Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chapter 156 Offense and Defense Transition

The martial artist's pupils contracted sharply; he tried to escape, but it was too late.

The next moment, they felt a small mountain crashing into them, shattering them into pieces. Any means of defense were a joke in front of it.

In an instant, the martial arts masters were either dead or injured, and none of them could stand up again.

At this moment, the black-armored imperial guards had completely surrounded Chen Han, but they were sweating profusely and dared not advance even an inch further.

Chen Han glanced around, and immediately, the black-armored imperial guards subtly parted to make way for the palace gates.

Clearly, his terror had penetrated deep into the hearts of these Imperial Guards. In their minds, this man was the legendary Martial Venerable, a supreme and powerful being in the martial arts world.

Given this premise, how could they dare to obstruct them any further? It was only due to military orders that they had no choice but to put on a fighting stance and make a show of it.

Among the group of people in black armor, Chen Han's blood-stained black robe stood out conspicuously.

He stood there quietly, surrounded by hundreds of heavily armed imperial guards who did not move an inch.

Chen Han's gaze was cold. He ignored them and instead glanced at Lu Tianren from afar, then shouted, "Lu Tianren, you don't dare to make a move in public, do you?"

"What a pity, you want to kill me but don't dare to make a move. How about this, you come with me, and I'll give you a chance to kill me."

"If you don't come, the day my strength improves again will be your death day! Hahahaha!"

After speaking, Chen Han did not wait for Lu Tianren's response. A burst of lightning flashed around him, and he left the main hall in a few breaths.

Lu Tianren's face looked as if he had swallowed a fly; it was extremely unpleasant.

Chen Han's cultivation speed is terrifying. If I let him continue to grow like this, perhaps in the near future, just as he said, the day my cultivation advances again will be the day I die!

Escape? Escape to the cultivation world? This kid is truly difficult to deal with; he already possesses the strength to kill me. Besides, he hasn't even revealed what cultivation technique he practices yet...

In the end, after some internal struggle, Lu Tianren gritted his teeth and continued to catch up.

Lu Tianren was incredibly cunning; he probably guessed that this was an obvious trap, but he had no choice but to go through with it—this was an open scheme.

You know it's a trap, but what can you do? We're evenly matched now, but my cultivation speed is faster than yours. If you let it go, you'll surely die when I become powerful in the future. But if you catch up, then you'll be exactly what I want. This is the trap I set.

But if Chen Han has a trump card, does he not have one?

He boasted that after so many years in the cultivation world, his methods and cunning were unmatched by any junior.

If you're scared of that, that's incredibly shameful. Being terrified of a junior like that—it's really embarrassing if word gets out.

Outside the imperial city, the two chased each other at an extremely fast speed; ordinary people could hear the sound and look up to see only the roof tiles trembling.

Lu Tianren couldn't use his magical artifact to fly in public, as that would attract too much attention.

Therefore, he was a bit slower than Chen Han.

However, Chen Han was waiting for him, so the two could only chase and flee from a distance.

Before long, Chen Han and Lu Tianren left the city and arrived at the edge of the wilderness deep in the mountains a little over half an hour later.

At one point, Lu Tianren stopped. In front of him, the young man dressed in black robes had taken off his black veil hat. He stood there with his arms crossed, quietly looking at him.

"Lu Tianren, I didn't expect you to actually dare to follow me. You've got some nerve..."

Chen Han revealed a face that Lu Tianren found somewhat familiar, but which was much more handsome than he remembered.

He knew that this was the effect of cleansing the marrow and refining the essence after refining the qi into the body and breaking through the first level of the mortal body.

Although Lu Tianren felt somewhat uneasy, he immediately regained his confidence when he remembered that he was facing a junior who had not even entered the world of cultivation.

trap?

What kind of useful trap could he possibly set? Does this newcomer even know about formations? Does he have fellow cultivators? Besides, he's already fought a round and has suffered multiple injuries, so his combat strength must be greatly reduced.

Most importantly, he can fly.

The simplest way for a magic-based cultivator to fight a physical-based cultivator is to kite them, continuously attacking from a distance until they're worn out.

He thought this with complete confidence.

Looking at the imposing figure not far away, Lu Tianren couldn't help but smile.

"Chen Han, I never expected that in such a short time you would have the strength to fight me, and you even killed Fellow Daoist Su."

I admit, you are outstanding, more outstanding than anyone I've ever met; perhaps you are a genius.

Lu Tianren channeled his magic power into his fingertips, and a white blanket transformed from his storage bag into a stream of light that flew to his feet, gently lifting him up into the air.

"How about it, is my flying artifact any good...?"

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Lu Tianren's smile grew even wider. "You obtained the body cultivation inheritance from Eagle Falcon Mountain, surely you know the weaknesses of body cultivation?"

"I think Fellow Daoist Su was probably careless and let you get close, which is why he lost his life. But it's too naive of you to think you can use the same trick again."

"Fellow Daoist Su is extremely arrogant and disdainful of others, so it's not surprising that you took advantage of her. However... I am not her. Today, no matter how many magical artifacts you possess or how powerful your fists are, you are nothing more than objects in my grasp..."

No matter how strong Chen Han's physical body is, it cannot withstand even a single spell or talisman.

However, the copper coin defensive artifact cannot be used continuously, which involves the weakness of physical cultivators.

Their magical reserves and even their level of mastery are far inferior to those of other cultivators at the same level.

Often, they can only cast a few spells and control the magical artifact for a short time before their magical power is exhausted.

This is why the best way to deal with body cultivators is to fly a kite.

It is true that Chen Han is fast enough to dodge his attacks, but a prolonged defense will inevitably lead to defeat. If he makes even the slightest mistake, he will fall into a complete disadvantage and eventually turn the disadvantage into a defeat.

"Lu Tianren, you're so confident before the fight even starts. Aren't you afraid of straining your back later?"

To everyone's surprise, Chen Han didn't care at all when he heard this. Instead, a hint of mockery and anticipation appeared on his lips.

Upon hearing this, for some reason, Lu Tianren, who was full of confidence, suddenly narrowed his eyes and felt uneasy once again.

He thought that Chen Han would be shocked or serious after he exposed Chen Han's little scheme, but Chen Han was quite calm instead, as if he didn't take his words seriously at all.

Clearly, his words did not seem to put any pressure on the other party, or even threaten them at all.

Could it be...?

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad at all. A cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining has so many magical artifacts. He's really lucky!"

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Suddenly, an old, hoarse voice came from behind him, which made Lu Tianren's heart tremble.

"Cultivator! Level 3 Qi Refining!"

Lu Tianren looked back and saw an old man standing in mid-air on a small boat-shaped flying artifact, smiling and looking back at him with great excitement in his eyes.