After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 171 The Scattering of Red Jade

In the open space outside the tent, Shen Xu and Xu Jia stood facing each other, surrounded by members of the Red Jade Society.

"Please keep your distance, I'm afraid I might hurt you later," Shen Xu politely advised the people around him.

Xie Yue waved her hand casually in front of the tent, and the crowd surrounding them immediately scattered, clearing a large open space for Shen Xu and Xu Jia.

"Is there anything else you need to prepare? If not, I'm going to send you back," Xu Jia said fiercely.

He was originally just an ordinary sword selector, but he was lucky enough to become one of only two people in the Crimson Jade Society to break through to the Qi Condensation Realm during that attack. However, after violating the rules, he was destined to fail the sword selection.

Therefore, he must seize this opportunity and demonstrate sufficient value during this period.

"Are you sure you want me to prepare?" Shen Xu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Why not let you prepare?" Xu Jia was very confident in his strength; the Qi Condensation Realm and the Qi Nourishing Realm were two completely different worlds.

"Then wait a moment!" Shen Xu drew his sword and began preparing the Sixfold Wave on it.

Xu Jia could see that Shen Xu was preparing a very strong attack, but he did not intend to interrupt him, because as long as his Yuan Qi was enough to support the existence of the Yuan Armor, the Qi Nourishing Realm cultivator could not break through his defense.

In less than half a minute, Shen Xu said, "I'm ready."

"So fast!" Xu Jia couldn't help but look at Shen Xu's sword, where small white waves seemed to be constantly surging, but they certainly posed no threat to him.

"I'll let you go first!" Xu Jia said confidently.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Shen Xu replied with a smile.

"Idiot!" Xie Yue looked at the waves on Shen Xujian's body and suddenly felt a sense of unease.

Shen Xu suddenly jerked the sword in his hand, his gaze sharp as he looked at the enemy in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling white light suddenly shot out from the tip of his sword, and everyone present heard a continuous, surging, and deafening roar of waves emanating from that white light.

When Xu Jia, standing opposite, felt this powerful force rushing towards him, his face instantly turned ashen. Terrified, he desperately channeled the energy within his dantian, rapidly forming layer upon layer of incredibly solid Yuan armor on his chest.

However, everything happened too fast! In the blink of an eye, the unstoppable white light had already crashed hard into the multi-layered elemental armor he had constructed.

The once indestructible Yuan Armor was instantly pierced as easily as fragile paper the moment it came into contact with the white light.

Xu Jia felt an overwhelming force surge through his body, sending him flying backward. At the same time, the scene before him rapidly changed, finally settling on the stunned faces of the crowd in Tianjian Square.

As Shen Xu watched his opponent disappear, he couldn't help but marvel at how useful the jade tablet was, as it could even react to his six-fold wave speed.

However, he didn't use his full strength. In fact, the six-wave attack he just unleashed was only an incomplete version. Because he deliberately reduced the amount of energy he injected, the preparation time was shorter compared to the complete version.

Even so, such a flawed six-fold wave would be enough to break through the Yuan Armor defense of an ordinary Qi Condensation Realm cultivator.

The onlookers were all speechless with astonishment at what they saw.

"Who exactly is at the Qi Condensation Realm?" This is the most genuine thought in most people's minds at this moment.

"Sixfold Waves!! How could the Heavenly River Sword Sect, with such a figure, let Bai Lu be its leader!" Xie Yue thought in utter shock as she watched the white waves dissipate in the distance.

"My victory just now was not honorable. May I ask for your guidance, sir?" Shen Xu smiled as he looked at the other Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, who looked at him with an extremely solemn expression.

"No need, I want to hear your terms." After saying that, Xie Yue turned and entered the main tent.

The group that returned to the main tent fell silent, still reeling from Shen Xu's six-fold wave.

Suddenly, a red beam of light emanated from Shen Xu's body. Everyone looked at Shen Xu in shock. He smiled somewhat embarrassedly, but under the red light, the hideous demon mask made Shen Xu look like a hellish demon gorging on blood.

Taking this opportunity, Qingyun said coldly, "Our conditions are very simple. The Red Jade Society will be disbanded. We will provide the remaining Sword Selection Seeds with places in the Kunyuan Hall. However, all of your other core members, except those who specialize in wood-attribute techniques and martial arts, must be eliminated!"

"Chairman Xie, we have already offered you sufficiently favorable terms, so you have no room for negotiation. Allowing you to stay is one of the few acts of kindness I can offer!"

"Don't even think about it! Leader, we are not without a chance to fight back. Rather than humiliating ourselves here, we might as well fight them!" Yue Ze suddenly stood up and went to the middle of the tent, speaking angrily to Xie Yue.

But everyone fell silent upon hearing Yue Ze's words.

"The Kunyuan Hall is the most important thing. If none of our Chiyuan Sect members advance to the Qi Condensation Realm through the Qi Condensation Pool, our days in the Four Directions Sword Alliance will be very difficult. How can we protect those cultivators who pass the Sword Selection within the Chiyuan Sect's territory?" someone said in a deep voice.

"So you're just going to let those core members outside get eliminated one by one?" Yue Ze questioned.

"Are we supposed to risk our lives to protect them, only to be eliminated along with them?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Ze fell silent, then looked up at everyone and said sternly, "I will not accept anything obtained by groveling."

“That’s not right. We didn’t force you to do anything, nor did we ask you to do anything. Where did you grovel? If the leader hadn’t insisted on sparing your lives, you would already be in Tianjian Square!” Yuan Wuwei said impatiently.

Looking at the silent crowd, Xie Yue sighed deeply and asked, "Can't we just let them go out and fend for themselves? We really can't bear to watch them get eliminated."

"Sure, but we'll issue a kill order against them later. After all, there are many ways to eliminate them, and your choice has only caused us a little trouble!" Qingyun said with a smile.

"If you survive, you might pass the Sword Selection. However, disbanding the Crimson Jade Society isn't something I can decide alone; it requires the agreement of everyone present. I want to know if you're all willing to agree to the Green Wood Society's conditions?"

Seeing the silence of the crowd, Xie Yue said coldly, "Silence means you disagree!"

"I agree!" everyone chimed in.

“Yueze…”

Xie Yue was about to speak when Zuo Chen interrupted her: "There's no need to ask about this person. I know he definitely won't agree, and for the sake of overall harmony, I have no choice but to send him back."

"No need to trouble yourself, I can do it myself." Yue Ze glanced at the members of the Red Jade Society with a look of exasperation, then activated the teleportation array in the jade tablet, and his body turned into a white light and disappeared into the tent.

Qingyun couldn't help but admire Zuo Chen's foresight. Sure enough, Xie Yue chose to let the rest of the core members fend for themselves, and sending the Qingmu Society to hunt down the Hongyu Society members was also part of Zuo Chen's plan.

"Alright, now that we're all going to enter the same Kunyuan Palace, let's discuss the Kunyuan Palace..." Zuo Chen shared his speculations about the Kunyuan Palace with the members of the Red Jade Society inside the tent.

"You mean there really is a Kunyuan Palace in the Baiyun Mountains?" Xie Yue couldn't help but ask.

"It's pretty close, but we definitely won't be able to find it by ourselves. The Green Wood Society will need time to truly take shape, so I want to entrust this task to you. We might as well make use of those independent alliances that depend on you. Anyway, you can't just leave their things behind after you get out of here," Zuo Chen said slowly.

"Also, from now on this place will be called the Green Wood Society. We will recruit swordsmen here who specialize in wood-based techniques and martial arts," Qingyun said with a smile.