Man of Honor

Chen Wentian, as Immortal Sword Bandit Lin Huzhong, continued his tour of benevolence across the northeast provinces of the Eastern Sanmu Subcontinent. He hit several more sects after the Pine Mountain Sect and even more the day after. At each sect, he gifted multiple copies of the Six Meridians Demon Blight with instructions that they were to distribute to others. And thus, little by little, his little demon slayer art was spreading across the land.

This also improved his reputation and name recognition. Many people were wary of him due to multiple smear campaigns by the Beast God Sanctum after his attacks against them. Giving away for free a sword style to fight demons helped fight back against those perpetuated lies.

After all, where was the Beast God Sanctum when mortal lands were swamped by a demon uprising? Nowhere in sight! No other immortals stepped in to help either. They all stayed in their home provinces like hens sitting on a nest of eggs. None of them ventured out to help the struggling mortal provinces.

There was only Immortal Sword Bandit Lin Huzhong. He was the infamous bandit, a loose cultivator of the highest ability, and, it seemed many, a friend of the people…

This was also Chen Wentian's declaration of war against his unseen enemy. Whatever kind of demon that was hiding and stirring up trouble, it was sure to be attracted by the Six Meridians Demon Blight sword style. Its mission here was to investigate the possible existence of a demon slayer or demon slayer art. It would have no choice but to investigate Lin Huzhong.

The irony was that the demon could spend as long as it wanted investigating his background and it would still come up empty-handed. Lin Huzhong was a fake persona. He did not exist. He had no background, no family, no history, nothing at all.

He was simply the demon slayer. He had the demon slayer. He was declaring the truth that the demon wanted to find out loud and clear, provocatively and without fear. The demon would realize soon enough that there was nothing else for it to do except a direct confrontation, one Immortal Sword Bandit Lin Huzhong was eagerly looking forward to.

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On the third day, Chen Wentian's tour took him to a familiar province famous for its ice and snow. Unlike the other provinces he had visited before, he did not plan to stop at lowly mortal sects. He only had one place of interest he wanted to visit.

He let out a hearty laugh which made his fake belly jiggle, "Heh, let's have some fun!"

He flew across the province and headed for the most powerful sect in the province. It was an icy fortress situated atop a frozen mountain, Glacier Palace.

As he entered the eternally snowy mountain range, scores of message talismans shot into the sky, going in many directions. They were the sect's forward scouts, placed around a wide perimeter to watch for unfamiliar immortals and potential dangers. All immortal sects had something similar, his own included.

He continued without slowing. He flew through the glacier valleys and quickly approached the icy peak which housed the vestal halls of Glacier Palace.

More panicked message talismans announced his impending arrival. He ignored them all and arrived at the main entrance. As he landed, the massive twin doors of ice promptly slammed shut in his face as a white-blue spiritual aura spread around the entire sect. Within a split second, this energy covered the icy complex entirely and hummed with a profound and icy power.

This was the Glacier Palace's protective array formation named the Barrier of Eternal Ice. He was familiar with it, being the sect's administrator. It was capable of stopping his progress and all other immortal intruders at the Spirit Lord Realm. A foe could still try to break through forcefully but it would take them several days, more than long enough for help to arrive.

Chen Wentian had no intentions. He simply straightened his windswept robes, sucked in his large stomach, and cleared his throat.

"Ahem! I am Immortal Sword Bandit Lin Huzhong. I mean your sect no harm, may I speak to your sect master?"

There was a lengthy pause. Then, a small window opened above the doors and a small voice drifted out, "Glacier Palace currently is under the guidance of Immortal Blue Dragon Chen Wentian, an administrator appointed by the Immortal Association and Immortal Gentle Lotus Gong Liyun… Apart from these two immortals, nobody else is allowed entry to the sect… Venerable Immortal Sword Bandit, please turn back. We cannot disobey our orders and we cannot open these doors."

Chen Wentian hid a smile. That voice belonged to his disciple Su Yue. He knew both twins were at Glacier Palace and he had expected one of them to speak up but he did not expect it to be Su Yue. She was the more mellow one that usually followed Su Xue's lead. Still, he was glad that she was standing up to the impromptu challenge.

"Ah, I see. However, I have flown myself over millions of kilometers and braved the dangers of the world to visit your sect. Surely, it would be improper to simply shoo me away?" He said loudly, "Also, the name of Glacier Palace is famous throughout the Eastern Sanmu Subcontinent as a cultivation holy land. How can I leave just like this?"

This time, another familiar voice piped up, "Lord Bandit, Glacier Palace is indeed a sacred place for women and has been for a thousand years. That said, you are a man and thus we cannot allow you entry."

Chen Wentian laughed heartily, "I am indeed a man, that is true. But Chen Wentian is also a man, is he not? What about all the other males that are allowed to enter the sect, those from Divine Blazing Mountain? Why can't I be like them? What if I said I am also looking for a Dao partner? Look here!"

He leaped into the air and launched a series of kicks and punches that emitted flames of a deep scarlet color like blood. He whirled around several times before landing while striking what he thought was a heroic pose.

"Ha! What do you think about that? Do my flames of passion not burn bright? How does it compare to your Immortal Blue Dragon's flames?" He asked.

"No!" Su Xue's voice was tinged with a bit of anger, "Please leave! My master is on his way! Someone like you cannot be spoken in the same sentence as my master. He is ten times… no, twenty times the man you are!"

Chen Wentian snorted and patted his stomach, "Little woman, never in my life has anybody spoken to me like that! I should lay you across my lap and slap your disobedient butt until it's blushing red! Somebody has to discipline you if your master is incapable!"

He waved his palm threateningly and huffed in mock anger, "What Blue Dragon, what nonsense! Whatever… I, Lin Huzhong, am a man born of honor and righteousness. I am a man amongst men. I am an immortal whose name will resound across this subcontinent as the patron of all mortals and a hero of the common people."

He then produced around a hundred booklets of the Six Meridians Demon Blight sword style and dumped it on the ground.

"I know this province, like others around here are suffering from a demon uprising. This is a demon slayer art I have developed that is highly effective against all types of demons. I have gifted this sword art to countless mortal sects and immortal sects alike. Do what you want with it. I came here with honest intentions. My conscience is clear. But since you all are a bunch of rude and stingy women; your daddy won't argue with you anymore! Goodbye!"

With that, Chen Wentian promptly left Glacier Palace, leaving his baffled disciples and several thousand flabbergasted women behind.

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