Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 229 - 220: The Maoshan Sect, Gone!?

Chapter 229: Chapter 220: The Maoshan Sect, Gone!?

Sunbathing is always a comfortable affair.

At this moment, Lv Chunyang was lying in a rattan chair with his master, comfortably basking in the sun.

"Disciple, why aren’t you out in the mortal world tempering your heart anymore? A man shouldn’t be disheartened by a single failure!"

Lv Chunyang sighed helplessly and said, "The main problem is I don’t know what else to refine, every time I went out to temper my heart in the mortal world, I ended up failing."

His master suddenly thought of something and asked, "Have you tried cultivating compassion?"

Lv Chunyang sighed and replied, "I did at the beginning. I came across people on the streets who were nearly starving to death and told them to hang in there, only to be cursed out. Really, they swore like sailors."

Cursed out?

How come they didn’t beat you to death!

His master, so irritated that the corner of his mouth twitched, was suddenly choked by his own saliva.

"Cough cough... Disciple, haven’t you thought about, cough cough... putting yourself in the other person’s shoes? What your teacher means is, think from another person’s perspective, take on their thoughts... cough cough... do you understand?"

Contemplating his master’s words, Lv Chunyang then said, "Master, your coughing is so loud, maybe you should go back inside and rest."

Hearing this, a joyful smile appeared on his master’s face.

You see, isn’t this educational ability fostering compassion?

"Your coughing here is so loud, it’s really affecting my sunbathing."

At this moment, if the master didn’t know he couldn’t beat his disciple, he might have wanted to take matters into his own hands to rectify his disciple and cleanse the sect!

Suddenly, a streak of light flew towards them from the distance, which the master caught with one hand.

"Oh no! It’s a distress talisman from the Maoshan Sect, an emergency!"

The master immediately sat up from the rattan chair.

Still lying down, Lv Chunyang asked, "What happened to the Maoshan Sect?"

The master asked, "At a time like this, shouldn’t you be thinking of helping? Put yourself in their shoes, understand?"

Lv Chunyang thought for a moment, then said, "Master, I just put myself in their shoes, and I think one should solve their own problems. Let’s continue sunbathing."

The master stood up and kicked Lv Chunyang off the rattan chair with a single foot.

"Hurry up, the situation at Maoshan Sect is critical, if you arrive late, the Maoshan Sect might be no more!"

Lv Chunyang, though reluctant, stood up right away when he heard that the Maoshan Sect could be gone, realizing the severity of the situation, and raised his hand.

Countless golden runes converged in the palm of Lv Chunyang’s hand, and numerous Golden Light Divine Incantation Scripts came together to form a long sword, which he slashed forward, instantly tearing open a spatial crack.

Seeing his disciple rush to save others, the master called after him, "Be careful too!"

The master knew that the Sect Leader of Maoshan Sect was extremely concerned about face, having held a grudge all these years because he had stolen a female senior who had once taken a fancy to him when they were young. They had hardly been in contact with each other until a monk confiscated the female senior from him. That was when the Sect Leader started to speak to him again.

Now seeking help meant that a significant problem had occurred at the Maoshan Sect.

At this moment, Lv Chunyang tore through space and appeared above the Maoshan Sect.

As soon as he stepped out of the spatial rift, Lv Chunyang saw a sky covered in dark clouds, endless thunder lying dormant as if it was suppressed by some kind of formation.

Looking down at the Maoshan Sect below, the protective mountain formation was shattered like eggshells on the ground.

Countless evil ghosts fled from the top of Maoshan downwards.

On the mountain lay many Maoshan Sect disciples on the ground, it was unclear what they were doing.

Upon closer inspection, Lv Chunyang realized that those disciples were all dead.

Great Sun Refinement Form!

With a single stroke of his sword, Lv Chunyang summoned a blazing sun in the sky above Maoshan Sect.

In an instant, the numerous evil ghosts below were scorched by the fierce sun. The stronger ones were sprawled on the ground, howling in agony, while the weaker ones simply turned to ash.

In the distance, a ghost king that resembled a one-legged child noticed the young Taoist who had suddenly appeared mid-air and was furious.

"Who’s this brat? Let me, Ghost King Wutong, have a word with you!"

The Ghost King was none other than Ghost King Wutong.

Ghost King Wutong stomped hard on the ground with one foot, rocketing into the sky, heading straight for Lv Chunyang who was in mid-air.

Lv Chunyang unleashed the Great Sun Refinement Form with the Rune Longsword in his right hand, while his left cast the Light Sword Gang, quickly condensing one hundred and twenty-eight streams of Sword Qi around him, targeting Ghost King Wutong who had already soared into the sky.

Ghost King Wutong, seeing such an abundance of Sword Qi, couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

"Being able to cast so many Sword Qi in an instant clearly indicates quantity over quality..."

Pfft—

Before Ghost King Wutong could finish speaking, he was struck from behind by a stream of Sword Qi, instantly throwing the ghost into disarray and causing it to plummet from the air.

Meanwhile, countless streams of Sword Qi lashed out towards Wutong.

Boom!

Following a loud bang, a figure appeared in front of Ghost King Wutong, who had landed on the ground. Raising a hand, the figure erected a mirror formed of Runes that blocked all the Sword Qi.

At that moment, Lv Chunyang in the sky retracted the Great Sun Refinement Form and looked down at the person below.

The person who stepped forward to protect Wutong waved a hand at him, signaling to Ghost King Wutong that the battle was no longer something he could intervene in, and he promptly left.

The two men locked eyes across the distance, and both spoke simultaneously.

"Lv Chunyang."

"Jiang Ziwen."

After Lv Chunyang gave his name, he expected the other party to be frightened by his mighty reputation and retreat hastily!

And Jiang Ziwen believed that after he stated his name, the other party would undoubtedly be shocked beyond measure and would not dare to oppose him, hastily finding an excuse to leave!

However, after both men declared their names, they were both pondering who the other was.

How come I have never heard this name before.

Therefore, after a brief silence, Jiang Ziwen finally realized something and asked Lv Chunyang in mid-air, "You don’t happen to be unaware of who I am, do you?"

Lv Chunyang countered, "Should I know who you are?"

Jiang Ziwen laughed, his voice cold, "Once we fight, you’ll know who I am!"

However, Lv Chunyang simply shook his head, with an utterly unconcerned expression, and said, "Sorry, I’m actually not that interested in getting to know dead people."

Jiang Ziwen burst out laughing.

"Funny, I’m very interested in dead people."

The next instant, both men acted at the same time.

Lv Chunyang instantly released two hundred and fifty-six streams of Sword Qi, bombarding Jiang Ziwen.

Jiang Ziwen, on the other hand, raised both hands, and countless streams of Ghost Qi converged to form a tall and mighty Military General donned in Heavy Armor, wielding a large saber.[Note 70]

With one slash, the saber shattered half the Sword Qi.

But many Sword Qi also struck the body of the Military General, instantly shattering the armor and breaking through the General’s defense.

For a time, as the two engaged in their magical duel, the sky seemed to collapse and the earth to crack.

Maoshan was originally a place of the dead, but now as the Sect Leader took a glance, he saw that the mountain itself was starting to be dismantled.

Didn’t I send out a Distress Talisman?

Why does it feel like a Demolition Talisman instead?

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[Note 70]Source Citation

The character of Jiang Ziwen is mainly inspired by "Sou Shen Ji". In Gan Bao’s "Sou Shen Ji", there is the following record: "Wang Daozi was overjoyed...suddenly he saw a person, very mighty in appearance, armored and bearing a saber. When asked who he was, the reply came: ’A servant, Marquis Jiang. Your son is unwell, and I have come to plead for his life on his behalf. Sir, you must not worry further.’"

The mentioned image of Jiang Ziwen is indeed: mighty in appearance, armored, and wielding a saber.

Thus, the Divine Aspect chosen for Jiang Ziwen was a similar image.