Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 75

Chapter 75: The Rules of the Martial Arts Hall

He caught it!

Everyone was in disbelief.

Chu Liang hadn’t built up momentum, hadn’t used any martial skills, just a casual palm strike.

“How is that possible?”

Xu Hua’s expression changed abruptly.

He realized something was wrong, shifted his feet, and intended to retreat.

But Chu Liang suddenly clenched his five fingers, firmly grasping the fist he had thrown, and then twisted it violently.

“Crack!”

A crisp sound was heard.

Xu Hua screamed miserably, his entire fist and wrist bent at a strange angle.

It seemed to be broken!

His agonizing screams, as if he were suffering the cruelest punishment in the world, made the scalps of many martial arts hall disciples tingle.

“Chu Liang, stop!”

Liu Qiao and the others’ expressions changed drastically, and they rushed forward, trying to rescue Xu Hua.

But before they could act, Chu Liang swung out a slap.

“Smack!”

Xu Hua was sent flying, his eyes full of pain, spitting blood, his entire face deformed from the blow, and he fell heavily to the ground.

In the splashing blood, a few broken teeth could be seen.

A faint smell of blood wafted out, spreading with the wind.

In an instant, the outcome was decided.

Xu Hua, defeated!

At that moment, the entire courtyard, inside and out, fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone seemed petrified, staring blankly at the scene in the courtyard, their eyes full of shock and disbelief.

Most of them were here to watch the show, and some came with the intention of learning, originally expecting a splendid fight, but what did they see?

One palm strike, followed by one slap!

Judging from Chu Liang’s appearance, he clearly hadn’t even used his full strength!

The fight that was expected to be evenly matched turned into a complete and utter crushing.

How could this be?

The Chu Liang in the courtyard was simply too strong, as if he were a different person from the Chu Liang in those rumors!

Were the rumors false, or had Chu Liang’s progress been too exaggerated recently?

“Chu Liang——!”

A shrill cry suddenly rang out, breaking the silence.

Xu Hua’s face was covered in blood, his mouth spitting out bloody foam, and he stared fixedly at Chu Liang, as if he wanted to cut Chu Liang into pieces with his gaze.

Most of his teeth were broken, his entire face was twisted and deformed, and his voice was slurred.

Humiliation, pain, unwillingness… all kinds of emotions burst forth in his chest, making him endure the severe pain and roar out Chu Liang’s name.

He had always been the one to bully others, when had he ever been beaten so badly?

“Help me… help me up! I can still fight!”

Xu Hua trembled all over, in unbearable pain, trying to stand up, but failing several times.

That slap had made him dizzy.

If he hadn’t possessed the physique of a martial artist, with endurance far exceeding that of ordinary people, he might have fainted on the spot.

“Young Master Xu!”

“Brother Xu, are you alright?”

“Junior Martial Brother Xu, don’t move, lie down first, quickly take this pill!”

The other disciples finally reacted and rushed forward.

Chu Liang’s slap just now was so shocking that they had almost forgotten about Xu Hua lying on the ground.

If Xu Hua hadn’t spoken, they might have remained stunned for a while longer.

“How can Chu Liang be so strong?”

In addition to their shock, this question arose in everyone’s mind.

In their eyes, Chu Liang, like the Chu Liang in the rumors, was just a weakling who had just condensed one strand of Qi and Blood and hadn’t even learned any martial skills.

Such strength could only be considered at the bottom among many martial artists.

But this brief exchange directly shattered their inherent impression of Chu Liang.

Chu Liang was definitely not a martial artist with only one strand of Qi and Blood!

He had at least two strands of Qi and Blood and also knew a particularly powerful palm technique.

That slap just now seemed casual, but some disciples saw the essence of the martial skill 【Mountain Splitting Palm】 in it.

It was somewhat similar to the Mountain Splitting Palm, but not exactly the same, with something else added.

“He’s too strong, would I be his match?”

A few martial arts hall disciples with two strands of Qi and Blood asked themselves, silently comparing their own strength to Chu Liang’s.

Before this battle, they would have been full of confidence.

But now, they had no certainty at all.

“How does it feel like he’s even stronger than me?” Qi Bai was shocked and couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

He suddenly thought…

If Chu Liang had this kind of strength, then he probably did kill that tiger demon himself!

That tiger demon only had the strength of one strand of Qi and Blood, it wasn’t considered too strong.

Could all those rumors be false?

Was it just someone who was jealous of Chu Liang or had a grudge against him, deliberately spreading them?

“Chu Liang only cultivated the most common 《Blood Nourishing Technique》, yet at such a young age, he already has at least the strength of two strands of Qi and Blood. His talent is simply terrifying. He has a great chance of becoming a Skin Tempering Realm expert in the future. If I could maintain a good relationship with him…”

Thinking of this, Qi Bai couldn’t help but feel some regret. He was one of the first in the martial arts hall to befriend Chu Liang!

If he hadn’t paid attention to those rumors, nor cared about the gazes of others around him, and continued to befriend Chu Liang, he might have become a close friend of Chu Liang.

Just like that Tie Niu!

Tie Niu was just an ordinary person, he hadn’t even sensed Qi and Blood yet.

In the eyes of other martial artists, he was no different from an ant, but Chu Liang was willing to stand up for him. Why was that?

Wasn’t it because Tie Niu disregarded those rumors and kept speaking up for Chu Liang?

“An ant can distinguish right from wrong, but I can’t!” Qi Bai was filled with regret, “I care too much about the opinions of outsiders, I pride myself on being noble, but I’m not even as good as an ant! My character is ultimately lacking!”

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At this moment, it wasn’t just him. Those martial arts hall disciples who were the first to befriend Chu Liang, such as Liu Qing and Huang He, all had a flash of regret on their faces.

Opportunity only knocks once, it slips away in an instant, and once it’s missed, it’s missed!

They couldn’t help but cast envious glances at Tie Niu.

“How could this ant see through the truth behind the rumors?”

In fact, Tie Niu hadn’t thought that much.

He just felt that Chu Liang wasn’t that kind of despicable person.

Among all the martial artists he had met, Chu Liang was the kindest.

Therefore, he was willing to speak up for Chu Liang, even daring to argue with a martial artist like Xu Hua, and ultimately being beaten up, with even his parents’ noodle shop being smashed.

Just now, he was still regretting, thinking that he had caused trouble for Chu Liang and shouldn’t have come to the martial arts hall today.

But now, he was completely stunned.

“Chu… Big Brother Chu, you… you…”

Xu Hua, who was incredibly powerful in his eyes, was actually slapped away by Chu Liang.

He wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a scene.

His mind was almost blank now, and he really didn’t know what to say.

Should he thank Chu Liang for venting his anger now? Or should he praise Chu Liang’s powerful strength?

“Tie Niu, what do you think?” Chu Liang suddenly turned his head and asked him.

“Big Brother Chu, I…”

“If you’re not satisfied, I’ll grab him and let you deal with him yourself.”

“No, no, no need.”

Tie Niu hurriedly shook his head. Xu Hua had already been beaten like that, he really couldn’t bring himself to do anything more.

Chu Liang said to him, “Tie Niu, one cannot be too kind. Kindness is often taken advantage of, you know this.”

Tie Niu nodded, “Big Brother Chu, they also bullied you before, spreading rumors about you everywhere.”

“I have the strength, so I don’t care, do you understand?”

“I… I understand.”

Tie Niu understood Chu Liang’s meaning.

Previously, in his eyes, those people spreading rumors were bullying Chu Liang.

But in Chu Liang’s eyes, those people were like clowns, he didn’t care about them at all.

This was the difference in perspective brought about by strength.

Tie Niu understood that if one day he could possess Chu Liang’s strength, then he could also have this kind of mentality, and he would no longer need others to stand up for him.

He felt grateful, knowing that Chu Liang was teaching him.

“I will work hard!”

Tie Niu secretly vowed, he looked at Xu Hua, who was covered in blood, and took Xu Hua, a martial artist with one strand of Qi and Blood, as his first goal on the path of martial arts.

At this moment, Xu Hua finally got up with the help of others.

He trembled as he wiped the blood from his face.

Every time he wiped, he would tremble with pain.

It was too painful!

“Chu Liang! Chu Liang!” He roared, spitting out bloody foam, “Just you wait, just you wait! I will never let this go!”

“You want to fight again?”

Chu Liang looked calm and took a step forward.

Xu Hua was so scared that he shrank his neck, his face turning pale.

But when he found that Chu Liang didn’t continue forward, he felt humiliated, his anger surged again, and he trembled with rage.

Liu Qiao hurriedly held him back and shouted at Chu Liang, “Chu Liang, we are all disciples of the martial arts hall, we call each other martial brothers, why did you strike so viciously?”

“Oh? Xu Hua and Tie Niu are also disciples of the martial arts hall, they also call each other martial brothers, why did he strike so viciously?” Chu Liang retorted without answering, his voice cold.

“That’s because Tie Niu verbally insulted Junior Martial Brother Xu!”

“Very well, Xu Hua also verbally insulted me, so I made my move.”

“You… you’re twisting words!”

“Is that so?”

Chu Liang suddenly took another step forward and said to Liu Qiao, “You also verbally insulted me before.”

“Chu Liang, what do you want to do?”

Liu Qiao’s expression changed slightly and he shouted loudly.

He also felt some regret. He had looked down on Chu Liang for those few taels of silver, leading to the situation today.

He had spread those rumors a lot in the martial arts hall recently, he had even fabricated many himself.

Now, reconciliation between the two sides was impossible.

He could only go down this path to the end, stand on Xu Hua’s side, and try his best to suppress Chu Liang.

“Chu Liang, this is a martial arts hall! You wantonly attacked a fellow disciple, you have already violated the rules of the martial arts hall. If the Hall Master learns of this, he will definitely expel you from the martial arts hall!” Liu Qiao shouted, directly bringing up the rules and regulations of the martial arts hall.

When he said this, Chu Liang didn’t react much, but Tie Niu’s expression changed.

Rules!

Ordinary fights were fine, but Chu Liang had seriously injured Xu Hua.

And it was inside the martial arts hall!

If the news reached the Hall Master, what would he do?

Just as he was thinking, a loud voice suddenly came from the crowd in front of the courtyard.

“The Hall Master is here, make way!”