207: Chapter 206 He caught a cold.

"Bang!" With a dull thud, a powerful force erupted instantly. Lin Hao only felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he had been struck by a great mountain. The spiritual power within his body instantly fell into chaos, and his Physical Body suffered heavy damage.

Before he could even let out a scream, his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the wall of the Qingyun Tower private room.

With a "Boom," Lin Hao fell to the ground, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He could not get up for a long time, and his aura became listless.

The entire private room fell into a dead silence instantly. All the Cultivators looked at the fallen Lin Hao in astonishment, their faces filled with disbelief.

They never expected that Lin Hao, who had reached Major Achievement in Body Refining and was in high spirits, would be defeated so quickly and so thoroughly.

From the moment Lin Hao attacked until he was defeated by Hu Nan in one move, only a few short breaths of time had passed, and he hadn't even touched the corner of Hu Nan's clothes.

Only now did they understand that when Hu Nan said he would not use a Magical Artifact, he was not bragging.

"My heavens! Lin Hao actually lost? And was defeated in one move?"

"Hu Nan is too formidable! He didn't even use a Magical Artifact, just clamped the long sword with two fingers!"

"Senior Brother Hu must be at least at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment!"

"Senior Brother Hu's strength has always been the strongest among us!"

"No wonder Senior Brother Hu didn't use a Magical Artifact!"

After a long while, the surrounding Cultivators slowly reacted, and the sound of discussion rose again, filled with shock and confusion.

They had originally thought that Hu Nan and Lin Hao would fight for a long time before a victor could be decided.

But they didn't expect that Hu Nan would completely defeat Lin Hao in just one move.

And it was a crushing victory at that.

At this moment, a notification appeared on Qin Changsheng's attribute panel.

[Ding, congratulations on successfully triggering the Gold-tier talent · Disease. The target, Lin Hao, will contract a wind-cold in a quarter of an hour, lasting for two months].

Looking at this notification, a hint of joy flashed in Qin Changsheng's eyes.

He hadn't expected to trigger the Disease wind-cold so easily.

Although a wind-cold is a common Mortal illness, it can last for two months. For a Cultivator, while not fatal, it will continuously plague the Physical Body, causing stagnation in the circulation of Qi and physical weakness. Even with a Medicinal Pill to alleviate it, it is difficult to cure completely.

For the next two months, Lin Hao's strength will not only drop significantly, but even his daily Cultivate will be affected.

Furthermore, the Trial Tower of Liuhuo Prefecture is about to open.

In Lin Hao's current state, it is impossible for him to participate.

At this moment, Lin Hao's complexion was very poor.

Originally, Lin Hao had sought out Hu Nan for a spar in order to wash away his shame.

But he didn't expect that he would be defeated by Hu Nan in one move once again.

And this happened under the gaze of many Cultivators and even fellow disciples.

How could he maintain his standing in the Sect with this?

Meanwhile, not far away, Jiang Lijuan's heart was already surging with stormy waves, and her face was filled with incredulous astonishment.

Jiang Lijuan had sparred with Lin Hao not long ago.

For her to defeat Lin Hao, it would take at least one hundred rounds.

In her view, although Hu Nan could defeat Lin Hao, it would take at least dozens of rounds.

Yet, Lin Hao hadn't even lasted a single round before falling heavily to the ground, without even the power to fight back.

He was defeated even more miserably than at the Sect Grand Ceremony years ago.

Jiang Lijuan took a deep breath, suppressing the astonishment and complex emotions in her heart, and said: "Fellow disciples, today is a gathering. Let us return to the main topic, discuss our insights on Cultivate, and then talk about the major events in the Cultivator world this year."

Jiang Lijuan's words caused the many Cultivators to sit back down one after another.

Lin Hao also sat in the corner with his head lowered, no longer mentioning the matter of sparring.

Many Cultivators began to share their insights on Cultivate from the past year, discussing techniques for Body Refining and Qi Refining, and asking each other for advice on difficulties encountered during Cultivate;

Some spoke of the trivial matters in the Cultivator world this year, mentioning the movements of the major Sects, their words filled with sighs.

However, not long after the discussion began, the topic naturally turned to the most anticipated major event—the Flowing Fire Sect Trial Tower.

After all, the Flowing Fire Sect's Trial Tower is set to open this March.

"Are you all participating in this year's Trial Tower?"

"Naturally, we will participate!"

"There are treasures within the Trial Tower; the higher one challenges, the better the treasures obtained!"

"Last time, someone obtained an Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique!"

"However, since the Trial Tower opened, not a single person has successfully reached the top!"

"The Puppet on the ninth floor is at least at the third level of Golden Core. Who can defeat a Golden Core Cultivator during the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

Qin Changsheng listened quietly to everyone's discussion, a ripple forming in his heart.

Regarding the guardian of the final floor, Qin Changsheng already had a countermeasure in mind.

That is for Wang Cheng and Hu Nan to pin down the Puppet.

Qin Changsheng will use his Lifebound Treasure to bombard the Puppet.

He believed that he would absolutely be able to reach the very top of the Trial Tower, then obtain the heavenly dao fragment to strengthen his Heavenly Dao Trait.

Just at this moment, a faint muffled groan suddenly sounded.

Everyone looked towards the sound and saw Lin Hao, who was sitting there, suddenly twitch violently. His eyes rolled back, he completely lost his strength, and he collapsed heavily to the ground.

"What is going on?"

"Why did Lin Hao collapse again?"

This sudden turn of events startled all the Cultivators present, and the previously lively discussion came to an abrupt halt.

Everyone stood up one after another and quickly gathered around Lin Hao, their faces full of astonishment and confusion.

Just now, Lin Hao was only sent flying by a punch; although injured, it shouldn't have caused him to suddenly faint and collapse.

"Junior Brother Jiang, quickly check how Lin Hao is doing!" Senior Brother Wu Yong said to Jiang Hui, who was beside him.

Jiang Hui crouched down, carefully stretched out his hand, felt Lin Hao's forehead, then squeezed his wrist to check his pulse.

A moment later, a look of disbelief appeared on his face.

"Junior Brother Jiang, what's wrong with Lin Hao?" Senior Brother Wu Yong asked.

"Lin Hao... has contracted a wind-cold," Jiang Hui said after hesitating for a moment.

"What?!"

"How could Lin Hao contract a wind-cold?"

"Isn't this a Mortal's illness?"

This sentence was like a thunderclap on flat ground, instantly exploding among the crowd, and all the Cultivators showed expressions of shock.

After all, a wind-cold is just a Mortal ailment.

People like them who have achieved success in Cultivate could not possibly contract a wind-cold.

"Jiang Hui, did you diagnose it wrong?" Senior Brother Wu Yong seemed not to believe Jiang Hui's words.

Jiang Hui shook his head and said: "I would never diagnose it wrong! This is the pulse of a wind-cold!"

Many Cultivators, upon hearing Jiang Hui's words, were still somewhat skeptical.

Qin Changsheng, who was far away in the small courtyard, naturally knew what was going on.

This was his talent, Disease, triggering.

However, Qin Changsheng could not possibly tell anyone.

"Junior Brother Jiang, quickly take Junior Brother Lin to the Sect for treatment!" Jiang Lijuan said.

Jiang Hui nodded slightly, found a few people to carry Lin Hao, and hurriedly left the place.

After Jiang Hui left, Jiang Lijuan spoke again: "Fellow disciples, since the major Sect events and insights have been discussed, let us now begin the Exchange."

Jiang Lijuan's proposal was instantly met with a response from everyone.

On the path of immortal Cultivate, treasures are easy to obtain, but treasures that suit oneself are hard to find. Many Cultivators have idle Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, and Materials in their hands that are useless to them. If they can Exchange them for things they need, that would naturally be for the best.

"Senior Sister Jiang is right! I have a few low-grade Qi Gathering Pills here that I don't need for Cultivate anymore, and I would like to Exchange them for some Materials for crafting Talisman!"

"I have a long sword Magical Artifact and would like to Exchange it for a blade!"

As soon as the words fell, the Cultivators acted one after another, each taking out the treasures they didn't need from their Storage Pouch and placing them neatly on the stone table in front of them.

For a time, all kinds of treasures were dazzling, including low-grade Magical Artifacts, common Medicinal Pills, basic Cultivate Materials, as well as some incomplete Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals and useless Talismans. There was a wide variety, but most were ordinary goods.

Qin Changsheng also quietly activated his Divine Sense, turning it into invisible threads, scanning the treasures placed by the Cultivators on the stone tables one by one. He secretly screened them in his heart to see if there was anything he could use, or any clues related to the heavenly dao fragment.

Qin Changsheng's Divine Sense flowed slowly, from east to west, checking one by one, not missing a single treasure. However, the more he looked, the more indifferent he felt in his heart.

The treasures these Cultivators brought out were mostly ordinary goods and could not catch his eye at all.

After more than half an hour, the Exchange meeting came to an end.

Many Cultivators stood up one after another and left the place.