After working for both the righteous and demonic factions, I became a big shot.

After the knockout stage comes the most important individual competition.

Shen An's first opponent in the individual competition made everyone gasp: Zhao Chunfeng, a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert from Monster Peak!

"There's definitely something going on here, Junior Brother, let's go find the elders!" Sikong Ying was the first to get restless, and he made a move to go find the elders.

The people of Monster Peak are a bunch of lunatics who love to play with beasts all day long. Moreover, they are quite strong themselves. Although it may seem like one person, you are actually facing two Foundation Establishment stage experts.

How could we possibly win?

But Shen An stopped all the senior brothers and sisters.

"Senior brother, senior sister, there's no inside story. I drew the lot myself. It's alright, there might still be a chance." Shen An's expression was calm, he already had a plan in mind.

"Junior brother, you must not be reckless. If you can't beat them, admit defeat immediately," Xue Linglong said worriedly.

Shen An nodded and looked toward the elders' platform.

Master returned last night. The mission failed, and the person was rescued by the righteous path, so he naturally came back.

However, Fairy Lanyue was in good spirits and clearly did not want to go out to work.

After waiting for half an hour, Shen An went on stage.

His strength was the lowest in this inner sect competition, but he was quite famous, so there were many spectators on his stage, and the seats were even full.

Without exception, apart from the senior brothers and sisters of Lanyue Peak, they were all there to see Shen An make a fool of himself.

How could someone in the early stages of Foundation Establishment possibly win against someone in the late stages? Moreover, the opponent wasn't just any late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator; they were a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who was raising magical beasts.

The combined combat power of the magical beast and its master is comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator.

As the referee called his name, Shen An, dressed in a proper inner disciple's robes, made a dashing entrance.

His physical appearance certainly made many female disciples scream.

Zhao Chunfeng then made a slow and composed entrance, accompanied by a large black bird.

"Shen An, right? If you admit defeat, I won't let my darling bite you." Zhao Chunfeng said with a smile, stroking his magical beast.

Shen An waved his hand, "Senior brother, please enlighten me!"

After saying that, he took a few steps back and walked to the edge of the arena.

With the referee's whistle, the match officially began!

Zhao Chunfeng said, "Stubborn to the end," and then took action.

The large bird on his arm flew into the air, its wings flapping, and two terrifying wind blades slashed towards Shen An!

Those two wind blades were so fast and invisible that even ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment experts would have a hard time defending against them.

But Shen An was even faster.

He first ran quickly around the edge of the ring, then threw a pill into his hand.

The pill was easily shattered by the wind blade, and then the fragrance of the medicine filled the entire area.

This is……

Zhao Chunfeng's expression quickly changed; this was a drug specifically for birds!

Sure enough, the once majestic bird fell to the ground instantly, its breath faint.

"How dare you use drugs!" Zhao Chunfeng trembled with anger. His precious treasure hadn't even had a chance to be used properly before it was poisoned.

"This is a medicine I concocted myself. It only works on winged magical beasts and doesn't violate any rules, Senior Brother," Shen An explained with a smile.

He already had a plan when he drew Zhao Chunfeng's name in the lottery.

For cultivators who possess magical beasts, their most powerful assistant is the magical beast, but their weakness is also the magical beast.

Once a monster is targeted, its strength will be greatly reduced.

His shop happened to have medicines like cartilage powder, which were not expensive and were only for animals with wings.

Therefore, when Shen An appeared, he did not intend to confront this senior brother from the Monster Peak head-on.

The pills he used had no grade, so he wasn't afraid of being investigated later.

"Die!" Zhao Chunfeng had completely gone mad and attacked Shen An without hesitation.

Shen An, however, calmly accelerated and, taking advantage of the shoes and the moment Zhao Chunfeng went berserk, circled around to the other side.

He concentrated his inner energy into his two fingers and struck the latter's left shoulder without hesitation!

With a loud thud, Zhao Chunfeng collapsed to the ground.

"Senior brother, when you train magical beasts, especially birds, you usually train their right arm to a terrifying level, but you often neglect the importance of the left arm."

"So, once I attack your weakest point, your left arm, you've already lost," Shen An explained slowly.

Zhao Chunfeng did realize that his left arm was numb and he had no strength left in his body; he had truly lost.

Warcraft is being targeted, and even its own weaknesses, which it didn't care about, are being exploited...

"I surrender."

Upon hearing this, Shen An helped the latter up and thoughtfully took out the antidote and fed it to the big black bird.

"If you practice your left arm well after you go back, you will definitely be able to reach a higher level."

Zhao Chunfeng clasped his hands in a fist salute, and his impression of Shen An improved significantly.

"Junior Brother Shen, if you want to learn how to tame beasts, you can come to Monster Peak to find me. Our Monster Peak not only has birds, but also rabbits and foxes."

Shen An: ......

Well, I don't have any strange hobbies.

As Zhao Chunfeng left the stage, the entire audience was stunned for three seconds before they reacted.

"How could that be!"

"The whole process took less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn; he was so fast."

"But is using medication a violation of regulations?"

"It's not some kind of miracle drug, so it doesn't count."

"He was able to pinpoint Zhao Chunfeng's weakness with such precision; that's quite impressive."

The audience gasped in amazement, but most praised Shen An for being smart, observant, and lucky.

Shen An didn't offer much explanation. It was only the beginning, so he naturally couldn't reveal his strength. The range of opponents he would face later was much smaller. He planned to go back and review everyone's information to find a way to deal with them.

His approach was not the usual "know yourself and know your enemy" strategy; he aimed to find as many weaknesses as possible and then defeat his opponent with minimal cost.

.........

In the evening, Shen An went to Qinglong Market again, where Elder Qingxu was waiting for him.

"I was able to rescue my fellow disciple this time entirely thanks to your intelligence, Shen An. I heard from Xiao Feng that you even drank last night to extract information. You worked hard." Master Qingxu said, taking out an item from his storage bag.

"We snatched this from a demonic cultivator from the Yin Moon Sect while we were rescuing people yesterday. It would suit you quite well."

It was a seemingly ordinary stone, but as soon as Shen An got his hands on it, he discovered that his internal energy cultivation speed had increased.

"I have studied this item and believe it can only be used by demonic cultivators. Shen An, your current cultivation method is quite unique, so I am rewarding you with it," Master Qingxu explained.

"This stone's function is not just to increase cultivation speed; it can also purify your demonic energy."

"With this stone, you will have very pure demonic energy even if you don't do anything deliberately in the future."

"Furthermore, with the Pure Source Divine Wood within your body helping you maintain your true nature, you are not afraid of being affected by demonic energy, which is quite suitable for your current situation."

This stone directly solved Shen An's problems with the purity of demonic energy and cultivation techniques!

You should know that the purity of demonic energy is a very important indicator in the selection of the Holy Son!

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