Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

The great world is full of wonders; in the Sword Sect's Chen Family, there is only one sword, named the Sword Book.

It can dispel doubts, deliver teachings, and issue the highest directives of the Sword Sect.

Early this morning, as Zhang Ze stepped out of his courtyard, he suddenly felt the world change color, everything withering and silent, as if a sword from the Nether Void was cleaving the heavens and seas towards him.

There was no way to dodge, no way to avoid it, simply put, it was certain death.

Yet in the next moment, the illusion before him dissipated, and everything returned to normal.

The Thousand Mechanism Pavilion remained calm and serene, and the early winter sun rose as usual.

Thinking it was just his imagination, Zhang Ze was about to take a step when he noticed an object before him.

A paper sword was inserted vertically into the stone slab at his feet, fitting perfectly, seamlessly smooth.

Zhang Ze felt a surge of unease; he had seen this kind of paper sword more than once.

This was a family craft of the old Chen Family.

Zhang Ze didn't know his elder brother-in-law's level, but his junior sister's paper sword could hardly fly more than a hundred meters, let alone penetrate stone with such power.

Recalling the phenomenon when the sword arrived, Zhang Ze's heart skipped a beat.

In the Four Continents, only one person could make a paper sword fly so brilliantly.

The Sect Leader of the Sword Sect.

Zhang Ze took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

He closed his eyes, hoping it was just an illusion, yet when he opened them again, the paper sword was still there.

Zhang Ze reached out and pulled the paper sword from the ground.

"Maybe the Sect Leader is encouraging me to study hard." Zhang Ze comforted himself.

Carefully unfolding the paper sword and looking at the words on it, Zhang Ze's eyes dimmed, his face grim as death.

[Come to the Main Pavilion of the Sword Sect to see me, regarding my daughter's matter. — Sect Leader]

At this time, Lily happened to pass by, resulting in her gloating as she prepared to knock Zhang Ze out of his wheelchair.

And since Lily enjoyed making things worse, she poked Zhang Ze a couple of times; when she saw he still didn't move, she dashed away without a trace.

When she reappeared, she brought some acquaintances to watch Zhang Ze, who was still rooted in place.

The crowd listened as Lily added fuel to the fire, recounting the event with varied reactions.

"Take care, junior brother. If anything goes wrong, then it goes wrong," said Qiao Lezhi with his usual nonsense.

"The path ahead is unclear, whether it's fortune or misfortune… I can't tell, can't tell." Li divined a hexagram for Zhang on the spot.

"Who is the Sect Leader? Are they powerful?" This was Xiaoxuan, the Stone Girl, who knew nothing.

"Does senior brother need my help?" In the fickle world, only Fuji's warmth comforted.

Despite differing opinions, under Lily's influence, the topic quickly shifted towards how to handle Zhang Ze's posthumous affairs.

Just as the crowd was discussing what dishes to serve at the feast, Zhang Ze finally responded.

He first used the Sound Transmission Jade to contact his junior sister, but as expected, there was no response.

Carefully putting away the paper sword, Zhang Ze turned and went back indoors.

When he reappeared, he was clad in black combat attire, with a Profound Ruler Heavy Sword on his back.

Picking up Li and placing her on his shoulder, Zhang Ze clasped his hands towards the crowd.

"Mountains in the east for ten years, mountains in the west for ten years, never underestimate the youth!"

"In three years, I will visit the Main Pavilion of the Sword Sect to pay my respects to the Sect Leader."

"Please convey to my junior sister that I will not fail her."

"This is a three-year promise. Farewell, everyone!"

"Until we meet again."

With that, Zhang Ze concentrated and maximized the cultivation points he had accumulated from previous tasks.

Even maximized, it was only halfway to the Seventh-Layer of Foundation Establishment.

But Zhang Ze was confident that in three years, he could shatter the void.

Because that is how the books described it.

Feeling his rather inadequate power, Zhang Ze took a step to leave the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

This was the result of Zhang Ze's careful consideration.

Although Zhang Ze had not seen the Sect Leader in person, nor was there a portrait of Chen Qin's father in the Sword Pavilion,

Zhang Ze had seen the founding ancestor of the Sword Sect and his elder brother-in-law.

Both were over two meters tall, nearly three meters, with a muscular build akin to demons.

According to genetics, the Sect Leader, positioned between these two, likely looked similar, if not more so.

Moreover, within the Four Continents, only the Celestial Sect's head could match the Sect Leader.

Eliminating the possibility of external threats, the Sect Leader was invincible.

This invincible person, having a child in old age, now wanted to see the pig trying to uproot his cabbage...

The outcome, Zhang Ze could guess with his bottom.

This was not an escape; it was a strategic transfer, Zhang Ze thought.

[Fighting across three thousand miles of the Four Continents, meeting again after the flowers fall.]

[Postscript: Three years later, see you or not.]

Zhang Ze wrote a mismatching couplet and handed it to Lily.

"Please give it to my junior sister," Zhang Ze said solemnly.

However, the Sect Leader seemed to have predicted Zhang Ze's prediction long ago; before Zhang Ze could leave the square, a carriage suddenly appeared before him.

The carriage was ordinary, but the beast pulling it was neither a horse nor an ox, but a stag.

"Come on, get in the car." A person stepped down from the vehicle.

It was Mei'Er. Earlier, she had accompanied Chen Qin home, and now she was sent by the Sect Leader to block Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze felt a little relieved seeing that it was Mei'Er.

He figured that probably, maybe, perhaps, this trip wouldn't result in his body being ripped apart.

But he was still hesitating, unwilling to get in the car. Zhang Ze, with nothing better to do, petted the male deer, smoothing its hair while asking.

"Sister Mei'Er, what exactly does the Sect Leader want to see me about?"

"Just to meet you, nothing else. Also, show some respect to the senior." Mei'Er advised.

"Senior?" Zhang Ze didn't understand.

"Senior Lu's cultivation is at the Nascent Soul level." Mei'Er hinted to Zhang Ze with her eyes.

Zhang Ze's hand trembled, almost plucking a bunch of hair from Senior Lu.

"No worries, no worries, this little fellow's hand strength is quite comfortable." The male deer suddenly spoke.

'Wait a minute, a Nascent Soul expert pulling the cart, what kind of arrangement is this, what kind of intimidation tactics are these.' Zhang Ze sucked in a breath internally.

The male deer seemed to see through Zhang Ze's thoughts, it smiled and explained to Zhang Ze, "It's not what you think, I just enjoy pulling the cart."

Zhang Ze, "..."

Alright, whatever the expert says goes.

Zhang Ze hesitated as he walked toward the car door, but just as he put half a foot in, he thought of another excuse.

"I remember the Main Pavilion is pretty far, right? Sitting in the car for so long, we might as well..."

However, before he finished his sentence, Mei'Er interrupted, "Don't worry, this car is a top-grade magical artifact gifted by Dragon Tiger Mountain, it travels as fast as a top-grade flying ship."

Alright, the Sect Leader truly thinks highly of me.

Seeing that this trip to the Main Pavilion was unavoidable, Zhang Ze had no choice but to bring Li along and bid farewell to everyone one by one.

Lily somehow pulled out a suona and started playing it, sending Zhang Ze off.

However, it sounded really awful, and after just two notes, the suona was snatched by Qiao Lezhi and snapped in half.

Xiaoxuan, the Stone Lady, fiddled with her external Thousand Mechanism Armor, playing a farewell tune from it.

The tune was actually copied by Zhang Ze before, re-arranged by the music master of Cyan Thorn, giving it a unique flavor.

Now that he heard it, it felt quite fitting.

"Sending you off, thousand miles away..."

Unlike the melancholic state of Zhang Ze, with his heart like the chilling winds of Yi River, never to return, Li was quite open-minded.

It purely treated it as a vacation.

The troubles Zhang Ze caused had nothing to do with it, a weak, poor, yet food-loving little pet.

It calculated in its heart that on this trip to the Sword Sect's Main Pavilion, it would probably get to feast well.

Before getting into the car, Li greeted the male deer, "Thank you for your hard work."

The male deer slightly bowed its head, "It's just a little effort."

Its attitude seemed very respectful.

As the car door closed and the array inside activated, the deer cart disappeared from the square.

After making sure they were gone, Lily took out ten Spirit Stones.

"Come on, place your bets, betting whether the boss will come back in one piece or not."

...

The atmosphere on the road was a bit dull. Li, bored, had already fallen asleep, while Zhang Ze, with nothing else to do, chatted with Mei'Er, who was sitting across from him reading a book.

Zhang Ze, "Sister Mei'Er, where are we now?"

Mei'Er closed her eyes to sense, "Almost at Huanggutun."

Zhang Ze, "?"

Seeing Zhang Ze still wanting to ask, Mei'Er placed her hand on the array inside the car, and soon, a map of East Continent formed by Spiritual Qi appeared in front of Zhang Ze.

"Here's the map, take a look yourself. I'll read for a bit." Mei'Er, after saying this, stopped paying attention to Zhang Ze.

The Spiritual Qi map displayed the route of the magical artifact deer cart in real-time.

But looking at the place names on this journey, Zhang Ze felt increasingly uneasy.

Luofeng Slope.

Fallen Horse Ridge.

Dragon-breaking Platform.

Dai Mountain...

It was probably a coincidence, but all the names were unlucky, and Zhang Ze found this route to be really inauspicious, the more he looked, the more dismal it felt.

He simply closed his eyes and passed the time by simulating the Heart Method in the system.

Around noon, the deer cart came to a stop.

The male deer's voice sounded outside the car, "We've arrived."

"Where have we arrived at?" Zhang Ze opened his eyes and asked.

"Anlan City." The male deer answered every question.

Zhang Ze was silent for a while before making a remark, "The name Anlan City is pretty nice."

"Yes, it's quite nice because it was the Sect Leader who renamed it." Mei'Er nodded in agreement.

"This place used to be the Imperial City of the founding dynasty before Dongqi moved its capital." Mei'Er put down her book and told Zhang Ze a little geographical story.

"So..." Zhang Ze asked.

"So it was previously called the Original Imperial City, but the Sect Leader thought it was too awkward, so he changed it." Mei'Er looked at Zhang Ze and said matter-of-factly.