Beginning of Cultivation
Chapter 111: Preparing to Go to the Capital

Chapter 111: Preparing to Go to the Capital

The quiet desert, tranquil for so long, was about to be turned upside down... no, not quite turned upside down, as the fighting would only cover a range of hundreds miles or so, no more.

Yue Guang was a bit curious. She didn’t know why, after a whole century, Jun Wu Xiao was only now bringing this up. She asked:

"Why are you bringing this up now?"

Jun Wu Xiao replied:

"According to my calculations, everyone is now in the Food Avoidance Realm. The power gap between everyone is not too large. It’s time for us to have a match."

Yue Guang squinted at him, causing him to feel a bit uneasy. She knew that while this reason might be true, it wasn’t the main reason. She said:

"Isn’t it just because you forgot about this until now and decided to call everyone to fight for fun? Don’t deny it, I know you too well, and I enjoy it too."

"Haha, it is true that I want to fight. But everyone really needs a match, even if we simulate it in our heads, the real thing is still different." Jun Wu Xiao admitted.

This was clearly nonsense. The mental simulations of cultivators in the Food Avoidance Realm were already incredibly realistic. The only slight flaw was that they couldn’t create an independently thinking opponent to fight against themselves.

However, these simulations were mainly to prepare for any situation, not to read the opponent’s thoughts. It’s like playing chess—if you remember all the possible moves available, it doesn’t matter what your opponent is thinking.

"Enough with the excuses. If you want to fight, then fight. But if you call everyone to fight, they probably won’t do it because they simply don’t want to. How about we invite everyone to fight you alone instead? That way, they might be more interested. He he." Yue Guang said, smiling mischievously.

Jun Wu Xiao was startled by her smile and cursed inwardly:

"Damn it, I want to fight everyone, not be ganged up on. But it’s not like I can’t fight. As long as I don’t try to go head-to-head and focus on dodging and waiting for the right moment to take them down one by one, there’s still a chance to win."

Thinking this, he felt a bit more confident. He nodded and said:

"Alright, don’t think that just because there are many of you so I’m afraid."

Yue Guang was slightly surprised at his agreement. She thought:

"I didn’t expect him to agree. Though everyone is weaker than him, the weakest is still at the early stage of the Food Avoidance Realm. Moreover, they all have combat techniques, not stupid like monsters. This is a good chance to defeat him."

"Alright, we’ll have a fair fight." Yue Guang said.

Her words felt like a punch to Jun Wu Xiao’s face. He widened his eyes and said:

"Fair? You call ten against one is fair?"

"Ha ha, of course. You’re stronger than me, so it’s only fair I get a ’few’ people to help." Yue Guang laughed.

Jun Wu Xiao didn’t want to argue anymore. Fight? Fine. Whether it’s ten or a hundred, win or lose, as long as there’s a fight. He said:

"Fine, losing is no big deal. At least there’s a fight. I’ll go get Dao San Qian and Chen Wo Lun, you find Feng Shuang."

"Got it." Yue Guang nodded.

They quickly went to find their friends. Dao San Qian was cultivating when he saw someone after six decades... no, even longer. He said:

"Last time, you just looked and left without a word. What was that about?"

"Ack, you still remember that? It was sixty years ago! Do you want me to say, ’I missed you so much, I couldn’t live without you’?" Jun Wu Xiao joked.

"I spit in it, don’t say these nauseating words. Why are you here?" Dao San Qian snorted.

"I’m here to invite you to fight with me." Jun Wu Xiao said.

He only mentioned part of the story, leaving out the crucial detail.

"What the hell are you talking about? Fight with you? Do I look like an idiot? You’re at the peak stage of the Food Avoidance Realm, I’m at the late stage. I don’t like getting beaten up. Wherever you come from, go back there." Dao San Qian cursed.

From the old days, he had never liked being beaten, and today, there was a shameless person who came here wanting to beat him up. It was truly outrageous.

"Ha ha, no, it’s ten people fighting against me alone." Jun Wu Xiao laughed and said.

Hearing about the fight, Dao San Qian immediately knew who the ten people were. He frowned and looked Jun Wu Xiao up and down, then said:

"Did you just get hit on the head and become stupid?"

"Damn it, who are you calling stupid? Yue Guang knew that if she invited people to fight, no one would bother fighting. So, she said if everyone fought me together, people would join." Jun Wu Xiao cursed.

"Oh, so it’s Yue Guang’s doing. Ha ha, very good, this time I can beat him up. But I can’t express this thought right now. He probably won’t be able to handle ten people, but if he targets only me, it will be very dangerous." Dao San Qian thought.

Then he nodded and said:

"Alright."

After that, the two of them ran to the secluded cultivation place of Chen Wo Lun.

Chen Wo Lun noticed someone was coming, so he went outside to meet them. He said:

"Big brother, Dao San Qian, what are you two doing here?"

"Ha ha, do you know what? Your big brother is here to invite you to a group fight with him. He plans to fight one against ten." Dao San Qian laughed and said.

Chen Wo Lun frowned at his big brother, worried that something might be wrong with his intelligence. He said:

"Big brother, do you need to see a doctor?"

"Ha ha ha, see. Everyone thinks there’s something wrong with your mind." Dao San Qian laughed out loud again.

"Hmph, If you don’t speak, no one will say you’re dumb. There’s nothing wrong with me. It’s just that it’s been a while since I last fought, so I should fight a bit. Real combat is different from simulations." Jun Wu Xiao snorted.

Chen Wo Lun nodded but suddenly thought of something. He said:

"Big brother, there’s no one else here, so tell me the truth. Did Yue Guang force you to do this? You don’t need to be afraid, I’ll stand up for you and talk to her."

Dao San Qian laughed even louder upon hearing this, while Jun Wu Xiao’s face turned black. He said:

"What do you mean, forced? I wanted to do it, okay? Do I look like the type who would do everything she says?"

"You don’t look like it, but if she scolds you, you’ll definitely listen." Chen Wo Lun said.

Jun Wu Xiao’s face turned even darker. They said it as if he was afraid of her. He said:

"It depends on the situation. If she’s wrong, why should I listen?"

"Has Yue Guang ever said anything wrong?" Dao San Qian asked.

Jun Wu Xiao tried to remember some of their past conversations, but he couldn’t recall everything. After all, memory is limited, important things are kept, and unimportant things are automatically erased.

Seeing his contemplative look, Dao San Qian laughed and said:

"Why are you thinking so hard? She hasn’t, right? So, what’s the point of arguing? Don’t you still follow everything she says?"

Jun Wu Xiao knew it wasn’t like that, and Chen Wo Lun and Dao San Qian knew it too. But if they wanted to say that, he couldn’t argue back. It’s called nonsense but it’s too reasonable.

"Hmph, I won’t argue with you two anymore. Gather up and let’s head to the capital." he snorted and then ran off.

Dao San Qian and Chen Wo Lun looked at each other and high-fived to celebrate their victory.