"Really," Wang Mu nodded.
It’s just that I have connections with those other few. The only significant one is probably the Seven Emotions Sword Heart. However, it’s precisely because of this Seven Emotions Sword Heart that my strength is a bit stuck right now. Although, when I first got it, using it felt great. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to enjoy it for long before Miss You ruined its effect.
"That’s also true..." Master Cheng said. "At the Magpie Bridge Festival before, you had a Taoist couple destined by heaven. Could it be her? An Ascension Realm expert, a match made in heaven... No wonder."
"..." Wang Mu.
"Junior Brother Wang, how is your current relationship with that ancestor?" a disciple asked naively. "She seed to have so ill will towards you before. What did you do to offend her?"
"Yeah, yeah, or could it be that the ancestor is purposely targeting our Sword Sect? You are a disciple of our Sword Sect, after all."
"An expert at the Ascension Realm level has an extrely high Heart Realm. Besides, that ancestor is an old-generation Ascension Expert, who generally wouldn’t get easily angry..."
...
Wang Mu looked at everyone and had to say, "The relationship is average, so don’t envy ."
"..." Everyone.
"Think about it," Wang Mu slowly said. "Imagine you had a powerful person who could end your life at any mont. Moreover, they could arbitrarily control everything about you, dominate your cultivation life. If anything were unsatisfactory, they would punish you severely, making your life worse than death."
He continued, "Would you still envy having an Ascension Realm expert? This pain of being controlled, the horror of not even being able to guarantee your own life—it’s enough to make any cultivator collapse... You will lose all freedom. Think about it, could you bear it?"
"Junior Brother Wang, to tell you the truth, I want to endure that," a disciple said.
"I also want to try. Cultivation is too tiring," another disciple said.
"My standards aren’t that high. Ascension is too lofty; a Tribulation Crossing Ancestor would also do."
"Pain is always a part of life, Junior Brother Wang. It’s okay with ."
...
Wang Mu: "..."
"Enough, all of you!" Master Cheng said impatiently. "You all only see Wang Mu’s surface glory but don’t realize the hardships he has endured. You cannot comprehend the kind of experiences he has undergone for this glory—experiences that most people would find unbearable.
"Do you really think it’s easy for him, a Golden Core cultivator, to overpower so many Nascent Soul Geniuses?
"Do you know how much hardship he’s faced behind the scenes?"
Hearing this, Wang Mu was about to speak but then hesitated and nodded emphatically. Listening to his Master’s words, ripples stirred in his heart.
Yes, nobody knew the pressure he had to endure every mont while navigating among those Ascension Realm experts. Although he sotis joked about giving up, he always felt like his next mont could be his last.
"Furthermore..." Master Cheng said in a low voice, "Wang Mu, you are a disciple of our Sword Sect, and you’re also highly regarded by Elder Yan. That ancestor calling you her Taoist couple... she probably wants to bring you into the Dan King Sect. Perhaps she intends to target our Sword Sect."
More than just targeting the Sword Sect, Wang Mu thought. Those Heavenly Prides going after him were not only to target the Sword Sect but also to suppress him and take aim at the others. Why? It was quite obvious. If he were to lose to those Heavenly Prides, upon seeing Mo Xilan, she would certainly say, "See? The Magic Powers you learned from them are so weak. What does that tell you? It tells you that they are not right for you. You better not et with them again." With just a word, she could easily negate all he had learned from Yan Qingwu, Miss You, and Mu Hongyuan. And, because of the loss, he would certainly not be able to speak up for himself.
Wang Mu could guess a bit of Mo Xilan’s thoughts. After a thousand years, she might not be too petty towards others, but if it concerned those forr close female friends of ’Brother Dongfang,’ she was probably extrely shrewd. Moreover, Mo Xilan could also turn the tables, run to the other won, and say, "Look, Brother Dongfang learned your techniques, and they are so weak. He couldn’t even beat a few Heavenly Prides. You all better stop bothering him." Then, the others would definitely vent their anger on him and interrogate him: "Why didn’t you diligently practice what we taught you? Is it because you don’t care about us?" Great, that would be another tornt. Wang Mu felt terrified just thinking about it. Mo Xilan’s words were like countless traps.
He absolutely had to get first place in this Heavenly Pride Rank. He could not lose. She had seen his Magic Powers during the Immortal Cloud Competition and definitely rembered them thoroughly by now.
Thankfully, my own strength is solid.
Wang Mu shook his head, recalling this silently, speechless. Watching his fellow disciples chattering away, he thought, how could they know about the dangers hidden within?
As for the third phase, the Ancient and Modern Discourse, it wasn’t actually important anymore. He had already secured first place. The rewards were secondary. What mattered was that he had the qualifications to enter the Ancient Immortal Mansion, and as the first-place winner, he had priority entry. Most importantly, as the first-place ranker, he could participate in the Ancient and Modern Discourse. There, he could choose an Elder from another Sect for discussion. If the conversation went well, he might receive guidance from other Sects and even learn so of their Secret Techniques.
It’s well known that those who rank first in each Heavenly Pride Rank have a high likelihood of becoming new Ascension Experts in the future.
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