The Journey of Projection Upgrading
Chapter 164: White Qing's Determination

White Qing knew that she actually had no choice at all.

Slow suicide is always better than instant death! One still has a future, while the other has already died in the present.

Speaking of it, she had let her guard down a bit, she never thought it would come to this.

After this incident passes, she must learn from this mistake.

White Qing cursed inwardly, but she couldn't change what others were doing.

Mr. Zhong had a mask on his face, ready to continue forward.

Having learned from his previous mistakes, this time he had improved a lot and was determined to take down White Qing with one fatal blow.

However, there were still some problems in the actual operation.

The problem was not with White Qing, but behind him.

At the moment he was about to make a move, a strange sensation suddenly surged from his head, causing his whole body to tremble involuntarily.

A very dangerous feeling washed over him.

Without any hesitation, he turned around directly and punched.

Boom!

A powerful aura erupted, and the collision of the Qi was so clear.

The force continued to rumble, spreading in all directions, almost causing the mountain peak to collapse.

"Hmm?"

A somewhat surprised voice came.

It was only at this moment that people noticed something was wrong.

Chen An's figure appeared out of nowhere, standing behind Mr. Zhong, looking at his back with a look of surprise.

"The Second Realm of Qi?"

He was somewhat surprised.

He never expected to encounter a Qi practitioner of the Second Realm just by the roadside.

Gathering Qi was already considered remarkable at this level.

Among the four elders of the Bai family, most of them were still at the First Realm of Qi, except for the Bai family head who had been in seclusion, there was not even one who had surpassed the Second Realm.

Excluding this family head, with the strength of Chen An at the Second Realm of Qi, he could already be considered invincible in the Bai family.

This clearly indicated that even in a place like Shangyuan County, such experts were rare, and they were considered top-notch.

And now he encountered one by turning around.

And the fact that this opponent was such a high-level practitioner and still resorted to such dishonorable tactics to ambush White Qing, who had lost all her inner energy, was really disappointing.

The world was really deteriorating.

Chen An thought to himself, not realizing that he had done similar things in the past.

Bai Changming had already fainted at home.

"You"

Mr. Zhong was somewhat astonished, looking at Chen An, who seemed familiar, he appeared puzzled.

He was not going to recognize Chen An.

In fact, it was because he knew Chen An that he looked this way.

He had conducted a detailed investigation of White Qing in secret before.

Since he had to investigate, he naturally had to investigate the people around her as well.

Chen An had caught Mr. Zhong's attention at that time.

However, like most people, Mr. Zhong didn't pay much attention to Chen An at that time.

After all, although Chen An's performance was outstanding, he was just an ordinary genius.

What was the point of reaching the level of Great Completion in internal energy? It was still unknown whether he could advance to the Realm of Qi in the future.

Without advancing to the Realm of Qi, it was never a concern for Mr. Zhong and others, he was just a minor character.

But now

What's going on now?

You were not even twenty yet, were you?

How did you reach the Realm of Qi?

At that moment, Mr. Zhong began to doubt his life for the first time.

Having traveled far and wide in his life, he thought it was already incredible to have acquired such an opportunity as Liang Yao, who could see the future in dreams, and never expected an even more monstrous existence.

A Qi practitioner under twenty, that was really out of the ordinary.

"You seem to know me."

Sensing Mr. Zhong's reaction, Chen An raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat curious.

As a predestined person, he had a much stronger sensitivity to the Qi than an ordinary Qi practitioner.

That was why he appeared here.

And now, the subtle reactions of the other party led him to think of something.

Knowing him and White Qing, and even attacking White Qing, was the man in the mask a member of the Bai family?

But it didn't seem likely.

If he was a member of the Bai family, why would he attack White Qing?

If he truly was a member of the Bai family, how could he not know about Chen An's situation?

For ordinary clan members, the Bai family elders might choose to keep it a secret, but at the level of the Realm of Qi, they would definitely not, they would at least give some reminders.

From that perspective, he probably wasn't a member of the Bai family.

Not a member of the Bai family, but he happened to know White Qing and Chen An, and even understood the internal movements of the Bai family very well.

This was getting tricky.

"Are you a servant of the princess?"

Chen An suddenly looked up and asked.

Although it was an inquiry, his tone was very decisive.

How did you know?

Mr. Zhong's actions were startled, subconsciously thinking that, and then he was shocked.

Not good.

"Exactly."

Chen An understood in his heart.

He was almost sure.

The man in front of him was probably a servant of the princess.

Words could deceive people, but some small movements in the mind couldn't escape his Qi sensitivity.

The subconscious reactions of the other party didn't seem fake.

Of course, it was also possible that the other party was a professional who deliberately misled him, by portraying such a look.

But Chen An felt the chances were slim.

"Get out of the way immediately if you are sensible."

The hoarse voice continued to sound.

Mr. Zhong quickly calmed down and became composed.

Although there were some changes in the situation, at the moment, it shouldn't be a big problem.

As a trusted aide of the princess, he had absolute confidence in his own strength.

Even if it was the entire Bai family, as long as the Bai family head did not take action, he was confident he could handle it.

Over the years, he had defeated more than one Qi practitioner of strong realm, some of whom were strong in their own rights.

Just a small fry, what was there to be afraid of?

But soon he realized that he might have made a slight miscalculation.

"It seems that you haven't quite figured out the situation yet."

Looking at Mr. Zhong's movements, seemingly understanding his intentions, Chen An smiled.

The next moment, without saying much, he chose to make a move.

The Frost Qi instantly covered the surroundings, shrouding the area directly.

A majestic aura surged forward, directly suppressing Mr. Zhong all around.

The Qi exclusive to the Realm of Qi danced in the air, and ice crystals spread in all directions, constantly expanding.

Mr. Zhong's expression gradually began to change.

At this point, he finally realized that something was not right.

This young man in front of him seemed to have a slightly stronger strength?

A palm stretched out, Frost Qi covering all directions, directly pressing down.

Two massive Qis collided, and the force they formed was earth-shattering, directly striking the ground with cracks.

The terrifying aura spread.

Mr. Zhong's body began to retreat continuously.

The following situation was quite miserable.

In the entire battle, he was almost being suppressed.

His strength was already quite strong, whether in Qi or combat experience, he had reached a peak, and he considered himself no weaker than anyone else.

But Chen An standing before him was an exception.

Perhaps in terms of Qi, Chen An was on par with him, perhaps even inferior in terms of profound Qi cultivation.

However, in other aspects, the opponent surpassed him by several streets.

Whether it was combat experience or fighting intuition, the opponent seemed to be ahead, directly overwhelming him.

As a result, Mr. Zhong felt an unbelievable feeling.

Had the opponent been fighting with others since childhood?

How could he be so skillful!

The decisiveness of his movements, the resolution in controlling the timing, and the fierceness of his attacks all made him take a deep breath.

To the extent that in the end, the entire process was directly suppressed, without even a slight chance to catch his breath.

Compared to his struggles, Chen An seemed to be playing a game, easily pressing him down, looking as if he was just toying with him.

Those who knew understood the situation, while those who didn't thought it was Chen An bullying an old man.

"The skill of combat is not much different from those ancient martial artists I have seen before," commented Empress Luo Shan with interest in White Qing's body, looking at Chen An with high praise. "I wonder how he trained to achieve this."

White Qing remained silent, not responding, just staring intently at Chen An in front, seemingly trying to memorize his movements.

In her past impression, the greatest characteristic of Qi warriors was their powerful strength.

Under Qi, no one could stop them, even a warrior with complete internal energy was not a match and could be easily tossed aside.

To see Chen An display such exquisite combat techniques today and defeat a strong opponent in combat, she had never seen anything like it before.

Undeniably, this had greatly impressed her.

Warriors could actually fight like this!

Learned, learned.

Her eyes lit up with excitement, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because she didn't have to make that difficult choice.

With Chen An here, she naturally didn't have to comply with Empress Luo Shan's wishes and temporarily give her body for her use.

Another close call.

However, for Empress Luo Shan, her mood was not as good as before.

Of course, it was not because of missing this opportunity, but because she didn't even notice Chen An's arrival.

If Mr. Zhong's tracking was indeed perceived by her from the beginning, then Chen An's subsequent shadowing, she truly had no sense of it.

The whole process was completely unnoticed.

This discovery made her heart sink inexplicably, feeling a kind of unexplained fear.

Logically, this situation shouldn't happen.

Just a Qi practitioner, even if the strength was strong, shouldn't be able to escape her sensing.

But Chen An did.

This could only mean one thing.

Her true level was far more than just Qi.

This was troublesome.

As for the thoughts of others, Chen An was not aware of them.

Currently, he was focused on facing his opponent.

To outsiders, he appeared relaxed, seeming to effortlessly suppress his opponent in front of him and not giving him any room to retaliate.

Well, in reality, that was indeed the case.

But despite the suppression, the difficulty of wanting to completely take down the opponent was still very high.

There were still on the same level after all, and the gap between them wasn’t that terrifying.

If they continued like this, the result was predetermined, but there could still be unexpected occurrences.

Sometimes, what you fear might just happen.

Just as he was thinking this way, the unexpected did happen.

Boom!

A crisp sound exploded and reverberated continuously from the front.

In Chen An's eyes, Mr. Zhong roared angrily, and his Qi surged all over his body, taking on a desperate stance.

Within Chen An's Qi senses, the opponent seemed to have entered a kind of violent state at the moment, as if he had taken some drugs and was about to go all out.

He subconsciously dodged, preparing to defend himself.

But then nothing happened.

After shouting, the opponent's Qi erupted, and without saying a word, he turned and ran towards the distance as if his feet were oiled.

The way he did it, without any hesitation, showed that he was an expert.

Chen An defended against nothing but air, standing dumbstruck in place for a while before coming to his senses.

Wow.

This guy's a character too.

Chen An observed his opponent's back, a hint of sympathy visible in his eyes.

Indeed, there were many like-minded people in the world.

And when he himself did similar things, it was absolutely nothing. But when others did, it became a problem.

"Never mind, let him go."

After hesitating for a moment, Chen An shook his head in the end and chose to give up.

It was unlikely that he would catch up.

The opponent was just slightly inferior in other aspects, which didn't mean his running speed was weaker than him.

Seriously speaking, at the same level, who would be weaker in terms of running speed.

Calculating seriously, now they were at the same level, and it was quite difficult to catch up with the opponent when there was a difference in their cultivation levels.

But Chen An was reluctant to add extra points.

After all, at this point, advancing his cultivation at least required him to spend over a hundred points of source power.

If spending was worth it, but he didn't need to spend these source power at all.

Chen An was an innate re-cultivator, and before advancing to the innate stage, he had no bottlenecks to overcome.

In other words, the over a hundred source power spent would be for nothing.

It wasn't worth it just to chase after someone.

With a slight hesitation, Chen An lost sight of the figure of the opponent.

He seemed to run quite fast.

Well, he no longer had to think too much.

Even with added points, he might not be able to catch up.

Chen An felt a little helpless, eventually choosing to give up and looking to the side.

There, White Qing was standing, her gaze fixed on him.

Their eyes met, they looked at each other for a moment, and then both walked to the side.

The atmosphere became somewhat silent for a while.

Neither of them spoke.

The difference was that Chen An didn't know what to say, while White Qing didn't know how to explain.

Because in the situation just now, the skills she displayed didn't seem like those of a person who had lost all internal energy.

This was a bit difficult to explain.

(The End Of Chapter)