There was more than enough time for the five hundred sects to fight for three days to decide the winner, but the progress should not have been so fast. Now, however, with the addition of the Residence of Nine Supremes, a super powerful sect that almost had a cheat code, they had no opponents and could defeat their opponents in the blink of an eye, which greatly accelerated the process of the qualification battle.
It was because of such an atmosphere that, except for the Residence of Nine Supremes, all the other sects were injured and so tired that they could almost fall asleep while walking.
Originally, the sects were thinking of resting for a night to recover and prepare for the next day. Unexpectedly, at Yun Yang's order, the Residence of Nine Supremes took the initiative to attack for the first time.
Overnight, more than sixty of the existing sects were destroyed. The route of attack was almost from this end of the square, sweeping all the way. The screams of the dying martial artists rang throughout the night.
On the morning of the second day, people from seven sects took the initiative to leave, their faces ashen.
At this point, there were less than thirty sects left in the qualification battle.
There were less than eleven sects in this huge square, and they seemed abnormally lonely.
All the sects that were slaughtered and those that had withdrawn had their tents disappear as soon as they were defeated. It was even more magical than the disappearing corpses and blood.
From beginning to end, Yun Yang had used his divine sense to observe and sense with his manifestation powers, but he did not find any trace of power controlling or presiding over the competition in this realm. It was as if all this had happened spontaneously on this mountain, and had nothing to do with anyone.
It seemed to be a little too high level, at least beyond Yun Yang's current understanding!
The next afternoon.
Thirty sects were reduced to eleven, and when night fell, there were only six left.
On the third morning …
There were only two sects left in this realm that had participated in the battle for the Celestial Luck Banner.
The Residence of Nine Supremes and the Wild Saber Sect!
The two sects confronted each other.
The Wild Saber Sect had sent a total of thirty-five people to this qualification battle, but only seventeen of them were still alive. Eighteen of them had been buried here, and more than half of them were dead.
As for the remaining seventeen people, all of them were injured and riddled with scars. They were exhausted to the point that they couldn't even lift their hands.
Yun Yang led his disciples out in a single file, watching the other party silently.
Compared to the poor state of the Wild Saber Sect, the clothes of the Residence of Nine Supremes were spotless, as if they had just taken a bath and changed their clothes.
Seeing the arrival of the Residence of Nine Supremes, feeling their powerful aura and explosive fighting spirit, the leader of the Wild Saber Sect laughed bitterly, tears streaming down his face.
"The Residence of Nine Supremes is indeed formidable and impressive!"
The Mad Blade Sect Master was a tall and sturdy man. His eyes were filled with nostalgia as he looked at the disciples around him and said, "Our Mad Blade Sect, for today's battle, has endured for twenty-seven years …"
"In the past, when we fought against Cangwu Union, we always had the upper hand. I thought it was expected and reasonable that we could win the Celestial Luck Banner in this Battle of Celestial Luck. Unexpectedly … there's always someone stronger than you."
He looked at Yun Yang and said cleanly, "Trying your best is no different from throwing your life away. How foolish. We admit defeat in this battle! Sect Leader Yun, you won't be so ruthless, right? "
Yun Yang, Shi Wuchen, and the others did not conceal their auras. For the first time, their powerful auras were released in unison. The other party was also a high-level cultivator, so how could he not sense it?
With such a huge gap in strength, even if their side did not lose any members and their strength was complete, they would still be far behind. Such a gap could not be made up for by risking their lives!
Fighting without any regard for the consequences wasn't just courting death, it was extremely foolish. It was truly a foolish death!
"Have a safe journey, everyone." Yun Yang said warmly, "What are you talking about, brother? Our original intention was only for the Celestial Luck Banner. Since the outcome has been decided and you gave up voluntarily, how could we force you too much? When we meet again in the martial world, we'll be friends."
He smiled miserably and looked at the huge square with nostalgia. He murmured, "Where the Heavenly Fate is, where the Heavenly Fate is …"
Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and waved his hand. "I admit defeat. Let's go!"
Before he finished speaking, his tall and sturdy body fell to the ground.
His spirit seemed to have completely disappeared at this moment.
"From today onwards, Wild Saber Sect will seal itself for a hundred years! I hope that after a hundred years, there will still be outstanding people among the later generations, and then we'll have the same thought again. "
With tears in his eyes, the man from Wild Saber Sect left these desolate words and was sent out by the strange power of the fifth peak.
At this point, only the people from Residence of Nine Supremes were left in the square on the first floor.
Yun Yang stood with his hands behind his back, his thoughts distant.
After a long time, he murmured to himself, "Celestial luck, celestial luck!"
However, there was a cheer behind him!
"We've won!"
With the forfeit of Wild Saber Sect, the qualification battle for the Celestial Luck Banner came to an end. The white fog at the edge of the square finally changed again. Gradually, it rolled and quickly condensed into a path that led upward.
A white cloud drifted past Yun Yang and the people from Residence of Nine Supremes, as if it was leading the way. Then, it slowly drifted forward.
Knowing that they had been guided by the strange phenomenon because of their victory, the people from Residence of Nine Supremes were all beaming with joy as they walked happily toward the path.
Only Yun Yang felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy, but his feet still followed the movements of the people and walked forward step by step. Suddenly, the desolate and despairing voice of Wild Saber Sect's leader before he left rang in his mind.
"Celestial luck, celestial luck!"
There was also the look of despair in his eyes, the look of numbness and despair in the eyes of everyone in Wild Saber Sect.
And the increasing number of corpses that had fallen under the sabers and swords of the people from Residence of Nine Supremes.
"Wuchen, what do you think celestial luck is?"
Shi Wuchen, Luo Dajiang, and the others were walking forward with Yun Yang, their hearts filled with joy. They were stunned when they heard this question out of the blue. How were they supposed to answer this question? There was no standard answer at all!
With a faint smile on his face, Yun Yang continued to walk forward like he was taking a leisurely stroll. "Do you think the process of fighting for celestial luck is … too cruel?"
As soon as Yun Yang asked this question, not only Shi Wuchen, but all the teachers and masters of Residence of Nine Supremes fell into silence. No one answered.
After a moment, Luo Dajiang took a soft breath and said in a low voice, "Do you think too many people have died in this battle, Boss?"
"Yes, I have this feeling. Before this, I focused on defeating the enemy and didn't think too much, and I didn't hold back in the battle for fear of leaving behind hidden dangers. But now that I think about it, although we have a clear conscience, we were still too bloodthirsty."
Luo Dajiang's voice grew deeper. "Regarding this feeling, I have a different opinion from you, Boss. As far as this battle is concerned, I really don't think it's cruel or unfair. On the contrary, I think it's very fair! "
Shi Wuchen nodded slightly in agreement. "Yes, although the process of this battle is bloody and cruel, it's still fair in its bones. It's just that the fittest survive, and the weak are eliminated while the strong are eliminated. Those sects who knew the situation would have withdrawn from the battle long ago, and those who forced themselves to continue are all holding on to the slightest bit of hope.
Yun Yang nodded silently.
Tie Qingcang seemed to be interested as well. "I also think it's fair! This battle is fundamentally a competition between martial artists. Whether it's cruel or not, at least it gives them a chance to compete, and at the same time, they have the chance to give up. They can advance or retreat at will. How is it unfair? "
"In my understanding, everything in the world is a microcosm of the flow of celestial luck. In the secular world, the dynasties fight for hegemony for the throne. It's normal for a general to succeed and fill up a mountain of bones. When an emperor ascends to the world, the number of people who died in the process of him achieving hegemony is more than a hundred thousand or a million. Whether it's the struggle for the future of cultivation, the struggle for hegemony, or the competition between all walks of life, it's all competition. This is the fight for celestial luck! "
"It's a pity that Fatty Qian Duoduo is not here. Otherwise, he would have declared at length that the commercial war of the Shang Family is equally cruel. Although there may not be mountains of corpses and seas of blood floating on the surface, the conspiracies and intrigues involved will only be better. Just to be able to step on others, they will resort to any means possible. Betrayal, deception, blackmail, and even coercion by force … All kinds of means are endless. As long as you can't think of it, there's nothing that can't happen. "
"If you think deeper, even the most ordinary person, in order to survive in this world, who doesn't try their best to curry favor? However, there are too many people who curry favor, and they may not be able to achieve their goals throughout their lives. If we're talking about fairness, those people are even more unfair. Many people are already at the peak of their lives when they're born. For example, the sons of emperors, the descendants of dukes and marquises, or the sons of the richest … Ordinary people can't even reach the soles of their feet after working hard all their lives. "
"Therefore, the world of ordinary people looks quiet and peaceful, with no obvious crisis, but the so-called absence of danger means that there's no fairness! Fairness has always been fought for at a price! "
"Although the battle for the Celestial Luck Banner is bloody and cruel, and it's not the end even if you win, and your life will be gone if you lose, there's a platform that provides a way for you to fight for it! It's not that you have no choice but to accept your fate before you fight! "
Luo Dajiang said with deep emotion, "Even though they know that the hope is slim, everyone is still reluctant to give up this little bit of hope. If you win, you'll have it! If you lose, you'll have nothing, just because you're not strong enough and lucky enough. That's unfair! "
"Perhaps the people of the world look at the people of the martial arts world with a secular perspective and think that they're too stupid! Only when people are alive can they have a future. What's wrong with staying alive? It's better to live than to die. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of people have died for the so-called Celestial Luck Banner that they can't eat or drink.
"But, are they really stupid?"
"Everyone pursues different things. Whether they're stupid or not depends on the person!"
"Other people use money to fight, power to fight, emotion to fight, intelligence to fight … But martial artists use their lives to fight. What they get is naturally different when the price is different. "
"Money, power, and strategy … What they get in the end is nothing more than money, power, and status … But we martial artists fight with our lives.
It's the path ahead, the Celestial Luck. Being alive is luck, and there's still a path ahead. Dying is fate, and dying prematurely in the middle of the path. There's no such thing as cruelty, and there's no such thing as fairness. "
"From the perspective of ordinary people, martial artists are cruel and incomprehensible, but from the perspective of a martial artist, you'll only feel that it's reasonable. What's the big deal? It's nothing more than that. Everyone is the same, fighting with their lives, that's all. "
Shi Wuchen added coldly, "The path of cultivation has always been rugged and difficult. If we don't fight with our lives, what should we fight with? Others are fighting with their lives, but we're delusional enough to not fight with our lives. Can we win? "
As soon as he said that, everyone burst out laughing. Only Yun Yang remained silent for a moment. After a pause, he guessed, "Do all the martial artists in the Bound of Universe think so?"
Tie Qingcang asked curiously, "Of course … In the Bound of Universe, only the strong are respected, and everything is decided by strength … Boss, don't you think so?"
Yun Yang chuckled and did not say anything else.
To be honest, Yun Yang really did not think so. Born in the Tianxuan Continent, he always felt that everything in the Bound of Universe was very different from Tianxuan, and there were many things that did not fit in with him.
In fact, there were many times when Yun Yang was thinking about a problem: so many martial artists who did not know each other were killed and died just for a slot. Some martial artists who did not know each other would lose their lives just because of a word of quarrel …
Yun Yang had always felt that this was too extreme. Was it really necessary?
Although Yun Yang had gained more from this battle compared to the others, the large amount of karmic Qi had proven that the deceased were definitely not as innocent as he had thought them to be. They might even have deserved to die, and their deaths were not to be regretted. However, how could one walk the martial world without being tainted by karma?
Any Jianghu person with a bit of fame might not have killed hundreds or thousands of people, right?
Many grievances were not just because of the battle between good and evil.
Taking himself as an example, even though he had kept his original intention of serving his country and his family all along the way, the number of soldiers from other countries who had died in his hands was not a small number. It was shocking to even count them all.
That was why Yun Yang murmured from time to time, "Celestial luck, Celestial luck …"
It was not a desire for the Celestial Luck, but a confusion about it.
But now that he heard what Shi Wuchen and the others said and saw these sects risking their lives for the Celestial Luck Banner, Yun Yang vaguely felt that he seemed to understand something.
It was not that he was indecisive, but … all the martial artists in the entire Bound of Universe were like this. The whole atmosphere was like this, not to mention anything else!
Thousands of soldiers and horses crossed a single-log bridge. Every three years, only a handful of people could get the opportunity to go to the next stage. The others were either killed on the bridge or pushed off the bridge. Those who surrendered and gave up, while keeping their lives, also meant the end of their martial path in this world, and it would be difficult for them to advance further!
Everyone could only be so cruel, and only by being so cruel could there be room for improvement. Everyone had long accepted this reality: this was the fate of a martial artist.
Since you had chosen to be stronger than ordinary people, then these struggles were the price you had to pay!
That was all there was to it. That was all.
…
Yun Yang let out a long sigh and murmured with a smile, "I see. I understand now."
At this moment, he really felt a lot more relaxed. He was at ease all of a sudden!
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Chapter 197: Celestial Luck
'Celestial luck is fair!'
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