The Dao of Reincarnation (446-447) (Patreon)

Chapter 446: Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 5)

Su Chen lightly sighed.

The originally aggressive Moon Emperor's expression suddenly stiffened.

He did not know what terrifying thing he had seen. The other three only heard a "bang," and with flesh and blood flying in all directions, a perfectly fine living person suddenly vanished.

"Everyone... now we can have a proper talk."

...

Outside the rear mountain, Han Xiyue was still struggling over whether to have Elder Yan take the remaining disciples of the sect and flee first.

Suddenly, the sound of something exploding within the rear mountain pierced her eardrums. Without thinking, Han Xiyue charged into the rear mountain.

What she saw, however, was an entirely different scene.

Three Emperor realm powerhouses who had once stood high above others were at this moment kneeling in unison toward a single figure below. They did not even dare wipe away the bloodstains on their bodies.

Han Xiyue still did not understand what was going on when a calm voice entered her ears.

"You should now know what to do."

The Yan Emperor and the other two nodded repeatedly.

"Get lost."

Upon hearing these words, the three Emperor realm powerhouses felt as if granted a great amnesty. They scrambled and crawled as they fled the bounds of the Mountains and Rivers Sect. Even the Yan Emperor left without caring for his own Emperor realm fire dragon.

Terrifying... it was simply far too terrifying!

Han Xiyue had not yet recovered from her daze.

She recalled one matter. It seemed there had been four Emperor realm powerhouses who entered the rear mountain... yet just now only three remained.

Su Chen glanced at the dazed Han Xiyue and casually waved a hand toward her, tossing out an item.

Han Xiyue subconsciously caught the item.

Looking carefully, it was the Sect Master token of the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

"Han Chen... could it be that you..."

Su Chen said lazily, "Han Xiyue, this token is merely lent to you by this Sect Master. Do not use it for mischief. With this token, no one within the territory of Great Yan will obstruct you. If anyone does, take the token and find the Yan Emperor. Tell him that if he cannot resolve the matter, then this Sect Master will resolve him."

Han Xiyue: "..."

Fortunately. She had thought Su Chen intended to resign from the position of Sect Master of the Mountains and Rivers Sect and hand it over to her.

It was something she had long dreamed of, yet facing this opposite reality at this moment, Han Xiyue inexplicably felt a trace of secret delight in her heart.

In the end, Han Xiyue still left the rear mountain... She was directly thrown out by Su Chen. After all, being stared at fixedly all the time made Su Chen feel that although he was wise and mighty, imposing and handsome, graceful as a jade tree in the wind, and elegant and unrestrained... he still did not like being looked at with the eyes of an infatuated girl.

Therefore, Su Chen lifted a hand and threw Han Xiyue out of the rear mountain, telling her to properly manage the sect. At present, the sect still had only a few cats and dogs, far too distant from becoming the foremost sect.

Su Chen looked at the clear lake and pondered that he perhaps needed to renovate this place a little.

...

Great Yan Dynasty. A remote small town.

"Elder, my cultivation has broken through!"

A handsome youth sat cross-legged at the peak of a cliff. At this moment, his spirit soared with heroic ambition. Just one week ago, he had still been the famous trash of Luoshan City. All of this changed completely after a mysterious voice appeared in his mind.

"Good disciple, you have already cultivated the Divine Demon Body Summoning Scripture to the introductory level. This old man indeed did not misjudge you."

The youth was named Ling Jiuxiao. He possessed the heart to soar above the nine heavens, yet lacked the fate to soar above the nine heavens. He was the widely known trash young master of the Ling family in Luoshan City who was unable to cultivate. One week ago, an existence claiming to be a top powerhouse from ten thousand years ago suddenly appeared in his mind. Ling Jiuxiao addressed him as Elder.

The Elder claimed that Ling Jiuxiao possessed the legendary Divine Demon Battle Body and imparted to him the Divine Demon Body Summoning Scripture. In a short week, Ling Jiuxiao's strength underwent a complete transformation. He was no longer the trash young master who could be manipulated by others at will.

"Next, you need to join a sect named the Mountains and Rivers Sect."

"Ten thousand years ago, this old man once passed by the Mountains and Rivers Sect and gave some guidance to a little fellow. That little fellow's achievements fell a bit short, and he became only an ordinary Saint, yet he was honest and simple by nature.

"This old man buried a creation within the Mountains and Rivers Sect. Today, after ten thousand years, that creation should have matured. It is one of the opportunities for this old man to reverse fate and regain a new life!"

Ling Jiuxiao and the Elder had made a transaction. The Elder imparted cultivation methods and inheritance to Ling Jiuxiao, while Ling Jiuxiao helped the Elder search for the item that would allow him to live a new life.

"The Mountains and Rivers Sect?"

Ling Jiuxiao frowned slightly... He seemed to have heard of this sect half a month ago.

...

Within the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

Su Chen returned to the rear mountain. In his hand was a net filled with giant "fish" of various colors and shapes.

Under the terrified gazes of those "fish," Su Chen threw them all into the lake. Lightning flashed, and thunder roared between heaven and earth as a torrential downpour fell. As the heavy rain descended, all things began to revive, forming a dense layer of mist within the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

At that moment, the lake surged, as if something was about to break free from within.

"I did not expect there would actually be a divine object on the verge of withering here."

Su Chen raised a hand and brought it down. The original lake split into two. Beneath the lake was a cave. Within the cave were restrictions, yet they were extremely crude.

Su Chen raised a hand and erased the restrictions. Inside the cave sat a set of Saint bones in a cross-legged posture. Even after ten thousand years had passed, they still possessed a soul-shaking divine presence.

Yet Su Chen felt not the slightest reverence toward these Saint bones. His gaze fell upon the withered branch on the Saint's bones. At that moment, it emitted a faint, mysterious light. There were neither more nor fewer than seven leaves.

"Using Saint bones as the root and stem, and the destiny of an entire sect as the leaves. This is a method of reversing fate."

"Unfortunately... this person did not expect that the Mountains and Rivers Sect would decline for ten thousand years, to the point that even basic vital energy supply could not be maintained. This Sect Master stumbled upon it by accident and became the life-saving straw for this divine object."

In order to fill in a bit of species diversity, Su Chen had specially gone beyond the Great Yan Dynasty to the Myriad Demons Realm and captured some "fish." The vital energy tides they attracted happened to replenish the vitality of the dead Seven Mystic Divine Tree, allowing it to come back to life.

Su Chen removed the Seven Leaf Divine Tree. He took up the fishing rod once more and cast the fish into the lake. He watched the fish scrambling over one another, yet regrettably, his target was not this school of fish, but that particular "fish"!

...

After three months of twists and turns, Ling Jiuxiao finally arrived at the foot of the Mountains and Rivers Sect mountain.

The present Mountains and Rivers Sect was completely different from the desolation of the days when it nearly faced annihilation.

"I did not expect that the sect founded by a little fellow I casually guided back then would, after ten thousand years, actually be able to break through the death tribulation and regain new life. It seems this generation of the Mountains and Rivers Sect has once again produced an extraordinary figure."

The corners of Ling Jiuxiao's mouth twitched.

Was this not fucking nonsense?

Along the way, in order to inquire about the Mountains and Rivers Sect, he could already recite the legends about the Mountains and Rivers Sect from this period backward.

One person pacified the six sects, forced the Yan Emperor to bow his head, and even the protective divine beast of the dynasty did not dare reclaim it.

Was that not precisely the appearance of an extraordinary figure?

Chapter 447: Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 6)

Ling Jiuxiao further discovered that matters were not so simple.

"Elder... did you not say that joining the Mountains and Rivers Sect would be more than enough for me?"

"This should not be... Even if there is an appearance of rising fortune, it should not be like this. Even some sacred lands are far less strict when recruiting disciples!"

The Elder was completely bewildered.

According to his calculations, even if the Mountains and Rivers Sect still existed after ten thousand years, it should have been at the low point of its fortune. That it was not at the low point of its fortune now was fine. That there was an appearance of rising fortune was also fine. After all, the path of fortune was something he could only roughly calculate, and such matters were never certain.

He had guaranteed that with Ling Jiuxiao's current cultivation, entering the Mountains and Rivers Sect as an outer sect disciple would not be a problem.

Yet now... this situation seemed somewhat off.

The lowest cultivation among those present was already at the Spirit Soul realm... and they were all young people at the Spirit Soul realm. Placed among the major forces of the dynasty, they would all be absolute genius disciples. Only a few young kings could suppress them by a head.

Speaking of young kings... Ling Jiuxiao looked blankly at the several youths confronting one another ahead. The auras on each of them, even the residual waves, could easily crush him to death. These people had actually come to a sect to participate in the outer sect disciple assessment?

What a joke!

Anyone who did not know better would think this was a sacred land holding an inner sect disciple trial...

No one paid attention to Ling Jiuxiao. In the eyes of this group of people, Ling Jiuxiao was no different from an ant by the roadside.

Everyone's gazes were fixed upon the woman on the platform. Although the woman possessed a stunning appearance, what everyone cared about at present was not her looks.

Rather, it was the outer sect disciple assessment that the Mountains and Rivers Sect was about to hold.

Quite a few of them came from colossal forces outside the Great Yan Dynasty. Even the Great Yan Dynasty itself was no different from an ant in the eyes of the forces behind them.

The reason they had come to a sect of the Great Yan Dynasty

was all because of a certain upheaval in the Myriad Demons Realm.

"If you wish to join our Mountains and Rivers Sect and become a disciple of our Mountains and Rivers Sect, it is naturally impossible to look only at cultivation."

"Talent, comprehension, and Dao heart are all indispensable! Cultivation occupies only a negligible portion of the outer sect disciple assessment of our Mountains and Rivers Sect. Are kings, marquises, generals, and ministers born of a special bloodline? Anyone who stands out in even one of the three aspects may even be specially admitted as an outer sect disciple of our Mountains and Rivers Sect."

Han Xiyue spoke expressionlessly.

At this moment, her heart was dripping blood.

Every single one of the people before her was a genius capable of revitalizing the Mountains and Rivers Sect in times of crisis. She wished she could recruit every last one of them.

Regrettably... this was Su Chen's order.

She thought of the cruelty of the trial... Perhaps fewer than one tenth of these people would be able to pass.

After all, she herself had not even passed the first stage.

Han Xiyue took out a treasure mirror. With one shine of the treasure mirror, everyone seemed to appear in another world.

...

Within the rear mountain of the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

The fishing rod in Su Chen's hand suddenly dipped.

"A fish has taken the bait."

Su Chen raised his hand and lifted the fishing rod.

There was no fish on the hook.

Yet Su Chen's expression showed not the slightest change. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "I did not expect the first fish to be a big one. This is somewhat beyond expectations."

A big fish could change many more things. He would always be able to use this "fish" to fish out some interesting things.

...

At that moment, everyone withdrew from the illusion of the treasure mirror.

On the stone stele behind Han Xiyue, names branded with golden patterns successively manifested.

[First Place: Ling Jiuxiao

Second Place: Zhao Chong

Third Place: Sima Gongcheng

...]

"Who is Ling Jiuxiao?"

"Even the young master of the Zhao family's sacred clan can only rank second."

"I actually did not make the list!"

"..."

There were neither more nor fewer names on the stone stele: only fifty.

The heavenly prides who had come to participate in the outer sect disciple assessment numbered in the hundreds.

"Why did I not make the list! What kind of assessment is this? Is this king inferior to Sima Gongcheng?"

A youth's gaze turned cold. He was a true disciple of the Autumn Water Demonic Sect. His talent ranked among the top of his peers across the entire Sun and Moon Continent. A mere small sect had actually eliminated him even from the outer sect disciple assessment. What a humiliation was this?

Han Xiyue remained calm in the face of crisis. She said lightly, "This is the Sect Master's assessment. Failure is failure. If you have any objections, the Sect Master says that when he is free he will personally pay a visit."

The youth from the Autumn Water Demonic Sect suppressed his anger and said coldly, "It is merely a minor outer sect disciple position. I do not even care for it!"

He turned and left. Leaving with him were many of the other eliminated outstanding youths.

Han Xiyue's heart dripped blood as she watched them go.

Yet this was not the end.

When everyone saw that the first place was actually an "ant" whose cultivation had not even reached the Spirit Vein realm, they were so enraged that they directly turned and left. Han Xiyue nearly blacked out. Looking at this somewhat honest and simple youth, she even began to suspect whether there was some inside story behind her Sect Master's disciple recruitment assessment.

Han Xiyue's guess was correct.

"Why do I feel... that this trial assessment was specifically targeted at me?"

Ling Jiuxiao felt somewhat strange.

Under the gazes of envy, jealousy, and disdain from the crowd, even he could not understand why he had been able to suppress so many geniuses and take first place.

He felt that this entire trial had been so simple.

"Brat, you are the one this old man has taken a fancy to. Passing a minor trial assessment is naturally as easy as reaching into a bag."

The Elder's words resolved the confusion in Ling Jiuxiao's heart. After all, he possessed the Divine Demon Battle Body and had boundless prospects. Perhaps it truly was because he was too much of a genius.

"This Sect Master of the Mountains and Rivers Sect truly has an eye for talent. He can compete with this old man."

The Elder could not help but sigh with emotion.

His own judgment could naturally see that those who remained after the final selection were the true geniuses among that group, with boundless futures.

Thus, Ling Jiuxiao joined the Mountains and Rivers Sect with the first place result in the outer sect assessment.

The outer sect assessment also came with benefits.

Ling Jiuxiao arrived at the outer sect Scripture Pavilion of the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

As the first place, he could enter the Mountains and Rivers Sect Scripture Pavilion and choose one cultivation method or divine ability.

Ling Jiuxiao entered the first floor.

"The lowest here are actually all Spirit-level. No wonder the outer sect disciple assessment is so strict."

After all, for those with poor Talent and comprehension, even if a cultivation method was placed before them, it would be no different from a blank sheet of paper.

Ling Jiuxiao entered the second floor.

Everything there was King-level cultivation methods and divine abilities.

Ling Jiuxiao entered the third floor. He could not help but click his tongue.

"Everything here is actually Emperor-level cultivation methods and divine abilities. This is only an outer sect Scripture Pavilion? What would the inner sect Scripture Pavilion be like?"

At that moment, the Elder's voice sounded in Ling Jiuxiao's mind.

"Brat, pick up that incomplete book in the lower left corner."