Chapter 1461: 1461

The Hundred Swords Peak was one of the nine peaks .

Through clouds and fogs, the dense spiritual energies of the Dragon Tiger Mountain flew into the mountain . When it achieved a certain amount, it would turn into powerful sword energy .

This sword energy would have a bad influence on average people, but for swordsmen, it would help them reach a calm mood and achieve the best they could .

At the moment, lights reflected off swords could be observed from time to time at the Hundred Swords Peak . The disciples of the celestial palace were practicing sword .

The lights were radiant and dazzling .

The mountainside was where the sword energy was the densest . Most disciples of the Hundred Swords Peak gathered outside a stone house .

The cubic house did not even have a window . When the door was closed, it was also tough to find a crack between the door and the frame .

However, sword radiances were breaking out inside frequently, illuminating the stone house .

At the same time, a number would show on the stone wall outside .

After breaking out of sword radiances, a “Seven” showed .

“Wow! The seventh challenge!”

“Apprentice Elder Brother Meng Kong is certainly the best disciple of the Heavenly Sword Mountain . ”

“Heavenly Sword Mountain? Now he is the disciple of Ling Long Celestial Palace . ”

“The seventh challenge of the Sword House . Tut . Tut . Tut . Vice Leader Zhang Tian got through the sixteenth challenge last time, didn’t he?”

“Keep it down . He isn’t the vice leader anymore . ”

Someone reminded the disciple who had spilled the beans . He panicked, but then he curled up his lip . Reluctant to admit his mistake, he said, “I’ll regard the stronger one as my vice leader . ”

Laughing, those around did not take it seriously .

None of them liked the new vice leader, so they would not argue for him .

“You mean I’m not strong enough to be a vice leader?”

To their surprise, two flowing lights whooshed across the sky and landed on the ground . Then one man and one woman appeared . They were exactly Jiang Chen and Zhi Ruo .

What happened the day before was still very vivid in their minds . They certainly knew who he was .

Especially when they had seen the vice leader’s token at Jiang Chen’s waist, they all tensed up .

The disciple who had said stupid things gnashed his teeth . His face looked hideous .

He knew by reason that he should at least pretend he was panicked and frightened, but he was just reluctant to do so .

“What? I’m asking you . As a swordsman, you don’t dare admit what you said?” said Jiang Chen .

It sounded an accusation . And it looked so as well .

At the thought of the relationship between Jiang Chen and Leader the Venerable, the disciple turned pale instantly .

The others around also got nervous . They did not even dare breathe hard .

“Vice leader, please don’t take the indiscreet remark of the Hundred Swords Peak’s disciple to your heart . ”

At this moment, a pretty woman in a long skirt of moonlight color walked over gently and slowly .

Or it just looked like she was walking slowly because she came up to Jiang Chen instantly .

“Sword steps . ”

Raising his eyebrow, Jiang Chen sized this woman up seriously .

She was thirty-five or thirty-six years old, but she looked very young . Her skin was fair and smooth, even better than teenage girls’ .

Below her eyebrows were a pair of almond eyes . Slim and tall, she looked very light when she moved .

Apparently, she could not be a disciple of the Hundred Swords Peak .

Her age and her state said she could not be .

“First Chair of the Hundred Swords Peak, Duanmu Rong . ”

Zhi Ruo said in a low voice .

“Liu Neng, apologize to the vice leader . ” Duanmu Rong smiled . Her voice sounded like a fresh spring flowing through the mountain .

“Vice leader…”

The disciple, called Liu Neng felt relieved . Thinking there would not be any big trouble, he was about to apologize .

“No . I want him to repeat what he said just now . ”

Jiang Chen said in a deep voice without letting him apologize .

“What?”

Liu Neng’s face froze . He knew the vice leader had been pissed off and would not let go of him easily .

“It’s really tiring to deal with young people . ”

Arranging her bang, Duanmu Rong felt helpless .

She thought Jiang Chen was going to use Liu Neng to establish his prestige, to tell the disciples of the Hundred Swords Peak, who was the vice leader .

However, didn’t he know he would not get what he wanted? Instead, things would go the opposite way .

But since Liu Neng made an indiscreet remark first, she would not try to protect him .

She was just hoping the vice leader would not come up with some extreme punishment .

In that case, she would have to take the wind out of his sails .

As to the relationship between Jiang Chen and Leader the Venerable, she did not care a fig, just as she did not care a fig about the position of the Hundred Swords Peak’s First Chair .

Zhang Tian was an excellent man . He followed Red Cloud Venerable here to be the vice leader .

He was also the reason that Duanmu Rong came here to the Hundred Swords Peak to be the First Chair .

However, it was not that she was desperately in love with Zhang Tian . Besides, she had had a problem with Xue Ke for a long time, so she did not leave the previous day .

“I said, I’ll regard the stronger one as my vice leader!”

Liu Neng finally plucked up his courage to say it loudly .

He kept his eyes shut while speaking as if he was doing something really great .

Holding their breath, people were expecting Jiang Chen to fly into a rage .

“Great . A swordsman who always flinches and doesn’t dare face his true self doesn’t deserve to use a sword . ”

Nevertheless, Jiang Chen was not irritated . He smiled instead .

Everyone was shocked, including Duanmu Rong .

“Is he trying to convince people by virtue?”

Duanmu Rong thought . But that would not be easy .

The premise of convincing people by virtue was being strong enough .

“The thing is, you think I’m not as good as the former vice leader?”

To their surprise again, Jiang Chen brought up another topic . He did not just let it go .

This time Liu Neng had not hesitated too much before he nodded .

“I don’t think so . ”

Jiang Chen said .

The others went into an uproar . Zhang Tian was a great Martial Arts Saint . It was obvious who was stronger .

“What he wins over me is time . Although it sounds cheeky, you think I’m weaker because you’re also judging me by time,” added Jiang Chen .

“He is eloquent . ”

Duanmu Rong thought . What Jiang Chen said sounded quite right . It was thought-provoking for the disciples of the Hundred Swords Peak .

“So, you think he is stronger than I am now . I admit that . But he won’t always be stronger than I am,” Jiang Chen went on .

The other disciples came to understand it was inappropriate to compare two persons from different ages .

“In addition, to be vice leader, being strong isn’t enough . A vice leader has to be smart, too . As far as I know, the former vice leader did nothing for the celestial palace . ”

Jiang Chen was not gossiping about Zhang Tian behind his back .

In fact, Zhang Tian thought he had already sacrificed a lot to be the vice leader here, so he did not even give a thought to what he could do for the celestial palace .

It was the three grand elders who were working .

The First Elder said Jiang Chen could resolve the crisis of the celestial palace, but Zhang Tian had never bothered to know what the crisis was .

“Vice Leader, I know what you mean . It makes sense . But spoken words fly away . Don’t you think it’s not convincing enough?”

As Zhang Tian’s adorer, Duanmu Rong, was kind of pissed .

Although they were from two different ages, it did not mean anyone was better than Zhang Tian when the latter had been young .

On the contrary, she was confident enough to say none of the current Martial Emperors below the first tier was as good as he was .

“Truth . ”

Looking towards that stone house, Jiang Chen said, “I heard you say Zhang Tian had gone through the sixteenth challenge when I came, hadn’t he?”

“Yes . ” Duanmu Rong showed a surprised face as if she had guessed what Jiang Chen was going to do .

But did he really know what the sixteenth challenge meant?

“I’ll break his record,” said Jiang Chen .

Duanmu Rong smiled . She thought, “So, he doesn’t know . ”

The disciples of the Hundred Swords Peak reacted in a very exaggerating way .

The stone house was called Sword House . Leader the Venerable gave it to them for practicing purpose .

Martial Emperors could only handle the first ten challenges .

For Martial Arts Saints, the limit was the first twenty challenges .

Zhang Tian went through sixteen challenges . It was fair to say he was the best of the best .

As a Martial Emperor in the late stage, Jiang Chen claimed he would break this record . That was way too arrogant .