THE RULE KING

"The Zixiao Sword Sect is a member of the Ancient Pavilion. They're united against a common enemy, and no one dares to snatch from them. Besides, what's the point of snatching something that's only opened once every fifty years?" Jin Yangqiu raised an eyebrow. "If someone has that idea, it's easier and more worry - free to wait until someone gets the inheritance and then snatch the person."

"The Zixiao Sword Sect is clearly trying to curry favor with the Diwu Family this time, by both changing the competition rules and bringing out the Immortality Seeking Platform. They want to use the power of the Diwu Family to return to the Tianxin Region. But it's a good thing for us. At least we have the qualification to participate in the competition."

"I've told you everything. Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"No more questions, Master. Will Senior Brother also participate in the competition?"

"Of course. That lazy apprentice of mine has some natural talent, and he's quite capable among the inner - sect disciples."

"Great. I'll go and learn from Senior Brother right away, and try to get more prepared before the competition starts."

"No need!" Jin Yangqiu suddenly got angry. "That brat doesn't know what's wrong with him. He challenged a junior female disciple to a fight yesterday and seriously injured her. I've already locked him up for two days. You practice on your own first."

"Ah?"

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Three days later, at Lu Xiangjun's place. Xu Shan paid a visit, and the two sat facing each other.

"Senior Brother, I don't have many people to talk to in the inner sect. I've been looking forward to your release." Xu Shan sighed. "How did you seriously injure the junior sister? Do you have enemies in the inner sect?"

"No, just Junior Sister Tingting." Lu Xiangjun had a rather ambiguous expression. Being locked up didn't seem to affect him at all.

"Don't you think she's a bit... well, you know?"

"I thought about it later, and it seems I like her even more. So I asked her out."

Xu Shan was silent for a while and then said, "Senior Brother, I asked you to suppress her, not beat her up. How could you seriously injure her?"

Lu Xiangjun looked playful. "Do you think I'm stupid? Can't I tell the difference between suppressing and beating? But some things are really hard to explain."

"That day I asked the junior sister to have a fight. Once we started, I just couldn't stop... Beating her felt so good. These two days, I thought about it. I've been chasing her for so long, gave her so many pills and spirit stones. What's wrong with giving her a beating?"

"At that time, I just got carried away and couldn't stop punching... It was a strange feeling."

Xu Shan jerked back a little. This guy wasn't just a die - hard admirer. He seemed to have a change of heart, with a sense of revenge and some strange preferences...

"Senior Brother, I came to you this time..."

"I heard you're also participating in the competition, right?" Lu Xiangjun interrupted him. "Actually, it doesn't matter who participates. We're just going there to have some fun. Don't worry too much. Just go with the flow."

"I think that inheritance from the Immortality Seeking Platform is quite interesting. Maybe it will recognize me as its master when I go there?" Lu Xiangjun started daydreaming after just a few words.

Xu Shan smiled bitterly and lowered his head. "Yes, you're right. But now that it's decided, I still haven't mastered the Sword - Controlling Technique. Learning by myself is never as good as being taught by someone. Please teach me, Senior Brother."

"No problem. First, go and cook a dish. After we eat, we'll start practicing! I promise I'll teach you thoroughly."

"..."

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After everything was settled, Xu Shan's life returned to a stable state. After visiting Lu Xiangjun, he finally got into the regular rhythm of an inner - sect disciple. Besides basic cultivation, there were also necessary practices for newly promoted disciples. The sect elders often gave lectures on the basic methods of artifact refining and alchemy. Although he wasn't specializing in alchemy or artifact refining, he still needed to learn the general methods.

When cultivators fight, ordinary magic tools will always get various damages, some minor and some serious. Minor damages can be repaired by oneself, but serious ones can only be fixed by professional artifact refiners. The principle of alchemy is the same as that of artifact refining. He just learned how to make some common pills for replenishing spiritual power or simple wound - healing.

During the day, he learned artifact refining and alchemy. The rest of the time, with the help of Lu Xiangjun, he devoted most of his time to the Sword - Controlling Technique and the Star - Summoning Art. Other things can be not so proficient, but these life - saving and escape techniques must be mastered perfectly.

Since learning the Sword - Controlling Technique, Xu Shan spent half of his day wandering in the sky. Flying... can be counted as one of the dreams of most ordinary people, and he was no exception. Even after getting used to the sky environment, he still had a great time. He stepped on his flying sword, holding a projection jade slip, secretly taking pictures of the beautiful scenery of this otherworld.

Although this projection jade slip has been replaced by the more efficient divine - sense jade slip, Xu Shan liked using it more and more. There were two talismans on the jade slip. One was for playing, and the other was for recording. By inputting spiritual power at the same time, he could also choose to play fixed segments. Its memory was almost infinite, and the picture quality was the same as reality. At least he recorded for more than ten hours, and all the images were still there. If he took it back to his previous life, it would probably attract all the photography enthusiasts.

In addition, he went down the mountain and found an opportunity to visit the brothel again to test the effect of the "washing machine" ability. The effect was basically determined, and it was quite satisfying. Within a certain range, the "washing machine" automatically selected a woman and sucked her in. Then it consumed spiritual power. Referring to the previous outer - sect large - scale trial, the amount of spiritual power consumed was positively related to the individual's strength. And besides women, nothing else could be...

Xu Shan's life was as plain as water, constantly repeating a full - load operation, until nearly a month had passed. Suddenly, Lu Xiangjun came to visit.

Feeling someone approaching, Xu Shan immediately stopped his cultivation, raised his hand, and smiled, "Senior Brother Lu."

Lu Xiangjun clicked his tongue. "Junior Brother, you're really addicted to cultivation."

"How many times have I come here? To be honest, practicing like you non - stop can easily cause problems. We cultivators should avoid being too obsessive. You should take a break."

Xu Shan smiled with his lips closed. "Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother. Did you come to see me for something today?"

"Nothing much. Just came to tell you to get ready. We'll set off for the Zixiao Sword Sect to participate in the competition tomorrow."

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