I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 266: Chapter 233: Half a Disciple

After a bout of dizziness, Jiang Yuebai fell to the ground, getting a mouthful of dust.

”What a rotten entrance, can’t it be like the Transmission Array and gently put people down?”

Jiang Yuebai dusted herself off and climbed up, surveying her surroundings.

She stood at the center of a dark and deep passageway with no other exits. The three-zhang wide corridor was flanked by towering bronze walls, rusted and ancient.

Occasionally, a dull sound of pounding reverberated far and wide.

Jiang Yuebai rubbed her eyes and spread out the Wind Net, but neither the Wind Net nor her Divine Sense could penetrate the tall bronze walls. In the darkness, dust mixed with a hazy mist, and she could only see ten zhang ahead and behind.

A suffocating and dangerous aura permeated around, making Jiang Yuebai tense all over.

Jiang Yuebai placed her hand on the bronze wall, feeling a slight vibration. She attempted to use ’Cloud Stepping’ to ascend, but an overwhelming pressure like that of Mount Tai bore down upon her, increasing as she climbed higher.

Ultimately, she reached a height of thirty zhang and could not climb any further.

Resisting the heavy pressure, Jiang Yuebai scanned her surroundings. It was still the same corridor, and the bronze walls continued to soar into the clouds, with no top in sight.

Returning to the ground, Jiang Yuebai found no markings and could not discern any direction, so she decided to move forward for the time being.

With the Jade Scroll from Wuwei Mountain Man combined with the one Xie Jingshan gave her, she had drawn a Maze Map and derived some of the maze’s change rules.

Yet she wasn’t sure which part of the maze that map corresponded to at the moment, nor if it was complete. She could only proceed cautiously, hoping to find her bearings and markings to confidently follow the map to an exit.

Before she walked far, she heard echoes of conversation that sounded somewhat familiar.

”...Just you can’t do anything to our Fang Family. Do you know how your father apologized to the Fang Family back then? He knelt in front of my grandfather, pleading with the old man to call off the engagement, but what happened then?”

”So Lu Nanzhi, you better smarten up and behave. If you make me happy, I might treat you better and let you sit firmly in the position of my principal wife, or else, hmph...”

Jiang Yuebai turned a corner and saw Lu Nanzhi with a livid face, angrily brushing aside Fang Mingyi’s outstretched hand, eyes filled with killing intent.

”Fang Mingyi!”

Jiang Yuebai’s fury ignited, and she drew her sword and charged forward.

Seeing a Sect disciple, Fang Mingyi shivered all over, turned his back, and fled. Lu Nanzhi glanced at Jiang Yuebai and quickly followed suit.

Just at this moment, the maze suddenly shifted, isolating Jiang Yuebai outside.

Helplessly evading the moving bronze walls around her, Jiang Yuebai watched as the path Lu Nanzhi took was sealed off, while a brand new path appeared beside her.

Roar!!

Beastly roars echoed, and the ground shook with iron hooves. Four or five ferocious Bronze Puppet Beasts closed in from both front and back.

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes sharpened, grasping two Evil Wind Sabers in her hands, she took the initiative to attack, her murderous aura boiling.

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Inside Kongfang City.

After various heroes entered the maze, the entrance closed, leaving only three stone pillars standing in the center of the square.

The Clan Leaders of the Kong and Fang families jointly laid down a Protection Array, inviting Nascent Soul True Monarchs from other alliances to be their guests in the Kong Clan City.

Scenes in the maze could not be spied upon, but once defeated, individuals would naturally be transported out by the Breaking Boundary Pearl.

When someone entered the inner hunting grounds, then the Mirage Illusion would appear above the stone pillars, revealing the battle situation inside to those outside.

Clan Leader Kong Huaizheng and Great Elder Kong Huaide walked in front. Kong Huaizheng expressed concern, ”I still feel that this bet shouldn’t have been made! It complicates a simple matter.”

Kong Huaide remained calm, ”Don’t worry, for days I’ve had people keeping an eye on Jiang Yuebai. She did encounter some fortuitous events to grow to this point. The incident in the Land of Azure Flame seemed her doing, yet Zhao Fuyi was actually helping from behind the scenes, allowing her to shine bright.”

”See how she performed these past few days during the preliminaries. No matter the ostensible posturing, certain clues can be gleaned. At the highest estimation, she might have Late-Stage Foundation Establishment strength. Moreover, it’s group combat, and in this term, our Noble Family Alliance surpasses both Sect disciples and Loose Cultivators in every aspect. Our Kong Family has been champions for three consecutive rounds, there’s nothing to fear.”

”Best it be so!” Kong Huaizheng snorted coldly.

Not far behind them, the chubby True Monarch Cang Huo drew near Lii Jiuchuan.

”I hear you made a bet with the Kong Family? Are you crazy? While our kid is quite capable, Noble Family Disciples have always been more united and coordinated than Sect disciples. Are you banking on our kid single-handedly overturning the whole Noble Family Alliance?”

”Our kid?” Lii Jiuchuan raised an eyebrow.

True Monarch Cang Huo puffed out his belly, ”Since she learned my exclusive cultivation technique, doesn’t that make her half part of my Heavenly Hero Peak?”

Zhao Fuyi’s gaze swept over, and True Monarch Cang Huo unhappily shouted, ”What, you want part of it too?”

Zhao Fuyi stated calmly, ”I believe that girl has the ability to overturn the Noble Family Alliance. I just hope True Monarch Cang Huo will be able to acknowledge in public then, that she is half your disciple.”

Recalling Jiang Yuebai’s actions along the way back in the Land of Azure Flame, Zhao Fuyi deeply felt that those prideful Noble Family Disciples were truly no match for Jiang Yuebai.

”Naive!” The aloof Sword Lord Guanhan passed by.

True Monarch Cang Huo was instantly furious, ”Ling Guanghan, you despicable, shameless guy. To win the championship, you made Fang Yuxing suppress his cultivation. Don’t think that just because he’s at Half-Step Golden Core, the Kong, Fang, and Lu families don’t have Half-Step Golden Core disciples as well, don’t get too complacent.”

Ling Guanghan ignored True Monarch Cang Huo and hurried to catch up with the Guiyuan Sword Sect members ahead, for Sword Cultivators and Sword Cultivators naturally had more in common to discuss.

At the outer edges of the square, people scattered in groups, discussing who would be eliminated first and what kind of dark horse might appear this time.

Hong Tao and Qii Ming stood together, unable to suppress the envy in their eyes.

”At my age, I couldn’t even pass the preliminary selection.”

Qii Ming consoled, ”Brother Hong, don’t belittle yourself. You differ from Jiang Senior Sister and those talented disciples. You’re burdened by Sect’s Inner Affairs Hall trivialities, lacking time to refine spells, and have few battle opportunities, it’s natural to fall short.”

Hong Tao nodded; understanding the rationale didn’t ease his heartache.

Qii Ming suggested, ”Brother Hong, would you like to join me at Fengman Tower? They’re betting on who will win the championship. Let’s place a bet on Senior Sister Jiang.”

Hong Tao laughed, ”She has astonished me many times since childhood, but this Wind and Cloud Meeting gathers talents, and Noble Family Disciples have deep foundations, lacking neither Magic Treasures nor secret techniques. With her cultivation ability, winning the championship might be... a long shot!”

”My instincts tell me it’s right to believe in Senior Sister Jiang. Qii Yue learning Puppetry Technique burns through Spirit Stones, and as her brother, I should help her earn more. I feel this is a golden opportunity to make a fortune.”

Hong Tao chuckled, ”Alright, then I’ll risk it with you. I’ll stake a bet on her too.”