Chapter 231 - 138: Junior Sister, Please Have Some Self-Respect
"Junior Sister, please have some decorum!"
Seeing his Junior Sister being so forward, Gu Yun immediately spoke up.
At his words,
Shanggong Yinling’s expression turned a little cold.
Hmph!
She snorted coldly and crossed her arms over her chest.
Her cheeks puffed out in a pout, she tried to sound fierce as she asked,
"Senior Brother, what do you mean by that?"
An abrupt chill filled the air around them, a coldness that seemed to seep into one’s bones.
Gu Yun forced a smile and said sheepishly,
"Junior Sister,
What I meant was,
please take good care of your health."
The corner of Shangguan Yinling’s mouth curled up.
A hint of delight appeared in her eyes.
"For real?"
A bead of cold sweat seemed to form on Gu Yun’s forehead. He answered without a moment’s hesitation, "But of course."
Sigh.
’Women are so difficult,’ he thought. ’He’d rather face her in a battle of three hundred bouts than continue this war of words.’
"Speaking of which,
why aren’t you competing, Junior Sister?"
Gu Yun said, trying to change the subject.
Shangguan Yinling heard him and replied,
"I already competed."
"But,
I lost in the second round."
As she said this, a flash of disappointment crossed Shangguan Yinling’s eyes.
Her luck had been abysmal.
Despite being only at the True Martial Realm Third Layer, she had run into an Inner Sect Disciple at the True Martial Realm Fifth Layer.
She was defeated after just a few short exchanges.
"Well... it’s just one competition.
If you spend a few more years building your foundation, Junior Sister, you’ll surely soar to new heights!" Gu Yun said encouragingly, noticing her spirits had fallen.
"Is that so?
Then I’ll have to thank you for that, Senior Brother!"
...
After chatting with Gu Yun for a little while longer, Shangguan Yinling returned to Celestial Thunder Dao Peak.
After confirming it wasn’t his turn yet, Gu Yun wasn’t in any hurry.
He simply sat down to meditate and cultivate, keeping an eye on when he was scheduled to compete.
Although the massive plaza was filled with a cacophony of voices,
it didn’t affect Gu Yun’s meditation and cultivation in the slightest.
’Perhaps meditating in this boisterous plaza could even be a good way to train my concentration and inner peace.’
In fact, after nearly ten days and nights of competition, many Cultivators were already feeling exhausted.
Some returned directly to their residences to rest, while others sat cross-legged to recover their spiritual energy on the spot.
Therefore, Gu Yun’s actions were perfectly normal.
Many other disciples around him, finding no exciting matches to watch and not yet being called to fight, were also meditating to restore their energy.
’This Jade Pendant is truly a treasure,’
’it calms the mind, focuses the spirit, suppresses my Heart Demon, and even passively increases my Cultivation speed.’
Gu Yun sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
Wisps of cool energy emanated from the mysterious Ancient Jade Pendant in his hand,
seeping into his Divine Soul and instantly clearing his mind.
And because of this profound Ancient Jade Pendant,
despite the massive crowds surrounding him,
the boiling cauldron of noise didn’t seem to affect him in the slightest.
This left Gu Yun slightly astonished.
’It can calm the mind, ward off my Heart Demon, and even gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Just holding it feels like it increases my Cultivation speed by a fair margin... What in the world is this thing?’
This Ancient Jade Pendant, which exuded an extremely archaic aura,
was something he had found years ago in the Canglan Sea Region, within the collapsed ruins of a Black Flame Sword Sect site.
He had nearly lost his life there, an experience that had left a deep impression on him.
’If it weren’t for this Inner Sect competition,’
’I would have never known it had such an effect...’
Gu Yun was inwardly surprised, but also delighted.
’Treasures that can calm the mind, suppress Heart Demons, and gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth are rare indeed. To think I have one myself.’
’Perhaps I can investigate its true origins in the future...’
Soon, Gu Yun stopped letting his thoughts wander.
He settled his mind and began to cultivate peacefully amidst the roaring, clamorous plaza.
「Time flew by.」
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Three days of Cultivation provided him with only a slight improvement,
but just as drops of water form a river and grains of sand build a tower, Cultivation is a process of slow and steady accumulation.
And as time slowly passed,
during this time,
the second round of the Inner Sect competition came to a close.
As the competition progressed, eliminations increased and the number of contestants dwindled, potentially shortening the duration of the matches.
Of course, there was no shortage of evenly matched opponents who fought for three days and three nights.
Soon,
it was his turn to fight in the third round of the Inner Sect competition.
...
Just as Gu Yun stepped onto the massive, wide arena stage,
Suddenly,
BANG!
A colossal, mountain-like shadow plummeted from the sky like a meteorite, crashing onto the ground. The stone slabs of the arena instantly fractured, and the ground shook violently.
The force of the impact sent a shockwave blasting through the air, clearing the billowing dust to reveal the figure of a giant. He stood nine feet tall, powerfully built with corded muscles, resembling a great brown bear.
The next moment, a voice as deep and resonant as a great temple bell rang out,
"You are Gu Yun?"
Gu Yun stood firm on the stage,
his robes whipping in the wind.
A clear, profound aura emanated from his body, automatically deflecting the onrushing wave of dust and air.
His expression remained unchanged as his calm gaze swept forward. "And you are?"
"Wu Wuji!"
Wu Wuji stood with his arms crossed as dust swirled around him. When he spoke, his voice was as grand and resonant as a great bell, so powerful it seemed to shake the very heavens and carry an unseen, terrifying force.
At these words, Gu Yun’s expression shifted. It was Wu Wuji, tenth on the Profound Celestial List!
It was said that despite not yet being fifty years old, his Cultivation had already reached the True Martial Ninth Layer Peak, and that he cultivated the Gold Dao Peak’s Earth Demon Vajra Technique!