Novel Full Chapter 2783 - Go Die, Then
Chapter 2783 – Go Die, Then
Qi Jingzhen was so overcome with anxiety and anger that he coughed up blood. Everyone noticed, and everyone was talking about it, too.
Bu Meng jumped to his feet and said with concern, “Brother Qi, victory and defeat are just part of competitions. You needn’t be angry. It would be terrible if this affected your Dao Heart.”
Qi Jingzhen’s expression darkened. He said nothing.
The experts of Blueleaf Sword Sect gnashed their teeth with fury.
The onlookers’ expressions grew strange. That old barbarian Bu Meng’s sure got a ruthless tongue!
But there was no denying one thing. Li Muchen really was strong.
Now that he’d suppressed Lu Xuanwu, he was solidly in the top ten!
Perhaps that was what Qi Jingzhen found so hard to accept?
Off in the distance, Su Yi walked off the stage, casually took a seat, and started drinking.
The way Blueleaf Sword Sect had treated him had been frustrating, but there was no deep grudge between them, and Su Yi had long since ceased to concern himself with them.
He just wanted to go to the Nine Luminaries Forbidden Zone.
“Little Bro, you sure made me look good this time!” Bu Meng smiled so broadly that he couldn’t even close his mouth. “You have no idea how long it’s been since I was last this happy.”
Su Yi smiled. “I can tell.”
Suddenly, Bu Meng transmitted, “By making it into the top ten, you’ve exceeded my expectations. That said, I hope you can lose your next match!”
“Why?” asked Su Yi.
“When a tree towers over the canopy, the wind strikes it first. You’ve already claimed a spot in the Nine Luminaries Forbidden Zone, so there’s no need to reveal any more of your strength,” Bu Meng said seriously. “Blueleaf Sword Sect hates you, and Wang Yuan’s family will too. Our Light Beam Sword Pavilion naturally won’t remain a bystander, but…”
A look of self-deprecation appeared on his face. “It might sound cowardly to say this, but even if we disregard everything we’ve built up over the years, we’d struggle to ensure your safety.”
As he spoke, his gaze filled with melancholy and grief. In their glory days, the Light Beam Sword Pavilion could have taken on the Blueleaf Sword Sect, no problem.
But life was unpredictable. They really weren’t qualified to fight Blueleaf Sword Sect anymore.
They might be able to protect Li Muchen for a time, but a lifetime? That was nothing but the ravings of a madman!
Su Yi took out a jug of wine and passed it to him. “A place in this competition was already an enormous act of benevolence. To tell the truth, Ol’ Brother, I’m not a cultivator of the Literati Province, and once I’ve finished my business in the Nine Luminaries Forbidden Zone, I’ll leave.”
He paused, then smiled. “You’re right. I’d best lose my next match.”
Su Yi meant every word, too. The Nine Luminaries Dao Assembly meant absolutely nothing to him. Fixating on victory would only draw unwanted attention and unnecessary trouble.
That aside, Bu Meng’s words served as a reminder. The thirteen factions participating in the Nine Luminaries Dao Assembly had only thirty spots between them. That was only a tiny portion of the available spots.
Most of the spots had been allocated to Heavenly Sovereign factions and the top factions of the Eternal Heavens Domain.
Putting on too eye-catching a performance here would only draw the Heavenly Sovereign-level factions’ eyes when he went to the Nine Luminaries Forbidden Zone.
Bu Meng said no more on the matter. He just threw back his head and drank.
……
Over in the Blueleaf Sword Sect’s camp, Patriarch Du Ya seethed with murderous intent. “Founder, Li Muchen obviously did this on purpose. He’s targeting the Blueleaf Sword Sect. We cannot let someone with such wanton, ruthless ambition live!”
Qi Jingzhen glanced at him. He said nothing, because he’d made a decision!
Suddenly, startled cries arose around the battlefield. Li Muchen, the representative of the Light Beam Sword Pavilion, had lost!
Many of the onlookers found this a shame. None had anticipated that a dark horse like Li Muchen would make it this far in the Nine Luminaries Dao Assembly!
He’d made it all the way into the top ten!
By this point, many of the onlookers thought he might well have a shot of making it into the top five, but now, that would no longer be possible. How could they not find it a pity?
But many others inwardly sighed in relief. After all, Li Muchen’s defeat meant one less powerful competitor for a spot in the top five. That was naturally to their advantage.
However, others sensed that something was strange about Li Muchen’s defeat, including his opponent, Liu Tianchen.
Their battle had been fierce, but Liu Tianchen got the inexplicable sense that he’d won a bit too easily, and that Li Muchen’s strength wasn’t up to its usual standards.
Liu Tianchen frowned. What’s going on? Don’t tell me he threw the match?
He was from the greatest orthodoxy in the Literati Continent, the Southern Darkness Sword Sect. He was an unparalleled Unfettered Realm sword cultivator and one of the favorites to make it into the top five.
He’d been prepared to pay a heavy price to win this match. He would never have guessed it’d be so anticlimactic!
Several of the old-timers watching sensed that something was amiss, but they didn’t say anything either.
Meanwhile, the experts of Blueleaf Sword Sect sighed in relief.
Li Muchen had lost!
If he’d gone on winning, what would have become of their reputation?
But then, something astonishing happened.
Li Muchen was just about to leave the battlefield when Founder Qi Jingzhen of the Blueleaf Sword Sect walked up to him, then clasped his fist, bowed, and apologized. “I’m sorry.”
It was just three syllables, but they went off like a thunderclap.
Silence followed.
The founder of his sect had just apologized to an Unfettered Realm cultivator in front of the gathered experts of the Literati Continent’s Heavenly Monarch-level factions.
Who wouldn’t have been astonished?
Over in Blueleaf Sword Sect’s camp, Sect Leader Shi Huiyan, Patriarch Du Ya, Mountain Lord Mo Lanhe and the others jumped to their feet and watched in a daze.
Founder… why was this necessary? He’s a junior, and a traitor at that. So what if we irrevocably offend him?
Why disregard your status and apologize to him in person? Is he worthy of that?
No one understood. Even the old monsters of other factions were gobsmacked.
Qi Jingzhen was famous for his bad temper and foul mouth, yet now, he’d solemnly apologized to a junior. It just didn’t seem real, to the point that some of the onlookers half suspected they were dreaming.
Su Yi glanced at him and said, “I’ve never hated the Blueleaf Sword Sect.”
With that, he turned to leave.
Qi Jingzhen had a complicated look on his face. He straightened his back, watched Su Yi’s retreating figure, and transmitted, “You might not care, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t mistaken. I’ll naturally make it up to you!”
Su Yi sat down and started drinking. He had nothing else to say.
Before long, Qi Jingzhen had returned to his seat.
“Founder, why did you do that? He’s just a kid. Was he really worth apologizing to personally?” Sect Leader Shi Huiyan couldn’t help but say.
Qi Jingzhen disregarded him, his gaze cold and indifferent. ‘Huiyan’ means overflowing wisdom. As if! You’re a blind, ignorant fool!
The Nine Luminaries Dao Assembly quickly came to an end. Those who made it into the top thirty each received a medallion that would grant them entrance to the Nine Luminaries Forbidden Zone.
Word of the assembly’s results quickly spread throughout the Literati Continent, leading to countless discussions.
But it was those in the top three who drew the most attention.
Li Muchen’s name came up, too, but not because of his shocking strength. Rather, people were discussing his enmity with the Blueleaf Sword Sect.
The Blueleaf Sword Sect, meanwhile, had become a laughingstock!
Countless people were talking about the way Founder Qi Jingzhen had apologized to Li Muchen in front of the crowd, too.
…
That very day, in the Blueleaf Sword Sect.
Qi Jingzhen gathered the sect’s higher-ups for a meeting as soon as they returned.
The attendees included Elder Yun Husheng of Snowy Pine Peak. Yun Husheng already knew what had happened during the Nine Luminaries Dao Assembly, but although Li Muchen’s strength surprised him, it didn’t particularly worry him.
A traitor, that’s all. If they wanted him dead, the Light Beam Sword Pavilion wouldn’t be able to protect him!
The only thing he struggled to understand was why Qi Jingzhen would apologize to the traitor.
The atmosphere in the Ancestral Hall was heavy.
Qi Jingzhen sat in an elevated, central seat, calm and dignified as he announced, “Li Muchen overcame the ninth floor of Heart Sword Tower. He should have become my closed-door disciple and the future leader of the sect.”
It was just one sentence, but it went off like a thunderclap on a clear day. The gathered higher-ups’ minds buzzed, and their expressions shifted.
All of them realized the severity of the problem!
They also finally understood why Qi Jingzhen’s expression had been so unsightly, and why he’d been so upset and furious that he coughed up blood!
Patriarch Du Ya seemed to realize that this didn’t bode well. He said gravely, “Founder, the more impressive Li Muchen is, the more obvious it is that there’s a problem with his background! I stand by what I said earlier. He’s a spy harboring malicious intentions!”
Many of the others nodded in complete agreement.
“A spy?” Qi Jingzhen said coldly. “A traitor? Do you have any proof?”
Du Ya fell silent.
Before he could respond, Qi Jingzhen murmured, “Li Muchen received his Pendant of Recommendation from Mister Wu Lou, yes, but I originally gave it to a certain senior. That senior entrusted it to Mister Wu Lou for safekeeping.
“That Li Muchen came here bearing that particular pendant means he has close ties to that senior. How could someone like that possibly be a spy?”
The crowd’s hearts shook, and they inwardly cried out in alarm.
They’d taken Li Muchen for someone without status or any background to speak of. In this regard, he seemed far inferior to Wang Yuan.
Who’d have thought they were completely mistaken?
“Founder, might I ask just who that senior is?” Sect Leader Shi Huiyan said gravely.
Qi Jingzhen’s gaze was sinister. “Someone we can in no way afford to offend! When he finds out that Li Muchen was expelled from the sect, he could slaughter us all with ease if he wants to!”
The gathered higher-ups’ hair stood on end. All of them looked stricken.
They finally understood why the founder had apologized to a junior.
He was trying to save the sect!
“Yun Husheng, do you understand your mistakes?” Qi Jingzhen said coldly.
Yun Husheng was scared out of his wits. He’d suppressed Li Muchen on numerous occasions, even demanding that Li Muchen lower his head before him. In Yun Husheng’s gaze, none of that was particularly excessive. He was just trying to temper an unruly junior’s arrogance, that’s all.
But now, Qi Jingzhen’s attitude made him realize the severity of the problem, and his courage failed him.
He threw himself to his knees without hesitation and wept. “Founder, if I’d known that Li Muchen’s background was so extraordinary…”
Bang!
Qi Jingzhen waved his sleeve, destroying Yun Husheng in body and soul.
He’d killed him!
Then, he turned to look at Mo Lanhe. “You’re the mountain lord of Snowy Pine Peak. Do you understand your mistakes?”
Chills coursed down Mo Lanhe’s spine, but he dared not try to explain himself. He just rose and bowed. “I understand!”
Qi Jingzhen pointed outside the hall. “Go die, then!”