The Palace Lord Appears

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P. S.: By the way, why do so many people not understand the problem with Shangzhang tea...? That's just leaving the Qing Cha leaves in the pot to steep overnight...

The Immortal Palace Dao Debate certainly cannot be decided in such a childish manner. Even without a life-or-death arena battle, it cannot rely solely on verbal sparring and proactive challenges.

Otherwise, what if someone is a well-liked, easy-going person whom people are too embarrassed to challenge?

That would even lose the original purpose of the Immortal Palace Dao Debate.

Of course, it is rare for no one to challenge him. Under normal circumstances, young disciples are very motivated, but this time Qin Yi is really baffling.

He competed with the craftsmen and even the sect leader himself said he benefited greatly from it; he competed with the medical sect and was completely unaffected by the pills, perhaps even stronger in Dao of Alchemy than the medical sect; he competed with the diviner and Zheng Yunyi miscalculated his things, but he actually figured out Zheng Yunyi's true nature, making him lose face outside the Immortal Palace.

Who would dare to provoke such a strange opponent? They might be the next ones to lose face.

However, many people are not Qi Ingestion that this allowed him to win first place.

In order to truly determine the winner and the Qi Ingestion, there must be physical confrontation.

"Last night, after discussions among the deacons of the various halls of our Immortal Palace Main Hall, we reported to the Palace Master and unanimously agreed that a martial arts competition should be added. The format would be roughly the same: choose a trial location, and whoever completes the trial first will be the winner."

Qin Yi smiled, then turned to look at Ju Yunxiu on the platform. Ju Yunxiu was engrossed in her book, seemingly oblivious to everything. Her judgment of the Immortal Palace's tactics was absolutely accurate; it was indeed the same old trick.

"There are many suitable trial grounds for disciples of the Heart of the Harp Realm within the Immortal Palace, some of which are quite dangerous. The Palace Master suggests choosing the Earth Spirit Secret Realm, where the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, which ripens only once every hundred years, is now ready for the competition. One disciple from each sect will enter, and whoever picks the most will be the winner."

Ju Yunxiu didn't even look up, and said calmly, "Is this truly the Palace Master's intention?"

Elder Wu bowed and said, "It is indeed the Palace Master's intention."

Ju Yunxiu finally put down his book and said coldly, "In order not to destroy the original ecology and prevent some special treasures from becoming extinct, there are many monsters that have not been eliminated in the Earth Spirit Secret Realm, as well as dangerous miasma left over from High Antiquity. It is not Trial Field that we have artificially developed. Does the Palace Master not know that Qin Xin's disciples may die if they go in?"

Elder Wu said, "We have also mentioned this matter to the Palace Master, but the Palace Master said that if we are too engrossed in our interests and do not know how to compete, we will all be reduced to dust when the great calamity comes."

Heavenly Mystery Child asked calmly, "What great calamity has the Palace Master foreseen?"

"This Non-Self knowledge."

The craftsman Mo Linzi said, "The Palace Master is right. Here's what we'll do: I'm letting Gongshu Lu in this time mainly for training. He's already lost to Qin Yi before, so no matter how many Heavenly Fragrance Fruit he gets this time, he'll only be compared to others and will tacitly admit that he's inferior to Qin Yi."

The old man holding the Wine Gourd chuckled, "Your words are not in accordance with the Palace Master's reasoning. I will send my disciple Yin Yizhong to participate in the competition."

"Yin Yizhong 'Heart of the Harp Perfection, you old geezer, you have ulterior motives."

"Hehe..." The old man chuckled, "Is Zheng Yunyi perhaps not Heart of the Harp Perfection? Don't say that Heavenly Mystery Child isn't after Zheng Yunyi."

Heavenly Mystery Child said calmly, "It is indeed Zheng Yunyi, who shares the same idea as Brother Mo. Yun Yi has already lost before, so this time he only wants to compete for second place."

Ju Yunxiu finally said, "I think you really should read more books."

Mo Linzi asked, "What do you mean by that, Nephew Ju?"

"With your arrangement, if Yin Yizhong defeats Qin Yi, and then Zheng Yunyi or Gongshu Lu defeats Yin Yizhong, who will be number one? Another round? Or a points system? It'll never end. It's your business if you want to watch this kind of low-level debate for ten or eight years, but I want to go back to sleep." Ju Yunxiu said impatiently, "Those who have already participated should stay put and let those who haven't participated come up."

The old man drinking laughed and said, "Talented people are hard to find. Each sect only has one or two outstanding individuals. If neither my nephew Gongshu nor my nephew Zheng participates, then the rest will be mediocre, which is equivalent to my nephew Qin competing against Yizhan."

Heavenly Mystery Child suddenly said, "We should ask the Palace Master to come in person and provide a solution; otherwise, this endless dispute will not resolve anything."

Everyone fell silent. In truth, regardless of their own thoughts, everyone hoped that the Palace Master, who hadn't shown his face for who knows how many years, would come out and properly oversee this matter.

The reason why the Immortal Palace Dao Debate has become so frivolous is primarily due to the lack of strict rules; everyone is too casual. While this laissez-faire attitude is inherent to the Celestial Palace's Dao, the Palace Master bears significant responsibility for this situation.

He himself said, "If one is obsessed with interests and does not know how to compete, when the great calamity comes, all will be reduced to dust." But he himself has not done a good job as a leader and is in a semi-retired state. When the great calamity comes, won't he also be reduced to dust? What is the use of just training a few disciples?

As for Heavenly Mystery Child, he might also hope to take advantage of this situation where everyone is forcing him to abdicate in order to get a better understanding of the Palace Master's true state.

In the silence, a strange sound suddenly drifted through the air. It was strange because no one knew where it came from; it seemed to come from a very, very far place, yet it also seemed to echo in everyone's ears.

"It's already quite an achievement that you've had this kind of debate," the Palace Master said, his voice almost chuckled. "It seems this year's debate has had a different trigger. Apparently, it's because a new disciple surnamed Qin threw a small stone, creating these ripples?"

Ju Yunxiu said, "That's right, he is Qin Yi, a disciple of my sect. I accepted him as a disciple on behalf of my master a few months ago, and he is now my junior brother."

"Qin what?" The Palace Master's voice suddenly paused, becoming a low murmur, as if he were struggling to catch what she was saying, "Grandma's name sounds familiar..."

Qin Yi scratched his head. He also felt that the man's tone sounded somewhat familiar, but the elusive and strange transmission pattern had completely distorted the timbre, making it impossible to determine where he had heard it before. It was probably just his imagination.

Seriously, you're a big shot like the Palace Master, and you don't even know the most dazzling name in the recent competition among your disciples? How can you be so shameless...?

Elder Wu pointed at Qin Yi, indicating that this was his disciple.

The air was silent for a moment, as if the palace master had been startled, then the voice strangely echoed again, "Emmmm..."

The four sect leaders. "?"

All the disciples present. "..."

"Shouldn't you also consult the parties involved?" The Palace Master's voice became even more peculiar as he asked, "Qin Yi, what is your opinion on opponents who have already fought participating in martial arts competitions again?"

Qin Yi was still racking his brains trying to remember where he had heard that voice before, and didn't answer for a moment.

Ju Yunxiu hurriedly asked, "Qin Yi?"

"Oh." Qin Yi stood up. "Thanks for the invitation. I was daydreaming and just came back to reality... I strongly object to the suggestion of participating in the same competition repeatedly... The circle is too small, and there are too many acquaintances. I'll remain anonymous."

Ju Yunxiu glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Answer me seriously."

"The real answer is that the loser shouldn't come. If you're really so Qi Ingestion, why don't you come up on stage now and we'll practice in front of everyone?"

"Alright!" The Palace Master's voice suddenly grew louder, making everyone's eardrums hurt. "That's settled then. You there, go up and have a match with Qin Yi..."

"Wait, that's not what I meant at all." Qin Yi was both amused and exasperated. "I meant changing who goes into the Trial Field..."

The palace master sighed listlessly, "Then let's leave it at that and listen to the opinions of those involved."

After saying that, there was no further sound.

Everyone looked at each other, completely baffled by this scene.

Are you very familiar with Qin Yi, Palace Master? And you're even offering your opinion as the person in question? Where is the demeanor and bearing of someone of such great stature as the Palace Master of this Immortal Palace?

Looking at the expressions of the four sect leaders, Ju Yunxiu had a half-smile, the drunkard seemed thoughtful, and Mo Linzi looked indifferent—his proposal for Gongshu Lu to participate in the competition was truly to hone his disciples, and he had no other intentions.

Only Heavenly Mystery Child remained expressionless.

They had even planned out how Zheng Yunyi would scheme against Qin Yi, so who would they replace him with at this last minute?