Chapter 9

"Your Highness, don't act rashly. I have a way to get you into the Tianwu Sect. This is not the Prince's Manor; we must follow the rules of the Tianwu Sect!"

Seeing Ling Dao's actions, Jiang Zhong was startled. Even at his peak, he wouldn't dare cause trouble in the Tianwu Sect. It was said that the sect leader of the Tianwu Sect was on par with the Emperor of the Daluo Dynasty in strength.

"Hmm? Regardless of who you are, daring to cause trouble in the Tianwu Sect is courting death, isn't it?"

A powerful young man walked out from the Tianwu Sect, looking to be about twenty-four years old. He, Li Wu Liang, was responsible for all the external affairs. Ling Dao did not meet the conditions but still wanted to enter the Tianwu Sect, which was a blatant disregard for the dignity of the Tianwu Sect.

"From what I know, there is another condition to join the Tianwu Sect, which is to solve the Tianwu Sword Formation, right?"

Ling Dao glanced at Li Wu Liang indifferently and said calmly. He had also learned about the Tianwu Sword Formation. As long as one could break the Tianwu Sword Formation, they could join the Tianwu Sect, regardless of whether they met any other conditions.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to know this?"

Li Wu Liang looked at Ling Dao, his tone devoid of surprise, only filled with sarcasm. As a disciple of the Tianwu Sect, Li Wu Liang naturally knew about the Tianwu Sword Formation. Because he understood it, he found Ling Dao's attempt to be extremely overconfident.

"Haha, truly laughable. A mere greenhorn like you actually dares to try to break the Tianwu Sword Formation?"

"The founder of the Tianwu Sect set up the Tianwu Sword Formation. For so many years, no one has been able to break it. Even the successive sect leaders couldn't break it. How dare you, a mere child, speak such arrogant words?"

The Tianwu Sect disciples burst into laughter. Ling Dao saying he could break the Tianwu Sword Formation was like saying he could pluck the moon from the sky—it was the funniest joke they had ever heard.

"Did you hear what they said? For thousands of years, no one has been able to break the Tianwu Sword Formation. Do you really think you can break it?"

The Tianwu Sword Formation was renowned throughout the Daluo Dynasty. Countless strong individuals had come to break the formation, but all had failed. Ling Dao, a mere child, was even less likely to succeed. Li Wu Liang had personally witnessed the Tianwu Sword Formation and knew how terrifying it was.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Tianwu Sect has a rule that no disciple can obstruct those who challenge the Tianwu Sword Formation. Now that I have the confidence to break it, why don't you step aside quickly? Do you want to violate the sect rules?"

Ling Dao looked at Li Wu Liang coldly, not taking him seriously at all. Li Wu Liang stood in front of Ling Dao, several times wanting to attack but holding back. Li Wu Liang naturally didn't have the courage to defy the sect rules.

"What, do you still want to block me?"

Li Wu Liang glared at Ling Dao with venom, but ultimately let him pass. At the same time, he glared fiercely at the others. Ling Dao's words had made many eager to try, but they calmed down after Li Wu Liang's glare. The Tianwu Sword Formation had never been broken, and Ling Dao was only setting himself up for humiliation. Like frogs at the bottom of a well, they didn't know the vastness of the world and were better off not joining in, lest they be remembered by Li Wu Liang. Everyone could see that Li Wu Liang had considerable influence among the Tianwu Sect disciples.

"Brat, when you fail, I'll have plenty of ways to torture you to death!"

Looking at Ling Dao's back, a glint of malice flashed in Li Wu Liang's eyes. He would temporarily endure, as Ling Dao's failure was inevitable. Since Ling Dao didn't meet any other conditions, he couldn't become a Tianwu Sect disciple. At that time, it would be easy to get rid of Ling Dao.

Ling Dao, whether as a member of the Ling family or later as the Prince of the Free and Easy King, was a swordsman. A sword is sharp! As a swordsman, if one doesn't have this sharpness, what's the point of practicing the sword?

"To become a strong individual, the most important thing is not talent or insight, but having the heart of a strong individual! A qualified swordsman must be resolute and never seek shortcuts!"

These words were not from the Free and Easy King but from Ling Dao's biological father. Unfortunately, Ling Dao's father left the Ling family when Ling Dao was very young and disappeared. Ling Dao originally planned to search for his father after becoming a supreme strong individual, but he ended up being suppressed under the Divine Sword Mountain after a furious attack on the Purple Star Holy Land!

Facing Li Wu Liang, Ling Dao naturally wouldn't back down. Currently, Ling Dao was indeed not a match for Li Wu Liang. But he must become stronger to take revenge. Joining the Tianwu Sect was his shortcut to becoming stronger. The Tianwu Sect had elixirs, heavenly treasures, cultivation techniques, and various martial arts...

"Who is this young man? He's not a True Qi Realm martial artist, why can he come in? Is he using connections?"

"From his attire, you can tell he's not ordinary. But isn't this unfair? He looks so frail, what use would he be in the Tianwu Sect?"

In the square, a group of young geniuses stood, the oldest being sixteen. Those over sixteen didn't meet the conditions and were left outside. However, none of them had weak auras; the weakest were True Qi Realm martial artists.

Becoming a True Qi Realm martial artist before the age of sixteen was already considered good talent. But in Ling Dao's eyes, these geniuses were nothing. He ignored their words as if he hadn't heard them.

"Don't underestimate this kid. He's going to break the Tianwu Sword Formation. If he succeeds, he'll immediately become an inner disciple of the Tianwu Sect, far more promising than you all!"

Li Wu Liang said sarcastically, placing Ling Dao in opposition to all the young geniuses. Ling Dao had embarrassed him, and he wouldn't miss the chance to retaliate. If not for the sect rules, he would have personally killed Ling Dao.

"What? Did I hear that right? This kid is going to break the Tianwu Sword Formation? Who does he think he is? Does he think he's a great human being?"

"Where did this kid come from? He truly doesn't know his place. He's already fifteen and hasn't even reached the True Qi Realm. Such a mediocre talent, and he dares to try to break the Tianwu Sword Formation?"

Every young genius present was proud and arrogant. Even they didn't have the intention to break the Tianwu Sword Formation. For thousands of years, countless strong individuals had tried, but all had failed. Those more talented than them couldn't break it, and those stronger than them couldn't break it. How could they possibly break it?

"Activate the formation!"

Ling Dao remained calm, ignoring the young geniuses' words and Li Wu Liang's attitude. Arguing with these young geniuses was meaningless. What he needed to do was break the Tianwu Sword Formation, not waste his breath on them.