[{"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-31":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},1072182,1385,"Chapter 31 - 31 Changing Attitude","the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>Chapter 31: Changing Attitude Chapter 31: Changing Attitude Jing Lucheng had an empty expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he and Jing Yuqin were holding each other’s gazes, his eyes looked dull and unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had obviously been traumatized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t climb out of the shadows, his rank might remain at the Seventh Heaven for the rest of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yuqin’s narrowed eyes rounded with confusion when she heard Jing Lucheng’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t kill him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t kill him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he mean exactly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it that Jing Lucheng had tried to kill Jing Yan, but he was stopped by an Elder?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that was the case, why would Jing Lucheng look so miserable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he worried that she would blame him for failing to get it done correctly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lucheng, don’t worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will have a lot more chances in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We won’t let Jing Yan get away with what he’s done.” Jing Yuqin tried to comfort Jing Lucheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt bad for him as she examined the beaten-up look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aunt Yuqin, you… I… I was no match for Jing Yan!” Jing Lucheng looked down, ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucheng, what are you talking about?” Jing Yuqin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she still had the smile she’d plastered on her face while she was comforting Jing Lucheng, that smile had now frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost the fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lost to Jing Yan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan is stronger than I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry, aunt, I’m useless.” Jing Lucheng lowered his voice so much that it was barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It buzzed and crackled as if the sound was being made by tiny insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yuqin finally realized that things weren’t turning out quite as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she still couldn’t understand what exactly had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Jing Lucheng lose to Jing Yan now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lucheng, come with me,” Jing Yuqin said as she dragged Jing Lucheng out of the Ru Yi Pavilion, heading towards the Jing Clan’s mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were back at the Jing Clan’s mansion, Jing Yuqin asked around a bit and figured out what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan had a spurt of progress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous abilities test showed that his rank was the Third Heaven, yet this month it had gone up to the Sixth Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leveling up three ranks in one month, Jing Yan not only rose to become a Middle-ranking warrior, but he also defeated Jing Lucheng, who was a High-ranking warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s impossible!” Jing Yuqin groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally understood why Jing Lucheng was acting so downtrodden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Patriarch’s yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Patriarch, you wanted to see me?” Jing Yan had been led there by Jing Chengye’s personal guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he received the Patriarch’s summons, Jing Yan hadn’t been too surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His performance at the Martial Arts Performing Stadium was enough to shock a lot of the Jing Clan members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Patriarch hadn’t summoned him, that would actually have been strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jing Yan, I’ve already heard about your performance at the Martial Arts Performing Stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a speed of recovery like this, it won’t take long before you regain your previous strength,” Jing Chengye said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First and Fourth Elders were also still present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I appreciate it very much, Patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will keep working hard.” Jing Yan nodded slightly as he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jing Yan, there’s something I want to ask you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today in the fight between you and Jing Lucheng, you used the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Elder said that the version you used has been improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you improve it yourself?” Jing Chengye’s question was quite straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jing Chengye was talking, both the First and the Fourth Elders were gazing at Jing Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also wanted to know if Jing Yan had improved the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves all by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t, then they wanted to know who improved the skill for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to have been someone extraordinary who improved the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves and made it as strong as a Middle-grade martial system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t Jing Yan, then how had he come to know such a person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the Elders and the Patriarch were gazing at Jing Yan, holding their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really was me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I improved the martial system,” Jing Yan confessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had decided to be honest about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected Jing Chengye to ask about this, so he was prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes widened around the courtyard as Jing Yan admitted that he had improved the martial system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was Jing Yan who had improved the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Jing Yan manage to do so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspecting that Jing Yan was the one who had improved the skill was one thing, yet confirming it was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chengye didn’t think Jing Yan was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Jing Yan had admitted it, it should be the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that Jing Yan had already demonstrated the power of the improved version of the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chengye’s eyes were blazing bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason I was able to improve the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves was that I have cultivated this martial system before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone else is cultivating the skill, the most I can do to help is to offer some instruction.” “But right now, I need to spend all my time on recovering my abilities,” Jing Yan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Chengye certainly knew what Jing Yan meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan was suggesting that he currently didn’t have time to instruct other Jing Clan members in his method of cultivating the Stance of Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jing Yan, if you have the ability, you should contribute to the family as much as you can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of attitude is this?” Jing Chunyu’s eyes had gone cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Elder, you’ve misunderstood me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that I don’t want to contribute to the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I simply don’t have the time,” Jing Yan said, glancing at the First Elder and hiding the sneer that tried to form on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Jing Chunyu was about to get mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Elder!” Jing Chengye raised his hand slightly and stopped Jing Chunyu with a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jing Yan, I understand what you mean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, all you need to focus on is your cultivation,” Jing Chengye said to Jing Yan in a calm tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really appreciate your understanding, Patriarch,” Jing Yan bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No worries, Jing Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will arrange for two guards to guard your yard so that nobody can interrupt you,” Jing Tianying said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes sir.” Jing Yan nodded to Jing Tianying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan had always trusted and felt close to Jing Tianying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when his rank was falling continuously and he was considered a useless loser by many, Jing Tianying had always been supportive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan also knew that Jing Tianying used to be a supporter of his grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Jing Clan’s senior members, Jing Tianying was the person Jing Yan was closest to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, Jing Yan, whatever you need for cultivation, just come to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family will provide you with all the Spiritual Stones you need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same goes for other sources, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family has your back!” Jing Chengye said, patting Jing Yan’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I need anything, I will definitely let you know, Patriarch,” Jing Yan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just saying that, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t really plan to ask the family for sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to progress fast, he would need a lot of sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he went to ask for sources from the family, he would be indebted to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever the Jing Clan asked him to do for the family in the future, he would find it difficult to say no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he declined, he would face criticism from the senior members, especially people like the First Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So unless he had no other options, Jing Yan wouldn’t use the family’s sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well then, you can go back to carry on with your cultivation, Jing Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Work hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glorify our Jing Clan!” Jing Chengye said in a solemn tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Patriarch, Fourth Elder, I will be on my way then.” Jing Yan bowed and left the Patriarch’s yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Elder’s face instantly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yan had bowed to the Patriarch and the Fourth Elder, but how dare that young man not bow to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the heck was Jing Yan doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a jack*ss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>D*mn you!” Jing Chunyu seethed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if something was clogged up in his chest and smothering him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to vent his anger, but Jing Yan had already left, so he had lost his target.\u003C\u002Fp>",1461,"2026-06-03T10:25:51.540Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff74dd87a5dda4fe09d39bed9a82c8dac38141a9e4b0dd46fcc4f49e500d54b7","the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-32","the-sword-god-of-the-universe-chapter-30",2108,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sword-god-of-the-universe-cover.jpg"]