Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Junior Brother Chen, Please Step Forward

After a moment of calm.

Zhu Min withdrew his hand and said, “You minion, what use is your jealousy of me? Even if we were at the same level, I could still easily suppress you!”

Yao Jianyuan shot him a disdainful glance, “So, you want to suppress your cultivation to fight me?”

Zhu Min replied nonchalantly, “I do have such an intention, to let you know what it means to bring humiliation upon yourself!”

“Heh.” Yao Jianyuan said coldly, “You used pills to forcibly elevate your cultivation to the Profound Immortal realm. Even if you suppress your cultivation, you’re still in a Profound Immortal body; you just want to rely on your bodily strength to suppress me!”

Indeed, even if Zhu Min suppressed his cultivation to the True Immortal realm, his physical body would still be at the Profound Immortal level, and the gap between the two is significant.

“Making excuses?” Zhu Min smirked and said, “I can suppress you with just a few moves from a distance; I don’t need to rely on my physical defense!”

Yao Jianyuan pondered for a moment and asked, “Let me ask you, if you don’t suppress your cultivation, how many True Immortals do you think you could defeat?”

At the early stage of the Profound Immortal realm, how many True Immortals could one possibly defeat?

Everyone present was considering this question.

Among them, the old man behind Zhu Min was the first to speak, “Kid, are you an idiot? The gap between levels is like a chasm; even if you had a hundred True Immortals, how could you possibly defeat a single Profound Immortal?”

“Hmph.” Yao Jianyuan scoffed, “So, your family member could at least fight one against a hundred if facing a True Immortal?”

The old man was taken aback, unsure of Yao Jianyuan’s intentions.

Zhu Min frowned, but he seemed to understand, “Are you trying to gather many True Immortals to fight me?”

“Looks like you’re not completely foolish.” Yao Jianyuan continued, “You are at the Profound Immortal level, so show the strength of a Profound Immortal! Suppressing your cultivation is a foolish act. Even if I win, it wouldn’t mean much. This time, my twelve brothers can easily suppress you. Do you dare to accept the challenge?”

Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished.

Those present knew that Gu Jue, the one with the highest cultivation among the younger generation of the Bi Yan Cave, was only in the late stage of the True Immortal realm.

Yao Jianyuan audaciously attempted to gather twelve True Immortals to fight against a single Profound Immortal?

What difference was that from sending one’s head to be taken?

“Yao Jianyuan, are you crazy? Do you really not understand the difference between True Immortals and Profound Immortals?” a disciple from the Nine Lives Cave said.

“You can’t do it doesn’t mean our Bi Yan Cave’s sword cultivators can’t. Don’t speak so much here!” Yao Jianyuan shot back.

“You’re too arrogant.” The other disciple shook his head and said no more.

Just as the words fell, the disciples from Qian Yue Cave began to ridicule:

“What an ignorant fool, where does he get the courage to challenge Young Master Zhu?”

“A frog at the bottom of a well, it’s laughable!”

“You little pests are not even worthy opponents; let alone challenge Young Master Zhu, you truly don’t know what you’re talking about!”

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Everyone laughed, but deep down, they hoped Zhu Min would accept the challenge and defeat all those top talents from Bi Yan Cave.

“Dare to accept the challenge!”

Seeing that Zhu Min remained silent, Yao Jianyuan suddenly shouted.

At this moment, Gu Jue and the others understood Yao Jianyuan’s intentions. The reason he dared to issue such a challenge was because he relied on the Twelve Absolute Immortal Sword Formation.

This formation was inherited from ancient times and possessed extraordinary power.

Whether it could defeat a Profound Immortal was still uncertain for Gu Jue, as he had never truly coordinated its use.

“You are simply arrogant!”

Faced with Yao Jianyuan’s provocation, Zhu Min could no longer contain his anger.

Even a hundred True Immortal ants—so what?

Yet this guy dared to proclaim to challenge him with twelve True Immortals!

This was simply an insult!

However, if he didn’t accept the challenge, this ant would only look down on him even more.

Thus, Zhu Min said in a deep voice, “I won’t even need five parts of my strength to completely waste you all; let’s see how rampant you can be!”

Zhu Min waved his large sleeve, already taking a stance to indicate he was ready to fight.

Before the battle commenced, the old man behind him stepped forward and said, “Everyone, this is that ignorant ant provoking my young master first. If he gets crippled or killed, don’t blame anyone else!”

His words were clearly aimed at Mo Wu, Yao Qingtian, and the others.

The meaning was obvious; you came to send yourself, if consequences arise, you deal with it yourself!

Yao Qingtian felt a sense of worry and sent a voice transmission to Yao Jianyuan: “How can you not change your stubbornness? I know you’re trying to use the Twelve Absolute Immortal Sword Formation, but where are you going to find twelve True Immortals to form the array? Are you trying to drive me mad?”

Yao Jianyuan replied, “Second Uncle, why are you panicking? Who said we need twelve True Immortals? Junior Brother Chen can just enter the formation!”

Yao Qingtian nearly slapped Yao Jianyuan in frustration and scolded, “Foolish! The most important thing about the Twelve Absolute Immortal Sword Formation is the blood energy circulation. How long has Chen been practicing? If his cultivation isn’t enough, how can he manage the blood energy flow?”

Yao Jianyuan laughed and said, “Old man, are your eyes failing you? Junior Brother Chen’s blood energy has circulated a hundred and eight times; does that need to be flaunted? Does it?”

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Yao Qingtian almost slapped him, but when he heard the second half, he stopped directly, “Junior Brother Chen has a blood energy circulation of a hundred and eight times?”

Yao Jianyuan said, “What else? Do you think I’m an idiot?”

Yao Qingtian’s worries diminished significantly, “This kid is unexpectedly a true genius, haha! Well, since we can gather the numbers, I won’t interfere with you anymore! Whatever the outcome, you bear the consequences yourself! By the way, I’ll pass you a secret technique that can increase your chances of winning!”

After saying that, Yao Qingtian used his mental energy to transmit some intricate tactics of the Twelve Absolute Immortal Sword Formation to Yao Jianyuan.

Before the chapter ended, Zhu Min impatiently shouted, “If you’re going to send yourself to death, then stop dragging your feet!”

Gu Jue flew forward, coldly staring at Zhu Min, “You struck me with a palm earlier; I must return the favor!”

Next, Sun Xinhao stepped forward, holding a fairy sword, “Count me in for this battle.”

One after another, eleven disciples from Bi Yan Cave stood forward, confronting Zhu Min.

“Who is the last one?”

“Haha, Yao Jianyuan is such a fool; doesn’t he know how to count? How can Bi Yan Cave muster twelve True Immortals?”

“What an idiot! Can’t even gather enough people; it’s laughable.”

The disciples from Qian Yue Cave seized the opportunity to mock crazily.

“Can’t understand it; Yao Jianyuan is so arrogant and yet drags his fellow brothers into this mess?”

“True Immortal versus Profound Immortal is simply like using an egg to strike a stone. Yao Cave Master doesn’t stop him? Is everyone in Bi Yan Cave a weirdo?”

“You don’t understand. This is called seeking a way out; if you don’t actively send yourself to let that Zhu family member vent his anger, the consequences might be worse. This is called wisdom by appearing foolish.”

“Hiss, that’s somewhat reasonable. If you think about it this way, Yao Jianyuan is preparing to sacrifice himself to save everyone from trouble.”

“A noble action; he is a model for us all!”

The disciples from the other two caves discussed and speculated, and in the end, they felt Yao Jianyuan’s image had grown larger.

With nearly everyone gathered, Yao Jianyuan turned to Chen Ansheng and said, “Junior Brother Chen, please step forward.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Ansheng stepped forward, walking on air, and stood alongside Yao Jianyuan and the others, facing Zhu Min.

“Him?”

Surprise! Everyone was taken aback!

The last person to join the fight was actually Chen Ansheng?

How could an ant at the eighth level of the Immortal Realm dare to step into a battle against a Profound Immortal?