System crash? I prove it with my control panel!

The cliff face above the bathing pool.

Chen Wen quietly appeared beside Chu Feng. "Brother Chu, are you injured?"

Chu Feng withdrew his spiritual sense from its outward probe and chuckled:

"Ha, those petty scoundrels think they can hurt me?!"

Chen Wen smiled slightly upon hearing this, took out a jade bottle from his robes, tossed it around, and said:

"Oh, in that case, I'll keep the medicine."

"Wait!"

Chu Feng quickly stopped him, his eyes following the jade bottle as it bobbed up and down, and he swallowed hard.

"Brother Jingwen, you don't know this, I was just putting on a brave face before, but I actually suffered quite a few internal injuries..."

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Go heal your wounds, I'll protect you!"

As Chen Wen spoke, he tossed the jade bottle to Chu Feng, emphasizing the word "healing" heavily.

Chu Feng carefully took the jade bottle, opened it, sniffed it, and nodded in satisfaction, "That's the smell!"

However, instead of swallowing it, he plugged the jade bottle, put it in his storage bag, and laughed:

"No need. The area below is in chaos, and a fight might break out soon. Let's talk about it after we get out."

Seeing this, Chen Wen immediately realized that Zhai Ji's claim that the things would dissipate were false.

As for the fighting below, he had already observed it when he arrived.

The infighting below has now descended into chaos, with everyone feeling insecure.

Even He Yuhao and the others have come out to start cleaning up the battlefield.

He led Chu Feng to a cave not far from the bathing pool below to hide.

The two then joined forces and attacked everyone they saw, one from the front and one from the back.

There was no need for further explanation; anyone encountered was dealt with by a single wooden arrow.

If that doesn't work, Chu Feng will follow up with a Flame Spell.

After this battle, Chen Wen realized that he lacked the ability to launch area attacks and deliver a decisive blow.

Fortunately, he was highly skilled and, with his mastery of basic techniques, he was still able to achieve a devastating attack.

No matter how good your magic is, you still have to be able to unleash it!

The number of people in the venue gradually decreased.

The booming sounds of the spells gradually subsided.

Chen Wen, along with Chu Feng, escorted Zhai Ji out.

The three arrived at the bathing pool and waited for it to open.

Unexpectedly, two other people were standing there—Bai Zhanyue and Bai Zhantang.

Upon seeing someone approaching, Bai Zhanyue immediately turned around and prepared for battle. However, upon seeing that it was two people at the fourth level of Qi Refining and one at the third level of Qi Refining, he relaxed.

Her cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining was clearly displayed, and then she said with a smile:

"Brother Jingwen, I thought you were merely unwise, but I never imagined you were so utterly foolish. You wouldn't be thinking of coveting this Cleansing Pool, would you?"

Bai Zhantang's eyes turned red when he saw Chen Wen, and he quickly gritted his teeth and said:

"Sister Yue, the humiliation of kneeling before you..."

Bai Zhanyue said calmly, "I know I've wronged you, but it's alright. I'll have them kowtow to you in return."

"Thank you so much, Sister Yue!"

Bai Zhantang was overjoyed upon hearing this, but when he turned to look at Chen Wen, his expression darkened.

"Chen Jingwen, if you obediently kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistakes now, I might ask Sister Yue to go easy on you. Otherwise, you'll probably be bedridden for months even after you get out!"

As the two spoke, they seemed to regard Chen Wen and his two companions as fish on a chopping board, waiting to be cooked.

"Brother Jingwen, let me do it!"

Chu Feng looked at them with a cold expression. At least these two still took Chen Wen seriously, but they completely ignored him as if he were an ant.

Chen Wen nodded, then added another instruction:

"Then it's up to you. The Bai family are disciples of Sword Peak. They have been cultivating a sword within their bodies since childhood. Although they are not allowed to use it in this competition, their magical moves are all fierce and domineering. You must be careful."

Don't worry!

Chu Feng walked forward with a confident smile, showing no fear in the face of Bai Zhanyue, and said calmly:

"The Bai family has been provoking me ever since I joined the sect. Today, I will deal with both members of the Bai family together, thus settling this karmic debt!"

"Ha, what a boastful tone."

Bai Zhanyue glanced at him disdainfully, "Qi Refining Level 4, even an acquired spiritual body wouldn't qualify you to make a move."

Bai Zhantang jumped out again, pointing at Chu Feng and cursing, "Where did this Tom, Dick, and Harry come from, barking like this? You dare challenge my Sister Yue?!"

"Oh, really?!"

Chu Feng grinned crookedly, his aura suddenly surged, and his cultivation level instantly increased by one level.

Chen Wen, standing behind, remained calm and unsurprised. He wouldn't be surprised even if Chu Feng broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining during the later battle.

Zhai Ji's eyes widened in disbelief. "This...this...Senior Brother Chu is actually at the fifth level of Qi Refining!"

Chen Wen laughed and said, "Calm down, step back a bit, don't get caught in the crossfire."

It's no wonder Zhai Ji is so useless, because there's another person just as useless as him—Bai Zhantang.

Bai Zhantang was only at the third level of Qi Refining, and he was only brought here by Bai Zhanyue.

Feeling Chu Feng's overwhelming aura, Bai Zhantang's legs went weak, but thinking of Sister Yue behind him, he calmed down and forced himself to shout:

"So what if you're at the fifth level of Qi Refining? My sister Yue is a sword cultivator, invincible among those of the same level, and capable of exchanging blows even against those of higher levels!"

"Ha, where did this Tom, Dick, and Harry come from, barking here? You think you're worthy to stand before me?!"

Chu Feng's contemptuous gaze was exactly the same as Bai Zhantang's before.

He then waved his hand, sending a streak of spiritual energy and flames hurtling towards Bai Zhantang.

"Sister Yue, save me!"

Bai Zhantang screamed in fright, trying to dodge, but it was too late.

Just at the critical moment, a golden sword aura ripped through the sky and blocked Bai Zhantang's path.

The crimson ribbon was severed.

Bai Zhantang was overjoyed at the sight and scrambled to the side to hide.

Bai Zhanyue's expression became more serious as he said:

"Are you selling your cultivation method for an acquired spiritual body? I can offer ten thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Chu Feng rolled his eyes upon hearing this. "Let's not even talk about whether I have such a treasure. Even if I did, ten thousand low-grade spirit stones?"

"Your Bai family bloodline is probably too pure!"

Bai Zhanyue was taken aback at first, then his expression darkened, and he coldly shouted, "How dare you insult the Bai family! You're courting death!"

He then flicked his sword finger, and a golden sword beam radiating a cold light shot out from his fingertip, slashing towards Chu Feng.

Chu Feng thought to himself that the insults Jingwen taught him were indeed effective.

Then, equally undeterred, he pointed his fingers together as a sword, and streams of fire spewed from his mouth and nose, transforming into fiery pythons that met the sword's edge.

The two fought back and forth, locked in a fierce battle, leaving the surrounding earth and rocks charred and broken.

For a moment, neither of them could determine who was better.

Chen Wen watched with great interest.

Zhai Ji took out a jade bottle and handed it to Chen Wen, "Brother Jingwen, there are three drops of medicine here. Keep it. If Brother Chu is not able to fight back, you can treat him in time."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Chen Wen had said something, but he still took the jade bottle and put it into his storage bag.

He then glanced at Bai Zhantang, who was searching for a place to hide in the distance.

He turned to Zhai and asked, "Brother Zhai, since you're just killing time anyway, why don't you go and hang out with that guy?"

"Huh? Me?"

Zhai Ji hesitated for a moment, "I only know one move, the Earth Spike Technique. I'm afraid I can't beat him."

Chen Wen simply pushed him away, saying, "What are you afraid of? His spiritual energy is weak and unstable; it's obvious he was artificially enhanced with pills. Besides, I'll cover for you."

Zhai Ji hesitated for a moment, then looked at Bai Zhantang, who had just hidden in a pit. He was indeed as wretched as Brother Jingwen had said, so he nodded and said, "Alright then."

He then carefully dodged the aftershocks of Bai Zhanyue and Chu Feng's fight from the edge and approached Bai Zhantang.

Seeing that he was about to attack Bai Zhantang, Bai Zhanyue immediately tried to step forward to stop him.

"Brother Zhai, my Bai family elders have no grudges against your Zhai family, please leave."

Zhai Ji hesitated for a moment, "This..."

"You dare to get distracted while fighting me?!"

Chu Feng seized an opening, kicked Bai Zhanyue away, and then shouted at Zhai Ji:

"Brother Zhai, hurry and eliminate him! This is a battle for cultivation, not a contest of personal grudges!"

Bai Zhanyue tumbled several times in the air, steadied himself, and then unleashed another sword beam.

Zhai Ji was taken aback upon hearing this, but after careful thought, he understood.

This body-washing pool can improve one's aptitude; the better one's aptitude, the easier one's future path will be.

It has nothing to do with personal grudges, it's just that I can't back down!

His gaze hardened, and he swiftly leaped over the battlefield between the two, charging towards Bai Zhantang.

Bai Zhantang's face turned pale upon seeing this. "Brother Zhai, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence!"

However, the next moment, Zhai Ji stood still, his hands forming hand seals, and he kept chanting incantations, "Earth waves surge..."

Bai Zhantang was stunned for a moment, wondering why someone would stand still and chant incantations. Then he was overjoyed, "So it's just a nobody, haha!"

Chen Wen couldn't bear to look. Was he standing still because he was afraid the other party wouldn't be able to aim at him?

The hand gestures used to cast spells were even more comical, clumsy and awkward, like a baby stroller that had just learned to walk.

Bai Zhanyue, who had been wanting to quickly slip away to help, smiled contemptuously upon seeing this: "Trash is trash!"

There's no rush anymore; let's focus on dealing with this troublesome guy in front of us.

After taking a few glances, Chen Wen realized that although Bai Zhantang was all talk and no action, he was actually just a pretty face with no substance.

It's basically a 50/50 match with Zhai Ji.

The two of them exchanged blows: one a spike from the ground, the other a sword strike.

Although Zhai Ji is slow and easily injured, he has Green Pearls. Whenever he gets injured, he can immediately put on a Green Pearl, and his injury will heal instantly, allowing him to maintain his peak condition.

Chen Wen exclaimed that it was a terrible waste!

However, I'm also relieved. Bai Zhantang's sword energy is greatly depleted, and he's already starting to pant.

Zhai Ji will win sooner or later.

Seeing this, Chen Wen shifted his gaze to Bai Zhanyue on the other side.

His eyes were fixed on the other person, and his hands formed a hand seal.

Bai Zhanyue was immediately shocked and shouted:

"Chen Jingwen, what business is it of yours, you despicable scoundrel, that we're fighting!"

Chen Wen chuckled upon hearing this: "Senior Sister Zhan Yue has misunderstood me. I just felt a little itchy on my back, so I was just scratching it with a wooden arrow."

However, despite saying that, Chen Wen did not interfere in the fight between the two, but Bai Zhanyue still kept a watchful eye on Chen Wen.

This put him at a disadvantage in his battles against Chu Feng.

Suddenly, she retreated several feet, then looked up and shouted into the distance:

"He Yuhao, how long are you planning to keep watching? I don't want the last spot anymore, come out and help!"

Upon hearing this, Che immediately looked in the direction Bai Zhanyue was looking.

Sure enough, two figures were seen above the cliff, and the one in front was He Yuhao.

As for that later... Qi Refining Level 3? Never mind, it's not important!

Chen Wen's expression instantly turned serious.

He Yuhao leaped off the cliff, and every few feet he fell, a drop of water appeared at his feet to catch his body.

He looks quite dashing.

This wasn't what Chen Wen valued; what he valued was He Yuhao's cultivation at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The gap between cultivation realms in the cultivation world is enormous.

Even in the Qi Refining stage, each level is basically more than twice the size of the previous level.

The same spell, but when they cast it, it was incredibly powerful.

Fighting against those above one's level is not impossible, but it's very difficult.

As for fighting beyond one's level?

Are you trying to say that an ant defeated an elephant?

This analogy is not an exaggeration at all.

When he first started learning, someone got so engrossed in his studies that he dared to challenge Li Xuan.

Li Xuan only revealed a hint of his aura, and the man was terrified.

Chen Wen, who was sitting around that person, was fortunate enough to experience a trace of the remaining power.

In that instant, his mind was screaming frantically, "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm doomed, I'm doomed..."

His mind went blank, and his vision went completely blank.

It was Li Xuan who woke them up.

Essentially, Foundation Building and Qi Refining are two different things.

I stopped thinking.

He Yuhao had already landed on the ground. He glanced at Chen Wen but then looked at Bai Zhanyue and said calmly:

"That spot was originally mine, so how can you say you gave it to me? My brother said that Bai Zhanxing offended him last time, so logically I should eliminate you first."

"However, my brother said that one should not bring trouble upon one's family, so I will let you off this time. As long as you can give me satisfactory terms, I will help you this time."

"You keep saying 'your brother' all the time, aren't you tired of it?!"

Bai Zhanyue unleashed a burst of sword energy, took a few steps back to create distance, and glanced at him impatiently.

"No matter who benefits from the bathing pool, it's all in our own hands. But if they get it, you'll be ridiculed when you return to the inner sect!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuhao's expression changed slightly, and he nodded:

"In that case, let's deal with these peasants first!"

He then looked at the person who had followed him down and said, "Yuze, you should stay away. You can go and have some fun with those two over there."

"Okay, cousin."

The one called Yuze left quickly.

He Yuhao turned to face Chen Wen, his eyes cold.

"Junior Brother Jingwen, you're quite good at dodging my ice spike, but unfortunately you're only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. I'll give you three breaths to crush your life talisman and suffer some pain."

Chen Wen couldn't help but chuckle: "Heh, you think you've got me figured out?!"

"In my opinion, your He family's bloodline is also very pure, not inferior to that Bai family's."

"Who gave you this confidence?"

He Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly. "Looks like you're going to have to suffer the consequences. You dare insult the He family? You're asking for death!"

He made a hand seal with his right hand and exhaled a burst of cold air, which condensed in the air and shot towards Chen Wen.

However, before the icy rain could fall, a wooden arrow whistled through the air and hurtled straight at his face!

His pupils constricted sharply. "How could it be so fast?!"

"You don't actually think I conjured wooden arrows just to tickle myself, do you?!"

Chen Wen scoffed, but his hands didn't stop. He continued to form hand seals, conjuring a fireball the size of a human head, and blasted it towards Bing Yu.

The fireball exploded with a deafening roar in the face of the icy rain!

The intense heat collided with the icy rain, causing large amounts of white smoke to rise into the air, and the icy rain disappeared completely.

However, He Yuhao was not idle either. He quickly made a hand seal, and a barrier like water ripples appeared in front of him.

The wooden arrow struck He Yuhao squarely, but was blocked by the barrier and could not advance an inch.

Chen Wen's eyes flashed with surprise; this was the first time he had encountered someone who could block his wooden arrow.

However, He Yuhao was even more surprised at this moment, because his Xuan Shui Shield was best at defense, using softness to overcome hardness.

But that seemingly insignificant wooden arrow technique almost broke through.

Fortunately, he injected spiritual power in time, which barely managed to block it.

Although he seemed to have the upper hand, he was actually sweating profusely.

He steadied himself, his gaze sharp as he stared intently at the figure in front of him who was conjuring a fireball.

He knew he couldn't afford to be careless; he had to give it his all.

.........