Chapter 56: I Was Just Bragging

Just like that, Ye Guan was dragged into a dilapidated hall not too far away from the wooden door. He was thinking about running away because the Daoist Sect’s straits were dire, and he didn’t want to bring them trouble.

A monk walked out from the dilapidated hall.

The monk’s long beard was like a curtain, and his big belly was exposed. He looked stern, but he was enthusiastically sinking his teeth into a succulent-looking chicken leg, sending the juices of the chicken flying everywhere.

Ye Guan’s heart fell slightly at the sight. I’m in a daoist sect, right? Why is there a Buddhist monk here? This is weird…

The girl dragged Ye Guan in front of the monk and exclaimed, “Master, he wants to join our sect!”

Ye Guan remained silent.

The monk examined him and asked, “Are you a swordsman?”

Ye Guan’s heart jumped, and he asked, “How did you know?”

The monk calmly answered, “Unfortunately, you have a karmic hindrance, so we cannot accept you.”

The monk turned around and left.

“Master!” The girl cried out and grabbed the monk. She sounded desperate as she asked, “We hardly get visitors here, why don’t you just let him in?”

The monk sighed helplessly. “He has a ton of karmic hindrance. If I accept him, it will be difficult for the two of us to accumulate good karma!”

The girl turned to look at Ye Guan and remarked, “I think he’s handsome.”

Her frankness rendered both Ye Guan and the monk speechless.

Rumble!

The sky above the Daoist Sect was suddenly torn open, and a terrifying aura descended.

The monk’s eyes narrowed. “A True Dragon!”

Ye Guan frowned while staring at the middle-aged man who stepped out from the rift in space. The middle-aged man was Ao Meng, and his expression was dark.

His arrival was delayed because of the old hunchback’s misdirection. Damn it! If that old man weren’t from the Immortal Treasures Pavillion, I would have already beheaded him!

Ye Guan glared at Ao Meng. He’s fast…

Ao Meng glared at Ye Guan as well.

However, someone snorted and interrupted the standoff. The monk said, “A True Dragon Clan member… Did your leader fail to tell you that members of the True Dragon Clan are banned from entering the Daoist Realm?”

Ao Meng turned to look at the monk, and he cried out. “Monk Dao!”

Monk Dao was one of the twelve strongest elites of the Zhongtu Divine Continent.

The twelve strongest elites were celebrated figures in the continent.

Ao Meng couldn’t afford to offend any of them, so he hurriedly explained, “Monk Dao, my clan must obtain the head of this man, so I—”

“Get lost!” Monk Dao bellowed. A powerful energy flew toward Ao Meng, and it folded space into multiple layers, imprisoning Ao Meng in an intricate layer of space reminiscent of spider webs.

Ao Meng couldn’t escape the spider web of space. His flesh was lacerated as he flew a few hundred meters away. Blood relentlessly poured out of his gaping wounds.

Ye Guan was stupefied. Holy shit? How is he so strong?

Ao Meng’s heart jumped.

He composed himself and immediately ran away afterward.

Monk Dao stared deeply at Ye Guan and asked, “There’s a conflict between you and the True Dragon Clan?”

Ye Guan nodded and confessed, “We’re sworn enemies.”

Monk Dao’s eyes narrowed, and he asked, “Sworn enemies?”

Ye Guan explained, “I killed a True Dragon.”

“You killed a True Dragon?” Monk Dao frowned, but his eyes shot wide open upon realizing something. “You’re Ye Guan from the Lower Realm? You’re the champion of the Upper Realm’s martial contest?”

Ye Guan was surprised. “Am I that famous?”

Monk Dao chuckled and said, “Aside from killing the Young Clan Leader of the True Dragon Clan, you also killed his contractor—An Mu. You know An Mu belongs to the An Clan, right?”

Ye Guan nodded.

Monk Dao shook his head and said, “I’m not afraid of the True Dragon Clan, but I can’t take on the An Clan. They have two martial goddesses, and I cannot defeat either of them, so why don’t you try going somewhere else?”

“I’m good at fighting,” said Ye Guan.

Monk Dao returned to munching on his chicken leg and scoffed, “Good at fighting? Is that useful? In this era, you need a great backer, young man.”

Ye Guan was silent.

Eventually, he shattered the ice and said, “Senior, you’re only an individual, but you’re strong enough to look down on the True Dragon Clan…

”Some people need to borrow the power of their backgrounds to look down on others, while some are strong enough to look down on just about anyone without borrowing anyone else’s power.

“I believe that you’re the latter, and I want to become like you! I want power that belongs to me alone!”

A power that belongs to him alone… Monk Dao smirked and said, “You have a glib tongue, but the reality is cruel and cold.”

Ye Guan said in a deep voice, “I heard that the Destiny Contest is about to begin. I want to become the champion of the Destiny Contest to revive the Daoist Sect.”

Monk Dao’s eyes narrowed. “Revive the Daoist Sect? Young man, it seems that you have no idea about the Destiny Contest’s terrors. An exceptional talent from the Undying Clan has just awakened the Undying Bloodline, and they have also awakened the Mad Demon Bloodline that the Sword Master had left behind…

”I’ve also heard about someone with A Physique—”

Ye Guan interrupted. “I want to be the champion, and I will be the champion.”

Monk Dao stared deeply at Ye Guan and said, “I heard that the chosen one has appeared in the Milky Way. Do you understand what the chosen one means?

”The Sword Master was the chosen one of his generation, and the chosen one of every generation so far became unrivaled cultivators of their generation! Do you understand what I’m talking about?”

Ye Guan clenched his fists and said, “Nothing is predetermined in this universe. I believe that I’m a dark horse, and I don’t believe in destiny. I believe in nothing else but myself.”

The girl stared at Ye Guan and blinked. Ye Guan’s words had left her speechless.

Monk Dao gnawed at his chicken leg for quite a while before saying, “Wait here.”

Monk Dao glanced at the girl and said, “You, come with me.”

The two disappeared into the hall, leaving Ye Guan standing outside by himself in silence.

Little Pagoda suddenly asked, “Are you truly confident about becoming the champion?”

“Of course not,” said Ye Guan. He could feel Little Pagoda’s confusion, so he explained, “I was just bragging. Do you really think that he’ll accept me here if I didn’t brag?”

Meanwhile, the girl turned to look at Monk Dao and asked, “Master, do you like him?”

Monk Dao nodded and said, “To be honest, I like him. His personality is great, and he’s talented as well. He’s definitely a talent worthy of nurturing. He’s so talented that I think our ancestors sent him here to bless us.”

The girl nodded and asked, “Master, are you worried about the True Dragon Clan and the An Clan?”

Monk Dao nodded.

The girl fell into deep contemplation. She soon emerged from her thoughts and asked, “Master, if he weren’t wanted by the True Dragon Clan and the An Clan, would he have come here and expressed his desire to join our sect?”

Monk Dao shook his head and said, “No, the Zhongtu Divine Continent’s Guanxuan Academy would have already opened its doors to him if he weren’t wanted by the True Dragon Clan and the An Clan.

”The academy is worried about the True Dragon Clan and the An Clan, and I think that is why they still haven’t invited him.

”However, it’s not just the Zhongtu Divine Continent’s Guanxuan Academy, the six great clans also refused to accommodate him—” Monk Dao suddenly cried out, “Ah!”

Ye Guan was an extraordinary talent, so would he really choose to go to a decrepit sect if he had somewhere else to go?

Monk Dao went silent and fell into deep contemplation. Soon, he made a sidelong glance at the girl and asked, “What do you think of him?”

The girl answered frankly, “I think he’s handsome.”

Monk Dao scoffed, “I asked you about what you think of him as a person…”

The girl blinked and replied, “Well… he’s handsome, so I think he’s a good person.”

Monk Dao didn’t know what to say.