Chapter 107: Challenging to a Duel

Seeing that they were being polite, Zhu Xiaoyuan did not say much more. “Since you’re here, what perfect timing. Come, sit down and eat some peaches.”

An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue were old acquaintances, so they showed no reserve at all. On the contrary, their eyes lit up.

The two hurriedly sat down.

They had already received Senior Zhu’s gifts before, so they felt no embarrassment whatsoever.

Only boundless anticipation!

Those were peaches from the immortal realm!

Watching them with a smile, Zhu Xiaoyuan kept busy with his hands, picking the peaches, washing them clean, then cutting them open.

“Everyone, hurry and eat.”

Huan Yue was the first to reach out, immediately taking a large piece of peach from the plate.

“Thank you, Master. I’m going to start now!”

After saying that, the little girl Huan Yue ate the peach with utter delight.

As expected of a peach from the immortal realm, and one personally cultivated by Zhu Xiaoyuan, the fruit broke apart at the slightest bite, its juice abundant and sweet.

Huan Yue almost wanted to swallow her own saliva.

It was simply too delicious!

At the same time, she felt her cultivation rising ceaselessly within her body.

She had originally been at the Harmonization Stage, but with only one bite of peach, her cultivation surged all the way upward.

In the blink of an eye, she had reached the Supreme Realm!

This sudden display stunned everyone around her. Where had this monster come from? So young, and already at the Supreme level.

Huan Yue knew in her heart that the reason she had reached the Supreme level so quickly was entirely because of that one bite of peach.

With that peach alone, she could at least have pushed her cultivation straight to the Quasi-Immortal level.

She might even have become an immortal outright.

But she understood that if she became an immortal directly, her foundation would be far too weak.

That would be utterly unfavorable to her future cultivation.

So she deliberately suppressed her cultivation, just so she would have a chance to consolidate it.

Everything had to be done step by step; one could not ascend to heaven in a single leap.

Becoming an immortal was only a matter of time.

Although no one spoke, their expressions revealed their thoughts. In other sects and holy lands, if there were a chance to become an immortal, they would fight for it even at the cost of their lives.

But now, in Zhu Xiaoyuan’s courtyard, these people were actually worrying about whether they wanted it or not.

If they did not want it, then they would not become immortals.

Such behavior truly left them astonished.

Long Ruxuan and Lu Ran were both extremely excited at the sight. Each of them quickly took a piece of peach and put it into their mouths.

The moment Long Ruxuan tasted the peach, he felt his cultivation surge wildly.

Very quickly, his cultivation soared to the level of a Venerable.

Lu Ran was the same, though his foundation was slightly weaker, so he only reached the eighth layer of the Great Ascension Stage.

As everyone’s cultivation continued to rise, An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue were both staring eagerly, even somewhat impatiently.

Without another word, the two of them swiftly picked up a piece of peach and put it into their mouths.

The juice spread rapidly, bursting on their tongues.

As expected, their realms also rose.

They had both been stuck at the Great Ascension Stage for a long time already. Now, with this peach aiding them, they also broke through at lightning speed to the realm of Venerable.

In fact, the two of them were not far from the Supreme Realm either.

“Ah, thinking about it, the whole world wants to become immortals, and would even fight to the death for the chance. Yet here with Senior Zhu, it’s just a trivial little matter. So casual, so effortless…”

Even after receiving so many favors from Zhu Xiaoyuan, An Yue'er was still full of emotion at this moment.

She reckoned that even if this became an everyday occurrence in the future, she would still sigh with feeling.

“Senior Zhu is probably the kindest person in this world!” Leng Qianxue also said.

If anyone else had such treasures that could casually elevate one to immortality, why would they ever give them to others?

Leng Qianxue’s eyes were filled with excitement.

Hong Xiaoyue was eating with complete satisfaction.

“This cat looks so happy. Sure enough, being Senior Zhu’s pet is wonderful. And look, the cat has eaten so much it can’t move, and someone is even giving it a belly rub to help it digest.”

“I want to be this cat too. Being the senior’s pet must be amazing!”

Zhu Xiaoyuan simply had no time to play along with the people here. Right now, the little white cat, Hong Xiaoyue, had eaten itself so full that it could hardly move.

He was busy massaging the cat’s belly.

An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue were both utterly envious.

“Looking at this cat—no, this tiger—it seems to have an abundance of blessings. Just being kept by Senior Zhu, and then receiving a few touches from him, is enough to make Hong Xiaoyue completely digest the immortal energy from the peaches!”

“If only we could become the senior’s cat, how wonderful that would be!” Leng Qianxue said.

They truly felt that their lives were not as good as a cat’s.

Zhu Xiaoyuan spent a long time rubbing little white cat Hong Xiaoyue’s belly, and only when the other side finally felt comfortable did he withdraw his hand.

“What brings you here today?” Zhu Xiaoyuan asked.

Only then did An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue remember that they had come with a purpose today.

“Senior, it’s like this. Before, we opened our gates and invited all the cultivators in the entire Tianwu World who had fallen on hard times because of the disaster to come to Nanyi for shelter.”

“But after they arrived, they wanted us to bring out all the resources of Nanyi and redistribute them!”

“They’re simply going too far!”

As Leng Qianxue spoke, she showed a very guilty expression. “It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t insisted again and again, it wouldn’t have ended up like this!”

Zhu Xiaoyuan more or less understood what they meant. Seeing the beauty beside him feeling wronged, he said, “You did nothing wrong. The only thing that was wrong was human nature.”

“It was desire and greed.”

“You don’t need to blame yourself. All of this is caused by people. In the future, you should still remain kind—and bring that kindness to its fullest!”

With Zhu Xiaoyuan’s comfort, Leng Qianxue felt much better.

At the very least, the senior felt she had done nothing wrong.

“Senior, now they’re forcing us to take part in a martial contest among the young in order to seize Nanyi’s resources.”

“Then the resources will be distributed according to the outcome of the younger generation’s matches.”

An Yue'er said, “I wonder if the senior has any instructions for us?”

Zhu Xiaoyuan frowned.

A martial contest among the young—what did that mean?

After thinking it through carefully, it seemed like a challenge between modern punks or gang members?

If they were going to fight, of course they should find young people for it. Otherwise, would a bunch of old folks go up just to hurl insults?

What if there were a professional fraudster ready to stage an accident?

But after understanding that, Zhu Xiaoyuan became troubled again. How exactly was he supposed to help with a challenge like that?

He wasn’t good at fighting either.