A team of three inner disciples were cautiously scouting ahead and advancing in a forest. Suddenly one of them made a quick single handed incantation gesture and the other accompanying inner disciples heard a faint whisper.

The two other inner disciples nodded and cast Qi Barriers and used defensive talismans and cautiously proceeded ahead into the clearing on full alert. After witnessing the scene in the clearing, they were shocked for a while. They saw numerous wind wolf carcasses strewn about. Some where burnt, some were chopped, some had their guts spilling. There were also two corpses in blood soaked and gore-spattered inner disciple robes. The white color of the inner disciple robes could be barely seen against the blood and gore. Nearby, another chubby inner disciple was leaning against a tree and barely breathing. He had blood and gore all over him as he said in a weak voice.

“Brothers, please give me some healing pills.” The inner disciple wheezed for a moment and coughed up a mouthful of blood. “I am willing to share a thousand contribution points to each of you, if I make it back to the sect.” The three inner disciples glanced at each other each making a short incantation gesture withing their sleeve.

One of the inner disciples said.

Another inner disciple countered.

The leading inner disciple frowned as he used a spell to convey his thoughts.

As if on cue, the three inner disciples suddenly released explosive beads towards the fat pitiful inner disciple who had lost his comrades and was about to lose his life. The fatty had a faint sneer on him as suddenly a silvery aura enveloped him and his figure flickered before the explosive beads landed. The leader of the assaulting inner disciples suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He didn't have time to cast the wind whispers spell to silently warn his followers,and shouted out a warning.

“Careful! There is-”

He heard a sickening crunch as one of his follower's head was smashed like a watermelons with a sledgehammer wielded by the fatty inner disciple. The sledgehammer's momentum didn't seem to be hindered too much by the Qi barrier.

'Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT! This whole thing was a setup. Looks like he is a body cultivator with a powerful movement technique. I need to go all out or it will be my corpse that will be looted.' Thought the leader of the assaulting inner disciples. He quickly slapped a bronze colored talisman on his chest with unwillingness on his face. A thick bronze colored translucent barrier appeared around him. The Inner Disciple leader then retrieved a green whip shaped magic tool, bit his tongue and spat a glob of blood towards the whip and started chanting.

Meanwhile the fat inner disciple had smashed the other inner disciple's skull with his trusty sledgehammer. He then spun the sledgehammer around himself and did threw it towards the last remaining assaulting disciple. The flying sledgehammer struck against the bronze colored barrier, came to a standstill and fell down on the ground nearby. The barrier wasn't untouched, and ripples could be seen as it became more transparent. The fatty was somewhat shocked that the barrier had withstood his full force throw.

The fatty then swiped at thin air a couple of times, retrieved an iron club and threw it at the bronze colored translucent barrier. Again, the throw failed to disperse the barrier, just caused it to turn more see-through. The fatty then started making two handed gestures and started chanting. After a breath's worth of time, the assaulting inner disciple finally finished using his magic tool. He then threw his whip, which transformed into a humanoid figure made of lush green vines before landing near the fatty.

The fatty finished casting his spell and a 7 foot long Serpent made of flames appeared before him. The serpent was as thick as his arm and had a King Cobra like hood with orange scales shimmering in a strange rhythm all over it. It leaped at the humanoid vine monster and attempted to constrict it. A thin membrane-like barrier was visible over the fatty's skin as he punched out once with each arm in quick succession. Two glowing projections of silvery fist went and struck the humanoid vine monster which was struggling with the flame serpent.

The silvery fists broke the balance and enabled the fire serpent to burn the the humanoid vine monster to a single remaining whip which collapsed lifelessly onto the ground. The fire serpent also dissipated shorty. The fatty then popped a pill, and started punching again and again towards the the now almost transparent barrier. The inner disciple inside the barrier was in a panic and was throwing low leveled spells mixed with explosive beads towards the fatty who either dodged them or countered them with his silvery fist projections. Soon the bronze colored barrier collapsed as the talisman on the inner disciple's chest turned to ash.

The fatty disappeared with a flickering phantom in place as he closed the distance towards the momentarily stunned inner disciple and punched his head. The aura clad punch seemed to shatter the flimsy Qi barriers on contact and and smashed the inner disciple's skull, splattering blood and brains all over the fatty. The fatty had a look of satisfaction on his face as he felt a rush of power through him and Qi rippled around him in a gentle yet domineering manner. After killing the last remaining inner disciple, the fatty was experiencing a cultivation breakthrough!