Chapter 3: The Hypocrite

  At this time, the master received a "Spring and Autumn Pill" from the sect; Spring and Autumn Pill, as the name suggests, can increase one's pure skill by one year after taking it.

  This is the reward that Master obtained after completing the sect's mission. I remember Master saying that he can't use this medicine again, so he wants to choose one of his three disciples to take it.

  Chun Qiu Dan, Chu Yang's heart felt a pang of sorrow and grief, this kind of trash that no one picked up in the past three days, actually became the reason for Big Brother's trap to harm both of them this time!

  I remember in my past life, this Spring and Autumn Elixir was obtained by my senior fellow apprentice Shi Qianshan...

  Until Tan Tang suddenly died unexpectedly, I went to pay my respects to Tan Tang once and inadvertently saw that the eldest senior brother was also there. He said something in front of Tan Tang's tombstone, which I overheard by chance. Only then did I realize that this person, whom I and Tan Tang had always respected as a senior brother, was actually such a despicable person!

  Thinking of this, Chu Yang sighed in his heart. His past self and Tan Tang were so foolish...

  Shi Qianshan, slender in build, looked very refined, twenty-three or four years old. Normally, he was extremely good to Chu Yang and Tan Tang, and usually, this senior brother seemed even more intimate than a biological older brother.

  But it turned out that everything was false! He had been using Chu Yang and Tan Tang from the very beginning! His usual disguise was all for the purpose of stepping on the two at critical moments, monopolizing the cultivation resources of the sect!

  Shi Qianshan, why did he want to do this? Chu Yang also knew the reason. He was trying every means to enter the inner door of Tianwai Building, to obtain the qualification of an inner door disciple. Then become the big brother of all the inner door disciples in Tianwai Building and enter the place where the seven yin converge!

  As soon as you enter there, you will be the next master of the sect! Only one person among the disciples of Tianwai Building can enter!

  Shi Qianshan is fanatically pursuing power and wealth. In his eyes, he would sacrifice everything to achieve his goals.

  Chu Yang and the other two were merely outer disciples of the Heavenly Tower, and under normal circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for them to enter the inner court. Shi Qianshan wanted to get in, he had to stand out in the sect's disciple competition one by one until the very end!

  This is also the means by which Tianwai Building has motivated its disciples to make progress for generations.

  So this Chunqiu Dan, although it can only increase one year of pure cultivation power, for these young disciples, one year of pure cultivation power is enough to throw away same-level fellow disciples far away!

  In his previous life, Shi Qianshan succeeded. He climbed step by step from the identity of an outer disciple to finally enter the inner door and have the qualification to compete for the position of Great Master Brother.

  But just four years later, Tianwai Building was suddenly besieged by the joint forces of various major sects for some reason, and it disappeared overnight!

  While Chu Yang was severely injured and fainted, he was pressed under a pile of corpses. When he woke up, it was already three days later.

  At that time, the Tianwai Building was ablaze everywhere, and the fire had not yet been extinguished. The main building of the Tianwai Building, after burning fiercely for three days, finally collapsed completely, almost burying Chu Yang, who was unable to move at the time, under it.

  But after the collapse, a sword tip was exposed deep in the foundation, shining brightly! As if with devilish temptation...

  That is the first sword tip of Jiuxing Sword.

  Chu Yang accidentally obtained the Nine Tribulations Sword and began his rise to power... At that time, he was already twenty years old!

  And that collapsed foundation, in Chuyang's memory, is where the Seven Shadows of Tianwai Building converged!

  The place Shi Qianshan dreams of entering!

  Chu Yang's mouth curled up into a faint smile as he muttered to himself, "This place where the seven yin converge, Shi Qian Shan, this life is mine!"

  Since I've been reborn and have arrived four years early, these four years can't be wasted. I must obtain the Nine Calamity Sword ahead of time! And to get the Nine Calamity Sword, I must enter the inner sect, become a senior brother, and then enter the Seven Shadows Land!

  There is no other way!

  "What did you say?" Chu Yang's voice was extremely low, Tan Tang didn't hear it at all, only saw his lips move slightly, and couldn't help but ask.

  "I say... the sky is so blue! The earth is so thick! The purple bamboo is so beautiful! The flowers are so fragrant! Tan Tang, you look so handsome... Hahaha...!" Chu Yang suddenly jumped up and burst out laughing loudly, his laughter echoing far away.

  At this moment, Chu Yang was filled with excitement! All the regrets of his past life would be made up for in this life!

  Light dance, wait for me!

  I won't let you down in this life!

  I want you to know that you look better than a sword! I want you to know that in this world, you are the most handsome! You are the most handsome!

  Tan Tang, good brother! I won't let you die again!

  Mo Tianji, wait for me!

  The pinnacle of heaven, I am Chu Yang... Want... Ascend! Go up! Leave!

  "Hey, I'm quite handsome, but what's so great about this sky, earth and purple bamboo... really ridiculous." Tan Tong rolled his eyes, one eyebrow arched up like a mountain peak, the other slanted down, muttering to himself.

  "Chu Yang, Tan Tang! Are you here?" Along with a burst of bright laughter, a young man in green clothes flashed out from the purple bamboo forest.

  Slender figure, thin face, slightly dark, a pair of eyes that are not big, but very spirited.

  Senkasan!

  Chu Yang immediately turned his head, calmly looking at this warm and gentle smile. He clearly saw that in Shi Qian Shan's eyes, a hint of disappointment and regret flashed by.

  This is the annoyance caused by seeing Chu Yang being perfectly fine! Damn it, why didn't he die?

  But immediately, Shi Qianshan's face turned furious, and he shouted: "What are you doing? Chu Yang, what's going on with your head? Didn't I tell you earlier that when fellow disciples spar, they should only go so far? Using such great force, Tan Tong, do you want to beat Chu Yang to death?"

  Tan Tang looked at Shi Qian Shan with some trepidation, his face full of shame, and stammered: "Big Brother Master, it's...it's my fault...my handsome and elegant appearance shocked Chu Yang, he...he was stunned..."

  Chu Yang was speechless for a moment.

  "You guys, you guys...... really don't let me worry. Shi Qianshan sighed in frustration: "When can you make me and Master feel at ease? You're so big now but still acting like a child..."

  She quickly walked over, her face full of concern. In the process of walking, she had already torn off a piece of her underwear with a "ripping" sound. She came to Chu Yang's side, her face filled with sympathy: "Does it hurt? Don't move, I'll bandage you up. Don't move around randomly, and for the next few days, don't run all over the place, or else the wound will get infected..."

  She carefully wiped the bloodstains off Chu Yang with her own sleeve, then bandaged him up, using a gentle yet firm touch. Only after she had checked everything over once more did she finally breathe a sigh of relief and say, "Sigh, if Master were to see this, he would definitely scold me again for not taking good care of you two brothers... You two..." As she spoke, she shook her head in exasperation.

  "Big Brother Master... we were wrong..." Tan Tang said painfully: "Sorry. Next time I fight with him, I'll just cover my face..."

  "What do you have against me? Alas, such a big wound, if it were on your body, wouldn't you be in pain?" Shi Qianshan angrily said: "You owe an apology to Chu Yang, my junior brother!"

  Dui Tan Tang's narcissism made Shi Qian Shan reveal a hint of disdain in his eyes. Such an ugly freak, how can he be so self-absorbed? It's really unbelievable.

  When Shi Qianshan speaks, every sentence sounds like it's coming from the bottom of his heart. Moreover, his eyes never retreat, staring straight into the other person's eyes, with a clear and open gaze that makes you know he is sincere and genuine in everything he does!

  "Yes, yes." Tan Lang nodded repeatedly, his face full of guilt and shame. Under the master's anxious questioning, he felt like he had no place to hide. He rubbed his face in distress, let out a sorrowful sigh, and thought that being so handsome and stunning was an unforgivable thing that would bring disaster to the country and its people...

  Chu Yang let out a sigh in his heart, this Shi Qian Shan; whether it was his expression, movements or tone, everything was so sincere, without any flaws. If he hadn't been reborn, he would have definitely been deceived by him...

  No wonder this person was able to stand out from the outer door disciples in his previous life, rising all the way up to compete for the position of Great Master!

  If Tianwai Building hadn't been destroyed, Chuyang could be certain that the position of the last inner gate master would absolutely be in Shi Qianshan's pocket!

  This skill of having one set on the surface and another behind is really too rare! It's simply seamless! Others will never know what he thinks in his heart.

  No wonder in his previous life he was able to gain the heart of Wu Xiangxiang, daughter of Sect Master Wu Yunliang, in such a short time after entering the inner sect...

  Wu Qianqian was known as the number one beauty of Tianwai Building, and many people pursued her. But Shi Qianshan was not outstanding in appearance, yet he quietly captured the heart of this heavenly proud woman! When this matter came out, the entire Tianwai Building was shocked!

  But now Chu Yang knew that all of this was not a coincidence! Shi Qian Shan, he could do it!

  But this life, Shi Qianshan wants to easily do it again... It's not easy. Because in front of him, there is still me, Chu Yang! All his sinister plots are nothing in front of me!

  "Let's go, come with me and rest well." Shi Qianshan carefully helped Chu Yang up.

  Chu Yang smiled, just about to take a step forward, when he suddenly felt a pang of extreme hunger emanating from his dantian. Or rather, it was an extremely urgent and pressing feeling.

  Chu Yang was taken aback!

  What's going on? Stomach is hungry... should be stomach's problem, right? Or is it uncomfortable in the stomach, why is the dantian also hungry?

  That feeling surged like a tidal wave, and in the lower abdomen, it was as if a pot had been opened.

  Even with Chu Yang's composure, he absolutely couldn't bear it! Chu Yang really couldn't hold back, his mind sank in, and he mobilized his internal power to look back. At a glance, Chu Yang almost cried out in surprise!

  In the middle of his own dantian, a faint shadow of a small sword suddenly appeared! The color was dull, only about the size of a thumb, and on the sword, eight cracks were clearly visible!

  This sword has a somewhat strange shape, but for Chu Yang, it is extremely familiar!

  Although old and worn out, this illusory shadow inadvertently reveals a hint of an overbearing aura that swallows the sky and earth!

  "This, isn't this the Jiuxing Sword?! How can it be in one's own dantian?!"

  For a moment, Chu Yang was stunned, his body swayed twice, and he almost fell to the ground in shock!