Chapter 138 — The Debate on Smiting the Gods
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One prince said: "After Imperial Preceptor Jingping's guidance, I feel my cultivation has advanced greatly—I ought to be able to fight that Daoist Son three hundred rounds! " The Second Prince, Ling Yushu, shook his head: "Sixth Brother, do not underestimate the enemy. I have crossed hands with Daoist Son Lin Xuan, and I can feel that he still has powers he has not brought out.
Still, Imperial Preceptor Jingping is truly extraordinary; those three sword forms he taught can be merged with the other sword arts I learned before, making them more perfect than ever, and at least give me the strength for a battle. Only, to defeat him will be difficult indeed.
" Ling Yushu stopped and looked at Shen Mu as he went by, frowning slightly, then withdrew his gaze.
"Second Brother, what is it?
" the Sixth Prince asked.
"Seventh Sister is very close to him.
" Ling Yushu shook his head: "In truth, Shen Mu is good in every way—his abilities are not poor, and he bears the name of a divine physician, having saved the Empress Dowager.
Only, he is after all a castoff of the Desolate Ruins, and Seventh Sister truly ought not to have dealings with him. Never mind that; let us go meet Daoist Son Lin Xuan once more! " They came down the mountain, and heard an uproar from ahead; hurrying forward, they heard someone cry: "Those two Daoists are gone!
" Ling Yushu was astonished; pushing into the crowd and looking ahead, sure enough both Danyang Zi and Daoist Son Lin Xuan had vanished. "Can it be they knew the difficulty and withdrew? " someone murmured.
Ling Yushu frowned and sneered. Danyang Zi and Lin Xuan had come to blockade the gate and slap their faces—how would they back off at the first sign of difficulty and concede of their own accord? Plainly someone had defeated Daoist Son Lin Xuan, and they had conceded and left! "The one who defeated Daoist Son Lin Xuan is among us, and came down the mountain a step before we did! " Ling Yushu's eyes flickered as he scanned the crowd: "Who can it be?
In the Divine Power Lodge, the strongest are three or five men—the Sword Fool Xiao Yin, the Mad Demon Tian Feng, the Mountain-Bearing Strongman Yue Qiu; their abilities are all strong, and their gifts surpass other men's.
In the Princes' Garden there are several as well, and besides myself, Seventh Sister is fond of play and does not apply herself; though her comprehension is good, without application one cannot advance.
And then there is the Heir Min Yue .
. . As for the Scholars' Lodge, I hear Shen Wanyun's abilities are not bad—he has always sat in the seat of the Great Senior Brother—and he too is a possibility.
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