I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 591 Challenge (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Half a month later, Su Hua, You Ying, and Jue Mingzi returned to the sect and met with Dan Xi.

There wasn't much time for them to reminisce about the years they had been apart. That very day, Su Hua took Dan Xi on a journey to meet with the Refining Void Star Lords of the three major sword sects, representatives from other states, and envoys from the Western Spirit Continent.

They discussed the establishment of the 'Mountain and Sea Alliance' and the fight against the demonic tide.

They were so busy they barely had time to breathe. Danxi wanted to bring Jiang Yurong along, but Jiang Yurong refused.

Jiang Yurong did not stop there. She went to visit the Lingxu Sword Sect and learned that Jiang Yunye had not yet returned to the sect. She then asked Liu Taozhi to help gather the surviving disciples of the original Xuan Ying Sword Sect who had not yet joined other sects.

Among them is Xu Manxiu, who can be called "Senior Brother" of the Xuan Ying Sword Sect. Over the years, he has been traveling around the Eastern Continent as a rogue cultivator and has gathered many Xuan Ying Sword Sect disciples who share his ideals.

Liu Taozhi realized that Jiang Yurong wanted to rebuild the Xuan Ying Sword Sect and felt extremely guilty.

But surprisingly, Jiang Yurong comforted Liu Taozhi, saying that she and Luo Qingsi had made the right choice and that staying in the three major sword sects was more promising than following her.

Liu Taozhi took out all her savings from the past years and gave them to Jiang Yurong, but Jiang Yurong refused to accept them. Liu Taozhi had no choice but to give them to Xu Manxiu in a roundabout way. Xu Manxiu did not refuse and said that he would protect the sect leader.

One quiet morning, unnoticed by anyone, Jiang Yurong led the disciples of the Xuan Ying Sword Sect and quietly left Zhongzhou, leaving Danxi with only a six-word note.

I'm leaving. See you on the battlefield.

That same morning, Jiang Yurong met her master, Jiang Yunye, on the only way to the Boundless Sea in the north.

Jiang Yunye still looked as slovenly and lazy as ever, waiting by the roadside with his worn-out sword in his arms.

"Why are you being so stubborn? Wouldn't it be better to stay with me at the Lingxu Sword Sect?"

Although Jiang Yunye was a little afraid of being controlled by Jiang Yurong, he did not ignore her because of this. He had already reported to the Lingxu Sword Sect that Jiang Yurong could join the Lingxu Sword Sect and enter the Liuyun Pavilion.

That day, Sect Leader Mingzhu personally went to see Jiang Yurong and extended an olive branch, but Jiang Yurong refused.

"Master, do you know what my sword intent is?"

Jiang Yunye sighed heavily. Jiang Yurong's sword intent was called 'Nine Tribulations'. To master the Nine Tribulations Sword Intent, one had to undergo nine tribulations first.

These include tribulations related to love, family, disasters, and death, among others.

With Jiang Yunye's current cultivation level, he can already see that Jiang Yurong has passed at least the fourth tribulation.

The tribulation of love resulted in the loss of her Daoist partner; the tribulation of family resulted in the loss of her daughter; the tribulation of calamity corresponded to the destruction of the Northern Profound Realm; and the tribulation of death was her rebirth from the brink of death during the destruction of the Northern Profound Realm...

After undergoing nine tribulations, the Nine Tribulations Sword Intent can directly merge with the Dao and become an immortal, but this process is too painful, even more so than the Ruthless Sword Dao. One must experience it and then lose it, and only after losing it can one understand it again.

Jiang Yurong did not actively choose the Nine Tribulations Sword Intent, nor did she become a Daoist partner, have a daughter, or become the leader of the Northern Profound Alliance for the sake of the Nine Tribulations Sword Intent.

She used to do whatever she wanted, and once she made up her mind, she would never look back. She never denied her feelings at the moment and always knew very clearly what she needed, which is why she was so decisive in getting married back then.

She truly began cultivating the Nine Tribulations Sword Intent only after losing her Daoist partner and giving birth to her daughter, when reality gradually pushed her onto the path of undergoing the Nine Tribulations.

Just as he couldn't stop her from finding a partner or having a daughter back then, Jiang Yunye couldn't stop her from leaving Zhongzhou and heading north to the Boundless Sea to continue her trials.

Jiang Yunye took out a storage bag from his bosom, which contained all his belongings, and handed it to Jiang Yurong.

"Take this, and take care of yourself on your journey."

Jiang Yurong stepped forward and accepted it with both hands.

"Thank you, Master. Please take care of yourself."

Just as she was about to leave, Jiang Yurong remembered something else.

"Master, Danxi wants to challenge Xia Changying to a duel. I hope you can help her then."

Jiang Yunye relaxed, nodded, and silently watched Jiang Yurong lead Xu Manxiu and the dozen or so others away.

At least, she won't truly become heartless. At least, she still has a dear friend in her heart.

……

half year later.

Representatives from various sects in the Eastern Continent and Western Spirit Continent gathered at the Kunwu Mountains under the auspices of the Qingwei Sword Sect to formally establish the Mountain and Sea Alliance.

The alliance leader, Cangyi Xingjun of the Qingwei Sword Sect, was appointed to coordinate the fight against the demonic tide.

The three major sword sects of the Eastern Continent, the Buddhist holy land of the Western Spirit Continent, and the leading sects of each state all sent Nascent Soul cultivators to jointly form the 'Dinghai Pavilion' as the highest council of the Mountain and Sea Alliance.

Cangyi Xingjun stood on the high platform of Sanwei Peak Square, his snow-white Taoist robe remaining motionless in the fierce wind, proclaiming to the world.

"The calamity of the demonic tide is not a disaster confined to one place or region. Now, we must unite the strength of both continents to build a boundless sea defense line, move mountains and fill seas, and wipe out the demons. Each sect must, as ordered, mobilize cultivators to complete the 'Seventy-Two Gates to Suppress Demons' at sea within five years, without fail!"

……

In the same month, outside the gate of the Ziyang Sect in Zhenzhou.

Danxi, dressed in a fiery red robe, stood outside the protective mountain array, with Xuanhui's golden crow fire sea behind her.

A gilded challenge letter flew out from her sleeve, transforming into a dazzling "battle" character, which slammed into the Ziyang Sect's protective array, producing a thunderous sound that rolled across the mountains.

"Xia Changying! You deliberately injured my second disciple Zhao Cangyun, seized his strange fire, and even cut off his arm. Afterwards, you sent someone to kill my first disciple Jiang Heying. If I don't avenge this, I, Danxi, will be ashamed before heaven and earth and have no face to face my disciple!"

"Under the clear sky, I, Danxi, disdain such underhanded tactics. Today, I issue this challenge to settle our score. This battle is between us only; life and death are left to fate, and the sect's future generations will not be implicated. Do you dare to accept the challenge?!"

The sound waves roared across the surrounding area, and the Ziyang Sect's protective array trembled wildly. The disciples in the mountains were all filled with fear and whispered among themselves.

Why doesn't the Everlasting Victory True Venerable appear?

"I've heard that the True Venerable has been plagued by inner demons in recent years, and his cultivation level is unstable..."

"Speaking of which, True Venerable Changying did cause a lot of trouble by plundering different flames in his early years. This time, he has really bitten off more than he can chew."

"Hush! Be careful!"

Three days passed by in a blink of an eye.

The Ziyang Sect's mountain gates were tightly closed, and the grand formation was imposing; Xia Changying never appeared.

In the cave dwelling behind the Ziyang Sect.

Xia Changying's hair and beard were disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, and his spiritual power fluctuated. Over the years, he had been obsessed with finding Duan Tianxin's whereabouts, to the point that his obsession had taken root and his inner demons were hard to suppress, causing his cultivation level to regress instead of advance, and he was almost falling to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Xia Changying looked at the letters of urging for war sent by the sect elders and the sect leader, and angrily waved his hand, crushing them all.

"You're complaining about me tarnishing the sect's reputation now, but why didn't you say that when you were accepting my offerings from Tongbao Tower all these years? You're all ungrateful scoundrels!"

When the Mountain and Sea Alliance was first established, Danxi was one of the council elders of the Dinghai Pavilion. The Ziyang Sect did not want the Dinghai Pavilion to find a pretext to make trouble for them at this time. After all, the establishment of the Seventy-Two Demon-Suppressing Passes required a lot of resources, and not many sects were willing to donate more at present.

At this moment, the cave gate opened from the outside, and Xia Wanwan walked in quickly, bowing her head and presenting a letter.

"Ancestor, someone has instructed the disciples guarding the mountain gate to deliver this letter to you."

Xia Changying grabbed the letter and scanned it; his pupils suddenly contracted.

The letter contained only one line of sharp, knife-like words:

[A secluded island at sea awaits you to settle your scores]

boom!
The cave gate was blown away by the violent shockwave, and Xia Changying transformed into a streak of fire and shot into the sky.

It's her handwriting!
Duan Tianxin!
　see you tomorrow!
　
(End of this chapter)