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Chapter 37 - Continues to Slack Off, Let’s See How You Show Off!
Chapter 37 : Continues to Slack Off, Let’s See How You Show Off!
“Right now, you truly are not as good as the other party. Temporarily conceal your edge, and when you’re good enough, then you can make a name for yourself by defeating Jiang Chen!”
“Although I’m not very familiar with the Primordial Holy Land, such immortal forces highly value strength and talent! If you can defeat Jiang Chen in these aspects, you can replace him! Throughout the long years, it’s not rare for the Son of Holy Land to be replaced!” Cang Lao advised earnestly.
He was genuinely worried that Du Gou Yun was too arrogant, and proclaiming in front of a large audience to replace Jiang Chen would be disastrous. Although there wouldn’t be any danger, being laughed at by the entire Holy Land was inevitable.
His disciple was self-important and couldn’t tolerate others’ ridicule. He could imagine if Du Gou Yun did this, he would inevitably make enemies in the Tai Chu Holy Land.
“If one doesn’t have a good reputation internally and lacks the support of the higher-ups, even if they defeat the Primordial Holy Son, they might not be able to replace him. Instead, they could face rejection.” As someone experienced and well-versed in the ways of the world, Cang Lao deeply understood this.
“Ah, I understand, Master!” Du Guyun sighed, responding reluctantly. His tone, however, betrayed his unwillingness, making Cang Lao more speechless and helpless.
You understand nothing, it’s in one ear and out the other. Cang Lao knew his disciple’s nature all too well. Every time he says he understands, but then he can’t help but act impulsively.
“I hope you really do understand this time,” Cang Lao sighed. Having this disciple made him play both the roles of father and mother. It also made him realize how hard it is to be a parent, especially with a rebellious child. It’s unimaginable.
‘Hmm, Cang Lao doesn’t have any children.’
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The inner sect competition proceeded as scheduled. The entire inner sect was bustling with noise and excitement. It attracted the attention of many high ranking elders and disciples of the holy land. Elders, true disciples, and core disciples all went to watch.
And in this year’s inner sect competition, Du Guyun had made a name for himself. Relying on his strength, he crushed his opponents several times. Several of his opponents were more famous disciples in the inner sect. They were candidates for the top twenty in many people’s hearts.
These people were no match for Du Guyun, and he defeated them in a few moves causing his fame to soar. As a result, many inner sect disciples and upper echelons learned of Du Guyun’s identity.
To put it simply, Du Guyun had made a name for himself. He had also become the object of many elders’ attention. These elders all had the idea of taking Du Guyun as a disciple.
In the bustling holy land.
There was only one place that was extremely quiet. Banished Immortal Peak. It was too quiet and peaceful. Compared to the rest of the holy land, it was a bit out of place.
Banished Immortal Peak.
Yan Ruyu came in front of Jiang Chen and asked curiously, “Primordial Holy Son, aren’t you interested in the inner sect competition? I saw a lot of people there. Famous disciples and elders of the holy land! They’re all watching and discussing the inner sect competition!”
“And there are a few rare geniuses in the inner sect competition this time! Whether it’s talent or strength, they’re the best!” The liveliness of the inner sect competition attracted Yan Ruyu’s attention for several days.
She went to watch the inner sect competition almost every day. Due to her own advantages and identity, she naturally attracted the attention of countless people. Many people didn’t even watch the inner sect competition, instead they watched Yan Ruyu.
“There’s nothing to watch! It’s just a competition between some disciples!” Jiang Chen said lazily.
He had long since grown tired of this so-called inner sect competition. It was said to be a stage for the inner sect disciples. In reality, it was a personal show of Du Guyun, and regardless of how outstanding other talented disciples were, they all became the stepping stones for Du Guyun.
This very incident made Du Guyun completely famous throughout the Primordial Holy Land, catching the attention of countless disciples and higher-ups.
Even more so, after Du Guyun won, he directly declared his intention to replace Jiang Chen and become the new Primordial Holy Son, even publicly announcing his challenge to Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen naturally couldn’t stand this and directly confronted him. Of course, Jiang Chen, with his proud nature, didn’t want to bully Du Guyun with his higher realm, so he suppressed his realm to be equal to Du Guyun for the battle.
As expected, Jiang Chen was utterly defeated. At the same realm, he was no match for Du Guyun. This incident led to a decline in Jiang Chen’s reputation and stopped others from ridiculing Du Guyun.
This was actually quite unreasonable. In the original story, Jiang Chen, whether in secret techniques or physique, was superior to Du Guyun. Even in a battle of equal realms, Du Guyun was not Jiang Chen’s opponent.
But due to the arrogance in Jiang Chen’s heart in the original story, underestimating Du Guyun, he suffered a defeat. Of course, the main reason was that the protagonist was showing off, and the supporting character could only be stepped on, regardless of whether it made sense or not.
When Jiang Chen first saw this plot, he was furious, ranting that it was too far-fetched. Moreover, if it were him, he wouldn’t need a battle of equal realms. Just a single oppressive force would be enough to leave Du Guyun breathless, not to mention a fight.
Clearly, there were better ways to resolve it, but Jiang Chen in the original chose the worst approach. Besides, the protagonist’s aura was too dazzling, inevitably leading to Jiang Chen’s loss. Otherwise, without compressing his realm, he could have easily swept Du Guyun aside.
“Really not going?” Yan Ruyu blinked her beautiful eyes, seemingly trying to see into Jiang Chen’s true thoughts.
“Not going! There’s nothing interesting to see!” Jiang Chen flatly refused.
Watch what? He still had to slack off. If he went, wouldn’t he lose his slacking off rewards? Since that’s the case, why bother going at all? Of course, he also wanted to suppress Du Guyun. But he felt the plot had changed, and besides, he himself was already at the ninth realm of Life and Death.
Even if Du Guyun was foolish, he wouldn’t challenge him, it would be self-inflicted suffering. However, it’s hard to say. After all, in the original, Du Guyun confronted Jiang Chen in the same realm. The subsequent developments would probably be similar because, in the same realm, Jiang Chen would lose his advantage, and Du Guyun would have a great benefit!
However, if the current Jiang Chen took action, even at the same realm, he could easily crush Du Guyun. But for the sake of slacking off rewards, Jiang Chen didn’t plan to do so. Because doing so, there were no benefits at all! On the contrary, Du Guyun would benefit unimaginably.
“Well, alright!” Confirming that Jiang Chen really had no intention, Yan Ruyu did not continue to ask further questions!