"You're Xu Ping'an?" The one named Li Qing sized up Xu Ping'an with a glance and then sneered with disdain.
"Yes!" Xu Ping'an looked at Li Qing indifferently and replied.
Qi and Blood Realm Ninth Layer?
They posed no threat to him!
If these people didn't trouble him, he naturally would not provoke them.
But if they were deliberately picking a fight, then they couldn't blame him for being impolite.
Although the Beichen Sword Sect forbid killing among its own, as long as no one died, everything was negotiable.
"Quite arrogant, kid, newcomers to the outer courtyard have to pay protection fees, it's the rule. We don't ask for much, just a hundred first rank Qi-Blood pills, to buy your life." Wang Meng, who was at the Eighth Layer Realm of Qi and Blood, immediately scoffed with a cold laugh.
Xu Ping'an's eyebrows knitted slightly, his heart filled with both amusement and exasperation.
Protection fees?
An Immortal Emperor like himself being extorted for protection fees?
"Let's not even talk about me not having Qi-Blood pills; even if I did, I wouldn't give them to you," Xu Ping'an replied with a cold laugh.
A hundred Qi-Blood pills?
That was not a small sum.
A single Qi-Blood pill is worth a hundred gold coins; a hundred would be ten thousand, equivalent to the Zhou Family's annual income in Tian Wu City.
It was clear that these three men were here to cause trouble!
And it was very likely that Zhou Mengyue and Wang Tianyu had sent them.
"You don't have them? I've heard that your Xu Family ancestor left you quite a few treasures. Quit the nonsense, hand over the legacy, or else I'll break one of your arms and legs." Wang Meng snorted coldly.
The bystanders hurriedly avoided them, scared off by the confrontation.
This newcomer had actually crossed Wang Meng, wasn't this courting death?
The other two young men sneered as well. How dare someone at the Seventh Layer of the Qi and Blood Realm act so arrogantly in front of them?
They would soon let him know whose territory the outer courtyard was.
"To snatch the Xu Family legacy, you aren't qualified."
Xu Ping'an laughed mockingly!
It really was related to Wang Tianyu and Zhou Mengyue.
Otherwise, how would these people know about the Xu Family's legacy?
He had only told Mengyue, not many outsiders were aware.
"Seeking death, it seems you need a lesson to know our strength," Wang Meng instantly became furious, and then he struck out directly.
Vajra Fist!
The fist like Vajra, the power like a mountain collapsing!
With delivery of the Vajra Fist, Wang Meng's Qi and Blood surged, the momentum, astonishing.
The disciples spectating from a distance all changed color at the sight.
Wang Meng, with outer courtyard strength ranking in the top ten and known for his ruthless strikes, would definitely cripple the new disciple.
Many looked at Xu Ping'an with sympathy for a moment.
"With Wang Meng making a move, this guy is definitely going to get crippled. Missing at least an arm or leg is the least of it. I wonder what he did to offend Young Master Wang," another young man at the Eighth Layer Realm said with a light laugh.
His name was Tian Yun, and his strength was only slightly weaker than Wang Meng's, ranking in the top five in the outer sect.
Aside from a few rare individuals at the Ninth Layer Realm, no one at the Eighth Layer could be his match.
"No matter what, Young Master Wang is a favorite of Young Master Chen. If we can get in touch with Young Master Chen through him, we won't have to worry about anyone in the outer sect, even if we get into the inner sect," Li Qing said with a smile.
"True, it's this guy's own fault for offending someone he shouldn't have," Tian Yun laughed mockingly, looking at Xu Ping'an and anticipating the scene of him spewing blood.
Xu Ping'an looked at the attacking Wang Meng, his eyes flashing with disdain.
Then sneering, he clenched his fist and surprisingly counterattacked, landing a punch on Wang Meng's chest.
Struck by the punch, Wang Meng instantly arched his back and his clothes burst apart.
Wang Meng's eyes bulged, veins filled with blood, as he spewed a mouthful of fresh blood.
"How… how is this… possible!" Wang Meng uttered in extreme frustration before falling down.
How could the Seventh Layer of the Qi and Blood Realm possess such strength?
The spectating crowd was all staring, astonished. Wang Meng defeated by a single punch?
"How is this possible?" Li Qing and Tian Yun's faces both turned pale.
Wang Meng was defeated?
Overcome by a single punch?
"With such strength, you wanted to break my limbs?" Xu Ping'an scoffed with a cold laugh, then stepped down.
"Crack!"
Wang Meng's arm was instantly crushed underfoot.
"Ahh…"
Wang Meng screamed in immense pain, with cold sweat covering his forehead.
This guy had just shattered at least five of his ribs with a single punch and now had crushed his entire arm bone.
Crippled!
He is completely done for!
Without a Third Rank Spirit Pill, he won't be able to recover from his injuries for a year.
"I... will kill you," Wang Meng hissed in fury.
Xu Ping'an sneered and with a stomp, instantly crushed one of Wang Meng's legs.
Wang Meng let out a wail as miserable as a pig being slaughtered.
With that, even if he could recover, he was utterly ruined.
All the surrounding disciples on the periphery were shocked by Xu Ping'an's ruthlessness.
"Looking for death!" Tian Yun roared in anger.
Immediately, his Qi-Blood surged as he drew a long knife from his waist and shot towards Xu Ping'an.
"Tian Yun has made a move? He is the top warrior of the Eighth Layer Realm; can this guy withstand him?" The onlooking disciples were abuzz with discussion from a distance.
Tian Yun's strength was definitely no match for Wang Meng's; even within the Eighth Layer Realm, the gap was considerable.
Xu Ping'an looked at the charging Tian Yun and sneered.
Stepping forward as well, he dashed toward Tian Yun.
"Idiot!" Tian Yun, seeing Xu Ping'an actually dared to meet him empty-handed, laughed scornfully.
Did he really think he was as weak as Wang Meng?
His open mountain blade was a First Rank high-grade combat technique, and one cut, even a practitioner of the Ninth Layer Realm wouldn't dare to be careless.
A Seventh Layer Qi-Blood Realm, fighting with bare hands, just wait to have an arm chopped off by me.
So, he took the plunge and chopped down fiercely, bringing with it a fierce bloody light.
However, just when he thought his blade could slice off Xu Ping'an's arm.
Xu Ping'an flicked his finger on the blade of the knife.
"Clang!"
A terrifying Dark Force surged instantaneously from the long blade.
The knife trembled, and Tian Yun's palm trembled; he could not hold on to the long knife at all.
"How… is this possible?" Tian Yun was shocked to his core.
But before he could react, Xu Ping'an was already in front of him.
"Too slow!"
Xu Ping'an threw a punch and sent Tian Yun flying three meters away in an instant.
"Pfft!"
Tian Yun spat out fresh blood, staining a large area of the ground red, completely devoid of any combat power.
He glared dead at Xu Ping'an, his eyes filled with intense unwillingness.
The surrounding onlookers were utterly stunned!
Tian Yun was defeated too?
And it was also an instant defeat?
Was this newcomer called Xu Ping'an too strong?
At this moment, Li Qing's brow was furrowed to the extreme!
Seventh Layer of the Qi-Blood Realm, instant defeat of two Eighth Layer fighters?
This guy's strength is so strong!
This guy must have used a Second Rank combat technique, right?
A First Rank combat technique definitely couldn't have such power!
This Xu Family heritage must be obtained!
"Xu Ping'an, I must admit I underestimated you, do you dare to fight me on the Life and Death Platform? On the Life and Death Platform, we only speak of life and death, the victor takes all of the vanquished's possessions. Do you dare?" Li Qing spoke with a cold voice.
"What have you got?" Xu Ping'an looked at Li Qing indifferently.
Without a good reason, he didn't want to waste his time.
Li Qing seemed to understand Xu Ping'an's implications and chuckled coldly in his heart.
Did this guy really think he could kill him?
"Thirty First Rank high-grade Qi-Blood Pills and one Second Rank low-grade Qingyuan Pill, is that enough?" Li Qing sneered.
This was what he had prepared for his breakthrough, equivalent to his savings of three years.
A First Rank high-grade Qi-Blood Pill was worth three hundred Gold Coins, and a Second Rank low-grade Qingyuan Pill was worth a thousand Gold Coins.
All together, that was a value of ten thousand Gold Coins, definitely a considerable fortune.
With these, he could definitely break through to the Ninth Layer Realm!
"Let's go, to the Life and Death Platform," Xu Ping'an said indifferently.
Li Qing was taken aback for a moment, then a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
The Xu Family's heritage was his for the taking!
The crowd around them was also incredibly surprised; did this guy actually agree to a life and death battle with Li Qing?
Li Qing was the top expert of the Outer Sect, and his breakthrough was not far off.
Had this guy gone mad?