12 Chapter 11: Lu Zheng

(AN: ALMOST DONE WITH FINALS!)

"Lu Zheng, you failure of a man-eater! Why are you here?!" Nian Zhen shouted

Lu Zheng placed his attention back to Nian Zhen. Lu Zheng waved his fan as he laughed. He then put his other hand in front of his mouth as he spoke.

"Why?Can I not take some time to stroll around with my nephews or disciples? You see, the twins have been really nervous lately, because the very scary Rising Dragon competition is coming soon. Just remembering what happened last time makes them oh so afraid! Hohohohoho!" Lu Zheng said.

(Note: The sound of this laugh is not the one from santa claus, but the one you hear from annoying middle aged female side characters)

Nian Zhen gritted her teeth. She recalled what happened last time. This was 2 years ago during the last Rising Dragon tournament. Jiayi was still too young at the time along with Zhou. The only person that was remotely capable of participating in the Qi Condensation section was Zhifeng. He had juat risen to being a first stage Qi Condensation cultivator.

Initially, Nian Zhen didn't want Zhifeng to join, but Zhifeng was very obstinate about it. He wanted to show Nian Zhen what he learned so far. The problem was that he met the male twin. The gap between them was vast as the twins started cultivating earlier and had a time advantage whilst also being considered quite talented. Unlike Zhifeng at the time, the twins were both at the 3rd stage of Qi Condensation. Zhifeng got beaten down badly which resulted in Zhifeng shouting at the male twin out of bitterness that he would get his revenge.

The male twin merely laughed at his face. Ever since then, Zhifeng put a lot of effort and dedication into his cultvation, and has now caught up to even the twins. He's now at the 8th stage of Qi Condensation while Zhou is at the 3rd stage and Jiayi is at the 2nd. The other two disciples weren't as hardworking as Zhifeng, but they were still better than the other disciples at the sect. Some of the inner disciples that were around 14-15 years old had the same cultivation as them. Being a direct disciple also has its perks.

"Lu Zheng, don't get too cocky! Get ready as Zhifeng has improved by leaps and bounds since then, and this new disciple of mine here will be a dark horse I tell you! A dark horse!" Nian Zhen replied back.

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows. He then turned his attention to the emotionless pale boy with green eyes and green marks down his face. Lu Zheng felt this boy was strange, but that was it. It was surprising that the boy was a 1st stage Qi condensation cultivator already at his age though. He could be considered as a talented seed. Still, a seed like this was what Lu Zheng loved to pick on the most in other sects.

"Oh? Is that so? Well then, Lu Fan, go ahead, and see for yourself if this boy is truly what this old hag says he is." Lu Zheng motioned the male twin to move.

The male twin bowed with a cupped fist. He then dashed towards Ulquiorra swiftly. Nian Zhem smirked inwardly seeing this. She knew Lu Zheng would bite the bait considering his arrogant self. His disciples also just follows his orders blindly as they come from the same family, and Lu Zheng has a high rank as an elder. She looked forward to how Ulquiorra would pummel down Lu Fan.

Lu Fan charged forward to strike Ulquiorra with a palm strike. He struck full force with all his strength. It didn't matter to him if this person was only a 1st stage Qi Condensation realm cultivator. He will beat them down like always with no mercy. He expected the palm to hit Ulquiorra, and cause him to be sent to the ground in an injured state.

Sadly, reality wasn't kind to poor Lu Fan. The moment Lu Fan's palm was about to hit Ulquiorra, Ulquiorra grabbed Lu Fan's forearm and gripped with immense strength causing the sound of bones breaking to be heard

Lu Fan couldn't keep quiet. He screamed as his forearm seemed to have been crushed. Lu Zheng and even Nian Zhen were both surprised.

Lu Zheng rushed towards Lu Fan to check on him while Nian Zhen looked at Ulquiorra as

she had a look that said "Isn't that going a bit too far?". Ulquiorra looked back at Nian Zhen before closing his eyes. Ulquiorra didn't think for a moment that he went too far.

Right now, he was attacked with a full force strike. Still, that strike didn't pose any danger to him. He could have neutralized this attack in a number of ways. He could have stopped it temporarily by blocking or holding the hand. He could have dodged it. He could have even outright killed Lu Fan in an instant. Still, he had to consider his current position.

Right now, his current place to stay was at the Vastmoon sect, and if he killed Lu Fan, the situation could escalate greatly. He has barely settled in, and a major conflict could happen because of him if he did that. In any case, his preferred option was breaking Lu Fan's arm to subdue him. What about just knocking Lu Fan out with a chop to the neck? Ulquiorra also considered that, but he had to put arrogant people in their place.

Lu Zheng took a small box out. Lu Fan's pained expression softened a bit after Lu Zheng fed Lu Fan a valuable high grade recovery pill that was inside the box. It'll take awhile, but it should heal up the arm before the competition. Lu Zheng then glared at Ulquiorra.

"YOU DARE!?"

Ulquiora didn't reply back. He merely eyed Lu Zheng from the side. Lu Zheng could see the arrogance in Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra then opened his mouth to speak.

"I do not see why I wouldn't dare."