Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 726 - 726 725 Good People Good Deeds 9

726: Chapter 725 Good People Good Deeds 9 726: Chapter 725 Good People Good Deeds 9 “I lost!”

Dai Xun ultimately dared not continue the gambling.

The so-called Dao Heart, perseverance, fearlessness in the Cultivation World also have their limits.

It’s not as simple as just talking the talk or chanting slogans.

When it touches the true core of a cultivator, even steadfastness can yield.

For Dai Xun, his skills were very singular, focusing on the Dragon Mountain Beast Map and the Refining Furnace Star Sand; ninety percent of his strength came from these, accumulated over decades as consistently as day follows night.

Just like a sword cultivator’s flying sword, his glory depended entirely on them.

How could he tolerate losing it all in an instant?

Yes, the good person might be bluffing him, but he could also truly be that powerful; the key was that he had already gambled several rounds, starting from the moment one-tenth of his Star Sand was taken and he bet it all to avoid regret and maintain his so-called Dao Heart.

In the end, he preserved his Dao Heart, but half of his Star Sand was gone…

If he continued to gamble, it was possible that he would still have his Dao Heart, but all the Star Sand and beasts would be gone.

Then he would be left with nothing but his beliefs to support him.

Could he fight others with just his beliefs?

If he no longer dared to fight, amidst the ever-changing power dynamics of the Continent, what Dao Heart would there be to speak of?

So for him now, the Star Sand and beasts were his Dao Heart.

Without them, the Dao Heart would no longer exist.

Hou Niao could see his pain, “We’re all gambling!

The key is whether it’s worth it!

I finally stopped you guys, leaving the position of the Constellation True Inheritor vacant, so you still have a chance.

If you pass this barrier but are left destitute, even if the position of the Constellation True Inheritor is right before your eyes, what will you have left to compete with others?

Also, I must admit, your Star Sand is incredibly powerful.

It almost left me at my wits’ end, a unique find among these people.

I’m sorry for taking your treasure; I had no choice, the stakes were too high for me to dare touch it anymore.”

“Thank you,” Dai Xun said bitterly.

He had a lot of reflection to do on this battle.

He needed to calmly consider, when he faced an opponent capable of taking away his Star Sand again, what to do?

Defeat for a cultivator isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

At the very least, this battle led him to profoundly reconsider the direction of his skills, marking a turning point that would allow him to reach higher in the future.

He just hadn’t realized it yet.

“What kind of Mysterious Light was that?

It’s so powerful!” Cheng Kun was the most anxious, as it would soon be his turn after the recovery.

“The Five Elements Mysterious Light can transform anything, but he is not yet capable of doing this.

The wood and earth elements are strong, but the others are weak.

Sorry, I can’t test it any further.

If I do, I’ll lose everything I have.”

With him saying that, the others couldn’t really find fault.

There is a limit to how much one can contribute.

Judging by results, Dai Xun had done his best among them all, forcing out the good person’s Five Elements Mysterious Light.

Otherwise, they might have faced a heavy loss had they gone up themselves.

Cheng Kun frowned; this made things more difficult.

As a true inheritor of the Guo Sect, his forte was obviously thunder.

In his view, he was the perfect candidate to face this guy; while he knew the guy was slow and always counterattacked, a sweeping thunder strike from afar would leave the other party with no choice but to take hits, eventually giving in.

But if this person’s Five Elements Mysterious Light could counter anything, the effectiveness of his thunder strikes was uncertain, and he might need to consider other methods of attack.

Dai Xun glanced at him.

He didn’t want to say more.

Saying too much could cause needless worry.

If Cheng Kun, who certainly had strength, became too anxious, it would invite unnecessary fear.

Once a person thinks too much during battle, they lose their purity of focus and fail to play to their strengths, succumbing to anxiety and ultimately losing themselves.

Passing by Lou Yue, “Get ready, Senior Brother, I don’t think Cheng Junior Brother will last long.”

In terms of relations, those of the Qi, Zhou, and Guo families were closer, and the Zhao Sect from the Northern Territory was after all too far away.

And just as expected, Cheng Kun, with hesitations, entered cautiously and was defeated inside of fifteen minutes, his mentality shattered.

Then it was Lou Yue, who wasn’t much stronger.

Once the good person stopped concealing his Five Elements Mysterious Light, the damage a magic cultivator could deal to him was very limited.

After all, most magic cultivators’ foundations were rooted in the Five Elements.

Against the sweep of the Mysterious Light, they were as effective as sunlight to snow.

Dai Xun’s skill was an exception, partly because he hid his true power well, and partly because the Refining Furnace Star Sand was too formidable.

But such surprises weren’t common, and once everyone got back to the normal rhythm, they posed even less threat to him than Dai Xun had.

Gu Daozi and Huai Liangyou exchanged glances, filled with helplessness.

Their understanding of this Heavenly Heart Pavilion cultivator had evolved constantly, from initially thinking him an Ancient Martial Cultivator, to later recognizing his deep knowledge of the Five Elements, and then discovering that his treasure trove of skills was vast, up to the Five Elements Mysterious Light… They were just sharpening stones, constantly bringing out the ever-emerging skills of this fellow, without seeing an end in sight.

“I don’t see the need for us to continue, preserving our strength might be better…”

Daozi was expressionless, which is a distinctive trait of Daoist Sect cultivators.

When they realize something is unachievable, they definitely won’t stubbornly pursue it to the bitter end, always leaving themselves a way out.

Just like when two bands of bandits clashed over territory in the Lizhi Sea, and defeat became certain, the Chasing Wind Bandits wouldn’t fight to the last but would leave themselves a way, a bit of dignity, a chance for a comeback.

Going all out would just confirm it.

Cultivators of the Daoist Sect were always told from the moment they stepped onto the Daoist Path never to deliberately corner themselves; taking this to heart, the Chasing Wind Bandits retreated, and so did Dai Xun.

And none of the present cultivators thought there was anything wrong with this approach; it was the concept that the Daoist Sect had brought to the Cultivation World of the Continent.

It’s difficult to clearly assess the gains and losses of this approach.

To those who uphold steadfastness, it’s a loss of Dao Heart.

To those who are focused on the future, it’s enduring humiliation and bearing burdens.

Thus, Dao Heart is one of those terms manipulated by cultivators.

This is the Cultivation World.

Any action can be seamlessly explained.

There must be an escape, with the Daoist Sect calling it the elusive one.

Of course, it could also be the elusive two.

Huai Liangyou nodded, “In that case, we concede.

But this person called ‘good person,’ I want to know who he truly is.

If we figure that out, perhaps we aren’t the only ones shamed by this?”

This is the Daoist Sect’s way and indeed the best way, if they could truly accomplish it.

From afar, Wei Gu sneered coldly, “That’s why I detest the Daoist Sect; they always manage to turn what could have been a success into a farce.

They can never fully clean up their mess, yet they still think they’re very much in the realm of Cultivation and delight in repeating it…”

Yan Baiyi and Tan Xiao, standing aside, felt extremely awkward.

Yet they couldn’t refute it, and this was exactly why they were at the forefront.

This incident at the Heavenly Heart Pavilion would likely become another joke within the Cultivation World of the Continent.