Chapter 5: The Oath at the Mountain Gate

"Trash!"

"Such a weakling!"

"Ah, just like this... still so confident about joining the Longevity Heaven?"

"Where did his confidence come from?"

Finally, the disciples of Longevity Heaven in the square could breathe a sigh of relief. Although they found the victory of their junior brother a bit peculiar.

But no matter what, it was their side who won!

Now, they could heartily sneer at this boy from the secular world.

The clamor seemed like bothersome flies buzzing non-stop by Chu Mo's ear.

The injuries he had suffered before were not entirely healed, even though the Demon Lord had given him some primordial medicine, which partially restored him.

But it did have some impact.

This time, although the little boy appeared innocent and constantly claimed his own weakness, in reality, he was extremely cunning!

His strength had already reached the third tier of the Primordial Pass realm.

There was a world of difference between those who have and haven't reached the Primordial Pass!

The strike was heavy!

Even heavier than all the previous tortures inflicted by the Demon Lord on Chu Mo!

The Demon Lord only wanted to intimidate Chu Mo through torture and make him beg for mercy. He didn't really want to kill him.

But this little boy, at the age of seven or eight, was ruthless. This strike wasn't a sparring match!

It was a deadly attack!

At this moment, the Demon Lord stopped watching and came over. He propped up Chu Mo, inconspicuously placed a hand under Chu Mo's rib, and sent some primordial energy into him to protect his heart.

Otherwise, Chu Mo's life would be in danger.

The Seventh Elder and the others on the stage did not perceive the Demon Lord's subtle action.

But Chu Mo... he felt it very real.

Thinking about his previous praises and endorsement for Longevity Heaven; the excitement and longing for joining Longevity Heaven; the expectation of future life in Longevity Heaven...

He felt as if it all happened in another life!

An immense shame!

Rage like a blazing fire!

He couldn't hold back and spewed another mouthful of fresh blood.

But then, he raised his hand, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said seriously to the little boy, "Little brother, you are powerful, I am no match for you!"

The little boy's face suddenly turned icy cold.

He spat on the ground: "Ptui! Who is your little brother? Look at yourself in the mirror, do you deserve to compare yourself to me? I am the distinguished direct disciple of a Longevity Heaven elder..."

The little boy was cut off before he could finish. The Seventh Elder on the stage frowned and coughed lightly.

The little boy immediately stopped speaking, but his cold and harsh face showed a smirk of disdain. He looked at Chu Mo, "Trash!"

Then, after giving Chu Mo a cold glance, he turned and left.

Chu Mo shook off the Demon Lord's help and, with a fist salute, directed his remarks towards the Seventh Elder and the others on the stage, "Seventh Elder is noble!"

"Seventh Elder is impartial!"

"Seventh Elder is selfless!"

"I'm truly impressed!"

"Longevity Heaven is truly the number one sect in the world. Even a seven or eight-year-old child who claims to be the weakest is so strong!"

"I, the junior, am no match and accept my defeat wholeheartedly!"

After finishing his words, Chu Mo spat out a third mouthful of blood. His body swayed a bit, but he steadied himself, turned around, and walked towards the gate of Longevity Heaven.

"You insolent vermin, daring to mock us..." The young man by the Seventh Elder's side was furious and was about to rush down.

But he was stopped by the Seventh Elder, who said solemnly, "Let him go... after all, I owe his grandfather a favor."

"He is only a child, and I won't stoop to his level."

"Consider this... a little personal bias."

"Please, don't blame me."

The Seventh Elder said, bowing to all Longevity Heaven young disciples in the square.

"What's our master saying? He is clearly benevolent for not bearing a grudge with that vermin!" The young man beside the Seventh Elder exclaimed loudly.

"Yes, yes, the Seventh Elder is benevolent. If it were us, we would not let him get away with this!"

"Exactly, what's his problem, daring to mock Longevity Heaven? He's courting death!"

"He can't even beat our youngest junior brother. He's truly weak and impudent, he deserves a good lesson!"

"Seventh Elder is magnanimous and didn't stoop to his level. He just doesn't appreciate the favor."

Some people around the Seventh Elder began to chime in agreement.

Only Director Zhang seemed a bit solemn and stiff-faced, not saying another word.

He wanted to please the Seventh Elder, but he had principles and limits.

He could see through the Seventh Elder's little tricks. Those young disciples in the square might be fooled, but how could he be?

It was just a friendly contest between children, let alone that he owed the boy's grandfather a favor.

In Director Zhang's guess, this so-called favor was actually a significant debt!

Otherwise, which elder in Longevity Heaven would easily give away his token?

And to a person from the secular world, no less!

Given this relationship, was it necessary to favor his own disciple so much?

If the boy didn't have some foundation, that slap would have killed him!

Director Zhang thought the Seventh Elder had gone too far.

This wasn't a sinister sect where anything goes.

This was Longevity Heaven!

The number one righteous sect in the world!

It was a place revered by all as the land of immortals!

How could they act like this?

But Director Zhang didn't say anything. Faced with a case like this, what could he say?

Dare he say anything?

Even if he did, no one would believe him!

Instead, his own outcome would be unimaginably miserable!

Therefore, at such times, it's best to play dumb and mute.

Facing the young boy's lonely figure, despised by countless people but still refusing to bow his head, defiantly keeping it held high... all Director Zhang could do was silently apologies in his heart.

"I'm sorry, kid. You shouldn't have come to this place, and you shouldn't have met these people."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the slender figure of this boy, who was stumbling through the crowd to leave the vast square.

At some point, the ridicule and sarcasm on the faces of the apprentices from Longevity Heaven that had filled the square began to fade away.

Some of the apprentices couldn't help but reveal a hint of sympathy.

And even some disciples in front of Chu Mo automatically cleared a path for him.

Because they all knew in their hearts that this was not a fair contest, to begin with.

Don't look at the age gap of five or six years, but who exactly is that little boy?

Branded as the weakest of Longevity Heaven?

Bullshit!

He is the most loved and directly trained disciple of Seventh Elder!

Not to mention Chu Mo, even most of the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys amongst them would not necessarily stand a chance against him!

And Chu Mo is just an ordinary teen from the secular world, with his meridians blocked.

To have persisted for so long, even gaining the upper hand a few times, is already very surprising.

Although in the end, he still lost.

But a lot of people deep in their hearts held great respect for him!

How could an ordinary kid possibly compete against Fan Lizhi, who grew up in Longevity Heaven, carefully tutored by Seventh Elder, nurtured with top-notch primordial medicine, and was known as the 'Heavenly Genius of Longevity Heaven'?

Fan Lizhi was the thirteenth disciple in the history of Longevity Heaven to break through the Primordial Pass realm before the age of eight.

He also holds the record for the youngest to reach the Primordial Pass realm in the past five hundred years in Longevity Heaven!

The Seventh Elder's choice to have Fan Lizhi duel Chu Mo was not for a friendly sparring, but clearly to end Chu Mo's life!

Chu Mo didn't die, which was truly due to his great fortune!

But nobody dared to voice this out.

Watching the figure stumbling farther and farther away in the square under the fluctuating gaze of Seventh Elder, Director Zhang suddenly muttered, "The boy seems to have a decent temperament, but it's a pity he's good-for-nothing."

Seventh Elder raised an eyebrow at this.

Director Zhang laughed again and said, "Thankfully, he is good-for-nothing!"

"Yes, he's just a failure!"

Seventh Elder curved his lips upward, revealing a chilling smile, and waved his hand, "Disperse!"

Down the mountain, Chu Mo and his companion saw the two disciples standing guard at the gate of the mountain. When the disciples saw them coming down, they were all slightly taken aback.

In particular, Chu Mo's current state gave them a feeling of bewilderment.

Didn't he bring the token from Seventh Elder? He was personally received by Seventh Elder... how did he end up like this?

But of course, Chu Mo wouldn't bother to explain this to them, and neither would the Demon Lord.

Passing these two bewildered disciples at the mountain gate, they left the towering Longevity Heaven.

Chu Mo stopped suddenly, turned around, looked up at the gate of Longevity Heaven that he had praised when he first entered.

With a self-mocking smile on his face, he slowly said, "Immortal Mountain, Lonely God Peak, Longevity Heaven..."

"One day, I will return here!"

"And personally smash this rotting gate!"

"Eh... How can you talk like that?" At this moment, the two disciples guarding the gate finally realized that something was wrong.

The one among them who was previously flattering Chu Mo, now stared angrily, "How dare you utter such seditious words at the foot of Lonely God Peak? Are you tired of living?"

The Demon Lord raised his head then, giving that disciple a light glance.

The look seemed quite plain, but it caused that disciple's body to shudder violently, forgetting what he wanted to say next.

The other disciple also fell silent.

The deadly intent that radiated from the man in black a moment ago was just too terrifying!

It felt as if a huge mountain was suddenly pressing down on their hearts, nearly suffocating them!

Thus, later when the Seventh Elder sent someone to ask if there had been any abnormal behavior when these two were descending the mountain.

Both disciples seemed to say in unison. There was nothing abnormal. The youth couldn't even walk steady and scampered off like a beaten dog.

As for the Demon Lord, neither of them mentioned him even once!

After hearing this, the Seventh Elder only raised his eyebrow but said nothing.

On this end, Chu Mo and the Demon Lord quickly left the gates of Longevity Heaven behind.

In a quiet place, they stopped as the sky began to darken while the Demon Lord lit a bonfire.

He then took out several primordial medicines, instructed Chu Mo to take them, and casually jabbed a few acupoints on his body.

"That little thing began by lulling you with his words, but you failed to accurately catch the murderous intent behind his innocence."

"There were several opportunities when you could have easily defeated or seriously injured that little thing, but you didn't. This is the compassion of a woman!"

"In any fight, regardless of your opponent, you must give it your all!"

"Who do you think you are?"

"A righteously virtuous hero?"

"Did you really think it was just sparring?"

"Showing mercy in a fight is the greatest irresponsibility towards yourself!"

"Moreover, you don't have the right to sympathize with your opponents."

"Because they are stronger than you!"

"So, the setback you suffered this time was entirely brought on by yourself!"

Demon Lord appeared expressionless as he blandly lectured Chu Mo.

As for Seventh Elder's interference behind the scenes? The Demon Lord doesn't bring up the subject at all.

But Chu Mo remained silent, not mentioning the unusual circumstances of the little boy's final blow because irrespective of the circumstances, he lost!

Defeat is defeat, he didn't want to find any excuses for his failure.

Chu Mo hugged his knees, staring at the burning fire, his eyes shimmering, seemingly deep in thought.

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