Chapter 665

As expected, under the other Reaching Heaven States’ surprised gazes,

Cheng Lu, despite the intent to dodge, was caught in the momentum of the

sword and got trapped .

When the sword had stopped, the tip of the blade was already very close to

her throat .

She could even perceive how cold the sharp metal sword felt .

“It’s unfair!”

She was sure Wen Xin wouldn’t hurt her, so she dodged fearlessly . She said,

“This doesn’t count!”

Although she said it loudly, her lack of confidence was evident .

“You already lost . If you don’t accept the result, you still have many chances in

the future,” the Mistress said .

Gnashing her teeth, Cheng Lu came up to Jiang Chen in fury .

Pointing her sword at Jiang Chen, she said angrily, “How did you know I

would dodge?”

“I didn’t know . “

Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders . He said, “You would lose all the same

even if you hadn’t dodged . “

“No way!” Cheng Lu didn’t believe him at all .

If she had chosen to take the attack, it would be hard to say who would win .

“Look . ” Jiang Chen pointed at the sky .

As soon as she looked up, Cheng Lu turned pale . Where Wen Xin had

passed holding the sword, the wind was still blowing as fierce as surging

waves .

“How come her sword . . . “

Cheng Lu felt helpless . It was exactly because she had dodged that Wen Xin

had restrained the power of her sword .

Otherwise, she would not only have lost, but also have been wounded .

The Venerables were shocked again . It turned out Jiang Chen hadn’t taken

advantage of the human nature . His advice did make Wen Xin a different

person .

“The younger generation is amazing . Young friend, what’s your name?” a

Venerable said .

The Reaching Heaven States on the spot were extremely shocked that a

Venerable had shown him so many respects .

In their eyes, Jiang Chen was at most a Reaching Heaven State who was

hiding his state .

“Jiang Chen . “

Jiang Chen told him his name . Looking at Yi Chen, he said with interest,

“Now, do you believe that sword is mine?”

“But, but . . . “

Of course Yi Chen believed . That was out of question . Other people might

doubt that Wen Xin had hid her strength to put on this show with Jiang Chen,

but she believed him without any doubt .

The thing was she had given the sword away .

And it was in Apprentice Brother Song’s hand . That was the interesting part .

It seemed the Mistress of the Ancient Sword Sect had gifted it to her chief

disciple out of her affection for him .

Or, Apprentice Brother Song had never given the sword to the Mistress at all .

However, that was quite impossible . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been

holding it in public .

Apprentice Brother Song suddenly strode up to Jiang Chen . He said to the

latter in a deep voice, “Please . “

Everyone expected the fight upon hearing Apprentice Brother Song’s

challenge .

Even Cheng Lu looked over, leaving her frustration behind for the moment .

Apprentice Brother Song was in the Cloud Nine of the Reaching Heaven

State . He was really talented .

Jiang Chen was mysterious . No one knew where he was from or who he was,

but his strength was surprisingly strong .

The fight between them must be interesting . People were curious to see

which was stronger and which was weaker .

“Not interested . “

To their surprise, Jiang Chen refused .

He was serious, not even casting Apprentice Brother Song a look .

He, a Spiritual Venerable, was challenged by a Reaching Heaven State?

What a joke!

“Mister, are you looking down on me?”

Pulling a long face, Apprentice Brother Song said in an unkind tone . He held

his sword even tighter .

Yi Chen, standing beside Jiang Chen, was embarrassed . She didn’t know

what to say .

“Yi Chen, did you tell Apprentice Brother Song what Jiang Chen had said?”

Wen Xin saw her through . She asked Yi Chen through holy awareness .

Yi Chen nodded, ashamed .

She told Apprentice Brother Song how ridiculous Jiang Chen was in a

sarcastic tone, slandering him behind his back .

In this way, Apprentice Brother Song’s reaction seemed pretty reasonable .

Since Jiang Chen was unwilling to accept his challenge, Apprentice Brother

Song drew the Redcloud Sword out very quickly and pierced it forward .

However, the Redcloud Sword stopped when it was only a few inches away

from his face .

Except Jiang Chen, everyone was given a good scare . Some people even

shrieked because of the shock .

On the contrary, Jiang Chen was extremely calm . Looking at the sharp blade,

he showed an odd smile .

“Don’t play sword before me . You’ll get yourself injured . “

He sounded like he was teaching a small kid a lesson . Apprentice Brother

Song was totally irritated by his tone .

Bulging veins appeared on his handsome face . It seemed the sword in his

hand would go on piercing forward at any minute .

Jiang Chen didn’t take it seriously at all . He put the cup close to his lips and

took a slow sip .

“Song Zhe, if he doesn’t want to fight against you, don’t force him,” the

Mistress said .

“Yes, Mistress!”

Gnashing his teeth, Song Zhe put the sword back into the sheath, and turned

around to leave .

The others, on tenterhooks, finally felt relieved . Then they started a heated

discussion .

The topic was naturally why Jiang Chen had refused the challenge .

In this world, only a coward would refuse others’ challenge .

Jiang Chen claimed he wasn’t interested, full of disdains for Song Zhe .

“Can he be a Venerable?”

Due to Song Zhe’s state, they thought Jiang Chen should at least be a Martial

Venerable to have the confidence to say something like that .

They thought for a while, and then shook their heads together . They didn’t

think it possible .

“He was afraid . “

Shi Ling said in a sarcastic tone . Angry with Jiang Chen, she really needed a

chance to vent her anger on him .

“Probably . “

The others agreed . It was too hard for them to believe Jiang Chen was a

Venerable .

Wen Xin and Yi Chen were quite uneasy .

After all this, and thinking of what Jiang Chen and Lil Fan had said, Jiang

Chen couldn’t just be a Venerable . He should be a Spiritual Venerable .

If it was true, those spiritual storage wares were also true .

Thinking of what she had done on the way, Yi Chen kept shaking .

“Is it really yours?” Yi Chen gave Jiang Chen the mustardseed ring .

Staring at her, Jiang Chen didn’t speak . He took the mustardseed ring, and

then poured some class-seven panaceas out to take, as if he knew the ring

very well .

“Done . “

Class-seven panaceas were usually too strong for average people, but Jiang

Chen looked totally fine .

No one saw him take the panaceas, since he did it very quickly .

He would only need a few more panaceas to recover his strength completely .

By then he wouldn’t have to worry about anything .

“When did the Clear Spirit Sect recruit such a mysterious person?” Shi Ling

said again .

“You, could you shut up?” Yi Chen, very nervous, said unhappily .

“You!”

Shi Ling flew into a rage, but she also found Yi Chen’s tone was weird .

At this moment, a great disturbance came from the sky .

“Watch out!”

A few Venerables shouted to warn the people . Then they heard a heavy thing

fly across the sky, giving off a low and deep sound .

Bang!

A giant bell fell at the center of the Heavenly Mountain Platform . The paved

ground was totally destroyed .

The bell was tied with a white silk ribbon .

“Blood Moon Wilderness is here to celebrate the birthday of the Ancient

Sword Sect!”

Then a sarcastic voice came from the sky .

He claimed he had come to celebrate the birthday, but he had given a bell as

gift .

Gifting a bell was a curse of death . 1

1 In Chinese, giving a bell and arranging a funeral are pronounced the same . As a result, it’s a taboo to

gift a bell or a clock for someone’s birthday .

The kind face of the Ancient Sword Sect’s Mistress was overcast with anger .

“How dare you!”

The other Venerables all went into a fury . He had obviously come to pick a

fight . They were going to give him a lesson .

However, they all stopped when the man had finally showed up over the

Heavenly Mountain Platform .

He was a Spiritual Venerable in the middle stage!

They, some Martial Venerables, weren’t a match for him .

This Spiritual Venerable was in his early thirties . It wasn’t an easy thing to

achieve his state at such a young age .

He was in an azure robe . His average-looking face looked pretty arrogant .