True and False Chivalry

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"This is the Waving Stick True Person I met during my travels in the Demon City," Tai Puzi introduced to his fellow disciples. "Back then in the Transverse Rift Valley, this fellow Daoist faced the provocation of a demon with boundless courage, standing up for humanity. He is one of us. This is his dao companion Riding Stick Free Person..."

Cheng Cheng was in a bad mood and ignored him. This was a privilege reserved for beauties; no one paid attention. However, many disciples of the Spirit Cloud Sect were secretly observing, thinking to themselves that the list of most beautiful Fairy was about to be updated. Where did this stunning Fairy at the Soaring Cloud Realm suddenly come from? And she even dao companion! This one wielding the stick... cough, obviously a pseudonym, whose direct descendant is she?

The Spirit Cloud Sect is indeed a prestigious and orthodox sect. The kind of situation where a beautiful woman causes trouble would not occur in a prestigious and orthodox sect—at least it would not occur openly.

Qin Yi, on the other hand, was extremely embarrassed.

Not wanting to reveal his identity in the Demon City, he casually mentioned waving a stick. Was Tai Puzi genuinely clueless or doing it on purpose? He actually introduced himself like that in public...

Seeing the strange looks from the group of Daoists, Qin Yi thought that they would soon meet again in the Grand Competition, and there was no point in hiding it any longer, so he simply confessed. "I was only waving the stick because I was in a dangerous place and wanted to conceal my identity. I am Qin Yi from the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, and this is my dao companion, surnamed Cheng."

The disciples of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace and the Spirit Cloud Sect were all stunned. So this person is likely to be their opponent in this competition? They wondered if he had participated.

The powerful being in the clouds had been keeping his eyes half-closed as if he didn't care about anything. But when he heard Qin Yi's name, he opened his eyes slightly, glanced at him, and nodded slightly to show his basic politeness.

These reactions show that Qin Yi's reputation in the cultivation world is indeed not widespread. At most, people know that Qin Yi instantly defeated his opponent in the duel between the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace and the Great Joy Temple. Such a feat is hardly enough to make him famous. Perhaps his name is not as well-known as his pseudonym "Qi Wu" in the Land of Chaos.

However, as the Hall Master of the Battle Hall Master, his position is valued more by his fellow cultivators. The respect shown by the powerful figures stems from this. As the Hall Master of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, he is already worthy of representing the face of the Immortal Palace and should not be treated as a nobody.

Sure enough, Tai Puzi laughed and said, "Qin Yi, the Hall Master the Battle Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, no wonder he has such an extraordinary presence among the demons."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Brother Dao, you don't mind that I kept this from you before?"

"Why bother?" Tai Puzi waved his hand. "Whether it's a name or a Daoist title, it's just for identification. If you have a name to call out to, and you can respond, then what difference does it make whether it's Qin Yi or Waving a Stick?"

Qin Yi laughed and said, "Brother Dao's expression at the time didn't seem so carefree."

"Because Fellow Daoist Qin is being far too fake, if I don't even express some doubt, wouldn't I be considered an idiot? Don't I have any dignity?"

"Ha..." Qin Yi found this Tai Puzi quite interesting. He did indeed prefer communicating with humans. Human thought, the carefree or persistent behavior of cultivators, and their exploration and practice of the Dao were far more interesting than monsters whose minds were filled with thoughts of bloodline reproduction and strength.

Cheng Cheng Ye Ling are somewhat unique among the Humble Origins. Cheng Cheng half-human, and her temperament is clearly influenced by her mother; Ye Ling Humble Origins demons from the Han family have all awakened their spiritual powers and mingled in the human world, so their thinking is heavily influenced by humans. All three have a strong human way of thinking, which is why they are the three demons with whom Qin Yi has the closest relationship. As for Ying Li, who has a typical demonic way of thinking, there are limits to how close they can be.

Tai Puzi led Qin Yi to pay his respects to the powerful Spirit Cloud Sect: "This is my uncle, Yellow Stone True Person."

Qin Yi bowed and said, "This junior greets the True Person."

This is a cultivator whom Qin Yi can tell is at the Huiyang Realm, but he can't tell which level. This means that the cultivator is at least at the mid-stage of the Huiyang Realm, and most likely at the late-stage. This cultivator should be the "leader" of this competition.

Yellow Stone True Person nodded slightly. "Virtuous Nephew, will you participate in the battle this time?"

"Not necessarily," Qin Yi said with a smile. "I have just returned from my travels. We'll see how my elders arrange things."

Yellow Stone True Person said, "You once fought alongside Taipu to eliminate demons, so you have a connection with him."

Qin Yi glanced at Tai Puzi, who remained calm.

So you wandered around the Demon City, got thrown out, and came home bragging about slaying demons in the Rift Valley? Thank goodness, I've become a comrade-in-arms in the fight against demons...

This shameless behavior of Tai Puzi is quite reminiscent of Qin's style.

Yellow Stone True Person was scrutinizing Qin Yi, secretly puzzled. He had a cultivation realm far surpassing Qin Yi's, yet he couldn't discern Qin Yi's specific cultivation level, only roughly estimating it as Cloud Ascension. This was strange; clouds should appear from low to high, so why were they reversed? Normally, Technique Method for concealing cultivation wouldn't be this advanced; they'd be lucky to fool someone of the same level...

Of course, as a senior and powerful figure, it would be impolite to ask. After pondering for a moment, Yellow Stone True Person suddenly said, "Since you have a comradeship with Taipu, it is best not to go into battle, so as not to damage the harmony."

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, what kind of nonsense is this?

Before he could find a suitable reply, Yellow Stone True Person had already turned to Tai Puzi: "Let's go. The East Sea is quite mysterious. You can study it more. Don't just focus on sightseeing."

Tai Puzi smiled apologetically at Qin Yi, and soon the group took off on the clouds and disappeared into the horizon.

Cheng Cheng, who had remained aloof and silent until now, finally spoke up, "There's a hidden meaning in what this old Daoist priest said."

Qin Yi was puzzled. "This doesn't make sense. If they're afraid of hurting feelings, why don't they just not fight? Our sparring with the Penglai Sword Pavilion has nothing to do with them. They're the ones who came here, and now they have the nerve to do it?"

Cheng Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Logically speaking, since you are from the same level sect, he has already given you face. But then he inexplicably said that it was unnecessary to offend anyone. Maybe he was reminding you of something. This competition may not be as simple as it seems on the surface."

"Could this be the reason why a friendly spar between two families has turned into a grand competition among numerous sects?" Qin Yi frowned and pondered for a while. "It seems that even the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace might not know the full story, otherwise they would have mentioned it in their message to me..."

Cheng Cheng smiled and said, "Then we can investigate the situation first."

Qin Yi was a little embarrassed. "I originally wanted to show you around..."

Cheng Cheng shook her head slightly. "I don't want to tour anymore."

"Well?"

Cheng Cheng looked at the demon corpse in front of her and said in a low voice, "From a human perspective, this tiger demon deserved what it got. I know it's unreasonable, but I still feel a little uncomfortable. After all, I am the Demon King."

Qin Yi nodded, understanding this mentality. It was just like when Qin Yi first entered the Demon City and saw the shops selling human flesh.

For a demon king, it was like watching his people being slaughtered by humans. This kind of situation is about perspective, not reason; Chengcheng's willingness to accept human rules was already Cheng Cheng to local customs.

Cheng Cheng said, "There will probably be many more things like this along the way, and I don't want to see them. If I take action, I'll be in the wrong, and it will put you in a difficult position; if I don't take action, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will feel bad. Let's just stay away from it, out of sight, out of mind. Let's go investigate the affairs of the cultivation world and avoid these things."

Qin Yi gently stroked her hair, and Cheng Cheng's eyes held a hint of melancholy.

Just like the look in her eyes when she stood in the courtyard looking at the flowing water before she began her cultivation.

Qin Yi didn't know what to say, and after a long while, he whispered, "Okay."

Cheng Cheng took his arm. "Let's go then."

"Wait a moment." Qin Yi turned around and cast a soil-turning spell, causing a large layer of the ground to be lifted up as if its skin had been peeled off. With another wave of his hand, the human and demon corpses on the ground were separated and buried, covered with soil.

Cheng Cheng watched his actions thoughtfully.

Qin Yi didn't practice earth-based Technique Method; even with just basic Method Formula, he could easily accomplish this. The people of the Spirit Cloud Sect, however, hadn't even considered it...

Their exorcisms are touted as acts of chivalry, a slogan they've even come to believe themselves. But judging from their actions, they probably don't have much genuine compassion for the people; it's more like a kind of... moral satisfaction.

"After all, most cultivators don't see themselves as mortals, and they're used to being indifferent." Qin Yi knew what Cheng Cheng was thinking, so he said, "It's not untrue that they were furious when they saw this scene before. That's already quite good, and they deserve to be called a prestigious sect."

"Hmm..." Cheng Cheng smiled and said, "You really don't seem like a cultivator."

Qin Yi filled the hole with soil. "I'm too ashamed to say... I'm too lazy. I talk about becoming an immortal or a knight-errant, but in the end, I've become more of an immortal than a knight-errant. I'm just a big talker. I'm very ashamed."

"It's not necessarily about how many times you do it, but about the direction you take when you act. Forcing me to swear a blood oath never to attack humans, and forcing the Demon City to establish a race for humanity—they might not even consider these things." Cheng Cheng tilted her head, looking at him. "Isn't a cultivator like you one of a kind?"

"No," Qin Yi said firmly, "Absolutely not. I myself was awakened to the dream of becoming a chivalrous hero, so how could I be the only one?"

"Who else?"

Qin Yi realized he might have said too much and awkwardly shut his mouth.

It turned out to be a woman... Cheng Cheng understood instantly.

She knew Qin Yi had many admirers, but she wasn't familiar with the others. The first name that came to mind was the one that left the deepest impression on her.

Li Qingjun?

If that's the case, then probably not many people truly realize the importance of this Princess Southern Li in his heart.