In the land of Zhongzhou, there are countless cities like Tianming City, which are extremely ordinary, but this Tianming City is not ordinary, because it is one of the thirteen major powers in Zhongzhou, where the Confucian Academy is located.
It is no exaggeration to say that among the thirteen major powers, twelve sects were established in the spiritual mountain, with the exception of the Confucian Academy, which was established in the city of Tianming City.
Perhaps it is for this reason that the city of Tianming City is extremely large. It is built on the mountain, with a length of more than fifty miles from east to west. The city wall is a hundred feet high. There are many warriors in armor standing on the city tower.
There were as many as eight city gates opened, and there were countless warriors coming and going, and the city was extremely prosperous.
However, Lu Chen found that Destiny City was not crowded at all;
Because the city was built according to the nine-square grid method and was divided into nine urban districts, each of which was classified according to its different functions;
The first three urban areas are collectively called the outer city, and the middle three urban areas are the inner city. Only the last three urban areas are the real core of the Confucian Academy, and only inner disciples can enter.
As for that big mountain, it is where the elders of the Confucian Academy live. It is difficult for outsiders to get there.
It is very difficult for outer sect disciples like Lu Chen to enter the inner city, let alone the core city.
"This is the inner city. Non-Confucian Academy disciples are not allowed to enter. If not, please show your identification and explain why you are here."
Sure enough, when Lu Chen came to the inner city, he was stopped by the warrior guarding the city gate and looked at him with cold eyes.
"My name is Lu Chen, a disciple of Wu Lengchan, the master of Lingjian Peak of Tianjian Sect."
Seeing this, Lu Chen could only take out the token indicating his identity as a disciple of the Tianjian Sect. It had the three words "Tianjian Sect" on the front and the two words "Lu Chen" on the back.
After checking it, the person handed the identity token back to Lu Chen and asked, "I wonder what brings you here?"
"I want to meet Gu Sisi, a disciple of your outer courtyard." Lu Chen said.
"You want to see Senior Sister Gu?" the gatekeeper warrior asked with a strange expression after hearing this.
Not only him, but other gatekeepers and disciples from the Confucian Academy who came in and out also looked at Lu Chen strangely.
This surprised Lu Chen, but he still nodded and said, "That's right. Please tell me."
"I don't think it's necessary anymore, you can leave." The guard warrior said coldly.
"Why?" Lu Chen asked.
"Why?" the gatekeeper warrior asked, "Don't you come here to pursue Senior Sister Gu because of her reputation? Let me tell you, Senior Sister Gu not only possesses the body of the Heavenly Cauldron, she is also a disciple of our Vice President Murong. She is extremely talented and has a noble status.
We have seen too many people like you who come to pursue Senior Sister Gu and want to eat swan meat, so you'd better leave wisely.'
"She and I are friends. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
Lu Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this. He didn't expect Gu Sisi to be so popular in Confucian Academy, but he still explained patiently.
"Friend? Everyone who comes here says so, can you find a new reason?" the gatekeeper said.
"I really am." Lu Chen said.
"Okay, please leave quickly, otherwise we won't blame you for being rude to you." The guard warrior waved his hand untiringly.
But Lu Chen went through all the trouble to come here and didn't even see Gu Sisi's face, so how could he leave?
So just like when he was at the Vajra Gate, he took out thousands of spiritual stones and handed them over as usual. Unexpectedly, the gatekeeper warrior shouted coldly:
"What do you mean, do you want to bribe me? Let me tell you, don't say you take one thousand, even if you take ten thousand, I will not let you in."
"Well said."
The disciples of the Confucian Academy who were coming in and out all exclaimed loudly when they saw this scene, praising the gatekeeper's just act. As for Lu Chen's eyes, they were full of contempt.
Lu Chen's face turned pale when he saw this, he put away the spirit stone and asked: "Okay, just tell me, how can you let me in?"
"Lu Chen, as long as you are willing to give me one hundred thousand spirit stones, I will take you in."
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from behind Lu Chen. He turned around and saw a familiar face immediately. He frowned and said, "Is it you, Zhou Yuan?"
Yes, this person is Zhou Yuan who participated in the siege of Devil Ridge and Underworld Devil Palace and came back alive.
"Lu Chen, you didn't expect to see me here, did you?" Zhou Yuan asked with a smile.
"You didn't die in Devil Ridge, nor did you enter Taixu Valley. It's not surprising to see you here." Lu Chen said calmly.
"You, what do you mean by this?" Zhou Yuan's face froze when he heard this, and he pointed at Lu Chen and asked, "Did you enter Taixu Valley?"
"Not bad." Lu Chen nodded.
"What a joke, how could you possibly enter Taixu Valley with your cultivation?" Zhou Yuan laughed foolishly for the rest of his life, then looked at Lu Chen and frowned and said, 'You have broken through to the three-star Wuji Realm.'
"I am extremely talented. Is it strange to break through two small realms?" Lu Chen said with a smile.
Zhou Yuan didn't expect Lu Chen to be so thick-skinned, and the corner of his mouth twitched twice, and then he snorted coldly and said: "Lu Chen, stop talking nonsense, don't you want to see Sisi? I don't want a hundred thousand spirit stones, as long as you can defeat me
, I will take you to see her."
"I doubt your character very much." Lu Chen said seriously.
Zhou Yuan's face froze when he heard this, and he almost growled: "All the brothers and sisters present can testify for me. As long as you can defeat me, I will take you to find Junior Sister Gu."
"Okay, I will reluctantly believe you once." Lu Chen nodded.
"Follow me." Zhou Yuan said with a hum.
Soon, he took Lu Chen to the other side of the city, where there were competition stages. At this time, many disciples from the Confucian Academy were competing.
"Come up here."
Zhou Yuan boarded one of the empty competition stages and said to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't hesitate when he saw this. He brought a stream of light and appeared opposite Zhou Yuan.
At the same time, more and more Confucian Academy disciples gathered.
"Look, isn't that Zhou Yuan? Who is the person competing with him?"
"It seems that he is not a disciple of our academy, but seems to be someone from another sect."
"You dare to challenge Zhou Yuan even though you are only a three-star in the Wuji realm. Isn't this looking for death?"
There are many inner court disciples from the Confucian Academy here. They look at Lu Chen with disdain. They don't think Lu Chen can defeat Zhou Yuan. After all, where is the difference in cultivation.
But they suddenly heard Lu Chen say: "Let's take action, I want to see Sisi soon."
His words were calm and indifferent, with an expression that did not take Zhou Yuan seriously. Not to mention Zhou Yuan himself, even the other disciples of the Confucian Academy were angry and shouted:
"Zhou Yuan, defeat him and let him know how powerful you are."
"This man is too arrogant. Give him a lesson and teach him what to do."
"Can he also see Junior Sister Gu? Zhou Yuan, wake him up."
"Lu Chen, I know that you are very strong and can challenge higher levels, but you have to understand that the gap between Wuji Realm and Xuantian Realm is like a chasm. You can't defeat me." Zhou Yuan said with a clear tone.
the voice said.
"Zhou Yuan, you talk too much," Lu Chen said.
"Damn it, since you are deliberately looking for trouble, I will help you."
When Zhou Yuan heard this, he immediately became angry. His face turned red and his neck thickened. He ordered someone to turn on the defensive light beam. Then he roared and turned into a yellow light and rushed out. Less than thirty feet away from Lu Chen, he made a square fist seal.
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"Bang bang bang", the sound sounded in the void, like a cannonball, full of heavy meaning, trying to break Lu Chen into pieces.
"Uh-huh."
It was also at this moment that Lu Chen pulled out the Long Yuan Sword. Without any hesitation, he slashed out a sword. The sword energy was a hundred feet long and unrivaled in sharpness.
"Puff puff puff", all the fist marks that Zhou Yuan hit were shattered by the sword energy, and they fell on him at extremely fast speeds.
"How is that possible?"
The terrifying destructive power caused Zhou Yuan's expression to change, showing a look of horror. He tried his best to resist, but before he could hold on for a breath, he was sent flying. There was still a sword mark on his chest, and light shone out.
It’s that defective low-level heaven-level armor!
It blocked Lu Chen's sword.
Zhou Yuan really couldn't imagine that if he hadn't worn this set of armor, he would have died or been injured.
All the Confucian Academy disciples who watched this scene were shocked, looking at Lu Chen with disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.
It was really unimaginable for them that a three-star Wuji realm could defeat Zhou Yuan who was in the early stage of Xuantian realm with one sword.
One sword, just one sword, what does it mean?
The disciples of the Confucian Academy who were present were not idiots. They knew that this meant that Lu Chen's strength far exceeded that of the early Xuantian realm and had reached the middle stage of the Xuantian realm.
This is really unbelievable.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't be able to accept this fact.
Especially Zhou Yuan, he thought he could defeat Lu Chen and humiliate him, but unexpectedly he shot himself in the foot and was defeated by the other party's sword. This was simply a great shame and humiliation.
"I almost forgot that you still have this set of armor." Lu Chen suddenly realized.
"Lu Chen, I want you to die."
When Zhou Yuan heard this, he suddenly became angry and rushed over. His fists intertwined and made a banging sound. Countless fist marks merged together, shaped like a mountain, and he hit Lu Chen head-on.
"Boom", the entire competition stage resounded, and the light curtain formed by the defensive light pillars made an electric sound, as if it was about to collapse.
"roll."
Originally, Lu Chen planned to defeat Zhou Yuan with one sword to save time, but he ignored that he also had a low-level, defective heaven-level armor. Now that he remembered it, he naturally would not give him another chance.
So, he displayed the Thirteen Zuoni Swords.
Strictly speaking, the power of the Zuoni Thirteen Swords is not enough to match Lu Chen's current strength, but it is enough to deal with a character like Zhou Yuan.
"Swish, swish, swish", thirteen rays of sword energy flew out, and driven by Lu Chen, they slashed out according to a certain pattern. The huge mountain immediately split and made a loud noise.
Zhou Yuan screamed in pain and immediately flew backwards;
When the thirteen sword energy fell, sword marks appeared on his hands and feet, and blood seeped out, making his face as white as paper and his facial features distorted.
All the Confucian Academy disciples couldn't help but tremble when they saw it, and looked at Lu Chen with fear in their eyes.
Lu Chen turned a blind eye to this and said to Zhou Yuan: "Okay, you have been defeated. Now take me to see Sisi."
"Don't even think about it."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuan refused and said: "Lu Chen, I will not take you to see Sisi."
"Zhou Yuan, you are a disciple of the inner courtyard of the Confucian Academy. If you don't keep your word like this, not only will you lose face, but you will also bring shame to the Confucian Academy. Don't you feel ashamed?" Lu Chen said with a frown.
Zhou Yuan's face turned pale when he heard this, and he looked at Lu Chen with horrified eyes. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but before he could speak, a voice came from the audience:
"Lu Chen, you are so bold. You are not a disciple of our Confucian Academy. If you criticize our Confucian Academy here, you are simply arrogant and extremely arrogant."
