I Just Want to Live Peacefully
Chapter 69: We Make Rules

Chang Yiming's plan was simple. It was to set up an arena and choose the strongest genius among them. At that time, of course, there would not be many people coming to the mountain to disturb them.

Huo Yun hesitated. “Is this worth it? First our sect is not a holy land, and secondly, we do not have the talent of a widespread genius. If you set up the arena, how would people acknowledge us? ”

Zhang Junbao agrees, “You're right. The most talented ones are arrogant. If they came, would they be willing to wait for the other talented ones to fight over the rankings? Of course not. Since the rank did not have enough recognition from others, they would rather directly challenge Linglong themselves. ”

“Secte we are still too weak!” Chang Yiming wailed.

Everyone stay quiet.

In the past, Mu Shuiyun had forced his way into the Jiuyang Sect only because his son died. He wanted to sacrifice innocent disciples for his son's funeral. A few days ago, the 18th Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not care to obtain permission before breaking into Chuyang Peak.

It all boils down to the same — sects are too weak.

Zi Linglong remained silent the entire time, with his eyes glittering in purity, listening to the entire discussion. Seeing everyone silent, he blinked and muttered, “Then what should we do?”

Zhang Junbao sighed. “Although Linglong has a high cultivation base, he is not even in his 20s yet, yet he has to face such problems. We and our Master were unable to help much, I was quite disappointed with myself. I used to declare myself a genius but when it was most important, I couldn't help in the least. ”

Huo Yun and Chang Yiming were both bitter and astringent.

Jiang Ming, who was silent the entire time, finally spoke up. “Zhang Senior, this is not your fault!” He then looked at Zi Linglong and asked, “Do you have a need for spiritual items to help your cultivation but the sect cannot provide them?”

“There!” Zi Linglong tilted his small head and replied earnestly, “Like Moon Stone, Water Crystal, Nine Yin Flower, Acheron Fruit, and so on!”

Zi Linglong did not hold back nor did he need to when it came to the items he needed for his cultivation.

He could guess what his elder brother was planning and doing.

Jiang Ming said, “Then we can challenge them to a duel head-on! We will say that Linglong does not want to be disturbed during his cultivation as an excuse and ask people who want to challenge him to bet on spiritual objects such as Moon Stones and Water crystals if they want to challenge him!

Chang Yiming, Huo Yun, and Zhang Junbao were all confused. They had never heard anything about the Moon Stone or the Acheron Fruit. They even thought that the Moon Stone was a rock agglomerated from the sun!

Zhang Junbao asked, “What if they do not have spiritual items and still demand a duel?”

Jiang Ming exclaimed, “Slaughter!” He made a pause before continuing. “If they want to challenge us, then they have to abide by our rules. If they break the rules, we will slaughter them!”

Zhang Junbao asked, “But what if they have a strong background? What if the opponent is too strong for him? Can we guarantee that Linglong will emerge victorious for every duel?”

Jiang Ming replied with a smile, “If he lost just once, there would be no one to challenge him anymore. Moreover, our Sect Master has stepped into the Primal Spirit Realm. With him watching her from the shadows, it wouldn't be a problem!”

After a few more discussions, the three left.

Gu Hai, who had been sitting quietly all this time, finally spoke up. He advises, “Don't kill if you don't really have to do it. We have to be humble. Only then can we go further and live freely!”

“If the enemy has already forced his way into our doorstep, how can we still retreat? Are we deliberately admitting defeat?” Jiang Ming shook his head and added, “I think Junior Sister won't approve of this either.”

Zi Linglong said, “You are with courage and perseverance! Only then can we continue to breakthrough! If we retreat and admit defeat due to adversity, it is bad for spirits!”

Gu Hai was confused. “But... But.. There is a high chance that we will face all the talented geniuses from Zhong Province and the Eastern Region! How can we keep ourselves emerging victorious throughout all this?”

Zi Linglong replied, “Lose the battle and admit defeat are two different things! Sir, you don't have to worry about this! ”

Jiang Ming said, “What you should do now is ask if the Sect Master has a good spiritual item for the duel.”

Gu Hai sighed. “Really... you two! Can no longer put my words in your head!” He cast a spell into the distance.

Not long after, the Sect Master arrived.

Zi Linglong said, “Master Sect, what I have formed is the Yang Dao Seed and fully master all the special abilities that the sect has to offer. The special abilities I gained from the outside are at the limit of full mastery, and I need to duel with others to win spiritual items to fully understand Yin Sambodha.”

He returned without hesitation and took out a piece of Sun Stone from the treasure vault. It was an unusual sect treasure, encased in a powerful fire energy.

When the Sect Master returned to Chuyang Peak, he handed the spiritual item over to Gu Hai for safekeeping. Afterwards, he firmly instructed Zi Linglong, “If you find yourself unable to win the fight, don't push yourself. Always remember!”

Zi Linglong nodded in response.

After that, they begin to deal with any scenarios that may come up during the plan.

Jiang Ming suggested that for convenience, a mountain gate could be opened on the east side to allow direct access to Chuyang Peak. This would help to avoid any challengers from affecting the peace of the sect and causing chaos.

Sect Master considered significantly before agreeing.

Chuyang Peak was located to the east of the sect. The Sect Master went ahead and used his great mana to build a stone staircase that extended out from the mountain. He also made several pavilions along the way.

After which, he erected a piece of stone tablet outside the main gate, with the rules of the duel engraved on it.

The Zi Linglong room…

Zi Linglong thought with his hands crossed, ‘I exposed my phoenix bloodline too early and caused a chain reaction, such as Mu Lei's premature death and Bai Yu's agonizing death, making everything fall apart!

‘Well, after all, it's a small thing. I will only use this opportunity to start gathering some spiritual items that help accelerate my understanding of Yin Sambodha, forming the Yin Dao Seed. Once my Yin Dao Seed is as strong as my Yang Dao Seed, I will be able to incorporate it into the Yin-Yang Dao Seed and realize the dual cultivation foundation.’

As Zi Linglong continued to ponder, he frowned. ‘But ... although my phoenix bloodline may have caused Mu Lei's jealousy, how did it implicate Bai Yu's death? Through all this chaos, I always felt like there was someone up there manipulating everything! And I wonder who killed Bai Yu.’.

He was constantly trying to uncover everything, only to realize some absurd things, yet he was unable to find the source. Therefore, he continued to ponder and sat cross-legged on his bed. ‘Why am I thinking so much about this? Given my current speed of growth, I have nothing to fear from anyone. Even if there are incidents throughout this, I can only activate the spell and expend my latent energy to directly break through to the Primal Spirit Realm. At that time, protecting my Senior Brother won't be a problem!’

…

Meanwhile, Jiang Ming was still on the roof.

He had to be on his guard to avoid an unexpected accident.

Although he was confident that his Old Brother would be safe and sound under his watch, he could not help but feel worried.

Next day…

Early in the morning outside Chuyang Peak, a man sat cross-legged on a rock under a stone tablet, waiting patiently. The man was Hao Chen, the First Seat of Shaoyang Peak.

The 100-foot-tall stone tablet stood there, emitting a powerful aura for miles.

As the morning passed, a group of young people started to get interested.

When they saw the content engraved on the stone tablet, the blue-clothed man, who was also the leader of the group, could not help but laugh. “Turning a challenge into a duel and betting on this rare spiritual item? How arrogant the Jiuyang Sect is!”

His words were echoed by others. They started to discuss the whole matter.

“Being poor drives them crazy, I guess. Did they really think just because of the phoenix bloodline, they were invincible and could trample down from generation to generation? How arrogant!”

“This is a small sect and thinking that just because they defeated Zhou Tian, they were able to reap the profits with this duel? How absurd! When compared in the entire Zhong Province, Zhou Tian was not even ranked highly!”

“Come to the challenge only we lower our standards and give them credit. Now, they made it look like we were trying desperately, asking them to accept the duel instead! Such humiliation!”

While they were discussing, one of them even went up and tried to smash the carved stone tablet.

The sound of a long slash echoed as Hao Chen's First Chair opened its eyes. He forced the young man to retreat with just a slash.

At the same time, he said, “This is the territory of our Jiuyang Sect. We make rules! Come if you obey, go if you don't! Every attack on the stone tablets signified fighting against the Jiuyang Sect.. I'll forgive the first offense! But if there is a moment, then be prepared for a battle to the death! ”