The news of the Inherited Sword Competition of the Aoyama Sect soon spread all over the world.
Normally, the Inherited Sword Competition was only an internal affair of the Aoyama Sect, and the participants were only disciples of lower states, so it shouldn't have caused such a sensation. However, two disciples with natural Dao quality participated in the competition, and a genius in swordsmanship appeared out of nowhere. More importantly … two of them chose to inherit the Shenmo Peak and succeeded!
The news that the Shenmo Peak could be seen again shocked all the counties in the south, and soon spread to Zhaoge City and the Windy Blade County in the north. Even the Underworld and the Icy Kingdom received the news, because the ninth peak of Aoyama had a special status in the Cultivation world. After all, the manor cave of the Immortal Jingyang was located there.
The Immortal Jingyang rarely traveled in the world, keeping a low profile and being mysterious, but who dared to ignore his existence?
Who dared to say that the Aoyama Sect had nothing to do with the Immortal Jingyang that it could become the leader of the orthodox sects?
With the reopening of the Shenmo Peak, who knew whether that inherited sword disciple would become the second Immortal Jingyang?
How could those Cultivation sects and Zhaoge City not be nervous?
How could the Underworld and the Icy Kingdom not be worried?
As a result, Zhao Layue's reputation in the Cultivation world became more and more well-known.
In the past, the Cultivation world knew that she was of natural Dao quality, but she was still young, so her future development depended on her. Now that she had successfully inherited the Shenmo Peak, it was a different story. At the same time, many people also knew the disciple who followed her to climb the Shenmo Peak. His name seemed to be … Jing Jiu?
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The disciples of Aoyama were eager to know what Senior Grandmaster Jingyang had left behind.
Since Senior Grandmaster didn't ascend with the Thoughtless Sword, there might be other treasures on the top of the Shenmo Peak, such as the Nine-Deaths Sword Style.
Every time they thought of this, the disciples felt jealous of Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu.
Of course, they admired Zhao Layue's courage and determination in the Inherited Sword Competition. Therefore, the one they really envied was Jing Jiu.
"If it wasn't for Junior Sister, how could he have reached Shenmo Peak?"
Gu Han said with a frosty face, "That night, we saw with our own eyes how despicable and shameless he was. In my opinion, he should be disqualified from inheriting the sword."
Guo Nanshan knew how he felt, but as long as Zhao Layue didn't object, no one could use this reason to disqualify Jing Jiu.
Lin Wuzhi looked at Gu Han and said with a faint smile, "Haven't you realized that you've always been wrong about Jing Jiu?"
"Don't say anymore."
Elder Bai Rujing said to Lin Wuzhi, "Although you were the first to discover Jing Jiu's talent, don't be too protective. After all, you and Gu Han are of the same bloodline in Tianguang Peak."
Lin Wuzhi didn't say anything more.
Elder Bai Rujing said to Liu Shisui behind him, "Go to the guest stand by yourself. After seeing off the guests, I'll send someone to escort you home."
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On the second day of the Inherited Sword Competition, the new disciples would gather to see off the guests from various sects. This was the etiquette of the Aoyama Sect, as well as the convention.
Of course, the Aoyama Sect would also send elders and masters of equal status to the guests, including disciples like Guo Nanshan, Lin Wuzhi, and Gu Han.
The guest stand in front of Xilai Peak was surrounded by countless pine trees. From afar, it looked like a beautiful green flame.
More than twenty new disciples stood on the guest stand, ready to see off the guests.
Jing Jiu, Zhao Layue, and Liu Shisui stood under the shade of the pine trees, with no one around them.
It was not a deliberate exclusion, nor any other reason, but a natural scene.
In the eyes of the new inherited sword disciples, these three people were different from each other.
Especially when they looked at Zhao Layue, they were more respectful and admiring than before.
No one knew the specific situation of the opening of Shenmo Peak last night, and they all thought it was Zhao Layue's contribution. Now there were still wounds on her face, which showed how dangerous it was on the way to the peak. As for Jing Jiu … there was no wound on his body, as if nothing had happened, and he didn't seem to have exerted any strength at all.
Liu Shisui wanted to ask Jing Jiu what happened last night, and whether he was hurt or not, but he held back in the end.
Jing Jiu stood beside Zhao Layue, feeling the gazes, wondering if Zhao Layue would have changed if she hadn't untied the braid.
The guests went down from Xilai Peak one after another.
The Principal Justice of the Guocheng Temple was talking to the Master of Xilai Peak in the hall. The two princes of Zhaoge City were talking to the Elder Bai Rujing of Tianguang Peak, accompanied by Guo Nanshan.
The young disciples of various sects had to talk to each other on such occasions, since the young disciples of various sects were familiar with each other. Disciples like Lin Wuzhi and Gu Han, who had been famous for a long time, had many old acquaintances with the disciples of the various sects, so they naturally spoke very naturally. However, new disciples like Qi Yuanliang and Sikong Yimin were inevitably a little nervous, and even stuttered when they spoke.
The female disciples of Shui Yue Nunnery were standing with the female disciples of Qingrong Peak as usual.
Jing Jiu thought of Young Sister Lian, and glanced at her. Unexpectedly, he was seen by those female disciples, causing a burst of laughter that sounded like silver bells.
The young girl of the Platanus Sect skipped to the front of Liu Shisui, saying to him, "Come to my place to play in the future."
Liu Shisui was a bit nervous and didn't know what to say, so he nodded his head.
The young girl came to the front of Zhao Layue and said to her, "Big Sister, you are so awesome. Come to my place to play in the future. I'll find you a pair of bells."
Jing Jiu noticed the pair of silver bells tied to the earlobes of the young girl, thinking that she was a Silver-Bell Messenger at such a young age, so he wondered which important figure of the Platanus Sect was the descendant of. After hearing what she said, he thought that he should also find a pair of bells if he wanted to travel the world in the future.
The bells of the Platanus Sect were very famous in the Cultivation world, and not comparable to the common magic treasures.
Zhao Layue was well aware of this, and seeing the sincerity of the young girl, she said, "I'll find you a good sword then."
Hearing this, the young girl of the Platanus Sect's eyes brightened, saying, "It's a deal."
Then she looked at Jing Jiu.
Jing Jiu said, "I also want a pair of bells."
The young girl was a bit surprised and said, "They all say that you are shameless. It seems that it's true."
Jing Jiu said, "I'm just making a request. You can refuse it."
The young girl thought for a while and said, "That makes sense. If I ask my mother for a candy, she can refuse it, but she can't say that I'm shameless."
Jing Jiu said, "That's an appropriate metaphor."
Zhao Layue and Liu Shisui listened and thought that it was inappropriate … She was just a young girl, not his mother.
The young girl tilted her head and looked at Jing Jiu up and down, saying, "I can send you the bells, but you don't have to go to our place."
Jing Jiu asked, "Why?"
The young girl said seriously, "You are too good-looking, and I'm worried that my mother will want to marry you."
Jing Jiu thought for a while and said, "That's a good reason."
The young girl of the Platanus Sect skipped away. According to her, she and her Senior Master were going to borrow the Virtual Boat of Ōzawa to go back.
The Principal Justice of the Guocheng Temple came out. He glanced at Jing Jiu from a distance; it was unclear what he had heard from the Master of the Xilai Peak in the hall.
The two princes of Zhaoge City came before Zhao Layue and asked her lovingly, "Do you have any letters to bring back?"
"No, thanks," Zhao Layue said.
As a disciple who inherited the sword successfully became a personal disciple of the nine peaks, she could go home for a period of vacation.
This was what Master Lü had promised Liu Shisui.
Zhao Layue didn't even write a letter, so she wouldn't go back to Zhaoge City. Everybody knew that she was devoted to the Dao, so the two princes were not surprised.
Liu Shisui was about to go back to the village to have a look. He looked at Jing Jiu and asked hesitantly after a long time, "Do you have anything to bring back?"
Jing Jiu thought for a while and said, "Cut a few bamboos and bring them back. I don't want the ones by the pond, because it's too humid. I want the ones behind the mountain. It would be better if I could transplant some of them here."
Zhao Layue glanced at him, wondering what he was up to.
Liu Shisui asked, "Did the legs of the chair break again?"
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