Chapter 5 is placed at your doorstep

to have a well-thought-out plan or strategy in mind

Zhao Wu instinctively took a few steps back and exited the door

The second step has been completed

Chen Xi nodded: "Yes, I am still the killer"

He nodded slightly and said: "I am free to leave Qiyang Valley; I am neither a traitor nor a defector. The reason I am leaving is that the cultivation methods of Qiyang Valley do not suit me. If I had a cultivation method that was suitable for me, perhaps I would have already reached the Void Breaking Realm. If I want to take revenge, I must become stronger. I believe that the Great Opening Extreme Method of Xiaomantian Sect is suitable for me."

Zhou Jiuzhi said: "Only through hard work can one achieve results. Look at those tea trees on the mountain; they survive on sunlight and rain without anyone tending to them. Their growth may be crooked and unsightly, but it is not without its own expression of the strength it wishes to unfold. Observe how the little boxwood trees in the garden are so beautifully arranged; yet, they are shaped by iron shears.

He smiled and said: "Like an abandoned child"

... ...

Zhou Jiu sighed: "You are truly uncomfortable."

Chen Xi shook his head: "Absolutely not"

Zhou Jiu raised his hand, signaling Chen Xi not to explain: "It was not you who killed the person"

I am unaware and unclear

... ...

Zhou Jiu sighed slightly: "The Zhao family of Qingzhou cannot be considered a prominent noble family, but there are quite a few experts among them. It would not be difficult to kill you... Regardless, he died at your doorstep, and the Zhao family will demand an explanation from you. Even if I openly help you explain, they will not listen, because behind them... there is still a Prince of Anyang.

Chen Xi felt a slight tremor in his heart, and then asked: "Is the abandoned child at ease?"

Chen Xiyi was taken aback, but soon understood. In the path of cultivation, one enters the foundational stage through self-realization, progressing through the nine ranks of the foundational stage to reach the Void Breaking stage. Only those who have attained the Void Breaking stage can cultivate their true essence. The so-called true essence is something that belongs uniquely to the cultivator. It is the culmination of all their cultivation and intent infused into it, simply put, it is the most suitable weapon for the cultivator.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "What else could I do? Am I supposed to cry? If crying were effective, I would indeed want to have a good cry."

cannot

Chen Xi stood up and walked to the door, where the two individuals stood face to face, mere inches apart

He looked at Chen Xi and asked, "Do you have any formidable backing behind you?"

Chen Xi used the term "student"

This should be the reply from Master Yangzhao to Zhou Jiuzhi, addressing all of Zhou Jiuzhi's inquiries. These inquiries naturally pertain to Chen Xi's origins. In his reply, Master Yangzhao confirmed the identity of Chen Xi as a disciple of Qiyang Valley and also explained that Chen Xi's intention to come to Xiaomantian Sect for cultivation was to seek revenge. Many years ago, Chen Xi's parents were murdered, and their enemies possessed exceptional skills. Therefore, after discovering that the techniques of Qiyang Valley were not suitable for Chen Xi, Master Yangzhao advised him to come to Xiaomantian Sect for cultivation.

Zhou Jiuzhi said: "Who told you to suddenly appear? They killed Zhao Wu and framed it on you, intending for the Zhao family to pressure you into revealing the forces behind you, to see to whom you truly belong. Zhao Wu was merely their pawn; since this pawn could not uncover your origins, they had no choice but to break the pawn, forcing its master to come and question you."

Zhou Jiuzi took a sip of tea and said: "The ease of tea is akin to the ease of a person... The tea in the tea garden is not at ease. It grows and thrives according to human demands. Even if one does not intervene directly, there is still a longing in the heart for the tea trees to grow more robustly. This is what it means to be not at ease; human thoughts are the greatest interference. The tea in the sect is truly at ease."

This sword strike came from an unknown source, yet it was extraordinarily precise. The sword energy was neither excessive nor insufficient, piercing through Zhao Wu's protective true energy and barely penetrating his heart, after which the sword energy dissipated without a trace, leaving no means to investigate. Chen Xi looked at the fallen Zhao Wu, his brows gradually furrowing.

This set of tea utensils is left for you

Chen Xishun casually caught it and opened it to take a look

Zhou Jiu pointedly asked, "What is it?"

Zhao Wu took a breath, allowing himself not to fall too far behind: "You are standing in front of me and the * book *, which is obstructing my way."

Chen Xi extended his hand

Chen Xi suddenly smiled

He answered himself

What are you going to do

Chen Xi asked himself

It is sword energy

Why

is

He turned around, returned to the bedside, and lay down to prepare for rest: "If one has self-awareness, one should leave."

Zhao Wu clearly became nervous, his complexion changing constantly

extremely narrow and fine

Zhou Jiuzhi said: "Although I can tell that this was caused by a physical object and not an intangible sword energy, there are countless practitioners, each with their own unique life source, which may not be discernible. I know that you are not the one who killed, precisely because you have not yet reached the realm where one can cultivate their life source. However... I know you are not the killer, yet you are still a murderer"

Chen Xi smiled, somewhat disdainfully: "A person who retreats so easily is not even worthy of being my opponent. Rest assured, no one is willing to recklessly kill at this time. So many people think I have an unclear background, why is it only you who comes to ask me? Because... you are truly an idiot"

Chen Xi responded very decisively

Am I at ease

Zhou Jiu asked.

Zhao Wu's lips curled slightly, and then he said coldly: "Who is behind us, whether it is the Qingwu Academy, the Huangluan Academy, or other academies, every person who wishes to enter the Fortune Tower has some unspeakable secrets behind them. However, this secret is something that everyone knows on the surface. That is the backing... No matter what kind of mountain it is, it is an unshakable mountain. But you, we are all unclear about the origin."

Young person

It seems that I have encountered some trouble

This person died right outside his door

Chen Xi looked into Zhao Wu's eyes and said word by word: "I did not obstruct your path, but you have obstructed mine. I did not actively block you, yet you took the initiative to come to my doorstep and block me."

Zhao Wu stood with one foot inside the door and one foot outside: "The answer I seek, you are well aware of."

Chen Xi stood up and turned around. It seemed that he saw a face, smiling ominously at him from hetushu.com .com

Zhao Wu let out a cold snort and turned to leave

From the very beginning, he knew that he could not hide his mastery of the Qiyang Valley's Flame Qi Technique. Who would have thought that his practice of the Flame Qi Technique was merely to conceal another matter? This other matter is the true secret that must not be known. If Zhou Jiuzhi were to see through it, all his calculations and preparations would be in vain

The student does not understand

Chen Xi picked up Zhao Wu's body and walked slowly down the mountain

Thus, Master Yang Zhao's letter ultimately requests Zhou Jiu to refrain from exposing the identity of Chen Xi as a disciple of the Qiyang Valley. For if this were to happen, Chen Xi would become a despised renegade in the martial world.

Chen Xi took the hot tea that Zhou Jiu personally handed to him, and lowered his head to observe the tea leaves floating in the cup. The steam rose gracefully, and both the warm vapor and the fragrance of the tea were quite comforting. This tea was the rock tea grown by himself in the mountains of the Xiaomantian Sect; it may not be of the highest quality, but it excelled in its simplicity and ease.

Chen Xi said

Zhou Jiu looked at Chen Xi and walked out of Chen Xi's dilapidated wooden house: "You may participate in the internal examination, but I will keep an eye on you. If you have any ulterior motives against the Xiaoman Tianzong, it would be easy for me to kill you. I am keeping you alive because I have just received this. You are neither a discarded disciple nor an abandoned child, but you have abandoned yourself. You have forsaken life and carried hatred, so you are likely to never find peace. In the path of cultivation, having pressure is naturally a good thing, but in the end, no one can force you to progress, not even yourself... You have forsaken life and carried hatred, so you are likely to never find peace. In the path of cultivation, having pressure is naturally a good thing, but in the end, no one can force you to progress, not even yourself..."

Because you are about to die

After taking just a few steps, he suddenly let out a muffled groan. Then he turned around, his face filled with terror and disbelief. When Chen Xi heard the muffled groan, he had already rushed out, but all he saw was Zhao Wu lying dead on the ground. A person can die so quickly, it turns out.

The top three disciples of Class A have met such a pathetic end.

... ...

Zhou Jiuzi sighed, "The heart is indeed too big."

abandoned child

Chen Xi looked at Zhou Jiu, waiting for him to continue speaking

After reading this letter, when I looked up again, Zhou Jiu had already departed.

... ...

Chen Xi carefully put away the tea set, after all, this was the first luxury item of his small home

I never expected that you actually made it through the Hall of Discipline.

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... ...

Chen Xi nodded: "I do not cultivate sword energy"

However, the growth of an abandoned child is quite difficult

He knew that he could not hide it from Zhou Jiuzhi. Previously, when Zhou Jiuzhi was not paying attention to him, he might not have discovered his Flame Qi technique. However, someone of such cultivation level, as long as they pay attention, would inevitably be able to see through it. Chen Xi was unclear about Zhou Jiuzhi's cultivation level, but he speculated that as one of the directors of the Outer Sect's Six Institutes, he must at least be at the Spirit Mountain Realm. A cultivator at the Spirit Mountain Realm could crush him into powder with a single hair.

You can still make jokes after all

I thought it was the dissipating sword energy

He said

Zhou Jiu pointed out: "It is not that the sword energy has dissipated, but rather that it has returned to the hands of the killer after the fatal blow. Therefore, it is formless and traceless. If the sword energy had dissipated, there would still be remnants within the deceased's body"

Placed at your doorstep

Give me some money, I need to run away

He casually tossed over an envelope

Master Yang Zhao stated that Chen Xi's parents were his old friends.

However, Chen Xi knew that the saying "if a discarded child grows up, then it will be free" is indeed correct

After finishing this sentence, he stood up and prepared to leave

Zhou Jiu Zhi smiled slightly and finished his tea: "Previously, when you froze those Winter Eternal Insects in the Discipline Hall, I knew that you were expelling the icy power of the Azure Water Cold Pool that had accumulated within you, which is why the insects perished. However, this also reveals that you possess the internal energy of a fire-based cultivation method, indicating that you are from the Seven Yang Valley rather than what you claimed before. Recently, the Seven Yang Valley has not issued any notices for the capture of their wayward disciples, suggesting that you were permitted to leave. This is somewhat strange, isn't it?"

At this point, Chen Xi seemed to be driven to a dead end

Zhou Jiu pointed at the website and said, "I regret it now; I plan to take back the tea set I gave you."

He asked, "What answer do you really want to obtain?"

Am I in your way

He murmured to himself, his eyes filled with a hint of expectation

Chen Xi is somewhat confused, as the logic of this statement seems a bit chaotic

Chen Xi fell silent for a moment, leaned forward to whisper in Zhao Wu's ear: "What you just said makes no sense. Let me teach you how to reason... If I am in your way, you may kill me. If you are in my way, I will also kill you"

The wound is on the back, directly facing the heart

Any action taken for the sake of revenge is done from the heart. Since it is from the heart, where does the discomfort come from

Zhao Wu appeared at the door of the wooden house, coldly stating: "What exactly is your background? If you truly have power behind you, you would not have needed to serve as a laborer for this past year. To have endured in the Ice Chamber of the Discipline Hall and emerge in such vigorous health, without any signs of injury, is indeed astonishing regarding your cultivation. Or perhaps, you possess some treasure on you?"

After Zhou Jiuzhi finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Wu's corpse, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes

Zhou Jiu pointed his finger and shook his head: "It is not sword energy, it is my life force"

At this moment, it was precisely when Zhou Jiuzi said: "The quality of tea lies in its ease."

Zhou Jiuzhi said: "If an abandoned child grows up, it is freedom. If the abandoned child dies, it is also freedom. If one was originally an abandoned child but is picked up again by the one who discarded him, that is not freedom. Once the intention to abandon has arisen, naturally, there will be no care, no maintenance, and no protection."

Zhou Jiu did not ask Chen Xi why he was so consumed with the desire to seek a master and learn the arts, as it would not be difficult for someone of Chen Xi's caliber to join the Xiaoman Tianzong. This is because the rules of the sect cannot be broken. ... Disciples of Qiyang Valley transferring to Xiaoman Tianzong ... . ... is a taboo. It is not that there is any enmity between the two sects, but rather that such an action, in a more severe sense, would be considered treachery.

At ease

This is a handwritten letter from Master Yang Zhao of Qiyang Valley

After reading this letter, Chen Xi felt a warmth in her heart

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