[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sword-god-of-the-universe":3,"chapter-the-sword-god-of-the-universe-the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-29":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sword God of the Universe",{"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},1072180,1385,"Chapter 29 - 29 The Arrangement for Jing Yan","the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>Chapter 29: The Arrangement for Jing Yan Chapter 29: The Arrangement for Jing Yan In the Jing Clan’s mansion, the Patriarch’s Yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth Elder, what brings you here?” Jing Chengye said with a smile as he saw Jing Tianying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chengye was the current Patriarch of the Jing Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a white gown, and his manner was refined and gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that the Fourth Elder, Jing Tianying, was supposed to be hosting the clan’s monthly abilities test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he was a little surprised when the Elder appeared in his yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Patriarch, I came because of Jing Yan,” Jing Tianying said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned his gaze from Jing Chengye to someone else in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The First Elder is here too.” Jing Tianying nodded to an elderly man in a purple gown sitting in a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the First Elder of the Jing Clan, Jing Chunyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jing Yan?” Jing Chengye’s eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, “Did Jing Yan come to attend the family’s abilities test again this month?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really is a strong-willed kid…” “Yes, Jing Yan participated in this month’s abilities test,” Jing Tianying responded, nodding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chunyu rushed to get a word in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The old Patriarch spent tons of sources on Jing Yan, but Jing Yan turned out to be such a disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite what has happened in recent years, he still came to take the test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t understand what’s he thinking,” Jing Tianying knitted his eyebrows upon hearing Jing Chunyu’s comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Jing Chunyu had never been a big fan of Jing Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Jing Yan’s fallen rank, there were other reasons as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of Jing Chunyu’s hostility came from the fact that he hadn’t seen eye-to-eye with the old Patriarch, Jing Yan’s grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long time ago, Jing Chunyu had competed with Jing Yan’s grandfather for the position of Patriarch but failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan’s grandfather became the Patriarch while Jing Chunyu became the First Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when Jing Yan was still the No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 genius of Dong Lin City, Jing Chunyu had treated him in an acceptable fashion, more or less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ever since Jing Yan’s rank started falling, Jing Chunyu had treated him with nothing but disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Elder, unfortunately, I can’t agree with you on that one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan used to be the most promising warrior of our Jing Clan, so he certainly deserved to have more sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Patriarch did nothing wrong.” Jing Chengye glanced at the First Elder and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No family was able to equally distribute the sources among all its members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more talented warriors would certainly get more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no question about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth Elder, there’s something I need to tell you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just got a letter from Ziqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also asked about how Jing Yan’s doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the fifth time she’s sent a letter back to the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wasn’t so busy, she probably would’ve already come back to check on Jing Yan,” Jing Chengye said to Jing Tianying with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Ziqi was Jing Chengye’s daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also incredibly talented in martial arts, and she was one of the top disciples to come out of the Jing Clan in the last decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lan Qu Province, there were three major institutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was the Wind God Institute, where Jing Yan used to study, and another was the Red Lotus Institute, where Jing Ziqi was currently studying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lan Qu Province, the three institutes were of great importance and enjoyed prestigious status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly challenging to get into any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the dream of nearly all young warriors to be enrolled in one of the three institutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you entered one of the three institutes, in addition to desirable sources, you could also get a high status that would make everyone jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warrior studying at one of the three institutes would be highly respected and admired throughout the Lan Qu Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But very few warriors could actually enter one of the three institutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Jing Yan, I’ve thought about the matter a lot as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suggest we send him to East River County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jing Clan has a mine over there that Jing Yan can be in charge of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it would be a good thing for Jing Yan to leave Dong Lin City for now,” Jing Chengye said thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I support the Patriarch’s decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jing Yan stays here, not only will people outside the family make fun of him, but it will also bring shame to our Jing Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jing Yan leaves, those outside the family will eventually forget about the whole thing,” Jing Chunyu, the First Elder, said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Jing Chunyu’s words, Jing Tianying’s face instantly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They want to send him away from the Jing Clan’s mansion?” he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only members who had little hope in martial arts would leave the Jing Clan’s mansion because they had little choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jing Yan really left, he probably wouldn’t have a chance to come back for the rest of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m afraid that’s not the best solution,” Jing Tianying immediately said as his expression grew slightly grimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth Elder, what are you suggesting?” the First Elder shot back, his tone growing heated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you used to be close to the old Patriarch, so you are also quite close to Jing Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, based on his current situation, do you seriously think we should keep him in the Jing Clan forever?” The First Elder glared at Jing Tianying with disapproval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Elder, please calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s more to this matter that you don’t know yet.” Jing Tianying frowned as he glanced at the First Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know enough about it, hmm?!” The First Elder snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth Elder, what’s your suggestion?” Jing Chengye asked in a gentler tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My suggestion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t really have one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I do want to talk about Jing Yan’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s actually why I stopped by today to see you, Patriarch,” Jing Tianying said, giving Jing Chunyu another glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jing Yan just took his test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rank is not the Third Heaven anymore,” Jing Tianying said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fallen again, has it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m afraid it won’t take long before Jing Yan loses his rank altogether and becomes a regular person,” the First Elder said in a contemptuous tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m afraid you are wrong, First Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan’s rank didn’t fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went up,” Jing Tianying said as he turned to Jing Chunyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t very pleased with Jing Chunyu right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the First Elder of the family, Jing Chunyu enjoyed prestigious status, and he listened to no one except the Patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, despite being Jing Yan’s senior, it seemed that the old man couldn’t wait to kick this young family member out of the Jing Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just any young man that he was treating with such disregard; it was the grandson of the old Patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chunyu’s behavior was contemptible, at the very least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn’t like Jing Yan, why did he have to push it so hard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It went up?” Jing Chunyu paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected Jing Yan’s rank to go up at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Jing Yan’s rank had nose-dived from the Precelestial rank to the Third Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Results from the previous month’s test had just confirmed that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan’s rank hadn’t gone up since before he was kicked out of the Wind God Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth Elder, you said that Jing Yan’s rank has gone up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So is it the Fourth Heaven now?” Jing Chengye, the Patriarch, was also a little shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Elder wasn’t the only one who didn’t expect this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chengye hadn’t seen it coming either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jing Tianying mentioned that Jing Yan’s rank was no longer at the Third Heaven, he also assumed that it had probably fallen to the Second Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So his rank went back to the Fourth Heaven?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humph!” The First Elder rolled his eyes and snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Patriarch, the Sixth Elder and I hosted the abilities test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan took the test earlier, and both the Sixth Elder and I can confirm that his rank has returned to the Sixth Heaven,” Jing Tianying said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips lifted into a slight smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tianying was gazing at Jing Chunyu as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to miss the look on Jing Chunyu’s face when he learned the news.\u003C\u002Fp>",1415,"2026-06-03T10:25:51.540Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f1d1720f624148e4582d4cd72cb0a48ffe2638533bcf745f9a6d3eec9c6e174","the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-30","the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-28",2108,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sword-god-of-the-universe-cover.jpg"]