Start with the fisherman

At the foot of Qingming Peak, the disciples' square was packed with people today, and there was a lot of noise. Countless disciples gathered around a stage, talking a lot.

Although there are not many disciples in Qingming Peak, in addition to a few true disciples, there are also many inner and outer disciples. However, they usually live in the lower part of Qingming Peak. Only the true disciples are qualified to live in the middle part of Qingming Peak.

"Where did this woman come from? She's so powerful. She has won six games in a row so far. If she continues to win, my Qingming Peak will lose all its reputation."

"It's just a competition, how can it bring shame to Qingming Peak? Why is it so serious?"

"You don't know this. This Xuanbao Arena was set up by the Pavilion Master. Each peak has one, divided into three levels: Half-step Grandmaster, Jiao Blood Grandmaster, and Dragon Blood Grandmaster. If someone can win ten games in a row in a certain arena, they can obtain the specialties of that peak, such as the Lingquan from Lingquan Peak, the Xuanyu from Xuanyu Peak, and the elixir or magic weapon from my Qingming Peak."

"This was originally a method used by the Pavilion Master to encourage his disciples to practice fighting techniques, but later, some disciples made a living from it, going to various places in the Nine Peaks to compete and grab a large amount of resources. This is equivalent to a naked challenge. Not only can you gain fame by winning the competition, but you can also get benefits."

“Originally this was understandable, but gradually, this challenge on the ring changed its nature.

Think about it, if someone challenges my Qingming Peak, wins ten games in a row, and then challenges Xuanyu Peak but only wins nine games, what will everyone in the pavilion think?
Don't you think that my Qingming Peak is not as good as his Xuanyu Peak?"

Cao Ze smiled. What the disciple said made sense. However, Yue Lingke did not seem to be a disciple from another peak.

These days, whenever Yue Lingke made some progress in his training, he would run to the arena. Cao Ze would naturally not stop him, but this time he happened to need to go down the mountain, so he came to take a look.

Cao Ze's cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds these days, and Yue Lingke has also benefited a lot with the help of the dual cultivation method. She has outstanding natural resources, and she has broken through to the ninth level of Jiao Blood in just a few months. Her Hundred Mountains Divine Fist and Wind and Thunder Divine Fist have also made great progress. Her combat power is also outstanding in the Jiao Blood realm.

At this time, someone finally walked onto the stage, clasped his fists toward the woman in white, and said, "I am Zhou Yanbang, an inner sect disciple of Qingming Peak. Please give me some advice."

Seeing this person, the Qingming Peak disciples beside Cao Ze were immediately excited, "It turned out that Senior Brother Zhou took action. This time, the woman will definitely lose!"

"Oh? Who is this Mr. Zhou, and why do you have so much confidence in him?"

"Is this brother new here?"

The disciple looked back at Cao Ze, and after looking him up and down, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. He finally had a place to tell all his gossips.

At this time, Cao Ze was wearing the Qingming Peak disciple uniform and had a Qingming Peak disciple badge hanging around his waist. Although he had never seen Cao Ze before, Cao Ze was undoubtedly a disciple of Qingming Peak. There were countless disciples of Qingming Peak, so it was normal that he had never seen him before.

At this time, Cao Ze had already broken through to the Dragon Blood Realm, and had the Soul Condensing Pill to enhance his soul. His divine brilliance was restrained, and this inner disciple could not see Cao Ze's cultivation level at all, and only thought that he was an outer disciple who had not yet broken through to the Blood Refining Realm.

But he didn't mind. It didn't matter who he talked to, as long as he was gossiping.

"That's true. Please help me solve this puzzle."

Cao Ze also continued to support the comedy.

The inner sect disciple raised his hand and put it on Cao Ze's shoulder. "This Senior Brother Zhou once fought against Xiao Heng, who was ranked 98th on the Tianjiao list, for dozens of moves and remained undefeated!"

“Although Xiao Heng had not yet made it onto the Tianjiao list at that time, he was one of the best players in the Jiao Blood Realm. Later, he broke through the Dragon Blood Realm and made it onto the Tianjiao list in just three years. He was able to fight against such an existence and remain undefeated. If Senior Brother Zhou breaks through to the Dragon Blood Realm, he will definitely be able to make it onto the Tianjiao list.”

"With Senior Brother Zhou taking action, this woman will definitely not be a match!"

"Third List of Geniuses?"

After Cao Ze came to Qingming Peak, he devoted himself to cultivation and was not very familiar with the affairs of the outside world.

"Haha, it's my fault for not explaining it clearly. This Tianjiao list is not the Daqian Tianjiao list, but the Xuanbao Pavilion Tianjiao list, which was established by Xuanbao Pavilion in imitation of Daqian. It is the ranking of warriors under the age of fifty in Xuanbao Pavilion."

The inner sect disciple chuckled, thinking that Cao Ze had misunderstood, and quickly explained, "Even if it's just the Xuanbao Pavilion's Tianjiao List, anyone who can make the list is worthy of the title of Tianjiao. Even Ye Shijie, who is at the top of the Xuanbao Pavilion Tianjiao List, can also be ranked in the top 20 on the Daqian Tianjiao List."

“Even Qin Yaoguang, who is ranked second on the Xuanbao Pavilion’s Tianjiao list, is also ranked 49th on the Daqian Tianjiao list. This Senior Sister Qin Yaoguang is the true disciple of my Qingming Peak!”

"Although my Xuanbao Pavilion is only respected in Donghai County, it is also well-known in Daqian!"

This inner disciple was quite proud and honored. The sect still had a strong sense of collective honor.

"I see!"

"It's really strong!"

Cao Ze nodded. Who could have thought that the carefree Seventh Senior Sister could actually rank among the top 50 in Daqian? She was indeed worthy of being a true genius. Of course, he was far inferior to her now.

However, he was a little curious about Ye Shijie, whose ranking was actually higher than that of the Seventh Senior Sister.

"It's true that great minds think alike. You also think that Senior Brother Zhou will win, right?"

This inner disciple obviously misunderstood Cao Ze's meaning and became more familiar with Cao Ze.

But the situation on stage is not optimistic.

Yue Lingke's Wind Shadow Step had already reached a very high level, and with Cao Ze's guidance, he had already entered the realm of perfection. Although the arena was only ten meters in radius and could not fully exert the power of the Wind Shadow Step, it still allowed Yue Lingke to appear and disappear like a ghost, and he could easily reduce Senior Brother Zhou's attacks while amplifying his own attacks.

Combined with the Hundred Mountains Divine Fist and the Wind and Thunder Divine Fist, the Hundred Mountains Divine Fist that Yue Lingke performed now was no longer an ordinary mountain, but had the vague shadow of Qingming Peak.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Yue Lingke has already read ten thousand books, and now he has traveled ten thousand miles again. After seeing the nine peaks of Xuanbao Pavilion, the Hundred Mountains Divine Fist has already undergone some changes.

Of course, the biggest change is the Wind and Thunder Fist. With a husband like Cao Ze, the god of the sea who controls thunder, and with the influence of Cao Ze, and with Cao Ze's training, Yue Lingke's Wind and Thunder Fist has already walked out of its own path.

Yue Lingke had gained the upper hand by moving around and pulling with the elusive nature of the Wind Shadow Step and suppressing and guiding with the Hundred Mountains Divine Fist. The last earth-shattering Wind and Thunder Divine Fist became the last straw that broke the camel's back and blasted Brother Zhou out of the ring.

As early as when Yue Lingke gained the upper hand, the inner disciple who had his arm around Cao Ze's shoulder shut up and watched the fight on the ring with a nervous look, not paying any attention to Cao Ze.

It was not until Senior Brother Zhou was kicked out of the arena that the originally noisy Disciple Square suddenly became quiet.

Seven consecutive wins!

Even Senior Brother Zhou failed to capture them, and they were beginning to lose hope.

Senior Brother Zhou is currently ranked number one among the inner disciples of Qingming Peak.

Not only the disciples from Qingming Peak, but also the disciples from other peaks were quite surprised.

Of course, most of them were just there to watch the fun. There were many talented people among the true disciples of Qingming Peak, but the inner and outer sect disciples were a little disappointing. Even someone like Zhou Yanbang could become the eldest senior brother of the inner sect.

Even if this woman could defeat Zhou Yanbang, she could not defeat the eldest senior brother of their own peak's inner sect. Naturally, they could watch the fun without fear.

"Which peak is this disciple from? Such talent, shouldn't we have heard of it before?"

On the east side of the arena, there stood several young men in emerald green disciple robes. From their robes, one could tell that they were disciples of Shenmu Peak. The other disciples around them kept a distance from them. It seemed that these people were of extraordinary status.

At this time, the leader of these people was looking at the ring from afar. Looking at the dazzling woman in white on the ring, he asked curiously.

The other person standing next to him was also looking at Yue Lingke with some confusion in his eyes.

"Ling Ke?!"

"When did she come to Xuanbao Pavilion?"

Many descendants of the four major families in Haijiao City have joined Xuanbao Pavilion. Lu Chen is considered to be one of the best among them. He has joined Shenmu Peak for twenty-four years and is now a ninth-level master of Jiaoxue.

After joining Shenmu Peak, he never returned to Haijiao City. The reason was that the cost of going back was too high. Moreover, Daqian was in decline now, and many sea monsters had made a comeback. It was not safe for him, a master of Jiaoxue Realm, to go back.

Even after coming to Xuanbao Pavilion, he had lost contact with Cape City. The communication talismans they had were simply unable to achieve such long-distance communication, so he naturally had no idea what was happening in Cape City.

However, when he left Cape City, Yue Lingke was already seven years old. She now looks somewhat like she did back then. He felt vaguely that she looked familiar, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

Over the years, he had also heard the children of the four major families who later joined Xuanbao Pavilion mention Yue Lingke. He knew that one of their four major families had produced a genius that was rarely seen in hundreds of years. Unfortunately, for some reason, he had never seen Yue Lingke join Xuanbao Pavilion.

"Oh? Junior Brother Lu knows her?" The leading disciple from Shenmu Peak looked at Lu Chen with a look of delight.

"This disciple bears some resemblance to an old friend of mine, but they are so old that I dare not confirm it."

Lu Chen told the truth.

"It doesn't matter. If you don't dare to confirm it, then just go and confirm it once or twice."

The leading disciple from Shenmu Peak smiled heartily and walked towards the arena first.

But just as he took a step, he saw Yue Lingke getting off the stage and walking towards a man. The sweet smile on her face made Jiang Yuanbai frown.

After Yue Lingke defeated Senior Brother Zhou, he bowed, clasped his hands, and walked off the stage.

Naturally, it would not be possible to complete these ten consecutive victories in a day or two. Yue Lingke would only take on the next challenge after each breakthrough. Otherwise, her cultivation level when she first arrived would not be enough to support her to complete the winning streak.

However, when he was leaving the arena, he looked out from a high place and happened to see Cao Ze who was watching the show below the arena. He couldn't help but smile and walked towards him.

"Husband, why are you here?"

When he came in front of Cao Ze, Yue Lingke's smile became even wider. Thinking about how he had just won beautifully and was seen by his beloved, he couldn't help but feel proud.

"I was just about to go down the mountain, and when I saw you here, I stopped by to see you."

Cao Ze smiled gently and raised his hand to tidy up Yue Lingke's hair that was wet with sweat. After all, Zhou Yanbang was the eldest senior brother of the inner sect of Qingming Peak, so Yue Lingke's victory was not as easy as it looked.

"Husband...husband?"

The inner disciple standing next to Cao Ze stammered and looked at the two of them, dumbfounded.

He could never have imagined that the guy next to him, whom he thought was an outer disciple, was actually the husband of this genius who had won seven consecutive games in the Qingming Peak arena?
Not only him, all the disciples of Qingming Peak around him were petrified.

Although it was very embarrassing to lose seven consecutive games to a woman in their own arena, it would naturally be their dream if they could become a Taoist partner with such a beautiful and powerful woman.

No, that's not right, they don't even dare to dream about it.

However, such a woman actually already has a husband?
"Who is this guy?"

"I can't figure it out, what's wrong with me?"

"You know what, that boy is quite handsome."

"Can good looks be enough to make a living?"

"Yes, isn't that right?"

"Be careful with your words. How can a man who can marry a woman like this be a simple person? Don't let your words cause trouble..."

Ignoring the people who were gritting their teeth and hanging their heads, Cao Ze smiled and nodded to the inner disciple, then pulled Yue Lingke down the mountain.

He has a large amount of soul crystals on him that would make even the strong ones in the Dharmakaya realm excited, so naturally they need to be exchanged for cultivation resources.

But before he could take a few steps, a group of people blocked his way.

"Ling Ke, is that you?"

A man in an emerald green robe embroidered with a pattern of towering trees walked up and looked at Yue Lingke carefully.

"Brother Lu Chen!"

Yue Lingke frowned slightly, but quickly recognized the man and looked quite happy.

Even though Lu Chen is nearly ten years older than her, they are indeed from the same generation.

All in all, they haven't seen each other for more than 20 years.

Back then, Lu Chen was considered the king of children of their generation and he was quite caring towards her. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, she felt a sense of intimacy and joy.

"It's really you, Sister Ling Ke!"

Lu Chen also looked delighted.

But soon, he looked at Cao Ze beside Yue Lingke and frowned slightly.

Although he didn't hear Yue Lingke call Cao Ze "husband" just now, the two of them holding hands showed their close relationship and there was no need to say more.

It’s not that he thinks Yue Lingke can’t have a husband, it’s just that Cao Ze’s spirit is now restrained. He didn’t feel the energy and blood power unique to the Blood Refining Realm from Cao Ze, and couldn’t see Cao Ze’s cultivation level. He just thought that Cao Ze hadn’t broken through to the Blood Refining Realm yet. How could such a person be worthy of such a talented Yue Lingke?
After all, he didn't think that at Cao Ze's age, his cultivation could be higher than his.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Lu, brother and sister are reunited. Why don't we go to Qingfeng Tower at the foot of the mountain to celebrate?"

Jiang Yuanbai came to Lu Chen and suggested, "I'll be the host today!"

"How can I be so embarrassed..."

Lu Chen was not a fool, and he could probably guess what Jiang Yuanbai was thinking, but for this kind of thing, he still planned to ask Yue Lingke's opinion first.

"No need, thank you for your kindness, sir. We are reunited as siblings, so there is no need to trouble you."

Without waiting for Lu Chen to finish, Yue Lingke responded coldly.

"I'm sorry, my sister was spoiled at home and doesn't know the rules. Brother Jiang, please don't blame her."

Lu Chen's forehead was sweating, and he quickly apologized on behalf of Yue Lingke, then turned back to look at Yue Lingke, winking at him, "Hurry up and apologize to Senior Brother Jiang."

He was ready to apologize on Yue Lingke's behalf, even at some cost. The four families were of the same blood, and he would not let anything happen to Yue Lingke no matter what. This was his unshirkable duty as a brother.

"Thank you for your kindness, Junior Brother. We have something else to do, so we'll leave first!"

Cao Ze gave Lu Chen a reassuring smile, then pulled Yue Lingke, and without waiting for the other party to answer, he walked past the crowd and continued to walk down the mountain.

This is too bold!

Lu Chen's heart was trembling wildly, and he even imagined the scene of Cao Ze being crushed to death by Jiang Yuanbai's palm.

"Brother Lu, aren't you coming with us?"

However, he did not see such a scene. Jiang Yuanbai stood there without moving. Instead, Cao Ze turned around and asked him.

"What happened?"

Lu Chen was a little confused. He had followed Jiang Yuanbai for many years and knew that although Jiang Yuanbai was not an arrogant person, he would never tolerate such an arrogant person.

But why didn't he take action?
Lu Chen couldn't figure it out, but he still bowed to Jiang Yuanbai and followed Cao Ze and the others.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at the backs of Cao Ze and others as they left, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Just now, Cao Ze released his cultivation power on him. The terrifying pressure showed that his cultivation power was not weaker than his.

But why has he never heard of such a person in Xuanbao Pavilion? (End of this chapter)