The fight between Duanmu Huangqi and the Jianlu Eldest Senior Brother was not within anyone's expectations. Since the beginning of the Jianlu Ceremony, there had been no accidents, and no one dared to let it happen.
However, this year, the four Emperors Of Heaven had uncharacteristically gathered in Royal City. Not only had Duanmu Huangqi made a move in Royal City, but he had also openly provoked the Jianlu Eldest Senior Brother at the Jianlu Ceremony!
At this time, everyone realized that it had not been the Jianlu Eldest Senior Brother who had been evolving the way of the sword for the past ten years. This year, it seemed that Duanmu Huangqi and the Eldest Senior Brother had fought to a draw, but the Great Grandmasters all understood that Duanmu Huangqi had actually suffered a small loss.
However, the problem was that even if Duanmu Huangqi could not defeat the Eldest Senior Brother, his current level of cultivation was much higher than the Eldest Senior Brother's.
If the cultivation before the Great Grandmaster was used as an analogy, it would be like ascending to heaven. One step at a time, one step at a time, and one step at a time, it would take a lifetime of effort. Shi Xuejin had ascended to heaven in four steps.
But what about after the Great Grandmaster? No one knew where the path was. Each person had their own path, and everyone walked their own path. No one could teach anyone else, and no one could help anyone else. They could only rely on themselves.
This was the Way of Heaven.
It was precisely because everyone could not find the path that the Jianlu's ability to cultivate Great Grandmasters became the most terrifying thing. It also established the Jianlu's position as the highest cultivation Holy Land in all of Lü Zhou.
At this time, Lü Shu suddenly thought that perhaps Duanmu Huangqi had sent his own son, Duanmu Yun'ai, to participate in the Jianlu Selection to send him to his death. He had no intention of letting him learn anything in the Jianlu.
If this was really the case, Lü Shu felt that he had to be infinitely vigilant of this Western Emperor Of Heaven, because the other party was definitely capable of doing anything.
After being ridiculed by Gu Lingfei, Duanmu Huangqi did not say anything else. Instead, he ordered his men to open the way back to his King's City Side Courtyard.
However, as soon as the carriage turned, another cloud sword condensed in the sky. This time, it was a bit faster, directly descending from the sky.
All the citizens of King City felt that the cloud sword looked very small in the sky, but the cloud sword kept growing larger and larger in everyone's vision until it fell in front of everyone!
This Jianlu Great Senior Brother actually didn't have any intention of retreating in the face of Duanmu Huangqi's provocation. Even after both sides had stopped fighting, he still wanted to attack again.
This was the tyranny of Jianlu. No one had ever provoked Jianlu without paying the price!
That sword had directly chopped Duanmu Huangqi's two Flaming Cloud Colts into dust, not even leaving behind a single piece of flesh!
This time, Duanmu Huangqi actually didn't block the sword for his Flaming Cloud Colts!
Lü Shu slowly retreated. He felt that with Duanmu Huangqi's temperament, a real battle between Great Grandmasters was about to begin.
However, contrary to Lü Shu's expectations, Duanmu Huangqi actually laughed loudly in the carriage. "These Flaming Cloud Colts have long been an eyesore. If they die, then so be it. However, your Jianlu disciples should be careful when they go out."
Huh? Lü Shu was surprised to find that Duanmu Huangqi had actually chosen to endure it!
He didn't think that Duanmu Huangqi had suddenly admitted defeat. The other party dared to so tyrannically provoke Jianlu. How could he not have a backup plan? He must have some other considerations.
However, this had nothing to do with him. The eldest disciple of Jianlu had chopped down a horse and not Duanmu Huangqi himself. This meant that both sides still wanted to leave some room for negotiation.
Of course, if Duanmu Huangqi had the upper hand this time, it was hard to say whether Jianlu would suddenly become very irritable.
The Jianlu Grand Ceremony wasn't as simple as the evolution of swordsmanship. After the evolution of swordsmanship, all the Jianlu disciples came before the statues of the Divine King and the Jianlu Sovereign. Jianlu disciples carried the three types of livestock — pigs, cows, and goats. There were also Jianlu disciples carrying grains, millet, and other grains. They piously placed them on the sacrificial altar.
Gu Lingfei, who had her hair tied up in a high bun, followed the ritual and gave a speech. At this time, the four Emperors Of Heaven were nowhere to be found. When all the Jianlu disciples gathered there to worship, everyone seemed to have forgotten about Lü Shu. No one paid any attention to him …
However, it seemed that no one in Jianlu had taken him into consideration. Lü Shu couldn't just leave like this. He had only read about one-tenth of the books in the straw hut, and it had already taken him twenty days. He didn't even know if he could find a way to return home for the remaining ninety percent of the books.
The citizens of King City spontaneously knelt on the lawn at the back and worshiped again. It seemed that they really treated the Divine King and the Jianlu Sovereign as Gods.
In fact, Lü Shu didn't know that although the Old Divine King had been on the campaign for so many years, after the establishment of King City, the lives of the commoners had really improved. Moreover, during the war, many lords liked to take the commoners as their private property. Only the Divine King was really strict and didn't touch the commoners.
Therefore, although the commoners of Lü Zhou knew that the Divine King was cruel, the problem was that after a long time, most of the commoners still recognized this Divine King. They all knew that if someone else had been the ruler, the commoners' lives wouldn't have been as good as they were now.
The commoners at the borders had been oppressed by the great slave masters and nobles to the point that they were at death's door. However, no matter how bitter their lives were, they still thought in their hearts, "If only the Old Divine King was still here. He would definitely keep these bastards in check."
The crowd slowly dispersed. The disciples of Jianlu followed them to the Ming Tang straw hut. That was the place where the Jianlu discussed matters.
All the disciples of Jianlu who had returned were required to report the major events that they had experienced in the past year, as well as the news that they had heard. Lü Shu had also seen the summary of the past years' meeting records in the straw hut.
Moreover, this year was different from the past. Gu Lingfei had something more important to tell them: The disciples of Jianlu who were originally in the Western Prefecture should not return for now, to avoid danger.
It wasn't as simple as avoiding danger. Now, it seemed that the era of great strife was about to descend again, and the Jianlu was also beginning to gather its strength.
In the past, the Jianlu was like an open palm, but now, he had to slowly retract his fingers and clench them into a fist!
"Duanmu Huangqi's provocation this time is probably related to the matter of the troops stationed at the border of the Western Prefecture and the Southern Prefecture. This time, it's very strange. Not a single person from our Jianlu participated in it. We have no idea what's happening over there," a disciple of Jianlu reported with a frown.
"Not only that." A disciple of Jianlu said, "Two of my scouts were killed when they got slightly closer. I didn't act rashly."
Just as everyone was discussing matters, a voice suddenly rang out, "I would like to ask, where will we be staying tonight? Can you arrange a place for us to stay?"
Everyone stopped and turned their gazes to the door of the straw hut. They saw a young man standing in the light outside the door …
"Received negative emotion points from Gu Lingfei, + 748 …"
"Received …"
Gu Lingfei said coldly, "We are in the middle of a meeting. Do you have anything to report?"
Lü Shu felt a little awkward when he saw that everyone was looking at him. "I also don't know what to say. Why don't I wish everyone a happy new year …"
"Received negative emotion points from Gu Lingfei, + 999!"
"Received …"
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