"What the hell?"
Cynanchum Chinense pointed at her own nose, unable to come back to her senses for a long time. "Master, are you disdaining the old because of the newcomer and sending me to my death?"
She had flaunted her prowess in the Moon Worshipping Cave, so she had some confidence in her own martial arts. However, the outside world had boasted about Soaring City's Law Master Ren, who was one level higher than her in terms of martial arts cultivation. Coupled with the powerful Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass — how could she break through all of that?
Even Shen Zhenyi could only count on one hand the number of people in the Feilan State who believed that he could win.
Let alone Cynanchum Chinense?
"Even if … even if it's a famous sword made of Cold Dew Strange Stone, it still depends on who wields it …" Yun Ni added weakly.
Was this Third Young Master Shen too full of himself? Cold Dew Strange Stone sword could greatly increase one's combat strength, but it also depended on the strength of the sword wielder.
If it was Shen Zhongshan from the Twelve Sword Towers, he could easily destroy the Soaring City's Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass with the Shocking Hibernating Sword.
Cynanchum Chinense was considered an expert among the young people, but even with the Cold Dew Strange Stone sword, she was probably invincible in the Third Realm of the Perfected Person Realm. However, compared to the Fourth Realm of the Perfected Person Realm, there was still a world of difference.
"She might not be able to defeat Law Master Ren with this sword, but the Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass can be easily broken."
Shen Zhenyi was calm and composed.
"What kind of logic is this?" Yun Ni was about to go crazy. The Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass was controlled by Law Master Ren to greatly strengthen himself. Even a Fourth Realm Perfected Person Realm expert would not be able to escape if he or she did not understand the formation. It was also because of this that King Dalong Of Zhao and Sect Leader Qiu did not have any intention of attacking Soaring City.
You said that Cynanchum Chinense could break through the Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass even though she couldn't defeat Law Master Ren?
Could it be …
Yun Ni trembled. She suddenly thought, "Could it be that Shen Zhenyi, in addition to being an expert in the way of the sword, also knows the art of formation?"
This was important news!
The more Yun Ni thought about it, the more she found it reasonable. After retreating, she found an opportunity to send a letter to the Moon Worshipping Cave, telling them about her speculations.
Not long after, she received a reply. She was scolded by the Sect Master and the Elders.
How could Shen Zhenyi know anything about arrays?
In the entire World of Eight Cultivators, there were only a few groups that were good at formations. The Purple Ember Sect was not one of them. Even if Shen Zhenyi obtained the inheritance of Lord Zi Ningjun, he would not be able to achieve much in the Art of Divination.
Taking a step back, even if Shen Zhenyi had obtained the inheritance related to array formations, without the guidance of a teacher, it would be impossible for him to master it in such a short time. This was different from martial arts. If one had a secret manual, they would be able to learn from it. For something as large as formations, one wrong step could lead to eternal damnation. Who would dare to learn by themselves?
Qiu Yinxuan ridiculed, "Even if Moon Decapitation's people are gifted, they would never understand the wonders of formations. The World of Eight Cultivators is vast. If he thinks that the Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass is just a combination attack technique like those in the remote villages, he would be too stupid."
Qiu Zhenjun agreed. "Father, we must go and see Shen Zhenyi's ugly performance on that day. That will relieve the hatred in my heart!"
Qiu Yinxuan nodded. "Since the Abandoned Sword Villa has agreed to the challenge at Soaring Sky City, this is a big event in the Feilan Province. Naturally, we must go and watch the ceremony."
Shen Zhenyi accepted the challenge at Soaring Sky City without hesitation. He said that they should prepare themselves and that they would go to Soaring Sky City's Hundred Gates Heavenly Pass in a few days.
The two sides agreed on the date of the sixth day of the fourth lunar month, the day of spring. They would invite Shen Zhenyi to challenge the pass.
The general discussion in the Feilan Province was that Moon Decapitation's people might not understand the wonders of formations and would suffer a great loss this time.
"A strong dragon cannot suppress a local serpent. Not to mention the martial artists of the Feilan Province, even the experts of the Juntian wouldn't easily take the risk to deal with Soaring Sky City."
"That Young Master Shen is from the Nine Serenities. He might be a genius in the field of martial arts, but he might not have heard of formations before."
"That's why he dared to agree to this challenge so easily, right? It seems that the odds are against him. "
"The Abandoned Sword Villa has only been in the World of Eight Cultivators for a short period of three years. With such a high profile, they would have had a hard time in the first place. This time, they brought this upon themselves! "
There was a lot of discussion. Everyone felt that Shen Zhenyi probably wouldn't come back this time. After losing their leader, the Abandoned Sword Villa would become a piece of fat meat that would be at the mercy of others.
For a while, the people of the Abandoned Sword Villa were in a state of panic.
When the original disciples first entered the Abandoned Sword Villa, a batch of them left one after another. Later on, some of them were recruited again. However, facing such a crisis, many of them were afraid.
When they couldn't find Shen Zhenyi, they went to find the Villa Master, Shen Shou, and said that they wanted to leave the Abandoned Sword Villa.
— — Cynanchum Chinense's original senior sister, Chu Xie'er, was among them.
After Shen Zhenyi's Moon Decapitation, Blazing Sun Prefecture was subsumed into the Abandoned Sword Villa, and Cynanchum Chinense became Shen Zhenyi's direct disciple, Chu Xie'er's position was awkward.
Everyone knew that she fought with Cynanchum Chinense and offended the most popular person in the villa, so they all distanced themselves from her.
However, Chu Xie'er's talent wasn't bad. In the past few years, she relied on the abundant true qi of the World of Eight Cultivators and the inheritance of the Purple Fire Emperor to rapidly improve her realm. Now, she was already at the tenth stage of the Mortal Realm and had touched the threshold of the Enlightened Person Realm.
Granny Chihuo thought that she was enduring hardships and originally had high hopes for her. Now, she was even more fond of her and favored her. Shen Zhenyi, Shen Shou, and the others also didn't look at her differently.
They didn't expect that in the face of a great disaster, this ungrateful wretch would bite them at the first opportunity.
With a straight face, Chu Xie'er led the group of junior brothers and sisters and said firmly, "No need to say more. Now that the Abandoned Sword Villa is like a candle in the wind, we want to leave the Abandoned Sword Villa. We ask the Villa Master and Granny to help us!"
Her tone was stiff, without the slightest trace of politeness or respect.
Granny Chihuo trembled with anger and shouted, "Evil creature! You are greatly indebted to the Abandoned Sword Villa, and that's why you can cultivate your martial arts to such a level. Now that The Third Prince is about to fight, you dare to encourage these ignorant disciples to cause trouble? All of you, back off! "
Chu Xie'er glanced at Granny Chihuo with disdain and sneered, "Man walks to higher places, water flows to lower places. The Third Prince is bound to lose this time, and the Abandoned Sword Villa is in danger. Do you want us to die with him? Now that there are several big Juntian sects recruiting disciples, it's only natural for us to join the Ming Sect! "
She had long been roped in by others and felt that Shen Zhenyi was doomed this time, so there was no need to show him any mercy.
"What if we don't lose?" Cynanchum Chinense heard that her senior sister was causing trouble and hurried over. When she heard these words, she was filled with righteous indignation and shouted back.
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