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As expected, under the other Reaching Heaven States' surprised gazes,
Cheng Lu, despite the intent to dodge, was caught in the momentum of the
sword and got trapped .
When the sword had stopped, the tip of the blade was already very close to
her throat .
She could even perceive how cold the sharp metal sword felt .
"It's unfair!"
She was sure Wen Xin wouldn't hurt her, so she dodged fearlessly . She said,
"This doesn't count!"
Although she said it loudly, her lack of confidence was evident .
"You already lost . If you don't accept the result, you still have many chances in
the future," the Mistress said .
Gnashing her teeth, Cheng Lu came up to Jiang Chen in fury .
Pointing her sword at Jiang Chen, she said angrily, "How did you know I
would dodge?"
"I didn't know . "
Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders . He said, "You would lose all the same
even if you hadn't dodged . "
"No way!" Cheng Lu didn't believe him at all .
If she had chosen to take the attack, it would be hard to say who would win .
"Look . " Jiang Chen pointed at the sky .
As soon as she looked up, Cheng Lu turned pale . Where Wen Xin had
passed holding the sword, the wind was still blowing as fierce as surging
waves .
"How come her sword . . . "
Cheng Lu felt helpless . It was exactly because she had dodged that Wen Xin
had restrained the power of her sword .
Otherwise, she would not only have lost, but also have been wounded .
The Venerables were shocked again . It turned out Jiang Chen hadn't taken
advantage of the human nature . His advice did make Wen Xin a different
person .
"The younger generation is amazing . Young friend, what's your name?" a
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Venerable said .
The Reaching Heaven States on the spot were extremely shocked that a
Venerable had shown him so many respects .
In their eyes, Jiang Chen was at most a Reaching Heaven State who was
hiding his state .
"Jiang Chen . "
Jiang Chen told him his name . Looking at Yi Chen, he said with interest,
"Now, do you believe that sword is mine?"
"But, but . . . "
Of course Yi Chen believed . That was out of question . Other people might
doubt that Wen Xin had hid her strength to put on this show with Jiang Chen,
but she believed him without any doubt .
The thing was she had given the sword away .
And it was in Apprentice Brother Song's hand . That was the interesting part .
It seemed the Mistress of the Ancient Sword Sect had gifted it to her chief
disciple out of her affection for him .
Or, Apprentice Brother Song had never given the sword to the Mistress at all .
However, that was quite impossible . Otherwise, he wouldn't have been
holding it in public .
Apprentice Brother Song suddenly strode up to Jiang Chen . He said to the
latter in a deep voice, "Please . "
Everyone expected the fight upon hearing Apprentice Brother Song's
challenge .
Even Cheng Lu looked over, leaving her frustration behind for the moment .
Apprentice Brother Song was in the Cloud Nine of the Reaching Heaven
State . He was really talented .
Jiang Chen was mysterious . No one knew where he was from or who he was,
but his strength was surprisingly strong .
The fight between them must be interesting . People were curious to see
which was stronger and which was weaker .
"Not interested . "
To their surprise, Jiang Chen refused .
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He was serious, not even casting Apprentice Brother Song a look .
He, a Spiritual Venerable, was challenged by a Reaching Heaven State?
What a joke!
"Mister, are you looking down on me?"
Pulling a long face, Apprentice Brother Song said in an unkind tone . He held
his sword even tighter .
Yi Chen, standing beside Jiang Chen, was embarrassed . She didn't know
what to say .
"Yi Chen, did you tell Apprentice Brother Song what Jiang Chen had said?"
Wen Xin saw her through . She asked Yi Chen through holy awareness .
Yi Chen nodded, ashamed .
She told Apprentice Brother Song how ridiculous Jiang Chen was in a
sarcastic tone, slandering him behind his back .
In this way, Apprentice Brother Song's reaction seemed pretty reasonable .
Since Jiang Chen was unwilling to accept his challenge, Apprentice Brother
Song drew the Redcloud Sword out very quickly and pierced it forward .
However, the Redcloud Sword stopped when it was only a few inches away
from his face .
Except Jiang Chen, everyone was given a good scare . Some people even
shrieked because of the shock .
On the contrary, Jiang Chen was extremely calm . Looking at the sharp blade,
he showed an odd smile .
"Don't play sword before me . You'll get yourself injured . "
He sounded like he was teaching a small kid a lesson . Apprentice Brother
Song was totally irritated by his tone .
Bulging veins appeared on his handsome face . It seemed the sword in his
hand would go on piercing forward at any minute .
Jiang Chen didn't take it seriously at all . He put the cup close to his lips and
took a slow sip .
"Song Zhe, if he doesn't want to fight against you, don't force him," the
Mistress said .
"Yes, Mistress!"
Gnashing his teeth, Song Zhe put the sword back into the sheath, and turned
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around to leave .
The others, on tenterhooks, finally felt relieved . Then they started a heated
discussion .
The topic was naturally why Jiang Chen had refused the challenge .
In this world, only a coward would refuse others' challenge .
Jiang Chen claimed he wasn't interested, full of disdains for Song Zhe .
"Can he be a Venerable?"
Due to Song Zhe's state, they thought Jiang Chen should at least be a Martial
Venerable to have the confidence to say something like that .
They thought for a while, and then shook their heads together . They didn't
think it possible .
"He was afraid . "
Shi Ling said in a sarcastic tone . Angry with Jiang Chen, she really needed a
chance to vent her anger on him .
"Probably . "
The others agreed . It was too hard for them to believe Jiang Chen was a
Venerable .
Wen Xin and Yi Chen were quite uneasy .
After all this, and thinking of what Jiang Chen and Lil Fan had said, Jiang
Chen couldn't just be a Venerable . He should be a Spiritual Venerable .
If it was true, those spiritual storage wares were also true .
Thinking of what she had done on the way, Yi Chen kept shaking .
"Is it really yours?" Yi Chen gave Jiang Chen the mustardseed ring .
Staring at her, Jiang Chen didn't speak . He took the mustardseed ring, and
then poured some class-seven panaceas out to take, as if he knew the ring
very well .
"Done . "
Class-seven panaceas were usually too strong for average people, but Jiang
Chen looked totally fine .
No one saw him take the panaceas, since he did it very quickly .
He would only need a few more panaceas to recover his strength completely .
By then he wouldn't have to worry about anything .
"When did the Clear Spirit Sect recruit such a mysterious person?" Shi Ling
said again .
"You, could you shut up?" Yi Chen, very nervous, said unhappily .
"You!"
Shi Ling flew into a rage, but she also found Yi Chen's tone was weird .
At this moment, a great disturbance came from the sky .
"Watch out!"
A few Venerables shouted to warn the people . Then they heard a heavy thing
fly across the sky, giving off a low and deep sound .
Bang!
A giant bell fell at the center of the Heavenly Mountain Platform . The paved
ground was totally destroyed .
The bell was tied with a white silk ribbon .
"Blood Moon Wilderness is here to celebrate the birthday of the Ancient
Sword Sect!"
Then a sarcastic voice came from the sky .
He claimed he had come to celebrate the birthday, but he had given a bell as
gift .
Gifting a bell was a curse of death . 1
1 In Chinese, giving a bell and arranging a funeral are pronounced the same . As a result, it's a taboo to
gift a bell or a clock for someone's birthday .
The kind face of the Ancient Sword Sect's Mistress was overcast with anger .
"How dare you!"
The other Venerables all went into a fury . He had obviously come to pick a
fight . They were going to give him a lesson .
However, they all stopped when the man had finally showed up over the
Heavenly Mountain Platform .
He was a Spiritual Venerable in the middle stage!
They, some Martial Venerables, weren't a match for him .
This Spiritual Venerable was in his early thirties . It wasn't an easy thing to
achieve his state at such a young age .
He was in an azure robe . His average-looking face looked pretty arrogant .