NOVEL NEXT chapter 189 - I Want to Challenge!
Watching as Jiang Die disappeared once again behind the formation,
the smile on Jiang Yuan’s face gradually faded.
He stood there, staring blankly at the formation.
The Jiang Clan’s forces in Second Heaven had been completely wiped out—a matter that stirred a great uproar within the Jiang Clan of Third Heaven.
And all of it could be traced back to Jiang Die’s unwise decision.
Back when the true fighting had not even begun, Jiang Die had already taken actions targeting Lu Ye, and there had been voices of opposition within the Jiang Clan.
But Jiang Die’s attitude had been unyielding, and her strength terrifying—she had overwhelmingly claimed the first place on the Heavenly God Ranking, becoming the number one powerhouse of Second Heaven.
Under her forceful push, the matter had proceeded.
The members of the Jiang Clan in Third Heaven, even if harboring grievances, could only suppress them.
Had Jiang Die won, there would have been nothing more to say.
The key was that now she had lost.
The Jiang Clan’s forces in Second Heaven were utterly annihilated. Many people’s descendants had died at Lu Ye’s hands.
So who was responsible for this?
It was obvious—Jiang Die.
However, because Jiang Die and Lu Ye had fought fiercely, even surviving a dark-golden Heavenly Tribulation by brute force, people's resentment had once again been temporarily suppressed.
But now, after two and a half months, Jiang Die was still recovering from her injuries.
Discontent began to rise once again.
Wasn’t she supposed to be a peerless prodigy?
And yet it took this long just to heal from injuries?
The resentment grew.
Which was why Jiang Yuan had come to seek out Jiang Die earlier.
But he had been pushed back by her once again.
Jiang Yuan had no choice but to return and continue appeasing the Jiang Clan members.
Another half a month passed.
Still, Jiang Die showed no intention of emerging from seclusion.
Of course, for a cultivator, a ten-day, half-month, even months or years of closed-door cultivation was normal.
But this wasn’t an ordinary time—this was a period of severe unrest.
In terms of both emotion and reason, Jiang Die should have at least shown her face to stabilize people's hearts.
Thus, Jiang Yuan came again.
"What is it this time?" Jiang Die asked, frowning.
"Today the Void Pavilion is holding a public sermon. Many disciples from the clan are going to listen, and there’s a great clamor for you to also go and teach. What do you think?"
"My secret technique still hasn’t been successfully cultivated!" Jiang Die immediately replied.
"It’s just a lecture, it won’t take much of your time. Only about half an hour at most."
Jiang Die’s brows were full of irritation.
"Why is it that after ascending, I can't even cultivate properly?"
Jiang Yuan...
He didn’t even have time to cultivate properly himself. Outside, the Jiang Clan members’ resentment had grown so big it was frightening.
If there were such a thing as Evil Sword Immortals in this world, they could have been resurrected ten times over by now from all the resentment.
"How about you go and give a sermon..." Jiang Yuan suggested.
"I’m not going. For this lecture, I’ll dictate it to you—you can deliver it in my place. That way, we save time!" Jiang Die said.
"Uh... is that appropriate?"
"What’s inappropriate about it? I’ll speak, you’ll listen."
"What topic?"
"Lecture on Minor Void Art."
The Great Void Art and Minor Void Art were the Jiang Clan’s signature divine abilities. Hearing that Jiang Die wanted to lecture on Minor Void Art, Jiang Yuan’s expression sharpened.
"Alright, you speak, I’ll relay it later."
"Void is formless yet has shape. Void takes a point as its base, lines as its connection..."
Jiang Die spoke quickly, as though truly anxious to get back to cultivating.
Her words flowed without hesitation.
In Jiang Yuan’s ears, every sentence was a pearl of wisdom.
If not for a ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) truly profound understanding of the Minor Void Art, it would have been impossible to say such things. He even began to experience many insights.
In just a quarter of an hour, Jiang Die finished quickly.
"Alright, stop bothering me!"
"Alright, alright, alright..."
Jiang Die had demonstrated a glimpse of her abilities, and it was indeed shocking.
Jiang Yuan now felt reassured. With this material, he would have something solid to present.
This Jiang Die truly was a great talent.
Sure enough, when the lecture was delivered—even though it was just Jiang Yuan relaying her words—it still won thunderous applause.
"Amazing! Since when did Elder Jiang Yuan have such profound insight into Minor Void Art? Every word is as precious as gold—it's practically true Dao!"
"Looks like this old fellow’s been hiding deep. I can’t stand it anymore; I want to spar with him!"
"Listening to a lecture is never as thrilling as exchanging blows. I want to spar with him too!"
As soon as these words were spoken,
thunderous applause erupted across the audience.
Countless Jiang Clan disciples cheered for Jiang Yuan.
"Everyone, how did you find my lecture?" Jiang Yuan asked with a grin.
"Marvelous!"
"Wonderful!"
"Superb!"
"Hahaha..."
Jiang Yuan laughed heartily, then revealed the truth.
"To be honest, the insights on Minor Void Art were not mine. I merely heard them from someone else and relayed them to you."
"Huh? Elder Jiang Yuan was just relaying?"
"Who was it? To convey such understanding merely second-hand—if we had heard it firsthand, wouldn’t we have comprehended Dao on the spot?"
"Our Jiang Clan really does harbor hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
"Elder, who was it?"
Jiang Yuan stroked his beard and smiled.
"It’s someone you all know—Jiang Die, who recently ascended from Second Heaven!"
The lively atmosphere froze abruptly.
Everyone’s expressions grew increasingly cold.
The annihilation of the Jiang Clan’s forces in Second Heaven was inseparably linked to Jiang Die.
"She has such mastery? Could it be that Elder Jiang Yuan is deliberately trying to pin this ability on Jiang Die? Since her ascension, she hasn’t shown her face once, yet she’s consumed endless resources. It’s hard for us to believe she has such talent."
"Exactly. I don’t believe it either. I heard she was the number one Heavenly God in Second Heaven. Now that she's in Fate Realm, I want to see if she can still be number one here. Let’s see if she dares to fight us!"
"Right! She should fight us. If she beats us, makes us yield in both heart and mouth, we’ll have nothing more to say. But hiding away without even showing her face—how can we be convinced..."
In the end, the matter was forcibly suppressed.
Some marveled at Jiang Die’s brilliance, but even more people were filled with resentment and skepticism toward her.
Another twenty-some days passed.
Jiang Yuan once again arrived outside Jiang Die’s cultivation chamber.
"Jiang Die, Jiang Die, it’s truly not that this old man wishes to disturb you, but the Clan Head has given orders. The clan is holding a Grand Competition of talents. The Clan Head doesn’t ask you to participate, merely to sit and give commentary on the disciples’ performances. That way, everyone will be convinced."
Jiang Die...
It seemed there was no escaping it.
Although she had lost many of her techniques, she estimated that she was still stronger than ordinary Fate Realm cultivators.
So it would be fine.
She might as well go out and take a look!
Thus, Jiang Die appeared for the first time before the gathered Jiang Clan members.
She wore a black dress, her features exquisitely beautiful, her skin snow-white, carrying an aura that commanded respect without anger.
Her appearance was undeniably stunning.
Jiang Die greeted each elder one by one.
She had just found her seat, preparing to give her commentary and establish her image as a broad-minded and knowledgeable figure—
When a loud shout rang out:
"Elders, this disciple earnestly requests permission to challenge Jiang Die! Please grant it!"