Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 973 Don’t Forget Your Original Heart

chapter 973 don’t forget your original heart

translator: borntobe

wang mang stiffened as he now understood just how pathetic he was. why had he provoked a fiend like long chen?

guo ran had explained why there were so few disciples from the eastern wasteland, and now he knew what kind of person long chen was.

“this... this isn’t my fault. i was...” stuttered wang mang.

“what hostility is there between the law enforcement hall and the elder’s hall?” said long chen. he wasn’t interested in what bribe wang mang had received or who had used him.

“there does seem to be some conflicts between them, but i don’t know the specifics,” said wang mang. how could he, a small disciple, have the qualifications to learn about the matters between the higher-ups?

“the xuantian dao sect’s interior is extremely complicated. learning about those things right now won’t do anything for you. all you have to remember is that as long as you don’t break the rules, you’ll be safe. if other people want to fight, that’s their issue,” said elder sha.

“no wonder you always talk about the rules,” laughed long chen.

this joke of long chen’s caused everyone’s hearts to shake. although it was said with laughter, they all felt that it also contained some ridicule.

but surprisingly, elder sha didn’t get angry. he looked into the distance for a long time before saying, “i was once like you as well, young, full of energy and hope for the future. hehe...”

long chen took over, saying, “hehe, regretfully, things never go as people want. there are always all kinds of obstructions, impediments trapping you like net after net. day after day, year after year, a person eventually gets lost.

“some people have long since forgotten their original hearts in the fight for fame, for profit. then there are some people who end up like senior, becoming a puppet that only knows how to follow the rules. thinking about it, it really is sad!”

“long chen...” meng qi tugged on long chen, indicating that he should be careful with his words. he had no enmity with elder sha, so why would he offend him?

even the senior disciples trembled with fear. long chen was far too brazen.

but what they found curious was that the cold elder sha didn’t get angry at all, nor did he reprimand long chen. instead, he just calmly looked into the distance.

the flying boat was still rapidly flying, and the mountains below quickly passed. however, the inside of the flying boat was completely silent.

“these are the rules.” after a long while, elder sha indifferently tossed out some words.

“hehe, disciple doesn’t believe so. rules are things the strong use to control the weak. the strong can infringe upon the rules, and the stronger ones can completely ignore the rules. as for the strongest ones, they are the ones who can change the rules whenever they want.

“in the phoenix cry empire, i was to comply with the phoenix cry empire’s rules. in the xuantian monastery, i was to comply with the xuantian monastery’s rules. in the supermonastery, it was the same.

“but i didn’t comply with those rules, because if i had, i’d have long since died a tragic death. so, once i reach the central plains, i’ll follow the rules that are favorable to me. but as for those rules that suppress me, i’m afraid that disciple will be unable to comply,” said long chen.

those senior disciples were deeply shaken. looking at the dragonblood warriors’ fervent gazes, they felt like they were being affected as well.

“how many disciples were there in total from the four regions last time?” asked long chen.

“there were over three hundred and seventy thousand,” said the senior disciple.

“how many?” long chen couldn’t believe his ears.

“a bit more than three hundred and seventy thousand,” the disciple repeated.

three hundred and seventy thousand? all of whom were sea expansion celestials? this number gave long chen a fright. it was no wonder they said that the eastern wasteland was the weakest region. of over three hundred and seventy thousand people, only twenty thousand had come from the eastern wasteland. that proportion made him speechless.

“there must have been quite a few heavenly geniuses amongst your generation, correct?” asked long chen.

“yes, there truly were many. they were practically monsters, inhuman. we can only look up to them.” that senior disciple bitterly smiled, clearly having received a great impact.

of those three hundred and seventy thousand disciples, although these senior disciples couldn’t count as the weakest, they had still been on the edge of being washed out. they couldn’t even count as elites, let alone heavenly geniuses.

the most infuriating thing was that the xuantian dao sect’s rules allowed many loopholes for senior disciples to bully them, and they could only endure it.

this time, they had been sent to greet the newcomers. originally, they had been hoping to vent some of their resentment. but instead it was the newcomers who gave them a warm welcome.

after talking for so long, everyone became much more familiar with each other. the senior disciples didn’t dare to be arrogant any longer. instead, they began to talk with the dragonblood warriors, subtly fawning over them.

they found that each one of these dragonblood warriors possessed extremely dense spirit blood. such people would find it no problem to pass the trials and join the xuantian dao sect. they should all become inner sect disciples.

these senior disciples were no more than outer sect disciples. they probably wouldn’t be able to go to the inner sect in their lifetime. so forming good relationships with the dragonblood warriors might bring them endless benefits.

even wang mang ran over to long chen to apologize, cursing himself for being deceived by other people’s lies. he even said that he deserved a thousand deaths for his actions.

long chen couldn’t be bothered to quibble with him. this was nothing serious to him, and he didn’t bother pressing him for more details.

now that everyone was familiar with each other, they once more went out to exchange pointers. but this time, it was a friendly competition where both sides used their full power. the dragonblood warriors used their spirit blood, while the senior disciples no longer suppressed their cultivation bases. these new battles were exceptionally intense.

what startled the senior disciples was the fact that the dragonblood warriors were shockingly powerful. in these intense battles, the killing intent they released made it seem like this was no exchange of pointers. it felt like they would kill them at any moment.

but there were some senior disciples capable of fighting through the sensation of death. they released their true power, and in this kind of battle, the dragonblood warriors were truly one level weaker. but if it was a true life and death battle, then that would have been a completely different matter.

on the seventh day, the scenery around them completely changed. the mountains and plains vanished, replaced by a vast roaring sea.