Many Outer Sect Disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak were already resigned; Bai Yu was indeed difficult to deal with, but he had some gap compared to Qin Chu.
Facing Qin Chu, their sense of powerlessness was strong; they simply couldn't defeat him. They had to see the subsequent developments. If Qin Chu could defeat the Outer Sect Disciples of Azure Cloud Peak, then there was no problem, and they would accept the loss of face.
If he couldn't, then even if they had to gang up on him, they would have to take Qin Chu down, otherwise the Outer Sect Disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak would bear the shame.
Qin Chu arrived at Azure Cloud Peak and, under the hostile gazes of all the Disciples there, accepted the tasks, and a large number of them at that.
After completing the tasks, Qin Chu left the Merit Hall, but at this point, he couldn't leave. Liu Ze, with a group of people, blocked his exit.
"What's wrong? You don't dare to wait for me to challenge you, so you're going to act now?" Qin Chu asked, looking at Liu Ze, his hand reaching for the hilt of his longsword. Perhaps he was no match for Liu Ze and her group, but he would never sit idly by and wait for death.
Liu Ze's gaze at Qin Chu was filled with naked killing intent. The incident of her losing face at Azure Bamboo Peak had spread throughout Azure Cloud Peak. Many people didn't say it aloud, but they were very displeased. Displeased with Liu Ze's arrogance; it was one thing to be arrogant at Azure Cloud Peak, but she shamelessly went to Azure Bamboo Peak to cause trouble, only to be humiliated and bring trouble to Azure Cloud Peak.
"You deserve to die!" Liu Ze drew her sword.
"I know you want to kill me, but do you dare?" Qin Chu looked at Liu Ze with disdain.
"Chopping off one of your arms and one of your legs is permissible!" Liu Ze raised her longsword. She wanted to kill Qin Chu, but due to Sect rules, she couldn't. However, she could cripple Qin Chu to vent her anger.
At this moment, Enforcement Officer Yu walked out of the Merit Hall. "Liu Ze, if you make a move today, Azure Cloud Peak will forever bear the shame of not daring to accept a challenge from an Azure Bamboo Peak Utility Disciple. I am displeased that you caused trouble, but I said nothing. It's normal to be arrogant if you have the strength, but now, you've disappointed me greatly."
"Liu Ze, you may not care about your reputation, but Azure Cloud Peak still needs its reputation!" A woman in a white silk dress appeared, and upon appearing, she looked directly at Liu Ze.
Seeing this woman, Liu Ze's expression changed, and then she bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Senior Sister Shang Shu."
"You're Qin Chu, right! I hope you can defeat the Outer Sect Disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak. When you challenge the Inner Sect Disciples, I, Shang Shu Yu, will be waiting for you!" The woman in the white silk dress, Shang Shu Yu, spoke.
Her beautiful eyes held a hint of coldness, and her dark hair swayed. Qin Chu thought Shang Shu Yu was truly beautiful; not only beautiful, but also elegant, with a slender figure, exuding an infinite allure.
"If you keep looking, I'll dig out your eyes!" Noticing Qin Chu's gaze, an Inner Sect Disciple from Azure Bamboo Peak immediately cursed.
"Uh… sorry, it's human nature to appreciate beauty. I just looked a couple of extra times, that's all. Wait for me, it won't be long before I come to Azure Cloud Peak to challenge you," Qin Chu said after retracting his gaze.
Shang Shu Yu's beautiful eyes swept over Qin Chu. "I'll wait for you!"
Turning around, he left the area in front of the Merit Hall. After walking a short distance, Qin Chu turned back and waved at Shang Shu Yu. This made the Disciples of Azure Cloud Peak wish they could kill him immediately; Shang Shu Yu was the goddess of Azure Cloud Peak, and Qin Chu's cheeky demeanor was a desecration.
"Shang Shu, aren't you about to Breakthrough and become a Core Disciple?" Enforcement Officer Yu looked at Shang Shu Yu.
Shang Shu Yu bowed slightly to Enforcement Officer Yu. "This Disciple has recently been Cultivating a Cultivation Technique and plans to further solidify her Foundation before attempting to Breakthrough to the Fourth-stage Spiritual Origin Realm."
"You are an outstanding Disciple of our Azure Cloud Peak, and even of the entire Azure Cloud Sect. You mustn't delay your Cultivation path due to a momentary fit of pique," Enforcement Officer Yu said to Shang Shu Yu.
Bowing again to Enforcement Officer Yu, Shang Shu Yu turned and left, completely ignoring Liu Ze.
Qin Chu left Azure Cloud Peak, walked along the edge of Azure Bamboo Peak, and directly entered the wilderness, beginning his task journey. This time, he had taken on many tasks, planning to complete more to earn points. Points were a good thing in Azure Cloud Sect; they could be exchanged for any Cultivation Technique or weapon. Furthermore, he also wanted to use actual combat to Cultivate his basic sword techniques.
Watching Qin Chu leave, Liu Ze's face was filled with hatred. Because of Qin Chu, she had become a laughingstock, and Shang Shu Yu had given her a hard time. Although she was the Disciple of the Third Elder, her status at Azure Cloud Peak was vastly different from Shang Shu Yu's. Shang Shu Yu had entered the Sect three years after her, yet she had reached the Peak of the Third-stage True Origin Realm at the beginning of this year, Cultivating much faster than her. Moreover, from Outer Sect Disciple to Inner Sect Disciple, Shang Shu Yu was the champion of the Sect's Disciple competitions every year.
According to the Azure Cloud Peak Master, Shang Shu Yu's Cultivation talent was astonishing, and even more terrifying was her combat talent.
"Someone said they saw Lin Cang and Mu Ye leave with Qin Chu and the others. Now, Lin Cang and Mu Ye are both missing. Maybe that bastard Qin Chu plotted against them. Let's go out and search again," Liu Ze said after suppressing her anger.
"Impossible. That Qin Chu can only contend with Outer Sect Disciples; there's a huge gap between him and Lin Cang and Mu Ye," a man spoke, he was Liu Ze's follower, Liu Yun!
"This Qin Chu is very insidious; we need to be careful with everything," Liu Ze no longer dared to underestimate Qin Chu.
At the entrance of the Library Pavilion, Lu Yuan was talking with Mo Daozi and Ling Yunzi.
"Two Junior Martial Uncles, the Utility Disciple named Qin Chu has an untraceable origin. That Bai Yu is from the Bai family; he committed some offense at home and ran away from the Bai family," Lu Yuan said. He had investigated Qin Chu and Bai Yu during this period. Bai Yu was fine, but Qin Chu was a complete blank.
"No need to investigate further. Since they've come to Azure Cloud Sect, they are people of our Azure Cloud Sect. Let them stir up as much trouble as they want; a young person without passion is no youth!" Mo Daozi said.
Qin Chu entered the outer perimeter of Misty Cloud Mountain, searching for medicinal herbs as he advanced. His medicinal bath's efficacy was not good enough, and he needed to prepare a new batch.
When he encountered a Yao Beast, Qin Chu did not retreat but directly engaged in battle. His sword techniques were sharp; although they were basic sword techniques, they were continuous, without any flaws. Some Yao Beasts simply couldn't withstand his attacks.
With a Storage Waistband, Storage Bracelet, and a Storage Ring, Qin Chu found it convenient to collect items, simply tossing them into his Storage space.
At night, Qin Chu would consume a Qi Gathering Pill and sit in meditation to Cultivate Origin Qi. Earlier, he had fought against the Outer Sect Disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak and won many Qi Gathering Pills. After saving enough for his own Cultivation to the Second-stage Condensing Origin Realm, he gave the surplus to Er Pang.
Feeling the increase in Origin Qi in his Dantian, Qin Chu was very satisfied, enjoying the pleasure of his Cultivation improving.
Cultivating until dawn, Qin Chu continued his journey. He felt that at this rate, he would soon reach the Ninth-stage Qi Gathering, and then he could research Breakthroughing to the Second-stage, which was the standard for Azure Cloud Sect's Outer Sect Disciples.