A Journey Against the World
Chapter 147

Kiseki's defeat further triggered the outer disciples into action, either by words deliberately provoking the inner disciples or even by a slight exertion when the inner disciples were about to beat them up. The riot that the two camps did invite other Elders to come, of course, wanted to calm the quarrelling disciples.

This incident was not really expected Shua Xie, although he knew his actions could have triggered a conflict but Shua Xie did not expect his thoughts to come true. Shua Xie certainly could not do much, if he stopped their outer disciples it would even become even more violent.

'Hah .. troublesome. This is all because of the Great Elder, I hope that he does not forget his promise even though chaos has already occurred.' Shua Xie complained inwardly, as he looked at the Elders who were beginning to calm the disciples.

Just at that moment, a woman climbed to the top of the arena, a female not much different from Shua Xie, having a pair of blue round eyes, waist-brown hair, as well as a nice slim body. But still her beauty was not comparable to Shua Xie. The girl walked closer to Shua Xie, when the distance between Shua Xie stayed a few meters she stopped.

"I'm a disciple of rank eighteen, Huanran, challenge you. Did you accept it? If you don't, pull back what you said about the inner disciple, and stop making a mess." The girl named Huanran pointed at Shua Xie with an angry look on her face.

Thinking Shua Xie would be frightened because Huanran himself who expressed the challenge turned out to be wrong, Shua Xie arrogantly smiled thinly and replied, "Oh, if it's like that I don't have to call because you came here alone."

Yes, of course Shua Xie would not reject Huanran's challenge, it was good that the girl who had earlier declared the challenge so Shua Xie as an outer disciple would not get too much pressure from the Elders for having made a mess, what was clear with this challenge was not only Shua Xie who was at fault but the inner disciple as well.

Huanran bit his lips furiously, even though he knew Shua Xie's talent was very suitable to be an inner disciple but still because Shua Xie's actions were too inviting a big deal. They as inner disciples could not take a disciple like Shua Xie for granted.

"New disciples are always troublemaking, it is appropriate that many Elders complain about you," said Huanran cynically.

Shua Xie did not care, whether Huanran deliberately provoked him or not, because in the end Shua Xie would also remain against the girl, "Women's habit is always to bully and feel the most right," cynical Shua Xie retaliates against the insults that Huanran made.

"What did you say!?" sahut Huanran loudly felt offended by Shua Xie's remarks.

Shua Xie chuckled softly at Huanran as his hand closed his mouth, "Heh! I think your ears are still healthy enough to hear more clearly."

Do not ask what Huanran is like now, his face reddened, his hands clenched tightly, of course Huanran was angry at the words. There was no need for further ado he immediately drew his sword and darted swiftly towards Shua Xie.

Shua Xie snorted softly seeing Huanran charging towards him with such an attack, "It turns out that the inner disciples are very easy to provoke and always assume their opponents are weak. I need to teach you the outer disciples aren't as weak as you think." As Huanran's sword slightly shook his face, Shua Xie caught the sword with his second day, squeezing it into motion.

Stuck everyone saw Shua Xie grabbing the sword with two fingers without receiving any injuries, not even Huanran the sword owner could cover the shock. But Huanran did not stay still just like that, when his sword was caught he immediately sailed around his sword while his left foot floated a kick that had been flowed Qi energy. Shua Xie obviously immediately avoided the kick, although it was just an ordinary kick for him but Shua Xie could not show even more of his strength, the Elders on the sidelines noticed it with serious gazes, it was obvious they were shocked to see Shua Xie being able to hold the sword with his two fingers.

When Shua Xie dodged, Huanran took the opportunity to pull back his sword, and after breaking from Shua Xie's grasp he immediately moved away keeping his distance.

'He is able to hold a weapon with two fingers, it is not wrong that he can defeat Kiseki and Senlin. But I ... don't expect you to win.' Huanran looked at Shua Xie with a very sharp gaze.

Although Shua Xie's gaze was fixed on Huanran, but at the end of his gaze he looked at the Elders, wondering if the Elder would act after seeing Shua Xie's ability or not. With the ability that Shua Xie displayed earlier it should have been the elders of the sect moving to stop the fight, obviously they knew Shua Xie was hiding his cultivation.

But it seemed that what Shua Xie expected did not happen, the Elders were still silently staring at him making Shua Xie a little confused. But for a moment Shua Xie realized the presence of the Great Elder there was preventing the Elders from stopping the fight.

'Come on, get it done quickly, I'm tired of playing around with them. But I heard all this time the inner disciple always felt like a King. Heh ... What king, I will teach them what it feels like to be humiliated by his subordinates.' Shua Xie refocused on Huanran, where the girl again attacked him.

Huanran played his sword with an intent to injure Shua Xie's face with the tip of his sword, but ... Shua Xie was gracefully avoiding every tip of the sword that was about to pierce his face.

"Ck! Don't tell me you're jealous of my beauty so you keep attacking my face." Shua Xie gave a sneering look, seeing Huanran only attack her face made her understand, the girl was not only angry because of Shua Xie's arrogance but also because of Shua Xie's beauty.

"Hahaha .. You are aware too. I will break your face and let me be the most beautiful girl in the Kunlun sect" Huanran replied with a horrible smile.

"Dream it!" Shua Xie instantly caught Huanran's sword with his bare hands, then pulled the sword firmly making the owner fall forward, along with that Shua Xie slapped with his left hand. In a moment Huanran immediately bounced out of the arena with a swollen red face due to the slap he received, even he felt like his facial bones were no longer shaped.

"Wa-my face! Aakkkh! My face's ruined!" huanran cried while holding his face with his right hand while his left hand held a small mirror, whether since when he had taken out the mirror.

Quickly students who practice medical science immediately bring Huanran into the room to get medical treatment, of course, provide treatment with Huanran face that can be said to have lost its beauty.

Above the arena, Shua Xie dropped the sword he was holding then glanced at Fen, where the Elder was also looking at him in surprise. Luckily Shua Xie still held back the power of the Curse rhyme, otherwise Huanran's head could have been broken because of his slap, "Chairman, did I win?" Shua Xie broke Fen's daydream again.

"Ah, yes, you won it!" fen's reply was quite loud, too amazed to see Shua Xie's physical strength. Of course Fen was aware, from the beginning Shua Xie had not used his Qi power and weapons, but was able to make the three genius disciples lose with humiliating conditions.

'What an incredible talent, ' praised Fen with admiration.

Not only was Fen thinking that way, even Jiang Liang whom the Elder closest to Shua Xie could tell also expressed his admiration for Shua Xie in his heart. This was the first time for him to see a genius Cultivator like Shua Xie, fighting without the slightest Qi.

"Who is that student? Is he really an outer disciple?" asked a 40-year-old woman, she was Biming, one of the Elders in the Kunlun sect and the only female Elder. Biming had the ability in concocting poison and was also an early level Jindan level Cultivator. So that his standing in the Kunlun sect was quite viewed, moreover he was the Vice-chairman of the Sect, or could be called an Elder under the Great Elder.

"Yes, he is indeed an outer disciple, his name is Shua Xie," said Jiang Liang in a proud tone, as he had a close affinity with Shua Xie.

"It seems that Elder Jiang knows him quite well," replied a man over the age of Biming, about 6 years apart. Qiaofeng, a level 7 Gold General Cultivator, an expert in swordsmanship, and also a former disciple of the Kunlun sect.

"All I know is that the girl has many ways of surprising me, she is not only beautiful but also intelligent," Jiang Liang replied again still in a proud tone.

"Yes, he surprised me too. Being able to win without using Qi, I think he has great physical strength, or maybe he is hiding his cultivation base," Dongxue said in a calm tone.

The red-haired man's gaze turned towards Dongxue, yes he was Houlang, the elder who was joking the most, "I just saw old Dong looking serious, this time, could it be that you are interested in that girl? I remember she was the girl who asked for an inner disciple plaque when she successfully passed the initial selection outside of the sect." Houlan was amazed, the girl who used to be the field one eye now opened her eyes wide, now Houlang only realized she was underestimating too much someone from the cultivation base.

"And that girl also made the entire Kunlun sect uproar yesterday, right? Am I right?" sahut the man was quite old, known as Elder Wang, or Tiaowang. The alchemist elders in this sect, although only mid-level alchemists but his abilities were quite acknowledged.

"You're right Elder Wang, she's the girl who beat up Diqiu's student, but she did that also for some reason, Diqiu forced the girl to beat him up" Jiang Liang replied to Tiaowang's question.

"God ... This is my feeling alone or you guys also feel that Elder Jiang is very happy with the girl. Could it be that you like him? Remember Jiang, you're old and have a wife and grandchildren, don't think the girl wants to be with you." Seeing Jiang Liang continue to proudly discuss about Shua Xie made Houlang suspicious, it was possible that Jiang Liang liked the girl.

"Captain you Houlang! How could I possibly like a young woman, I even consider her like my own daughter. As long as you know, the girl is betting with the Great Elder," Jiang Liang explained. Did he really like Shua Xie? Hem! Even imagining such dirty thoughts alone was never, how could he like Shua Xie. Jiang Liang was only proud of having a talented disciple like Shua Xie in the Kunlun sect, for some reason he felt that the Kunlun sect would shine in the future with the presence of a disciple like Shua Xie.

Jiang Liang's explanation just surprised all the Elders nearby, "What's a bet with the Great Elder!?" the 5 Elders said along with a very surprised face. Right after that they turned to look at the Great Elder who was standing not far away from them, clearly wanting to ask when and what the Great Elder was fighting with the girl.

The Great Elder just cleared his throat softly without turning to the 5 Elders who were looking at him curiously, acting as if he was focusing on looking at Shua Xie in the arena there even though he was actually eavesdropping on the talk of those Elders as well.

'What did the Great Elder think so he made a bet to the girl?' This was the question to the 5 Elders as they looked at the curious Great Elder.

***

The atmosphere became even hotter after Shua Xie had defeated Huanran, and a few hours later Shua Xie had managed to defeat ten disciples in a rank of 20-11. Although Shua Xie won that fight, believe me Shua Xie is almost numb, fighting with physicality is not enough, even his brain also had to think hard against every opponent where his opponents used all their energy.

The outer disciples were getting crazier, Shua Xie's success of defeating 10 ranked inner disciples made them proud, as fellow outer disciples would certainly be a pride if among them would be able to defeat the ranked inner disciples, as well, moreover, the outer disciples who took revenge on the inner disciples could now repay them with this humiliation.

Whereas the inner disciples had swallowed their own shame, even some of them cussed at the ranked inner disciple unable to defeat an outer disciple. Wasn't their reputation as ranked inner disciples highly viewed? But why was defeating a single outer disciple incapable, was that the so-called genius disciple of the Kunlun sect? Stupid genius disciples, the inner disciples hated their ranked seniors.

As the situation also further suffocated the ranked inner disciples, inevitably they had to turn things around so that the disciples would not further create chaos. Qixuan who was initially calm thought the inner disciples below the rank were able to deal with the problem was not, forcing her calm face to change in difficulty.

"Yes, he's my friend, no more precisely I think of him as my brother." Xingxing replied as he looked at Shua Xie who was standing on the arena, his admiration for Shua Xie grew bigger after he witnessed how great Shua Xie was, 'It seems that I have indeed underestimated Brother Shua.' Xingxing finally realized why Shua Xie was so confident that he could win the fight, it was Xingxing alone who had underestimated Shua Xie too much.

'I'm relieved Brother Shua is okay,' Xingxing said calmly inwardly as she smiled sweetly.

Seeing Xingxing smile, Qixuan also gave a faint smile, "It seems that the Princess has found someone meaningful?"

"Someone means?" Xingxing felt confused by the sentence, but a few seconds later she realized the meaning of the sentence, "Yes, it seems so." Continue with a warm smile.

"I'm glad the Princess found him." Qixuan stood up, walking towards the short fence of the multi-storey floor guardrail. Qixuan clasped tightly onto the fence, gathering her sense of unease at the grasp of her hand, "But it seems like I have to step in now, no matter how much this commotion must be stopped. I hope the Princess doesn't make fun of me against her."

Of course Xingxing was surprised to hear Qixuan say, he knew clearly that Qixuan was the most talented disciple in the Kunlun sect, even his genius recognized all the Elders of the Kunlun sect including the Great Elder. Xingxing wasn't sure if Shua Xie could defeat Qixuan or not.

"It." Xingxing was silent for a moment, nor did he have any reason to forbid Qixuan from challenging Shua Xie given that the sect rules allowed challenging disciples while the disciple had not challenged anyone, and it just so happened that Qixuan until now had not challenged any student, so she was free to declare a challenge to Shua Xie, "A-I have no right to stop you but I hope you didn't make her seriously injured, anyway, he's someone who means something to me." Xingxing was aware that other than pleading for Qixuan not to make Shua Xie seriously injured it was more than enough.

Qixuan smiled faintly, "Of course I won't hurt your closest person, Princess."

***

All the outer disciples were shocked to see Qixuan the first ranked disciple descending from the Xionglue pavilion. Moreover, seeing Qixuan walking towards the arena, of course they knew what Qixuan would do to Shua Xie, definitely declaring a challenge in order to improve the good name of the inner disciple.

Shua Xie frowned seeing a girl rise above the arena, at first Shua Xie did not know the girl but after his ears caught that the girl was a first-ranked disciple, Shua Xie was a little surprised, a little surprised, surprised because it was unexpected that the first ranker would willingly step down from the Xionglue pavilion.

'I thought he would just stay quiet, ' Shua Xie said in his heart.

Before Qixuan stated she would challenge Shua Xie, she first saluted the Elders near the arena as a form she respected the existence of that figure before fighting, unlike the ten ranked inner disciples before, unlike the previous ten, playing attack but not showing courtesy to the Elders.

"It's a little serious, Qixuan has intervened, surely she won't let go of Shua Xie's student," Tiaowang said in a slightly anxious tone. Yes, he knew how great Qixuan's potential was and certainly not comparable to Shua Xie.

Even so, Jiang Liang still believed Shua Xie was able to handle it, "Murid Shua Xie could definitely defeat Qixuan, proof that he had defeated ten ranked inner disciples in such a short period of time," jiang Liang said confidently.

"Heh! .. Have you forgotten Jiang Liang? Qixuan was not a random disciple of her-"

"I know, but I'm sure Shua's students can handle it." Jiang Liang interrupted Qiaofeng's words quickly.

"Have it, we'll see everything after they fight." Biming mediated Jiang Liang and Qiaofeng, he was also a little confident in Shua Xie's abilities but given that Shua Xie's opponent this time was different from the other disciples, he was also a little confident in Shua Xie's ability, Biming did not fully expect Shua Xie to come out victorious.

"What if we bet Elder Jiang? If the disciple you defend wins I will give you fifty taels of silver, but if Qixuan wins you will pay me fifty taels of silver" said Qiaofeng, he had deliberately proposed a bet like this because he knew Jiang Liang believed in Shua Xie so much. If Shua Xie lost he would make a profit.

"Of course, I bet Shua Xie will win!" jiang Liang quickly agreed to the bet that Qiaofeng gave. While the other 4 Elders could only shake their heads looking at Jiang Liang and Qiaofeng's attitude.

Returning to Shua Xie, he still looked calm even though Qixuan had taken the stage.his calmness made the outer disciples believe that Shua Xie was able to defeat Qixuan.

Qixuan smiled at Shua Xie before she finally paid her respects as a fellow fighter, this tradition does exist but not all Cultivators apply it. Seeing Qixuan salute, Shua Xie also immediately did the same despite being surprised by Qixuan's polite demeanor.

"Murid Qixuan challenged Shua Xie's disciple," said Qixuan softly, not even mentioning herself as a disciple in the first rank making Shua Xie even more surprised.

"Yes, I accept the challenge from Senior Qixuan," Shua Xie replied quickly with a stiff smile, 'I didn't expect it to turn out that he had this kind of attitude, either, I think all of the ranked inner disciples have an overbearing nature.' Shua Xie praised Qixuan's humble demeanor.

No need for much further ado Qixuan immediately drew her sword, but seeing that Shua Xie did not pull the sword on her back, Qixuan frowned, "Murid Shua Xie does not want to draw a weapon?"

"Ah, this .. I don't need it." Shua Xie immediately retaliated, not unnecessarily but because it was forbidden to use.

Qixuan understood, she also sheathed back her sword, so that Qixuan's fair fight wouldn't use her sword either, "If it were like that, I wouldn't use a weapon either. But I hope that Shua Xie's students put all of their abilities into it because I won't hesitate to look at your previous abilities."

"Oh, sure." Shua Xie smiled faintly, even though he had said that still Shua Xie would not exert all his strength. The Great Elder was here, and also he had his own idea of finishing it.

Qixuan immediately shot towards Shua Xie as she thrust a fist at Shua Xie. Thinking Shua Xie would resist or fend off his attacks just as Shua Xie did the way he had before to the other ranked inner disciples. But it turned out .. Qixuan's guess was wrong. Not knowing what Shua Xie was thinking, he deliberately took the punch and knocked himself out of the arena.

"Eh?"

Everyone glared on the spot, seeing Shua Xie had just exited the arena due to a single strike. At the same time Shua Xie immediately stood with support on the edge of the arena and gave Qixuan a thumbs up.

"Senior Qixuan is indeed great!" shua Xie said with a meaningful smile even though his lips were bleeding a little.

"Eh? It's." Qixuan was confused, she did not exert all her strength and was also sure that Shua Xie would be able to dodge or fend it off, but what happened was precisely that punch made Shua Xie out of the arena and even made Shua Xie vomit a little blood at the corner of his lips.

"What's going on?" asked Qixuan again, still not understanding her own circumstances.

"There's nothing wrong, Senior won the fight! It's not wrong Senior is ranked one," Shua Xie explained with a smile. Then he walked away from the arena, of course heading towards his residence to treat his injuries.

For a moment everyone fell silent because they did not understand what was really happening, why did Shua Xie suddenly lose so quickly. Right at everyone watching the situation, the Great Elder laughed breaking the silence and making everyone even more confused, along with his laughter that the Great Elder walked out of the arena.

Although Qiaofeng did not know what was happening, but in essence he was the one who won on this bet, "Chairman Jiang I hope you don't forget the fifty taels of silver you promised. I always wait for you at my residence to bring the money," Qiaofeng said with a small laugh.

Jiang Liang snorted softly, "Of course I won't forget about it, just fifty taels of silver." Jiang Liang immediately waltzed away with a sick heart feeling.50 taels of silver was not a little money, collecting 50 taels of silver took a year.

On the other hand the inner disciples shouted cheerfully, happy to see Qixuan being able to defeat Shua Xie, so the reputation of the inner disciples would not be looked down upon by the outer disciples anymore.

While the outer disciples immediately dispersed as they cursed the inner disciples and were also disappointed that Shua Xie was unable to defeat Qixuan. Though they had placed more hope on Shua Xie.

"I didn't expect Shua's disciple to be more attractive than I thought," Biming said with a small laugh escaping from his lips.

"Yes, I feel the same way too" Dongxue said as he carved a faint smile. He and Biming certainly understand why Shua Xie suddenly lost, if only the Great Elder did not laugh of course they said they would not be aware.

While Houlan was still confused, Biming and Dongxue looked calm and increasingly attracted to Shua Xie, but he did not understand, "What's wrong? Wh why? What the hell's going on? Why don't I understand?" ask Houlan to Dongxue.

"Didn't you understand? He deliberately relented," Dongxue explained briefly.

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A/N: Eeh? how do I not understand 🤔 if you guys how?