The Flying-Sword Race had just ended, so the crowd of disciples at the race location proceeded to flock toward the square upon hearing the commotion. They sped over on their flying swords, producing a gust of wind that was illuminated by dazzling and vibrant colors of their swordlights.
Chu Liang couldn't help clicking his tongue at the sight. If they had possessed such great vigor and enthusiasm for the Flying-Sword Race instead, half of them could have participated in the race and even done well in it.
Nevertheless, Chu Liang stood up and hurried over to the square too with Lin Bei and Wen Yulong. The cliffside was not far from the square, so they arrived there in a flash and saw a heated battle taking place.
"Woah!" Lin Bei exclaimed in surprise.
…
This whole incident had begun with Feng Chaoyang and Deng Yixiao's previous confrontation.
Feng Chaoyang and Deng Yixiao had disliked each other for a long time, and they ran into each other after the fighting tournament ended the day before. It's unclear who approached whom first, but they likely said some crap like "The hell you lookin' at?"
Nonetheless, everyone was watching, so they didn't get physical with each other. Xu Ziyang took it upon himself, as a disciple of Mount Shu, to step in and break up the fight, putting a temporary end to the conflict.
Unfortunately, after the main competition ended the day before, neither Feng Chaoyang nor Deng Yixiao left Mount Shu. They both stayed on at the accommodations that the Foreign Affairs Hall had arranged for them.
Then after spending the night on Heaven-Reaching Peak, they met again at breakfast the next morning. This time, there was no one to intervene. They had another verbal spat, which evolved into a heated and violent clash like a strike of lightning setting greenery alight.The cultivation art that Feng Chaoyang cultivated was the Celestial King Sect's Heavenly Star Unusual Art. The moment he activated his divine ability, he was enveloped by divine light, transforming into a divine figure that radiated sparkling golden light!
Deng Yixiao was from Thunderbolt Stronghold, so instead of activating a divine ability, he whistled. His spirit pet, a Five-Fire Divine Ape, began rushing over to him.
His spirit pet had always accompanied him, but it wasn't appropriate to bring it into the dining area on Heaven-Reaching Peak, so he'd left it nearby. However, he needed his spirit pet now, so he summoned it.
Yet, Feng Chaoyang didn't give Deng Yixiao the chance to rely on his spirit pet. Taking advantage of the Five-Fire Divine Ape's absence, Feng Chaoyang leaped forward and ruthlessly swung a punch of divine light at Deng Yixiao.
Many beast-taming sects had existed since ancient times, but it was rare for them to successfully make a name for themselves. The Thunderbolt Stronghold was the only beast-taming sect that had managed to become renowned across the nine provinces, so it was undoubtedly an extraordinary sect.
The biggest difference between ordinary beast-taming sects and the Thunderbolt Stronghold was that the Thunderbolt Stronghold followed a philosophy that emphasized the need for tamers and their beasts to cultivate alongside each other. It meant that if their spirit beast was powerful, their tamer had to be strong as well. By following that philosophy, they eliminated the greatest weakness of beast tamers.
Feng Chaoyang charged toward Deng Yixiao with a powerful momentum. Yet, Deng Yixiao remained unafraid. His hands grasped at the empty space before him, and a chain of lightning appeared like a golden dragon roaming the skies.
As the lightning crackled and buzzed, it was condensed into a pike! The lightning had been turned into a legendary weapon!
Boom!
Feng Chaoyang's fist collided with Deng Yixiao's weapon, resulting in a blinding explosion of light.
Deng Yixiao's spirit pet, the ferocious and powerful Five-Fire Divine Ape, arrived at this moment, leaping over with a roar!
This spirit beast was a giant red-haired ape over one zhang tall. It had muscles that bulged all over its body like little mountains, and its eyes were filled with a vicious intent to kill.
The moment the ape went into battle mode, raging flames ignited all over its body. Then it threw an explosive punch!
Feng Chaoyang was shrouded in divine light, so no one could see his reaction clearly. Nonetheless, at the next moment, the divine light around him flickered, and a golden copy of Feng Chaoyang split off from him!
It was the Divine-Light Clone! This divine skill was different from the Immortal Art: External Manifestation, but they produced the same result.
Both versions of Feng Chaoyang were shrouded in divine light, making the real Feng Chaoyang indistinguishable from his clone. Yet, they both possessed equally great combat prowess!
Boom!
The Divine-Light Clone caught the Five-fire Divine Ape's blazing fist, causing a blinding explosion and a terrifying shockwave!
Despite fighting two opponents, there were no signs at all that Feng Chaoyang was losing.
It wasn't long before people began rushing over.
The fight was taking place at the dining area assigned to the visiting disciples of the sects in the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten. Groups of disciples had already gathered there for breakfast, so when they saw the fight, they decided to join in.
A disciple of the Celestial Pivot Pavilion summoned a circle of jade talismans around him, and they spun rapidly around him several times. Then he raised his hand and hit one of them, sending it flying like a bolt of lightning toward Deng Yixiao's weak spot!
Whack.
Nevertheless, a cultivator from the Ascending Dragon Academy, who was dressed like a scholar, stopped the jade talisman midflight.
He snorted coldly. "You're ganging up on someone and attacking them from behind… How is that the conduct of a righteous cultivator?"
That cultivator then summoned a golden brush and drew four talismanic characters in the air.
Boom.
The four ancient talismanic characters were laid over each other, combining to produce a divine intent that harnessed a level of power similar to that of divine law.
The disciple from the Celestial Pivot Pavilion was suddenly overwhelmed with a sense of heaviness that was like a thousand jun weighing down in him. His body felt so heavy that he didn't even have the strength to move his little finger!
The Ascending Dragon Academy disciple drew another string of talismanic characters and bombarded the Celestial Pivot Pavilion disciple with it. However, it was intercepted by dense foundational qi that was like a tide of torrential sea waves. The string of talismanic characters swirled around in the air before redirecting and heading back the way it came!
This was the work of a disciple from the Sea King Sect. Seeing that two sects from the Heavenly Star faction[1] had joined hands, he'd rushed over to join the opposing side.
Then came a young monk from the Monastery Tower. He joined the battle with a shout, lifting his robe to reveal his muscular body. The young monk looked just like a glowering vajra warrior!
In recent years, the Monastery Tower had been the representative Buddhist sect in the north, well known for their warrior monks who trained in martial arts!
This battle was just a continuation of the conflict between the Heavenly Star faction and a faction of those who opposed them. Up to this point, no one else had gotten involved.
The Great Astral Sect's Yun Chaoxian and his junior sister Tang Shi were among those watching the battle.
Yun Chaoxian's eyes lit up when he saw the monk fighting. "He's a warrior monk from Monastery Tower! For years, they've said that the Great Astral Sect's martial arts legacy is inferior to that of the Monastery Tower and that we only hold a position in the Divine Nine because of our legendary artifacts! I've long wanted to challenge one of their monks!"
"Senior Brother Yun, I'm afraid..." Tang Shi murmured.
"Don't be afraid. I'll be right back!" Yun Chaoxian shouted as he left.
He didn't even take his weapon. Leaving his halberd to one side, Yun Chaoxian jumped into the fight barehanded!
He didn't attack the monk stealthily though. Instead, he approached the monk from behind and waited for when the monk was taking a breather.
Then Yun Chaoxian yelled, "Watch my fist!"
He threw a punch toward the monk with a loud whoosh.
The monk was caught off guard by the sudden attack from behind, but Yun Chaoxian's warning gave him just enough time to react.
Receiving the punch with his palm, the monk asked, "What are you doing?"
Before Yun Chaoxian could answer, Deng Yixiao, who was fighting without restraint, shouted, "The Celestial King Sect wants to fight us, and now the Great Astral Sect has come to get in on the action! Sure, let's fight!"
Covered in a dazzling display of divine fire, the Five-Fire Divine Ape was in the midst of pressuring Feng Chaoyang's clone to retreat. However, upon receiving Deng Yixiao's command, the ape charged toward Yun Chaoxian instead!
Yun Chaoxian was now fighting three opponents simultaneously!
Someone bellowed viciously, "Don't you dare hurt my senior brother!"
A muscular figure in female clothes charged over and punched the ape from the side with a force of ten thousand jun[2].
Despite being extraordinarily strong, the Five-Fire Divine Ape couldn't withstand the punch at all and was sent flying backward dozens of zhang!
Upon seeing the face of the person who just joined the fight, the other people cried out in surprise, "Is that a woman??"
Tang Shi, the little vajra warrior, looked majestic and imposing!
"Since you disciples of the Divine Nine want to abuse your power and pick on us, we, the disciples of the Terrestrial Ten, won't stand for it!" someone else shouted from the side.
Accompanied by a howling black wind, a slim youngster used his hand as a saber and intercepted Tang Shi's next punch.
Thud!
"Even Guo Zhanlei from the Night-Saber Sect is getting involved? This a great opportunity!" a disciple from Taotie City exclaimed. Unable to stay on the sidelines, the disciple leaped over as he yelled, "I support the Terrestrial Ten, but I've disliked the Night-Saber Sect for a very long time!"
Bright and colorful enchanted tools whizzed about in midair!
Seeing a disciple of Taotie City join the fray, disciples of several traditional immortal sects that disliked Taotie City, such as the Endless Sword Sect and the Fog-Hidden Mountain of Immortals, joined in as well. These disciples wanted to take the opportunity to teach a lesson to a disciple of the upstart sect Taotie City.
Despite that, there were conflicts among the disciples of the traditional immortal sects too. They saw each other as they approached the disciple from Taotie City and couldn't hold back from attacking each other first!
The disciples of the Noblemen's Hall in Jiangnan initially stayed out of the fight. Nevertheless, upon seeing their fellow Confucian cultivators from the Ascending Dragon Academy get beat up so badly, they couldn't help but join in to help.
The disciple from South Melody Conservatory was a young musician. The South Melody Conservatory didn't have many disciples, and this year, the older ones were all making preparations for their tours, so they sent a young lady.
The young lady's eyes filled with excitement as she watched the massive and chaotic fight. It was a rare sight for her. She wanted to join in, but she didn't dare to.
After pondering for a moment, she placed her guqin on the ground and gently plucked the strings.
Twang~
It was the "Morale-Boosting Melody: The Rise of the Azure Waves"!
Chu Liang had experienced the power of this song before. Upon hearing it, even a disabled person would want to grab a crutch and charge into battle!
The parties in the fight were already beating each other senseless. With this battle song playing, it would be even harder to stop the fight now.
It would be a very hard task to try and find a sect among the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten that had never wronged another sect, so pretty much all of them harbored a desire to get revenge against one sect or another. They usually kept some self-restraint, but it was now time for vengeance and settling scores. There was no holding back anymore.
Even the Greater-Yin Cult, the most reclusive sect among them, was no exception. Luo Xiaoyong was enjoying the fight as a bystander. He had no grudges or animosity against the disciples engaged in the fight or their sects, and he had no intention of participating in the fight.
Yet, at this moment, an oblivious disciple approached Luo Xiaoyong and stood in front of him.
The oblivious disciple yelled, "Dear beauty, do not be afraid! I will protect you!"
He even turned back to show a confident and greasy grin to Luo Xiaoyong with some bonus winks.
A moment ago, the oblivious disciple had noticed a beautiful woman sitting alone as she watched the fight. Spotting an opportunity to make a move, he'd rushed over in a frenzy to showcase his masculine charms.
However…
Wham.
Luo Xiaoyong did not hold back; he sent the oblivious disciple flying with a kick. Consequently, Luo Xiaoyong joined the fight as well.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of Heaven-Reaching Peak…
Lu Xun, who was dressed in a white robe, had just buried an object in the ground. He formed a hand seal, and a burst of darkness flashed past him from the ground.
In that instant, he sensed a fluctuation in the qi around him. Then an enchanted formation descended to the ground.
Everyone on Heaven-Reaching Peak had their attention focused on the chaotic fight, so no one was aware of Lu Xun's actions.
He glanced indifferently behind him, making sure no one had noticed him. After that, he flew up and headed toward the square.
When Lu Xun landed and saw the chaotic scene, he put on an enraged expression and shouted, "Stop fighting!"
1. Celestial King Sect and Celestial Pivot Pavilion both originated from the Heavenly Star Divine Cult. See ch81 for more details. ☜
2. Reminder that 1 jun = 15kg… so… lol. ☜
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Translator: LD
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