Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 785 -492: Farce

A hundred years later, the landscapes of Mount Shu and Mount Emei remained steeped in perilous beauty.

Although the Scholar’s Palace established its doctrine to exploit resources for world governance in response to calamity, altering many primitive scenes of famous mountains and rivers, the vast heaven and earth still retained some remnants, preserving their original scenery. Furthermore, some Sectarian Immortal Gates, private lands, were able to govern themselves without interference after paying sufficient taxes.

Mount Emei was one of them, serving as private land for the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, it had a master long before the Scholar’s Palace was established nine hundred years ago. Even after the Scholar’s Palace was founded, no changes were forced except for a land tax.

Thereafter, Mount Emei became a private land for the Mystic Heaven Mountain Gate, governing itself.

Not just the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, but other Cave Heavens and Sects did the same.

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After all, Sectarian doors have long existed; if no room were left for them, there would be widespread rebellion.

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As such, as long as sufficient taxes were paid and the laws of the Scholar’s Palace were not violated, the Sects could occupy land and govern themselves.

Since it was the private land of the Sects, outsiders were naturally prohibited from entering, and thus for hundreds of years, only disciples of the Mystic Heaven and Sword Cultivators had come and gone within Mount Emei.

But now…

The Escape Light zipped across, a rainbow flew wildly in the sky; here, a cloud arrived gently wafting, there, a radiant glow dazzlingly bright. Some rode flying boats, others gravitated to chariots, resembling the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying Divine Powers.

Thus, countless Cultivators from all directions had flocked into Mount Emei.

Looking at the mountain, spiritual mechanisms overflowed everywhere, unknown Immortal Clan methods had employed to suspend countless pavilions and towers in midair, hosting guests from all corners.

“Beneath a prestigious name lies genuine prowess.”

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“A mountain need not be high; if it houses Immortals, it’s spiritual.”

“Truly an extraordinary door to the Immortal Realm.”

“To enter this Immortal Realm, to witness this grand assembly, is indeed a fortunate event in one’s life.”

“I wonder where the Golden Summit of Mount Emei is?”

“The century-long date has arrived, and that duel between the two Sword Masters…”

Within the pavilions and buildings, guests from all directions engaged in lively and heated discussions.

Even more so, some started betting on the spot, gambling on the outcomes.

“Fellow Taoists, this True Immortal sword duel is a rare grand occasion indeed, it would be a pity not to partake. Why don’t I act as the dealer and wager with fellow Taoists for a bit of excitement?”

A corpulent Taoist Priest, looking quite prosperous, was setting up book in this tavern, causing those around him to snigger and boo.

“Taoist Priest Duan, you still haven’t changed that bad habit.”

“You dare to set odds on the True Immortal sword duel, aren’t you afraid of angering the two Sword Masters?”

“With that little wealth of yours, what could you possibly bet on, bet whether you’ll abscond with the capital?”

“I advise you to restrain yourself a bit; gambling can be a minor or major issue but aren’t you afraid that the Enforcement Cultivators from the Scholar’s Palace will come for you?”

“Humph, what’s there to fear? This is Mount Emei, the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect’s mountain gate; does the Wandao School manage the heavens and the earth still manage to reach here?”

“Well said, fellow Taoist, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’ll bet, five hundred top-grade Spirit Stones, betting on the victory of the Mystic Heaven Sword Master!”

The crowd chuckled, initially in jest, but then someone chimed in, turning the atmosphere suddenly tense.

Watching the Storage Bag thrown onto his table, Taoist Priest Duan’s face stiffened, but he quickly resumed a smiling face, “Fellow Taoist, we were just jesting, please don’t take it seriously, seriously, I, poor Taoist, how could I dare to bet on the duel between the two Sword Masters?”

With that, he returned the Storage Bag to the table of that person.

“Hmph!”

Hearing this, that person coldly snorted, “So it turns out to be a cowardly scoundrel, I was wrong to address you as fellow Taoist.”

“What did you say?”

Such words and demeanor changed the colors of Taoist Priest Duan and the people around him.

“What, scared, and now deaf too?”

The man sneered coldly and didn’t care about the reactions around him, standing up, he loudly proclaimed.

“He may not dare, but I do. Here, ten thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, all as the prize, this duel, the Mystic Heaven Sword Master will undoubtably win. Anyone here who disagrees can come and bet against me, betting one to ten, see if you can take all these Spirit Stones?”

“This…”

As soon as these words came out, everyone frowned deeply, feeling an even stranger atmosphere.

Just then, someone stood up, resolutely breaking the silence.

“I’ll bet with you!”

It was a young man in blue robes, throwing a Storage Bag onto the table of the betting man.

“One hundred top-grade Spirit Stones, betting that the Mystic Heaven Sword Master will lose!”

“Hmm!?”

As these words were issued, everyone’s gaze changed once more, the atmosphere tensing even further?

The betting man, looking at the Storage Bag on the table and then at the young man in blue robes, his facial expression coldly motionless, smiled mockingly, “Golden Core youngster, truly unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth!”

“Hmph!”

The young man in blue robes coldly snorted, “You, with high Cultivation, may know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is, but it’s a pity, you don’t understand morality. Your eyes are full of scum and selfishness, wasting your Cultivation.”

“Hmm!?”

As these words came out, the man’s color changed instantly, his eyes fiercely murderous, “What did you say?”

“Am I wrong?”

The young man in blue robes coldly snorted, “You, people of Cave Heaven, unable to bear the Scholar’s Palace’s restraints, lacking the courage to confront the Scholar’s Palace, just hope for the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect to win, to contend with the Scholar’s Palace on equal footing, and then you rise, returning to the state of old, but don’t you know, going on like this, will there still be a future?”

“Insolent child, how dare you speak nonsense!”

With these words, the man was even more furious, slamming the table and shouting, “The Wandao School, relying on coercion, acting tyrannically under the pretense of laws, so overbearing, supremely egotistical, and yet blame others for discontent, what, without the Wandao School, would there be no one in this world to resist, would it fall to the Heretical Dao and External Demons?”

His words concealed a sword seemingly intended to convict!

However…

“Exactly!”

The young man in blue robes remained composed, “Without the Wandao School, there would indeed be no one in this world to resist, and this era would definitely fall to the External Demons!”

“Hahaha!”

Hearing this, the man immediately laughed out loud, “Ignorant youngster, frog at the bottom of the well, also dares to speak wildly of the world, don’t you find that laughable?”

“Who is laughable?”

The young man in blue robes retorted sharply, “You, with profound Cultivation, well-versed in ancient and modern times, could you enlighten this ignorant youngster, aside from the Scholar’s Palace, throughout history, which Sect or faction has managed to teach without discrimination, lawfully spreading across the world?”

“You…!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the man was suddenly speechless, his face turned instantly iron blue, “It’s just for the benefit of oneself.”

“For the benefit of nature?”

The young man in green robe sneered, “Then why don’t I see you also doing it and seeking this benefit? Could it be that you are morally superior and disdain to pursue it?”

“You…!”

“Hmph!”

The young man sneered again, speaking further, “You just said there are those who oppose the power in the world, so let me ask again, who are these opposers? Is it the Mystic Heaven Sword Master or those Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals who haven’t yet interfered in worldly affairs?”

“If so, why didn’t they come out to oppose it hundreds of years ago and left it to the Scholar’s Palace to resolve the matters of the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands?”

“Now it’s fine, Cave Heaven has opened, Blessed Lands resolved, offenses were made by the Scholar’s Palace, and now you stand out to oppose?”

“Hundreds of years ago, why didn’t I see you opposing?”

“You Immortal Gods, who initially sealed Cave Heaven, caused heaven and earth to weaken and External Demons to take advantage, wreaking havoc in the world, and that would have been enough. Yet now, for your own private benefit, you make things difficult everywhere for the Scholar’s Palace.”

“Is this your way of opposing power?”

The young man’s gaze turned cold, sweeping across those around before looking at the man again, “Such character, what use is high Cultivation if you are just great rats in the end!”

“How audacious!”

The man banged the table and rose up, anger flashing in his brows, his aura of Return to Void intimidatingly released: “Youngster, your foul speech insults my Immortal Gate, do you truly think I dare not kill you?”

“Kill me?”

“Hahaha!”

Upon hearing this, the young man burst out laughing, “If you have the courage, then come. I would like to see how brave you are to touch that Thunder Pond!”

“You…!”

As these words were spoken, the Returning Void Cultivator’s face turned iron blue, and he clenched his teeth, unable to speak.

“What, you dare not?”

Seeing this, the young man sneered even more, “Just now weren’t you clamoring, claiming that this is the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, and scholar’s palace’s laws are useless? Where has your courage gone now, turning into a cowardly bandit type?”

“You…!”

The man’s face was iron blue, caught in a difficult position.

At this moment…

“Who dares utter such wild words here, insulting the name of my Mystic Heaven Sword Sect?”

A cold rebuke sounded, and two figures flew down, landing in the center of the scene, evidently being disciples of the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect.

Seeing the two disciples intervene, the Returning Void Cultivator felt a surge of relief and immediately banged the table saying, “Youngster, not only did you spout foul language and abused us, but you also insulted the Mystic Heaven Sword Master, thinking you can act recklessly because of your nefarious momentum, with no one to handle you.”

“Insulted?”

“Ha!”

Seeing this, the young man was not only unafraid but sneered even louder, “I was merely telling the truth.”

Seeing his defiant stance, the Return to Void Cultivator fell silent, turning his eyes towards the two sect disciples.

The two Mystic Heaven Sword Sect disciples also looked coldly at the young man in green robe, “Who are you to dare speak such nonsense here?”

“What must be done?”

Before he could finish, he was interrupted, and the young man in green sneered, “If you can do it, why fear others’ words? Is this the ethos of the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect?”

“Hm!”

The two narrowed their eyes, their expressions growing colder, “Who gave you the audacity to slander our Mystic Heaven Sword Sect like this?”

“Slander?”

The young man in green sneered again, “The causes and consequences are crystal clear. Initially, when the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect’s Taoist entered the world, to protect themselves, they restricted the development of the Scholar’s Palace, fanning the flames everywhere, creating troubles. Even so, considering your sect’s merits in Demon-Slaughtering, the Sword Master did not take his life but only took that Demon-Slaying Immortal-Refining Sword.”

“After the Mystic Heaven Sword Master entered the world, instead of reflecting on his own actions, he used this cause and effect to set up this battle agreement, as a True Immortal no less. Isn’t it to stand against the Scholar’s Palace for the merit of turning the tide?”

“A True Immortal employing such methods, aren’t you afraid of being a laughing stock to the world? If you really intended to turn the tide, why not follow the Scholar’s Palace, open the door of convenience, turn merit into fate instead of cunningly seizing it?”

“Had the cultivation been equal, True Immortal against True Immortal, that would be fine, but Nine Tribulations against One Calamity, he also has the face to issue such a battle agreement, truly shameless…”

“Enough!!!”

Before he could finish, he was cut off, two disciples from the Sword Sect furiously drew their swords, “How dare you insult our Sword Sect’s ancestor, that Xuanyuan Sword Master has accepted the battle agreement, and letting you villains rant here is the real shamelessness!”

“You invert right and wrong!”

The young man saw this and also boldly drew his sword, facing them sternly, “The Sword Master accepted the battle to protect our Scholar’s Palace’s institution, to prevent the rise of Evil Spirits and their spread. You think this is only natural, truly, if the beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked. Further words are useless, if you want to kill, then come.”

“You…!”

With swords drawn and crossbows tense, their faces reddened, yet no one dared to make the first move, and the standoff persisted.

Just then…

“Enough!”

A cold shout shook the void, the faces of the two Sword Sect disciples turned white, and the young man in green was also overwhelmed by the aura.

“Let this matter end here. Our Mystic Heaven Sword Sect will not stoop to argue with your junior, but this place cannot tolerate you either. Leave quickly, and if you spout nonsense again, no one will be able to save you!”

Out of the void, these words echoed, and soon, a biting chill wind took the young man in green away, bringing an end to this farce, making the hidden audience sigh out loud.

“Quite the spectacle!”

“The Mystic Heaven Sword Sect has indeed fallen short!”

“What can be done? The Wandao School educates all without discrimination, spreading the Dual Paths of Taoist and Martial Arts across the world, skilled in agriculture and a hundred other crafts. Countless cultivators have benefited, the grace bestowed is profound over centuries, hearts are inclined toward them, forming a dominant virtuous trend, with the force of fate strong to the extreme.”

“The Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, wanting to balance against them, share that momentum of fate, must endure the impact of this public sentiment!”

“Unless the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect also opens the door of convenience, benefiting the world’s cultivators, this backlash of public sentiment cannot be faced, a slip may lead to universal condemnation, incurring the wrath of the people and heaven, ultimately turning the merit into karma, backfiring upon themselves.”

“Fortunately, they still have the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, with a number of Calamity Realm Immortals and high-order cultivators, which also brings some karma to the Wandao School, otherwise Mystic Heaven Sword Sect would not have risked entering the game.”

“Such denigration by that junior, the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect also didn’t dare to act ruthlessly, indicating they do fear the regulations of the Wandao School, afraid of defeat, providing an excuse for later retribution.”

“Hmph, hesitating in significant matters due to fear, forgetting life at the sight of minor gains, the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect is nothing impressive in the end.”

“Nevertheless, it ultimately comes down to force.”

“If Ren Baimei can defeat Li Xuanyuan, then the dominating trend of the Wandao School will be broken, no longer able to suppress the world’s heroes. Then, all sorts of anomalies will arise, and their oppressive regulations, not to mention collapsing overnight, will gradually deteriorate, eventually becoming a joke.”

“In this battle, if Li Xuanyuan does not win, the Wandao School won’t be able to suppress the world’s heroes, and we could also rid ourselves of this yoke, seizing that hanging sword.”

“Further words are useless; let’s go to the Golden Summit and wait for the main character to arrive!”