Mo Ye said in a deep voice, "I concede. I'm not fighting you."
After saying that, Mo Ye clasped his hands behind his back under everyone's astonished gazes and quickly stepped down from the arena.
Mo Ye walked up to the Heavenly Dao Alliance Sect Leader and said calmly:
"Master, your disciple did not disgrace the Heavenly Dao Alliance."
Heavenly Dao Alliance Sect Leader: ...
How was this any different from taking a dump in the middle of the arena!?
And he had not disgraced the Heavenly Dao Alliance!!
Mo Ye could not help recalling the conversation he had once had with the Sword Saint senior.
Sword Saint senior: "Before I teach you swordsmanship, do you have any wish you need me to help fulfill?"
Mo Ye said without hesitation, "I want eternal life and immortality! I want to attain the Dao and ascend as an immortal!"
The Sword Saint pondered for a moment. "That's a little difficult. I haven't achieved it myself yet. Pick another one."
Mo Ye hesitated. "I... I want to defeat Xue Yun on the path of the sword—the one from Shu Mountain's Silver Sword Peak."
Sword Saint: "Let's go back to discussing that eternal life matter."
Mo Ye: ...
"Does that mean I have no hope of defeating Xue Yun in this life?"
The Sword Saint stroked his beard. "Not exactly."
"Oh?" Mo Ye was immediately interested.
"To be precise, not only in this life, but in your next life, the life after that, and the life after the life after that... After I teach you swordsmanship, you must never cross swords with him.
Otherwise, I fear your sword heart will be clouded with dust, and you will forever lose the momentum to press forward without a care for anything."
Mo Ye frowned. "But what