The man who stepped out changed his expression. Now that Mu Yuanling had come out to protect Qin Chu, if he revealed his identity, then his lineage might not receive the support of Medicinal Pills from the Spirit Medicine Valley.
"Qin Chu, are you afraid to fight? Are you feeling guilty, or are those who harmed Mu Xuan your accomplices?" Zhou Mei didn't dare to challenge Mu Yuanling and kept staring at Qin Chu.
"Look at your face. Why don't you shout at Valley Master Mu? Because you don't dare, you can only bully me!" Qin Chu smiled, or rather, gave a bitter smile. He wanted to avoid some things, but now it was clear he couldn't. However, he also had some confidence, which was that Mu Yuanling was on his side. While she might trick him in small matters, at critical moments, she stood with him.
"If you have the courage and dare to fight, only then can you prove that your act of saving someone was true," the man standing behind Zhou Mei said.
Qin Chu rubbed his forehead, "Actually, I could completely refuse to fight and throw the matter onto Palace Master. No matter who touched me, that would be Silver Moon Palace being ungrateful. But then I'd feel a bit wronged not fighting like a coward."
Looking at the man who wanted to fight him, Qin Chu's Aura and Qi instantly transformed. He decided to fight.
Everyone's gaze towards Qin Chu changed. Previously, Qin Chu was like a playful rogue, but now he had changed. Standing there, he was like a sharp treasured sword. In fact, Qin Chu was a sword; he had Cultivated his Body to the fourth-tier, third-grade.
"Good!" Elder Xue's staff tapped the ground.
"Elder Xue, if this Junior wins, may I have a private audience with Elder Xue?" Qin Chu looked at Elder Xue.
"You may!" Elder Xue hesitated for a moment before nodding. She didn't know why this young man wanted to see her, but she still agreed.
Seeing Elder Xue nod in agreement, Qin Chu turned and left the main hall. He had been suppressing himself, wanting to fight but not daring to, which was very uncomfortable. So he decided to fight. Moreover, Silver Moon Palace Master and Mu Yuanling should not allow any dark hands to reach him.
"Silver Moon Palace, Zhou Haiqing!" The man who wanted to fight Qin Chu announced his name.
"An unknown nobody, Qin Chu!" Qin Chu also announced his name.
"Swords and blades have no eyes. It's still not too late to admit that you saved Mu Xuan with ulterior motives," Zhou Haiqing said to Qin Chu. This was a threat, threatening Qin Chu to change his statement to save some face for Zhou Mei and Zhuang Han.
Qin Chu looked at Zhou Haiqing, "Swords and blades have no eyes... are you going to kill me?"
"If you don't admit it, then die!" As Qin Chu spoke, Zhou Haiqing drew his sword. If Qin Chu didn't admit his ulterior motives, then he would make Qin Chu die. This was the task Zhou Mei had given him.
Seeing Zhou Haiqing's Sword Qi flying towards him, Qin Chu drew his right hand to his back. A clear sound rang out, and Qin Chu's Azure Spirit Sword was unsheathed.
With a shake of his arm, Qin Chu performed the Thousand Waves Sword. Three waves of Sword Qi converged and flew towards Zhou Haiqing's Sword Qi. Because Zhou Haiqing's Cultivation was much higher than his, he used a first-level Sword Intent to augment his Sword Qi.
As the sound of Sword Qi clashing rang out, Zhou Haiqing's Sword Qi was broken.
After breaking Zhou Haiqing's Sword Qi, Qin Chu performed the Spirit Shadow Step and charged towards Zhou Haiqing, his Azure Spirit Sword extended to stab at Zhou Haiqing.
Silver Moon Palace Master and Elder Xue exchanged glances, both their eyes filled with surprise.
As the saying goes, a master's move reveals their skill. Qin Chu had previously shown a ninth-level True Essence Realm Cultivation, but after he made his move, his Cultivation changed to a fourth-tier, third-grade Spirit Essence Realm. Furthermore, the appearance of Sword Intent also shocked Silver Moon Palace Master and Elder Xue, mainly because Qin Chu was too young.
Zhou Haiqing's expression changed, then he moved the long sword in his hand, thrusting it towards Qin Chu's long sword.
At this moment, Qin Chu's wrist flickered, and the Azure Spirit Sword changed its move, shaking open Zhou Haiqing's long sword. Then, the Azure Spirit Sword stabbed towards Zhou Haiqing's chest.
His sword move broken, Zhou Haiqing's feet shook, and he retreated, his body full of afterimages as he did so.
"Moon Shadow Movement Technique, good!" Zhou Mei praised with satisfaction, as the Moon Shadow Movement Technique was one of Silver Moon Palace's top-tier movement techniques.
Zhou Haiqing, having used the Moon Shadow Movement Technique, increased his speed and began to attack Qin Chu, circling him.
Qin Chu's speed was not as fast as Zhou Haiqing's, so he could only defend. Zhou Haiqing's Cultivation was more than four levels higher than his, and with the aid of the Moon Shadow Movement Technique, Qin Chu's speed truly couldn't match his.
The battle in front of the main hall became one of offense and defense. Zhou Haiqing's attacks were very sharp, with streaks of sword light slashing towards Qin Chu.
Qin Chu, using basic swordsmanship augmented by the Startling God Sword Art, broke all of Zhou Haiqing's attacks. And at the first moment of breaking an attack, he would change his move to counterattack. Each defense to counterattack was seamless, as if it were a single move.
"Basic swordsmanship Cultivated to Great Perfection... no, even Great Perfection in basic swordsmanship wouldn't have this speed. He has special sword techniques augmenting him!" Silver Moon Palace Master's eyes were filled with shock.
Elder Xue had been watching with narrowed eyes.
"Go to hell!" Zhou Haiqing roared, his sword move changed. An incredibly sharp sword thrust towards Qin Chu's chest; it was Flowing Light Sword, one of Silver Moon Palace's ultimate sword techniques.
Feeling the danger, Qin Chu used second-level Sword Intent.
As the second-level Sword Intent emerged, Zhou Haiqing's sword momentum paused. At this moment, Qin Chu's Azure Spirit Sword slashed downwards, deflecting Zhou Haiqing's long sword. Then, a diagonal thrust pierced Zhou Haiqing's right shoulder blade, and then he kicked Zhou Haiqing in the face, sending him flying backwards.
Having defeated Zhou Haiqing, Qin Chu shook his Azure Spirit Sword to flick off the blood droplets, then swung it to his back. With a crisp 'clack' sound, the Azure Spirit Sword returned to its sheath.
"You should be grateful that today is in Silver Moon Palace. I don't want to cause trouble, otherwise you'd be a dead man!" Looking at Zhou Haiqing lying on the ground, Qin Chu uttered a cold sentence. He really wanted to kill Zhou Haiqing, but he still wanted to ask Elder Xue about something, so he couldn't go too far.
Zhou Mei stepped forward and helped Zhou Haiqing up, "You crippled his right arm, you deserve to die!"
"He's the one who deserves to die, not me!" Looking at the furious Zhou Mei, Qin Chu shook his head. The facts were laid out, and he believed everyone could understand.
Zhou Mei drew her long sword, her eyes venomously staring at Qin Chu, "Draw your sword!"
"What Cultivation?" Qin Chu looked at Mu Yuanling.
"Fifth-tier. Although she just entered the fifth-tier, she is a genuine fifth-tier Heavenly Essence Realm," Mu Yuanling said to Qin Chu.
"Ah haha! I won this round, which proves that I can kill villains and that I'm not acting with ulterior motives. So there's no need to fight again, let's just drop it!" Qin Chu said with a smile. He didn't want to deal with a fifth-tier Heavenly Essence Realm yet.
But at this moment, Zhou Mei attacked, thrusting a sword towards Qin Chu. The Sword Qi was incredibly sharp; after all, she was a fifth-tier Heavenly Essence Realm Cultivator.
Qin Chu's body flashed, dodging Zhou Mei's attack.
"Are you shameless or not?!" Mu Yuanling's body trembled, about to make a move, but Silver Moon Palace Master pressed her shoulder.
At this moment, Zhou Mei unleashed her long sword and began attacking Qin Chu, and Elder Xue also showed no intention of stopping her.