Chapter 24 - Dream: To become an excellent person like Senior Brother Xinghe!
In Yu City and even throughout the Fish Scale Mountains, the most influential presence is the Star Moon Sect.
The Star Moon Sect is the sole overlord of this region.
Therefore, although the Huang family holds considerable power in Yu City, they never provoke the Star Moon Sect.
And indeed, the Huang family has always acted this way. Whenever the Star Moon Sect intervenes, the Huang family immediately retreats, which is why they have been able to remain arrogant for so long.
But today, the people who came were not from the Star Moon Sect, yet they were far more terrifying than the Star Moon Sect!
The number one sect under the heavens, the Grand Sky Sect!
If the Star Moon Sect is the ruler of the Fish Scale Mountains, then the Grand Sky Sect is the overlord of the entire world. Even a powerful sect like the Star Moon Sect trembles before the Grand Sky Sect.
At this moment, the black uniforms of the Grand Sky Sect disciples made Huang Yongtang's scalp tingle.
Ordinary disciples of the Grand Sky Sect wear gray, only elite disciples wear black!
These were all elite disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, and even more terrifying was the person standing at the front, whose black disciple uniform was embroidered with cloud patterns... and star patterns...
Huang Yongtang's mind was spinning.
Core disciples can have gold-trimmed edges, but cloud and star patterns represent... personal disciples!
Which means the person standing at the front is a personal disciple of the Grand Sky Sect?
Huang Yongtang was breathless. Yesterday, the manager of the Fan Inn sent word that the Huang family might have hit a hard wall. This wasn't just a hard wall; it was a damn iron mountain!
"The head of the Huang family, come out and speak!"
Chu Xinghe spoke with an icy tone.
Huang Yongtang shuddered at the sound and quickly spoke up when he saw the Huang family disciples around him: "I'm here, I'm here, I'm Huang Yongtang, the head of the Huang family..."
Huang Yongtang hurriedly ran out from the crowd and rushed towards Chu Xinghe.
As he approached Chu Xinghe, Huang Yongtang put on a fawning smile.
But before Huang Yongtang could speak again... there was a crisp slap!
Chu Xinghe slapped Huang Yongtang hard across the face, catching him completely off guard, causing him to stagger and almost lose his balance.
Huang Yongtang was dumbfounded...
The Huang family members were dumbfounded...
Even Chu Xiong and the junior brothers and sisters were dumbfounded.
Huang Yongtang was a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit. Although he was nothing in the Grand Sky Sect, a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit could easily handle a group of Second Grade Martial Masters. Despite their numbers, they wouldn't stand a chance against him due to the three-level difference.
The sudden slap wiped away all the fawning from Huang Yongtang's face. At that moment, humiliation and anger twisted his face into a hideous expression, and his spiritual power surged as if he wanted to tear Chu Xinghe to pieces.
"I'll kill you!" Huang Yongtang's spiritual power erupted as he charged at Chu Xinghe, but Chu Xinghe stood still, allowing the terrifying spiritual light to approach him.
Everyone thought Chu Xinghe would be blasted away by the spiritual light, but it stopped less than ten centimeters from him.
Chu Xinghe looked at the halted spiritual light with disdain.
"You still have some backbone, but not much. Do you really think you can kill all of us and that the Grand Sky Sect wouldn't notice the disappearance of over a hundred elite disciples? Of course, you could gamble with the lives of everyone in the Huang family, betting that the Grand Sky Sect would be merciful or that they would wipe out your entire family!"
Chu Xinghe's words were calm, but each word struck Huang Yongtang's heart like a heavy hammer.
He couldn't provoke the Star Moon Sect, let alone the Grand Sky Sect. Even a behemoth like the Pingyuan Huang family wouldn't dare to oppose the Grand Sky Sect.
If over a hundred elite disciples died at the Huang family's hands in one day, the Grand Sky Sect would never let them off. The entire Yu City would likely be wiped out, and even the worms would be dug up and split, and eggs would be shaken until they were scrambled!
Not only Yu City, but even the Pingyuan Huang family would have to face the Grand Sky Sect's wrath.
Huang Yongtang couldn't bear this cost, nor could the Huang family. So even though he was a Fifth Grade, he endured being slapped by Chu Xinghe.
"Young hero, maybe there's a misunderstanding..." The ferocity on Huang Yongtang's face disappeared, replaced by a fawning expression.
"Misunderstanding? There's no misunderstanding. Hand over Huang Shaohua. He cut my junior brother with a sword, so I only want one of his arms."
Cutting someone with a sword and only asking for an arm in return seems reasonable, right? Huang Yongtang thought it wasn't excessive if the Grand Sky Sect demanded it.
But Huang Yongtang had lost his sons early on, and his first two sons had died because of women. Huang Shaohua, his third son, was his only bloodline left, and he had always spoiled him. Now, to ask for his only son's arm was something he couldn't accept.
"Young hero... I've heard about my son's actions. Please spare him this once, considering his youth and ignorance. How about I offer something to compensate your junior brother..." As Huang Yongtang spoke, he took out a treasure chest from his space ring. When he opened it, the spirit stones inside shone brightly, making the Huang family members' eyes turn red with envy.
"Young hero, please overlook this, and take these as compensation..." Before Huang Yongtang could finish, Chu Xinghe kicked the chest of spirit stones over.
A chest of mid-grade spirit stones? Who are you insulting?
Do you know how many high-grade spirit stones I have in my space ring? Enough to fill your entire Huang family!
Offering mid-grade spirit stones is an insult!
"If Huang Yonghua doesn't appear in ten breaths, I'll leave immediately."
Chu Xinghe didn't give Huang Yonghua any time to think, starting the countdown as soon as he finished speaking.
"Ten... nine... eight... seven... six..." When Chu Xinghe counted down to two, still no one stepped forward.
But just as Chu Xinghe was about to say one, Huang Yongtang spoke: "Bring Huang Shaohua over..."
Huang Yongtang's voice was filled with indescribable desolation, but he knew this was the last chance. If Chu Xinghe turned to leave, it wouldn't just be about taking Huang Shaohua's arm.
Soon, the Huang family brought over Huang Shaohua, who was struggling frantically.
"Father... no... save your son, I won't dare again... I won't fight him anymore... I was wrong..." Huang Shaohua was so scared he wet his pants.
"You do it yourself." Chu Xinghe didn't even glance at Huang Shaohua, instead speaking to Ma Liang.
"Yes!" Ma Liang, who had been holding back his anger, wasted no time and swung his blade, the scream accompanied by a spray of blood in the Huang family's courtyard.
Huang Shaohua fainted on the spot.
"Head of the Huang family, you should discipline your children more in the future. Not everyone is as easy to talk to as I am." Chu Xinghe said to Huang Yongtang, who was slumped on the ground, before leaving without looking back.
The group followed Chu Xinghe's steps, stepping over the collapsed walls of the Huang family, while the onlookers outside made way for them.
Chu Xinghe left with his group under countless gazes.
Watching Chu Xinghe and his group disappear at the end of the street, countless young people were filled with admiration.
"Big brother, is this the legendary Grand Sky Sect?"
"So domineering, slapping a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit and demanding his son's hand, and he had to bring his son out himself!"
"The number one sect under the heavens is not just a name!"
"Dad, I've decided. I don't want to go to the Star Moon Sect anymore. I want to join the Grand Sky Sect!"
"Child, let's go home and sleep on it..."
The destruction of the Huang family's gate, Chu Xinghe slapping the head of the Huang family, and cutting off Huang Shaohua's arm spread like wildfire throughout Yu City.
The manager of the Fan Inn touched his swollen cheek, still breaking out in a cold sweat at the memory.
The Grand Sky Sect... those killers were from the Grand Sky Sect... luckily, he didn't hesitate to reveal Huang Shaohua, or it wouldn't just be a swollen cheek; the Fan Inn might have been burned down, and he might have lost his life too.
The Grand Sky Sect is an existence above all others.
At noon, outside Yu City, Chu Xinghe led the group forward with a calm expression, but all the junior brothers and sisters behind him wore somber expressions.
"Senior Brother Xinghe... it's all my fault this time. It's because I didn't listen to you that so much trouble was caused. Now we definitely won't make it to the spirit cave in time..." Ma Liang said, tears streaming down his face.
Although the other junior brothers and sisters didn't say anything, their eyes showed a hint of blame.
"What kind of looks are those? Ma Liang didn't follow my orders this time, but as he said, there's no rule against what he did, and being ambushed wasn't his intention. As for the delay, it was my decision, so don't blame Ma Liang. Even if we don't make it, the responsibility is mine, and I'll bear any punishment from the sect."
"Woo woo woo..." Ma Liang cried even harder.
Ma Liang hugged Chu Xinghe's leg, crying and slapping himself.
"Senior Brother Xinghe... I'm not a good person... I'm narrow-minded... I always heard people say Senior Brother Xinghe is kind-hearted, but I thought he was two-faced, so I deliberately opposed him... Senior Brother Xinghe, I was wrong... I was really wrong..."
Ma Liang cried like a tearful child.
And at this moment, everyone around looked at Chu Xinghe with eyes full of respect.
Before heading to the spirit cave, everyone knew about the military order Chu Xinghe had made, but despite the discomfort from the teleportation array, he still let everyone rest well, considering each junior brother and sister.
After Ma Liang disobeyed orders and caused trouble, Chu Xinghe didn't punish him first but instead led the group to find the real culprit, punishing them severely, not allowing anyone to harm his junior brothers or tarnish the Grand Sky Sect's reputation.
As for the delay, no one blamed Chu Xinghe. Everyone asked themselves, if they were Senior Brother Xinghe, would they bear the military order and subsequent punishments to protect their junior brothers and the sect?
Thirty percent of the group had received spirit weapons with Chu Xinghe, and like Wan Lin, they had no doubts about Senior Brother Xinghe's character.
But the remaining seventy percent came from various palaces, having little contact with Chu Xinghe and mostly hearing about him. Yet in just one day and night, these seventy percent, including the troublemaker Ma Liang, had a newfound respect for Senior Brother Xinghe.
Warm to his own, ruthless to his enemies, knowing the delay would bring severe punishment, yet willing to bear it alone without implicating any junior brothers or sisters. Where else could you find such an exceptional senior brother?
Ma Liang wiped away his tears, swearing it was the last time he'd cry in his life. From this moment on, he wanted to become someone as outstanding as Senior Brother Xinghe...
No... he might never reach Senior Brother Xinghe's level, but if he could learn even a fraction, it would be enough for a lifetime...
Chapter 25 - Did I just time travel?
At the Grand Sky Palace, in front of the Grand Sky Mirror.
Sect Master Gu Mingchao, the Great Elder, and the head elders of each palace were all present.
The scene displayed on the Grand Sky Mirror was that of the group of a hundred.
Although the Grand Sky Sect was the number one sect in the world, Chu Xinghe and his group were still inexperienced youngsters.
In such circumstances, how could the elders of the sect be completely at ease?
Even though no one mentioned it, everything that happened since they arrived in Yu City had been silently monitored by these big shots.
At this moment, as they watched the events of the past day and night unfold in the Grand Sky Mirror, everyone remained silent.
Finally, it was the Sect Master who broke the silence.
"Good... good... fearless in the face of danger, brave and resourceful, decisive... this little guy Xinghe... good..." The Sect Master used "good" three times in a row.
The Great Elder beside him was grinning from ear to ear.
Initially, when Chu Xinghe's orders were disobeyed by Ma Liang, and Ma Liang was ambushed and injured, to be honest, even the Great Elder's first reaction was to punish Ma Liang for disrespecting the leader and disgracing the sect, a serious offense indeed.
If Chu Xinghe had reported this to the sect, Ma Liang's status as an elite disciple would certainly have been revoked, regardless of whether he was expelled to the outer sect.
Moreover, as a disciple of the Grand Sky Sect, being ambushed and almost having his arm severed would surely make him a laughingstock among his peers upon returning to the sect.
But Chu Xinghe didn't do that. Instead, he led his team to the Fan Inn, set it on fire, and forced the manager to reveal the real culprit, which even shocked the Great Elder.
At that time, many elders were puzzled as to why Chu Xinghe thought the manager knew.
Later, it was the Sect Master who explained it to everyone.
"Xinghe is really quick-witted. At a grand event like the grand flower festival, if there were a normal brawl, the manager of the Fan Inn would have had the guards intervene immediately. If there were casualties, they would certainly have apprehended the perpetrator."
But what did the Fan Inn do at that time? They didn't even pursue or manage the situation. To say the manager didn't know who the other party was, not even a ghost would believe it.
Chu Xinghe wasn't at the scene, but from the descriptions of his two junior brothers and some clues he found upon arrival, he made a swift decision, acted without a word, and swept through the entire Fan Inn with lightning speed, catching them completely off guard.
Then, throwing a candle to ignite the Fan Inn became the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing the manager to collapse and not dare to hide anything.
Afterward, everyone speculated that Chu Xinghe might report this matter to the sect for handling, but once again, they guessed wrong.
Leading the group of a hundred, they stormed the Huang family gates at dawn, disregarding any nonsense about the Pingyuan Huang family branch, and directly gave a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit a good beating.
What satisfied the Sect Master the most was that before taking action, Chu Xinghe revealed his identity, which was his greatest confidence in daring to strike a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit.
Facts proved that Chu Xinghe did the right thing. No bullshit compensation with spirit stones; if you cut my junior brother, you must lose a hand as the price.
When they heard Chu Xinghe's demand, many elders couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
"This kid Xinghe... still too merciful... If it were me, I wouldn't just wipe out the entire Huang family; at the very least, I'd have to execute that Huang Shaohua..."
"Elder Zhang, you're wrong. Why wipe out an entire family? Since Huang Shaohua did it, just execute him, and at most, execute that Huang Yonghua too. As for the others, just cut off an arm each as a light punishment."
"Elder Zhang is right. Xinghe, this kid, is great in every way, just too soft-hearted!"
No one thought Chu Xinghe's actions were too arrogant or domineering.
Because they were the number one sect in the world, the Grand Sky Sect.
If Chu Xinghe had really known about the Huang family and didn't confront them but instead returned to report to the sect, although reasonable, it would have truly disappointed everyone.
You took your junior brothers out; whether they were at fault or not, your junior brother was attacked, and you didn't even dare to seek revenge. How could you bear the burden of the Grand Sky Sect in the future?
But today, whether it was the Sect Master or any elder, they were all extremely satisfied with Chu Xinghe's actions.
They gathered in front of the Grand Sky Mirror to see what kind of disposition Chu Xinghe and these disciples truly had.
It's known that some disciples act like obedient children in front of their elders, but once outside, they behave like wild dogs, causing trouble everywhere.
As the leader this time, everyone was curious to see what Chu Xinghe would be like when he thought he was away from the watchful eyes of his elders.
And this time, Chu Xinghe's performance earned everyone's approval.
This child was indeed sincere and genuine, behaving the same outside as he did in the sect.
As long as his fellow disciples were in trouble, he would go to any lengths to help, even if it meant facing severe punishment himself. Yet, Chu Xinghe never hesitated.
"This kid is carefree, but everyone else is probably worried that Chu Xinghe will be punished for missing the spirit cave time."
"Hehe... look at their pale little faces. They were like little tigers facing the Huang family, but now they're scared facing the sect. You all shouldn't be too harsh on the disciples, especially you, Great Elder," Sect Master Gu Mingchao couldn't help but complain on behalf of the children.
"Sect Master, you don't know. I used to be strict with the disciples, but ever since Xinghe joined my Spirit Crane Palace, there are very few disciples who get punished. This kid is well cared for by his senior brothers and never forgets his roots. Whenever a senior brother is in trouble, he's the first to plead for them, even if it means being punished alongside them."
"So now... my temper in the Spirit Crane Palace has improved a lot."
The elders nodded in agreement and envy... it's just a pity they didn't have a disciple like Chu Xinghe in their own peaks.
Gu Mingchao and the elders chatted and laughed, seemingly unconcerned about missing the spirit cave. If Chu Xinghe were here, he would definitely notice that something was off!
Unfortunately, Chu Xinghe wasn't there. Outside Yu City, everyone was already on their way to the spirit cave.
After multiple careful calculations, Chu Xinghe realized that unless they could fly, they definitely wouldn't make it in time, not even at the fastest speed.
Though he was inwardly delighted and even wanted to persuade his junior brothers and sisters to give up and go home, he still had to put on a show.
So Chu Xinghe put on an anxious face, as if he couldn't wait to fly to the spirit cave in the Fish Scale Mountains.
By evening, they were still some distance from the spirit cave.
Wan Lin, panting heavily and exhausted, couldn't help but sigh, "Senior Brother Xinghe... we're... afraid we won't make it."
The sect's final deadline was evening, and if they couldn't reach the spirit cave by then, it would close, and they would have no chance to enter.
"Whether we miss the opening time of the spirit cave or not, we must go there. Even if we really miss it, we at least owe an explanation to the three sects. Remember, we are the number one sect, the Grand Sky Sect. We cannot choose to avoid any situation; we must face it!"
Chu Xinghe's words moved his junior brothers and sisters to tears.
Senior Brother Xinghe actually knew long ago that they wouldn't make it, but he didn't lead everyone back to the sect. Instead, he chose to face the criticism from the three sects at the spirit cave. Even at this point, Senior Brother Xinghe didn't shirk any responsibility, and his courage and commitment made everyone feel ashamed.
"Senior Brother Xinghe..." Ma Liang wanted to say something but was scolded by Chu Xinghe.
"Get back in line. This has nothing to do with you. Even if we return to the sect, you're absolutely not allowed to talk nonsense, understand?"
Ma Liang nodded silently, biting his lip to hold back his tears.
Everyone knew that Senior Brother Xinghe scolded Ma Liang to prevent him from acting impulsively. Missing the spirit cave was a serious matter, and if the sect found out about Ma Liang's actions, it wouldn't just be a matter of being expelled to the outer sect; having his cultivation abolished and being expelled from the sect wasn't out of the question.
Such a huge mistake, Ma Liang couldn't bear it, and neither could any of them, except for Senior Brother Xinghe. Although he would also face severe punishment, at least he wouldn't be expelled from the sect. But even so, everyone knew that Senior Brother Xinghe would face severe punishment.
Yet, despite everything, Senior Brother Xinghe remained unfazed, and he was protecting Ma Liang, who had been a troublemaker before.
In truth, everyone knew that if any of them had made the mistake instead of Ma Liang, Senior Brother Xinghe would still stand up for them. That's what a true leader does, not only taking responsibility but also shouldering all the blame.
"Stop dawdling, let's keep going."
Chu Xinghe was in a great mood. The time had already passed the spirit cave's deadline. Regardless of what had happened before, just missing the spirit cave was enough to ensure he would be severely punished.
Moreover, Chu Xinghe could imagine that the disciples of the other three sects, unable to enter the spirit cave because they didn't have the Stone Breaking Pill, would miss a great opportunity. The three sects weren't pushovers, and because of Chu Xinghe's mistake, so many people lost their chance. The three sects would surely cause a commotion at the Grand Sky Sect.
By then, even the Great Elder, the mastermind behind the scenes, wouldn't be able to protect him!
So what punishment would he face?
He would definitely lose his status as a personal disciple. Being expelled to the outer sect was unlikely, but being demoted to the outer sect was inevitable. The Grand Sky Sect had to give the three sects an explanation!
From a personal disciple to the outer sect... how delightful!
Feeling utterly pleased, Chu Xinghe arrived at the spirit cave late at night, where the disciples of the three sects were already gathered.
But the scene he imagined, with them fuming with rage, didn't occur. Just as Chu Xinghe wondered if they had all gone mad with anger, a young man wearing the personal disciple robes of the Star Moon Sect approached him.
"You must be Senior Brother Xinghe. I'm Guo Qizhen from the Star Moon Sect, the leader of this expedition. I didn't expect the Grand Sky Sect to arrive half a day early."
Early! By! Half! A! Day?
Chu Xinghe's first reaction was, did I just time travel?
Chapter 26 - No more acting! It's a straight flush!
Guo Qizhen gathered the leaders from East Moon Pavilion and North Mystic City and introduced them to Chu Xinghe, but Chu Xinghe didn't even catch their damn names.
At that moment, Chu Xinghe had only one question in his mind: Damn, did I just transmigrate...?
Quick! Someone tell me, did I transmigrate?
Where's the "ding-dong! System activated" or something like that?
Shouldn't there be some voice saying "Host selected, beginning the path against the heavens" or something along those lines, according to the usual trope?
But there was no sound at all... Chu Xinghe looked at the junior brothers and sisters behind him, and they... were just as dumbfounded as he was!
Is this a group transmigration?
Chu Xinghe's first reaction was that their group had transmigrated together!
But the dream of transmigration was quickly shattered. From Guo Qizhen, Chu Xinghe learned that they hadn't transmigrated, nor had they missed the spirit cave, because from the beginning, the spirit cave was scheduled to open tomorrow.
The disciples from the three sects originally thought that the Grand Sky Sect, which had the longest journey, would arrive by tomorrow morning, but even if they arrived by evening, it wouldn't be a problem, so naturally, there was no rush.
However, Chu Xinghe had rushed all the way, thinking they had missed the timing, only to find out that the damn spirit cave was opening tomorrow?
Chu Xinghe was bewildered.
But while Chu Xinghe was in a daze, the junior brothers and sisters behind him suddenly started cheering.
Wan Lin even hugged Chu Xinghe, not caring if it was inconvenient, and screamed madly.
Ma Liang knelt on the ground, kowtowing to the heavens as if his prayers had been answered.
Amidst the cheering crowd, only Chu Xinghe had a face full of bitterness.
What about the promised severe punishment... what about missing the event... I'm... having such a hard time...
The people from the three sects were bewildered by the actions of the Grand Sky Sect, each thinking to themselves, are the people from the Grand Sky Sect out of their minds?
But in front of the Grand Sky Mirror, a group of old fellows was laughing heartily.
"Hahaha... look at the expression on that kid Xinghe's face, it seems he's not really unafraid of punishment. He acted all nonchalant before, but now that he knows he made it in time, that bitter expression is just the contrast of overwhelming joy!"
"Indeed... in the end, he's still a kid. He acted indifferent before just so his junior brothers and sisters wouldn't feel any burden, but he didn't expect you, Sect Master, to be one step ahead, fearing these kids would miss the event, so you moved the time up by a day."
"Hahahaha... after all, it's their first time out, better safe than sorry, but that kid's expression is just too funny now."
The Great Elder was also laughing heartily.
In front of the spirit cave, the junior brothers and sisters didn't care if the three sects thought they were crazy, they surrounded Chu Xinghe and cheered recklessly.
"Senior Brother Xinghe! I told you, those with determination won't be let down by the heavens!"
"Right, right... someone like Senior Brother Xinghe, even the heavens wouldn't let him be punished!"
"God Bless Grand Sky Sect!"
"God Bless Grand Sky Sect..."
The disciples of the Grand Sky Sect shouted wildly, and those four words made Chu Xinghe hold his head, knowing that whenever he heard them, nothing good ever came of it.
It must be because he sang "Good Days" or something... definitely because of that, so unlucky!
The people of the Grand Sky Sect set up camp, and Chu Xinghe watched as the group, despite traveling all day, showed no signs of fatigue, but instead sang and danced around the bonfire, not knowing what to say.
Chu Xinghe swore, if he had known it would be like this... he would have definitely taken them straight back to the Grand Sky Sect and put on a show... what show, just disappear.
But now it was too late to say anything, he could only think about how to operate within the spirit cave.
He had made a military pledge, apart from the marrow-cleansing spirit liquid, he had to bring back seventy percent of the rest to the Grand Sky Sect, or he would lose his status as a personal disciple.
Calculating like this, he still had a chance!
And a great chance at that!
Everyone sang and danced, going to bed late, but each junior brother and sister was extremely happy.
That night, who knows how many people woke up laughing from their dreams, and how many disciples from the three sects suspected the Grand Sky Sect was full of lunatics.
Early the next morning, Chu Xinghe approached Guo Qizhen and so-and-so and so-and-so... because he honestly didn't remember their names.
"I'm Fan Sheng! Hmph! Even if the Grand Sky Sect is the number one sect in the world, our East Moon Pavilion is still one of the top ten sects, and you, a leader from the Grand Sky Sect, can't even remember my name, are you insulting our East Moon Pavilion?" Fan Sheng was furious.
"Hehe... I'm Sun Xueheng, Senior Brother Fan is right, the Grand Sky Sect is too arrogant!"
"Uh..." Chu Xinghe was helpless but didn't want to explain, you say the Grand Sky Sect is arrogant, right... yeah, yeah, we're arrogant, so what... go ahead and ruin the Grand Sky Sect's reputation, knock us off the top spot, please!
Ignoring the two's displeasure, Chu Xinghe distributed the Stone Breaking Pills as agreed, and only then did Fan Sheng and Sun Xueheng slightly calm down, but they still didn't pay attention to Chu Xinghe, instead pulling Guo Qizhen aside to discuss something!
Seeing this, Chu Xinghe was delighted.
They're going to isolate us!
Great! You three sects unite and isolate us from the Grand Sky Sect, and when you take all the spirit liquid, don't leave us a drop!
Back on his side, Wan Lin and Ma Liang approached.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, are they trying to isolate us?" Wan Lin frowned.
"Weren't we supposed to advance and retreat together?" Ma Liang was also angry.
"Sigh... it's my fault, yesterday I was so lost in thought because we didn't miss the spirit cave that I didn't even remember the names of the leaders, and they said our Grand Sky Sect was too arrogant."
"Let them say what they want... are we afraid of being isolated by them!" Wan Lin didn't feel that Senior Brother Xinghe had any problem for not remembering their names and making them upset.
Ma Liang also nodded vigorously, now whatever Senior Brother Xinghe said was right, following in his footsteps would only lead to greater heights!
The three sects seemed to have reached some small agreement because none of them were willing to come over and communicate with the Grand Sky Sect.
The Grand Sky Sect didn't feel any different, after all, they had the most people and weren't afraid of them.
Time slowly approached the opening of the spirit cave.
On the mountain wall, the broken runes began to glow, and under the light, the door to the spirit cave opened, revealing the path inside.
Ma Liang wanted to be the trailblazer but was stopped by Chu Xinghe.
"Are you stupid? Let them go first, if they don't move, we don't move!"
"Alright..." Ma Liang nodded without hesitation.
The same thought occurred to the three sects.
After all, no one knew what they would face upon entering the spirit cave. Although the Star Moon Sect had scouted before and knew there were petrified venomous insects inside, no one knew how many there were or if there were other dangers. The first to enter would definitely face risks.
The three sects looked at the Grand Sky Sect and saw they weren't moving, so they didn't move either!
Time ticked by, from noon to near dusk, and the spirit cave was about to close, yet neither side moved!
Chu Xinghe met the gazes of Sun Xueheng and Fan Sheng without a hint of panic.
As long as they didn't move, Chu Xinghe wouldn't move, he was fine with waiting for the spirit cave to close, then everyone could go home and face punishment, that would be perfect.
But just as Chu Xinghe was fantasizing about the other side holding out with him, the hot-tempered Fan Sheng couldn't hold back.
"The Grand Sky Sect, being the number one sect, used to lead the way, but I didn't expect this generation of disciples to be so cowardly!"
"Watch your damn mouth, trying to morally coerce us, huh? Why should the number one sect always go first? The Star Moon Sect discovered this spirit cave first, and you three have more people, shouldn't you lead the way?"
"You..." Guo Qizhen didn't expect Chu Xinghe to turn and snap at him.
"Stop arguing, if you keep arguing, the spirit cave will close, if the Grand Sky Sect doesn't dare to go first, we will!" Sun Xueheng finally gritted his teeth and spoke.
The others had no choice but to follow, and the three sects began to enter the spirit cave one after another.
The runes on the spirit cave began to dim, and once the light was completely gone, it would be impossible to enter.
Watching everyone from the three sects go in, Chu Xinghe didn't immediately follow, he waited...
Waited for the runes to dim further.
Finally, the runes began to flicker, a sign that the spirit cave was about to close!
"Go! We're going in!"
With the order given, everyone crossed the runes and entered the spirit cave, greeted by a ruined underground city, likely ancient ruins, but before anyone could see what the ruins were like, Chu Xinghe spoke again: "Everyone... head back the way we came!"
"Huh?" Most people were stunned by Chu Xinghe's order, knowing that the spirit cave was already closing, and if they left now, they wouldn't be able to enter again.
Before Yu City, if faced with such an order from Chu Xinghe, Ma Liang would have been the first to accuse him of having ulterior motives.
But now, Ma Liang followed Chu Xinghe's order without hesitation, not doubting Senior Brother Xinghe for a second.
Naturally, the others didn't hesitate either and followed suit.
Chu Xinghe was going all out!
No more acting! Cards on the table!
To avoid getting the spirit liquid, he was going to head straight back, just to see how they could lose!
With a reverse maneuver, he led everyone out of the spirit cave, and the Grand Sky Sect's trip to the spirit cave ended without even a chance for the disciples to cleanse their marrow and bones, just to see who could beat him in this round!
As for the reason? Chu Xinghe had it ready, he felt the Grand Sky Sword Box warning him as soon as he entered, and instinctively wanted to lead everyone to retreat, wasn't that enough?
The reason didn't matter! What mattered was whether there was punishment!
Chu Xinghe was almost laughing out loud, he had set such an obvious trap for his teammates, this time it had to work!
But before he could finish laughing, the world before him left him dumbfounded.
It was still a ruined underground city, but why was it glowing green?
Wasn't he supposed to be outside the spirit cave? What was this?
Was this a real transmigration?
Chapter 27 - Sect's Shame, Chu Xinghe
This time, there was definitely no transmigration, because Chu Xinghe found that all his junior brothers and sisters appeared behind him, and he concluded that such a large-scale group transmigration was too difficult.
But shouldn't he have just walked out of the spirit cave? Why was he in this place?
"This is the second level! Senior Brother Xinghe, you're amazing! How did you discover that the entrance to this level can be triggered by stepping back just before it closes, allowing us to reach the second level effortlessly?"
Wan Lin was so excited that she jumped three meters high, swaying and making everyone dizzy.
But Chu Xinghe was almost cursing. Damn it, he knew nothing about any spatial dislocation. He just wanted to trick them... He had thought of so many reasons.
"I get it now. The reason Senior Brother Xinghe didn't want to walk in front wasn't because he was worried about safety, but because he knew there would be such a mechanism, so he had to walk at the back to trigger it, right?" Ma Liang automatically filled in the gaps in Senior Brother Xinghe's previous strange behavior.
Hearing Ma Liang's words, all the junior brothers and sisters nodded, finally understanding that Senior Brother Xinghe was playing a game with the world, calculating every step clearly!
The few who had a bit of doubt earlier even came to apologize to Senior Brother Xinghe, saying they shouldn't have doubted his strategy.
At this moment, Chu Xinghe, standing on the second level, felt very upset, extremely upset!
He just wanted to trick everyone, but ended up bringing them to the second level. What was that about?
The three sects entered early, but they had to explore bit by bit to reach the second level, while they appeared directly on the second level, occupying all the advantages of time, place, and people.
"This time, all the spiritual liquid is ours!" Ma Liang displayed a confident demeanor.
"Yes! All the spiritual liquid is ours!" Wan Lin and the other junior brothers and sisters echoed.
Chu Xinghe felt even worse...
Before, there were still opponents, but now there were none... How could they lose when they could return to the city at any time... Now he knew, returning to the city by mistake landed them in a gold mine.
"Everyone, don't rush to explore. Let's first check the surroundings." At this point, Chu Xinghe could only think of ways to delay time.
Three sects, you better be strong!
I'm here single-handedly resisting the entire Grand Sky Sect for you, don't let me down!
Soon, following Chu Xinghe's instructions, many disciples were sent out in groups of three or five to scout the surroundings. Chu Xinghe instructed them to be as thorough as possible, not to worry about wasting time, as safety came first. As long as one junior brother or sister didn't return, they wouldn't leave!
With many junior brothers and sisters dispatched, Chu Xinghe also led Ma Liang, Wan Lin, and others to explore in one direction.
The spirit cave was originally a rather grand city, buried underground for unknown reasons. The green ghostly lights flying around were the petrifying poisonous insects mentioned earlier.
These things swarmed like mosquitoes and couldn't be cleaned up. They could only be resisted with the Stone Breaking Pill's detoxifying ability, which was why the three sects needed so many Stone Breaking Pills.
Chu Xinghe distributed a sufficient amount of Stone Breaking Pills to each junior brother and sister, one every ten minutes, enough for ten days or more without any pressure.
Passing through the swarm of poisonous insects, Chu Xinghe approached the edge of the abandoned ancient city, where two roads appeared ahead. One seemed to lead to the left side of the city, and the other to the city center.
Without thinking, Chu Xinghe chose the road leading to the city center, as it looked more complicated and could delay more time, right?
And indeed, as Chu Xinghe thought, the road to the city was like a maze. Although everyone passed through smoothly using various means, a large number of strange statues suddenly appeared ahead, standing densely at the city entrance like soldiers guarding the city.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, passing through here should lead us into the city, where the spiritual liquid should be!"
"Don't act rashly. I feel something's not right... Let's go back and discuss it first."
"Ah... okay... okay then..." Although feeling that Senior Brother was being overly cautious, Wan Lin nodded in agreement, and the others followed suit, returning to the previous area.
Meanwhile, on the first level, the people from the three sects were steadily advancing.
"Why haven't the people from Grand Sky Sect caught up yet?" Fan Sheng was puzzled. They were clearing the way ahead, so Grand Sky Sect should have caught up easily by now.
"Hmph! I guess they don't want to spend any effort, just waiting for us to clear the path to the lower level." Sun Xueheng looked displeased.
"What's this Chu Xinghe! Such a despicable person can become a personal disciple; I think Grand Sky Sect is doomed!"
"Fan Junior Brother, watch your words!" Guo Qizhen quickly reminded him.
Although Fan Sheng looked displeased, he didn't say more. The three sects continued to fight and advance, clearing various insect mechanisms and poison fog on the first level.
They had no idea that the despicable person they spoke of, Chu Xinghe, was single-handedly resisting the entire Grand Sky Sect to buy them time.
So, as they say, good people don't get good rewards!
Chu Xinghe was drawing maps, leaving marks, and even deliberately leading the team down wrong paths, using every possible method to delay time.
But eventually, they returned to the starting point.
"Is everyone here...?" Chu Xinghe sighed helplessly.
"It seems that Sister Mi Xue's group hasn't returned yet!"
"Ah! That's great... too much... Are you all just going to wait here? Hurry up and follow me to find Sister Mi Xue!" Chu Xinghe was so excited he almost cried. Sister Mi Xue was a good person, finally creating some opportunities to delay time.
Under Chu Xinghe's lead, everyone split up to search for Sister Mi Xue, remembering Senior Brother Xinghe's words: I brought you out of Grand Sky Sect, and I'll take you all back, not one less.
The search for Sister Mi Xue lasted for half a day, and they finally found her trapped by some poisonous creatures in a hidden place. With everyone's joint effort, they successfully rescued her.
When they returned to the starting point, they found that the people from the three sects had already come down from the first level.
Seeing this, the people from Grand Sky Sect sighed, but there was no choice; they couldn't leave Sister Mi Xue behind.
But this rescue ultimately lost them the initiative.
The people from Grand Sky Sect sighed, while the three sects were confused.
What was this? Why were the people from Grand Sky Sect on the second level? They had been fighting hard on the first level for so long, and Grand Sky Sect was resting on the second level?
However, Fan Sheng couldn't understand why Chu Xinghe was leading the team to rest here instead of exploring the second level. Was there some conspiracy?
"Senior Brother Xinghe seems to know a secret path we don't." Guo Qizhen approached with a smile.
"Hehe... just luck, just luck."
"I wonder if Senior Brother Xinghe has discovered anything after being down here for so long?" Guo Qizhen tried to probe Chu Xinghe.
He didn't have much hope, but just when Guo Qizhen thought Chu Xinghe would say he didn't know anything, Chu Xinghe handed over the map he had drawn earlier to Guo Qizhen, and amidst everyone's confusion, he spoke: "Fan Junior Brother, Sun Junior Brother, not remembering your names earlier was indeed a mistake, I was momentarily distracted."
"You two were too emotional at the time, so I couldn't explain anything. This is the map of the area we explored earlier, with a path to the city. It can save you a lot of effort, consider it my apology to everyone."
At this moment, the scene fell silent.
The people from the three sects were at a loss with the map in hand.
Especially Fan Sheng and Sun Xueheng, who had been cursing Chu Xinghe as a despicable person all the way in, only to be greeted with a big gift upon entry, leaving them ashamed.
"The top ten sects should support each other and help one another. Please forgive my previous indiscretions." Chu Xinghe said, bowing humbly to the three sects.
Meanwhile, he thought to himself... I've written all the scripts for you! Don't let me down!
The people from the three sects were puzzled, especially Fan Sheng and Sun Xueheng, wondering if Chu Xinghe had a conspiracy or was genuinely apologizing.
But the map was real, evident from the surprised expressions on the faces of the Grand Sky Sect disciples when Chu Xinghe handed it over.
"Alright, let's continue!" Chu Xinghe waved his hand, and everyone gathered together, with the Grand Sky Sect disciples and the people from the three sects setting off according to the map, further confusing the three sects, who initially suspected the map might be problematic, but now it seemed fine.
They quickly reached the fork in the road on the map, with one path leading to the city, filled with strange statues, and the other leading to the left side of the city.
"The path to the city should be the correct one!" Fan Sheng made a judgment.
Sun Xueheng and Guo Qizhen nodded in agreement.
As the saying goes, where treasures are, dangers exist. Only by overcoming various dangers can one obtain the final treasure, which is almost a rule.
So in the spirit cave, to find the treasure quickly, just look for the most dangerous place.
Between the two paths, the one leading to the city was filled with statues that didn't look easy to deal with, while the other path to the left side of the city was empty, not even a poisonous insect in sight, definitely a trap.
After discussing, Guo Qizhen spoke: "Senior Brother Xinghe, let's venture down this path together. This should be the correct path!"
But amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Chu Xinghe shook his head: "No, no... I think the other side is the correct path!"
"Ah? You mean that side? Why?"
"Instinct!"
"Senior Brother Xinghe, your instinct might not be accurate."
"I trust my instinct. If you choose this path, then I'll choose the other one, or we can go together? After all, the path to the city is very dangerous, one careless move..."
"Hehe... Senior Brother Xinghe is overthinking. There's no place in the spirit cave that isn't dangerous. If treasures were easily obtainable without danger, would they still be called treasures? I choose the city!"
"We also choose the city..."
The three sects all made their choice, and Chu Xinghe didn't say more, nodding to everyone, then leading the Grand Sky Sect towards the other path.
No one in the Grand Sky Sect doubted Senior Brother Xinghe's instinct, after all, his instinct had brought them directly to the second level!
But it was different for the three sects. Once the Grand Sky Sect was far away, Fan Sheng sneered.
"Hehe... I thought he was sincerely apologizing, but he's just a coward, afraid we'll report the incident to the sect and get him punished, so he gave us the map. Now he's backing down at the slightest danger, such a coward is a disgrace to Grand Sky Sect, a disgrace to the top ten sects!"
Although the others from the three sects didn't speak, they nodded silently, clearly agreeing with Fan Sheng's label of Chu Xinghe as a disgrace to Grand Sky Sect...
Chapter 28 - Grand Sky is immortal, Grand Qi eternal!
When it came to handing over the road to the city gate to the other side, some disciples of the Grand Sky Sect might not understand, but everyone was 100% supportive of Senior Brother Xinghe's decision.
After all, along the way, Senior Brother Xinghe had never been wrong, even if it was an unreliable intuition, everyone still believed in him.
Ma Liang took the lead as the pathfinder, leading a team to explore ahead.
However, as they moved forward, there was nothing strange, not even eerie statues. Apart from those green bugs occasionally causing petrifying poison, there was no real threat.
The path was so smooth that everyone felt like they were on a dungeon tour rather than a treasure hunt.
On the other side, the three sects had already charged into the statue group, and the stone shells of these statues suddenly shattered, with creatures resembling ghouls emerging from within.
The disciples of the three sects immediately engaged in a bloody battle with the statues.
Chu Xinghe and his group strolled leisurely on the other side, faintly hearing the sounds of battle, knowing that a fight had definitely broken out over there.
But what did that have to do with him? His goal was to gain nothing!
Finding treasure was hard, but getting nothing was easy, right?
Can't I just treat this as a day trip to the dungeon?
After all, whose intuition hasn't been wrong before?
Just as Chu Xinghe was wandering around leisurely, Ma Liang, who was responsible for scouting ahead, came running towards him like a wild dog off its leash.
"Senior Brother Xinghe! Senior Brother Xinghe!" Ma Liang was so excited his hands were trembling, and the eyes of the other junior brothers behind him were all red!
Damn! Did something go wrong?
Chu Xinghe was internally panicking!
"Senior Brother Xinghe's intuition is truly divine, there's spiritual liquid ahead!"
Upon hearing this news, the surrounding Grand Sky Sect disciples erupted.
Everyone looked at Senior Brother Xinghe with eyes full of awe!
Chu Xinghe: "???"
"No... Ma Liang, say that again..."
"Senior Brother Xinghe's intuition is truly divine, there's spiritual liquid ahead!" Ma Liang repeated earnestly.
Chu Xinghe felt dizzy, almost letting Ma Liang send him off on the spot!
Ma Liang, oh Ma Liang, you're really a troublemaker... I just wanted everyone to gain nothing, what's wrong with that... I just wanted the sect to suffer a loss and punish me a bit, why is it so hard?
At this point, there was no need for Chu Xinghe to say anything; everyone rushed forward in a frenzy, and sure enough... in a vast open area, a pool of spiritual liquid sat quietly like a blue mirror.
But the spiritual energy it emitted confirmed it was indeed spiritual liquid.
On the other side... the three sects were in a bloody battle with the statues, but these statues were as hard as stone, and they could release a strange petrifying wave. Every time someone was hit by the wave, they had to consume a large amount of Stone Breaking Pills to recover, but the three sects didn't have that many pills, and now disciples were in danger as their supply dwindled!
"Everyone hold on, we'll win if we charge through!" Fan Sheng raised his battle blade and shouted, but as his words fell, a strange sound came from afar, and the city gate opened. Behind the gate, the stone shells of countless statues began to peel off, and they awoke from their slumber, roaring as they charged towards the three sects...
On the Grand Sky Sect's side...
"Senior Brother Xinghe, what should we do now..." Ma Liang, self-proclaimed as the lucky charm, looked at Chu Xinghe with a grin.
"What else can we do... we're already here... let's bathe..."
Chu Xinghe was helpless; what else could he do at this point?
"Please let Senior Brother Xinghe go first, it's said that the spiritual energy is most concentrated for the first one to enter!"
"Yes, yes, this opportunity must be given to Senior Brother Xinghe!"
"If Senior Brother Xinghe doesn't go first, I won't accept it!"
Soon, Chu Xinghe was chosen to be the first to enter the spiritual liquid. Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Chu Xinghe entered the spiritual liquid. There was no need to actually bathe; just being near the spiritual liquid would automatically consume part of its energy to cleanse and refine Chu Xinghe's body.
The gentle spiritual energy entered Chu Xinghe's body, and in an instant, he felt a scorching heat throughout his body, with his bones and flesh being elevated.
At the same time, his cultivation level advanced from the peak of Second Grade Martial Master directly into the ranks of Third Grade Grand Martial Master!
Previously, the Compass of Misfortune had helped him reach the peak of Second Grade, and now the spiritual liquid had allowed him to break through!
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Xinghe on breaking through to Grand Martial Master!"
"As expected of Senior Brother Xinghe, we joined the sect together, but Senior Brother Xinghe has already reached Third Grade."
"Stop talking, let's take turns entering the spiritual liquid!"
Everyone lined up, and Ma Liang, being the first to find the spiritual liquid, got the second chance to enter, as the earlier one entered, the stronger the spiritual power.
Ma Liang was so excited that he gave an acceptance speech on the spot.
He thanked Senior Brother Xinghe for trusting him all the way, even when he was being a troublemaker, never giving up on him, and giving him opportunities, which led to his current achievements.
In short, following Senior Brother Xinghe would lead to any achievement!
Ma Liang completed the cleansing and refining, and his cultivation level advanced from early Second Grade directly to the peak of Second Grade, just a step away from Third Grade.
Next, Wan Lin, the earliest fan of Senior Brother Xinghe, went in third. Wan Lin didn't have a long acceptance speech, just a simple statement: "Wherever Senior Brother Xinghe points, I'll strike!"
Afterwards, other disciples entered in turn, but there was some disappointment among the senior brothers that they didn't need to undress to bathe in the spiritual liquid... of course, Senior Sister Wan Lin was also a bit disappointed...
The entire group completed the cleansing and refining with the spiritual liquid. As expected of the elite disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, everyone reached the peak of Second Grade, although still a tiny step away from Third Grade, their strength had significantly increased.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, let's take all the remaining spiritual liquid with us, that should be the exit over there! The three sects are probably doomed!"
As Ma Liang finished speaking, many nodded in agreement. From the city, they could hear the constant screams and sounds of battle, imagining how fierce the battlefield was, and the three sects might even face total annihilation.
And now, they could have everything without doing anything.
But just as everyone was nodding, Chu Xinghe spoke up: "No! We must go save them!"
"Huh?" Ma Liang was puzzled, after all, choosing which path to take was each sect's own decision, what did it have to do with the Grand Sky Sect, why save them?
"The Grand Sky Sect ranks first among the Top Ten Sects. Back in the day, when the demonic path was rampant, the Top Ten Sects joined forces to fight against it, truly sharing the same breath and branch. But today, the demonic path is not yet eradicated. I don't care about other sects, but can we, the Grand Sky Sect, watch them perish here?"
With these words, Ma Liang lowered his head, and so did the others.
"A person without faith cannot stand, and when we agreed to enter the spirit cave, we only chose a hundred people. The spiritual liquid here is enough for three hundred. The rest is for the three sects. Since the Grand Sky Sect agreed, we will not monopolize it!"
Chu Xinghe finished in one breath, and seeing everyone nod, he finally breathed a sigh of relief... It was one thing not to let the Grand Sky Sect suffer a loss, but if they took all the remaining spiritual liquid back, that would be too much!
So, with a wave of his hand, Chu Xinghe led the charge to aid the three sects!
At the city gate, the two hundred disciples of the three sects had already seen a third either injured or petrified, and the remaining disciples' Stone Breaking Pills were dwindling.
Yet the monsters within the gate seemed endless, appearing as if they were infinite.
"Senior Brother Guo, take the others and leave, we can't hold on..." Fan Sheng's eyes glistened with tears. Their East Moon Pavilion was at the forefront, suffering the heaviest losses, and now there was no chance to retreat.
"Junior Brother Fan! Come with us!" Sun Xueheng also rushed up, trying to pull Fan Sheng away.
But Fan Sheng broke free from them.
"Both of you, I led the disciples of East Moon Pavilion out, only to let them perish here. How can I face returning to the sect? Please tell the sect that Fan Sheng is the disgrace of East Moon Pavilion..." With that, Fan Sheng charged into the monster horde without looking back.
Guo Qizhen and Sun Xueheng glanced around, realizing they were truly powerless to turn the tide, and could only try to retreat, watching helplessly as Fan Sheng was surrounded by more and more monsters.
"Go!" Guo Qizhen shouted, and they began to retreat. As they did, the monsters surged towards the remaining members of East Moon Pavilion, who were already unable to resist and began to be petrified.
Fan Sheng kept swinging his battle blade, fighting desperately, but he still couldn't stop so many monsters!
"Junior Sister Tong Ling! Junior Brother Zhao Heng! So many junior brothers!" Watching as one by one, his junior brothers and sisters were petrified by the monsters, Fan Sheng fell into complete despair. He was gradually exhausted, but at this moment, he felt that death might be a relief for him!
But just as Fan Sheng closed his eyes, ready to accept death!
In the sky, a yellow light pierced through the heavens, and in a flash, it arrived beneath the city gate. In an instant, the sword light split into two, then four, and then more!
Over a hundred yellow lights descended from the sky, directly bombarding the monster horde!
Grand Sky Sword Box!
The Flying Locust appears!
Among the nine Divine Swords, the Flying Locust Sword was the first one usable, and even though it wasn't in sword form, its power was not lacking. The Flying Locust Sword's light could instantly transform into thousands, although Chu Xinghe's current strength couldn't reach that level, he could still split it into over a hundred sword lights!
A formation of over a hundred sword lights descended from the sky, shredding all the monsters charging at Fan Sheng!
"Grand Sky is immortal, Grand Qi eternal!"
The Grand Sky Sect group shouted their battle cry as they charged from one direction!
"Everyone, follow me, we must save everyone!" Chu Xinghe led the charge into the monster horde.
All the Grand Sky Sect disciples followed like gods of war, entering the fray!
For a moment, the Star Moon Sect and North Mystic City, who were about to leave, were stunned...
Grand Sky Sect! It was the Grand Sky Sect!
They actually came to the rescue at this moment, and Guo Qizhen and Sun Xueheng were dumbfounded, unable to believe it. The Grand Sky Sect had actually come...
And leading the charge was Chu Xinghe, whom they called the disgrace of the Grand Sky Sect...
Chapter 29 - Thunder Shadow appears, a flash of purple lightning!
"Grand Sky is eternal! Grand Qi shall never fade!"
Suddenly, the people of the Grand Sky Sect arrived, and the Flying Locust Sword Formation descended from the sky, instantly clearing all the monsters around Fan Sheng.
Fan Sheng was dumbfounded when he saw Chu Xinghe charging towards him.
He had previously declared that Chu Xinghe was the disgrace of the Grand Sky Sect, the shame of the Top Ten Sects.
But at this moment, he was choked with emotion!
As the saying goes, it's easy to add flowers to the brocade, but hard to send charcoal in the snow.
Today, Fan Sheng was prepared to die here, but the Grand Sky Sect arrived at the last moment!
"Whoosh..." Countless Stone Breaking Pills flew out from Chu Xinghe's Space Ring, scattering across the field.
"What are you standing around for? Give the petrified people the antidote, and those without pills, replenish the Stone Breaking Pills quickly. Grand Sky Sect will be the central force, Star Moon Sect on the left wing, North Mystic City on the right wing, everyone follow me!"
"Understood!" Sun Xueheng and Guo Qizhen responded in unison.
At this moment, the two felt as if they were back in the days when the sect elders spoke of exterminating the demonic path. Why could the Grand Sky Sect rank at the top? Because when they exterminated the Demonic Sect, the Grand Sky Sect always led the charge, and when the Grand Sky Token was issued, none in the world dared to disobey!
Today, even though they weren't facing the Demonic Sect, and even though they had just been cursing Chu Xinghe as the disgrace of the Grand Sky Sect, when Chu Xinghe truly led the Grand Sky Sect back, they were still shocked by his grandeur.
The Grand Sky Sect could have just watched them suffer losses here, and the more they lost, the more benefits the Grand Sky Sect could gain.
But the Grand Sky Sect didn't do that; they still came to rescue their former allies. What magnanimity!
At this moment, neither Sun Xueheng nor Guo Qizhen had any more words for Chu Xinghe. If Senior Brother Xinghe said charge, they would charge with him!
If anyone dared to call Senior Brother Xinghe the disgrace of the Grand Sky Sect again, they'd knock out their wisdom teeth!
This was clearly not the time for wordplay.
The strength of the Grand Sky Sect, after the baptism of spiritual liquid, was far beyond the three sects, and with the unlimited supply of Stone Breaking Pills, the monsters were nothing but paper tigers before the Grand Sky Sect!
And even more terrifying was Chu Xinghe. At this moment, above Chu Xinghe's head, the Flying Locust Sword soared through the air, and every descent brought hundreds of sword lights and formations, leaving no trace of the enemy!
"Flying sword! That's a flying sword!" Sun Xueheng was shocked to see Chu Xinghe's flying sword.
Not only Sun Xueheng, but Guo Qizhen also wore a look of disbelief.
It was rumored that the Grand Sky Sect had a Grand Sky Sword Box containing nine Divine Swords... but for four hundred years, no one had been able to wield it, and it had become a legend.
But today, the Grand Sky Sword Box appeared for the first time! And it was in Chu Xinghe's hands.
Everyone finally understood why Chu Xinghe could lead the Grand Sky Sect and become a personal disciple!
It turned out he was the master of the Grand Sky Sword Box!
Among the Top Ten Sects, those who could participate in this event were all Chosen ones, and leaders like Guo Qizhen were the Chosen among the Chosen.
But at this moment, when they saw the Grand Sky Sword Box, all the Chosen were overshadowed by Chu Xinghe.
This was the unparalleled heritage of the Grand Sky Sect!
Chu Xinghe's sword light flickered continuously as he made his way to Fan Sheng.
"Senior Brother Xinghe..." Fan Sheng didn't even know what to say at this moment.
"Take the pills! Save the people of East Moon Pavilion immediately!" Chu Xinghe tossed the pills to Fan Sheng and continued to fight the enemies without another word.
"Alright!" Fan Sheng, with trembling hands, began administering the pills to the petrified junior brothers and sisters. Fortunately, the petrification hadn't lasted long, and with the consumption of a large number of Stone Breaking Pills, they were freed from their petrified state.
Soon, the people from East Moon Pavilion also began to recover and gradually joined the battle!
As the monsters were gradually cleared out, everyone finally saw hope.
"Roar..." A sudden roar came from the city gate, and in the next moment, the ground shook, and the city walls collapsed.
Behind the collapsed walls, a massive statue's stone shell shattered, and a gigantic monster, five or six meters tall, emerged with a bloodthirsty mouth from behind the collapsed walls.
Fan Sheng charged ahead, wielding his spiritual blade, but the blade bounced off the giant monster's body, and Fan Sheng was sent flying, spitting blood from a slap by the monster.
With Fan Sheng repelled, others continued to attack, but this creature's defense was so high that they couldn't even break through it!
"Move aside! I'll handle it!" Seeing the monster rampaging, Chu Xinghe knew he had to act, or people might die.
"Flying Locust!"
Yellow sword light soared into the sky, and the sword formation descended from above, raining down on the monster.
Each sword rain pierced the monster's skin, leaving scars.
The defense was broken! But... it was still not enough to take down the monster!
The monster, attacked by the sword rain, went berserk and charged madly towards Chu Xinghe!
"Senior Brother Xinghe, retreat!" Ma Liang stood in front of Chu Xinghe, trying to get him to leave first.
But just as Ma Liang was about to retreat with Senior Brother Xinghe, purple lightning suddenly appeared all around!
The electric currents from the lightning made Ma Liang's hair stand on end!
"Thunder Shadow! Arise!"
Chu Xinghe slapped his left arm, and a bolt of lightning shot into the sky!
A flash of purple lightning!
The Thunder Shadow descended from the sky, striking the monster charging at Chu Xinghe directly on the head, causing it to explode into pieces!
And its massive body fell, sliding forward with inertia, finally stopping in front of Chu Xinghe.
At this moment, everyone could see clearly, a divine weapon that was like lightning but not lightning, like electricity but not electricity, hovered above Chu Xinghe's head!
The second sword of the Grand Sky Sword Box!
Thunder Shadow!
In a flash of purple lightning, Thunder Shadow had vanquished the enemy!
With the fall of the giant monster, all the smaller monsters seemed to be scared out of their wits and retreated like a tide.
But as the monsters left, everyone remained in a daze.
The heaven-defying sword rain of the Flying Locust had already left many in disbelief, and what was that flashing purple lightning just now... what kind of divine weapon was that!
The purple lightning returned to the Grand Sky Sword Box, and the Flying Locust returned to its place. Chu Xinghe looked around, once again wearing his cheerful expression.
But at this moment, whether it was the people of the Grand Sky Sect or those from the three sects, their gazes towards Chu Xinghe had completely changed.
Why was there someone like Ma Liang in the Grand Sky Sect? Previously, it was because Ma Liang felt unconvinced... why... my strength isn't inferior to that Chu Xinghe, right? Isn't he just a bit luckier? In a real fight, I might not lose!
There were countless people with such thoughts, even more so among the three sects, and Fan Sheng even suspected that Chu Xinghe was just someone with connections.
But with the appearance of the Grand Sky Sword Box!
At this moment, whether it was the Grand Sky Sect or others, no one doubted Chu Xinghe's strength anymore.
"Senior Brother Xinghe... is he really this strong..."
"I've never seen Senior Brother Xinghe fight anyone, he always said his talent was average, his cultivation level ordinary, is this ordinary?"
"Senior Brother Xinghe likes to be kind to others, unlike some who like to challenge this and that... but to be personally taught the Grand Sky Battle Intent by the Sect Master, don't you understand..."
"I thought I had seen all of Senior Brother Xinghe, but now I realize, what I've seen is just a drop in the ocean!"
"Senior Brother Xinghe is unfathomable!"
Not only did the Grand Sky Sect find Senior Brother Xinghe unfathomable, but people from the three sects also gathered around.
First was Fan Sheng, who fell to his knees with a thud in front of Chu Xinghe.
"Junior Brother Fan, what are you doing... get up, get up..." Chu Xinghe hurriedly helped him up.
"Senior Brother Xinghe! Previously, I, Fan Sheng, was worse than a pig or dog! I dared to insult Senior Brother Xinghe, but today, Senior Brother Xinghe bore no grudge, leading the Grand Sky Sect to our rescue, saving everyone in East Moon Pavilion, I have no way to repay this..."
Fan Sheng was in tears.
He had previously said Senior Brother Xinghe was timid, said he was afraid of death... but everyone saw Senior Brother Xinghe's strength just now... what kind of strength was that?
A flying sword... the legendary Grand Sky Sword Box!
With such strength, he could have easily laid low in the spirit cave, but he was narrow-minded enough to think he was just someone with connections.
When he kindly sent a map to express remorse for past events, he thought there was a conspiracy... Fan Sheng had never felt so guilty in his life.
Other disciples of East Moon Pavilion also knelt down one after another, and for a moment, Chu Xinghe could only have the disciples of the Grand Sky Sect help them up.
But even as they were helped up, the disciples of East Moon Pavilion looked at Chu Xinghe with completely different eyes.
If before they were disdainful, now they were full of reverence.
"Fellow junior brothers and sisters, there's no need for this, the Top Ten Sects are like branches of the same tree, I've said this many times, perhaps many thought I was just saying it, but today I'm telling you, I truly mean it, today the three sects are in trouble, the Grand Sky Sect cannot stand by and do nothing, just as if one day, the Grand Sky Sect is in trouble, would the three sects stand by and do nothing?"
"Absolutely not!" The disciples of the three sects spoke up one after another.
"Good, that's all I have to say, let's not be pretentious, oh, by the way, we've already found the spiritual liquid, it's on another path, the spiritual liquid is over there, fellow junior brothers and sisters can come with us to cleanse and refine your bodies!"
As soon as Chu Xinghe said this, the three sects were shocked again!
What? The spiritual liquid is really over there?
The Grand Sky Sect had already found the spiritual liquid, yet they still came to save us? Even though saving us might mean sharing the spiritual liquid, they still didn't hesitate?
The disciples of the three sects were all stunned... what magnanimity!
"Senior Brother Xinghe, being able to keep our lives is already a great kindness, by rights, East Moon Pavilion really shouldn't take any more spiritual liquid, but..." Fan Sheng stammered.
"I know... the sect has orders, and you dare not disobey, so the spiritual liquid is still yours!"
Chu Xinghe led everyone to the location of the spiritual liquid.
The three sects, although feeling embarrassed, still began to absorb the spiritual liquid.
Fan Sheng stood before the spiritual liquid, thankfully not giving any acceptance speech, only saying that Senior Brother Xinghe would henceforth be his blood brother, then began absorbing the spiritual liquid.
Others, though not saying much, were undoubtedly grateful.
And while they absorbed the spiritual liquid, Chu Xinghe went to check out the city.
After causing such a commotion, what on earth was in this city?
But after searching around, there really was nothing, not even a hint of treasure.
When Chu Xinghe returned to the spiritual liquid area, everyone from the three sects had finished absorbing the spiritual liquid, and there was still some residue left in the pool, which could be taken away.
"Let's split this among the four of us!" Chu Xinghe pointed at the spiritual liquid and said.
"Senior Brother Xinghe... how can we do that, you made a military pledge to bring back seventy percent, or you'd lose your status as a personal disciple!" Wan Lin was anxious upon hearing Chu Xinghe's words.
Other disciples were also anxious, the Grand Sky Sect could have kept it all, yet they shared it, which was already more than generous, if they split it further, Senior Brother Xinghe would be punished upon returning, which was too unfair.
"Sister Wan Lin, we four families came in, we should split it equally, alright, don't say any more." Chu Xinghe quickly stopped Wan Lin, goodness, if you keep talking, I won't be able to fulfill my military pledge!
But it was too late, as soon as Chu Xinghe finished speaking, the people from the three sects exchanged glances, made up their minds, and nodded heavily, then Guo Qizhen spoke: "Senior Brother Xinghe, we can't split it, all the remaining spiritual liquid should belong to the Grand Sky Sect."
Chu Xinghe: "Huh?"