55: Grass Sword Technique

Jiang Yu withdrew his gaze, his face ashen.

It was fine that Gu Qing and Su Qingyue had seats.

Even Chu Yao, a common inner disciple, had one.

He was the only one standing alone in the entire hall.

It was as if he, the Saint Son, was an outsider.

This kind of differential treatment made him feel deeply humiliated.

Especially when everyone in the hall scrutinized him with their gazes; this silent humiliation was worse than any spoken word.

"Trash Star God Temple, I won't stay here," Jiang Yu fumed.

He believed his talent was unparalleled, capable of sweeping aside all contemporaries, and with his Immortal Family background, he had no worries about wealth, companions, techniques, or territory.

Rather than enduring this frustration, he might as well sever ties with the Star God Temple now; there was a vaster world waiting for him to conquer outside.

However, before leaving, he had to wash away this humiliation.

Didn't the Star God Temple think Gu Qing was more monstrous than him?

He would suppress Gu Qing with a single sword strike right in front of these elders, severely slapping the Star God Temple's face.

And Su Qingyue and Chu Yao.

He would reclaim all the debts owed to his former self, one by one.

"Hall Master, this disciple has a request."

Jiang Yu said indifferently.

"Speak."

"This disciple wishes for Saintess Su to return the gifts I previously gave her."

Jiang Yu felt his reputation could still be salvaged; once he got the items, he would publicly destroy them to restore his image from being a 'lickspittle' with no class.

"Hmph!"

Gu Qing sneered, then said righteously.

"Saint Son Jiang, forgive my bluntness, but what you give to others belongs to them."

"If you really want them, then I'm sorry, my junior sister is not familiar with you and won't give you even a single copper coin."

He directly defined the situation, leaving no room for Jiang Yu to retreat.

"That's right."

"Our Qingyue didn't deceive you; you willingly begged Qingyue to accept them, so how can you shamelessly ask for them back now?"

Chu Yao chimed in.

"How strange, could it be that the Jiang Family is so poor they can't make ends meet, forcing you, the young patriarch, to beg?"

Elder Wang, with his white hair, said with a smile.

This old fellow... the other elders' faces twitched; he was truly getting more venomous with age.

Jiang Yu's face turned ashen, and his aura erupted, a chilling Sword Intent soaring to the heavens.

He looked at the peerless goddess seated on the throne and said, word by word, "Hall Master, can't even this small request of your disciple be granted?"

"Your request is a private matter, unrelated to the Star God Temple; make another one."

Jiang Yu said in a cold tone.

"Good, good, good!"

These people's mouths were truly more venomous than the last; Jiang Yu laughed in extreme anger.

It seemed his image couldn't be salvaged.

Since that was the case, he wouldn't pretend anymore.

"Then this disciple wishes to withdraw from the Star God Temple, may I?"

Jiang Yu stared coldly at Jiang Yu, enunciating each word.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a sense of trepidation suddenly arose in Jiang Yu's heart, as if he had lost something, and his heart felt empty.

And, a voice kept telling him that he couldn't leave, that the Star God Temple held his destiny.

"An illusion..." Jiang Yu secretly shook his head, dismissing the sudden strange feeling.

Everyone in the Star God Temple was abnormal, as if each of them could suppress him.

He knew that in the outside world, and within his family, he was always successful.

But in the Star God Temple, everything went wrong; everyone was venomous and dark-hearted, treating him like grass.

That would be fine, but the key was that he couldn't win against them, which was very unusual.

The Star God Temple, to him, was a cage, a cage trapping him, a true dragon of the nine heavens, so he had to leave, to the vast skies outside.

"What?"

At these words, the elders were momentarily stunned.

To become a member of the Star God Temple, one either died or served the Star God Temple indefinitely.

This was the first time they had seen someone dare to withdraw from the sect.

Was Jiang Yu not afraid of death?

Or did he think the Jiang Family could protect him?

Ridiculous.

"It's over..." Jiang Fangcheng, Jiang Yu's Dao Protector, who was guarding outside the hall, heard this and was terrified out of his wits.

Jiang Yu had cultivated the Star God Temple's Solar Dao Scripture, Starry Sky Dao Scripture, and numerous peerless divine abilities and secret techniques.

He had also taken the Star God Temple's magical treasures, heavenly materials, and earthly treasures.

How could the Star God Temple possibly let Jiang Yu leave alive?

Even the Jiang Family would likely face great disaster.

At this thought, Jiang Fangcheng felt a chill run down his spine, looking at Jiang Yu with disbelief.

Betraying a sect was a major taboo in the cultivation world; offenders were sure to die.

Unless you could find a sect stronger than your original one and gain the unanimous consent of your original sect.

But was there any sect in this world stronger than the Star God Temple? No.

Then there was only one path: if you took things from the Star God Temple, you had to serve the Star God Temple for life.

He couldn't understand how Jiang Yu didn't even know such basic rules.

They had taught Jiang Yu all this basic knowledge long ago.

Could Jiang Yu be an oversight?

Jiang Fangcheng wished he could rush in and gag Jiang Yu, then engrave this basic knowledge into Jiang Yu's brain.

However, Jiang Yu's words had already been spoken; no matter what he did, it was too late.

"Yes."

Jiang Yu choosing to leave the Star God Temple did not surprise her at all.

Jiang Yu was an ignorant and wildly arrogant fool.

A mere ant daring to challenge the heavens; Jiang Yu saying anything shocking would not surprise her.

He was a dead man anyway, so Jiang Yu couldn't be bothered to argue with him.

...Jiang Fangcheng tremblingly transmitted the message back to the Old Ancestor, requesting a decision.

"Good."

Jiang Yu, oblivious to his impending doom, stood with his hands behind his back, staring coldly at Gu Qing, and spoke indifferently.

"I, Jiang Yu, possess a sword that can sweep away all peers, unmatched; I wonder if you dare to face it?"

...

"Alright, then I'll send you on your way."

After all, they were from the same hometown.

His Halberd was already thirsty for battle.

Although 52,000 units of luck were few, even a mosquito's leg was still meat.

Moreover, killing Jiang Yu would also grant a system lottery draw and the treasures on Jiang Yu's person.

"They're here, they're here, Old Ancestor, quickly wake up and watch the show."

"Old Ancestor? Old Ancestor???"

...

Rebellious son, rebellious son, all rebellious sons... In the starry sky, Jiang Yu's expression was cold, with an air of looking down on everything.

"I will suppress my cultivation realm and fight you at the same level."

He would use absolute strength to suppress the Star God Temple's successor, making the Star God Temple regret how wrong their decision was to abandon him.

A glimmer of light appeared in Jiang Fangcheng's eyes; perhaps, if Jiang Yu defeated Gu Qing, there might still be a sliver of hope.

He transmitted, "This battle must be won, not lost; you must re-enter the Star God Temple, otherwise, you will surely die."

Jiang Yu frowned, then relaxed, unconcerned.

Although the Star God Temple had profound foundations, his Jiang Family also had Saint Realm Old Ancestors and a family-protecting divine artifact.

He didn't believe the Star God Temple would initiate an Immortal War over such a small matter.

Besides, hadn't Jiang Yu agreed to his withdrawal from the sect?

"As you wish."

Gu Qing couldn't be bothered to waste words with a dead man, immediately unleashing the Star God Fist, striking with a punch.

"Hm?"

The immense power of the fist crushed down, and Jiang Yu instantly lost his composure, a fatal sense of crisis rising in his heart.

This punch possessed the mighty power to kill him?

Impossible, it must be an illusion.

He was at Void Dao Realm Eighth Layer; even Zhang Yang, who had swept across the universe without a single defeat, was slain by him.

How could Gu Qing, at Void Dao Realm First Layer, kill him with one punch?

The fist print had arrived; Jiang Yu had no time to think further, the fear of death emerged from his heart, and he instinctively summoned the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron.

The Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron was currently a Supreme-grade Artifact, but it had the potential to grow into an Immortal Artifact.

Therefore, the defense and power of the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron were much stronger than ordinary Supreme-grade Artifacts.

"Boom!"

Gu Qing sent the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron flying with a punch.

Jiang Yu was also sent flying dozens of miles by the aftershock of the divine ability, his eyes showing disbelief.

It wasn't an illusion.

If not for the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron, Gu Qing would have already killed him with one punch.

But he couldn't understand how someone at the Void Dao Realm could shake the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron?

Jiang Yu shook his head, unable to accept that someone was more formidable than him.

"Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron..."

"How could a low-level plane have Xuan Huang Mother Qi..."

He Ni exclaimed, "Quick, we must get our hands on it."

This was the root of all Mother Qi.

If her child could soak in the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron from a young age, their physique and comprehension would be greatly enhanced.

"Good!"

Gu Qing knew without asking that the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron must have been obtained by Jiang Yu from the system.

The Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron was very good; now it was his.

Buzz~!

A giant hand covering the sky suddenly appeared, with sun, moon, and stars circling it, countless runes surging, and infinite starlight converging.

The palm encompassed the sun, moon, and stars, as dazzling as a universe and galaxy.

"Bang~!"

The Star Picking Hand tightly gripped the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron, solid and unyielding, then rapidly shrank and was taken into the Qiankun Sword by Gu Qing.

The Star Picking Hand could grasp the sun, moon, and stars, and if one's cultivation was sufficient, it could even capture a vast ancient life star.

Although the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron was a Supreme-grade Artifact, the person using it was not a Supreme.

No matter how powerful a magical treasure was, it depended on who was wielding it.

Jiang Yu simply could not unleash the Supreme divine might of a Supreme-grade Artifact.

Once the Star Picking Hand grasped a magical treasure, it could sever its connection with the owner.

The moment Gu Qing took the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron into the Qiankun Sword, He Ni impatiently erased Jiang Yu's divine soul imprint.

"Pfft!"

With his divine soul imprint erased, Jiang Yu's divine soul was instantly damaged, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Give me back my Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron..."

Jiang Yu's eyes were bloodshot.

The Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron was his strongest magical treasure, and also his future Dao-proving treasure.

"Useless."

Even if Jiang Yu obtained the system, he still couldn't change his essential nature as a good-for-nothing; besides showing off, he couldn't do anything else.

He had clearly felt the power of the Star God Fist just now, yet he was still distracted.

When the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron was sent flying, he didn't recall it immediately, but instead stood there doubting life.

Jiang Yu's combat will and experience were equivalent to zero.

Nothing was apparent in a crushing victory, but once he encountered an opponent of the same level, his useless nature was immediately exposed.

Jiang Yu was not just a little bit worse than Zhang Yang.

That such a good-for-nothing could kill Zhang Yang, Gu Qing felt wronged for Zhang Yang.

Thinking this, Gu Qing's hand movements did not stop at all; the reincarnation divine halberd swept across the sky, carrying a trace of spatial power, annihilating the eight directions.

"Sword Qi Rolling Dragon Wall, wherever there's a flood dragon, slay it..."

Seeing this, Jiang Yu no longer dared to be careless, not even suppressing his cultivation realm, unleashing his full power.

The void trembled, sword qi soared to the sky, infinite sword qi rolled like flood dragons, seemingly tearing the void apart.

However, under the Annihilating the Eight Desolations divine ability, the sword qi flood dragons seemed as tiny as small loaches, instantly annihilated by the immense halberd might.

"This..."

Seeing this, Jiang Yu's mentality collapsed again.

His Sword Qi Rolling Dragon Wall had defeated many Star God Temple true disciples, and even Zhang Yang had to go all out against it.

Yet, against Gu Qing, it was as weak as paper, fragile and tiny.

Feeling the crisis of death, Jiang Yu dared not be arrogant this time and immediately unleashed the Seven Stars Sword Formation, with the seven stars becoming one.

Boom~!

Jiang Yu was sent flying by a halberd strike, his Heavenly-grade magical treasure Daoist robe shattered, and his body was covered in blood.

The Seven Stars Sword was also covered in cracks, trembling, its light dim.

Clearly, the seven Heavenly-grade magical treasures were severely damaged and no longer useful.

Jiang Yu immediately swallowed several healing pills, looking at Gu Qing with fear.

At this moment, he had to admit a fact: he had encountered a monster.

After all, he had never heard of anyone in the Void Dao Realm being able to shatter Heavenly-grade magical treasures.

Even the Saint Body, known for its unparalleled physical body, could only receive magical treasures with bare hands.

It was far from being able to explode magical treasures.

"All hope is lost..."

The last bit of hope in Jiang Fangcheng's heart was completely shattered.

At the same time, he finally understood why the Star God Temple looked down on Jiang Yu.

With such a peerless monstrous talent present, what was Jiang Yu?

Buzz~!

Gu Qing bathed in brilliant starlight, surrounded by stars, like a god.

He wasted no words, directly unleashing the Star Dou Divine Fist, intending to send his fellow townsman on his way with one punch.

"Hiss~"

Seeing the boundless divine might of the Star Dou Divine Fist, Jiang Yu gasped, then roared.

"Grass Character Sword Art~"

A small blade of grass appeared in the starry sky, erupting with earth-shattering and ghost-wailing Sword Intent, as if splitting the void, severing the sun, moon, and stars, intending to open the heavens and earth.

Jiang Yu refused to believe that the Supreme Divine Ability, Grass Character Sword Art, couldn't defeat Gu Qing.

He felt incredibly fortunate that after ascending the Starlight Avenue, he had signed in for the Grass Character Sword Art, otherwise, he would have been defeated today.

"This is Opening Heaven Sword Intent... something's strange."

He Ni felt a surge of vigilance, ready to act at any moment.

The power of the Grass Character Sword Art wasn't in this small blade of grass, but in the Opening Heaven Sword Intent it contained.

But Opening Heaven Sword Intent was not something a Void Dao Realm cultivator could comprehend and master; one needed at least Divine Fire Realm cultivation to barely grasp it.

He Ni suspected whether Jiang Yu also had a powerful soul on him, helping him unleash the Opening Heaven Sword Intent.

The Old Ancestors lying in their coffins also thought of this, their divine senses subtly sweeping over Jiang Yu.

Boom~!

One punch shattered all techniques; the Opening Heaven Sword Intent was annihilated, but it also consumed ninety percent of the Star Dou Divine Fist's power.

Even so, the residual power was still able to send Jiang Yu, and the King-grade great cauldron he had summoned, flying.

"Cough, cough..."

"Old Ancestor, save me~"

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