Xu Yan traversed the world of cultivation, unable to cultivate for a full twenty years, yet emerged as a mortal proficient in all forms of poetry, books, zither, and painting.
However, Xu Yan also moved on; being a mortal detached from fame and fortune, isn't it rather splendid?
Yet, after Xu Yan's work "The Calabash Brothers Rescue Grandpa" circulated, it stirred up a veritable tempest in the world of cultivation.
...
A certain disciple of a renowned mountain sect remarked, "Senior Xu has imbued the ultimate truths of the cosmos into a painting, attaining the realm of 'all things returning to one.' We can only look up in awe."
An esteemed ancestor of a sacred sanctuary intoned, "Senior Xu has already transcended the bounds of creation. Every stroke and line conceals the great Tao. This is a height I shall never reach in my entire lifetime."
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Turns Out I'm a Hidden Expert

Xu Qingqing felt a sense of fear. Being insulted was even more terrifying than death. She could only grasp the last straw and plead with Xu Yan, "Senior, please help us."


Xu Yan sighed inwardly and asked the system, "System, do you think I should intervene?"


He had never killed anyone before; after all, he was just an ordinary person before. In his previous life, he was a law-abiding man. The thought of killing someone never crossed his mind.


"It's up to you. You are already a deity," replied the system, leaving the decision to Xu Yan.


The bald man waved the wolf-toothed club in his hand, approaching Xu Qingqing while looking disdainfully at Xu Yan. He mocked, "Senior? Just an ordinary person without any cultivation. Even if I do it in front of him, what can he do?"


The Shop is Attacked