This Time I'll Crush Chu Xinghe. There's No Way I Can Lose

The booklet brought by the deacons details the changes in Golden Crow City over the past few days.

The emergence of the Formless Heart Sutra has stirred up all directions, with major powers eager to seize it.

After all, who wouldn't be confused by such a 20% passive enhancement?

It's only because the Golden Crow Auction House is powerful enough that it's been able to destroy the Golden Crow Auction House in the past few days due to all sorts of shady dealings.

However, none of these are the key points. The key point is that the Formless Heart Sutra has attracted too much attention. Now, the whole world is watching the Formless Heart Sutra. Two days before the Grand Elder arrived, many sects had already formed alliances.

Chu Xinghe stared thoughtfully at the alliance list in the booklet.

What the heck?

Is Martial Emperor City also on it?

Martial Emperor City, have you no shame? Aren't you supposed to be the second best in the world?

In terms of financial and material resources, don't you, the second-best in the world, have the ambition to rival the Vast Heaven Sect?

What happened to the promise to crush the Vast Heaven Sect underfoot? What happened to the promise to surpass the Vast Heaven Sect?

You guys are joining the alliance without even a second thought... that's great!

The Grand Elder was speechless when he saw that even the mighty Martial Emperor City, the second Martial Emperor City in the world, had joined the alliance. However, the Grand Elder knew that if it were two years ago, Martial Emperor City would never have allied with anyone else, even if they lost.

After all, Martial Emperor City has a sense of honor... In the past, their ultimate goal was always to surpass the Vast Heaven Sect.

Moreover, the gap between Martial Emperor City and Vast Heaven Sect is not actually as large as outsiders imagine.

But that was two years ago...

It's hard to say whether Martial Emperor City has grown into a Grand Elder in the past two years, but thanks to Xinghe's various efforts, my Vast Heaven Sect has taken off all the way.

Look, even Martial Emperor City is now being forced to form an alliance with other sects to fight against the Vast Heaven Sect.

As expected, Xinghe is truly doing his utmost to build up the sect.

Chu Xinghe listened to the Grand Elder's praise and nodded solemnly.

The Grand Elder is right. I, Chu Xinghe, am truly going all out to build up the sect... So this time, for the sake of the Formless Heart Sutra, and to help my fellow disciples improve their cultivation, I will fight to the death against the alliance of various sects.

No matter how much they offer, my Vast Heaven Sect will always be superior to them. I'm going all out to build up the sect this time!

So you're trying to form a united front against me, huh...? Rest assured, I, Chu Xinghe, will definitely not let your alliance down!

If I don't set an unprecedented price for this Formless Heart Sutra, then I, Chu Xinghe, would be letting you down for joining forces against our Vast Heaven Sect.

After breakfast, various sects, having heard of the arrival of the Grand Elder, also came to the Vast Heaven Sect's villa to pay their respects.

While a group of big shots were chatting idly, Zheng Yu suddenly appeared from some obscure corner with a large entourage.

"Senior Brother Xinghe! Zheng Yu greets Senior Brother Xinghe. It has been many days since we last met, Zheng Yu has missed you dearly."

"Hello, Junior Brother Zheng Yu!"

"Senior Brother Xinghe, come, come, let me introduce you. These are the chosen ones from each sect."

Zheng Yu gave a detailed introduction to his companions who had come with him; they were basically all people who had come to fight against the Vast Heaven Sect's auction alliance.

"Senior Brother Xinghe Zheng Yu really needs to thank you for what happened at the Zhou Medical Hall. Fortunately, our Martial Emperor City withdrew early enough to avoid losses and even make a fortune."

Zheng Yu looked very grateful.

Chu Xinghe was completely dumbfounded...

What the heck? They have shares in Martial Emperor City too, right?

But according to the usual pattern, shouldn't you join forces to fight against the Vast Heaven Sect?

What's with Zheng Yu withdrawing early?

Zheng Yu then recounted in detail how, upon hearing of Senior Brother Xinghe's confrontation with the Zhou Medical Hall, he immediately realized that Senior Brother Xinghe must have a backup plan, so he promptly chose to sell his shares and withdraw from the situation.

As Zheng Yu had predicted, the Zhou Medical Hall collapsed completely, and those forces that controlled the Zhou Medical Hall were nearly wiped out.

Only Martial Emperor City was sold off at the highest point, making a killing.

Chu Xinghe was speechless at this point...

When it comes to having a backup plan, I'm no match for you, Zheng Yu. I don't even know what my backup plan is, so how did you find out?

Regardless of how Zheng Yu found out, Martial Emperor City definitely profited this time.

"Everyone says that Senior Brother Xinghe is the number one person in the world. Seeing him today, I can confirm his extraordinary talent. I wonder if I would have the honor of learning a few moves from Senior Brother Xinghe?"

A short man, about 1.6 meters tall, with a bitter and resentful look on his face, jumped out from behind Zheng Yu. His grimacing appearance made Chu Xinghe wonder if he was his father's killer.

Who is this person?

Asking for a lesson at the drop of a hat?

Upon seeing who came out, Zheng Yu quickly lowered his head to explain.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, this is Zhao Zhihang from the Profound Mystery Sect..." Zheng Yu then added in a low voice, "The Profound Mystery Sect previously had a 20% stake in the Zhou Medical Hall..."

Good heavens... Chu Xinghe immediately understood why Zhao Zhihang looked so bitter and resentful.

It seems that with the collapse of the Zhou Medical Hall, the sect that suffered the most, besides the Demonic Sect, is Profound Mystery Sect. Senior Brother Xinghe Junior Brother Zhao, I completely understand your bitter and resentful expression. If you were in my shoes and suffered the same losses...

I'd laugh myself to death on the spot!

However, when it comes to the Profound Mystery Sect, Chu Xinghe does know about it. Although the Profound Mystery Sect is not among the top ten, its array formations are truly amazing. In terms of array formation cultivation alone, even the Ten Great Sects cannot compare with it.

The Profound Mystery Sect and its vice sect leader have a deep connection.

Back then, Zhang Zhi, the Zhang Zhi the Profound Mystery Sect, was known as the number one master of formations among the younger generation. It was even said that under Zhang Zhi's leadership Profound Mystery Sect would surely be able to break into the Ten Great Sects in the Future.

Zhang Zhi lived up to expectations. On his first trip out of the mountains, he went to the Vast Heaven Sect to challenge Vast Heaven Sect formation. It is said that even the sect Gu Mingchao, who was the number one young person in the world at the time, was defeated by Zhang Zhi in terms of formation.

You said you defeated Gu Mingchao, the number one expert in the world, with your formation? Why don't you go back and brag about it for the rest of your life?

But Zhang Zhi said no! I want to thoroughly humiliate all the younger generation of the Vast Heaven Sect.

As a result, this friction led to trouble... Yan Shoujing, whose reputation was far inferior to that of the sect leader at the time, was forced to accept the challenge.

But who would have thought that although Yan Shoujing's cultivation was inferior to his junior brother Gu Mingchao, his formation was truly domineering.

Zhang Zhi pinned to the ground and rubbed until his face was covered in blood by the vice sect leader.

Yan Shoujing became famous overnight, but if things ended there, it wouldn't have been a big deal. After all, the Profound Mystery Sect's formations were the best in the world, and occasional mistakes wouldn't necessarily make the outside world think that Zhang Zhi was no good.

After all, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, right?

The problem is, Zhang Zhi is true to his name; he really is straightforward!

After losing to Yan Shoujing once, Zhang Zhi said he was not convinced, so the following year Zhang Zhi went to the Vast Heaven Sect again and this time directly challenged Yan Shoujing.

Needless to say, last year Yan Shoujing's victory was at most a fluke, but this year, there was no need for flukes; he completely humiliated Zhang Zhi... Zhang Zhi was utterly exhausted from losing.

After two consecutive defeats, Zhang Zhi went back and learned from his mistakes. Then, in the third year... the fourth year... Zhang Zhi entered the Vast Heaven Sect every year, and was defeated every year. He became more courageous with each loss... He single-handedly pushed Yan Shoujing to the position of the number one person in the world in the art of formations.

When Chu Xinghe heard about this, he thought it was outrageous!

Chu Xinghe could even imagine how desperate the Vice Sect Master must have felt at that moment... "I didn't offend anyone at home, and then this stubborn kid showed up and insisted on giving me the title of the world's number one expert in formations. Isn't that terrifying?"

Therefore, Zhang Zhi's reputation as the number one Yan Shoujing of the capital's formation was not undeserved; it was entirely because he himself found it too unbearable to be arrogant.

If he had visited Vast Heaven Sect less often and sparred with Yan Shoujing less frequently, even if Profound Mystery Sect hadn't made it into the top ten, the title of the best formation in the world would definitely not have fallen to Yan Shoujing.

This is like sitting at home and having the best in the world fall from the sky...

He smashed Yan Shoujing's " Number One in the World" weapon at the slightest provocation...

After hearing the news of Yan Shoujing's recent return, Zhang Zhi has already declared publicly that although decades have passed, he, Zhang Zhi, is still not convinced and will rejoin the Vast Heaven Sect to continue challenging Yan Shoujing.

Looking at Zhao Zhihang's bitter and resentful expression, Chu Xinghe felt helpless.

"I've heard that Senior Brother Xinghe is also studying formations under Senior Yan Shoujing. I've been studying formations since I was a child, and I'd like to see just how strong the disciple of the world's number one formation master really is. Would you be so kind as to offer some guidance?" Zhao Zhihang didn't mince words and directly challenged him on formations.

Upon hearing about the formation challenge, Chu Xinghe was completely dumbfounded.

Well, young man... aren't you being a bit too bullying? I've only been learning formations from the vice sect leader for a few months, while you've been learning formations since you were a child.

Comparing yourself to me is blatant bullying.

It's not that I, Chu Xinghe, don't want to lose face. After all, I just arrived in Golden Crow City. As the successor of Yan Shoujing, it would definitely cause a sensation if word got out that I was beaten to a pulp by Zhang Zhi's disciple without a word.

It's perfectly acceptable to even embarrass the sect.

The problem is, if I really lose to you today, the Vice Sect Master will explode on the spot. If he makes me practice formations for twelve hours a day, how am I supposed to cope?

"Junior Brother Zhihang, you jest. I've only been learning formations for a few months, and besides, the Vice Sect Master said that my talent in formations is the worst among all the disciples he's taught. How could I be qualified to instruct you? So, I think this sparring is unnecessary."

Chu Xinghe genuinely didn't want to spar. The vice sect leader had already said he was a complete noob, so wasn't it enough that he just admitted defeat?

But when Chu Xinghe said that, Zhao Zhihang's eyes lit up.

To be honest, he was also nervous when he stepped forward to challenge Chu Xinghe today.

After all, he's the number one among the younger generation.

Zhao Zhihang is under a lot of pressure, having learned from Yan Shoujing.

But upon hearing Chu Xinghe's words, Zhao Zhihang immediately felt wide awake.

You, Chu Xinghe, have only been studying for a few months? Do you think I can't handle you?

If I can defeat Chu Xinghe in terms of formations, people won't say I'm bullying Chu Xinghe who's only been learning for a few months. They'll just say that even the number one of the younger generation isn't good enough...

Moreover, my master has been defeated his whole life. If I defeat Chu Xinghe today, it would be tantamount to helping my master win against Yan Shoujing.

Zhao Zhihang swore to the heavens, "Master, please rest assured, I will utterly crush Chu Xinghe this time, I have no idea how I could lose!"