Han Lang descended the stairs with high spirits.
From a distance, he saw Han Kang, Ma Long, and Tang Haoran gathered in the villa's courtyard, discussing something.
Han Lang walked over with a smile, "Yo, you're all here!"
The three men were shocked to see Han Lang.
"You're out of seclusion? How was it? Any progress?"
Han Lang pursed his lips, "Mm! I've broken through. And I've even finished learning all the techniques! By the way, Han Kang, are the golden needles I asked you to help craft ready?"
Han Kang nodded quickly, "Yes, they're ready! I'll go get them for you!"
A moment later, Han Kang emerged with a small box, asking as he walked,
"Brother, didn't you already reach the point of acupuncture without needles? Why do you still need so many golden needles? And these needles, with this thickness, don't look like they're for acupuncture!"
Han Lang took the box with a smile, took out three needles, and replied, "Who said these golden needles are for acupuncture! These are my weapons!"
Weapons?
Everyone was puzzled.
Such small weapons, what kind of destructive power could they have! They might not even be felt if they were inserted into the body.
Han Lang seemed to sense their doubts and quickly explained, "When I first saw these, I had the same questions as you. But don't worry, the destructive power of these golden needles is absolutely not inferior. Let me demonstrate!"
Saying that, he first walked to the immortal child fountain in the center of the courtyard and remotely deactivated the Qiankun Killing Array.
Then, he opened his palm, and his divine sense moved.
Three golden needles instantly flew up, buzzing like a bee in front of Han Lang.
Then, with a thought, the three golden needles shot out.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three explosions!
Before everyone could locate the source of the explosions, the three golden needles had already returned to Han Lang's front.
Simultaneously, the sun umbrella in the courtyard and the lounge chairs by the pool collapsed.
It was clear that these were Han Lang's recent masterpieces!
Everyone was stunned!
Ma Long's eyes widened as he walked up to Han Lang, took the three needles hovering in front of him, examined their sharpness, and exclaimed, "Holy cow! This is too amazing! The lounge chair is made of wood, so we won't talk about that, but the sun umbrella pole is solid metal! One needle penetrated it, and the tip didn't even have a burr. If this were to pierce someone, wouldn't it be a direct heart-piercer! Little sir, did you learn this technique from Granny Rong?"
Han Lang rolled his eyes at him, "Don't be ridiculous! This is the Shennong Imperial Needle Technique! Each golden needle can attack from different directions, making it a case of many against one!"
Hearing this explanation, the three were even more shocked.
Tang Haoran asked incoherently, "Then, where did your third needle go? I didn't see it anywhere!"
Han Lang pointed to a large tree about a bowl's width in diameter in front of them.
Tang Haoran approached with disbelief to look.
He saw a small, fine hole at a height of one person.
Judging by the thickness of the hole, it was indeed similar to the golden needles still in Ma Long's hand!
"One needle piercing a bowl-thick tree without any burrs, how fast is your needle control! Bullets can't catch up, right?"
However, he quickly raised a new question, "But, brother Han! If you only rely on this to deal with cultivators, isn't it still a bit insufficient? After all, the physical strength of cultivators is nothing compared to these things!"
Han Lang nodded, "Of course! Therefore, this Shennong Imperial Needle Technique is based on the Shennong Eighteen Needles! It can heal when used smoothly and kill when used in reverse! No matter how strong a cultivator's body is, they can't resist the golden needles sealing their meridians!"
"Huh?"
Tang Haoran, and even Han Kang and Ma Long, were completely bewildered!
What was this?
It was like a fight in a ring, and suddenly you were given a rule that you couldn't fight back. How could you possibly win?
"Tsk tsk... A cultivator who knows medicine, even gods can't stop him! Unbelievable, truly unbelievable!"
Han Kang couldn't help but marvel.
Tang Haoran chimed in, "Exactly! And sealing meridians with golden needles, isn't that clearly cheating? In my opinion, you shouldn't call yourself an immortal cultivator anymore, just call yourself a medical cultivator!"
Only Ma Long, not understanding, trotted up to Han Lang and asked, "Little sir! After I build my foundation, can I also learn this Imperial Needle Technique?"
Han Lang was a bit surprised, "Yes! But do you know the Shennong Eighteen Needles?"
Ma Long shook his head.
"Then even if you learn it, its power will be less than one-tenth! What's the use of learning it?"
Ma Long finally realized and let out a dejected "Oh," and returned the three golden needles in his hand to Han Lang in annoyance.
Han Lang put away the needles and then, as if remembering something, asked the group, "Hey, by the way! Why are you three gathered here today? You didn't come to specifically escort me out of seclusion, did you?"
When Han Lang asked this, the three of them simultaneously slapped their thighs and repeatedly replied.
"Oh dear, we were so shocked by your Shennong Imperial Needle Technique that we almost forgot about the important matter!"
Han Lang quickly inquired, "Important matter? What important matter?"
Han Kang then took a letter from his embrace and handed it to Han Lang, continuing, "The cultivator behind the Wang family came out of seclusion three days ago! They couldn't find you in Le City and almost came to Lingyue Mountain Villa to cause trouble! If they hadn't sensed the Qiankun Killing Array here, they would have probably flattened our house!"
Tang Haoran chimed in, "Exactly! They were so arrogant! What you have in your hand is the challenge letter they specifically had someone deliver today!"
Ma Long also complained, "He even boasted! He said if you hid like a turtle, he would guard the entrance of Lingyue Mountain Villa. He would kill anyone from the Tang family, Cao family, Han family, and anyone related to you! Until you showed yourself!"
Han Lang looked at the challenge letter in his hand and read, "Three days later, the Underground City! Do you dare to fight? Heh heh..."
Han Lang couldn't help but laugh, then continued, "This challenge letter is written quite formally, but the handwriting, why is it worse than a primary school student's?"
As Han Lang mocked, he returned to the immortal child fountain and reactivated the Qiankun Killing Array.
Hearing his dismissive tone, Han Kang couldn't help but ask, "Brother, you're not actually planning to accept the challenge, are you?"
Han Lang nodded noncommittally, "Why not? Are we all going to hide in Lingyue Mountain Villa forever like turtles?"
Ma Long immediately worried, "But you've only just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Although your golden needle meridian sealing sounds quite powerful, based on our analysis, the opponent's strength is only stronger than yours, not weaker! How about this time, we be flexible and yield?"
Tang Haoran also followed up with advice, "Yeah! It's really too risky! If you really want to accept the challenge, shall I call Tang Geng to fight for you?"
Han Lang shook his head, "No need! Tang Geng is probably quite busy now. If we call him back now and it delays the investigation of the superpowered individuals, wouldn't that be a loss outweighing the gain?"
"Besides, Tang Geng is currently only at the mid-stage Martial Practitioner level, which is similar to mine and that cultivator. Since it's all a risk, it's the same whether he or I go! And anyway, there are still three days left. I'll prepare myself, and it should be fine."
Han Lang's words were quite tactful.
Liu Jian's strength, according to his estimation, should also be around the mid-stage Martial Practitioner level!
And he himself had now broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
The gap between their strengths was not significant.
Moreover, he had already achieved great success in the first level of the Shennong Imperial Needle Art. If he could stabilize it a bit more in the next few days, defeating Liu Jian would definitely not be a problem.
However, Han Kang and the other two were still somewhat worried. Just as they were about to persuade him further, Han Lang spoke first.
"Alright! I know you're worried! But you should also know that I never fight unprepared battles. So, you can rest assured!"