Chapter 108: Newly Added Rules

The new jade token command rose and indicated a challenge between two Beginning Foundation Plane disciples.

Everyone did not care about it and surrounded Chen Jingzhai.

The previously proud Wang Yao, Kong Guang, and the other disciples of the sword branches greeted Chen Jingzhai.

Chen Jingzhai used his strength and earned their respect and approval. Even though he had used trickery to defeat Qiao Haisheng, a defeat was a defeat.

If not for the battle forum, Qiao Haisheng would have already died.

While everyone was chatting happily, the Golden Jade Sword Branch disciples were a little embarrassed. As one of the Three Great Sword Branches, the disciples of the Golden Jade Sword Branch were similarly proud. However, even their strongest Senior Brother Qiao Haisheng was defeated by Little Master-Uncle.

So what right did they have to look down on Little Master-Uncle?

The battle on the Eight Trigrams Platform was fiercely intense. Qiao Haisheng looked conflicted. At last, he seemed to have reached a conclusion and exhaled slightly.

He stood up and bowed to Chen Jingzhai. “Little Master-Uncle, please enlighten me!”

The platform fell silent, and everyone looked at Qiao Haisheng. Some people secretly despised him, while others secretly admired him. Everyone had a different look in their eyes.

“You don’t understand why you were defeated by me?” Chen Jingzhai asked with a smile.

“Yes!” Qiao Haisheng said seriously, “I’ve comprehended a trace of the rudimentary form of sword’s will. Ordinary illusion techniques can’t shake my mind. So why was I trapped this time?”

“You are able to correct your own problems and face failure head-on.” Chen Jingzhai nodded. “I have to say, you’ve impressed me. You indeed have the demeanor of a sword branch disciple!”

“I’m ashamed!” Qiao Haisheng suddenly restrained his arrogance.

“You should indeed be ashamed.” Chen Jingzhai looked at him. “You have to question your heart in any cultivation. If your heart is not clear, you will naturally be muddle-headed. So the reason for your failure is that your heart is in turmoil!”

“My heart is in turmoil?” Qiao Haisheng murmured, silently thinking over these words.

“Cultivation is not about fighting fiercely, nor is it about looking down on the disciples of other branches. Neither is it about obtaining rankings,” Chen Jingzhai said. “Since you have bigotry in these aspects, you don’t understand why you cultivate. Or rather, you forgot your original intention of entering the immortal sect.”

“My original intention?” Qiao Haisheng sat down stiffly.

“Tell me, what is your Path of Sword?” Chen Jingzhai asked.

Qiao Haisheng was silent for a moment before saying, “One sword to calm the seas, one sword to break all techniques!”

“Then what happens after this?” Chen Jingzhai’s gaze was deep. “When the seas are calm, what will you do? What do you want to do? What can you break after breaking all the techniques?”

Qiao Haisheng was shocked. He had never thought about this question.

“You can comprehend the intrinsic sword vapor and even a trace of the rudimentary form of sword’s will. Obviously, you’re quite talented.”

Chen Jingzhai said indifferently, “But your state of mind can’t support you to continue walking forward. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn’t have only comprehended a trace of the rudimentary form of sword’s will. You should have comprehended sword’s will.”

“Thank you for your guidance, Master-Uncle!” Qiao Haisheng bowed and sat cross-legged.

There were things he needed to do himself to understand it. No matter how much Chen Jingzhai said, it could not help much. However, he was right this time.

Under his innate ability, Qiao Haisheng’s flaws were obvious. His mental state was unstable. The source of his precarious state of mind was his obsession.

Chen Jingzhai did not know what obsession it was, but Qiao Haisheng definitely understood. This was because the Rosemary Illusion Formation had helped Qiao Haisheng create it. If these obsessions were not resolved, Qiao Haisheng’s progress would end at the Foundation Establishment Plane.

In Chen Jingzhai’s opinion, it was time for Qiao Haisheng to go down the mountain to accumulate external skills.

“Speaking of which, the Rosemary Illusion Formation seems very difficult to set up,” said Zhao Qinghe.

“The Dream Celestial lineage also knows about formations?” Li Yifei smiled.

“It’s mainly illusion techniques,” Zhao Qinghe said. “How did Master-Uncle do it?”

“That’s just a simple formation.” Chen Jingzhai shook his head. “The key is the Five Bamboo Sword. It’s a Grade 3 sword with all five elements. I used the power of the Restrictions to draw out the formation.”

“I see!” Li Yifei murmured.

He was actually very curious about why Chen Jingzhai could set up the Rosemary Illusion Formation. A Grade 2 illusion formation was not that easy to set up. It required specific materials. Chen Jingzhai used three swords and these formation materials.

How could the setup be successful when there was no connection between the materials?

However, as soon as Little Master-Uncle mentioned the Five Bamboo Sword, Li Yifei understood. With the five-element sword magic treasure and the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction, this combination could naturally succeed—especially the five-element sword magic treasure, which was derived from the five elements. Moreover, if it was mainly wood and water, it could produce power similar to formation materials.

With the power of the Restriction, it could naturally be done. However, it would be much more difficult. He did not expect Little Master-Uncle to succeed on the first try.

This convinced Li Yifei a little. The Rosemary Illusion Formation was quite difficult to set up.

“It must be the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction!” Li Yifei thought to himself.

He also had the restricted formation’s core but did not have the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction. Otherwise, he would definitely try to set it up.

Over the next two days, the Advanced Foundation Plane disciples left the stage one after another.

When challenging Beginning Foundation Plane disciples, they deliberately avoided Little Master-Uncle. Even if they did not deliberately avoid him, they would either admit defeat or be defeated.

After this, the Beginning Foundation Plane disciples quickly had their rankings. They were defeated by the Advanced Foundation Plane disciples, and their number of defeats increased. What determined their rankings was the battle between the challengers and the battle with the Intermediate Foundation Plane disciples.

Chen Jingzhai undoubtedly became the first place in the Beginning Foundation Plane.

According to the rules of the battle forum, he was ranked tenth in this battle forum. In the battle forum, the first place of the Beginning Foundation Plane disciples was ranked tenth place. If he wanted to change this ranking, he had to continue fighting. Even if he lost, this ranking would not change.

The Intermediate and Advanced Foundation Plane disciples competed for the top nine positions.

In the battle forum, victory and defeat were determined by means.

The first place in the Beginning Foundation Plane would be ranked tenth in the battle forum. This was decided by the battle forum.

The exact reason was unknown, but the jade token in Chen Jingzhai’s hand had already changed color. The large golden ten looked even more attractive than the first place he won previously in the Zhengdu battle.

At this moment, the jade token in his hand suddenly glowed. Everyone looked over in surprise.

Chen Jingzhai held the jade token and walked to the Eight Trigrams Platform. He looked at the woman opposite him.

“I refuse to accept this!” Lin Zhiyao shouted.

“Why aren’t you convinced?” Chen Jingzhai asked.

At that moment, both of them were imprisoned and could not attack for the time being.

“You’re clearly powerful, but you bullied a disciple of our Yunchao Peak.” Lin Zhiyao’s eyes were bloodshot. “You’re bullying us. What did Yunchao Peak do to provoke you?”

Chen Jingzhai laughed. “Do you think that is my problem?”

“It’s obviously so!” Lin Zhiyao said angrily. “I’m just saying that you’re conceited. You’re only at the Beginning Foundation Plane, but you’re already guiding my Yunchao Peak disciples. You’re not from Yunchao Peak. So what right do you have to guide us?”

“My name is engraved in the testing bell. I’m a true disciple recorded in the sect.” Chen Jingzhai was silent for a moment before saying calmly, “I was personally appointed by Senior Brother Headmaster and became the junior brother of the previous generation’s Nascent Zhenjun. It’s not because of my aptitude, but because I have passed the test of the twenty-eight.”

“So what?” Lin Zhiyao shouted, “What right do you have to guide us? You are not qualified!”

“Who said I’m not qualified?” Chen Jingzhai looked at her and smiled calmly.

At that moment, the jade token fell into the black and white fish eyes. Before Lin Zhiyao could speak, Chen Jingzhai flipped his finger and formed a seal. Lin Zhiyao’s eyes widened as she looked at him in disbelief. “This is…”

“This is Yunchao Peak’s protective seal technique. The first seal, the Mother Cloud Seal!” Chen Jingzhai said calmly. The seal in his hand was successful. Instead of striking out, a wisp of cloud appeared in his hand.

He did not stop there. Instead, he continued to form seals. The seals changed, and the clouds surged.

“Yunchao Peak’s protective seal technique is one of the basic spells.”

“With the Mother Cloud Seal as the foundation, it evolves into the Fuyun Guidance, Heavenly Light Seal, Hanging Illumination, Rainbow Shadow, Rainbow Heart Seal, and a total of 12 other seals. In the end, they will fuse into one and form the Fuyun Sunken Light Seal!”

“It’s not just Yunchao Peak. In addition to the Three Great Sword Branches, there are several hidden branches in the other 12 branches. Whether they are spells, techniques, secrets, secret techniques, or inheritances, I know all about them.”

“No one knows exactly what the Third Stage of the Great Path is because I can’t open my mouth to tell anyone after going through it myself, but everything I know comes from this stage. This is a gift from the ancestors of the sect. It’s an expectation and nurture of me. Based on these, do you think I don’t have the right to guide you?”

Chen Jingzhai put away the seal and asked calmly.

“How… how is this possible?” Lin Zhiyao subconsciously took a step back. Disbelief flashed in her eyes as she gazed at Chen Jingzhai. Her face turned pale as she struggled with a comeback. “This is the inheritance of the various branches. How is this possible?”

“I naturally can’t be bothered to lie about this. Besides, how can I spout nonsense in front of everyone?” Chen Jingzhai said indifferently, “The disciples of the sect look down on the Trials of the Great Path and think that it’s just a trivial game created by their ancestors. However, they don’t consider why it has survived until now, or why can one directly become a true disciple after he passes?”

“Even… even if that’s the case, you’re still forcing us, disciples, too much!” Lin Zhiyao said stubbornly. “You’re the Master-Uncle; how will you justify bullying us, female disciples?”

“Bullying?” Chen Jingzhai shook his head. “Not to mention how terrible your transmitted thoughts were when you reprimanded me, even if you didn’t acknowledge my guidance as a Master-Uncle, you shouldn’t have avoided the battle. All of you were impulsive and only cared about yourself. You ignored your branches and didn’t display the glory of a branch disciple. You made others look down on you for no reason.”

On the battle forum, the other disciples were in an uproar when they heard this. They had never expected to be privy to such an insider story.

Not to mention the Trials of the Great Path that Little Master-Uncle had revealed, his identity was genuine. Therefore, even if the disciples disagreed, they would definitely not send transmitted thoughts to reprimand him.

What was the difference between this and insulting Master-Uncle to his face?

It was no wonder the usually gentle Master-Uncle had become so cold and ruthless.

Lin Zhiyao fell to the ground. She was bewildered. She had wanted to say that Master-Uncle was bullying the weak, but her claims were completely unfounded. She did not expect this outcome.

“The battle forum was originally a place for the disciples of the various branches to fight. Apart from being fair and just, we also have to prevent them from deliberately avoiding battle. A disciple of the Luo Sheng Sword School should have the courage to draw their sword when facing an opponent. Cultivators of our generation should be brave, advance forward, and not be cowards! Otherwise, the battle forum will be held in vain.”

“What do you think, Senior Brother Headmaster?” Chen Jingzhai cupped his hands and asked.

The battle forum was silent. The various branches had stopped their chatter.

“Good! From today onward, the battle forum will not allow anyone to avoid or stop the battle! We will remove the right to surrender! The disciples of the Luo Sheng Sword School can only be killed by our opponents. We won’t surrender. Disciples, remember Master-Uncle Jingzhai’s words.

“When traveling outside, you must not sully the reputation of the sect. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the sect rules! So don’t say I didn’t warn you!”

Headmaster Fuyun’s voice echoed throughout the entire Luanyun Mountain Range.