The Western-style house had just been painted, its walls very white. They set off Greenwater Beggar’s pus-filled smile, creating a contrast that was both uniquely eerie and brilliant.
Greenwater Beggar’s smile was indeed brilliant. At this distance, facing him head-on, Chu Shaoqiang had little chance of surviving.
The thods of Disease Cultivation were exceedingly difficult to counter. One either had to overpower a Disease Cultivator with a superior cultivation level or possess a special Taoist Sect ability capable of neutralizing their techniques. Otherwise, in a direct encounter, even with comparable cultivation, victory was hardly assured. This had beco a consensus among the high-level Cultivators in Puluo State.
Chu Shaoqiang descended the stairs step by step, looking at Greenwater Beggar and said, "About what happened back then, I really want to have a good talk with you. Why are you so sure I wanted to seize Greenwater Bay?"
Greenwater Beggar blinked, as if recalling the past. "Among the Four Great Families, all four heads believed Lu Dongliang had the highest cultivation level. But in reality, it was you. Your cultivation had already surpassed the Ninth Layer, and you even used certain Craftsmanship thods to conceal much of it. Even the Local Deities of Cloud Top First Layer were no match for you. I know all this."
Chu Shaoqiang frowned and said, "So because I’m the strongest, does that make guilty? I never said I wanted to take over Greenwater Bay. Why did you try to kill ?"
Green Flower laughed, "By the ti you’ve explained everything clearly, will I still be alive to hear it? I would have long been sent on Yellow Springs Road by you. Did you forget how Greenwater Bay ca into being? Wasn’t it also seized by ?"
Chu Shaoqiang shook his head, "There’s a misunderstanding in this, I really didn’t..."
Greenwater Beggar burst a pustule, and the splashing dark green pus interrupted Chu Shaoqiang, "Stop stalling for ti. As a Craftsman Cultivator Hundred Blades, the longer you drag it out, the more advantage you gain."
Chu Shaoqiang halted his steps, seemingly dodging Greenwater Beggar’s pus. "The longer a Disease Cultivator has to prepare, the greater their chances of victory. It won’t hurt you if we reminisce properly."
Greenwater Beggar shook his head, "My Taoist Sect emphasizes swift strikes and the elent of surprise; extensive planning isn’t necessary."
"The elent of surprise is true, but is your Sect really fast?" Chu Shaoqiang shook his head. "Green Flower, your Sect is very deceptive. Disease Cultivation is powerful, but not because it’s fast. Its real strength lies in being ’small.’ The disease foci are so minuscule, invisible and traceless, silent and stealthy. Nobody knows when they co, how they co, or how to block them. So many people fall into a misconception, known as ’illness descends like a collapsing mountain.’ Everyone thinks that disease strikes very fast, but the foci aren’t quick. They are tiny, catching one off guard. Like right now, the pus you’re squeezing out, all the pustules on your body—they’re visible, and I don’t need to worry about them. What I should be concerned about are the invisible ones. Those are the disease foci that truly can’t be dodged."
As he finished speaking, tiny snowflakes suddenly appeared in the hall of the Western-style house.
The snowflakes concealed invisible bacteria—or, to be precise, bacterial corpses.
These bacteria, killed by the "snowflakes," fell continually from the air, encased within them. The pungent alkaline sll caused Green Flower’s cheeks to tremble slightly.
"What kind of Magical Treasure is this?" Green Flower looked around, as if searching for the source of the technique.
"It’s not a Magical Treasure, just li." Chu Shaoqiang grabbed a "snowflake" from the air and crushed it into dust.
Hearing it was li, Greenwater Beggar looked at the surrounding walls.
The smooth white walls had beco mottled, as large amounts of li rapidly peeled off them.
Chu Shaoqiang said, "Disease foci are very small, small enough to be Omnipenetrating. Back when we fought, I constructed three barriers, yet I couldn’t keep you out. Over the years, I never forgot that battle. All these years, I’ve been thinking about how to beat you. Eventually, I realized one thing: to win against you, I shouldn’t try to be faster than you, nor aim to be perfectly airtight. No matter how tight the defense, there are tis it can’t hold. To win against you, I must beco as ’small’ as you. So, I stopped focusing on weapons and turned my attention to dust."
WHOOSH.
The "snowflakes" in the hall suddenly grew denser as Green Flower increased his release of bacteria.
The li dust in the air quickly responded, becoming finer and more concentrated.
These li particles, no longer needing Chu Shaoqiang’s orders, could directly combat Greenwater Beggar’s bacteria. This display of exquisite Craftsmanship thod put Greenwater Beggar on edge.
What truly made Greenwater Beggar nervous was that Chu Shaoqiang had grasped the crux of Disease Cultivation.
"Small" was the most crucial elent for Disease Cultivators.
"Do you think this li is so effective?" Green Flower also grabbed a flake of Li Snow and rubbed it between his hands.
Chu Shaoqiang paused. "Do you think the li is larger than the disease foci you create?"
Greenwater Beggar responded, "Anything visible isn’t considered small."
"So so li you haven’t even seen," Chu Shaoqiang smiled. "Sll it carefully. Isn’t that alkaline scent almost burning through your lungs?"
As the Li Snow fell more heavily, Greenwater Beggar was forced to wrap his body with pus.
There was an inexhaustible supply of li in the house. Each particle of li dust was one of Chu Shaoqiang’s Spiritual Objects, nearly as tiny as the bacteria.
Now, each speck of dust fought against the bacteria. Because of the li’s alkalinity, the bacteria had almost no power to fight back.
He had been tricked. Greenwater Beggar should never have entered this house. And now, it seed not so easy to leave. The pus on his body was hardening into a crust.
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