Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Dispute of Gentlemen

cian scholar once said in the Mugu Bookstore: "Human nature cannot be tested in darkness, because human nature itself is darkness."Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!The...Dou Zhao felt it was worth the trip.

Jiang Wang, however, felt...

Very empty.

He is feeling so empty right now.

The damage caused by the five deteriorations of heaven and man, is still worsening within the body.

To tell the truth, he saved Zu Guangshu and Yue Tiannu, protected the Ju Songyu Bi, and successfully escaped.

But in fact, Dou Zhao's desire for battle surpassed that of the Nine Chapters Jade Tablet. He didn't make another move against Zuo Guangshu at all. Otherwise, Jiang Wang wouldn't have been able to stop him.

Dou Zhao is all-around powerful with almost no weaknesses. Not only does his cultivation surpass others, but his swordsmanship also crushes them. Even his combat talent is at the peak.

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He did his best, but could only manage to escape. There was no chance of victory.

It wasn't until now that I had time to tend to my wounds.

At this very moment, he sat cross-legged atop the head of King Mahārāja’s Garuda, with the wind and rain whipping around him but unable to reach him within the golden light. He seemed to be watching the world through a window, everything veiled in a haze.

This Makara, with a human body and snake head, is walking through the wind and rain. In its left hand it holds Yuetian Slave meditating in crossed legs, and in its right hand it holds Zuo Guangshu who has fainted.

All three were seriously injured and unable to help each other.

Mohu Luo's left hand had five gigantic fingers curved like the throne of the Moon God.

She closed her eyes and meditated, with a serene expression on her face. She was concentrating all her effort on repairing her soul.

Jiang Wang was quite curious about this talented disciple of Xiyue Monastery, but he also felt a little embarrassed by the constant stench emanating from his own body.

But seeing Yue Tiannu's expressionless face, he finally reacted.

As her puppet form, even senses like smell exist only as an auxiliary combat perception and wouldn't truly experience scents.

A celestial prodigy like Yue Tiān Nǔ, who could be associated with the renowned Qu family, a thousand-year-old clan of Great Chu, why would they become a puppet What story lies behind this

Jiang Wang discarded those fleeting, random thoughts. With all his heart and soul focused heavenward, he closed his eyes and tended to his injuries himself.

Wearing soiled garments, with withered hair on the head, perspiration under the arms, stench of the body, and unwillingness to please this seat, these are the five decays of heaven and man.

As the lifespan of humans and Heaven draws to a close, there are thus five signs of decay.

Dou Zhao's this sword didn't directly strike Jiang Wang, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to last until now.

But if one allows the five declines to continue worsening, they can only step by step walk towards death.

The Five Decaying Forces, sliced into his body, were after all merely the aftermath of the war. Even if not treated promptly, they could still be lethal. If one truly calmed down and devoted their full attention to resisting them, there would be some way.

For example, one might gather the primal essence (Dao Yuan) and distribute it throughout their body, contacting every strand of waning energy (Wu Fai). Gradually, they would break down, encapsulate, and harmonize these forces... This is a slow process, but also a relatively safe one.

With Jiang Wang's subtle control over Dao Yuan, it would be enough to achieve this.

But he didn't choose that.

Instead, he used the immortal light of his sincere and pure vision to protect his vital points, then directly manipulated the Sanmeier True Fire within his body, encircling and suppressing it, annihilating it completely!

Boom boom boom!

Though it may rain and storm, there is sometimes a sudden clap of thunder.

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Turning one's body into a battlefield, incinerating every inch ravaged by the ravages of decay – this is undoubtedly a painful process.

Even in this process, Jiang Wang was constantly spitting blood.

Blood is black and has a metallic scent.

The injuries within me are not only related to the swordsmanship of the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, but also to the Samadhi True Fire. The substantial divine power of fire surging within my body, no matter how finely controlled, cannot avoid injury.

Using worsening methods to stop a worsening situation is like using drastic medicine for severe conditions. One careless mistake could be fatal.

That is, he had just erected his second Star Tower, and his body had been strengthened once again. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hold on now.

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But besides slightly furrowed brows, his face showed no other expression.

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He had already gotten used to enduring the pain.

“You might as well wait a bit, let me get better first. I have a way to treat your wounds.” Yue Tiannu suddenly said.

Even in her meditation, she sensed the intense clash within Jiang Wang's body.

She could understand that kind of pain.

Jiang Wang opened his eyes, looked at her, and was slightly surprised, but still shook his head: "It's too late."

Continue burning, continue pain, continue bleeding.

Thus choose, thus bear.

Too busy

Just that one sentence, seemingly incomplete and lacking context, was enough for Yue Tiannu. She seemed to understand something, and fell silent. Instead of speaking, she chose some relatively radical methods, silently repairing herself.

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Jiang Wang observed the surrounding environment, maintaining vigilance while also shifting some of the pain.

By this time, the inner samādhi fire has surrounded all five afflictions and is burning them. There is no need to devote your full attention any longer.

> Yue Tiannu chose the time to speak very cleverly.

Jiang Wang felt that she may have been unable to fully exert her abilities for some reason, otherwise she should have caused more trouble for Dou Zhao.

His body ached so much that he instinctively tried to find ways to ease the pain.

This is a test.

"It's too late, indeed." A voice said in the wind and rain.

Piercing through the rain curtain, it echoed in my ears.

The organ Moho-Roka held firm.

A towering figure cloaked in golden light stood majestically beneath the somber sky, exuding an aura of cold hardness.

Jiāng Wàng and Yuè Tiānnú both sat cross-legged, motionless. They were both awake, knowing that at this time, what mattered most was to recover their strength. Every bit of strength regained meant a greater chance of survival.

As for the visitor's appearance, it will always be visible.

The rain fell like beads on a curtain.

Two people "rolled up their curtains" and came, walking lightly in the air.

They were walking right in front of the mechanism, Garudha, and of course within Jiang Wang's field of vision as he sat cross-legged on the snake head.

Firstly, his appearance was rather unattractive. He wore a patched-up tunic and a scholar's cap, with a black butterfly perched on his left shoulder.

Another person was wearing a Jìngxián crown, but this one was made of iron. They were clad in armor, with one eye large and the other small. Oddly enough, they were quite well-proportioned, even handsome.

The visitor is certainly not well-intentioned.

The speaker was the one wearing a robe.

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Jiang Wang had already seen him on the Guanhe Terrace and recognized him as Ge Fei, the genius of Yue State. Then the one next to him wearing armor with small eyes must be Wu Ling.

To avoid alerting the other party, he stopped spitting blood: "I have a friend coming from afar, but Jiang is seriously injured and unable to greet him. I am deeply sorry."

Wu Ling's personality was rather direct, and she didn't pay attention to Jiang Wang's greetings. She just looked at him, her eyes full of interest: "How did you guess"

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Since the other party was willing to chat, Jiang Wang was happy to say a few more words.

"The vastness of the Shan Hai realm, I thought it would be very difficult to find Guang Shu and the others." He said, "But I always had a strange feeling, as if he was in this direction, waiting for me to find him... Haha, it turns out he really is. Isn't that amazing"

"Ge Fei smiled faintly: 'Sometimes inspiration comes so suddenly, why would that be suspicious'"

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He continued walking forward: "It seems you are a suspicious person."

Jiang Wang thought, perhaps what they called inspiration was just a trick of Ge Fei's, which is why he said that.

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"Perhaps it's not worth questioning," he smiled weakly, "I'm just being cautious in a place like the Sea of Mountains."

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What he didn't say was that the moment such inspiration appeared, it was repelled by his pure heart divine ability and had no effect on him at all. He just deliberately followed this inspiration for a walk, wanting to see who was behind it.

When he arrived, he saw Zuo Guangshu falling into the sea. He couldn't contain himself and immediately drew his sword to join the battle.

At first, he thought that sudden inspiration might be Dou Zhao's scheme. A proud person like Dou Zhao, perhaps used bait to lure the competitors all in for a kill.

But after successfully escaping, he overturned the speculation.

Because he did not encounter Dou Zhao's ambush while escaping.

This indicates that the place where the battle took place at that time was not the battlefield that Dou Zhao had planned.

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Jiang Wang asked himself, if he had lured people to be killed, he would have set up something around here more or less.

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Since that sudden inspiration wasn't Dou Zhao's doing, then who is the one who truly laid the trap and guided them into a confrontation

As a yellow sparrow, of course it would only appear after the war.

> It's also only possible that they were blocked on their way out.

But this distance wouldn't be too close, because this person would certainly not want to be discovered beforehand by either himself or Dou Zhao.

In Jiang Wang's judgment, it was about this place now...

He has instructed Yuetian Nu to make the mechanical Garuda fly erratically, but frankly, being stopped is only natural.

The one who sets up the game, cannot even hold onto a puppet.

Why would he choose such a violent method, directly incinerating the Five Declines of power within his body with Samādhi Fire

What you're grabbing is time.

Fight for opportunities through pain.

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At this time, Wu Ling said: "It's a good habit to stay alert. I hope you know that it is also important to be aware of the times."

The Jinxian Crown Duo spoke as they approached, seemingly trying to clear any potential traps in the area.

Facing this person who could clash with Dou Zhao head-on and then escape, they did not disguise their vigilance. "Of course," Jiang Wang frowned painfully, seeming to be completely unable to suppress his injuries, as if deliberately putting on a weak facade.

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In general, it's a bit of a smokescreen, making it hard to tell what's really going on.

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Then, with an honest and smiling expression, he said: "Please feel free to share your thoughts. If there is anything I can do to help, I'd be happy to. For the Sea-Mountain Realm, we are all just passing travelers. We should help each other."

"Brother Jiang, you are truly a remarkable man of insight." Ge Fei then smiled: "Then we shall be frank. Please hand over your jade bi to me, and I guarantee your safe withdrawal from the Shanhai Realm, without harming your foundation. As you said, we are all visitors to the Shanhai Realm, there is no need to make enemies."

"Elder brothers, why didn't you say so earlier" Jiang Wang looked bitter: "Look at us, some are dead, some are injured, and some have fled. How could we possibly keep the jade pendant safe from Dou Zhao"

"They've all been snatched away!" he exclaimed in fury and despair. Then, as if struck by inspiration, his eyes lit up. "Dou Zhao now possesses three Nine Chapters Jade Plates, but he's gravely wounded! My two elder brothers, how can we miss this opportunity Remember, what Heaven bestows upon you, if you do not accept, will be taken away!"

Yuetian'nu blinked her eyes, she looked at Jiang Wang's face and suddenly realized, this was indeed a very three-dimensional and difficult to describe person.

Before seeing him, I only heard his name and knew he was a renowned prodigy of the world.

At first glance, I sensed that he had just gone through something, a feeling of clarity as if a shackle had been lifted. He appeared very relaxed in the presence of Zu Guangshu.

Later, he encountered a large army of misfortune and saw the determination and responsibility of its people.

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Today, a divine soldier appeared out of the blue, which really surprised her.

Facing Dou Zhao alone shows his bravery, and successfully escaping demonstrates his intelligence.

Now he was telling lies with a straight face, and instead of looking ashamed, he had an air of charming nonchalance about him.

She suddenly remembered Jade's evaluation.

Yuzhen said this person, so naive and hateful...

Indeed hateful, she thought.

Ge Fei looked at Jiang Wang's passionate performance, thought for a moment, and then looked at Wu Lingdao: "He seems to make sense."

To avoid being detected, they couldn't directly monitor the battlefield. They only set up several observation points at a distance to intercept any fleeing soldiers at any time.

I only know that Jiang Wang led people to successfully escape, but I don't know the specific details of the battle.

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Jiang Wang was very eager: “I’ll lead the way for you! Also, the two elder brothers must be careful of Dou Zhao’s Heavenly Man Five Decays, it is truly dangerous!”

Ge Fei looked at him half-believingly: "Aren't you a little too enthusiastic"

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Jiang Wang shouted angrily, "Since my debut, I have never suffered such a heavy loss. I hate him to the bone and must kill him to relieve my anger, cutting his divine soul origin!"

He even said, "If the two elder brothers do not mind, I can join you in encircling and killing this scoundrel!"

Wu Ling said nothing, only silently took out his Nine Chapters Jade Bi and input Dao Yuan. The jade bi instantly shone brightly, and a poem titled "Contemplation" appeared in the air, its characters floating.

The right palm of the Great Dharma Protectors' Machine, still lay upon Zuo Guangshen who was unconscious. Though no jade tablet was seen, a radiant light burst forth, illuminating an inscription named "Orange Ode" in mid-air. It was clearly visible, with wisps of celestial energy swirling around it.

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Two jade bi discs seem to respond to each other across the air, quite a sight.

Jiang Wang: …

Yuet Tiannu: …

Refei: ...

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Wu Ling:

In the gloom of the rain, there was a moment of awkwardness.

At this time, Yue Tiannu stood up.

The damage to one's soul is not easily healed, even with the consumption of precious elixirs. It takes a certain amount of time for it to repair itself. Her Pure Land power is even more difficult to recover, at least until her soul is restored, there is no possibility of using it again.

So her current combat strength is not enough.

But she knew there was no time to recover.

She is prepared to fight to the death.

But Jiang Wang remained seated, apparently still feeling that there was a need for negotiation.

He looked earnestly at the two of them, “This is a misunderstanding.”

“Haha, I didn't expect it either, this jade bi is still on Guangshu. I thought Dou Zhao had taken it away!”

Gev Fei and Wu Ling both just looked at him coldly, silence pressing in.

Jiang Wang at this moment felt as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit, and urgently said: "Brother Ge! Brother Wu! You are all prominent figures, it's really not appropriate to resort to such means. I see that you are also heroes and righteous men, scholars who have read the works of sages. I believe you wouldn't want to take advantage of someone in distress. What if...you give me one day, let me recover from my injuries, and then we can fight it out! Let's have a gentlemanly duel, and decide the ownership of these two jade pendants with our strength!"

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"Aren't you only supposed to have one" Gev Fei couldn't help but ask.

"He counted us in as well." Wuling said coldly.

Even though Guo Fei always has a very entertaining mindset, this time he seems a bit strained.

With a wave of his hand, a dense swarm of tiny gray insects surged forth, like a flood, rushing straight towards Jiang Wang!

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Wu Ling was even more so a promotion of talent and virtue, holding the pen "Wolf's Hair" and unfurling a long scroll filled with literary energy.

A brilliant golden light pierced through the clouds, tearing open the curtain of rain.

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, all within the stroke of a pen!

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