méi yǒu zhí jiē dòng shǒu ， ér shì gāo shēng fǎn wèn dào ：“ nǐ men wǔ lǎo huì dǎ bù guò ， jiù dǎ suàn chē lún zhàn ma ？”
这次吕范没有直接动手，而是高声反问道：“你们五老会打不过，就打算车轮战吗？”
The result was still Lu Fan's victory. But Qiuanye wasn't easy either; he kept using new techniques and spells.
ōu qiān yè de qì shì dùn shí yī zhì ， yìng shēng shēng jiāng yǐ jīng chū shǒu de zhāo shì biē le huí qù ， tā chén shēng dào ：“ nà dào yǒu nǐ xiān xiū xī piàn kè ， děng wán quán huī fù ， wǒ men zài zhàn ！”
欧千烨的气势顿时一滞，硬生生将已经出手的招式憋了回去，他沉声道：“那道友你先休息片刻，等完全恢复，我们再战！”
After each technique was controlled by Lu Fan, Qiuanye would immediately use another spell.
lǚ fàn méi yǒu dā lǐ tā ， bì mù yùn qì xiū zhěng qǐ lái 。
吕范没有搭理他，闭目运气修整起来。
Lu Fan had to exert considerable effort just to barely win.
mò guò duō jiǔ ， èr rén qí qí chū shǒu ， zhàn zuò yī tuán 。
没过多久，二人齐齐出手，战作一团。
"Daoist Friend, your skills are impressive!" After exhausting his techniques, realizing he couldn't match Lu Fan, Qiuanye bowed and admitted defeat.
jié guǒ yī rán hái shì lǚ fàn qǔ dé le shèng lì 。 dàn zhè ōu qiān yè yě bù jiǎn dān ， zhāo shì 、 fǎ shù céng chū bù qióng 。
结果依然还是吕范取得了胜利。但这欧千烨也不简单，招式、法术层出不穷。
"Mutual respect..." This time, Lu Fan's tone was much friendlier.
měi yī shì bèi lǚ fàn fán kòng zhī hòu ， tā dū huì jiē zhe shǐ chū lìng wài yī shì shù fǎ 。
每一式被吕范凡控之后，他都会接着使出另外一式术法。
Next, the Golden Core cultivators of Wei Chang City one by one challenged Lu Fan.
lǚ fàn yě shì pǒ fèi le yī fān gōng fu ， cái kān kān xiǎn shèng 。
吕范也是颇费了一番功夫，才堪堪险胜。
But without exception, they all fell defeated.
“ dào yǒu hǎo shǒu duàn ！” zhāo shì yòng jǐn hòu ， zì zhī bù dí de ōu qiān yè gǒng le gǒng shǒu ， zhǔ dòng rèn shū le 。
“道友好手段！”招式用尽后，自知不敌的欧千烨拱了拱手，主动认输了。
Even with breaks in between battles, Lu Fan's complexion gradually turned pale from the continuous fighting.
“ bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ ……” lǚ fàn zhè cì yǔ qì hé shàn le bù shǎo 。
“彼此彼此……”吕范这次语气和善了不少。
Yet he seemed to sense something, and his excited expression couldn't be suppressed.
jiē xià lái ， zhè wèi chāng chéng de jīn dān xiū shì ， yí gè jiē yí gè de duì lǚ fàn fā qǐ le tiǎo zhàn 。
接下来，这渭昌城的金丹修士，一个接一个的对吕范发起了挑战。
Just as everyone in Wei Chang City was focused on Lu Fan's challenge, Li Fan, having lost interest in watching, went to a small stall by the street.
dàn wú yī lì wài ， quán dōu luò bài 。
但无一例外，全都落败。
He picked up an ancient scroll titled "The Ancient History of Cultivation" and began flipping through it.
jiù suàn zhōng tú yǒu shí jiān xiū xī ， dàn shì dà zhàn lián lián de lǚ fàn miàn sè yě zhú jiàn biàn dé yǒu xiē cāng bái qǐ lái 。
就算中途有时间休息，但是大战连连的吕范面色也逐渐变得有些苍白起来。
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It seemed as if he had suddenly unlocked some hidden path, and Lu Fan was extremely excited. He muttered to himself, "That's right, that's right!"
But just a moment later, his mood turned somewhat gloomy. "Golden Core surpasses Foundation Establishment; I can't do it!" His gaze became somewhat迷茫, and he stretched out both hands as if mumbling to himself, "No, I must see Lord Heavenly尊. I need to think of a way..."
Li Fan noticed that Lu Fan was becoming more and more痴迷, so he couldn't help but remind him, "Friend Daoist Lu..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Fan suddenly stood up. Ignoring Li Fan sitting beside him, he flew out of the tavern and shouted loudly, "I am Lu Fan from the Thousand Mechanisms and Jade Circle Performance Hall in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Cunyun Sea. Who dares to challenge me!"
These words left Li Fan stunned on the spot.
The originally noisy main street of Wei Chang City suddenly fell silent.
Only Lu Fan's arrogant figure stood proudly in the sky.
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted into chaos.
"Such a mere Golden Core cultivator, also daring to speak out of turn!"
"Are all Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators this brave?"
"When did those dog things from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance dare to be so arrogant in front of our Five Elders' Association!" A large, muscular Foundation Establishment cultivator with a full beard shouted angrily and flew over to Lu Fan, ready to give him a thorough beating.
Lu Fan wasn't completely out of his mind. He shouted loudly, "My Golden Core is you Foundation Establishment. Do all the Five Elders' Association members like to bully the weak?"
"Fine, if we're going to fight, let a Golden Core cultivator come over!"
Lu Fan's voice spread throughout Wei Chang City as he deliberately called out.
"You..." The Foundation Establishment cultivator was momentarily speechless, his expression changing. In the end, he only coldly snorted and didn't choose to attack forcefully.
Returning to the ground, he turned around and shouted at everyone, "Are all our Golden Core cultivators from残虹州 dead!"
The crowd also quickly realized what was happening.
A young green-robed cultivator flew forward. "This is Qiu Jemou of Luo Yan Clan. Please let me challenge you, Daoist Friend Lu!"
He bowed and didn't wait for Lu Fan's response before sending a flying sword straight at his opponent's face.
The greenish-blue sword light arrived suddenly and silently.
Fortunately, Lu Fan reacted quickly, dodging the attack with a flicker of movement.
"You're attacking from behind!" Lu Fan's expression showed anger.
"In life-or-death combat, one must give it their all. There is no such thing as an ambush! Be careful!" With Qiu Jemou's shout, thirty-three sword lights separated from the flying sword that had already flown past Lu Fan and formed a tiger-like sword array, rushing towards him.
Lu Fan snorted coldly, his body emitting faint copper-colored light, expanding several times in size.
A算盘 suddenly appeared in his hand. Lu Fan gently moved it, producing a series of cracking sounds.
"Where there is wealth, people flock!" He muttered as he moved the beads on the abacus, and each time, an outer square inner circle copper coin appeared out of thin air.
In an instant, thirty-three coins formed, streaking through the air with green light, heading towards the tiger sword array.
Qiu Jemou's expression changed slightly, sensing something was amiss. He tried to control the sword array to avoid those strange-looking copper coins.
But the green light was incredibly fast and almost instantly collided with each of the thirty-three flying swords.
There was no thunderous clash; the copper coins vanished upon contact with the flying swords.
The next moment...
"Bad!" Qiu Jemou's "good" word didn't even leave his mouth as he saw all thirty-three flying swords suddenly change direction in mid-air, turning to attack him instead.
What had been under his control turned against him at a faster speed.
Unprepared, the thirty-three sword lights pierced through his body. Blood gushed out immediately, and Qiu Jemou's body swayed before finally collapsing on the ground.
The tiger sword array lost control and fell to the ground in pieces.
The crowd around them let out gasps of shock.
"Thank you for the lesson!" Lu Fan placed the abacus behind his back and said proudly.
"Brother Qiu!" Qiu Jemou's friend hurried forward to check on him, realizing that Lu Fan had saved his life at a critical moment.
"Embarrassing! Pull him down quickly!"
"Yes, he lost too fast!"
...
Qiu Jemou was severely injured but didn't elicit any sympathy from the other participants. Instead, they mocked and ridiculed him with disdainful looks.
Qiu Jemou's friend's face turned red, but he dared not provoke the crowd and hurriedly helped Qiu Jemou leave.
"Let me try!"
A gray-robed cultivator spoke with a hint of anger as he leaped into the air. This time, he learned from his mistake and didn't use any artifacts. Instead, he displayed a Golden Core form and continuously summoned fierce flames to attack.
"Money can command spirits!"
But as Lu Fan moved the abacus, each coin fell into the fire.
The originally red flames began to take on a strange green hue.
Subsequently, the flames originating from his own divine power also lost control and backfired on him.
In the end, with a惨叫, the gray-robed cultivator fell defeated.
The quick defeat of the second challenger made the crowd's noise subside significantly.
"This Daoist Friend Lu truly has some skills," Li Fan couldn't help but be surprised as he watched.
After a brief silence, another challenger appeared.
"Qiuanye from残虹州, please let me challenge you!"
This time, Lu Fan didn't immediately attack. Instead, he shouted back, "Do you plan to use a round-robin battle since we can't beat each other?"
Qiuanye's momentum faltered as he forcefully held back his already launched technique and said in a low voice, "Then Daoist Friend, please rest for a moment. Once fully recovered, we will fight again!"
Lu Fan ignored him and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Not long after, the two of them attacked simultaneously, engaging in fierce combat.
The result was still Lu Fan's victory. But Qiuanye wasn't easy either; he kept using new techniques and spells.
After each technique was controlled by Lu Fan, Qiuanye would immediately use another spell.
Lu Fan had to exert considerable effort just to barely win.
"Daoist Friend, your skills are impressive!" After exhausting his techniques, realizing he couldn't match Lu Fan, Qiuanye bowed and admitted defeat.
"Mutual respect..." This time, Lu Fan's tone was much friendlier.
Next, the Golden Core cultivators of Wei Chang City one by one challenged Lu Fan.
But without exception, they all fell defeated.
Even with breaks in between battles, Lu Fan's complexion gradually turned pale from the continuous fighting.
Yet he seemed to sense something, and his excited expression couldn't be suppressed.
Just as everyone in Wei Chang City was focused on Lu Fan's challenge, Li Fan, having lost interest in watching, went to a small stall by the street.
He picked up an ancient scroll titled "The Ancient History of Cultivation" and began flipping through it.
(End of Chapter)