Ye Chu naturally would not admit that this was a struggle between Heartless Peak and Heavenly Firmament Pavilion. His meagre strength might seem decent in the eyes of others, but to a holy sect with such profound foundations, it appeared far too lowly.
Moreover, Ye Chu was in no position to represent Heartless Peak. Who on Heartless Peak was not stronger than him? Even Jin Wawa was far stronger than him. If anyone was to represent them, it had to be Jin Wawa at the very least.
And among the disciples of Heartless Peak, the one who truly dealt with outsiders was Shui Gu. When the Old Madman did not manage the various affairs of Heartless Peak, big or small, it was Shui Gu who attended to them. He was the true core of Heartless Peak.
“Neither you nor I can decide this. I have suddenly realised that we are both just chess pieces,” Qing Ting said with a smile as he looked at Ye Chu. “Someone came to me yesterday, saying they wanted to take good care of you.”
Ye Chu’s eye twitched, but he immediately burst into a hearty laugh. Looking at Qing Ting, he said, “I would be delighted!”
Qing Ting did not say anything more. Instead, he turned his gaze to the other disciples. “Today is a welcome event for the newcomers. Although the Sha Ling Pavilion has the rule of seniors teaching juniors, I would not dare to defy this. However, as fellow brothers, teaching should not go as far as bullying. I know all the junior brothers like to watch competitions with stakes. So let us settle this. The stake for each bout will be one jin of Purple Gold Liquid, no more and no less.”
Saying this, Qing Ting paused and glanced at Liu Huo and the others. “You can put up ten jin or more as stakes. But even if Ye Chu loses, he will only have one jin to give you. The victory in a competition lies in sparring, knowing when to stop. The most important thing is to teach the newcomers to respect their seniors.”
These words caused a shadow of displeasure to flash in the eyes of Liu Huo and Huang Long, but they did not dare to show dissatisfaction towards Qing Ting.
Ye Chu glanced at Qing Ting and suddenly laughed. “Bullying a newcomer is bullying a newcomer, so do not talk about sparring. By setting up this event, do you not just hope that I will behave meekly in the future and play the lackey in front of you? But I am sorry, I have always been arrogant, and I have no desire to play the lackey.”
Ye Chu’s words made the many disciples glare at him in anger, staring fiercely at him. They thought to themselves that Senior Brother Qing Ting was protecting him so much, yet he was still being so arrogant.
Qing Ting was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed heartily. “You have guts. I like people like you. I just hope you can hold out for a few more bouts today.”
“Rest assured, sir, I will definitely hold on!” Ye Chu said to them. “There is no need for more unnecessary words. Since you have set up this arena, I will accept it. However, there is one request I hope everyone will consider!”
“Let us hear it,” Qing Ting said, looking at Ye Chu curiously.
Ye Chu said, “There are so many disciples here, yet I am only one person. The many disciples challenge me in a continuous relay battle. In this regard, even if you win, it is an unfair victory. But if you can agree to one request of mine, this young master will not hold your unfair victory against you.”
“What request?” Qing Ting asked in confusion.
“It is very simple. You fight me in a continuous relay. I agree to the stake of one jin of Purple Gold Liquid, but I hope to add a little more to your stakes. Every five rounds, you must hand over one Sha Ling technique,” Ye Chu said.
“What do you mean?”
“It means that for every five consecutive wins, you will give me one Sha Ling technique. As for which Sha Ling technique, I will choose it at my leisure. My choice will be from the Sha Ling techniques learned by the five cultivators I defeated in those rounds. How about it? I am not bullying you either, only taking one technique every five rounds,” Ye Chu said lightly.
Ye Chu’s words left the crowd silent. One by one, they looked towards Qing Ting. The Sha Ling techniques were not easy for them to obtain either. They had to make many contributions to the sect before learning them. For Ye Chu to get them just by sparring was simply too easy.
Moreover, the Sha Ling Pavilion had stated that Sha Ling techniques must not be easily passed on to outsiders.
After pondering for a while, Qing Ting nodded and said, “Agreed!”
“Senior Brother!” This single sentence made many Sha Ling practitioners exclaim in surprise, all looking at Qing Ting.
Qing Ting smiled and said, “I will explain the rule about not passing on sect techniques to the Pavilion. You do not need to worry about the rest!”
If it were anyone else, Qing Ting would definitely not agree. But the person in front of him was from Heartless Peak. As long as he was not given the most top tier secret arts of the Holy Sect, everything else was fine.
Heartless Peak had so many peerless secret arts. The Sha Ling techniques of the cultivators present were simply nothing in their eyes. Even if he obtained them, it would not matter.
It was like having a piece of gold. If you gave it to a beggar, you would feel it was a huge help to him. But if you gave it to a millionaire, you would feel that it did not really matter whether they wanted it or not.
“Who will go first?” Ye Chu looked at the crowd, took out one jin of Purple Gold Liquid, placed it to one side, and stood up to look at the many disciples, a smile on his face.
Ye Chu’s posture immediately angered some people. One of them stepped forward, looking at Ye Chu and snorting coldly. “Kid! The fact that you can defeat Liu Huo is enough to prove your strength. Even two of me would not be your match. However, I still want to fight you.”
The disciple stepped forward, shooting like an arrow to stand in front of Ye Chu, and said while looking at him, “For no other reason! It is just for the rules of the Sha Ling practitioners. If one cannot beat you, we have so many people here. Even if we take turns one by one, we will tire you to death.”
Ye Chu laughed loudly. “You have great spirit, sir! To come knowing you will definitely lose makes you a hero!”
Ye Chu knew what the other party was thinking. They just wanted to use him to practice. These disciples had been itching for a fight for a long time. Now that someone was standing up to fight for them, they were naturally willing. Although this opponent was a bit strong, they were still willing to try.
Losing one jin of Purple Gold Liquid was a bit painful, but Qing Ting had already informed them that today’s competition counted as a contribution to the sect, allowing them to visit the Technique Pavilion once. Compared to that, this loss was not so painful.
Ye Chu also knew this from Wang De, so he had come prepared today to fight against numerous Sha Ling practitioners.
The cultivator who stepped forward was not weak, his strength having reached the King realm. His Sha Ling technique was executed extremely exquisitely. As his primal spirit vibrated, it turned into threads that wrapped around Ye Chu, trying to crush him.
Ye Chu smiled and used the Soundless Sword to oppose the other party. Although Ye Chu’s Green Lotus was currently sealed and his strength had not reached its peak, dealing with a Sha Ling practitioner who was only at the King realm did not concern him much.
The Soundless Sword shot out, causing the opponent’s figure to retreat continuously. Although the attack was monotonous, the power behind it made his scalp tingle.
Although Ye Chu’s strength was only at the second tier of the King realm, he had fought his way out of a sea of blood. How could these people compare to him? Coupled with his recent great transformation, a King was already nothing in his eyes. Even though this was a Sha Ling practitioner, whose strength was a few tiers stronger than a normal King, Ye Chu still did not take him seriously.