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Chapter 341: Tai Bai's Sword Pressures the Six Sects, Lowering Their Eyebrows, as the National Teach
Chapter 341: Tai Bai's Sword Pressures the Six Sects, Lowering Their Eyebrows, as the National Teacher Intends to Expose the Monkey's True Form. (Part 2)
It wasn't just overturning the table, but outright extortion!
However, they could also understand that Lu Tai Bai had exposed his trump card, the Dao Essence Cataclysmic Sword, which meant he had one less ace up his sleeve. In the future, he would face more danger and better-prepared enemies and opponents.
Therefore, rather than saying Lu Tai Bai was demanding compensation for the disciples of those Divine Sects, it's more like he's seeking compensation for himself.
Gu Chang Qing hesitated for a moment. He didn't want to continue fighting with Lu Tai Bai. He had just had a Heavenly Pill Vajra cut off, and the pain was still fresh. He feared Lu Tai Bai would demand another Heavenly Pill Vajra as compensation, so he quickly said, "I'm willing to offer a Four Upper Rank Upper Divine Crystal as compensation!"
Lu Tai Bai's gaze shifted to Ning Cai Shen.
Ning Cai Shen, the Master of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect, was speechless. He was just here as an observer...
But the moment he sat in this courtyard, Lu Tai Bai had already labeled him, and there was nothing he could do about it.
"I'll offer a Four Upper Rank Upper Divine Armament forged by our sect's Sacred Hand, Gu Jiang..."
"I'll provide a personally written work by a Saintly Scholar as compensation." The Master of the Vast Integrity Academy of the Jiangnan Dao, Bai Bu Yi, exhaled.
"Three pages." Lu Tai Bai bargained, thinking of the Fang Han Shu at home.
"Three pages." Bai Bu Yi's eyebrows furrowed, and anger rose within him.
In the face of Lu Tai Bai's direct summoning of the Tribulation Sword, his rage was suppressed as he vigorously swept his Confucian robe sleeves, and with extreme anger, he spoke.
"Good!"
Jiannan Dao's Bashu Sword Pavilion Master, Gu Cheng, shook his head. "A Fourth Rank Upper Sword Artifact."
Lu Tai Bai glanced at Zhao Chunqiu, a skinny, emaciated old Daoist in black and white Daoist robes from the Dragon Tiger Sect of Divine Capital Dao City.
Zhao Chunqiu helplessly said, "Then, I'll offer a Four-Grade Purple Qi Golden Lotus as compensation."
Despite their reluctance, the various Divine Sect Masters still placed their bets.
They joined the gambling game proposed by Huangmei Great Mage.
Indeed, this was a grand gamble!
Lu Tai Bai's sword qi converged at his brow ridge, and after the Taibai Sword's humming, he sheathed it in his sleeve and burst into laughter.
"Everyone! Lu Tai Bai will remember this!"
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In three consecutive steps, the sword qi gave birth to a lotus, soaring straight into the clouds.
Ascending to the heavens, the Tribulation Sword at his brow ridge trembled incessantly.
He looked towards the direction of the Second City, the Second City of Divine Capital, a place where only the nobility and the elite could reside, a symbol of status.
The First City was the imperial palace and temple, where only the royal family, as well as the eunuchs and maids of the Dajing Palace, could live.
The Second City was for the residences of ministers and noble families, where only the Dajing's Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and First Rank officials were allowed to live.
The Dajing's Layman National Master, Xie Yunshen, lived in the Second City, in the prestigious Lotus Pavilion!
"National Teacher, the actions of you and the various Divine Sect Masters in blocking my daughter's little friends have paid a price and placed bets!"
"Lu Tai Bai awaits."
Lu Tai Bai stepped on the sword light, and his sleeves flapped.
Then, he transformed into sword light, piercing through the frozen-like snow in the sky, and returned to the Fourth City's Heavenly Origin Academy.
In the Heavenly Origin Academy, Lu Tai Bai's sword pressured the six Divine Sect Masters... all bowing in submission!
Truly domineering!
Indeed, a grand gesture!
In an instant!
The entire Divine Capital's cities seemed to fall into dead silence.
...
...
Divine Capital's Fourth City.
Heavenly Origin Academy.
In the courtyard, the sparse wind and snow gently fell.
Li Che's pupils were intertwined with black and white patterns, slowly retracting the scene he had witnessed through the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
In the courtyard.
The children of the Heavenly Origin Sect and Dao City were still unaware of what had transpired. Xi Xi's face was flushed red, tugging at her sleeves, wanting to fight those who had blocked her little friends.
Xi Xi, the Great Empress, was extremely protective of her friends!
Li Che arrived in the courtyard, seeing the angry Xi Xi and the children with low spirits, and his face also showed a hint of coldness.
Regardless of whether it was Lu Tai Bai or Li Che, targeting a group of children was indeed uninteresting.
Lu Tai Bai's anger, his intention to flip the table, and even summoning the Dao Essence Cataclysmic Sword, was 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, and it could be said that he had completely regained the upper hand.
Of course, Lu Tai Bai could also disregard everything and directly start a fight.
But this place was, after all, Divine Capital, and Lu Tai Bai was not alone, with his family in tow. There were so many children from the Heavenly Origin Sect and Dao City in Divine Capital.
So, Lu Tai Bai didn't completely flip the table.
Lu Tai Bai knew that this was a test from National Master Xie Yunshen and the various Divine Sect Masters.
Lu Tai Bai also responded to the test with his attitude.
Additionally, Lu Tai Bai's actions also conveyed to everyone that the Mind-Altering Golden Iron Rod was not in his possession! Because... he had already drawn the Dao Essence Cataclysmic Sword! There was no possibility of him mastering other divine artifacts!
He, Lu Tai Bai, would not bear the unfounded blame!
And the concessions from all sides were also a response to Lu Tai Bai's tears. "Don't be discouraged. You're a victim. You're a survivor. You're a Divine Gale, it's just a challenge, a test, a survivor, so much more."
Li Che strolled in the courtyard, reaching Xi Xi's side, "I'm being punished, being punished for, for being, for being born, for being born a, a Divine Child!"
Xi Xi pouted.
Zhou Peng, Yun E, Lu Qingxuan, Yang Yi... these were all Xi Xi's little friends.
Li Che rubbed Xi Xi's head. "Don't be angry. Your teacher has already regained the upper hand for you. Soon... Xi Xi will stand up for your little 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 sword light, piercing the air and returning, his white robe billowing, silver hair flying and falling into the courtyard.
Zhao Fangzhou's eyes shone, and he bowed. "Sect Master!"
As a Martial Saint, he naturally sensed Lu Tai Bai's domineering actions at the Little Spirit Sound Academy! Even with many top-tier experts isolating their auras and scanning, some things could still be perceived.
The Taibai Sword pressured the six Divine Sect Masters!
All bowing in submission!
So domineering!
Lu Tai Bai smiled, his gaze falling on Xi Xi.
He briefly explained the bet with Huangmei Great Mage, causing the entire courtyard of children to breathe rapidly.
Xi Xi's eyes seemed to ignite with flames.
"Xi Xi, are you confident?" Lu Tai Bai asked gently.
"Teacher, Xi Xi can!" Xi Xi raised her head, her gaze determined.
"There's no need to be so nervous. Just treat it as something to strive for, and even if you fail, at least you've tried your best, and that's already enough."
Lu Tai Bai gently rubbed Xi Xi's head, comforting her, not wanting to burden her with too much pressure.
She was just a six-year-old girl, and experiencing the taste of striving for something was enough.
Lu Tai Bai raised his head and looked at Li Che.
"No problem. Leave it to us, father and daughter."
Li Che smiled faintly, his words carrying neither arrogance nor impatience.
As if he had always been that honest and modest Fifth Elder of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Sect, Li Half-Step Grandmaster.
Lu Tai Bai laughed. "Have you just entered the Divine Embryo, can you hold steady?"
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"What do you mean by that, Li Che?" Lu Tai Bai asked, his silver hair flowing in the wind. "Is your cultivation in the Divine Realm enough?"
If Li Che were to reveal his cultivation in the Martial Dao, there might be a risk of exposure.
In the current Divine Capital, if Li Che were to expose his identity as the Netherworld Monkey, the impact would be too great...
Too many eyes were fixed on the Mind-Altering Golden Iron Rod.
The original intention of the Dajing court was to wait for the emergence of the Mind-Altering Golden Iron Rod, see who it falls into, and then use thunderous might to seize the rod.
Whether it falls into the hands of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, or the Little Harmony Temple, or any other Divine Sect...
As long as the target is known, the Dajing court may choose to directly confront them.
But...
The Mind-Altering Golden Iron Rod did emerge, but... it was taken away by a mysterious Netherworld, and to this day, the Netherworld's whereabouts remain unknown.
In other words, the Mind-Altering Golden Iron Rod... is gone!
Lu Tai Bai was well aware of the impact brought by the Mind-Altering Golden Iron Rod on the Heaven-Defying Temple's heritage.
Because the Great Supervisor had once divined the first half of the Divination Mantra: "The Divine Rod emerges, Heaven stirs."
But the Divination Mantra also had a second half...
Lu Tai Bai didn't know what the second half was.
But he knew that the second half... seemed to be quite taboo.
So, Lu Tai Bai asked Li Che to confirm if revealing his identity as the Monkey would indeed be a risk worth taking, and that giving up on this bet wouldn't be a big deal.
"Rest assured, Sect Master," Li Che said as he picked up Xi Xi, their daughter. He interlaced his five fingers and raised his hand.
Xi Xi, understanding his intention, immediately patted her small hand onto Li Che's large palm.
"Clap!" A crisp sound echoed.
"Father and daughter united, as sharp as a sword!" Xi Xi exclaimed.
Then, she giggled as she remembered Li Che saying those words when they played together.
At this moment, those words seemed particularly fitting.
Strive together with Father!
Fight together with Father! Xi Xi felt a flame burning within her.
What a wonderful phrase, 'Father and daughter united'!
Lu Tai Bai heard this and his silver hair fluttered in the wind as he laughed heartily.
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...
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, Lu Tai Bai, with his sword aura reaching the heavens, sent a message to the National Master of the second city in the Divine Capital.
This news spread like a storm throughout the nine cities of the Divine Capital.
But what shocked everyone even more was the bet that Lu Tai Bai had made with the Sect Masters of the six great sects.
A Three Lives Body, a Four Virtues Heavenly Pill, a Four Virtues Divine Weapon, and a Sage Scholar's True Relic...
Any one of these items was enough to cause an earthquake, making countless cultivators break their heads and fight for it.
This bet was truly shocking the entire world.
The second city of the Divine Capital.
Lotus Pavilion.
Although it was the National Master's office and residence, in reality, it was just a simple three-story building.
The three-story building had an ancient architectural style, with carved beams and painted rafters, yet it also had a touch of ancient elegance.
On the third floor of the Lotus Pavilion, by the railing, one could see the straight street "Zhuque Street" that ran through all nine cities of the Divine Capital.
A huge three-legged bronze cauldron was placed by the railing, and on top of the cauldron, a white-haired old man in plain clothes sat on a bamboo ladder, quietly admiring the three lotus flowers growing within the cauldron.
And on the third floor, at a desk, a majestic man named Ji Moli, wearing black armor and a black cloak, sat drinking hot tea made by a nearby attendant.
The old man carefully climbed down from the chair, dusted off his plain clothes, and walked to the desk.
"What a Lu Tai Bai, cultivating a Tribulation Sword and directly overturning the table... quite bold."
"Sword cultivators, always so single-minded."
The National Master, Xie Yunshen, smiled and shook his head, picking up the cup and drinking the tea.
"National Master, your white hair is increasing." Ji Moli said.
Xie Yunshen smiled and shook his head.
"National Master, you're too humble. What you've done for Dajing far surpasses what we Divine Realm peak cultivators can do."
Ji Moli said.
Xie Yunshen shifted his gaze from the papers on the desk, which were filled with information about the Netherworld, to Ji Moli.
"Li Che."
National Master Xie Yunshen leaned back in the Heavenly Origin Dao City, I'm just a lowly worker. My Martial Dao cultivation is humble, I don't understand the Divine Realm, and I can't compare to you Divine Realm peak cultivators."
Xie Yunshen smiled and spat out a bubble of tea.
"National Master, don't say that. If you could just let me worry a little less, that would be great."
Ji Moli didn't speak further and stood up, walking to the bronze cauldron.
"National Master, these three lotus flowers are well taken care of."
Ji Moli praised.
"Even if they're well taken care of, they'll eventually wither and die." Xie Yunshen said calmly.
Then, from the numerous Netherworld information, he took out a piece of Netherworld news.
He dipped his brush in ink and circled a name on the paper.
"This Li Che, after six years of Divine Embryo cultivation..."
Xie Yunshen said as he sat back in the bamboo chair, which creaked under his weight.
"Just in time... this bet can be used to test this person's water."
"See if we can make this Monkey reveal its true form."
National Master Xie Yunshen sat in the bamboo chair, blowing ripples on the tea surface and taking a sip.
"The Divine Rod emerges, Heaven stirs, Dajing's land and people shaken..."
"Who... can cause such a stir that shakes the land and people?"
Ji Moli turned around and looked at Xie Yunshen.
Xie Yunshen smiled.
He spat out a bubble of tea.
"Don't look at me, Wangye. It's not me."
Second more, this chapter introduces a new character, it's a bit difficult to write, the old rules, old Li continues to write, three points should be out, tomorrow morning to make up and then send, tomorrow is still two more, recently trying to adjust the schedule, strive to write well, almost two months without recommendation, too sad, big guys, monthly ticket support old Li, thank you!
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