At the moment when Geng Peng kneeled on the ground, all the spectators let out a gasp of astonishment, "This is impossible!"
A Qi Cultivation stage novice who had stepped onto the Immortal Path less than a year ago had defeated a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from one of the formidable Great Sects?
Even though this Foundation Establishment Cultivator was under various restrictions during the duel, he was still a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, whose experience and overall quality far surpassed those of the new disciples, not to mention that he had also utilized the mana of the Mid-Stage Qi Cultivation.
Even the Qi Cultivation stage disciples, who could not comprehend the intricacies of the battle, understood the significance of this event.
After Geng Peng knelt down, he made no further movements. Wang Qi released Geng Peng and let him lay on the ground. Wang Qi stepped back two paces, looked at Geng Peng kneeling on the ground, suddenly adjusted his hair, placed one hand on his hip, and pointed at Geng Peng with the other, "Hahaha! I won! What an interesting duel!"
Wang Qi's statement shocked several Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistants so much that they each took out their magic artifacts and said, "How can this kid be so reckless! If Geng Peng were to become enraged, he could completely obliterate him with his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation!"
Even Su Junyu picked up a card, ready to step in if the situation turned south.
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Under the influence of the Heavenly Entropy Technique, Geng Peng's thoughts were somewhat chaotic. For a moment, he forgot where he was and what he was doing. Memories from an unknown time surged up, filling his brain with events that lacked any logic.
Then, he faintly heard a voice—a wild laugh—"Hahaha…"
Geng Peng instinctively felt a bit of aversion to this voice. However, he heard the next sentence from this voice.
"I won! What an interesting duel!"
Although the phrase was awkward, it could not hide the spiritedness behind the voice.
Geng Peng finally remembered who the person in front of him was. Then, the name "Li Ziye" surfaced from his memory. Geng Peng couldn't help but feel a tinge of bitterness.
That equally spirited Senior Brother Li…
Then, Geng Peng remembered what had just happened. Geng Peng bitterly smiled, "You won, yeah. Yes, I lost."
He confirmed as if to emphasize, "I lost."
Geng Peng's gaze cleared up. He looked at Wang Qi standing before him. The youth's sharp energy somehow seemed quite brilliant to him.
Inevitably, Geng Peng remembered what Su Junyu had said,
"Senior Brother Li's reason for being, is to guide all strategic games in the world toward righteousness. Righteousness encompasses either mutual benefit and shared prosperity, or slight loss to oneself that causes great ruin to the adversary. Of course, it also includes another aspect—achieving beauty by letting myself benefit slightly. If Wang Qi did not weigh his own life on his mental scale when under duress, he would not be the Wanfa Sect's Li Ziye."
"Wang Qi's future is boundless."
Geng Peng sat on the ground, with a relieved expression on his face.
Senior Brother, is this your decision?
Seeing the relieved expression on Geng Peng's face, Wang Qi gasped in surprise, "Holy moly, the Heavenly Entropy Technique didn't mess up your brain, did it? You haven't developed some new fancy, have you?"
Well, Senior Brother, I still think you made the wrong choice…
As Geng Peng lamented in his heart, he drifted toward where the Foundation Establishment Cultivators were watching. Sure enough, he saw the familiar sight of a Wanfa Sect's blue robe turning away.
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Seeing Geng Peng regain his clarity after the duel, Su Junyu lightly smiled. He put away the card in his hand and instructed the others not to mention that he had been there. Then, he dusted off his robe and walked towards the storeroom.
He was very satisfied with the result.
Since he didn't need to focus on the duel, Su Junyu started reading a book as soon as he left the Transmitting Technique Hall. After a while, he noticed from the corner of his eye, a red hem sweeping by.
"Tsk tsk, using Geng Peng to temper Wang Qi and using Wang Qi to refine Geng Peng's resolve. What a cunning scheme, you old tycoon."
Unknowingly, a girl in red came up to him.
"You think I'm like you, with muscles for brains?" Su Junyu turned a page of the book, and indifferently said, "According to their personalities, integrating various conditions, deducting results—it's just a simple derivation. I was merely taking advantage of the situation, guiding nature's course."
Xiang Qi giggled, "I couldn't tell at all, you still quite look the part of a Senior Brother when you're not fooling around. Both disciples from Wanfa Sect will gain something from this battle."
"We've also been through that phase too." Su Junyu sighed, "The supply of firewood leads to the spread of fire, unknowing of its end. Though the former wood depletes, the latter continues, one after another, thus the fire never extinguishes."
This saying by Su Junyu, as quoted by ancients, generally referred to some kind of legacy passed down through generations.
Xiang Qi's eyelids slightly drooped, "Senior Brother Li..."
"The fire's dying down, just casually stirring it a bit."
The two fell silent for a while. The death or disappearance of a fellow cultivator wasn't something to casually discuss. Xiang Qi changed the topic, "What are you reading that has you so captivated?"
Su Junyu held up the cover for Xiang Qi to see. Xiang Qi read the title from the cover, "Yitian Theory?"
"It's a collection of studies on the results of Yitian Calculation by other Wanfa disciples, besides Senior Feng Luoyi herself."
Xiang Qi exclaimed, "Aren't you a practitioner of Bai Ze's Algorithm? Why have you started to ponder over Yitian Calculation? This book isn't cheap in merit."
Su Junyu shook his head, "Hit a bottleneck."
"Bottleneck? Shouldn't you be pondering Bai Ze's Algorithm during this time?"
Su Junyu's face showed a hint of gravity, "No, it's not that. I feel there might be some issues with our system theory."
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Wang Qi followed Geng Peng to the entrance of the Transmitting Technique Hall. For some reason, there was a large Eight Diagrams Plate at the entrance of the hall. Geng Peng placed his hand on it, and the plate flashed with a blue light, then Geng Peng called out, "Hey, kid, take out your Immortal Registration Token and put it here."