Chapter 140: Hun-Tian Technique

Mid-June, the fifth day after the Beginning of Autumn, and also the fifth day of the Autumn Battle, the number of people in the Outer Court of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan suddenly increased.

Among them were noble family disciples from the capital, walkers from various sects active in Shengjing, and family members of Outer Court students.

Such a scene of inviting outsiders to watch the Autumn Battle for entering the court had no precedent in the history of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan; it was said that this was done under the instruction of the Management Court.

The Heavenly Tian Shuyuan had just lost twice in asking the Dao to Lingjian Mountain, and although it was not kicked while down, it had actually been spread almost everywhere in secret.

The saying that the Great Xia Holy Sect was just a name could often be heard from the walkers of other sects in Shengjing.

So for the Management Court, nothing could justify the name of the academy better than inviting everyone to watch the Autumn Battle.

However, when making this decision, the moods of the three managers were actually very strange.

Because when the asking of the Dao failed, it was Ji You who protected the last bit of face for the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan.

And now, wanting to regain face, it actually still had to rely on the Autumn Battle in which he participated.

Before long, the area around the Ascending Immortal White Jade Terrace was already overcrowded.

Many Outer Court disciples stood on the periphery, couldn't help but look toward the inside, their gazes first falling on the west side.

"Look, it's Senior Sister He, the personal disciple of the Inner Court's Zizai Hall."

"I've been in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan for three years and have never seen an Inner Court personal disciple pay attention to Outer Court duels."

"This is not strange; there have never been three Profound Understanding Realm cultivators competing for Inner Court spots at the same time in previous years."

In the line of sight, He Lingxiu, the personal disciple of the Inner Court's Zizai Hall, was standing gracefully there, followed by a large group of Inner Court disciples, most of whom were participants in the Lingjian Mountain asking of the Dao.

After coming down from Lingjian Mountain, upon learning that Ji You had broken through the Sword Forest, she had always wanted to see Ji You's sword Dao.

So she couldn't miss this duel.

Besides these people, the watching disciples also discovered the Prince of Chong's Mansion and Princess Changle, as well as Wei Li's group, and some royal clan members, all seated on both sides of the high platform.

Behind them were the walkers of other sects stationed in Shengjing.

Among this group of other sect walkers, the most eye-catching were the Lingjian Mountain disciples wearing sword robes.

This attention, besides the asking of the Dao incident, was also because one of the disciples was holding paper and pen, as if intending to record something on the spot, and no one knew what kind of operation this was.

And looking toward the center, they were the two family heads of the Bai family of Liangzhou and the Du family of Yunzhou.

Du Zhu had entered the Profound Understanding Realm and was qualified to participate in the Autumn Battle, but obviously, the chance was not great, at most considered a side dish.

And Bai Rulong hadn't even entered the Profound Understanding Realm and couldn't participate in the Autumn Battle duels.

So the personal arrival of these two family heads inevitably made many disciples feel puzzled.

However, even more eye-catching were the guests from the Chu family of Youzhou; they were seated on the east side of the White Jade Terrace, and the one at the very front was Chu Xiong, the head of the Chu family.

He wore a black-bottomed brocade garment with cloud patterns, holding a fine porcelain teacup, naturally imposing without anger, his aura unfathomable, followed by an old servant serving tea, who was also at the Responding to Heaven Realm.

"I heard in the past that the Chu family head had already reached the Spirit Travel Realm, only one step away from the perfection of the Upper Five Realms. Now looking at this momentum, it's true."

"Those who have perfected the Upper Five Realms are few and far between even within the Seven Great Immortal Sects. This Chu family is truly worthy of being the Eighth Great Immortal Sect without orthodoxy."

"The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Body is naturally close to the Dao; this might be the reason why they have been prosperous for a long time."

Amidst the noise, the White Jade Terrace was gradually filled, and looking out, it was a sea of people.

Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin, and Pei Ruyi arrived later, and Rulong the Immortal Emperor had already occupied a position for them in advance: "The rules this year seem to be using a ring-defending match."

Ban Yangshu looked up after sitting down: "Ring-defending match?"

"That's right, in previous years, those who could reach Profound Understanding in the Outer Court were at most two, and they could fight however they wanted, but this year there are three, so the Management Court intends to use a ring-defending match to decide the final winner."

Pei Ruyi frowned upon hearing this, a bad premonition in her heart: "Who is defending the ring? It wouldn't be Ji Shidi Ji, right? First let Du Zhu consume him with all his strength, and then let Chu He attack consecutively?"

Bai Rulong opened his mouth upon hearing this: "It wouldn't be that despicable, right?"

"The Management Court has never done human things..."

"I think that now, under the eyes of everyone, if it were really so unfair, it would be slapping their own faces, and compared to Chu He entering the Inner Court or something, the academy still cares most about its own face."

Wen Zhengxin looked at him: "What face does the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan still have to care about?"

Bai Rulong: "..."

In the brilliant sunlight, everyone was looking forward to it, waiting for the ring defender to take the stage, discussing endlessly.

They also felt that the possibility of Ji You defending the ring was very high.

After all, he had no noble family background and was the easiest one to be "arranged," and the Management Court had been favoring Chu He for more than a day or two.

So if it were really Ji You defending the ring, then the first one to attack the ring would inevitably be Du Zhu, and only then would Chu He appear.

However, what was unexpected was that the one who walked onto the stage facing everyone's expectations was not Ji You.

That person was in brocade clothes, the jade crown was carved from extremely precious purple crystal, and the clothes were all woven with gold thread with the map of ascending to the sky in broad daylight, his gaze calm and profound at this time, standing proudly in the sunlight.

"It's actually Chu He defending the ring?"

Ban Yangshu showed an unexpected expression.

Wen Zhengxin frowned: "Could it be that the Management Court really did a human thing this time?"

Pei Ruyi had her brow slightly furrowed: "Then is the attacker Ji Shidi Ji or Du Zhu?"

Amidst the questions, another person stepped onto the stage and came before Chu He, his expression stern.

He was the attacker this time, holding a long saber in his hand, entirely mysterious black, and it didn't look like an ordinary item.

"It's Du Zhu? Then Ji Shidi Ji is ranked last?"

Ban Yangshu widened his eyes: "Did Ji Shidi Ji send money?"

Bai Rulong shook his head upon hearing this: "Impossible, Brother Ji even uses my money when buying things, I have never seen him willing to pay money to others."

And at this time on the high platform, the Chu family's old servant's face sank, couldn't help but look toward the Management Court, as if he didn't understand how this was arranged, why the first match would be Chu He defending the ring, and Du Zhu attacking.

For the past two months, he had watched the young master being fed, so naturally, he had confidence.

The family head and the eldest young master also told him that with the second young master's current state, even someone at the Initial Realm of Merging with the Dao would not be able to easily defeat him.

But confidence and deserving to be easier didn't conflict, so he still made some arrangements privately, but didn't know why this arrangement was useless.

The three managers of the Management Court were at the scene at this time, seeing many puzzled gazes, and their expressions were also somewhat strange.

Ji You's performance on Lingjian Mountain truly made it difficult for them to do anything biased again. They had determined not to trip him up anymore, but the Chu family gave truly too much...

Anyway, everyone in the academy was saying that Ji You was very strong, so adjusting the order of the duel was actually not a big deal.

So in the process of drawing lots, they took a box that could block spiritual sense, put in three slips that were all ring-defending, and let Ji You draw first.

In their view, Ji You drawing ring-defending first would be everything going well.

But they didn't expect that Ji You swallowed the slip he drew, and then watched Chu He draw the second ring-defending slip...

Ji You looked at them with a smile, asking if they needed to draw the third one to see who was attacking the ring.

He also said that cultivation was originally a game for wealthy noble families, and he, a wild private cultivator, always had to be cautious.

So the final order of the duel became the current arrangement.

The Heavenly Tian Shuyuan's Dao techniques had always emphasized compliance, and Chu He didn't show any dissatisfaction, so they acquiesced.

The three Abbots were reminiscing when they suddenly felt a wave of baleful energy rushing toward them. Following this, the aura above the Immortal Ascension Bai Yu Platform began to dance wildly, and a vast, violent spiritual light surged in all directions, giving them a start.

With a hum, Chu He drew his sword.

He had learned sword Dao from Instructor Wang for a few days, but the sword strike at this moment had no trace of sword moves.

That was the most naked straight sword, carrying a burst of energy and roaring away.

The sword body slashing head-on was attached and entangled by purple-red aura like the source, and thunder and wind roared and rose in his sword Qi, extremely fast and strong.

Clang!

Under the sword fall, the iron saber carried surging spiritual energy and shook head-on, and the violent wind flew amidst the collision.

It was this simple collision of iron tools that made Du Zhu retreat three steps directly, only feeling a chill as if it had penetrated into the bone marrow.

The next instant, Chu He on the White Jade Terrace soared into the air, surrounded by purple-red aura, spiritual energy danced wildly all around, and the sharp sword rushed over immediately.

Amidst the sword light, Chu He's eyes were cold, and the aura around his body was full of killing intent.

"?!"

The Outer Court disciples only felt a chill penetrating their bodies, while most Inner Court disciples at this time couldn't help but stand up suddenly because of this sword strike.

Because for those with low realms, it was normal for Chu He to cause pressure-style influence on them.

But the Inner Court disciples' cultivation was above Chu He's, and at this time they also felt a burst of scalp numbness.

Looking at Chu He again, his body was already entangled in deep red, like a hurricane accompanying him, his aura soared, far exceeding everyone's imagination.

With a clatter, a scorching sword light slashed down straight with the spirit sword, making everyone widen their eyes even more.

"It's the Chu family's Hun-Tian technique!"

"So strong..."

"This Chu He is only at the Profound Understanding Realm, and can only observe the method but cannot merge the method. Even if it is taught by the family, how can it have such power?"

Under the sword light, the wind roared.

Du Zhu gathered all his spiritual energy on the blade, fighting desperately, and his immortal robe was torn directly by the roaring energy.

He didn't think Chu He would be so ruthless, because in his view, Ji You should be his target.

Then there was a burst of intense iron tool vibration, and the arrogant air wave spread continuously with the White Jade Terrace as the center, spreading across the whole field in an instant.

Carrying aura like purple-red lightning, it roared into the sky, and as the iron sword slashed down head-on, the sword sound roared.

At this moment, even He Lingxiu couldn't help but change her expression slightly, feeling a sense of shock from that purple-red technique aura.

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