Chapter 37

Facing Zhao Zhengping's aggrieved inquiry, Hong Zun spoke with a righteous expression.

"My Divine Sword Peak disciple is in danger; as the master, I naturally must intervene to rescue."

"But Master, even if that's the case, it shouldn't cause such a huge commotion, right?"

"Nonsense, Zhao Zhengping, do you still remember how I taught you? Anyone who becomes my Divine Sword Peak disciple is family; family in danger, how could there be no reason to rescue?"

"In my Divine Sword Peak, up and down, whoever it is, as long as there is danger, I, as the master, am duty-bound to rescue; as Senior Brother, Zhao Zhengping, you should also do so."

Facing Hong Zun's reprimand, Zhao Zhengping always felt something was off, but couldn't put his finger on it; moreover, what the master said also made sense.

Toward fellow sect brothers and sisters, shouldn't we just help each other?

Looking at Hong Zun with a righteous expression, Zhao Zhengping also spoke solemnly.

"Master is right, disciple has been taught."

"Hmm, if there's nothing else, you may leave; cultivate diligently, don't disappoint the master's expectations."

Senior brother

After sending Zhao Zhengping away, Hong Zun smiled slightly, satisfiedly heading toward his Dong Fu, but after just a few steps, he received a voice transmission from Sect Master Qi Xiong, summoning him to the Zhu Feng hall for discussion.

Divine Sword Peak

Helplessly arriving at Zhu Feng, by the time Hong Zun entered the hall, the various chief seat Elders of Zhu Feng, as well as more than half of the Peak Masters, had already gathered.

On the chief seat, Qi Xiong's face looked somewhat unsightly as he spoke.

"Junior Brother has arrived; today's matter, don't you have anything you want to say to me as your senior brother?"

His words were full of blame, but Hong Zun didn't care at all, he came to his seat and sat down, took a sip of wine, and spoke indistinctly.

Le Shan Town

"You...... today so many disciples of your Divine Sword Peak swarmed out; don't you still need to give me an explanation?"

Hearing Hong Zun's words, Qi Xiong's back teeth were about to grind to pieces, while Hong Zun still appeared drunk.

Shī xiōng said this, but I actually feel there's nothing praiseworthy about it. As Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ, upon learning that demonic beasts are roaming Le Shan Town, as disciples of the Dao Yi Sect we ought to slay demons and eliminate evil; it's just a small matter, so Shī xiōng need not worry about it.

I don't give a damn, you Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ have turned out en masse today without even a greeting..............

Alright, alright, this isn't an urgent matter? There wasn't time to notify you, Shī xiōng. At that time my peak's disciples encountered danger; if we had gone later it would have been troublesome.

Hearing this, Qi Xiong let out a cold snort and said.

Even if it's to rescue a disciple, there's no need to make such a big fuss. Which disciple encountered danger?

Oh, my peak's Menial Disciple Ye Zhangqing.

Menial Disciple? As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces in the hall turned extremely strange.

Just now they were still guessing who had encountered danger, causing Hong Zun to be so anxious, but now he actually says it's merely a Menial Disciple.

Qi Xiong, who had been barely holding back his anger, could no longer restrain himself and shouted angrily at Hong Zun.

You actually kicked up such a fuss over a Menial Disciple? You................

Shī xiōng, that's not right. What's wrong with a Menial Disciple? Isn't a Menial Disciple also a disciple of our Dao Yi Sect? Since they are disciples of the Dao Yi Sect, how could the Sect not protect them?

I'm doing this also for....................

Get lost, you get lost for me...........

Hong Zun drank while chatting leisurely, speaking with great reason, while Qi Xiong's forehead veins bulged, and finally he couldn't help but shout angrily.

In response, Hong Zun showed no hesitation, immediately rose and laughed.

Alright, Shī xiōng, you should rest early too.

Having said that, without waiting for Qi Xiong's reply, he vanished directly from the hall; afterwards came Qi Xiong's furious roar and the sound of tables and chairs being smashed.

Towards Hong Zun, Qi Xiong truly has no way; it was like this when he was young, and it's still the same now.

As the Sect Master, Qi Xiong sometimes feels really stifled, but what can be done? He is, after all, his own junior brother.

And the others present had long since grown accustomed to this.

Once again, this ends without resolution; such a result is normal, after all the Peak Masters of the Dao Yi Sect, the various chief Elders, and Qi Xiong are all senior brothers.

Many things, basically if they can be let go, they are let go; only Hong Zun, this good-for-nothing, each time makes Qi Xiong fume with anger, yet there's nothing that can be done about him.

You infuriate me, you infuriate me, Shīzūn, why did you accept such a rebellious disciple?

Cursing and swearing, Qi Xiong directly left the hall.

The night passed in silence; the next morning, as the sky just began to lighten, numerous disciples of Divine Sword Peak started rushing down the mountain foot.

Moreover, this time the number of disciples was even greater.

Each one exerted their movement techniques to the utmost, occasionally employing some little tricks, all for the sake of getting that bite of breakfast.

When Ye Zhangqing opened the courtyard gate, thousands of disciples had already begun lining up, but there were only a thousand breakfast portions, making the competition extraordinarily fierce.

Still, first come, first served.

The disciples who managed to grab breakfast were extremely excited, while those who didn't get any beat their chests and stamped their feet.

After breakfast, once the disciples had left, Ye Zhangqing proactively sought out Hong Zun, expressing his desire to learn a few techniques.

Upon hearing this, Hong Zun took a close look and only then noticed that Ye Zhangqing had actually broken through to the Ganqi Realm.

You brat, you broke through?

If I remember correctly, this brat just finished perfecting the Body Tempering Realm a few days ago, and now he's broken through again? Moreover, it's a major realm breakthrough; this Xiūliàn speed is getting a bit absurd, isn't it?

He grabbed Ye Zhangqing's arm in one go, personally examined him, and found that even his talent and bone structure had improved; Hong Zun repeatedly exclaimed in amazement.

You brat, could it be that you have a special constitution?

Some people who possess a special constitution, before their constitution awakens, their talent and bone structure are indeed trash, but as the constitution awakens, the whole person becomes as if reborn.

Regarding Ye Zhangqing's situation, Hong Zun naturally thought of this; in response, Ye Zhangqing then explained accordingly.

I, the disciple, also don't know; it's just that lately my Xiūliàn has indeed become much faster.

You brat, being a Menial Disciple is truly a waste of talent.

He had already confirmed in his heart that Ye Zhangqing possessed a special constitution; he sighed a little, and then said that as long as Ye Zhangqing was willing, he could become an Inner Disciple, but Ye Zhangqing still refused.

After all, I basically have no special constitution; my buddy is cheating, but after leaving the kitchen, how can I still cheat?

As for this, although Hong Zun was somewhat speechless, he did not insist, he threw a token to Ye Zhangqing and said:

"Holding this token, you may freely choose any technique from the Technique Hall, but you are only at the Sensing Qi Realm, so it is best to pick some low-level techniques, at most not exceeding the Yellow Rank, otherwise you also cannot Xiūliàn; remember, do not be overambitious."