Chapter 107 A Gentleman Does Not Walk Alone

"Let us speak of the second senior brother of the Academy, Jun Mo."

"He is a proud man, and one with the right to be proud. Even the large white goose he keeps is unconventional, for it is known that white geese fear nothing and are the most arrogant of poultry."

"Always holding its head high. Second senior brother values etiquette above all else. The tall hat he wears is not only his symbol but also represents his emphasis on propriety. When Ning Que fought Xia Hou to the death, he stood alone at the bridge, blocking the Imperial Guard led by the Great General of the State, Xu Shi, ensuring Ning Que could have a fair fight."

"In the battle at Lan Ke Temple, he displayed immense power. Ning Que was trapped for a long time. The eldest senior brother broke the formation but was injured. Then Jun Mo arrived, his iron sword flying through the air, severing the statue of Buddha with a single strike."

"When the world attacked Tang, he was as fearless as his white goose, guarding the nation's gate with his sword. As the disciples of the Academy grew weary under the onslaught of the Xiling allied forces, Jun Mo stepped forward, one man, one sword,"

"Shattering the morale of the Xiling allied forces. He then proceeded to defeat Ye Su and injure Liu Bai."

"He was truly a one-man blockade, an impenetrable defense. Jun Mo's cultivation path, like that of his junior uncle Ke Hao Ran, was the Way of the Sword, breaking all techniques with a single sword. Though he was at the peak of the Knowing Fate realm, his actual combat power had already surpassed the fifth realm. In the Battle of Qing Xia, he lost his right arm to Liu Bai, but it could be considered a breaking of the old to achieve the new."

"He found his own Way of the Sword, guided by his junior uncle's teachings."

"Though he lost an arm in the Battle of Qing Xia, he did not become dejected. Instead, he began to cultivate Buddhism and led the serfs oppressed by the cruel Hanging Temple in an uprising. Without his tall hat, with one hand less, he became even more proud."

"Facing thousands of years of oppression, he unleashed the most powerful voice of Confucianism, still with that great iron sword, slaying the monk soldiers, breaking the Buddha statues, and shattering the Buddhist mountain."

"He overturned the entire Hanging Temple and annihilated the Buddhist Sect. In this long and arduous war, Jun Mo's cultivation returned to its peak. Jun Mo's pride stemmed partly from his adherence to etiquette and partly from reason. In Jun Mo's eyes, the Academy only did what it wanted to do. He insisted on his own will and on the correctness of his desires, so when Jun Mo reasoned, his reasoning was naturally sound."

"Jun Mo had a strong and resolute spirit, wearing a tall hat, and he valued etiquette most. Zi Lu was the same, as he had to tie the strings of his cap well."

"After all matters under heaven were settled, Jun Mo, with his seventh senior sister, continued to reason with his iron sword."

"One man, one sword, under the setting sun in the desert."

"With the beauty by his side, full of spirit and vigor."

"How could one not envy him?"

As Su Mu finished speaking, time flowed rapidly like starlight.

Portraits of a man and a woman appeared.

However, their faces were very similar, and everyone had some difficulty distinguishing them.

"The third senior sister of the Academy, Yu Lian."

"When he was still called Lin Wu, he was the youngest Sect Master in the history of the Demonic Sect, and also its last."

"In his youth, he was persecuted by Lian Sheng Thirty-Two. Lian Sheng, seeing his cultivation potential,"

"Wanted him to inherit her mantle, but Lin Wu refused. So Lian Sheng killed his parents, leaving him with no home. Lin Wu was not strong enough at the time. To avenge his parents, he chose a path no one had ever taken. He decided to cultivate a supreme technique that no one in the Demonic Sect had ever mastered."

"The Twenty-Three Year Cicada."

"Just as described in the book, there is a cicada in the arid far west. This cicada hides in the mud for twenty-three years. Only when the snow melts and floods arrive does it awaken, bathing in the muddy water, drying its wings in the cold wind, and then soaring into the void."

"This is the description of the Twenty-Three Year Cicada cultivation method. Filled with hatred and perseverance, Lin Wu cultivated for twenty-three years. Upon its completion, he transformed into a woman. However, by the time he succeeded, the Demonic Sect had already been defeated by Ke Hao Ran."

"The Xiling Divine Palace was hunting down the remnants of the Demonic Sect everywhere. Lian Sheng's whereabouts were unknown. Later, Lin Wu was severely injured under the siege of Xiling and fled to the hot spring river. It was in that year that the Master encountered a little girl on the road. The little girl was exquisite and very cute."

"But her eyes were unusually calm, a calmness only the Master could perceive. In the deepest part of her eyes, the Master saw a hint of bewilderment and fear. Without waiting for her to speak, the Master said, 'Come back to the Academy with me.'"

"The Master said it casually, as if she were already a part of the Academy. And from that day on, the outside world lost a mysterious Sect Master of the Demonic Sect, and the Academy gained a serene and indifferent third senior sister, Yu Lian, who spent her days copying in small, delicate script."

"Copying in small, delicate script every day was an assignment given by the Master, hoping it would help her resolve the hatred and demonic energy in her heart."

"At this time, Yu Lian's cultivation was only at the Cave Profound realm. She hid her Heavenly Demon realm cultivation entirely. Third senior sister Yu Lian, when she didn't act, was fine, but when she did, she shocked the world. In the battle of the world attacking Tang, Yu Lian came from the mountains, breaking through consecutively, directly reaching the Heavenly Demon realm, and crippling the Sect Master of Xiling, Xiong Chu Mo. Then, in the battle of Chang An, she used the Demonic Sect's Blood Saber to sever the Rainbow Guardian Master Chen, and after the Guardian Master was crippled, she rushed to the wilderness without delay."

"Slaying the Great State Preceptor of the Golden Tent King. Third senior sister once said, 'No matter how many of them there are, we will kill them slowly, and eventually, we will kill them all.'"

"Finally, Ning Que gathered the strength of the mortal realm and wrote the true 'Human' character, killing the Guardian Master on the divine altar. Afterwards, the eldest senior brother and the third senior sister began their life of exploring Earth."

"From then on, they traveled afar, roaming the world together."