In the world of cultivation, one grinds for proficiency and longevity.

"Hey, there it is."

Chen Changqing chuckled inwardly.

He is certainly poor, but he is now trying to save face for the Zhou family, which is of great interest, so he naturally cannot afford to pay the gambling costs himself.

"Master, he's taking advantage of my poverty..."

Chen Changqing crossed his arms, looking like a scoundrel, clearly showing his indifference to the upcoming "test".

At this critical moment, how could Zhou Dezheng let his own "henchmen" feel disheartened? He immediately displayed great courage and determination:

"Young Master Duan, please name your betting stakes; I, the patriarch, will grant your request!"

"I want the most potent poison in the world! Preferably the kind that kills instantly upon contact with blood. Does Patriarch Zhou have any? If not, I won't gamble!" Duan An demanded exorbitantly.

Zhou Dezheng pondered for a moment, then took out a beige object the size of a copper coin: "This is the egg of the 'Demon Kiss Spider,' ranked eleventh on the 'List of Strange Poisons.' Although it hasn't hatched, its value is only a fraction of what it could be. What do you think?"

A glint flashed in Duan An's eyes. The Demon Kiss Spider was a rare creature, but he remained calm on the surface: "The item is good, but whether it can hatch is another matter. I'll just have to accept this loss."

Both parties then handed over their bets to referee Duan Ce for safekeeping.

"Boy, show me your magic weapon," Duan An said arrogantly.

"It's just making a few copper coins, why would I need a magical artifact?"

Chen Changqing walked straight to the gravel path to the side, picked up two large handfuls of gravel, and said, "I'm ready."

Everyone's lips twitched, especially Zhou Dezheng, who had just paid his betting money; his heart was bleeding.

Zhou Ruoyun's beautiful eyes darted around, lost in thought.

"Who do you think you are?" Duan An gritted his teeth, secretly vowing to make this arrogant guy pay the price.

The order was determined by drawing lots, and Chen Changqing went second.

"start!"

With a command, Duan Ce scattered more than thirty copper coins into the air, which was eight or nine zhang high. Just as he had said, guided by spiritual energy, the copper coins did not fall vertically, but rather their speed varied, and their trajectories were chaotic.

This is much harder than hunting papaya birds!

Duan An truly lived up to his reputation as a skilled marksman. Despite his usual listless demeanor, once he got into action, he was agile and adept.

shhhhh--

The triangular dart shot out, its power astonishing when activated by spiritual energy.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

The crisp sounds of impact were incessant.

Through observation, Chen Changqing discovered that the triangular dart only required a very small amount of spiritual power to activate, yet its power was quite impressive.

Indeed, the more advanced something is, the simpler and less effort it is to operate!

If the steel ball had been replaced with this thing during the escape last time, it might have been possible to severely injure that Ye family cultivator, or even kill him, without needing to poison him.

The first round ended with only three or four copper coins remaining.

"Great, let's do it again!"

After three rounds, Duan An was panting heavily. He swallowed a pill when no one was looking, clearly indicating that he had exhausted himself.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he himself is too weak.

Final score: 82 hits.

Duan An smiled smugly at Zhou Ruoyun, trying to show off. Zhou Ruoyun forced a smile in return, then turned her gaze to Chen Changqing: "Changqing, good luck."

Chen Changqing nodded in response.

Calling someone by their name directly...

Duan An gripped the dart tightly, a barely perceptible glint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

"start!"

call out!call out!call out!

When it was Chen Changqing's turn, his shooting posture didn't look very serious; instead, it gave people a casual and lazy feeling.

If it weren't for the copper coins disappearing in mid-air as the stones shot out quickly from his body, one would have thought he wasn't competing with anyone, but doing something insignificant.

"Wow, you can even play the overused 'Spirit Flick' like this?"

"It's as simple as eating and drinking..."

Everyone was surprised and found it unbelievable.

Even his rival Duan An was so captivated by the sight that he forgot himself, as if he were appreciating a work of art!

"What's so strange about that? Brother Chen isn't even serious yet!"

In the distance, Zhou Youran, who had spent several days hunting birds with Chen Changqing, said with disdain.

She was currently hiding around a corner with a large group of people, waiting for Zhou Ruoyun's order to rescue them.

As expected, at the end of the first round, not a single copper coin fell to the ground.

[Spiritual Power Flick: Experience Points +30]

"Spot on all!"

The Duan family elders looked grim.

"Second Brother, make it a bit harder!" Duan Gaoming transmitted his voice.

"I don't need you to teach me!" Duan Ce sneered.

In the second round, the coins were tossed lower and faster.

Zhou Ruoyun frowned, about to speak, but Zhou Dezheng pretended not to hear. In his view, as long as Chen Changqing proved that he had the ability to kill birds, there was no need to fall out with the powerful Duan family for a few hundred spirit stones.

Chen Changqing's expression hardened slightly, and his attack was no longer as casual as before.

In the second round, careful observation reveals that not only is the height the coins are thrown not as high as before, but their movement speed is also much faster.

Zhou Ruoyun frowned slightly, her lips moving slightly, as if she were communicating with her father.

Zhou Dezheng, however, pretended to be deaf and mute, ignoring the matter.

In his view, it would be enough if Chen Changqing demonstrated the ability to kill all the papaya birds.

As the head of the family, he would never gamble away a mere few hundred spirit stones and risk falling out with the powerful Duan family.

Ok?

Chen Changqing's expression hardened slightly, and his attack was no longer as casual as before.

The second round ended, and the number of coins that landed was still zero.

"hateful!"

With only one round left, Duan Ce no longer cared about saving face. He unleashed his spiritual power and blatantly drove the copper coins to plummet rapidly!

"mean!"

Chen Changqing dared not be careless, and concentrated intently, scattering pebbles from his hand like a machine gun!

A series of clanging sounds rang out.

Despite giving it his all, he still managed to lose five copper coins in the third round.

His finger technique is amazing, it's simply divine.

Zhou Ruoyun glanced around, her beautiful eyes revealing that even though she had now reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, she didn't believe she possessed such strength.

"Ninety-five hits! Young Master Chen wins!" Zhou Hao announced excitedly.

"I... lost..." Duan An came to his senses, his face turning a deep purplish-red, and he dared not look at his elders.

"Second Brother, winning the match doesn't tell the whole story. How about we test his stamina?" Duan Gaoming quickly transmitted his voice.

"No need."

Duan Celu glanced at Chen Changqing blankly. Seeing that he was completely unfazed, the three rounds were merely a warm-up.

"What should we do?"

……

A few days ago, when the first batch of papaya birds disappeared from the Zhou family's property, the Duan family was not sad but happy, because they felt that the other party must have broken the agreement and sent cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining to participate in the capture.

Then, the Duan family drove all the birds to the Zhou family in droves, hoping to make a big scene.

Seeing that the Zhou family had indeed taken the bait, the Duan family head excitedly sent two elders and a son to the Zhou family with the following plan:

First, they extorted a large sum of spirit stones from the Zhou family. If they refused, they threatened to cause trouble and force out the Zhou family's patriarch.

If that doesn't work, then as a second-best option, let the eldest daughter of the Zhou family marry Duan An as a concubine.

Unexpectedly, the Zhou family had hidden a Chen Changqing who had mastered the "Spiritual Power Flicking Finger" technique to an unparalleled degree.

Now look what happened! Not only did the Zhou family not break their promise, but they also utterly humiliated their young master during the competition.

How are the two elderly people supposed to explain this when they go back?

"Should we arrest this kid first?"

"That's exactly what I wanted!"