Section 60: Wei Jue Arrives to Challenge

  Calculating the date, according to the memories of past lives, the Lord of Dunhuang indeed passed away at this time.

  Jin Bi Han's emotions naturally became extremely unstable.

  Before she left, the lord of Dunhuang promised to support her for two years. However, he passed away in less than a year. The implication is naturally thought-provoking.

  She had anticipated such a situation, but hadn't expected it to come so soon.

  What was the cause of Father Emperor's death? Which force was behind it? Should I give up my original goal and go back to take charge of the overall situation?

  Panic, anxiety, confusion, worry, heaviness, sorrow, and a hint of fear.

  Jin Bi Han's heart was in disarray.

  She had secretly shed tears many times, but she was strong-minded and never cried in front of others. Even Chu Yun was no exception.

  "Since your task is to learn the 'Shake Nine Heavens', then continue on. With your royal identity, if you run back now, won't you just be detained and controlled by various forces, becoming a puppet? Look at how even Princess Jin Bi Han has disappeared, and as a collateral branch of the royal family, it's hard for you to accomplish anything if you go back now."

  Chu Yun's words made Jin Bi Han reluctantly decide to stay at the academy.

  "What you need to do most now is to obtain 'Zhen Jiu Xiao' as soon as possible. Then study the skills in it and turn them into your own strength. Challenge me, I'll lose on purpose. End my winning streak and you will get a lot of academic credits."

  This time Chu Yun's proposal was accepted by Jin Bi Han without refusal.

  Two people staged a play in the arena. The news that Chu Yun lost to Shi Jiaming spread like wildfire throughout the entire academy that day.

  "What? The proud young tiger, actually lost to a nobody?" Many people were shocked. Jin Bi Han had always been low-key in the academy, this time it was a shocking upset.

  "You didn't see, Shi Jiaming was indeed fierce. He has the Golden Butterfly Shadow Technique, his movements are like a dream, and Chu Yun couldn't do anything about it." The scholars who were lucky enough to watch the battle all expressed their opinions. This play performed by Chu Yun and Jin Biheng together was indeed very realistic, and Chu Yun's loss didn't make people feel suspicious.

  "So this Shi Jiaming is the number one in the academy?! The scholars were all shocked, for more than half a year, Chu Yun had been invincible in their hearts, as fierce as a tiger, with an overwhelming momentum. Who would have thought that he was actually defeated? This is really astonishing."

  Wei Zuo was thrilled when he received this news.

  He immediately ran to Ning Yiyis residence and excitedly told Ning Yiyi about it.

  "Oh, thank you for letting me know, Wei Gongzi. I understand now." Ning Yiyi appeared very calm, but in fact she was also surprised that she could remain so calm after receiving this news.

  Wei Jiao was delighted, entwining with Ning Yiyi. The latter's heart was impatient, and finally spoke: "Is there anyone who can always win without losing? Even if you lose a game, it's not unexpected. Does Young Master Wei think he can defeat Chu Yun?"

  "Uh..." Wei Ruo was choked back for a moment, his face flushing with embarrassment, before he finally retreated.

  A storm has subsided and Chu Yun is back on a winning streak. As Ning Yiyang said, it's normal to lose occasionally.

  However, in the hearts of the bookworms, Chu Yun's almost invincible tall image was indeed reduced a lot. Only Yan Que knew the truth and had even more respect for Chu Yun.

  After all, young people of this age are all competing with each other, and it's rare to have such a broad mind, not paying attention to reputation.

  During this period, adoptive father Shu Tianhao often came to letters, with words full of expectations for the future and filled with passion for life. In his letters, he repeatedly praised Master Yu Ya, saying that not only was he very powerful, but also had a gentle temperament, without any arrogance of a master.

  Before, he had personally invited other masters of the sword, only to be met with rejection and disdain. It was natural that he held some prejudices against these masters. However, Master Yu Ya had experienced the ups and downs of life, and his temperament had been refined to become warm and gentle, with a very good temper. This made Shu Tianhao and others click their tongues in wonder.

  In the letter, he even more praised Chu Yun for having a good talent. It's surprising and comforting to be able to find such a talented person.

  Chu Yun also felt happy.

  This excitement was not because he was being praised, nor was it because the powerful warships of Shu Family Island were being constructed, but rather because Shu Tianhao's attitude towards life had become even more passionate and lofty.

  Xing Menghu, since losing his left arm, has been struggling with depression. To support the Shu family island alone, he has been working hard and suffering, and his mood has never been so sunny. However, now, from the letter, Chu Yun sees a Shu Tianhao who is gradually rising up, with an increasingly excited state of mind.

  Chu Yun silently analyzed that on one hand, it was because Shu Jia Island was now thriving and its power was rising, which boosted Shu Tianhao's mood. On the other hand, it was probably due to Yu Ya's master. He and Shu Tianhao had almost identical experiences. They had both been glorious and fallen, and now he had risen to the peak again. This living example could not help but move Shu Tianhao.

  Jin Bi Han was almost frantic in completing the task. She soon earned the title of Task Maniac. Chu Yun and Yan Que were both trying their best to help her.

  Her credits are rising at a fairly impressive rate. In comparison, Chu Yun's credits have always been floating around 20.

  He also knows now that he is not a person who can save up academic credits. Once the credits are in his hands, they cannot be saved at all.

  Just like the 150 credits I had before, they were unknowingly spent by him.

  He added the "Great Dragon Pattern" Taoist technique to Drunken Snow Sword. He replaced the lower-level body method "Clash" with the mid-level "Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain". He replaced the lower-level "Half Moon Slash" with the mid-level "Snow Moon Heaven Rush".

  From now on, there is no inferior sword technique in Zui Xue Dao. Possesses a top-grade sword technique "Da Long Wen" and also has the semi-absolute "Fei Xuan Yu Tian Dao".

  As for the fixed star bow, Chu Yun matched "Lianzhu", "Xing Guang Yi Shan", "She Tian", "Xiao Fei Yu" and the famous "Liu Xing" archery!

  He was very interested in the Meteoric Bow Technique. However, when he used it, it truly had no effect as others had said. Although the Meteoric Bow Technique had been activated, the arrow shot out was soft and extremely slow, unable to even pierce wood.

  "It seems that only by grasping the so-called Meteoric Mystique, with a specific spiritual will, can one re-ignite the arrowhead and truly wield the Meteoric Archery!" He realized this after many failures.

  Three weeks later, he carried dozens of consecutive victories and intentionally lost to Jin Biyue in the arena again. Jin Biyue thus obtained a large number of academic credits.

  The academy is once again in an uproar, with everyone having different opinions. However, a subtle undercurrent has begun to brew, and the number of people challenging Chu Yun is gradually increasing.

  Chu Yun was very satisfied with this, he was worried that there would be no challengers coming to his door, and the number of consecutive wins accumulated very slowly.

  Two weeks later, he accumulated a considerable number of consecutive victories and lost again to Jin Bihui, helping her gain a large number of academic points.

  The scholars were even more convinced. The myth of Chu Yun being unbeatable has been broken. Repeated failures speak for themselves.

  Especially at this time, many elixirs with similar efficacy to the Rising Elixir were developed. The benefits of the Rising Elixir in the market had been constantly weakening and now it was even more severely damaged, with its benefits being extremely small. Chu Yun openly revealed the formula for the Rising Elixir and stopped refining the Rising Elixir.

  This situation further weakened Chu Yun's image in the minds of the bookworms.

  Humans are a very forgetful species, wounds heal and the pain is forgotten, it's normal. Half a year's time is enough to make Chuyun's once-dominant power decline to another level.

  Especially after repeatedly losing to Jin Biyue, his prestige collapsed even more. The rise of Dan was also a factor.

  "Chu Yun is nothing more than this, the Dan formula of Tuqi Dan looks very ordinary."

  "It's normal for young people to be spirited and vigorous at times, just like the waves rising and falling with the tide."

  "The young tiger reminds me of the former star-studded team, also a brief prosperity and also fell into the trough. It's surprising that they were defeated by Shi Jiaming several times, really shocking."

  Undercurrents have been surging, gradually forming a trend. 13- and 14-year-old boys all have a proud air about them, each being a genius from their respective islands, with no one willing to submit to anyone else.

  Chu Yun is now "downfallen", and the small thoughts that made scholars compete with each other are all brewing in his heart.

  However, the current situation is a bit subtle. Chu Yun has only lost to Shi Jiaming once before, and both sides have fought fiercely, with everyone watching. If someone can appear in time and defeat Chu Yun again, then Chu Yun's prestige will be completely destroyed.

  This is an opportunity, a good chance for a famous academy to rise to prominence!

  Many of the scholars who ranked high in the imperial examination were eager to take action. Among them was Wei Ruo.

  Wei's heart skipped a beat.

  He was originally the overlord of the academy, but after Chu Yun came, he suppressed his momentum. He was very resentful in his heart and secretly harbored hatred for Chu Yun.

  That day, he found Ning Yiyi and bluntly said: "Chu Yun is nothing but this, let him be arrogant for a while before, he really thought he had the ability. This time, I Wei Ruo want to publicly trample him underfoot, humiliate him to regret being born in this world!"

  He was full of confidence, with a strong fighting spirit. He seemed to have prepared a killer move, unfazed by Chu Yun's Da Cheng knife technique.

  "Oh? Is that so......" Ning Yiyi's face was very calm, seemingly disbelieving that Wei Zuo had such abilities.

  Wei Jiao's face turned red with embarrassment, and he said in a dissatisfied tone: "Yi Yi, don't you believe me? Fine! I'll defeat Chu Yun right now and show you my true strength! What is Chu Yun anyway? I've already seen through his swordsmanship! However, when I triumphantly return, I also hope that Yi Yi will be my girlfriend."

  He was born with a sturdy build, and his appearance wasn't pleasant to look at. As he spoke, his eyes gleamed with lustful flames, greedily scanning Ning Yiy's entire body. With a gulp, he swallowed a large mouthful of saliva, looking coarse and lewd.

  Ning Yiyi's heart was filled with evil intentions, but her face remained calm and serene. Her perfectly shaped eyebrows rose slightly as she said, "If you can really win, what's wrong with being your girlfriend?"

  Wei Zhen was suddenly excited and couldn't control himself, rubbing his hands together and saying with joy: "Good, good! With you saying that, it's enough! It's enough!"

  "But a tiger is still a tiger after all. What makes you think you can defeat Chu Yun's war blade?"

  Wei Zifu burst out laughing and frankly stated his tactics.

  Ning Yiyi listened intently, her eyes involuntarily revealing a look of astonishment. She gazed at Wei Ruo, secretly marveling: It's really hard to believe that someone as rough and unrefined as him could come up with such a despicable tactic. However, in this case, he indeed has the upper hand from the very beginning. Even in the worst-case scenario, it would be a draw.

  Thinking of this, Ning Yiyi's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Of course, she wanted to see Chu Yunwei lose all his prestige and fall from his high position. Wei Ruo's tactic was indeed shameless, but it did give her hope!

  "That's where I'll be waiting for your triumphant return, Lord Wei." She gave him a gentle smile.

  Wei Jie's eyes widened immediately, Ning Yiyi had never smiled at him like that before!

  Suddenly his spirit was taken away, and when he walked out of the bedroom, he felt as if his feet were floating. However, his whole body was filled with a passion for struggle.

  "Chu Yun, surrender at Lao Zi's feet! Lao Zi will let you know that there is a feeling called humiliation and a result called miserable defeat!"