White-Robed Chief
chapter-903

Coincidentally, Elder Yang was still the one supervising the martial arts field that day.

The disciples crowded around Chu Li, Qin Huaichuan and Meng Luo as they made their way to the martial arts field. 

Upon seeing Chu Li, Elder Yang knitted his brows together.

He disliked Chu Li. While this young man's cultivation level was pretty impressive, he was insufferably arrogant. Not to mention, Elder Yang found Chu Li's unattractive face particularly unpleasant to look at. 

Nonetheless, although he disliked Chu Li, he would never allow his personal feelings to influence his judgments. 

"Elder Yang, we'll have to trouble you again. This guy wishes to challenge my Light Blade." Chu Li pointed at Meng Luo.

Elder Yang stared intently at Chu Li. "You've already crippled your cultivation, and still you wish to proceed with this challenge?"

Chu Li replied, "Even though I'm left with only a little bit of inner energy, it's still more than enough for me to deal with him!"

"... Alright then. These are Light Blades that have yet been sharpened!" Elder Yang shook his head. Then, with a wave of his hand, six flying blades flew off from the weapons rack and into his hand. He proceeded to distribute three blades to Chu Li and Meng Luo each.

"You'll decide the outcome of this challenge with these three blades," Elder Yang explained, "if neither of you can defeat your opponent after using up your three blades, we'll consider it a tie."

Chu Li turned around and looked at Xu Jingya. "Senior Sister Xu, I'd like to borrow some of your inner energy."

Xu Jingya was intrigued and puzzled by his words, but she did not question him about it. As she positioned her right hand behind his back, a violent and ravenous bout of force surged into her palm, taking away one-fifth of her inner energy.

Her bright eyes gleamed thoughtfully.

Chu Li took a few steps forward and entered the circle while the crowd retreated over twenty meters away, intently watching how he was going to be defeated.

Chu Li swept his eyes over Meng Luo. "Go ahead then!"

"Tsh!" Attempting to get the upper hand, Meng Luo struck first by throwing his first blade. He felt that this one blade would be enough to defeat Chu Li.

Chu Li took a step forward and dodged the blade while swinging his right hand at the same time.

"Bang!" Meng Luo was sent flying away.

Chu Li's blade was lightning fast, so much so that Meng Luo could not manage to react in time. Furthermore, he had not expected Chu Li's blade to be so fast. He was caught entirely off guard when the blade struck him. 

He reached a height of more than ten meters, flying over the crowd.

"Bang!" He crashed onto the ground covered with white sand behind them.

The others quickly got out of the way and turned around to see Meng Luo's pitiful state.

There was a huge bloody wound on Meng Luo's throat. He was bleeding profusely. His face had also turned red as he struggled to catch his breath.

"Junior Brother Meng!" Qin Huaichuan anxiously went forward to hold him up before taking out a spirit pill from his inner pocket and stuffing it into Meng Luo's mouth. Subsequently, he channeled and struck a few pressure points on Meng Luo's body to help him regulate his breathing and inner energy. This way, Meng Luo would be able to breathe without using his throat. 

Chu Li shook his head and said, "Even with such skills, you still dared challenge me. You've overestimated your abilities!" 

Then, he turned to the other disciples and shouted, "Is there anyone else who would like to challenge me?"

He had a sickly complexion; he seemed so weak that even a light breeze could topple him right now. His hoarse voice indicated his lack of inner energy, so it was obvious that he had been severely injured before this. 

Despite his condition, he had managed to perform such an impressive Light Blade. This made the rest of them feel even more afraid and in awe of him.

Chu Li let out a huff and muttered, "This is to show you the formidable power of the Light Blade. With only a little inner energy, I can produce such a destructive force. You've all been blindly cultivating your inner energy, but what's the use of that? You're still no match for the Light Blade anyway!"

"Junior Brother Zhao, I'd like to experience the power of your Light Blade!" Qin Huaichuan said as he carefully placed Meng Luo down on the ground.

He had a stern and grave expression on his handsome face, his eyes burning with determination. 

This was the best opportunity for him to take down Zhao Dahe. After all, the guy should be at his weakest state after having succumbed to internal demons. If he still failed to defeat Zhao Dahe this time, then he would not have any more chances to do so. If that were the case, he would have to give up all hope and submissively mind his own business after this! 

Chu Li gave him a sideways glance. "Senior Brother Qin, you intend on taking advantage of my weak condition too?" 

"That's right!" Qin Huaichuan had to put aside everything else as he was determined to defeat Zhao Dahe regardless of his physical condition. He did not care whether or not Zhao Dahe had succumbed to internal demons and had been seriously injured. As long as he managed to defeat this guy, he would finally be able to shatter this myth of Zhao Dahe being invincible. 

Chu Li nodded. "Okay then, I shall accept your challenge!"

Elder Yang frowned as he glanced at the two of them.

He disliked watching over the two of them the most. One was arrogant, while the other was deceitful. They were both annoying creatures! 

With another wave of his hand, four unsharpened flying blades flew off the weapons rack and landed in his hand. Then, he tossed two blades to Chu Li and Qin Huaichuan each. 

Chu Li reached out to take the blades before saying, "How about we throw our blades at the same time? We'll let Elder Yang give us the signal!"

"Sure." Qin Huaichuan nodded.

Elder Yang responded, "Alright, I'll count to three, and you guys throw your blades."

"Elder Yang, please go ahead!" Chu Li replied.

"One, two, three!" Elder Yang quickly counted to three.

"Tsh, tsh!" Two whistling sounds could be heard almost at the same time.

Chu Li stepped to the side while turning his body, avoiding the blade effortlessly.

Meanwhile, Qin Huaichuan was sent flying backward, as though a rope was pulling him from behind.

His posture was more or less the same as Meng Luo's. He flew higher and further than Meng Luo before landing five steps away from his friend. As he crashed heavily on the ground, a flying blade could be seen stuck to his throat.

Elder Yang gave Chu Li a quick glare before gliding over to put a spirit pill into Qin Huaichuan's mouth. Then, as he proceeded to hit a few acupuncture points on Qin Huaichuan and remove the flying blade, blood started gushing out from the wound. Nonetheless, Elder Yang managed to stop the bleeding very quickly.

Qin Huaichuan had been injured more severely than Meng Luo. Although the flying blade had not yet been sharpened, the wound it caused was way nastier and more grievous compared to a sharpened blade. 

Chu Li scoffed. "With such weak skills, you still had the nerve to challenge me! … Anyone else?"

The crowd became absolutely silent.

They finally realized how big of a gap there was between them and Chu Li. Now, they understood why he had been so arrogant and outrageous. Although he had lost most of his cultivation level, he was still capable of overpowering them with just the Light Blade. Therefore, of course, they would not have been able to go up against him when he was at the peak of his cultivation level and martial arts skills! 

Chu Li's body suddenly began to sway, and Xu Jingya quickly went forward to support him.

"I'll take my leave then." Chu Li waved a hand and gave a fist salute as he said, "Elder Yang, thank you."

Elder Yang waved him away impatiently.

Xu Jingya said, "Let's go."

She could feel that Chu Li's body was trembling slightly.

As the crowd watched him slowly stagger further and further away, they were filled with mixed emotions. They could not help but feel a sense of respect and awe toward such a formidable figure. With that, all their envy and indignance from before gradually dissipated. 

If Chu Li was only a little stronger than them, they would be envious of him. Even if he continued to grow stronger, they would still feel envious of him and would think that they should be able to catch up to his level after cultivating more. However, now that he had demonstrated that he was a great many times more powerful than them and showed them just how far ahead he was compared to them, not only had they stopped feeling envious of him but also come to admire him. Since they had realized that they were too far behind to catch up to his level, they could only hold him in high esteem from now on. 

Xu Jingya continued to hold his arms to support him as they slowly walked down the peak. "Junior Brother Zhao, why bother doing that?"

"I have to make them admit defeat!"

"So what if they admit defeat?"

"They'll leave me alone. Then, I can live my life in peace."

Whenever he went to the Flavorful Tower, there would always be some people criticizing him behind his back. They were still unwilling to admit defeat and regarded him with indignance and hostility, wishing that they could beat him up and teach him a lesson.

Therefore, he had decided to respond to them by continuously demonstrating how powerful he was so that they would shut their mouths.

"You…" Xu Jingya shook her head in resignation.

… 

Li Ruolan was dressed in a white tunic when she came to the Great Light Peak and stepped into this dream-like world. A moment later, she entered the basilica to meet the Saint, Sun Mingyue.

Sun Mingyue had covered her face with a white veil. She was also wearing a white tunic as she sat behind her desk in an imposing yet elegant manner. When she heard Li Ruolan entering the basilica, she glanced at her and waved her over.

Li Ruolan came closer and said, "My Saint?"

"Ji Xin has gone to the Ji Dynasty five days ago and has not returned since. We have lost contact with him," Sun Mingyue said calmly, "I'm afraid something bad has happened to him. The biggest possibility is that he's being hunted down right now. I need someone to go and rescue him."

"Senior Brother Ji?" Li Ruolan replied anxiously.

Sun Mingyue rose to her feet and descended a flight of steps before approaching Li Ruolan. Then, she paced back and forth a few times with her hands behind her back. "Logically speaking, I shouldn't assign this task to you because your emotions may cloud your judgments. However, considering the high chances of him being in danger already, I'm afraid you might blame me for the rest of your life if I don't send you there now." 

"I'll go!" Li Ruolan responded with a hurry, "I'll leave right away!"

Sun Mingyue waved a hand and said, "It'll be useless for you to leave so hastily. Your cultivation level is only slightly higher than his, so you may not be able to rescue him successfully… But there's no one else I can send to help you at the moment."

"I'll think of something!" Li Ruolan replied. "I just need to know where Senior Brother Ji's last known location is."

"Alright." Sun Mingyue picked up a dossier from her desk and handed it to Li Ruolan. "You can find detailed information here."