Chapter 36

The words of Jiang Lianyue made the audience sigh in disappointment.Now, all the disciples of Ninth Peak had heard about her descent into madness. There had been rumors that after going mad, she was completely obedient to Jiang Chen.

At first, everyone had their doubts.

After all, those who were born with the imperial essence and had the bearing of an empress were all individuals with strong minds and great determination.

But now, they had no choice but to believe it.

Because the relationship between Jiang Lianyue and Jiang Chen was well known.

If she weren’t mad, if she weren’t truly obedient, she would never have been able to shout out such words as “Eldest Senior Brother is so cool.”

Ah! The disciples sighed in their hearts again.

It’s so unfair!

Jiang Lianyue was stunningly beautiful, and although somewhat aloof, she had never troubled other Ninth Peak disciples.

Lin Mubai, with his Innate Dao Bone, was a graceful gentleman who also cared for the Ninth Peak disciples.

How did these two end up mad?

If anyone should be mad, it should be Jiang Chen! Could it be as Li Fadu said, “Good people don’t live long, but evildoers linger for a thousand years”?

“Lianyue, come to your master.”

After sighing, Xiao Hongyi beckoned to Jiang Lianyue.

After a moment’s thought, Jiang Lianyue obediently walked over and stood behind her master.

Her docile appearance pleased Xiao Hongyi, who thought to herself: ‘The Nine Abyss Soul Embryo really has some effect!’

What she didn’t know was that.

The reason Jiang Lianyue was so obedient was simply that Jiang Chen had told her to listen to her master.

“Lin Mubai, if you dare to hurt Eldest Senior Brother, I’ll cut you into pieces and throw you into the latrine.”

Standing next to Xiao Hongyi, Jiang Lianyue threatened fiercely.

At her words, the crowd shook their heads again.

Xiao Hongyi pretended not to hear and stood up to announce, “This is a sparring match among fellow disciples, and we should stop at the point of contact. If anyone seriously injures the opponent intentionally, they will be dealt with according to the sect rules for harming a fellow disciple!”

“I have no objections.”

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement.

Lin Mubai remained silent.

“If anyone wants to forfeit, now is the time.”

Xiao Hongyi added with a meaningful tone.

Naturally, these words were intended for Jiang Chen.

In terms of talent, Jiang Chen was one in ten thousand, but he didn’t possess Lin Mubai’s Innate Dao Bone.

As for their cultivation levels…

‘Just a few days ago, he was at the early middle stage, and now, in just a few days, he has stepped into the Human Origin realm?! Has Jiang Chen been taking pills again? How many times have I said that one should take fewer elixirs, as they can cause an unstable foundation! Why doesn’t he listen?!’

Glancing at Jiang Chen, Xiao Hongyi’s pupils contracted slightly.

She felt exhausted.

Despite his exceptional talent, her eldest disciple always looked for shortcuts through pills instead of diligently cultivating.

Whenever he faced a bottleneck, he would resort to taking pills!

If this continued, Heavenly Origin would be his limit, and he would never reach the higher four realms! The elders of Ninth Peak and the audience below, including Li Fadu, also noticed the change in Jiang Chen’s cultivation.

After a brief shock, they all looked on with schadenfreude.

“Did you all hear what I just said clearly?”

Xiao Hongyi asked again.

Lin Mubai remained silent.

Jiang Chen nodded and turned to Lin Mubai, “Second Junior Brother, Master has made it very clear, don’t you understand? You can still surrender now! I tend to be heavy-handed, and it will be too late to give up later.”

How shameless!

The onlookers almost sneered upon hearing this.

But after a moment’s thought, they showed expressions of ‘as expected.’

After all, Jiang Chen, the Eldest Senior Brother of Ninth Peak, had never cared for face! “Today… even if I die! I will not surrender!”

Lin Mubai, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

His tone was low, but his expression was exceptionally determined.

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“Whoa—”

The scene instantly erupted into a buzz!

The watching disciples and elders immediately understood.

Although the sparring was supposed to stop at contact, the match would continue if no one surrendered or lost the ability to fight.

Lin Mubai’s words clearly meant…

He was ready to go all out against Jiang Chen!

There was even a hint of a fight to the death!

Such courage and fearlessness were admirable!

In an instant, the crowd was stirred.

The disciples shouted and cheered, and the elders were moved to tears.

“Second Senior Brother’s words have shaken all of us! He is a role model for us!”

“From his words, I heard Second Senior Brother’s bold fearlessness and chivalrous spirit! We, the hundreds of disciples of Ninth Peak, take pride in Second Senior Brother!”

“Sob sob… I’ve waited so long, and finally, this day has come.”

“Today, Second Senior Brother will use his towering stature and valiant fighting spirit to reshape the clear skies of Ninth Peak!”

“Today is definitely the happiest day since I became an elder of Ninth Peak!”

“Indeed, evil cannot suppress the righteous! It’s not that there won’t be retribution, but the time has not yet come!”

Seeing this situation, Xiao Hongyi could only helplessly shake her head.

With her watching over, nothing serious would happen. Now, she could only hope that this sparring session would resolve the conflict between Jiang Chen and Lin Mubai and make Jiang Chen rein in his temperament a bit.

“So be it, let’s begin then.”

Xiao Hongyi waved her red sleeve and sat down again.

“Boom—”

An elder from the Ninth Peak struck the bronze bell beside the sparring platform once more.

The sparring officially began! The atmosphere turned suddenly tense!

Standing on the platform, Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, a few malicious glints flickering within.

He hadn’t expected that Lin Mubai, even in his madness, would actually want to go head-to-head with him!

Since that was the case, don’t blame him, the Eldest Senior Brother, for striking too hard!

With this thought, a blood sword appeared in his hand.

The moment the blood sword appeared, spiritual energy from the surroundings converged, and the temperature shot up sharply.

Jiang Chen had only slightly infused it with his vital energy, and the blood sword burst into dazzling blood light.

The sword’s hum from its intense trembling even faintly contained a hint of a dragon’s roar!

“Is that… a superior grade spiritual weapon?!”

Xiao Hongyi’s brows furrowed slightly.

Superior grade spiritual weapons were mostly in the hands of cultivators from the upper four realms, their power completely different from that of high grade spiritual weapons.

Just a glance at one could cause an ordinary Core Formation cultivator to feel as if their mind and spirit were about to shatter!

On the day of the incident at Elixir Peak, it was with this blood sword that Jiang Chen killed Ma Wu.

At that time, Xiao Hongyi had realized at a glance that the sword was no ordinary item, but due to the urgency of the situation, she hadn’t looked at it properly.

She hadn’t expected it to be a superior grade spiritual weapon! Li Fadu was equally shocked.

Although many disciples from the Hall of Enforcement had seen Jiang Chen use this blood sword and reported it to him during the Elixir Peak incident.

But Li Fadu didn’t believe it!

After all, even he didn’t possess a spiritual sword of this level!

Looking at the entire Jiuyan Sect, only the Sword Peak’s Peak Master had one!

“Ninth Peak’s Peak Master! Jiang Chen is breaking the rules by using a superior grade spiritual sword given by the Jiang family!”

After a face full of envy, Li Fadu suddenly shouted.

At this moment, the surrounding disciples understood the level of the blood sword in Jiang Chen’s hand and subconsciously swallowed.

Wasn’t this a bit too exaggerated?

Superior grade spiritual weapons were exclusive to cultivators of the upper four realms, yet Jiang Chen possessed one with his Human Origin realm cultivation?

What’s the difference between this and a child wielding a divine weapon?

Although the Jiang Family was powerful, superior grade spiritual weapons were not common items, and they probably didn’t have many.

But to bring out such a precious spiritual sword for a mere intra-sect sparring session?

Indeed.

The Jiang Family is utterly ruthless! Despite this, everyone had to admit it.

Even though Jiang Chen couldn’t unleash the full power of the superior grade spiritual sword, his combat strength would indeed skyrocket!

“Jiang Chen! No wonder you have the confidence to challenge Mubai, but this superior grade spiritual sword is a gift from your family, which violates the rules set by the peak master!”

The Great Elder of the Ninth Peak also shouted loudly.

“Are you stupid?”

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Chen cursed directly: “The rules set by Master are that one cannot take pills, and aside from personal weapon, no other spiritual weapons are to be used! I, Jiang Chen, the Eldest Senior Brother of the Ninth Peak, and The only son of the Jiang Family! What’s wrong with having a superior grade spiritual sword as a personal weapon? You got a problem?”

Li Fadu and the Great Elder of the Ninth Peak were left speechless by the retort.

What could they say? It seemed like there really wasn’t a problem…

It’s maddening to compare oneself to others.

Who could compete with Jiang Chen, who was backed by the colossal Jiang Family?

When Xiao Hongyi initially set these rules, it was essentially to prevent Jiang Chen from using the Jiang family’s resources.

The reason it wasn’t explicitly stated was simply to avoid being too targeted.

Who would have thought that this would also give Jiang Chen a chance to turn the tables?

“Indeed, it doesn’t count as breaking the rules.”

Xiao Hongyi nodded her head.

“Hmph!”

The disdainful Li Fadu sneered: “Although the superior grade spiritual sword is strong, with your Human Origin cultivation, you can only hold it for at most ten breaths, and you can’t unleash its full power. You’re dreaming if you think you can defeat Lin Mubai, who has the Innate Dao Bone and is at the Earthly Origin realm with this sword!”

The other elders of Ninth Peak thought the same and thus did not dwell on the matter.

Jiang Chen couldn’t be bothered to waste words with these people and was ready to take action.

Of course, he needed to establish his villain persona before he made a move.

Holding a sword in his right hand and his left hand behind his back, he looked at Lin Mubai and said, “Second Junior Brother, heed our master’s words, you can’t beat me, so quickly kneel and admit defeat. Swords and sabers have no eyes. if I accidentally destroy your Innate Dao Bone, that would be unfortunate.” (TLN: Swords: double-edged, Sabers: single-edged.)

Xiao Hongyi: “???”

Heed our master’s words?

When had she ever said such things?

He was blatantly lying in front of her!

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