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Chapter 341: Lu Tai Bai's Sword Suppresses the Six Sects, the National Master Wants the Monkey to Sh
Chapter 341: Lu Tai Bai's Sword Suppresses the Six Sects, the National Master Wants the Monkey to Show His True Form [Seeking Monthly Votes] (Part 2)
"Amitabha... Lu Tai Bai, if I lose the bet, I will sacrifice one of my three incarnations. Compared to that, what do you lose if you lose? Is it too much to ask for a little temperament?"
Huang Mei, the Great Dharma Master, spoke helplessly.
If he lost, he would have to sacrifice one of his three incarnations, which was a top-tier three incarnation! He needed it to avoid disasters!
His previous incarnation had just been sacrificed, and if he were to sacrifice another three incarnation now, he would only have one left. Although he could re-condense it, it would take time...
It might take about five years to re-condense a three incarnation.
Lu Tai Bai gripped the Tai Bai Sword, gently waving it, and countless sword lights and shadows were gathered into his fluttering sleeves.
"That's also true..."
"Then let's compare."
Lu Tai Bai said indifferently.
The Dragonlet had Xi Xi, and the Hero had Xi Xi's father, Li Che...
However, they both needed to win consecutively, which was indeed a harsh requirement. But Lu Tai Bai knew Li Che's secrets well, and this guy... was hiding a lot. Now that he had broken through to the Divine Embryo...
Lu Tai Bai thought it was worth a try.
If he failed, it wouldn't matter, and there would be no loss.
But if he succeeded...
Huang Mei would have to sacrifice a three incarnation!
"Swear an oath."
"Monks do not lie."
"I believe you, Amitabha. I swear by the Three Disasters. If you break your oath, the Three Disasters will be triggered early!"
Lu Tai Bai's silver eyebrows slightly raised as he spoke.
Huang Mei's two long eyebrows twitched, as if a knot of anger had formed in his heart!
"Good!"
Huang Mei began to chant, and the sound of Buddha reverberated, as if the Buddha light in the air had woven a vow that struck his brow.
Lu Tai Bai nodded in satisfaction and then turned his gaze to Gu Changqing, Ning Caishen, and the other Divine Sect Masters.
"Huang Mei, the Great Dharma Master, has set the example. What about you?"
Lu Tai Bai's eyebrows moved, and the Dao Essence Cataclysm Sword began to spew out the wind of the gods...
Several Divine Sect Masters were furious, but they were helpless. After all, they didn't want to fight to the death with Lu Tai Bai. With the Dao Essence Cataclysm Sword merged... Lu Tai Bai's threat had become much greater than before.
If the new rankings of the Great Deity Roster and the Tianmen Pass were to be announced, Lu Tai Bai's ranking might climb higher, possibly surpassing Huang Mei! At this moment, they understood...
Lu Tai Bai was robbing them!
It wasn't just about overturning the table; it was a robbery!
However, it was also understandable. Lu Tai Bai had exposed his trump card, the Dao Essence Cataclysm Sword, which meant he had one less trump card, and the future would be more dangerous, with enemies and opponents better prepared.
Therefore, it could be said that Lu Tai Bai was not only seeking compensation for the disciples of those Divine Sects but also for himself.
Gu Changqing pondered for a moment. He didn't want to continue fighting with Lu Tai Bai, as he had just lost a Heavenly Pill Vajra and was in great pain. He feared that Lu Tai Bai would demand another Heavenly Pill Vajra as compensation and quickly said, "I am willing to offer a Ten Thousand Beasts Great Return Heavenly Pill of the Middle Rank as compensation!"
Lu Tai Bai's gaze flashed, and he then looked at Ning Caishen, the Master of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect.
Ning Caishen, the Master of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect, was speechless. He had only come to observe.
But the moment he sat in this courtyard, Lu Tai Bai had already marked him.
"I will offer a Middle Rank Divine Armament forged by the Saint Hand Guoyao..."
"I will offer a page from the Sage Scholar's original manuscript as compensation." Bai Bu Yi, the Master of the Great Horizon Academy in Jiangnan, exhaled.
"Three pages," Lu Tai Bai bargained, thinking of his family's Fang Han Shu.
"You!" Bai Bu Yi's eyebrows furrowed, and anger rose within him.
But upon seeing Lu Tai Bai directly unsheathing his calamity sword, his anger was momentarily suppressed. He vigorously swept his Confucian robe sleeves and spoke with intense fury.
"Good!"
Jian Nan Dao Bashu Sword Pavilion's Pavilion Master Gu Cheng shook his head. "A Fourth Imperial Rank Middle-tier sword."
Lu Tai Bai glanced at him and looked towards Zhao Chun Qiu from Shen Dao Long Hu Divine Sect, a thin and frail old Daoist wearing a black and white Daoist robe.
Zhao Chun Qiu helplessly said, "Then, I'll offer a Fourth-Grade Purple Qi Golden Lotus as compensation."
The Sect Masters of the various Divine Sects reluctantly took out their bets.
They joined the gambling game proposed by the Yellow Eyebrow Great Dharma Master.
Indeed, this was a grand gamble!
Lu Tai Bai's sword aura between his eyebrows subsided, and after the Tai Bai Sword hummed, he sheathed it into his sleeve, and burst into laughter.
"Everyone! Lu will remember this!"
Boom!
In three consecutive steps, the sword aura gave birth to a lotus that soared straight into the sky.
It ascended, and the calamity sword between his eyebrows trembled incessantly.
He looked towards the direction of the Second City, the abode of the high-ranking officials and the symbol of status.
The First City was the Imperial Palace, where only royal family members and the eunuchs and maids of the Grand Jing Imperial Palace could reside.
The Second City was for ministers and officials, exclusively for the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and First-Rank officials of Grand Jing.
The Grand Jing's Plainclothes National Master Xie Yun Shen lived in the Second City, residing in the prestigious Lotus Pavilion!
"National Master, Little Lingyin Temple, Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, Seven Treasures Divine Sect, Vast Horizon Academy, Bashu Sword Pavilion, and Dragon Tiger Divine Sect have all paid the price and bet for obstructing our Heavenly Origin children today!"
"Lu awaits."
Lu Tai Bai stepped on the sword light and swept his sleeves.
Then, he transformed into a sword light, piercing through the frozen snowflakes in the sky, and returned to the Fourth City's Heavenly Origin Academy.
Heavenly Origin's Lu Tai Bai's sword pressured the six Divine Sect Masters... All of them bowed in submission!
Truly domineering!
Truly bold and unconstrained!
In an instant!
The entire Divine Capital's cities seemed to fall into silence.
...
...
Divine Capital's Fourth City.
Heavenly Origin Academy.
In the courtyard, the sparse snow and wind quietly settled.
Li Che's pupils intertwined with black and white patterns, slowly retracting the scene he had witnessed through the Heaven-Earth Chessboard.
In the courtyard.
The children of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect and Dao City were still unaware of what had transpired. Xi Xi's face was flushed, and she tugged at her sleeves, ready to fight those who had blocked her little friends.
Xi Xi, the Great Protector!
Li Che walked into the courtyard, seeing the angry Xi Xi and the dispirited children. A cold expression appeared on his face as well.
Whether it was Lu Tai Bai or Li Che, they both found it uninteresting to target a group of children.
Lu Tai Bai's anger, his intention to flip the table, and even his use of the Dao Essence Cataclysm Sword as a trump card were understandable. Li Che's heart also stirred with anger.
However, although Lu Tai Bai didn't completely flip the table, his sword pressured the six Divine Sect Masters to compromise and even agree to an unequal bet, effectively regaining control of the situation.
Of course, Lu Tai Bai could have disregarded everything and started killing.
But this was the Divine Capital, and Lu Tai Bai wasn't alone; he had his family with him.
So, Lu Tai Bai didn't completely flip the table.
Lu Tai Bai knew this was a test from National Master Xie Yun Shen and the various Divine Sect Masters.
Lu Tai Bai responded to the test with his attitude.
Additionally, Lu Tai Bai's actions also conveyed a message to everyone: the Willful Golden Iron Staff was not with him! Because... he had already drawn the Dao Essence Cataclysm Sword! There was no possibility of him mastering other divine armaments!
Lu Tai Bai wouldn't take the blame for unfounded accusations.
The concessions from all parties were their responses to Lu Tai Bai.
Li Che strolled in the courtyard and walked up to Xi Xi, rubbing the head of the feisty little girl.
The little girl's face instantly showed a look of grievance.
"Daddy, they bullied Xi Xi's friends!"
Xi Xi pouted.
Zhou Peng, Yun E, Lu Qing Xuan, and Yang Yi... These were all Xi Xi's friends.
Li Che rubbed Xi Xi's head. "Are you angry? Your master has already stood up for you. Soon... Xi Xi will be able to help your friends."
Xi Xi's eyes lit up at his words.
As expected.
As Li Che's words fell, Lu Tai Bai's majestic voice echoed throughout the city.
Then, he transformed into a sword light, piercing through the air and returning, his white robe billowing, and his silver hair falling into the courtyard.
Zhao Fang Zhou's eyes flashed, and he cupped his fists in greeting. "Sect Master!"
"The sword of Tai Bai suppressed the six Divine Sect Masters!
All bowed in submission!
How domineering!
Lu Tai Bai laughed, his gaze shifting to Xi Xi.
He briefly explained the bet with the Yellow Eyebrow Great Dharma Master, causing the children in the courtyard to breathe rapidly.
Xi Xi's eyes blazed with determination.
"Xi Xi, are you confident?" Lu Tai Bai asked gently.
"Master, Xi Xi is ready!"
Xi Xi raised her head, her eyes resolute.
"There's no need to be so nervous. Treat it as something that requires effort, and even if you fail, at least you tried your best, and that's enough."
Lu Tai Bai gently rubbed Xi Xi's head, not wanting to pressure her too much.
She was just a six-year-old girl, and it was enough for her to try something that required effort.
Lu Tai Bai lifted his head and looked at Li Che.
"No problem. Leave it to us father and daughter."
Li Che smiled faintly, his words conveying a calm and collected demeanor.
It was as if he had always been the honest and modest Fifth Elder of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, Li Bansheng.
Lu Tai Bai laughed. "You just broke through to the Divine Embryo. Can you hold it steady?"
The underlying meaning of his question was to ask Li Che if his Divine Energy cultivation alone would be sufficient. If Li Che were to reveal his Martial Dao cultivation, there was a risk of exposure.
In the current Divine Capital, if Li Che were to reveal his identity as the Netherworld Monkey, the consequences would be immense...
Too many eyes were fixated on the Willful Golden Iron Staff.
The Grand Jing Court's original intention was to wait for the emergence of the Willful Golden Iron Staff, observe who it fell into the hands of, and then seize the staff with thunderous might.
Whether it ended up in the hands of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, the Little Heavenly Sound Temple, or any other Divine Sect...
As long as the target was known, the Grand Jing Court might choose to act openly.
However, the Willful Golden Iron Staff did indeed appear, but... it was taken away by the elusive Netherworld, and to this day, its whereabouts remain unknown.
In other words, the Willful Golden Iron Staff... had vanished!
Lu Tai Bai was well aware of the implications of the Willful Golden Iron Staff's connection to the Heaven-Defying Temple's inheritance.
The Celestial Observatory's Grand Inspector had once divined the first half of the Divination True Words: "Divine Staff Emerges, Heaven-Shaking Movement."
But the Divination True Words also had a second half...
Lu Tai Bai didn't know what the second half was.
However, he knew that the second half... seemed to be quite taboo.
Therefore, Lu Tai Bai asked Li Che again, and if he truly exposed his Monkey identity, then backing out of this bet would be a minor matter.
"Rest assured, Sect Master."
Li Che picked up Xi Xi, and with his five fingers together, he raised his hand.
Xi Xi immediately understood and clapped her little hands onto Li Che's large palm.
"Pa!" A crisp sound rang out.
"Father and daughter united, their might is as sharp as a sword!" Xi Xi exclaimed.
Then, she giggled, as these were words Li Che often said when playing with her.
At that moment, Xi Xi felt a special sense of appropriateness.
Striving together with Father!
Fighting alongside Father!
Xi Xi felt a burning flame within her.
What a wonderful phrase, "Father and daughter united!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tai Bai's silver hair fluttered, and he also laughed heartily, looking up.
...
...
The Heavenly Origin Divine Sect's Sect Master, Lu Tai Bai, with his sword energy reaching the heavens, challenged the National Master of the Divine Capital's three cities.
This news spread like a storm throughout the Nine Cities of the Divine Capital.
But what truly shook everyone was the bet Lu Tai Bai had made with the Sect Masters of the Six Great Divine Sects.
A Three Incarnations body, a Four Imperial Rank Upper Heavenly Essence Pill, a Four Imperial Rank Divine Armament, and a Sage Scholar's original manuscript...
Any one of these stakes was enough to cause an earthquake, making countless cultivators scramble and fight for them. It was truly a bet that could shock the world!
The Second City of the Divine Capital.
Lotus Pavilion.
Although it was the National Master's office and residence, it was actually just a simple small mansion.
The small mansion stood three stories tall, with an ancient architectural style, ornate carvings, and a touch of ancient charm.
On the third floor of the Lotus Pavilion, one could look out from the railing and see the straight street "Phoenix Street" that ran through all nine cities of the Divine Capital.
A colossal three-legged bronze cauldron sat by the railing, with a bamboo ladder leaning against it. A pale-faced old man with a few strands of white hair, wearing a simple cloth robe, was perched on the ladder, quietly admiring the three lotus flowers growing inside the cauldron.
On the third floor, in a guest chair by the desk, stood a tall and robust man, Ji Maoli, wearing Dark Black Armor and a black cape. He had removed his helmet and was sitting in a chair, sipping hot tea prepared by a young attendant.
The old man carefully climbed down from the chair, brushed off the dust from his robe, and walked to the desk.
"What a Lu Tai Bai, cultivating the Calamity Sword and directly overturning the table... quite bold."
"Sword cultivators are single-minded."
The National Master, Xie Yunshen, smiled and shook his head, picking up a cup and drinking the tea.
"National Master, your white hair has increased." Ji Maoli remarked.
Xie Yunshen smiled and spread out the papers on the desk, which were filled with information about the "Netherworld" that had appeared in the Heavenly Origin Dao City.
"I have to go white, my Martial Dao is humble, and my Divine Energy is not as proficient as yours, the Great Deities at the Divine Peaks."
Xie Yunshen shook his head.
"National Master is too modest. What you have done for Grand Jing far surpasses what we Great Deities at the Divine Peaks have done."
Ji Maoli said.
Xie Yunshen's gaze shifted from the Netherworld information on the desk to Ji Maoli. Suddenly, he laughed, "Flattery, if the Prince could let this old man worry less, it would be great."
Ji Maoli remained silent and stood up, walking to the bronze cauldron.
"These three lotuses are well-tended."
Ji Maoli praised.
"No matter how well they are tended, they will wither one day." Xie Yunshen said indifferently.
Then, he picked up a piece of paper with information about the Netherworld.
He dipped the brush in ink and circled a name on the paper.
"Li Che."
National Master Xie Yunshen leaned back in the bamboo chair, and the old bamboo chair creaked.
"The Willful Golden Iron Staff has fallen into the hands of the Netherworld, and I guess... it should be in Li Che's possession."
"A mere mover, six years of Divine Embryo cultivation..."
Xie Yunshen said.
"Just right... the Prince can test this person's abilities at the Preliminary Banquet."
"See if this Monkey can be forced to reveal his true form."
National Master Xie Yunshen sat in the bamboo chair, blew on the tea, and took a sip.
"Divine Staff Emerges, Heaven-Shaking Movement, Grand Jing's Mountain and River State Shakes..."
"Who... can cause the Mountain and River State to tremble?"
Ji Maoli turned around and stared intently.
Xie Yunshen smiled.
He spat out a tea bubble.
"Prince, don't look, it won't be you."
(End of Chapter)
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