by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
For a moment, everyone thought they had misheard. They looked at Long Chen like he was an idiot. Wasn’t he too foolish?
Guo Ran was on the verge of crying. He wanted to shout that he was willing, completely willing, but a complimentary subordinate like him didn’t have the qualifications to agree to anything. He almost fainted.
Hearing Long Chen’s response, Ye Zhiqiu’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. Nodding, she didn’t say anything else. It was as if Long Chen’s refusal wasn’t the slightest bit out of her expectations.
“Perhaps sir should think about whether he wants to join this sister’s faction?”
Just at this moment, a soft voice rang out. The beautiful fairy-like Tang Wan-er had also come over.
A huge uproar exploded now. Just what kind of dogshit luck did this kid have for these two beauties to both personally try to pull him in?
Lei Qianshang’s eyes narrowed as he icily glared at Long Chen. Although he didn’t say anything, there was definitely fury within his eyes.
Qi Xin was indifferently watching from the distance, his expression completely calm. But no one noticed that his hands were now tightly clenched into fists.
Only Yue Zifeng was the most indifferent, frowning as he was lost in thought.
“What? Do you not want to?” Tang Wan-er tilted her head slightly, dimples appearing as she laughed. Her bright gaze rippled over him, causing other people’s hearts to jump.
“I want to, I want to!” Long Chen hadn’t even had a chance to reply before Guo Ran crazily shouted.
They had already lost a chance just before. Now that fortune had come for them again, Guo Ran really might want to kill himself if he didn’t grab this opportunity.
Tang Wan-er indifferently glanced at Guo Ran and shook her head. “You’re just an extra, so your word means nothing.”
Guo Ran’s excitement was immediately extinguished. But he was still staring fixedly on Long Chen with a begging expression.
Looking at this beauty, Long Chen also couldn’t keep his heart from pounding. Tang Wan-er had a kind of special aura that was incredibly alluring. Even Long Chen wasn’t an exception.
But for some reason, he kept feeling this woman was familiar. Furthermore, he always had a kind of agitated feeling whenever he looked at her.
In the end, Long Chen shook his head. To the side, Guo Ran almost fainted. He even had an urge to beat Long Chen.
Shaking his head, Long Chen sighed, “I want to.”
As soon as he said those three words, Long Chen’s expression immediately changed as he looked at Tang Wan-er with shock. A strange red light was currently fading from within her beautiful eyes.
Heart Bewitching Art!
Long Chen was completely shocked. As soon as he had opened his mouth to decline, completely different words had naturally popped out.
By the time he had realized, it was already too late. He really had never imagined Tang Wan-er to be a master in soul arts. Without being on guard against it, he had immediately been tricked.
“Wow, wonderful! Congratulations on joining our faction!” Tang Wan-er’s beautiful eyes narrowed into two crescent moons in an exceptionally enchanting manner as she excitedly congratulated him.
“This isn’t proper,” Ye Zhiqiu lightly said to Tang Wan-er. She had managed to see through some clues.
“What’s wrong about it? Everyone saw that he agreed with his own mouth to join my faction. Sister, do you want to fight with me?” laughed Tang Wan-er.
Ye Zhiqiu stared at her for a while. Then glancing at Long Chen, she didn’t say anything, simply bringing her faction away.
Long Chen stared at this crafty Tang Wan-er and whispered, “You’re too excessive. How can you use such a despicable method?”
Tang Wan-er looked like a fox who had just stolen eggs as she was filled with pride in herself. Bringing her mouth closer to Long Chen, she used a voice only the two of them could hear:
“Brat, where did that shameless heart you had back when you arrogantly scolded me go? Now that you’ve landed in my hands, hehe…” Tang Wan-er’s voice was filled with delight in getting revenge.
“It’s you!” Long Chen almost jumped up as he realized why he kept feeling this woman was familiar.
That day when Long Chen had relieved himself in the river, she was the woman who had flown over and criticized him.
Back then, Tang Wan-er had been using her hand to cover her face, and she had flown over too fast for Long Chen to notice her figure.
Furthermore, not only was her face covered, but her voice had also been muffled slightly and filled with anger. So Long Chen had only felt that her voice was somewhat familiar.
But now that she said this, Long Chen immediately realized who she was. He had an extremely bad feeling now. Perhaps he had really jumped into a trap now.
Long Chen was just about to say something when Tang Wan-er interrupted him, predicting what he was about to say. “You’ve already agreed to join my faction. Unless I somehow fail to obtain a core disciple spot, it’s impossible for you to back out now. If you forcibly try, you’ll have violated the rules and be expelled from the monastery!”
Long Chen was shocked. There was such a stupid rule?! Guo Ran hastily said, “Boss, please stop wasting time! It’s such a rare thing for sister Wan-er to come to us first!”
“Ah, now we’re all on the same side. You’re already one of us. We definitely won’t treat you wrongly. You understand, right?” Tang Wan-er last point about being ‘treated wrongly’ had been said with a special meaning.
To other people’s eyes, Tang Wan-er was flirting with Long Chen, causing countless people’s eyes to turn red.
“Ok, now all my spots are filled. When I split up all the resources, there will definitely be a portion for you. I’m very optimistic for your future.” Tang Wan-er laughed lightly as she walked away, leaving behind only a refreshing fragrance.
Long Chen looked up to the sky at a loss. Just what kind of disaster have I created? How did I end up jumping into this girl’s hands?
Even just peeing brings me grudges. Isn’t that too much? Long Chen felt he really was too unlucky.
But compared to Long Chen who was filled with remorse over his actions, Guo Ran was smiling radiantly.
“Boss, don’t be like this! Do you know how many people want to beat you up for having such an expression?” Guo Ran’s gaze swept over those jealous people who were about to go crazy.
Long Chen didn’t care about those gazes though. “Were her words true? Once I choose a faction, I can’t back out?”
“It’s true. The Xuantian Monastery has many rules, some of which really are odd. So you need to study more in the future,” said Guo Ran solemnly.
Touching his spatial ring, he took out a scroll and handed it to Long Chen. “These are the Xuantian Monastery’s 1087 rules. You should read through them carefully.”
Long Chen skimmed over it and saw that the Xuantian Monastery truly had many rules. For example, after joining a faction, you could not leave. That was to test their disciples’ judgement and loyalty.
Men and women could form romantic relationships, but they had to maintain their chastity.
For battles on the same level, it was forbidden to take the opponent’s life or to cripple them in any way. However, challenges could be sent out whenever without any punishments.
There were all kinds of different rules, some of which were so odd that Long Chen was dumbstruck. But after reading through it all, Long Chen understood that this was all in order to increase the competition between disciples.
That was a kind of selection by elimination. If your cultivation base was lacking, then you could only suffer other people bullying you here. Under that kind of endless humiliation, you either had to abruptly soar or completely collapse and be crushed.
Long Chen could tell that these rules greatly favored the powerful. So if he wanted to live comfortably, he would have to work hard to make himself stronger so he c
ould stand atop other people’s heads.
He might not like standing on top of others, but he also didn’t like being trampled under by others. It was true that you couldn’t always do as you like.
The main goal Long Chen had in coming to the Xuantian Monastery was to gather medicinal ingredients. By relying on the sect, he wanted to gather everything he needed for the Alioth Pill.
After all, the larger a sect, the greater their inheritance was, and the chances of him obtaining rare medicinal ingredients would increase. Otherwise, the condensement of the second star was still an incredibly distant dream.
The Xuantian Monastery was a stepping stone for Long Chen to train in the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Although he didn’t know what level of technique the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art had reached, he believed it definitely surpassed his wildest imaginations.
“Boss, let’s go somewhere else. Being stared at by this many people always makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.” Although Ye Zhiqiu and Tang Wan-er had left, the majority of people were still just standing there.
Those people were all glaring over here, most likely staring at Long Chen. Their gazes were filled with jealousy and provocation, filling Guo Ran with trepidation.
He definitely didn’t have Long Chen’s ability to stay unperturbed in front of this much hostility.
Long Chen also didn’t like being glared at by this many people. Brushing his butt, he brought Little Snow into the distance. But they had only gone a mile when they were blocked by others.
“Brat, I’ll give you one chance. Kneel down and apologize to my brother.” A man icily blocked Long Chen’s path.
That man was tall and muscular with a powerful aura. Not far from him was a battered person. That was Chang Li who Long Chen had beaten up.
“Be careful, boss. This is one of Qi Xin’s people. His cultivation base is extremely powerful,” whispered Guo Ran.
Long Chen glanced at this person as well as the distant Qi Xin who was being revered by his group. He coldly smiled.
“If you don’t want to die, then fuck off. I’m already really pissed.” Long Chen shook his head. He really was pissed. Anyone who had fallen into a trap like he had would be irritated.
“I don’t care if you’re pissed. How about I beat you until you feel better?”
A cruel smile appeared on that person’s lips. He punched at him without any warning. With that single fist, he completely sealed off any of Long Chen’s escape paths.
Chapter 132 Little Snow vs Qi Xin
That person’s punch was incredibly powerful. It boomed like lightning, restraining others. This person was clearly an expert.
Long Chen coldly snorted and was just about to move when a roar came from below him and a huge claw reached out to block it.
“Little Snow!” Long Chen was surprised. He was connected to Little Snow’s soul, and so Little Snow could sense Long Chen’s fury.
BOOM! Little Snow’s claw collided with that person’s fist, causing terrifying energy to explode out. With a muffled shout, that person was sent flying.
Little Snow was a third rank Magical Beast, and even amongst third rank Magical Beasts he was exceptional. Although not specializing in power, he wasn’t something that ordinary experts could withstand.
Little Snow opened his mouth and spat out a wind blade that sliced even space apart. That wind blade went straight for that horrified person.
“No, Little Snow!” Long Chen was greatly alarmed. But it was already too late as Little Snow’s attack had already been shot out.
Little Snow could sense Long Chen’s anger, but he didn’t have Long Chen’s wisdom. Little Snow didn’t know what it meant to have misgivings and so he directly shot out a wind blade.
That huge wind blade was like a death god’s scythe. An ear-piercing sound came from it as it shot over. Even the land was shaking, causing everyone to be terrified.
No one had expected Long Chen’s Magical Beast to take action on its own. And it was even more shocking that this Magical Beast was at the third rank, and was a terrifying existence even amongst third rank Magical Beasts.
Other people’s Magical Beasts had spiritual imprints on them so that they wouldn’t dare disobey their master’s orders.
But Little Snow wasn’t the same. Long Chen had formed a kind of companionship between the two, which wasn’t really a slave imprint. Thus, Little Snow had his own thoughts.
It was precisely because his soul had no restrictions that Little Snow could grow so quickly and possess such great power.
Once a Magical Beast had a spiritual imprint placed on them, their combat ability would sharply decline, perhaps even greater than fifty percent. But that was something that couldn’t be avoided, as Magical Beasts devouring their masters was not an uncommon affair. No one dared to do as Long Chen did.
So Little Snow’s attack wasn’t like another steed’s attack, but a true third rank Magical Beast’s attack.
That person’s face turned green from fear because he was horrified to notice that it felt as if his body had been ensnared in mud, and taking even a single step had become difficult, let alone dodging.
Everyone present let out startled cries. If this continued, that person would definitely die. The monastery definitely did not allow disciples to kill each other.
In a distant forest, Tang Wan-er who had just been watching the ruckus was given a fright. She had just been planning on getting revenge on Long Chen and hadn’t noticed that he had a third rank Magical Beast by his side.
“This is bad!” Although she found Long Chen crude and irritating, maybe even feeling some resentment, Tang Wan-er didn’t want him to be expelled just like this.
“Spiritwater Shield!” Suddenly, an icy shout rang as a figure appeared before the wind blade. Extending his hand, a huge, blue shield immediately appeared.
The shield was ten meters in diameter and was somehow formed from water. It looked just like half a huge water drop.
BANG! The wind blade collided with the water shield. Water droplets splashed out hundreds of meters.
When the rain of water finally fell, people recognized who had appeared.
“Qi Xin!”
Seeing that Qi Xin had managed to block Little Snow’s attack, Long Chen sighed in relief. But at the same time, he was greatly shocked.
He truly was a monster-class figure. He was actually able to block Little Snow’s attack.
“Hmph, you’re just relying on a housepet. It’s not worth anything,” Qi Xin indifferently glanced at Long Chen.
His words were definitely an act. For him to say such a thing after blocking Little Snow’s terrifying attack, Long Chen was certain he was just trying to show-off.
“A powerful housepet is also a part of one’s strength. Could it be that if you weren’t able to break through your opponent’s armor, you’d demand they had to take off their armor and pants?
“Even idiocy should have its own limits. With just your intelligence, you also have intentions on Tang Wan-er?
“You’re clearly a martial artist, yet you put on a scholarly costume. Why don’t you take imperial exams instead of wasting your time here?
“Do you know what it means to be a sissy? Do you know what it means to be a pretentious fool? Ah, looking at your expression now, I’d say you’re understanding a bit.”
Long Chen’s rude ridicule caused the entire crowd to be deathly silent. No one would have thought Long Chen had the boldness to scold a monster-class genius.
“Haha!” Hiding in the forest, Tang Wan-er who was secretly watching couldn’t stop herself from laughing and hastily covered her mouth.
“Although this Long Chen is also extremely hateful, that Qi Xin also isn’t some good person; he’s a complete hypocrite. Ah, this must be what it means for evil people to attract other evil people.” Tang Wan-er laughed to herself. The two maidens following beside her glanced at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Tang Wan-er might be laughing, but Guo R
an wanted to cry. He even had some regret in making Long Chen his boss. He had an urge to bash in his own head.
After he had completely refused to join Ye Zhiqiu’s faction only to then join Tang Wan-er, Guo Ran had thought Long Chen had finally fixed his head and was overjoyed.
But as soon as they had joined Tang Wan-er’s faction, they had immediately received an attack from another monster-class figure. Just what was this boss Long Chen doing?
Qi Xin’s face was dark. In all these years, not even the elders in his family had dared say even half of these things to him. And outside his family, he was an object of worship, so when would he ever have to receive such ridicule?
“For you to provoke me like this, do you know how much suffering will be the price?” asked Qi Xin icily.
“Provoking? No. I’d never do something so senseless. Being jealous of a romantic rival, fighting stupidly, acting like a strong fool, those are all things only an idiot like you likes to do. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t do such things.” Long Chen shook his head extremely modestly.
Everyone felt their hearts become cold. Just what background did this kid have to ridicule Qi Xin so brazenly?! Wasn’t he planning on growing within the Xuantian Monastery? Was he stupid, or did he really have the strength to back up such words?
“Arrogant brat, let me see if you have the qualifications to say such a thing!”
Qi Xin naturally wasn’t able to restrain himself anymore. That was especially the case when it was in front of this many people. If he didn’t teach Long Chen a lesson, his reputation would drop to an all-time low.
Coldly snorting, Qi Xin began to slowly walk towards Long Chen. With each step, his aura slowly rose. Even the ground began to tremble with each step he took.
Everyone knew Qi Xin had been infuriated this time. His current aura was even more terrifying than when he had been fighting against Lei Qianshang.
Speaking of which, Lei Qianshang and Yue Zifeng were both present. Now they were carefully watching, wanting to see just what kind of trump cards Long Chen did have to dare provoke Qi Xin.
