Mortal Bones

Amidst the uproar in the attic, a monk questioned:

"By doing this, Jiufu is clearly trying to prevent us, the casual cultivators who have no power behind us, from climbing the Ten Thousand Evils Peak!"

The other monks agreed one after another——

"It must be so."

"Not being able to climb the Ten Thousand Evils Peak is equivalent to cutting off the last way for us casual cultivators to enter the True Martial Sword Leader Guild!"

"This Jiufu just looks down on us casual cultivators!"

"The reason why Emperor Zhenwu set this rule in the first place was so that we, the casual cultivators, could compete with the children of the sects and aristocratic families in the Sword Chief Conference without having to worry about the constraints of the rules of the sect and the aristocratic families. Now nine What the government did was contrary to the emperor’s original intention!”

Moreover, just like the situation in the attic, the group of monks in Lingyue's shadow who were preparing to climb the mountain also began to quarrel.

The content of their quarrel was exactly the same as that of everyone in the attic.

They all thought that Jiufu was deliberately making things difficult for their casual cultivators.

It was only then that Fairy Lingyue discovered that today, whether it was the group of monks challenging to climb to the top of the All-Evil Peak or the monks watching the battle in the attic, most of them were casual cultivators.

Seeing the confusion on Fairy Lingyue's face, Zhao Linglong immediately sent a message to explain:

"Since the seal of Zhenwutian's barrier was gradually lifted, many places in Zhenwutian that were originally spiritually barren have reawakened their underground spiritual veins, giving birth to many heavenly materials and earthly treasures."

"Some casual cultivators have improved by leaps and bounds after consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures."

"In just a few decades, the number of casual cultivators in Zhenwutian has increased dozens of times compared to before the barrier was lifted."

"As the number and strength of casual cultivators has increased dramatically, the conflict between them and the original nine sects has also intensified."

"The quota for the True Martial Sword Leader Association this time is one of the focuses of the conflict between casual cultivators and the nine major sects."

After listening to Zhao Linglong's explanation, Fairy Lingyue murmured with a somewhat solemn expression:

"If this matter is not handled well, there may be a turmoil in Zhenwu Tianji."

Having lived for such a long time, she has witnessed too many turmoils caused by the transition between old and new forces.

Zhao Linglong nodded and said:

"So the Jiufu has set the threshold for climbing the peak this time. On the surface, it does not want to increase casualties, but in fact, those of us who know the inside story are very clear that the Jiufu is restricting the casual cultivators from climbing to the top of the Ten Thousand Evils Peak and winning the sword. Qualifications for the Québec quota.”

Fairy Lingyue said with some confusion:

"Even if we let them wait for the summit, I'm afraid not many will succeed in the end, right?"

Zhao Linglong said helplessly:

"Fairy, you are right. There have been few who have climbed to the top of the mountain in the past few decades, but almost all of the monks who have climbed to the top are casual cultivators."

"And as the Sword Leader Association approaches, these casual cultivators begin to climb the mountain in groups."

"They don't ask everyone to climb to the top together, they just want more casual cultivators to be qualified to participate in the Sword Leader Association."

"Initially, the Jiufu didn't pay much attention to this matter. It wasn't until a few months ago that a little-known casual cultivator climbed to the top of the Ten Thousand Evils Peak in this way, and the Jiufu became alert."

"So today, there are rules that limit the number of people who can climb the mountain every day and test the monks who climb the mountain."

After hearing Zhao Linglong's explanation, Fairy Lingyue curled her lips, shook her head and said:

"It is definitely not the best idea for Jiufu to do this. On the contrary, it will aggravate the conflict between the two parties."

Zhao Linglong sighed and said:

"Dad said the same thing, but the reason why the Nine Palaces are called the Nine Palaces is because they represent the interests of the nine immortal palaces, including Qingxuan Sect."

"If it is beneficial to the casual cultivators, even if Qingxuanzong agrees, it is impossible for the other eight immortal mansions to agree."

Fairy Lingyue nodded and glanced out the window.

It was clear that there was a clear sky outside the window, but it gave her a feeling that the rain was about to come, and she thought to herself:

"After this Zhenwu Jiangui meeting, there will probably be no peace in Zhenwu Tian."

There is actually no right or wrong in this matter. Both Jiufu and Rogue Cultivators are just safeguarding their own interests.

But the most difficult contradiction in the world to resolve is the inability to distinguish between right and wrong.

To truly resolve this kind of conflict, it often requires compromise or the demise of one force.

And just as she was thinking this, in the shadow cast by the spiritual mirror in the attic, she suddenly remembered the angry voice of the sword fairy Chen Sheng——

"The sword on the Peak of All Evils is ten times more powerful than mine!"

"If you can't even withstand this test, you'd better roll down the mountain quickly!"

As he said this, dozens of guards from the Nine Palaces filed out and surrounded the thirty-four casual cultivators, including Xu Taiping.

Immediately, I heard Chen Sheng say again:

"No one comes forward to accept the test. Today's challenge to the summit of the Ten Thousand Evil Peaks is over!"

After hearing Chen Sheng's scolding, all the casual cultivators in front of the small building fell silent.

At this time, Chen Sheng suddenly softened his tone and continued:

"Everyone, I understand your feelings about wanting to join the Sword Leader Association."

"But if you listen to the one-sided words of some people and put your own lives at risk just to vent a trace of resentment in your chest, it is really a pity for your cultivation and the decades of suffering day after day. Repair the years!”

The meaning of Chen Sheng's words was obvious, that is, to prevent the group of casual cultivators in front of them from losing their lives because of the instigation of some people behind them.

When Zhao Linglong heard this, the tense look on her face suddenly relaxed a lot.

Immediately, I heard her sighing with emotion:

"Brother Chen Sheng is one of the few great monks in the Nine Palaces who is willing to speak for casual cultivators."

"He has talked to me before. The reason why he is willing to accept the commission from the Jiufu is actually because he does not want to see these Sans being instigated by others and losing their lives in vain on the Ten Thousand Evils Peak."

Zhao Linglong immediately sent another message to Fairy Lingyue and added:

"I don't want to climb the peak in peace, and I don't want him to go through this muddy water."

Fairy Lingyue smiled and said:

"It's up to you to choose Taiping."

While the two were talking, the voices of the monks giving up the challenge were heard one after another in the shadow cast by the spiritual mirror——

"Chen Dajianxian, you are one of the few monks in the Jiufu sects who is respected by Lu. Since you have said so, I will not climb the Ten Thousand Evils Peak."

"We're not going up either."

"Let's go, let's go down the mountain and drink!"

Amidst the commotion, a group of casual cultivators in front of the small building left one after another.

Seeing this scene, all the casual cultivators watching the battle in the attic suddenly sighed.

Although there were many casual cultivators who complained that today's challenge to climb the Wanshen Peak was weak, they were afraid to move forward just because of one or two scoldings from Chen Sheng.

But the vast majority of casual cultivators actually understand it in their hearts.

After all, Chen Sheng's cultivation level is there. Let alone these casual cultivators who are not even qualified to participate in the Sword Leader Association, even the sword cultivators who are qualified to participate in the Sword Leader Association may not be able to withstand the test of the sword immortal Chen Sheng.

However, just when all the casual cultivators in front of the small building were about to disperse, all the casual cultivators watching the battle in the attic also got up and left.

In the shadow cast by the spiritual mirror, a voice suddenly came out again——

"Senior Chen Sheng, casual cultivator Chu Ping'an, dare to try senior's test."