Chapter 502: Who Does Not Recognize You? (Second Update, 8k Today)

"Better change your request."

Gongye Dachang shook his head, refusing Ren Yidao's request, but his intent was not to punish Jing Yueqin.

"Fellow Daoist Ren is joking. Fellow Daoist Jing was able to see through the enemy's treacherous plot; she is a great benefactor to my Sword Casting Hut this time. We are too busy being grateful to even think of punishing her for such a trivial matter as trespassing in a forbidden area." Gongye Dachang shook his head, indicating his refusal.

"So, you had better change your request."

Although Gongye Dachang had not originally intended to offset the merits and faults in this way, the very fact that Jing Yueqin appeared here was delicate, and he had decided to handle it quietly and coldly. But now that Ren Yidao had brought it out into the open, he could only handle it magnanimously in the public eye.

"And Fellow Daoist Jing, the same goes for you. If you have any needs, please do not be polite. The Sword Casting Hut will certainly do its utmost to assist and repay this kindness."

Eh?

Jing Yueqin blinked, feeling that the world was changing far too quickly.

Me?

I've become a great benefactor?

Jing Yueqin knew the trouble she was in; not being held accountable was already a good outcome. She never expected that after such a maneuver by her junior brother, she would suddenly transform into a great benefactor.

Good, worthy of being the junior brother I dote on most!

Sister didn't dote on you in vain!

Envy, emotion, a faint sense of powerlessness, a little bit of listlessness and decay, and fear.

He was sour.

No choice, his strength simply didn't allow for it.

Sure enough, there is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond heaven.

The spirit of the Supreme Treasure might be even more active than he imagined, and there were more secrets within to be unearthed.

Eh?

Why did I say "again"?

Why is it looking at me?

After ruminating on this feeling, Ren Yidao shook his head again. The Mountain Refining Hammer was looking toward him, but it wasn't looking at him; rather, it seemed to be observing his body, trying to find something...

The focus of Gongye Dachang's attention was that between the two of them, it was actually the junior brother teaching the senior sister how to act...

Seeing the Mountain Refining Hammer look over, Gongye Dachang shook his head and said, "The thief has already been driven away. The Divine Hammer need not be angry anymore; in the future, I will certainly give you a chance to take revenge."

Although she didn't know what her junior brother meant by this, out of trust for him, Jing Yueqin changed her tune: "Forget it, I've changed my mind. Let me think about it more, and I'll tell you later."

And Ren Yidao silently raised an eyebrow. He had a feeling that the person the Mountain Refining Hammer had just looked at didn't seem to be Gongye Dachang, but... me?

However, he didn't know that he might never have the chance to understand Gongye Dachang's pain in this lifetime.

The distance between the two sides was so close that he noticed the little interaction between the senior sister and junior brother, and he was somewhat surprised.

Sect Master Gongye and his own wife were also fellow disciples who grew up together, but he had been handled by his senior sister since the past, with no power to resist. Even on the day they finally entered the bridal chamber, he was pushed down after being made drunk by his senior sister, and even now... sigh!

"Then why didn't you let it find you?"

Being a man is hard!

【"Intuition. Now is not the time to let it find me, and do you want my existence to be exposed? Are you not afraid of finding trouble for yourself now?"】

And just as it was leaving, it seemed to notice the anomaly here, stopped, turned its hammer head, and looked toward Gongye Dachang and the others.

Was the Mountain Refining Hammer looking for Ren Huan?

Ren Yidao had always prided himself on his insight into the human heart, but at this moment, he still didn't understand Gongye Dachang's thoughts.

Honestly, this was the first time Ren Yidao had seen such a lively "glance back" from a weapon.

Don't ask, asking means I don't know.

The junior brother has counter-attacked the senior sister!

This, this, this... tsk!

He calmed down and couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration.

Although he was young, only a hundred years old or so, he was already the foster father of a Supreme Treasure and could be called an expert on Supreme Treasures.

Gongye Dachang was, after all, an Asking Dao expert who had lived for many years; his knowledge still exceeded that of Huhu.

"Hmm, that is naturally no problem." Gongye Dachang's eyebrows lifted slightly; he spoke to Jing Yueqin but looked at Ren Yidao.

"Then I want you to help me... hmm?" Jing Yueqin came back to her senses and was about to ask the Sword Casting Hut to help continue searching for clues about her master, but her shoulder was gently squeezed by Ren Yidao.

Ashamed of his own inferiority!

Perhaps it was just that his own life experience was insufficient, and he would be able to understand it if there was a chance later?

【"I don't know."】

What was it looking for?

【"It should be looking for me; it sensed my aura."】 While Ren Yidao was puzzled, Ren Huan's faint voice sounded in his Consciousness Sea, her tone somewhat uncertain, 【"But I hid in the depths of your Consciousness Sea before it could investigate carefully, so it didn't discover me."】

But Ren Huan's response was still the same as always, a standard excellent answer.

Never mind the envy and jealousy from before, what is the meaning of that powerlessness and listlessness you had later?

???

Eh?

Did I steal someone else's weapon again?

Ren Yidao rolled his eyes in his heart, feeling somewhat speechless.

While the few were chatting, the Mountain Refining Hammer, which had been cursing in the sky, finally stopped its tirade and flew back huffily to the place from which it had emerged.

Honestly, Gongye Dachang was a bit envious.

The Mountain Refining Hammer paused, then nodded its hammer head, stopped looking this way, turned around, and flew back to its original spot, falling back into the pit.

"Do you know it?" Ren Yidao was somewhat expectant; if the two had met, then Ren Huan's identity would be much easier to confirm.

It was not that he cared about the intimate relationship and unconditional trust between the two.

Being a middle-aged man is so hard!

Ren Yidao noticed the fleeting emotion in Gongye Dachang's eyes and saw a very rich and complex array of feelings within it.

But at this moment, he had another feeling: perhaps his own understanding of the Supreme Treasure was still not enough.

"... Uh, indeed, hmm, thank you."

【"It's nothing."】

Ren Yidao was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Ren Huan to take the initiative to consider things for him now, which was something he wouldn't have dared to imagine in the past.

With doubts in his heart, he asked directly, "Why are you suddenly being so good to me?"

"Have you fallen in love with me?"

One of life's greatest illusions—she has a crush on me.

Then, he felt the unmasked speechlessness and disgust transmitted from Ren Huan.

【"... Tsk."】

Well, he was being looked down upon by the Wuming Demon God!

Ren Huan was speechless at the jumpiness of Ren Yidao's thinking, and only after a long while did she slowly speak: 【"Your potential is great; cooperating with you is more in line with my interests."】

"Haha, you have that much confidence in me?"

Ren Yidao naturally knew this was the reason, but he just couldn't help but want to be cheeky.

He had originally only been unable to resist flirting with the Princess of the Earthly Realm, later grew bold enough to climb into the Demon Emperor's bed, and now he even dared to tease a Demon God.

【"Mm."】

Ren Huan's unhesitating, affirmative answer surprised Ren Yidao, and he blinked his eyes.

"Uh..."

【"Is it very strange? Heh."】 Ren Huan sensed Ren Yidao's emotions and chuckled: 【"Relying only on myself, the hope is slim, but if I have your help, the chances of success will greatly increase."】

【"This is not just because I am a remnant soul, but also because of the fortune you carry."】

【"I am a lonely ghost who should have died in the past, while you, perhaps, are the darling favored by Heaven in this era."】

The Chosen One?

Ren Yidao raised his eyebrows and curled his lips indifferently; he wasn't very keen on this reason.

This kind of reason made it sound as if his own efforts were worthless.

"Then shouldn't you be secretly happy that you can latch onto me, this darling of Heaven?"

【"The facts are indeed so; I truly need to express gratitude for this."】

Ren Huan's honesty and directness today made Ren Yidao feel a bit awkward, and he felt slightly unable to handle it.

At this moment, a slight touch on the back of his hand brought him back to his senses; he looked down and discovered that the skin on the back of his hand was being quietly pinched and twisted by the calm and composed Jing Yueqin beside him.

?

"Looking at your strange expression, which woman were you thinking about just now?" Jing Yueqin's voice, filled with a half-smile, drifted into Ren Yidao's ears.

???

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are right beside me; how could I be thinking of other women?"

"Heh, men, such ugly faces."

Jing Yueqin let out a disdainful scoff, released the pinched skin, pressed it lightly with her fingertips a few times, and said gloomily: "You didn't even deny having other women."

Whoa!?

Ren Yidao was shocked.

My Senior Sister isn't stupid after all!

So sharp, she's even learned how to bait me!

As for such an awkward topic, Ren Yidao naturally pretended he hadn't heard anything and changed the subject in a few words.

"Heh."

Jing Yueqin knew what kind of personality her junior brother had and wasn't very concerned about this matter itself; her previous action was just a complaint.

It's fine if you pile up with them at other times; how you pile up, how many people you pile up with, I don't care.

But now that you are by my side, you still dare to be distracted? Isn't that a bit too much?

It's simply a provocation to your Senior Sister!

Blasphemy!

Seeing her like this, although Ren Yidao knew in his heart he shouldn't, he couldn't help but think of his dear sister of a different father and mother, Huang Huang...

Back then, she was also unhappy because he was distracted and thinking of others.

So, are all sisters like this?

Sisters are great, sisters are the best—

"Hey, if you do that again, I will really get angry."

"Oh! Alright, alright."

Ren Yidao behaved himself; he knew that if he kept jumping around in the minefield, it would really explode.

He took the initiative to offer his arm so that Jing Yueqin could link it, and the Peak Master Jing, who had almost truly erupted, finally let it go and happily linked his arm.

Soft and elastic, a perfectly balanced feeling of pressure.

Hmm, this is better.

While the two were secretly engaging in little actions to deepen their relationship, others also gathered around, having already greeted Sikong Yu and were discussing how to proceed next.

According to their intentions, no matter what, since they had competed until now, the Immortal Sect Grand Competition had to have a result.

The thoughts of most people were actually to continue the competition.

They could not abandon the purpose for which they had come here.

To make a name for oneself in the world.

If this Immortal Sect Grand Competition were to end so miserably, how could one speak of making a name for oneself?

Ren Yidao: Wow, are you all really that addicted to this?

"I don't mind continuing the competition, but wouldn't the Butian Alliance come back with more people?" Ren Yidao was a bit curious; were these people truly not afraid of what happened before happening again?

If it were him, he would definitely want to get his face back if he lost it, and the sooner the better.

Luoyue Peak tradition: Revenge is never delayed overnight.

It would certainly be as fast as possible, gathering troops and immediately killing their way back to take fierce revenge.

【"There is no need to worry about that. Since the Butian Alliance left of their own accord, they will not return. They pride themselves on being the number one alliance in the world and have their own arrogance."】 Sikong Yu had a deep understanding of the Butian Alliance and was clear about their style and temperament in doing things.

The Butian Alliance is not a group of street thugs who lost a brawl; great sects and factions care about their standing, and they also care about their reputation.

Although Ren Yidao really wanted to retort that what the Butian Alliance did at the beginning wasn't exactly honorable either...

"Then what's next? Continue the competition? Or give the results directly?"

Gongye Dachang discussed it with the others for a moment and finally announced a plan that most people accepted:

"The competitions for the Human Realm and Earth Realm are easier to handle. The Secret Realm that the Human Realm contestants entered was not affected, so it will just continue like this."

The weak have the advantages of the weak; the Butian Alliance didn't even bother to take action against them, so they became the lucky ones who were not persecuted.

"Both sides of the final battle in the Earth Realm no longer have the strength to fight. At the suggestion of His Majesty, it will be counted as a draw, and both will be ranked first."

Ren Yidao glanced sideways at his brother Long, discovering that he had a face full of righteousness, completely lacking the self-awareness of having rigged the match.

Well, official match-fixing!

Li Qiushui and Li Fengyao are tied for first place; he didn't know if these two would be happy, but he felt they probably wouldn't be.

However, who cares!

Anyway, this job was done by their old man, so if they want to blame someone, blame him!

"The only problem is the Heaven Realm arena tournament, which cannot be decided so casually."

Gongye Dachang glanced at the position where Yuwen Tianye and the others had originally stood and said indifferently: "The people from the Southern Border have already left and are now sitting on the teleportation array to leave the Sword Province. I imagine they will not participate in the subsequent matches, so it counts as an automatic withdrawal."

"For the remaining eight contestants, the arena battles will continue, and the one with the most wins will emerge victorious."

As soon as Gongye Dachang finished this announcement, Ren Yidao felt everyone's gaze turn toward him.

Hmm?

Ren Yidao thought for a moment and understood the reason.

Excluding Zang Zhenyu and Yuwen Tianye, the remaining eight people could only obtain seven wins even if they remained undefeated.

And he, as of now, already had six wins.

Gongyang Ke, Jian Xinxin, Ying Tengjiao, Yuwen Tianye, Mo Yushuang, Yu Hongjian... six battles, six victories.

As long as he wins one more match, he will be able to obtain the title of first place in the Heaven Realm of this Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

Among the remaining people, there were two who had not competed yet: Mei and Venerable Dujuan.

As the current king of the ring, Ren Yidao turned his head to look at Mei and smiled.

"Mei Jie, do you want to fight?"

"I concede." Mei shook her head with a light laugh, her eyes full of satisfaction and praise for Ren Yidao.

Being able to have such a younger brother, she felt very gratified.

Seven matches.

The moment Mei spoke, everything was already a foregone conclusion.

As for Venerable Dujuan, she had been injured in the battle with Zang Zhenyu and had not yet recovered, so she could not continue to fight in the short term.

Ren Yidao's previous record was witnessed by everyone; he was a peerless genius who cultivated both body and magic, with almost no shortcomings.

Being able to smash the magic shield that Yu Hongjian relied on to walk the world into pieces and dragging that old man by the leg to slam him into the ground—that brutal appearance stunned quite a few people.

If he was like that to an old man, he probably wouldn't be any gentler to a woman.

Plus, with Sikong Yu here, how could she be so foolish? There was no reason not to offer a favor, so she also decisively chose to concede.

Thus, of the remaining eight contestants, Ren Yidao's win count... eight matches.

Those who didn't know might even think he had beaten himself up as well.

Before the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, many people in the Beiming Divine Continent only knew of the Divine Path Sect, but not the name of Ren Yidao.

But now, all of that will completely become the past.

One might ask, in this world, who would dare not recognize you?

8,200 characters, the missed update from yesterday has been made up—

So tired, taking some medicine, definitely going to sleep early tonight!

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That's right, this is purely projecting my own thoughts onto others.