Chou Wantian's Mental Knot

"Uh, senior, I suddenly remembered I have some important matters at home, can I apply for a withdrawal first?"

"Heh, what do you think?"

Chou Wantian suddenly condensed a Qi Sword at his fingertip, aiming it at Xiao Chen's brow and asking.

Xiao Chen: "..."

"Don't feel like you're at a disadvantage, with your jinx physique, only my Sword Immortal Academy is willing to take you in!"

Seeing that Xiao Chen no longer mentioned withdrawing, Chou Wantian slowly put away the Qi Sword.

"But your Sword Immortal Academy's Sword Spirit Stone is destroyed, and the sword dao inheritance is cut off. What's the point of me going back with you?"

Xiao Chen asked, puzzled.

"Who said my Sword Immortal Academy's inheritance is cut off? There's still half a Sword Spirit Stone left! If you're truly a peerless sword cultivator seedling, there's still a glimmer of hope to enter the sword dao and become a sword cultivator!"

Chou Wantian took a big gulp from his wine gourd and said, dissatisfied.

Xiao Chen followed Chou Wantian for a long time.

Half an hour later, Chou Wantian stopped in front of a majestic mountain ten thousand feet tall, and Xiao Chen's footsteps also paused.

He looked up, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He saw that the majestic mountain in front of him stood tall, towering into the clouds, its aura incomparably majestic.

And on the top of that mountain, he could vaguely see a magnificent palace, shrouded in mist, like a fairyland.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a huge stone tablet hundreds of feet high, with four large characters engraved on it: Sword Immortal Academy.

Each character was extremely sharp, carved with a long sword. Although the stone tablet was ancient, and it was unknown how many years it had existed, the sword energy surrounding it was actually indestructible for all time.

From what he saw before him, he could imagine how glorious the Sword Immortal Academy was in its prime!

It was just that now, beside the stone tablet, weeds grew wildly, making it seem very desolate.

"Old Chou, this Sword Immortal Academy's mountain gate is something else, so domineering? Judging from the characters on the stone tablet, the Sword Immortal Academy must have produced true dragons in the past. How could it have declined to this point?"

Xiao Chen couldn't help but look at Chou Wantian!

"Heh, when the Demon Clan invaded, the people of the Martial Hall only thought about protecting themselves, unwilling to die for the sake of the human race. Only my Sword Immortal Academy was willing to stand in front of hundreds of millions of people with our three-foot-long swords, fighting the Demon Clan to the death!"

"The human race was protected, but my Sword Immortal Academy's foundation was also used up. Even more tragic was that those people from the Martial Hall took advantage of the fire to rob, plundering resources when my Sword Immortal Academy was at its weakest! And the Demon Clan hated my Sword Immortal Academy to the bone, constantly attacking and killing my academy's geniuses!"

"So, gradually, my Sword Immortal Academy's talents withered, and it became the dilapidated state it is today!"

A trace of loneliness and unwillingness flashed in Chou Wantian's eyes. He raised his wine gourd and took several large gulps, the wine wetting his clothes along his neck, but he didn't notice it at all.

Xiao Chen nodded, a trace of admiration flashing in his eyes. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Aren't all martial artists in the world under the jurisdiction of the Martial Hall? Doesn't the Sword Immortal Academy belong to the Martial Hall?"

Chou Wantian's mouth curled into a sneer, "Back when my Sword Immortal Academy shook the world, the Martial Hall was just a rising star. Although it was powerful, it was simply not comparable to my Sword Immortal Academy. If it weren't for the fact that my Sword Immortal Academy fought the Demon Clan to a draw, how could it be the Martial Hall's turn to dominate the world!"

The two talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the top of the mountain.

And on the top of the mountain, there was only an ancient palace and a large area of densely packed courtyards.

It was unknown how many years the palace had existed. Although the materials used were excellent, many signs of decay had already appeared on the palace body at this moment. Even the outer walls were covered with dense cracks like spider webs. The gate seemed to be broken, only ajar, everywhere revealing a dilapidated feeling, like the dilapidated houses on Earth where Xiao Chen was in his previous life. It looked like it could collapse at any time!

Glancing at the palace, the corner of Xiao Chen's eye twitched, and he looked at Chou Wantian, "I say, Old Chou, are you sure this place is habitable?"

Chou Wantian smiled, "Don't worry, it won't kill anyone. Oh, right, you're different from this old man, you don't have sword energy protecting you, so that's hard to say!"

The corner of Xiao Chen's eye couldn't help but twitch.

This old man could actually say such sarcastic remarks, he was really wretched enough!

"Like this, there is a courtyard over there, which is relatively less broken, and the probability of collapsing is smaller. Go there and choose a room! However, no one has lived there for many years, and the sanitary conditions are a bit poor! Just overcome it!"

Chou Wantian pointed to the right rear of the palace and said.

Xiao Chen followed Chou Wantian's finger and saw a very desolate courtyard, dilapidated and overgrown with weeds that were two meters high. Could these conditions really be overcome?

Suddenly, he noticed a brand-new courtyard on the left rear of the palace, which seemed to have been renovated recently. It was surrounded by sword energy, and surrounded by various spiritual flowers and grasses, standing out from the dilapidated Sword Immortal Academy, like a paradise on earth.

"Old Chou, you're not being honest! You have such a good courtyard, but you won't let me live there, you want me to live in that broken place? That should be your house, right? I don't care, I want to live there!"

Xiao Chen frowned slightly.

This Sword Immortal Academy was too dilapidated, even more exaggerated than the dilapidated houses in his previous life.

Although he had some mental preparation before he came, he didn't expect it to be so exaggerated.

Fortunately, there was such a good courtyard, it was simply a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation!

"You want to live there? Heh, keep dreaming! Neither you nor I are worthy of living there!"

Chou Wantian glanced at the paradise-like courtyard and shook his head with a wry smile.

"That place isn't where you live?"

Xiao Chen asked suspiciously.

Chou Wantian was the dean of the Sword Immortal Academy, if he didn't live in such a good house, who else would!

"Our Sword Immortal Academy currently has only four people including you and me, and the courtyard you fancy is called Slaying Heaven Courtyard, where my senior brother and his granddaughter live! How could I have the blessing to live there!"

Chou Wantian seemed to have remembered some unbearable past events, and took another big gulp from the wine gourd.

"Got a story there?"

Xiao Chen asked, curious.

"You could say that! Fifty years ago, the Demon Clan invaded Barren North City. In my youthful arrogance, I insisted on leading the elite of Sword Immortal Academy to slay the demons. My senior brother, Lin Jiansan, felt that something was off, that it seemed like a trap, and advised me not to go. But I didn't listen and insisted on taking people!"

"As a result, the Demon Clan was lying in ambush. Sword Immortal Academy was caught deep in the enemy's formation, and the five major academies stood by and watched. In the end, all one hundred and three sword cultivators of Sword Immortal Academy died in battle. Although I fought desperately to break out of the encirclement, I was also seriously injured, and my foundation was completely destroyed!"

"After that battle, Sword Immortal Academy completely declined. My senior brother hated me to the bone because of it and never spoke another word to me, living alone in Slaying Heaven Courtyard, focusing solely on cultivating his sword."

"I know my senior brother's temper. He values Sword Immortal Academy more than his own life. If I don't revitalize Sword Immortal Academy, he will never forgive me! But in my current state, I'm just prolonging my life. How can I have the opportunity to revitalize Sword Immortal Academy?"

Xiao Chen looked at the sorrow on Chou Wantian's face, and his heart couldn't help but be touched.

Chou Wantian sacrificed himself to kill demons for the sake of humanity, which was originally a heroic act, but he fell into an ambush and caused Sword Immortal Academy to lose its foundation. He meant well but did a bad thing, so it's no wonder he feels this way.

"Old Chou, don't be so self-deprecating. Isn't bringing me back the opportunity for you to reshape the glory of Sword Immortal Academy?"

"You? A person envied by the Heavenly Dao still wants to reshape the glory of my Sword Immortal Academy? You probably don't know how invincible Sword Immortal Academy was in its glory days. It's simply beyond your imagination!"

"Although you have a Born King Physique, you are envied by the Heavenly Dao and destined to be plagued by misfortune. What's more, very few people have the talent for sword cultivation. Just because you have a Born King Physique doesn't mean you have the aptitude for sword cultivation! What can you reshape!"

Chou Wantian scoffed.