Chapter 130: The long-absent newcomer, Chu Yang! Another hodgepodge world!

Dragon's expression shifted.

Although he hadn't explicitly stated it.

In recent times, he had indeed begun to view himself from the perspective of a ruler.

The re-establishment of the World Government and the Navy, and the confirmation of the king representatives—all were accomplished under his direct manipulation, giving Dragon the illusion that he controlled the world.

Chu Yang's words brought Dragon to a sudden realization.

Yes!

We have always been nothing more than the Revolutionary Army.

"It seems that once I finish handling things here, I should retire. If things continue like this, I don't know what might happen..."

Dragon let out a bitter, ashamed laugh.

"Retiring at this age? Don't joke around; your old man hasn't even retired yet!"

Chu Yang rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Instead of wasting time with wild thoughts, you'd better hurry up and get to the Sky Island to finish handling things."

After being scolded, Dragon actually felt more at ease. "I will handle the Sky Island, but as for Elbaf, I am powerless. The King of the Giants, Odin, said that unless I defeat him, there is no possibility of Elbaf joining the new World Government. The giants only deal with the strong."

Chu Yang laughed: "They've already shown you respect. If it were the Celestial Dragons, they might not have even replied."

Dragon laughed as well.

"If Old Man Garp has time, let him make a trip there. I need to focus on research; I'll avoid fighting whenever possible."

Once the matters of the Sky Island and Elbaf were settled, Chu Yang would have no further need to interfere in this world.

However, before that, there was one more thing he needed the new World Government to help him complete.

One month later.

The pirates wreaking havoc on the seas had been mostly cleared out by the joint efforts of the Revolutionary Army and the Navy, and a long-lost peace was embracing the world.

More non-human races appeared in towns where humans gathered, and people were no longer surprised by this; they were now legal citizens recognized by the World Government.

Therefore, the abuse and trafficking of other races was the first capital crime under the new laws; even if you fled to the open sea, you would be continuously hunted by the Navy and the Revolutionary Army.

To ensure certain people had a clear understanding, Chu Yang specifically demonstrated the terrifying power of Pluton.

He leveled an organization that was still secretly trafficking non-human slaves with a single shot.

However terrifying a Buster Call was, the deterrence caused by Pluton was a hundred times greater.

The entire underworld was tight-lipped about it, and the associated profit chains were rapidly disappearing.

However, this event also had a slight side effect.

Some member nations, out of fear, proposed destroying Pluton, which drew quite a bit of support.

Dragon knew what they were testing, and he said only one sentence to dispel their notions.

"The person who possesses Pluton is themselves more terrifying than Pluton. Is it useful for you to destroy Pluton?"

From then on, the World Government never heard such suggestions again.

The Celestial Dragons' national treasure had been destroyed by Vegapunk, and they had no power in their hands to resist Pluton, which was why they were so anxious.

But Dragon's words were even more piercing.

At the same time, two new decrees were announced.

The first was the professionalization of pirates.

The second was a nationwide physical examination; every citizen of the World Government had to participate in local check-ups, including but not limited to blood tests and similar procedures.

This was the fastest way to collect the lineage factors of various races, which also included a large number of Devil Fruit users.

Vegapunk had once researched that the birth of Devil Fruits was irrational and unnatural; they appeared under the intense prayers of life, and thus were loathed by the sea, the Mother of Nature.

There was no such thing as a natural Devil Fruit tree.

To research this power, one still had to start with the ability users.

As the nationwide examinations proceeded, the lineage factors collected in the laboratory became more and more numerous, and with Vegapunk's participation, lineage factor technology saw a substantial breakthrough.

…………

Soul Palace.

After it became possible to enter and exit freely, Magic Chu Yang and Marvel Chu Yang teamed up to set up a laboratory, and now Pirate Chu Yang had joined in as well.

Fortunately, the interior space of the palace was extremely vast, stretching beyond sight; otherwise, it might not have been able to accommodate the experimental materials of these few.

Among them, the most space-consuming were the mechs, as well as the research equipment for power sources and nuclear reactors.

Next was the storage of lineage factors.

Developing to this point, the lineage factors in the lab were too numerous to count.

Various races from the Pirate world, monsters from the One Punch world, and magical creatures from the Magic world.

Marvel Chu Yang was also collecting them, and now he already had the lineage factors of the Aesir.

At Magic Chu Yang's suggestion, Marvel Chu Yang prepared to actively collect the lineage factors of some super-powered individuals.

For example... Wolverine, Jean Grey, and others from the X-Men.

Little Spider, Peter Parker.

Just as the three were chatting heatedly, a dazed young man suddenly appeared in the Soul Palace.

"Good grief, no notification when someone new comes home now?" Marvel Chu Yang shouted toward the empty thrones.

There was no mist, not even another Chu Yang appearing; in the vast Soul Palace, there were only the three of them, plus the Chu Yang from the New World.

The newcomer looked at them blankly.

"Stop messing around!" Pirate Chu Yang glanced at Magic Chu Yang, then walked toward the newcomer, placing a hand on the other's shoulder to synchronize.

After a long while, Pirate Chu Yang moved his hand away and said with a colorful expression: "Another hodgepodge. Yours is even more exciting than the Wuxia world. It's a pity the main person isn't here, otherwise you could have a good chat; he has experience."

"What kind of world is it exactly that you'd show such an expression?"

Marvel Chu Yang, whose curiosity was off the charts, took two steps in one, grabbed the newcomer's shoulder, and before long, he was dancing and shouting.

"Holy crap! It's a Xianxia hodgepodge! The Shushan Sect is divided into a Sword Sect and a Qi Sect? Be careful that *Smiling Proud Wanderer* doesn't sue you for plagiarism!"

"What the hell?" Magic Chu Yang frowned, pushed Marvel Chu Yang aside, and also began to synchronize with the newcomer.

"The Sword Sect leader is Dugu Jiansheng, and the Qi Sect leader is Daoist Qingwei?"

"Mixing *Chinese Paladin 1* and *Chinese Paladin 3* is one thing, but why is there some 'Qionghua Sect'?"

"Xu Changqing and Murong Ziying are both called the peerless twins of the cultivation world?"

"My god, your place is truly a mess!"

"Wait, hold on!"

"Did I just see the Qingyun Sect?"

The three synchronized memories, watching while exclaiming how exciting it was; the chaos of the Xianxia world was even greater than that of the Wuxia world.

They had originally thought Qiao Feng fighting Hong Qigong was explosive enough.

They didn't expect something even more explosive: the division of the Shushan Sect into Sword and Qi Sects, and the fact that the two most brilliant leaders in Shushan history, Dugu Jiansheng and Daoist Qingwei, were actually in the same era!

One word!

Amazing! Xianxia Chu Yang experienced synchronization for the first time, taking a long time to wake up from the chaos, and upon learning the identities of the three in front of him, he immediately felt they were very intimate.

They were all his own people!

During this period, two more Chu Yangs entered the Soul Palace.

They were Demon Slayer Chu Yang and Wuxia Chu Yang.

After Wuxia Chu Yang finished synchronizing, looking at Xianxia Chu Yang, his emotions immediately became agitated: "Only you can understand how I feel!"

Demon Slayer Chu Yang coughed: "Everyone can understand memory synchronization."

Wuxia Chu Yang glared at him and said angrily: "Understand my foot! You guys are watching a VCR; you have no idea how messy I was at the time!"

Demon Slayer Chu Yang curled his lips and ignored the idiot.

"Your orphan start is not bad; you were actually picked up by a Shushan elder to be a disciple, and you're Xu Changqing's junior brother. You can compete with Chang Yin for the second male lead."

Wuxia Chu Yang said with a smile.

"Yeah, Senior Brother Changqing really takes good care of me. If it weren't for him, I guess I would have already gone down the mountain; after all, my talent for cultivation is really too poor."

Xianxia Chu Yang felt a bit ashamed, but that was in the past. After the synchronization was complete, his talent was that of a peerless genius even in the Xianxia world.

Li Xiaoyao, that cheater, wouldn't be discussed; like Saitama, there was no comparison.

Demon Slayer Chu Yang sighed: "It really is quite poor. Cultivating for over ten years and you can't even use the Sword Control Technique? Go back and learn it quickly; I'm counting on you to help me improve my sword intent."

Xianxia Chu Yang smiled embarrassedly.

Magic Chu Yang hurriedly spoke up: "Also take a look at spells and immortal arts when you have the chance; don't favor one over the other. Even if you don't understand them, memorize them in your brain, and I'll help you learn them when you come back."

Xianxia Chu Yang nodded hurriedly.

Everyone kept exhorting Xianxia Chu Yang; the reason they attached such importance to him was that the dimension of the Xianxia world was a huge step higher than previous worlds.

Not to mention anything else, the worldview of *Chinese Paladin 3* included the Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Court, and even involved the beginning of heaven and earth, with top-tier gods like Nv Wa and Pan Gu.

Under everyone's care, Xianxia Chu Yang felt quite flattered, and finally walked cautiously into the nebula, choosing to return to his world.

Everyone looked at his back with fiery eyes, like parents hoping their child would become a dragon.

"Damn it, this is a comeback. If we can get the blood of an immortal, brothers, we're going to take off!"

Marvel Chu Yang said, wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth.

"There are too many heavenly treasures in the Xianxia world. Think about what can be obtained in the early stages, make a list later, and help him plan it out. That kid is a bit of a blockhead..."

Pirate Chu Yang smacked his lips.

He had been observing Xianxia Chu Yang just now and found that the other party was very shy; even after the synchronization, his personality hadn't changed much, unlike the other Chu Yangs.

"Take it slow. Besides, he's not a blockhead, just relatively cautious..."

Magic Chu Yang smiled, unconvinced.

Chu Yangs grown in different environments all had different personalities.

Some were aggressive, some cautious, some active, some liked quiet; although they would have a certain influence on each other, their individual personalities would not change.

Being able to complement each other was the key.

……

Xianxia World.

Chu Yang opened his eyes and climbed out of bed; everything that just happened seemed like a long dream.

"Fengdu..."

He whispered, and a black ancient sword quietly appeared, circling around him.

Chu Yang was ecstatic, gripping 【Fengdu】 excitedly, and muttered: "So it was all real. I thought I was dreaming just now!"

"Soul Palace..."

Knock, knock, knock! The knocking on the door startled Chu Yang awake.

"A-Yang, are you there? The Sect Leader wants me to find you."

Chu Yang immediately rolled out of bed, moving as fast as flying, and opened the door. What met his eyes was a handsome young man in white.

The visitor had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, distinct facial features, a slender build, and an aura of righteousness between his brows.

"Senior Brother Changqing, why does the Sect Leader seek me?"

Chu Yang walked out and stood side-by-side with Xu Changqing. "The Sect Leader didn't tell me, but I suspect it has to do with your cultivation..."

Xu Changqing looked troubled. "Junior Brother, you have been very diligent in your cultivation since you were young; the Sect Leader and I have seen this, but your talent is truly hard to describe. You have no affinity for the Dao..."

"If you go down the mountain to subdue demons in the future, I fear you will throw your life away. Thinking of this, perhaps the Sect Leader..."

Having said this, Xu Changqing did not continue, his expression forlorn.

After many years of brotherhood, he was also very sad. He had previously pleaded with the Sect Leader and the various elders many times, barely managing to keep Chu Yang until now.

But now... Xu Changqing knew that continuing to force Chu Yang to stay would only harm him.

"I understand, Senior Brother Changqing."

Chu Yang said nothing more, quietly following behind Xu Changqing toward the main hall of the sect.

Xu Changqing looked at him in surprise; today, A-Yang was excessively calm, as if he were a different person.

The Shushan Sect was not one single mountain, but a combination of dozens of floating peaks of various sizes.

Among them, the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect were located on the two largest peaks.

The disciples' quarters were far from the main hall, on another peak, and one had to use a teleportation array to travel between them.

Most disciples rarely used the teleportation array after learning the Sword Control Technique; Xu Changqing also came by flying on his sword, and walking this way was only to take care of Chu Yang.

Along the way, many disciples respectfully called Xu Changqing "Senior Brother," but they didn't give a good look to Chu Yang, a fellow disciple who had also been in the sect for many years. A piece of trash with no talent for cultivation deserved to be called "Senior Brother"? This was only because Xu Changqing was there; if he weren't, what Chu Yang would face might not be as simple as eye-rolls.

The cultivation world and the human world were actually not much different in many respects.

Xu Changqing also noticed the strangeness of the surrounding junior brothers and scolded them coldly and mercilessly: "Those who should be cultivating, go cultivate; those who have business down the mountain, go down. Do not linger here!"

Everyone was startled, and seeing the Senior Brother angry, they immediately bowed and scattered like birds and beasts.

Before leaving, they didn't forget to leave behind a few pieces of gossip.

"Such a piece of trash, I don't know what's so good about him that makes the Senior Brother protect him like this!"

"He has good fate. If you had also lost your parents and been picked up by an elder, you would have risen to the top long ago!"

"Heaven is still fair; it didn't let some people pick up immortal fate for nothing. If you have to get out, you have to get out!"

Xu Changqing was furious and turned to chase them outside the teleportation array.

Chu Yang reached out and pulled him back, his expression calm.

Xu Changqing turned back and met Chu Yang's eyes, which were as calm as an ancient well. For some reason, he felt a chill in his heart.

Junior Brother is really different from before!

Xu Changqing was not happy at all, and was even vaguely worried.

The Xianxia world was full of wonders.

Chu Yang's current state could either be that he was bewitched by a monster, or that he had been possessed by a demon.

No matter which it was, Xu Changqing did not want to see it.

I hope I'm just overthinking it...

Xu Changqing's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and without a word, he pulled Chu Yang into the teleportation array.

The scenery blurred.

The two immediately appeared in front of the left side of a magnificent hall.

The surroundings were full of sword-shaped statues of various styles, slowly floating in the air; only by observing carefully could one discover that this was a very exquisite array.

Chu Yang looked around; every decoration near the main hall was actually an eye of the array, connected to each other, with arrays within arrays, interlocking, eventually forming a huge, incomparable super array.

"Truly an eye-opener..."

Chu Yang couldn't help but sigh.

"Junior Brother, you've been in the sect for so many years, but you've never been to the main hall, right?"

Xu Changqing said with a smile, then his expression suddenly became awkward; for Chu Yang, this was not something worth mentioning.

Having been in the sect for many years without even entering the main hall, he couldn't even be considered a formal disciple.

"I haven't really been here much; the scenery is nice." Chu Yang joked with a smile: "What's wrong with you today, Senior Brother? I don't know, but I'd think you were the one about to be expelled from the sect."

"A-Yang, you really are different from before." Xu Changqing looked troubled, burying his head as he walked toward the main hall.

Chu Yang followed closely behind.

The hall was brightly lit, enshrining the ancestors of past generations as well as the gods and Buddhas of the sky, and in the center stood a large cauldron, with incense smoke floating about.

Two figures stood vaguely in front of the cauldron.

The older one had white hair and beard, a weathered face, and a kind demeanor, which, paired with his Daoist robe, made him look like an immortal.

The slightly younger one was stout, imposing without being angry, and the horsetail whisk in his hand kept waving; he looked a bit short-tempered.

"Sect Leader! Master!"

Xu Changqing bowed respectfully.

Chu Yang did the same.

Elder Canggu was Xu Changqing's master, and also the Shushan elder who had picked up Chu Yang back then.

When Chu Yang looked at him, he turned his face away, revealing an unbearable look in his eyes, consistent with Xu Changqing's reaction.

"Chu Yang."

Daoist Qingwei called out softly.

"Disciple is here."

Chu Yang bowed and cupped his fists.

"Have you finished your cultivation lessons today?"

Daoist Qingwei smiled.

"I have not been slack."

Chu Yang replied.

Hearing the words "have not been slack," even Daoist Qingwei couldn't help but sigh: "What a 'have not been slack.' Since you can remember, in over ten years of cultivation and enlightenment, you have indeed never been slack for a single day. In terms of effort, even Changqing is not your equal..."

Canggu could no longer bear to listen and turned his back directly.

Chu Yang still kept his head down and said nothing.

Seeing this, Qingwei continued: "But after many years of cultivation, you should also know that human power has its limits. Some things, no matter how hard you try, are destined to have no result."

Chu Yang raised his head and replied faintly: "Sect Leader, you know my personality; I don't believe in fate."

"What if you don't believe in fate? For so many years, you haven't made an inch of progress; you just can't comprehend the Dao." Canggu finally couldn't help but fly into a rage, rushing in front of Chu Yang and roaring, though his eyes were full of heartache.

Chu Yang looked at Qingwei with burning eyes: "Sect Leader, give me one more chance."

Qingwei sighed helplessly; he had watched Chu Yang grow up in the Shushan Sect.

In terms of feeling bad, he was no better off than Canggu.

But the immortal and the mortal are different; those who cannot cultivate immortality simply cannot. If Chu Yang continues to stay in Shushan, endless torment will await him in the future.

"Very well, one last chance."

Qingwei seemed to have made up his mind and said: "The ten-year competition of the Sword and Qi dispute is coming up. If you can enter the top three, you can stay."

"What?!"

"You might as well have him smash his head against the Ancestor Hall directly!"

Canggu rushed in front of Qingwei, angry and anxious: "Sect Leader Brother, listen to what you're saying? Compete for the top three? If you said this to Changqing, it would be fine, but to let Chu Yang compete for the top three, you might as well drive him down the mountain now!"

"If there's an accident later, at least he'll have a complete corpse!"

Xu Changqing hurriedly stepped forward to pull his master back.

Canggu's spit sprayed onto Qingwei's clothes, but a flash of light passed, and the clothes were as clean as new.

Qingwei's eyelids twitched, thinking to himself, *Isn't that exactly what I want, to make him retreat in the face of difficulties? Why are you so anxious? * If it weren't for the two disciples, Qingwei would have started cursing by now.

Chu Yang had been in Shushan for many years, and Qingwei knew his personality well: cautious and careful, never taking risks.

To put it bluntly, he was a coward.

How could such a person take the risk to participate in the Sword and Qi dispute?

The so-called Sword and Qi dispute was an agreement between the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect; whoever won could use the word "Shushan" as the sect's name for the next ten years.

Shushan Immortal Sword Sect.

The winner was the Shushan Sect, the loser was the Immortal Sword Sect.

The ten-year Sword and Qi dispute had a very high casualty rate, especially in the ranking tournament that killed its way into the final ten.

The top three were almost the three people who lived to the end, and because of this, the two sects, which originally shared the same origin, had deeper and deeper rifts.

In Qingwei's view, Chu Yang would definitely not participate, so he used this to force him down the mountain.

"Good!"

Chu Yang replied.

Qingwei nodded and smiled: "Your choice is very wise. Since that's the case, then..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Qingwei looked at Chu Yang in disbelief.

Canggu and Xu Changqing were also stunned.

Canggu scolded in a deep voice: "You want to participate in the ten-year competition? Are you crazy?"

"Master..." Because he hadn't become a formal disciple, Chu Yang changed his words: "Elder, I'm not crazy. Please give me one more chance."

Canggu was so angry he jumped: "I know your heart for the Dao, but you must know that you can only cultivate the Dao if you are alive; dead people cannot cultivate the Dao."

Qingwei looked at Chu Yang suspiciously, thinking, *Why is this child's temperament different from before? Could it be that he was stimulated too much? *

Xu Changqing quietly moved to Qingwei's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

Qingwei's expression changed upon hearing this, and he said coldly: "A-Yang, come forward."

Chu Yang walked over.

Qingwei grabbed Chu Yang's hand, his terrifying magic power suppressing Chu Yang's body, and then he began to chant.

Canggu was shocked: "Sect Leader Brother, what are you doing? Why are you chanting the Demon-Subduing Spell?"

After a while, the Demon-Subduing Spell was finished.

Chu Yang looked at Qingwei blankly.

Qingwei was a bit embarrassed and checked Chu Yang's body and primordial spirit again, finding no problems.

"Fortunately, he is unharmed."

Qingwei let go of Chu Yang's arm and turned to glare fiercely at Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing was very innocent; he had only told Qingwei that this possibility existed.

It was Qingwei himself who chanted the Demon-Subduing Spell without hesitation.

Canggu looked for a long time before reacting, his blood rushing up, and he roared at the two of them.

"Just because he said he wanted to participate in the ten-year competition, you think he was possessed?"

"Is he that pathetic?!"

"You guys are too much!!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 131 =====