Chapter 469: A Real Character

Suddenly, Shen Daoxing beckoned to the crowd, signaling for them to attack him all at once.

The eyes of the Pengze disciples lit up, and they excitedly stepped forward.

However, Shen Daoxing simply took a single step forward.

"ZZZT!"

Black arcs of electricity flickered around his body.

All at once, the surrounding disciples froze in place.

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

They were abruptly sent flying backward.

In an instant, not a single disciple remained standing. All of them lay sprawled on the ground.

Forget attacking—they couldn’t even get close to Shen Daoxing.

Shen Daoxing glanced down at the crowd and smiled faintly. "It seems everyone still needs to practice more diligently!"

With that, Shen Daoxing’s figure flickered and vanished, reappearing in his personal chambers.

Only then did the disciples slowly begin to pick themselves up. They dazedly rubbed their heads, completely baffled. ’What just happened? How did I even fall?’

The sun shone brightly as white clouds drifted by.

"SCREECH!"

A Xianhe spread its wings, flying among the magnificent, ethereal pavilions that appeared and disappeared in the mist.

On Pengze Immortal Island, the disciples brandished their swords and channeled their arts, cultivating with even greater effort.

The sun and moon circled, and the stars shifted in the sky.

Day after day passed.

Shen Daoxing continued his cultivation in the Pengze Main Hall. Of course, he would occasionally emerge to check on the disciples’ progress and offer guidance to a few. However, any disciple who received his "guidance" always ended up getting thrashed.

Shen Daoxing believed the path of cultivation required constant pressure and a perpetual sense of crisis. As such, he rarely held back when sparring with the Pengze disciples.

Gu Muyun remained on Pengze Immortal Mountain, comprehending the Ancient Stone Stele and tirelessly challenging Shen Daoxing.

Of course, without exception, every challenge ended in her utter defeat.

As for Liu Ying, she had been acting mysteriously ever since joining Pengze Immortal Island, rarely appearing in Pengze Hall.

However, now that Shen Daoxing had merged with the entire Pengze Immortal Island, no corner of the Immortal Island could escape his notice.

He was well aware that Liu Ying had been sneaking around various parts of Pengze Immortal Island for the past few days, as if searching for something.

Several more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Gradually, Shen Daoxing began to notice something. Although he was constantly refining the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and his Spiritual Power was increasing bit by bit, he found that his cultivation progress was becoming increasingly slow, to the point of stagnation.

Consequently, Shen Daoxing stopped his monotonous, single-minded meditation.

「On this day.」

With time on his hands, Shen Daoxing strolled over to the Martial Arts Arena.

"Nice! Nice! Nice!"

Suddenly, the astonished shouts of disciples erupted from the center of the Martial Arts Arena.

Shen Daoxing looked over and saw Wan Hai in the center of the Martial Arts Arena. He had drawn his Flame Thunder Sword. With a flash of his figure, a heaven-shaking Wandering Dragon of flame and thunder soared into the sky, erupting in a dazzling display of lightning and fire.

The disciple across from him cried out in alarm and plummeted from the sky.

All the disciples watching from the sidelines cheered for Wan Hai’s skill. Tang Yi, who was also watching, beamed, her face like a blossoming flower.

Shen Daoxing could clearly sense that Wan Hai’s strength had increased tremendously compared to when he first arrived at Pengze. In fact, he had probably made the most progress out of everyone in recent days.

Because he knew how difficult it had been for him to get into Pengze, he cherished the opportunity and was incredibly diligent in his cultivation.

Wan Hai had also been fortunate. After joining Pengze, he had caught the eye of Elder Yuan Hong and been accepted as his Direct Disciple.

"Island Master!"

"Island Master!"

At that moment, the disciples at the side noticed Shen Daoxing and hurried forward, bowing in greeting.

Wan Hai and Tang Yi were also delighted to see Shen Daoxing and came forward to greet him.

Shen Daoxing nodded, then turned to the crowd with a faint smile. "Who wants some pointers today?"

As he spoke, he casually extended a hand and beckoned to them.

Hearing this, the disciples were startled and scattered like a flock of birds.

By now, they all knew that Shen Daoxing never held back. His "pointers" were nothing more than a one-sided beating.

Every disciple present had suffered at his hands before, so who would be foolish enough to volunteer?

Even Wan Hai and Tang Yi were backing away, broad grins on their faces.

The two of them had joined Pengze alongside Shen Daoxing, so he naturally "looked after" them more. As a result, Wan Hai and Tang Yi had received more than their fair share of Shen Daoxing’s "pointers."

In the blink of an eye, Wan Hai and Tang Yi had vanished as well.

Shen Daoxing chuckled and shook his head helplessly.

"Shen!"

Just then, a resonant voice rang out.

Shen Daoxing turned to see Gu Tianyao, who had appeared in the Martial Arts Arena at some point, beaming at him.

Although Gu Tianyao was a disciple from Yingzhou, he had been visiting Pengze quite often lately. He always claimed he was there to see his sister, but every time he would end up pestering Shen Daoxing, subtly trying to gauge his feelings for her. It was as if he was determined to marry his sister off to him.

This time, after arriving at the Martial Arts Arena, Gu Tianyao first glanced around furtively, like a thief with a guilty conscience, before yanking Shen Daoxing into a deserted corner.

Shen Daoxing looked utterly confused.

Gu Tianyao, however, looked around again. After confirming they were alone, he grinned mysteriously and shoved a cloth-wrapped bundle into Shen Daoxing’s hands.

Shen Daoxing blinked. "What is this?"

Gu Tianyao, however, just gave a mysterious grin, leaned in close to Shen Daoxing’s ear, and whispered, "My sister’s undergarments! Shen, I know you like this sort of thing. It took me a ton of effort to steal them!"

"..."

Shen Daoxing was speechless.

The moment the words left Gu Tianyao’s mouth, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and the area was instantly covered in a layer of frost. In the next instant, a streak of white sword light shot out, flying toward Gu Tianyao with the speed of a thunderbolt.

Gu Tianyao yelped in fright and leaped away, shouting, "Sister, I’m doing this for your own good! Look at you! With a temper like yours, what man could possibly put up with you? I have to help you find a good man who can keep you in line! Someone to cure that temper of yours!"

However, as soon as Gu Tianyao said this, Gu Muyun’s attacks only grew fiercer, frightening him into letting out a series of yelps.

Watching the two of them, Shen Daoxing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Just then.

"Daoxing!"

A kind voice suddenly rang out from the sky above.

Immediately after, Grand Elder Wang Guyuan slowly descended from the sky, landing in the Martial Arts Arena.

Seeing this, Gu Tianyao froze for a second before his demeanor instantly shifted. He became composed and obediently moved to Shen Daoxing’s side.

Gu Muyun also sheathed her Treasure Sword, shooting Gu Tianyao a glare.

"Grandfather!"

Gu Tianyao said.

"Grandfather!"

Gu Muyun echoed.

Shen Daoxing stepped forward as well, clasping his fist in a respectful salute. "Master."

Grand Elder Wang Guyuan stroked his beard and nodded, his face breaking into a wide smile. "Good, good, good! I have been swamped with duties. Ever since you became the Pengze Island Master, I haven’t had a chance to congratulate you properly."