Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 261 - 201: The Strongest Wall-Pin against the Strongest Genius!

Chapter 261: Chapter 201: The Strongest Wall-Pin against the Strongest Genius!

"Ah? This..."

All the cultivators present were stunned, hardly believing their own eyes and ears. They had thought that as a man, Li Ping’an would naturally give way to Zixia. With Wang Tianran blocking the way in the next match, even if Li Ping’an won this round, he would undoubtedly lose the next one.

Since it wouldn’t make a difference who advanced, why didn’t Li Ping’an just concede the match to Zixia on the spot?

Of course, that’s what normal people would think, but Li Ping’an was no ordinary person, so the cultivators present never anticipated that it would be Zixia who voluntarily conceded on the spot.

With Zixia’s concession, Li Ping’an of Mount Longhu directly entered the final match of the Ding Group, a glory and miracle that Mount Longhu hadn’t seen in nearly a hundred years.

The common saying goes that one should help oneself, but today Zixia helped the extremely lucky Li Ping’an. When the cultivators present thought about how Li Ping’an started by drawing lots to directly enter the top eight of the Ding Group, then won by cunningly taking advantage of advice from a Ghost Taoist, and finally had the woman he liked concede to him, they felt an unbearable mix of envy, jealousy, and hate!

Thus, with jealousy and dissatisfaction in their hearts, they hurled insults at Li Ping’an:

"Li Ping’an! You freeloader! I look down on you!"

"Li Ping’an! You really have some nerve! Treating the woman you like in such a way! Utterly selfish!"

"Li Ping’an! I’ve just realized, you’re even more shameless than Wang Tianran! Winning with the help of a woman, are you even a man?!"

"Hahahaha!"

Li Ping’an understood that even if he had conceded voluntarily, these deceptively respectable-looking cultivators would have laughed at him for not being able to defeat a woman.

Having dealt with the true faces of these people before, Li Ping’an merely laughed it off indifferently and then looked towards the equally infuriated Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, Immortal Fei He, taunting him:

"Hey old man, how many times is it now? Are you deliberately targeting me? Or is it senile dementia? Huh? Gone deaf too? Hurry up and announce the result!"

"Li Ping’an you little beast, you’ve publicly humiliated me several times; you’re really killing me with anger!"

After cursing in his heart, the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, Immortal Fei He, looked towards Wang Tianran and prayed silently:

Wang Tianran, although you are also a shameless wretch, I hope you can beat Li Ping’an to death in the next match! You must!

Only then did the very displeased Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, Immortal Fei He, stand up to announce:

"Li Ping’an of Mount Longhu versus Female Cultivator Zixia of Qingyun Sect, Li Ping’an wins, advancing to the next round. Li Ping’an, please step down to rest. Wang Tianran, please prepare for your match!"

Only then did Li Ping’an and Zixia step down. As Li Ping’an returned to his seat, the Ghost Taoist nodded in approval:

"Well done! A man should not be easily manipulated by a woman. As for your next match with Wang Tianran, do as you please, whether it’s to fight or to concede. It’s all up to you! After all, you’ve done enough for Mount Longhu."

Li Ping’an, having fulfilled the Ghost Taoist’s wish, looked at him with impatience and annoyance and said:

"Hey old man, when are you going to buzz off? Having you next to me makes me uncomfortable in everything I do!"

The Ghost Taoist smiled faintly:

"I’ll leave in a bit. Why is your mouth so filthy, boy? Ever since I appeared, you’ve been cursing me nonstop. I’m a cultivator of Mount Longhu too. By seniority, I rank even higher than the current Celestial Master of Mount Longhu. Couldn’t you thank me properly just once? Without my urging, I bet you would’ve conceded long ago!"

Li Ping’an rolled his eyes and started spouting nonsense:

"Old timer, don’t tell me you haven’t heard the saying?"

The Ghost Taoist asked curiously:

"What saying?"

Li Ping’an confidently replied:

"Only by spewing swear words can one’s mouth be cleansed; if you swallow those words, your heart becomes dirty!"

"..."

The Ghost Taoist, speechless, said:

"You beast, I can’t win an argument with you!"

...

"Senior brother, you won’t blame me, will you?"

Zixia might have felt ashamed but certainly did not regret her decision. Upon returning to her Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect, she tugged at the sleeve of Taishi Bao, begging for forgiveness.

Even though Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect internally felt a raging desire to devour Li Ping’an alive, seeing his junior sister Zixia acting coyly melted his heart, and so he replied gently:

"Junior sister, you’re overthinking it. How could I possibly blame you?"

"Thank you for being understanding, senior brother. You’re the best!"

After acting coquettishly like the girl next door, Zixia asked curiously:

"Senior brother, did you deliver the message and the item I asked you to give to our master?"

"Of course, it’s done. However, I wasn’t able to contact master last night, but instead, the second senior brother. I asked him to pass it on."

Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect, feeling guilty, naturally didn’t dare to delve deeper into the conversation, so he changed the subject. Looking at Li Ping’an while controlling his emotions, he said:

"It’s a pity that Li Ping’an will be facing Wang Tianran next. Otherwise, I really would have liked to experience your disciple’s skills."

...

"Master, it seems we’ve thought too much. How could Li Ping’an, this freeloaders’ waste, possibly be an Earth Immortal? Looking at the current situation, it appears it’s just his luck!"

The Eldest Senior Brother Zong of the Flame Cloud Sect looked disdainfully at Li Ping’an and continued suggesting to his master, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen:

"But no matter how lucky he is, he surely can’t defeat King Tianran, The World’s Foremost Talented. I don’t think disciples will have to fight him after all. We’ve indeed thought too much."

"He’s bound to lose the next match; even a fool can see that."

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect ordered:

"Since we can’t determine his strength, then wait until after the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master is over, and capture him quietly. We must force the information about Pei Yuanjing’s whereabouts out of him!"