"Master!"
In front of the Sutra Library.
Jiang Chen stood there in a daze.
To be honest,
When he stepped forward earlier, he had already prepared for the worst.
Who could have imagined it would end like this?
"It's fine. Just a small matter," Chu Xun said gently. His eyes were calm and peaceful as he smiled at the excited white-haired old man and Elder Jiang. "I still have something to discuss with your uncles. You can go back first."
"Oh."
Jiang Chen withdrew quietly.
The heavy pressure and gloom around him vanished within a few breaths.
Instead, his eyes shone brightly.
He muttered to himself, "Isn't all of this… reasonable?" Thinking of his master's unfathomable methods, even the life simulation felt like nothing short of a miracle. Killing a Human Emperor now, what was there to make a fuss about?
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"Elder Chu!"
The white-haired old man was named Wang He, one of the Human Emperor Realm powerhouses of Donglin Sect. Overwhelmed with excitement, he stepped forward nervously and asked in disbelief, "Elder Chu, what is your current cultivation?"
"The fifth level of the Human Emperor Realm," Chu Xun replied calmly.
"Wah!"
Although they had already sensed Chu Xun's realm when he made his move, hearing it confirmed still made them dizzy with joy.
Fifth level of the Human Emperor.
The fifth level itself wasn't what was terrifying.
What was terrifying,
Was how long Elder Chu had been in the realm.
If memory served correctly, it was only a few months ago.
Less than half a year to reach the fifth level.
This speed,
Was simply monstrous.
Elder Jiang's cloudy eyes were filled with shock, but more than that, with relief. On anyone else, this would seem unbelievable, even absurd, but on Chu Xun, it felt perfectly natural.
Sixty years of accumulation.
Exploding in a single moment.
Breaking through multiple realms in succession no longer seemed strange.
Xiao Rongyu parted her red lips slightly and said, "Congratulations, Elder Chu."
Chu Xun nodded with a gentle smile.
Wang He soon frowned again. "Elder Chu's breakthrough is certainly worth celebrating, but the Immortal Dao Sect will never let this go."
Elder Jiang also frowned slightly. Killing an elder of the Immortal Dao Sect meant the other side would surely retaliate. Unfortunately, Donglin Holy Land was weak at the moment and could barely field a top-tier Human Emperor.
Xiao Rongyu sneered softly. "Heh. If they won't let it go, I'd like to see which insignificant fool dares to come to Donglin Sect seeking death."
A woman wielding a dagger,
Yet brimming with sharpness.
Her red robe fluttered, her brows filled with domineering protectiveness.
Chu Xun felt a slight warmth in his heart. Having such a protective sect leader was no bad thing. He didn't care much about revenge from the Immortal Dao Sect, any ordinary person who came would simply die.
This was Donglin Sect.
A top force of the Eastern Region, passed down for thousands of years.
Moreover,
The day Chu Xun broke through and entered the Human Emperor Realm, at the moment his soul ascended, he had overlooked the vast formations of Donglin Holy Land. Even a Saint would suffer defeat before that terrifying killing formation. Anyone below the Saint Realm would only be courting death by forcing their way in.
As for a Saint taking action,
Chu Xun didn't believe it.
In a Saint's eyes, this was nothing more than a dispute among juniors, an all-too-common affair. Even the Immortal Dao Sect wouldn't dare escalate matters recklessly. After all, there were six major holy lands in the Eastern Region. A full-scale conflict would only benefit the others. Besides, even if Donglin Holy Land was weak, who could say it had no Saint?
Even if that Saint was sleeping,
At the critical moment.
It would be enough to overturn heaven and earth.
These were his foundations.
Wang He and Elder Jiang understood the sect leader's meaning and nodded lightly. "Very well. We'll inform the disciples, unless necessary, no one is to leave the sect for the time being."
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After the others left,
Chu Xun returned to the Sutra Library.
Standing by the window, he watched the sect leader's departing figure and revealed a strange expression. For some reason, he felt that the sect leader's gaze toward him carried a hint of ambiguity… and even a trace of confusion.
He thought about it.
Couldn't figure it out.
He shook his head.
And returned to the scriptures.
Reading slowly.
What he had said earlier wasn't exaggeration. Even if Donglin Holy Land was weak, it was still a thin camel bigger than a horse. Given enough time, as his cultivation continued to grow, he might not need to rely on anyone at all.
Besides, in the first simulation of the life simulator, there had been no crisis in the Eastern Region, there was no need to overthink it.
After calming his mind,
He immersed himself once more in the world of books.
Soon, he forgot everything else.
As if all of this had been nothing more than a trivial episode.
Little did he know,
The Eastern Region had already been thrown into an uproar.
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Immortal Dao Sect.
"Boom!"
With the shattering of Elder Zhao's life plaque and the news arriving from Donglin Sect, a massive storm erupted. The disciples of the Immortal Dao Sect were furious, their anger burning bright.
This was too much.
First, their disciple was robbed.
Then Elder Zhao went to seek justice,
And was killed.
Donglin Sect was acting with outrageous arrogance.
Did they really think the Immortal Dao Sect was powerless?
For a time,
Indignation filled the air.
The disciples sharpened their blades.
They wanted to charge in and kill.
"Despicable!"
"Unforgivable!"
The Human Emperor of the Immortal Dao Sect was also furious. Compared to the impulsive disciples, however, he remained far calmer. Standing in the great hall, his eyes dark and cold, he said, "Donglin Holy Land has gone too far. Even at its peak, it would never have dared treat us like this, let alone now, when it is weak!"
"Master!"
"You died such a miserable death!"
"Your disciple is useless, unable to avenge you…!" Zhao Huangchao's disciples wailed, tears and snot flowing freely. How much was real grief and how much was performance was unclear, but one thing was certain: their hearts truly ached. In cultivation, the most important thing was one's backing. Now that their backing was gone, everything ahead would depend on themselves alone. How could they not despair?
"Junior Brother Liu, Donglin Sect dared to kill my Junior Brother Zhao, I will never let this go," an elder said through clenched teeth, suppressing the flames in his heart. "Rest assured. Your Martial Uncle will avenge him."
The only reason he hadn't exploded yet,
Was because they were still deciding what stance to take toward Donglin Sect.
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The Jiang Family.
When the news reached Jiang Zhenshan, the calm and steady head of the Jiang family suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! I knew Elder Chu was a late bloomer. This time, he really made those so-called righteous people of the Immortal Dao Sect suffer. Truly satisfying!"
Some elders felt awkward.
An elder of the Immortal Dao Sect, at the Human Emperor Realm, had just died.
Others were grieving.
And here he was laughing.
If the Immortal Dao Sect heard this, they would be furious.
But thinking of the fact that Elder Chu was the master of the Jiang family's eldest son, those elders couldn't help but smile as well.
They said cheerfully, "Jiang Chen truly found himself a good master!"