Chapter 2686: Those Who Can Manifest Their Virtue

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"Not having drunk muddy water, not enough to drink sweet wine."

"Not having once wept bitterly with tears flowing, how know present matters regrettable!"

The muddy water person rolling in the sea of sins: "Ha ha ha ha ha!"

This body instantly explodes. From the wrapped sword energy within this "water sac," a wildly sharp whistle emits, inviting destruction towards all tangible and intangible things in all directions.

Countless evil perspectives are destroyed, and even dirtier, more terrifying ones are born.

The sea of sins wails before its hard-to-digest sinful force.

Amidst the howling, endlessly extreme mad waves and turbid currents, there is one towering, unmoving, dark red Bodhi tree, its height unknown tens of thousands of *zhang*, its thickness immeasurable, as if it cuts the sea.

Under the Bodhi tree, in the turbid water, a human form of twisted branches sits cross-legged. It seems to be originally one with this dark red Bodhi tree, yet only connected by dense roots.

"Good ah, good ah," it says.

The so-called "Sea of Sins Three Fiends," the other two are outsiders, only It is "local."

Of course, It also relied on external forces to complete only the most fundamental change.

Dark blood Bodhi releases a loud voice: "Tan Tai, why do you provoke It?"

In the waves sweeping all sides, terrifying waves swallowing life and death sins, the muddy water person sometimes gathers, sometimes scatters. Tan Tai Man Ju repeatedly makes strange cries: "Where did I provoke It, I, a book reader, have arrived! It went mad without reason!"

"Ah, good ah, good ah," the Bodhi evil ancestor shouted: "Little evil—"

*Zizi! Zizi chi!*

Countless bizarre sword energies, like a swarm of insects, suddenly surge towards the dark red Bodhi ancient tree. The sword ants once gnawed the tree, evil immortal slanders seem to arrive.

The tree person, head drooping, only lightly lifts its head.

Above the disaster water, ancient trees then grow horizontally, twisting into one enormous Buddha eye!

Every place of wood grain, all seem to form Sanskrit.

Those dense, terrifying, bizarre sword energies, then like ants, are accommodated by this Buddha eye with a single glance, as if entering a pure land.

In the world, no one transcendent is a madman, or perhaps madmen fundamentally have no possibility of transcendence. But Hunyuan evil immortal is that exception.

This guy cannot communicate, is unreliable to approach, and at every turn destroys heaven and extinguishes earth. If not year-round in a daze, the days in the sea of sins would have long been unbearable.

Three transcendent beings in the disaster water, truly too crowded.

"Truly mad..."

The Bodhi evil ancestor resolved this wave of attack, yet was quite helpless: "Every time at this point it just goes mad."

It lifts its head: "Then let it go with one thought, how?"

"Good ah, good ah, Shen Zhi Xian, lend a hand!"

The sea of sins booms, sword energy howls madly.

Never any answer.

For a long, long time, only the sound of an extremely bored yawn.

The loser's group quota match ended in one day. Jiang An An repeatedly fought and repeatedly won, naturally winning one challenge quota.

As one of the five people in the loser's group, she could choose one from the twenty-five people in the winner's group to initiate a challenge.

Inside the "Tian Zi Ji Zun rest hall" specially built on Guan He Tai, there were only two players, a large pile of advisors, and they were of different nationalities, with masters from various origins.

Strictly speaking, the other player also didn't need to compete today—Chu Yao, with a full win record, had already advanced into the winner's group.

Only the unlucky Jiang An An was still fighting for a spot in the main match.

Qu Shun Hua, Zhao Ru Cheng, Chong Xuan Sheng, and other leaders from various countries had already left to handle their own affairs. Competing players like Zuo Guang Shu were recuperating in closed-door training.

Chu Guo Yu Yun, the great long princess, was currently doing pre-match analysis: "This time in the inner mansion field, besides the successors of the three punishment palaces, Mount Sumeru, Suspended Temple, Wash Moon Nunnery, Giant City, Yang Valley, Qing Ya Academy, and the two listed in Chao Wen Dao Heavenly Palace, Er Zhu He and Chen Yan Xun of Arrow Howl Guan He Tai, the people An An needs to pay attention to are still two—one is Dao Guo Xu Zhi Yi, a disciple of the Jade Capital Mountain lineage, the direct disciple of the newly appointed West Heavenly Master Xu Xuan Yuan; the other is the disciple of the master of Wei Guo Dragon Tiger Altar, Dong Fang Shi, known as 'Dragon Tiger Young Master' Dong Fang Ji Ming."

After Xuan Yuan ascended to the position of West Heavenly Master, he regained his secular family name "Xu" to show that he had walked out of the fate of lifelong service to the Yuan Shi Jade Book and began his life of taking responsibility for the world himself.

Wan Guo, at the foot of Jade Capital Mountain, although not worth mentioning in the national system, such a large country is almost just a guest hall for the Dao Gate holy land. But within the Dao Gate system, it has quite important meaning—

The direct blood descendants of the earliest four great Heavenly Masters live here.

Last year, Ye Xiao Yun traveled here and only felt that the local customs were pure and good, and the atmosphere was harmonious. In reality, this country also hides dragons and crouching tigers, the pond is small yet deep.

She just passed by here, shallowly scooped a cup of water, saw that the water was clear, and drank it finding it sweet. She didn't know that the bottom of the abyss harbored a flood dragon.

The four great surnames at the foot of Jade Capital Mountain, Zhang, Ge, Sa, and Xu, are also innate seeds of Dao cultivation, noble surnames in the Dao Gate.

Of course, as the earliest source of human cultivation, the Dao Gate does not pay too much attention to being "born noble." There is respect for the bloodlines of sages, but the position of Heavenly Master is still for "those with virtue."

What is "those with virtue"?

Song Huai had words in those years—"Those with the ability to realize their virtue!"

Just knowing how to shout slogans is not enough, one must have the strength to suppress those who don't listen to your reason, and must be able to practice your reason.

Xu Xuan Yuan is not surnamed Xu; he is an orphan adopted by the Xu family many years ago and given the surname Xu. Later, he cultivated in Jade Capital Mountain, severed worldly ties to seek the Dao, removed his surname and kept the truth, holding the Yuan Shi Jade Book.

When he regained the surname Xu, he wanted to achieve something in the position of Heavenly Master. The Xu family of Wan Guo naturally shouted the declaration of "returning to the Heavenly Master."

For a time, lights and decorations, a grand sacrifice at the ancestral hall. Celebrating that the Heavenly Master position established by their ancestors had once again returned to the Xu family's hands.

And Xu Zhi Yi is a true Xu family person, a direct descendant of the first generation Heavenly Master Xu Feng Yan with verifiable genealogy.

Strictly speaking, she is the one whom Wan Guo has placed high hopes on to be the "Xu Heavenly Master." The Yellow River Assembly is her first test after coming out of the mountains, and the top spot is a title she must get.

Relatively speaking, the second person whom Xiong Jing Yu paid extra attention to looked just quite low-key, holding a compass every day, arranging before the match and arranging after the match.

Dong Fang Ji Ming's name is quite casual. As the disciple son of the master of Wei Guo Dragon Tiger Altar, he is given a name called "dawn"...

But his strength is beyond doubt. Wen Yong, who abandoned his surname to pursue fame, was directly beaten into the loser's group by him, without even a hint of resistance.

This can also be seen as reflecting the conflict between Song and Wei in recent years. Song Guo, which was once neck and neck with Wei Guo, has actually fallen behind by one position—if not for the sudden appearance of Chen Yan Xun.

Now everyone recognizes Chen Yan Xun's power and regards him as a championship hot favorite, listed like Chao Wen Dao Heavenly Palace.

It is worth mentioning that Dong Fang Ji Ming, a Wei Guo player participating in the inner mansion field competition, is instead three years older than Luo Yuan, who is participating in the outer building field competition, being twenty years old this year.

This also shows Luo Yuan's confidence; he fundamentally does not suppress his cultivation or temper his limit, confident that "walking to it is the limit."

He has quite the momentum of Chong Xuan Zun skipping the inner mansion and directly taking the outer building that year, only it's unknown if he can sweep all as Chong Xuan Zun did that year.

Jiang An An nodded very seriously: "In other words, among the twenty-five people in the winner's group, these eleven people I absolutely cannot beat. Picking them is a loss."

Bai Yu Xia at the side comforted: "Cannot say absolutely cannot beat, but the chance of winning is basically none."

"Little master aunt, and me. We are our own people!" Chu Yao hurriedly said: "Must also exclude me."

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"Plus Chu Yao, twelve people cannot be selected," Lian Yu Chan opened her mouth at the side: "Inside the winner's group list of twenty-five people, you only have thirteen choices."

"From a fighting style perspective, your greatest chance of winning is challenging Qiu Meng Zhou of Sword Pavilion," Zhu Wei Wo coldly opened his mouth: "He is originally one of the outstanding disciples of this generation of Sword Pavilion. Furthermore, he is the successor of the sword box personally cultivated by Wan Xiang Sword Master after reaching his peak. His sword techniques are complex, known as 'all streams all through.' He is always successful against others, but is precisely restrained by your 《Yan Fu Sword Canon》."

"You haven't drawn your sword until now, which is a great advantage. Everyone is guessing what your sword is, especially the successor of Sword Pavilion who anticipates it. As long as you grasp Qiu Meng Zhou's confidence and anticipation, you can grasp the rhythm of the fight. The moment he tries to change his sword moves to take the lead, fully erupting the changes of the Yan Fu Sword Canon will necessarily lead him to make a mistake in receiving and resolving your sword... Winning against him is not difficult."

If it depended on Zhu Wei Wo's character, he would only challenge the strongest one. But this is Jiang An An's match, and he still hopes Jiang An An suffers a little less hardship. If she can take one more step in the Yellow River Assembly, recalling this grand event afterward might leave fewer regrets.

That year, he also prepared for the Yellow River Assembly for a very long time, but yet before that day arrived, he forever left Zhuang Guo.

"The second choice is Liang Wan Bai of Mu Gu Book Academy. He is a talent who emerged after Mu Gu Book Academy moved to the disaster water. He is already twenty-six years old this year, counting among the oldest batch in the inner mansion field, theoretically with the deepest accumulation. The long-term tempering of the disaster water battlefield will make him look down on opponents like you who haven't seen blood, but his killing ability is still not strong enough to support his contempt."

"He is innately water-affinity, most skilled in water travel. An An, you have refined thunder law, your ear knowledge is sharp. Heavenly sound thunder is your trump card. When facing Liang Wan Bai, it will have a decisive effect. As long as you suppress his fast sword and force out his water domain, you will have a chance to win with one strike."

Purely from a fighting talent perspective, Zhu Wei Wo would not lose to anyone. In a fight against Huang Jin Mo at the same realm, he could achieve "three incinerations." That is to say, Huang Jin Mo had to undergo Nirvana three times to defeat him.

This was under the situation where his accumulation was not as good as Huang Jin Mo's, and all aspects of his conditions were not better than Huang Jin Mo's.

Huang Jin Mo had already done everything a real person could rely on resources to achieve the limit... There were no more opportunities. The opportunities she could have, Huang Wei Zhen had already helped her create. What remained was purely relying on comprehension talent to make progress.

Zhu Wei Wo could slowly make up for his lack of accumulation, also relying on his wife's subsidy and father-in-law's relief. But being able to force out Huang Jin Mo's Nirvana was absolutely a display of fighting talent.

At the fighting level of the Yellow River Assembly inner mansion field, his judgments would not be lower than Jiang Wang's in accuracy. The only lack might be familiarity with each competing player, but familiar or not familiar, the limit of the inner mansion is not just there?

"Then still Liang Wan Bai," Jiang An An touched her chin: "Heard Si Ge Master holds grudges very much. Putting his disciple down, he might find trouble with me someday. Chen Zong Master is just very good, harmonious with everyone, and very magnanimous."

Bai Yu Xia pursed his mouth. He never forgot those days of being hung upside down in the Sword Pavilion: "Hearing this one sentence from you, it will just be noted down. Who you heard it from, that person will also wait to be taught a lesson."

"What to worry about," Xu Xiang Qian shook his head: "Your brother is also not some magnanimous person. He and Si Da Zhen Jun are like a needle tip against a wheat awn."

As the elder, Xiong Jing Yu, only laughed there: "Bully Chen Zong Master for being good-tempered? Your idea might not be right. If you truly beat down Liang Wan Bai, I might have to lead you to his door to apologize afterward."

Although the Yellow River Assembly tried to promote fairness, Zhen He Zhen Jun, as the overall referee, did not even give pre-match guidance to her own sister and disciple.

But some aspects of human feelings are still inevitable.

Just like this challenge match on the eve of the main match, there are a total of five challenge quotas. Choosing who not to choose is not entirely based on win-loss considerations.

For any main match player, fighting one less match and revealing some less trump cards means one more point of vitality.

The geniuses of this generation, the most excellent in the present world, having reached this step, many times the duels between both sides actually have no essential gap. The win or loss is often just a temporary decision, or gaining a little more understanding of each other.

With the current Chu Emperor's own aunt leading the way to the door, even if Mu Gu Book Academy truly held grudges, they should dissipate. Of course, Chen Pu has the demeanor of a Zong Master and is not thus taboo. Xiong Jing Yu was also just teaching Jiang An An about human interactions.

Jiang An An led her divine will, smiling obediently in front of the elders: "The talents of the southern border all take responsibility in the disaster water without exception. I should also emulate it. It just happens that I also want to go see Xue Tan Hua."

Jiang An An's pre-match guidance is absolutely top-level in the present world.

Her spirit energy is also nurtured to its peak state.

The only point that is not quite right is, when she volunteered and bravely strived for first place...

Ju Kui, who formulated the match rules, announced the rules of the challenge match: "Considering Jiang An An was the earliest to enter the loser's match and won the quota, her challenge priority after winning the quota is the lowest... So you will appear last and choose your challenge target last."

For his colleague's sister, he was still very kind, at least not looking at her with eyes like a knife scraping. He even had a smile that lasted for half a breath. Of course, on the rules, there was no concession.

Jiang An An nurtured her sword in its sheath, hid her edge in her bosom, only confidently giving an "um."

Compared to the unknown of participating in the match on the first day, this time she actively selected her opponent for the challenge match, and the "Jiang An An Yellow River Assembly think tank group" offered strategies with full dedication.

Just as Bai Zhang Gui said, this time she is simply performing according to a script. How could the plot go wrong?

With twenty-five big targets, she fully prepared three easily plucked persimmons, carefully preparing for battle. It's impossible for all of them to be chosen, right?

As the last day's match before the main match, the time when all sorts of ghosts and monsters are most likely to move, the specifications of the challenge match are still relatively high, personally hosted by Ju Kui.

Of course, Hui You in the empty De Wen Yu and Zhi Jian bird also announced the ever-present gaze of Zhen He Zhen Jun.

After Ju Kui finished announcing the rules, he did not leave and directly said: "Today's first challenge is Zang Shu Heng of Yong Guo. Please come on stage and choose your challenge target."

The twenty-five winner's group members sat in the waiting area, either closing their eyes to recuperate or leisurely observing.

The most imposing is Er Zhu He, his momentum like a sitting tiger, glaring in all directions. He had no fixed quota, starting from the preliminary rounds and fighting all the way, crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, almost no opponent took two moves. Compared to those Heavenly Palace classmates who had already established quotas early, he had an extra psychological advantage. Plus the favor of this session's referee...

He has a physique far exceeding his age, his gaze sweeps, looking at everyone as if to insert a flag and sell their prime.

Speaking of Yong Guo, since greatly promoting Mohist mechanisms techniques, it seems not so attentive to nurturing top cultivation geniuses. The mainstream domestic policy also pursues "controllable and sustainable strength." Of course, this is also because true geniuses are often born by chance and cannot be forced.

Reflected in the performance of young geniuses...

Nine-year-old Bei Gong Ke at least fought into the top eight of the Yellow River Assembly, and later even entered Chao Wen Dao Heavenly Palace. Zang Shu Heng, with the best result of three years, currently only won a challenge opportunity in the loser's group.

He is a quite elegant young man, holding an iron box in his hand, slowly walking onto the stage, but his opening is very straightforward: "I challenge Liang Wan Bai of Mu Gu Book Academy!"

Jiang An An's heart thumped.