Chapter 237

"Xia Daoming is right; the dead have no right to regret. If he had been your enemy just now, you would already be dead." Luo Qian said with a bitter heart.

"But he deliberately concealed..." Luo Mu was still unwilling to accept it.

"All is fair in war. When two armies face each other, there is no such thing as 'deliberate concealment.' The key is that we were all biased. His martial arts shouldn't be at the Grandmaster realm, but at a realm that no one in the Great Liang Kingdom has been able to step into for many years: the Blood Sea realm." Luo Qian interrupted.

Having said that, Luo Qian looked at Xia Daoming and said, "Xia Daoming, I'm not wrong, am I?"

"Just barely opened the Blood Sea, it's nothing worth mentioning. Your daughter originally had a chance, but it's a pity she looked down on others!" Xia Daoming first looked casual, then shook his head with a look of regret.

Seeing this, the skin on Luo Qian's face couldn't help but twitch, and he really wanted to beat him up.

However, Xia Daoming's affirmative answer still secretly shocked him.

"Good, good, good, opened the Blood Sea!" Xiao Hongyi exclaimed repeatedly upon hearing this.

As he spoke, he turned to Zuo Dongge and said, "Xu Shixiong, you've taken in a good disciple. Our Qingyuan Sect doesn't lack Foundation Establishment cultivators, but we do lack Blood Sea realm martial cultivators. This matter is of great importance; I will report it to the Sect Master, and we can make an exception to promote him to a true disciple."

A true disciple!

Upon hearing this, Luo Mu's face, which was still young and pretty, twisted and became somewhat ugly, while Jia Shaoxuan's legs had already gone weak.

He didn't understand what the Blood Sea realm was—he hadn't even heard of it—but he knew that a true disciple could absolutely crush him, a registered disciple.

"We are a cultivation sect; is it appropriate to promote a martial cultivator to a true disciple?" Luo Qian said with an ugly expression.

"Xu Shixiong Luo, your vision is too short-sighted. Cultivation or not, in the end, isn't it all for the pursuit of longevity and strength?

The reason the Qingyuan Sect hasn't valued martial cultivators is because in this day and age, there are no martial cultivator seedlings capable of breaking through the Grandmaster realm.

Now that there is one, and Xia Daoming is only in his early thirties, perhaps he can go further in the future and forge a Cinnabar Palace? How can we not value him?" Xiao Hongyi said.

"Forge a Cinnabar Palace? Does Xu Shixiong Xiao think this is possible?" Luo Qian asked coldly.

"Even if the possibility is extremely small, opening the Blood Sea is already unique in the Qingyuan Sect. And he is already at the perfection stage of Qi Refinement in his early thirties; his talent can be considered decent.

Dual cultivation of Dao and Martial arts, with one path being exceptionally talented and the other quite good—I think the sect should provide more resources for his cultivation." Xiao Hongyi hesitated and said.

"The chance of forging a Cinnabar Palace is extremely small, and the chance of Core Formation is equally small. Giving more resources is just a waste." Luo Qian said.

"If you want to talk about waste, your daughter being so careless and underestimating the enemy, throwing her life away for nothing, that is truly wasting resources." Zuo Dongge said coldly.

Having said that, he ignored Luo Qian's ugly expression and turned to Xiao Hongyi, saying, "Alright, Old Xiao, go tell the Sect Master brother today to promote my disciple to a true disciple.

I, Zuo Dongge, only have this one personal disciple; what's there to bicker about regarding a true disciple status! Also, Xu Shixiong Chi, you'd better have someone take Luo Mu to the Black Wind Cave, and while you're at it, release Mo Yongzhi and Shao Shiyu."

"Zuo Dongge, you!" Luo Qian was furious.

"What about me? A true disciple at the Foundation Establishment perfection realm who can't even take one move from my disciple—what qualification do you have to say my disciple isn't qualified to be promoted to a true disciple!" Zuo Dongge scolded without any politeness.

Luo Qian was so choked by Zuo Dongge's words that his lungs almost exploded.

But he simply couldn't find words to refute him.

That's right, if Zuo Dongge's disciple wasn't qualified, his daughter was even less so.

"I dare you to let Xia Daoming compete with me again!" Luo Mu suddenly gritted her teeth and said.

Luo Mu's voice echoed in the arena, and the whole scene went quiet.

Luo Qian secretly thought, "Not good," and just as he was about to speak, Chi Shijian said with a cold face, "Audacious! Luo Mu, do you think the Law Enforcement Hall is a place for you to play around? You lost, so you lost. Now go to the Black Wind Cave immediately to reflect on your mistakes for a month."

"A month? Didn't you say a few days?" Luo Mu blurted out.

"Shut up! If Elder Chi punishes you for a month, it's a month!" Luo Qian's expression sank as he scolded.

"Fine, I accept the punishment, but I have one request: let me have another battle with Xia Daoming. If I lose, I'll reflect in the Black Wind Cave for half a year, but if Xia Daoming loses, he doesn't need to pay any price, and the previous agreement remains the same." Luo Mu gritted her teeth.

"It's not up to you whether you want to fight or not; the decision lies with Xia Daoming." Chi Shijian said coldly.

The scene fell silent.

Everyone's eyes fell on Xia Daoming.

"If you reflect in the Black Wind Cave for half a year, what good does that do me?" Xia Daoming asked.

"Don't you want to?" Luo Mu blurted out.

"Am I sick? What does it have to do with me if you love reflecting in the Black Wind Cave!" Xia Daoming said.

"This Xia Daoming, this Xia Daoming!" Xiao Hongyi pointed at Xia Daoming, but his eyes looked toward Zuo Dongge, shaking his head repeatedly.

"He's not wrong!" Zuo Dongge said with a calm face.

Uh.

Xiao Hongyi was speechless.

How could he have forgotten that like master, like disciple!

"You just don't have the guts to compete with me! You know very well in your heart that you can't beat me; I was just careless just now!" Seeing Xia Daoming refuse to fight, Luo Mu was furious.

"If you can comfort yourself like that, that's for the best. I don't care; I won anyway." Xia Daoming shrugged and walked out of the arena.

Luo Mu was shaking with anger, but she simply had no way to deal with Xia Daoming.

Xia Daoming walked out of the arena, came to Zuo Dongge in the audience, bowed slightly, and said, "Master, I didn't lose face for you, did I!"

"Don't get cocky. Hurry up and pay your respects to your Uncle-Master Xiao; he is now the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall. We two often went on missions together in our early years." Zuo Dongge said.

"Master, why didn't you tell me earlier that Uncle-Master Xiao is your buddy? If you had told me, I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble to have such a match with Luo Mu!" Xia Daoming complained with a look of annoyance.

The arena suddenly went quiet.

Xiao Hongyi's expression was subtle.

This kid really has guts!

Zuo Dongge's forked beard twitched twice, and he glared, saying, "I told you to pay respects to Uncle-Master Xiao, not to talk so much nonsense!"

"Disciple Xia Daoming pays respects to Uncle-Master Xiao, and I hope Uncle-Master Xiao will look after me in the future." Xia Daoming immediately bowed honestly to Xiao Hongyi.

"Take this Foundation Establishment Pill; consider it a greeting gift from your Uncle-Master!" Seeing Xia Daoming say "look after me," and recalling the camaraderie of life and death he shared with Zuo Dongge in the past, Xiao Hongyi took a Foundation Establishment Pill from his storage ring.

Seeing Xiao Hongyi take out a Foundation Establishment Pill just because Xia Daoming called him Uncle-Master—clearly intending to help him with Foundation Establishment—Jia Shaoxuan's eyes turned green with jealousy!

When he was at the Qi Refinement perfection stage, he didn't have such good treatment; he had to work hard on many missions before he could get an extra Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect.

Only then, relying on two Foundation Establishment Pills, did he break through to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator at a young age, allowing him to be noticed by Luo Qian and taken as a registered disciple.

But now, Xia Daoming got an expensive Foundation Establishment Pill for nothing without doing anything; it really makes people jealous.

"Uncle-Master Xiao, no, no, I have Foundation Establishment Pills; Master just gave me three this morning!" Xia Daoming hurriedly declined.

Upon hearing this, Jia Shaoxuan almost fainted from jealousy, while at the same time feeling incredibly insecure inside.

He had only just reached Qi Refinement perfection, and he already had four Foundation Establishment Pills in his hands—doesn't that mean he's guaranteed to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Body Refining Martial Dao Blood Sea realm, Qi Refinement Foundation Establishment realm, and very likely to be promoted to a true disciple—Jia Shaoxuan felt his future was bleak just thinking about it.

Upon hearing Xia Daoming's words, Xiao Hongyi felt a shiver in his heart.

This kid is much more ruthless than his master was back then; he's actually complaining to my face that one Foundation Establishment Pill is too little!

While thinking this, the smile on Xiao Hongyi's face became even kinder as he said, "It just so happens that your Uncle-Master recently obtained a section of thousand-year lightning-struck wood. You cultivate the Azure Wood Evergreen Art; if you find someone to refine it into a flying sword, it would be just right for you."

As he spoke, Xiao Hongyi handed the blackened piece of wood along with the Foundation Establishment Pill to Xia Daoming.

He was at the late stage of Jin Dan and the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall; since he had already taken out the Foundation Establishment Pill, he naturally felt embarrassed to take it back.

"Uncle-Master Xiao, I didn't mean that, I really..." Seeing that he had just politely declined out of courtesy and Xiao Hongyi had inexplicably taken out a piece of thousand-year lightning-struck wood, Xia Daoming was surprised and hurriedly declined again.

Just kidding, am I the kind of person who lacks Foundation Establishment Pills or flying swords?

"If your Uncle-Master Xiao tells you to accept it, then accept it! Why so much nonsense!" Seeing this, Zuo Dongge felt a headache and hurriedly scolded.

"Alright then!" Xia Daoming accepted the greeting gift reluctantly.

Xiao Hongyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As for whether Xia Daoming was willing or not, he didn't care anymore.

Over a hundred thousand spirit stones were gone just like that; if he kept getting knocked, even he, as the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, couldn't take it!

After accepting the gift, Xia Daoming turned his head to look at Chi Shijian.

Chi Shijian shivered inside and, without a word, shouted at Luo Mu, who was still standing foolishly in the arena: "Luo Mu, why aren't you following me to the Black Wind Cave!"

Even Xiao Hongyi's bamboo pole dared to be knocked!

How could he, Chi Shijian, dare to meet the eyes of this ruthless person!

He couldn't afford to pay that much!

Better to slip away, slip away.

Watching Chi Shijian take Luo Mu away, Xia Daoming was slightly stunned, then hurriedly said: "Uncle-Master Chi, wait for me, I'm going too."

But Chi Shijian acted as if he hadn't heard, rolled up a ray of light, and disappeared with Luo Mu in the blink of an eye.

"Why is this Uncle-Master Chi walking so fast?" Xia Daoming muttered, turning to Xiao Hongyi.

Xiao Hongyi shivered inside and subconsciously wanted to turn his head, not wanting to meet the eyes of this kid.

"Uncle-Master Xiao, where is the Black Wind Cave? This disciple wants to go personally to welcome the two Xu Shixiong Sisters, to wash away the dust for them and clear their bad luck." Xia Daoming asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, beckoned toward Jia Shaoxuan, and said: "You take Xia Daoming to the Black Wind Cave."

Jia Shaoxuan's legs went weak on the spot.

"What are you still standing there for? If Uncle-Master Xiao tells you to lead the way, then lead the way!" Seeing his disciple's obvious fear, Luo Qian felt a burst of annoyance.

(End of chapter)