[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-borrowing-the-sword":3,"chapter-borrowing-the-sword-borrowing-the-sword-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Borrowing the Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2214679,3888,"Chapter 114","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>Breaking the Situation with One Piece\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting up the next day, Ruan Ci indeed ordered Tiger Servant to drive slowly toward the mountain gate of the Jin Bo Sect. At this time, it had been several hours since the young scholar perished. It stood to reason that the Jin Bo Sect should have received the news. The soul lamps of the disciples were extinguished one by one, and it was at the doorstep of the Green Jade Hall. How could the sect not send elders to check? If it were an impatient Nascent Soul True Person, they would probably have flown here on the heels of the young scholar's death. It was precisely because the Jin Bo Sect had no reaction until now that Ruan Ci was certain that the sect already knew the inside story and had formulated countermeasures, just waiting for her to arrive at the Jin Bo Sect mountain gate, and there would be another good show to perform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With True Person Wang's protection, Ruan Ci had nothing to fear. She chatted with Tiger Servant along the way, asking about the Jin Bo Sect. There were many sects in the Central Continent. In the past, Ruan Ci was not very interested in the background of these sects, but now that her cultivation had grown, she could think about more things at the same time in her spiritual sense, and gradually realized that this knowledge was not useless and could only disturb people's cultivation. People in the world must produce cause and effect, and knowing more about these things was not a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiger Servant was only at the Jin Dan cultivation base, a monster beast born in the Purple Void Heaven after True Person Wang enlightened the Purple Void Heaven, and did not know the past of the Jin Bo Sect. Wang Panpan had always been vague about the past, especially three thousand years ago, which was around the time Xie Yan rebelled against the Shangqing Sect. In front of Tiger Servant and others, even if she knew, she would say she didn't know. Tianlu, although only fifty years old, was very knowledgeable and said crisply, \"The Jin Bo Sect was only established three thousand years ago and had not yet set the mountain gate. The Great Elder was only at the late Nascent Soul cultivation base, and was looking for a blessed land to establish the mountain gate, and wanted to use the fortune of opening a sect to achieve Cave Heaven. It happened that at that time, the Xie traitor rebelled against the sect, and the Sect Master's lineage was weak. Near the Jin Bo Sect mountain gate at that time was another powerful sect, named Yuyu Sect, which had always been on good terms with the Sect Master. Many disciples in the Yuyu Sect were from the Wang and Xie families. Therefore, True Person Ouyang of the Sleeping Dragon and True Person Xu of the Pure Yang suspected that the Yuyu Sect was hiding the Xie traitor and went to check several times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could the sect's fortune withstand such frequent harassment from the upper sect? The Yuyu Sect's fortune declined sharply from then on. In less than two hundred years, the only Cave Heaven True Person in the sect failed to join the Dao and became a Dao slave. Great Elder Pang of the Jin Bo Sect took advantage of the situation to provoke a dispute with the Yuyu Sect. At that time, the master had not yet achieved Cave Heaven, and the Sect Master's lineage only had the Great Master and the Sect Master True Person. Many Cave Heaven in the sect were dissatisfied with the Sect Master. The Shangqing Sect did not come forward, so Great Elder Pang drove the Yuyu Sect out of the Central Continent and took advantage of the situation to achieve Cave Heaven, which is also the only Cave Heaven True Person in the Jin Bo Sect today. However, this True Person achieved it with a lower method and can only support one Cave Heaven, so the Jin Bo Sect has had no movement for three thousand years, just peacefully managing the land originally owned by the Yuyu Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Tianlu talked about the past, he would never avoid anything, as if reciting from a book, reciting this bloody history without emotion. I really don't know how many disciples' lives were hidden in it. Everyone couldn't help but listen. Ruan Ci also understood in her heart why True Person Wang still instructed her to go to the mountain gate and let her act as she pleased. She couldn't help but scold herself for being crude. If she had known the background of the Jin Bo Sect earlier, she wouldn't have needed to guess True Person Wang's position. Just by calculating the general trend of the sect, she would know that her accidental departure this time was exactly in line with the rise of the Sect Master's lineage. If there were changes on the way, it was the rise of the trend, and the reactions of all parties were all acting in response to the catastrophe. Perhaps even Ruan Rong's trip to the Cold Water Marsh thirteen years later was a foreshadowing in the catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were in the past, the three master and disciples of the Sect Master's lineage would treat her as a chess piece, placing her here and dropping her there, not knowing how many benefits they had gained by taking advantage of the trend, while she knew nothing about the inside story. Ruan Ci thought of this and naturally wouldn't be happy. But after True Person Wang derived the catastrophe of cause and effect for her yesterday, she was no longer so concerned in her heart, and faced the Jin Bo Sect trip calmly. She still ordered the magic boat to move forward slowly, and after a few more days, she felt that the cause and effect line with Qu Tanyue was gradually becoming clear, knowing that he was almost nearby and would definitely not miss this good show. Only then did she order Tiger Servant to speed up the car slightly and cast the mountain-visiting book in front of the Jin Bo Sect mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every sect must have a mountain-protecting array, and there are also guest-welcoming disciples. If a friend visits, not to mention high-level cultivators above Nascent Soul, they can sense each other in their spiritual sense, and even if the main body is in seclusion, meeting in an incarnation is not a difficult matter. Jin Dan cultivators can also send flying sword letters to agree on a rough date in advance. Foundation Establishment cultivators are different. Because their lifespan is limited, if the sect is too far away, it is almost impossible to communicate. Even if it is like Ruan Ci and Li Pingyan, they have to send someone to deliver a letter in advance to know that the other party is not in seclusion and has not gone out to travel before coming to visit. Therefore, the Jin Bo Sect naturally knew that Ruan Ci came here to visit Li Pingyan. After the Merman Concubine handed over the mountain-visiting book, not long after, guest-welcoming disciples came to send the token and personally accompanied Ruan Ci and her party through the array and flew into the mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain gate of a powerful sect naturally does not have the vast atmosphere of Zijing Mountain, but there are also strange flowers and grasses, flying mountains and overlapping springs in the sect, and the atmosphere of the immortals is indescribable. The guest-welcoming disciple led everyone through several restrictions and fell in front of a flying peak. This flying peak naturally had a small array to cover it. The guest-welcoming disciple knocked on a bronze drum at the foot of the mountain, and not long after, Li Pingyan flew out from the mountain and smiled, \"Welcome, distinguished guests—I am ashamed, I am ashamed, but I don't have so many servants following me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci had already flown out of the boat, changed into the Jin Bo Sect's own crossing magic instrument, and seeing Li Pingyan as usual, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, stepped forward and smiled, \"Senior Brother Li, you know, it's all because the elders at home want to be stylish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan shook his head and sighed, \"Returning home is like this, things like this and that, it's never as comfortable as going out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attitudes of the two had already been revealed in their words. Ruan Ci's worries were gone by seven or eight points. She flew to the peak with Li Pingyan. This flying peak was quite rugged and thin. Li Pingyan took everyone to a valley full of spiritual energy, sent servants to send spirit fruits to entertain them, and said politely to Tianlu and others, \"My humble home is simple and failed to entertain you well. Please forgive me, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiger Servant laughed, \"We followed Miss here, how dare we be picky about anything? Young Master, just go and entertain Miss. It is enough for us to have a place to stand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan's servants and Ruan Ci's were all at the Qi Refining stage. Except for Wang Panpan hiding in the spirit beast bag, Tiger Servant, Tianlu, and others talked happily with these Qi Refining disciples. Li Pingyan and Ruan Ci talked freely in the mountains. Li Pingyan smiled, \"Junior Sister Ci, don't look, people who shouldn't meet you have been moved away. At this moment, no one in our sect will rush out to kill you, this little demon girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci was a bit surprised, \"Oh? All sent away? What about the followers of your junior brother? —If the people who want to seek revenge are all sent away, then your master is also...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan said, \"My master has been traveling for more than a hundred years. To tell you the truth, even I have never seen my master's true body. When I was accepted as a disciple, my master was still in the south of the Central Continent, so there was an incarnation at the Foundation Establishment stage in the sect, which could guide us disciples in cultivation. After I reached Foundation Establishment, my master said that his true body had an opportunity and wanted to explore a secret realm in the north, and wanted to deal with it with all his strength, so that incarnation gradually lost its spirituality. In the past few decades, I haven't received any guidance. Most of the things in our lineage are decided by Senior Uncle Liu, who is in the same lineage as my master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Ruan Ci had heard of such inside information, and she couldn't help but feel absurd, but after careful consideration, it was quite reasonable. Nascent Soul True Persons go out to find opportunities and break through cultivation realms, mostly in terms of centuries, and the disciples under their knees will inevitably perish a lot. If they don't accept disciples when they are not in the sect, they will close their doors twice, and maybe their direct disciples will all die. In the sect, they are even more deaf and blind. Even if it is to interfere with the cause and effect of lower-level cultivators, most of them have to find ways to maintain their own power to a certain extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a sip of tea and couldn't help but say, \"Then if you were damaged in the Hengze Heaven, you would have never seen your master from birth to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it? Just say that junior brother of mine, he was accepted into the sect, but he only saw Master's incarnation twice, and he perished halfway.\" Li Pingyan mentioned the red-clothed youth, his attitude was quite calm, not without regret for him, but the sadness was not strong, only sighed, \"Junior Brother Xiao is also gone. Among the three of us who were accepted into Master's knees before and after in our generation, only I am left. The other senior brothers and sisters are either in seclusion or out looking for medicine. They haven't returned for many years. I seem to be the only seedling in our lineage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Xiao perished in Huangshoushan. At that time, Li Pingyan was depressed for several days. It seems that the relationship between the two was deeper than that between him and the red-clothed youth. Ruan Ci said, \"Senior Brother Li seems to love Junior Brother Xiao more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan nodded, \"Junior Brother Xiao and I have always supported each other. Although we were accepted at the same time, I am a few years older, so it's like being his elder brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed deeply and continued, \"As for Junior Brother Chen, his temperament is jumping. Master is not here, and senior brothers and sisters have never restrained him. He is closer to Senior Uncle Liu. Senior Uncle Liu brought me back from Hengze Heaven a few years ago and also went out. He is even more arrogant and domineering, and spends his energy on many external affairs every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Huangshoushan and Hengze Heaven were too dangerous and not suitable for bringing the red-clothed youth, then a place like the Green Jade Hall, if it weren't for the Nine-Infant Demon Snake, could be said to be safe. But Li Pingyan brought his junior brothers out to train, and the red-clothed youth was not seen. And the red-clothed youth didn't even know that Li Pingyan and Ruan Ci were friends, which shows how estranged the relationship between the two sides was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that Junior Brother Chen is dead now, and Li Pingyan doesn't want to belittle him too much, so he has to speak implicitly. But Ruan Ci already understood his meaning: Master has been away for a long time, and the senior brothers in the same sect are only slightly higher in cultivation. How can they compare to the care of an upper-level cultivator like the young scholar? Even if it leaks out from the palm, it is enough to save several years of hard cultivation. Moreover, Junior Brother Chen and Li Pingyan are fellow disciples of the sect's pride. Everyone has to look at Li Pingyan's face and be polite to him, so Junior Brother Chen has developed this kind of impatient, thoughtless, and eager-to-perform personality, hoping to exchange for the grace of the elders. Relying on these to improve cultivation, there is no need to go out to find medicine, and he has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Without the planning of the elders, he has never gone out to handle errands and doesn't know the dangers of the world at all. For such a cultivator, it is very normal to die halfway, and the only difference is which day he dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he died at the most appropriate time. He had been raised in the light and dark for these years, but he still gave the mastermind behind the scenes a satisfactory result. Ruan Ci also sighed in her heart: It is usually because the teacher is away and no one is looking after him, but Li Pingyan can get the opportunity to train in Hengze Heaven by his own ability, and interact with core disciples like Meng Lingyue, and most of the people he makes friends with are disciples of our powerful sect. In the extremely harsh environment of the Central Continent, there is a world of difference between talent and mediocrity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Ruan Ci already knew Li Pingyan's attitude. Although Li Pingyan looks upright and gentle, he is by no means a pedantic person, and he is even less unaware of how to plan for himself. This Junior Brother Chen is a chess piece in the sect's game, and the chess player behind the scenes has no good intentions for Li Pingyan. Both of them are clear about this. However, the Jin Bo Sect also has Cave Heaven sitting in town. Ruan Ci didn't want to say many things too clearly, and she had to take care of Li Pingyan's face, so it was not easy to describe the matter of her killing people in detail. She thought to herself, \"If it is as Senior Brother Li said, Junior Brother Chen could have lived for a while longer. The chess player might not have thought that I would kill so quickly and so ruthlessly, and didn't think that Master would let me bring Uncle Tiger. Without Uncle Tiger sitting in town, others couldn't beat the young scholar, and I would mostly have to let people go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that time, the two sides would have formed a grudge, and Junior Brother Chen would naturally hate Ruan Ci in his heart. At this time, the chess player could improve Junior Brother Chen's cultivation in many ways, and even make him form a core one step ahead of Li Pingyan. In this way, when Li Pingyan's master returns to the mountain, he needs to choose between two disciples with completely opposite positions. Which disciple he chooses to cultivate shows his own inclination toward which force. If there is only one promising disciple, Li Pingyan, and he is friends with Ruan Ci, and he has no inclination himself, and he needs someone to help him improve his cultivation or even advance to Cave Heaven, then it is natural to lean toward the Purple Void Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci deduced from this step that Li Pingyan's master's lineage is probably a neutral faction that has not climbed onto the two major True Persons of the Shangqing Sect, Xu and Li, and that is why it is worth the Purple Void Heaven planting pieces to win over. From Li Pingyan's experience, one can also see clues. In this generation of disciples, no one looks after the juniors, which shows that the talents of this lineage are indeed a bit withered. The disciples of this lineage, just because of an accidental cause and effect connection with the disciples of the powerful sect, have become tools for fighting. If Junior Brother Chen hadn't died, he might have been manipulated several times to deepen his grudge with Ruan Ci during his cultivation, so as to make this lineage even more divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was originally a meticulous conspiracy, but Ruan Ci actually brought Tiger Servant out, enough to suppress the young scholar, and was ruthless. For the sake of a flying bear, she killed nine people at the beginning of the dispute. I'm afraid this matter was far beyond the chess player's expectations. Ruan Ci thought of this and couldn't help but smile sweetly, so she didn't mention Junior Brother Chen anymore, and chatted with Li Pingyan, \"Senior Brother Li will also go out to find external medicine in a few days, right? If your master returns to the sect within those decades and leaves in a hurry, wouldn't you miss it even more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators need external medicine to advance from Foundation Establishment to Jin Dan. Ruan Ci didn't know the rules of the Jin Bo Sect and whether the sect provided external medicine, so she asked this question. Li Pingyan also said, \"It should be. I am almost at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, and my lifespan is still far away. If the opportunity is right, traveling while practicing, and finding the three external medicines, it will be almost the eighth level, and I can prepare to form a core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that in the past twenty years, he has also made extraordinary progress and has begun to prepare for the formation of the core. Ruan Ci was not surprised. In fact, she also carried an external medicine for core formation this time, intending to use it as a reward for asking Li Pingyan to do things. Just as she was about to mention it to Li Pingyan, Li Pingyan said again, \"But a few days ago, the Sect Master sent news, asking me to practice with peace of mind in the mountain and not to go out if there is nothing to do. He will naturally send me the external medicine for core formation. I haven't thought about how to reply to the Sect Master's kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci pondered for a moment and smiled, \"This might be the compensation the Sect Master gives you. It seems that the Sect Master has a gentle temperament and doesn't want to expand the dispute. I am ignorant and made a big mess in the Green Jade Hall, but he didn't take it to heart, but knew that Senior Brother Li had been wronged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan smiled slightly and said, \"Not bad, the Sect Master has the most peace-loving temperament. This time he ordered the relocation of a few sect members, and there are also generous rewards. Impartial, which makes people feel very moved and admired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci laughed loudly, took out a storage bag and handed it to Li Pingyan, saying, \"The Sect Master is so generous, he will finish rewarding no matter how many treasures he has in his hands. If he only finds medium-quality treasures when looking for those treasures for you, what should you do? The quality of external medicine for core formation is even more important—although it may not be so, it is better to be more prepared. I have a 'Endless Wind' here, which is a treasure medicine commonly used by cultivators to form a core. My master loves me the most and gave me a lot. I will share some with Senior Brother. If Senior Brother can use it, that is the best. If you can't use it, you can also exchange it with others for some good things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Li Pingyan's meaning, just from the fact that he is not very willing to listen to the Sect Master's arrangements, can be seen to be very obvious. Ruan Ci's words are already too straightforward. The Jin Bo Sect Master is naturally a confidant disciple of the Great Elder. They are right next to the Great Elder. Ruan Ci dares to arrange the Sect Master like this, which shows how arrogant the disciples of the powerful sect are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan raised his eyebrows, didn't be polite, took the storage bag and threw it into his sleeve, and smiled, \"If there is nothing to do, you won't go to the Three Treasures Hall. Junior Sister Ci suddenly visited, and gave me beautiful things, I think there must be an errand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci said, \"I came here to tell you two things. The first is Fellow Daoist Sengxiu. That day when we came out of Hengze Heaven, I originally wanted to ask Senior Brother to take me to find the high monk of the Wugou Sect and return him. But before I had time, that terrible change happened. Later, I placed him in the guest house of our Shangqing Sect. Twenty years have passed without any movement, I'm afraid it's more ominous than auspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them couldn't help but feel a little sad. Li Pingyan said, \"Are you thinking of asking me to return him to the Wugou Sect? If I go out to find medicine, it's on the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci originally planned to do this, so she brought Sengxiu out, but now that so many changes have occurred, whether Li Pingyan goes out has become a suspense, so she didn't hand over Sengxiu for the time being. Li Pingyan asked what the second thing was. Ruan Ci rolled her eyes and smiled, \"I'm going to see a friend tonight, and I'll tell you after I see him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came to visit Li Pingyan, and the sect naturally arranged a guest house. Otherwise, Li Pingyan, a Foundation Establishment disciple, couldn't entertain so many Jin Dan guests in his cave dwelling. If Tiger Servant and others were really left to sleep in the open, the Jin Bo Sect would inevitably become a laughing stock. Therefore, after chatting with Li Pingyan for a long time, she returned to the perfect place to rest. Ruan Ci rested in the quiet room for a few hours, only feeling that the sense in her heart was getting stronger, so she took Tiger Servant and flew out of the mountain gate, and ordered, \"Uncle Tiger, wait for me in front of the array.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood in mid-air, the wind blowing through her temples, the bells and pendants ringing, her robes fluttering, looking like an immortal. She stood in the wind and dew for a while, suddenly smiled, turned back and shouted, \"Husband, I've been waiting for you for a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue shook his feather fan lightly, walked out of the void, and smiled, \"Eh, I haven't seen you for twenty years, my wife has grown up a bit—this flying fairy bun is combed very beautifully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed very surprised, his eyebrows added a bit of special color, full of tenderness, holding Ruan Ci and walking toward the mountains, \"Let's go, let's go and see the black-and-white flying bear you were thinking about at the Yiyun Ferry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Updated, draft box updated, sorry for the long wait\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~ I will send you yesterday's red envelopes in the afternoon, don't worry, everyone~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I'm on the road, everyone should comment more!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",4232,"2026-06-17T08:48:53.797Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1aed8e0a9009f2c958423f5d01144d37096023e21fdd128ca4a2ba9961cd1127","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-115","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-113",286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborrowing-the-sword-cover.jpg"]