40: Chapter 40 So it turns out nobody's convinced.

Su Yi's tit-for-tat confrontation made Gu Wanquan wipe the smile off his face. He narrowed his long, phoenix-like eyes as he looked at the Su Yi before him.

If Gu Wanquan were to make a Move against Su Yi right now, Su Yi would have no other choice but to kneel and beg for mercy.

But at this moment, Senior Brother Chen Feng, who was standing to the side, played a crucial role!

Su Yi looked at Senior Brother Chen Feng with his peach-blossom eyes and suddenly smiled, saying, "Senior Brother Chen, I haven't properly thanked you for that matter yet. Could I invite you to my room for a chat?"

Hearing Su Yi's words and thinking of the terrifying changes that occurred after being alone in a room with him, the previously unsmiling Gu Wanquan shuddered. He inadvertently turned his head to look at Yin Chaoge, who was also wearing a look of astonishment.

"Could it be that after Su Yi lost to me, he's feeling unwilling to accept it and wants this Senior Brother Chen to stand up for him?" Gu Wanquan frowned as he watched Senior Brother Chen Feng walk into Su Yi's room.

Thinking of the abnormalities in his own body when he was alone in a room with him, Gu Wanquan's expression turned somewhat strange. Could Su Yi be paying the price he imagined to beg Senior Brother Chen Feng to make a Move?

The others didn't know why Su Yi had suddenly called out to Senior Brother Chen Feng, and Yin Chaoge behind him had the same thought as Gu Wanquan.

Su Yi and Senior Brother Chen Feng didn't stay in the room for very long, and no strange sounds came from the room.

When Su Yi's door opened again, Senior Brother Chen Feng put something into his Storage Pouch. When he looked at Su Yi, his eyes were full of appreciation: "Rest assured, Junior Brother Su, leave such a small matter to me!"

"Then I shall trouble you, Senior Brother Chen!" Su Yi's peach-blossom eyes crinkled with extra joy.

After Senior Brother Chen Feng rode his crane away, Gu Wanquan gave Su Yi a deep look before turning and walking out of the small courtyard.

Having now comprehended the Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal, he also wanted to test it out to see exactly what level of strength he had reached!

Gu Wanquan didn't care about Su Yi's little tricks; in the face of absolute strength, any little trick was nothing more than passing clouds.

After Gu Wanquan left the courtyard, those Prodigies who had been acting as background props for a while finally gathered around.

Compared to Gu Wanquan, who appeared gentle on the surface but was actually arrogant to the bone, Su Yi, who cooked for them every day, felt much more approachable to them.

"Senior Brother Su, since you clearly know you are no match, why insist on acting against Senior Brother Gu?" Shi Buran asked with a puzzled expression on his compassionate face.

Do you think I want to go against the Son of the Version?

Fight for my life, fight for my life; if I don't fight, I really won't have a life!

If there were a game exit button, I would have logged off with one click a long time ago!

But Su Yi could only force a smile and use the words Shi Buran had once used to advise him: "Success lies in human effort, not in the hands of fate!"

Shi Buran, silenced by his own Move, shuddered and silently nodded at Su Yi.

He took a string of prayer beads off his wrist and handed them to Su Yi.

"Then please, Senior Brother Su, challenge Senior Brother Gu on my behalf as well!"

Without waiting for Su Yi's answer, Shi Buran turned and walked toward his room.

To do something even knowing it cannot be done, is this what it means to persist in one's original heart?

Compared to Senior Brother Su, it seems I only understand those grand principles but have never practiced them; it seems my cultivation is still not enough!

Seeing that even the usually silent Shi Buran had placed his bet on Su Yi, even though they knew the probability of Su Yi defeating Gu Wanquan was minimal.

After a few days of getting along, the others also started cheering Su Yi on.

"Su Yi, beat him hard at the Outer Sect Competition!" Ling Yao raised her little fist to encourage Su Yi.

Seeing his lucky charm jump out on her own, Su Yi nodded quickly: "Don't worry, these next few days you come out on missions with me more, and cultivate the Dao properly!"

"Senior Brother Su, don't forget me!"

Xiao Tian, who was on the side, heard this and became anxious immediately. Having finally let go of his morals, Xiao Tian was just about to follow Su Yi for a few more waves of epic strengthening.

"Wait until you step into the Inner Sect before talking about that. You don't need this kind of fortuitous encounter right now!" Su Yi looked at Emperor Xiao Tian, who wanted a share of his fortuitous encounters, and casually found an excuse to brush him off.

"Then... is there anything I can help you with?" Wen Daoyi looked at the Su Yi before her, asking with a hint of shyness on her cold, clear face.

Thinking that this Great Love Immortal Lord had another special hobby—needlework—Su Yi smiled and said, "When I participate in the Outer Sect Competition, I really should have a slightly more handsome set of clothes, right?"

Wen Daoyi's eyes lit up, then her voice lowered as she mumbled, "I'm good at this. Then... then leave it to me!"

And Yin Chaoge stood at the back; although his face was still cold, he no longer had his usual arrogance.

This time, he truly had no capital left to be arrogant about.

Yin Chaoge walked up to Su Yi, unslung the long saber from his back, and handed it to Su Yi, saying seriously: "This is my saber, for you!"

Su Yi looked down at the long saber in Yin Chaoge's hand; the long, narrow blade, similar to a Miao saber, flashed with a piercing cold light.

It was indeed a rare and precious saber, but only limited to a precious saber of the mortal world.

If one were to really compare it, it might not even be as good as the long sword in Su Yi's Storage Pouch that he casually distributed to the Outer Sect Disciples.

Yin Chaoge said seriously: "I am only keeping this saber with you for now; one day, I will take it back from your hands!"

At this moment, Yin Chaoge regarded Su Yi as the target to chase.

After surpassing Su Yi, he would then go to chase that Gu Wanquan, whom everyone felt was impossible to catch up to!

Gu Wanquan's strength gave the few Prodigies an invincible mindset, even becoming the authority on strength in their hearts.

The demeanor Gu Wanquan displayed today would become a mountain that always pressed down on their hearts, even causing them to think they could never surpass Gu Wanquan!

And when someone chose to challenge the authority in their hearts, the stubbornness unique to Prodigies made them choose to turn this refusal to accept defeat into support for the challenger!

Gu Wanquan would never have thought that he had originally intended to use absolute strength to suppress everyone.

But a Su Yi had popped up, becoming the Breakthrough point for them to band together and resist this Son of the Version.

They wanted to do something for Su Yi, which was also to give themselves a chance to admit their own failure!

In their hearts, Su Yi would definitely lose to Gu Wanquan!

This was an indisputable fact!

But Su Yi, who dared to face failure directly, meet difficulties head-on, and do things even when knowing they cannot be done, had a bit more openness in admitting failure than they did.

This was something they did not possess, and it was also something they wanted to reclaim!

And because they had contributed their own help, this failure also had a part that belonged to them!

It represented that it wasn't just Su Yi who would lose to Gu Wanquan; it was that they would all lose.

Yet this was what they wanted!

After losing this time, what remained was chasing and surpassing!

One cannot be afraid to admit failure.

Because once one is afraid to admit failure, one will lose the courage to chase again!

But Su Yi didn't think that much; watching these Prodigies one after another entrust their things to him.

He still thought they were also unconvinced by the seemingly gentle but actually arrogant Gu Wanquan.

So it turns out it's not just me who is unconvinced; everyone is unconvinced!