chapter 2106-2110


    Chapter 2106


    However, when he stepped into the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, he felt the obvious difference. The ce


    where they, the informal disciples lived, was just west of the entire sect. If they wanted to go from the


    main gate to the informal disciple’s residence, they had to make a few turns and walk through a few


    outdoor corridors.


    These outdoor corridors extended in all directions, and the disciples could go back to their residence


    through the outdoor corridors or to the most central Martial Art Techniques and Martial Skills Hall and the


    Seven Stars Hall.


    Under normal circumstances, there will be many disciples passing by the outdoor corridors, sometimes it


    would even be bustling with disciples. However, on that day, he was the lone person walking through


    them. He raised his head to look at the sun and estimated the time to be around noontime. There was


    nothing special about this time and yet why was he there alone?


    He started making wild guesses in his heart. However, he became even more shocked when he


    discovered that there was no one in the residences of the informal disciples as well. After thinking for a


    while, he went back to his room, changed his clothes, and then walked in the direction of the Soul Hall.


    He did not know if Noel was on duty today but hoped that he was so that he could ask him all the


    questions in his mind.


    On the way to the Soul Hall, he happened to meet Brook, the runner disciple. They had a good


    rtionship with each other and when Brook sported Jackie, he greeted him from afar.


    At this time, Brook was holding two brick-sized boxes in his hand. “Brother Jackie, you’re finally back!


    Let’s see if they still dare to say anything this time.”


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    After hearing this, Jackie arched his brow in surprise.” What are you talking about?”


    Brook snorted and said disdainfully, “Remember when you beat Wesley into a pulp before? Well, he and


    his lickspittles had been spreading around the rumor that you’ve died on Mount Beasts.”


    Jackie was taken aback, not because of the rumors but because of the timing of the rumors. He started


    to think there was a deeper meaning as to why Wesley would choose this time, of all time, to spread a


    rumor about this death.


    Coupled with the things he experienced during this time, he started to boldly link everything together. He


    stretched out his hand and patted Brook on the shoulder, and said mildly, “To prove that I’m not dead,


    can you please help me spread the news?”


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    Brook looked curiously at Jackie and felt that this was out of his usual behavior. Although he had not


    known Jackie for a long time, he knew that Jackie had never cared about what the others thought of him.


    However, he said nothing.


    Jackie knitted his brows together and said, “Help me spread the news, and remember not to spread it too


    deliberately, that is, when you are chatting with others, you pass it on in a casual tone.”


    When he said this, Jackie’s tone turned solemn, making Brook straightened up a little as he quietly


    listened to Jackie’s instructions. “You said that I came out after staying in Mount Beasts for only one day


    because the innate monsters suddenly appeared in the acquired monsters’ frequently active areas for


    some reason. It was too dangerous inside, so I came out early. And why didn’t I return here until today?


    You tell them that my family came to see me in the Dual Sovereign City and so I stayed in the city for a


    few days.”


    Brook nodded, not really understanding the point of all this. After giving it some thought, he finally asked,


    “Are these all true?”


    Chapter 2107


    Jackie arched his eyebrow and said in a heavy tone,” What is true?”


    Brook shook his head quickly, knowing that Jackiehad misunderstood his question. “I’m not asking


    whether the words you’re asking me to spread are true. What I meant was, is it really true that something


    weird is going on in Mount Beasts?”


    Jackie nodded. Of course, it’s true. The changes there are enough to turn the world that we know upside


    down!’ He wanted to say these out loud but knew that he should not. Besides, he presumed that the


    high-ups in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had already known about it.


    “I can’t tell you much right now. Please do as I say and after that, go tell Brother Noel toe to my


    ce when he’s free. You cane too. I need to discuss something with the two of you,” said Jackie.


    Brook nodded seriously, and the two exchanged two or three polite remarks before Brook took the boxes


    and walked toward the Seven Stars Hall. Since Brook would spread the news, Jackie did not need to go


    to the Soul Hall anymore. He had a stomach full of questions and wanted to figure out these problems


    before nning his next practice.


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    Less than an hourter, Noel and Brook were already knocking on his room door; he invited the two


    people into the room and poured tea for both of them. On the way, Noel had already caught up with


    Brook.


    He took a sip of his tea and asked, “How many days did you stay in Mount Beasts?”.


    Jackie arched his eyebrow and said, “Give or take ten days.”


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    Noel raised his eyebrows in surprise. “Then why did you say that you’ve only stayed there for a day? Did


    something happen?”


    Actually, Jackie did not intend to keep it a secret, because he felt that everyone would eventually hear


    about what was going on there. However, he did not directly answer Noel’s question. Instead, he turned


    to ask, “Why is the outdoor corridor so empty? Did something happen in the n association?”


    Noel leaned toward him with excitement showing on his face. “It seems that the affairs with the Muddled


    Origin n have not yet been settled. I don’t think the elders n to let it go at that, even though the


    Thousand Leaves Pavilion gave a temporary truce between the two n associations.


    “Didn’t I tell you before that our n association is nning to recruit another batch of disciples? I’m


    surprised at this. Obviously, your batch is already more than enough. Why do they want to recruit more


    disciples? Didn’t they say that there will be no more wars in the foreseeable future? The two just don’t


    make sense. What’s more, do you know when they started the recruitment?”


    Jackie shook his head. Noel widened his eyes and held up three fingers. “On the third day after you went


    to Mount Beasts. They’ve been at it non-stop. Every disciple found this really odd and we had been


    talking about it since.


    “However, there’s been no conclusion since the elders did not give a proper exnation. Anyway, the


    new disciples were recruited, and after recruiting new disciples, we started to practice thebined


    battle formation. That’s the reason why there’s no one walking around in the outdoor corridor.


    Thebined battle formation is formed by the cooperation between disciples. Once this kind of


    formation is deployed, not only does it increase the attack power of the disciple’s skills but also enhances


    their defense.”


    Chapter 2108 Jackie arched his brow and gently ced the teacup in his hand on the table. “So you’re


    saying that the n associations still n to continue with the war?”


    That was the most usible exnation. If not, why would they be so anxious for the disciples to learn


    thebined battle formations? All these are signs that arge-scale war would soon break out since it


    was only at this time that thebined battle formations would have the greatest effect.


    There were many practical reasons for practicing thebined battle formations. For example, if a group


    of disciples went out for training, deploying thebined battle formation would increase their chances


    of surviving should they encounter any danger. However, thebined battle formation would be most


    effective when it is used in a war between n associations.


    Jackie took a deep breath. He did not associate the impending war with Muddled Origins n but


    instead asked, in a rushed tone, “Did any other disciples go to Mount Beasts during the days I was


    there? Especially the disciples who are rtives of the formal or informal elders?”


    There were many elders in a faction and unless they were pure-hearted, they would definitely ept


    some of his own disciples into the n association. Brook and Noel looked at each other and shook their


    heads in unison.


    “After you left, the n association suddenly issued an urgent order for the disciples to practice the


    combined battle formations and put aside other things at hand for the time being,” said Brook.


    Jackie frowned and asked, “Are you sure not one of the rtives from an informal or formal elder went or


    had the intention to go to Mount Beasts?” Jackie’s insistence on getting to the bottom of this question


    puzzled Noel and Brook.


    Brook frowned and he suddenly remembered something. “By the way, Elder Tony, who is a formal elder,


    has epted his nephew as an elder disciple. Four days ago, his nephew asked me to help him


    exchange his contribution points for healing points at the Seven Stars Hall. He was nning to go to


    Mount Beasts, but two dayster, I saw him again and asked him why he didn’t go. He said that Elder


    Tony would not let him go. I didn’t pursue further since I was in a hurry to do something.”


    Jackie’s eyelids began to twitch. The elder disciple was stopped from going and not one elder or


    rtives of the elders went to Mount Beasts during this period. This is a huge problem.


    He suddenly recalled the strange expression on Elder Godfrey’s face. It seemed to be abination of


    mockery, anger, and resignation. What could have possibly happened to him to make such an


    expression? Not to mention, Elder Godfrey’s enigmatic tone he was speaking in.


    At that time, Jackie had a few guesses as to why Elder Godfrey was acting that way. Now, he was even


    more sure of his guesses after confirming that the Thousand Leaves Pavilion did not make a move


    against the Corpse Pavilion and came back to discover that the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had recruited


    disciples, and even ordered them to practice thebined battle formation.


    He scoffed and said, “Even a formal elder cannot escape the scheming of an organization.”


    What he said stunned both Brook and Noel, and they nced at each other to see if the other knew just


    what the heck Jackie was talking about. Jackie did not really want to exin himself but who else but the


    two of them could he discuss this matter with? “What do you guys know about Elder Godfrey?”


    Chapter 2109 Noel looked at Jackie in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly asked about Elder


    Godfrey, but he still answered his question, “We have a total of eleven formal elders. Based on ranking,


    Elder Godfrey is the eleventh formal elder. However, he is quite talented. The ranking of the formal


    elders is ranked ording to their strength. It is estimated that it will not take long before Elder Godfrey


    bes one of the top three formal elders.”


    Jackie nodded, and after a light sigh, he continued to ask, “Then, have any of the formal elders had a


    conflict with each other?”


    Noel picked his teacup and took a sip. “Why do you ask? How do you know Elder Godfrey anyways?”


    Jackie cleared his throat, touched his nose, and said, ” I saw Elder Godfrey while I was in Dual


    Sovereign City. It’s funny now that I think about it. I knew him to be a formal elder by the way he was


    dressed but didn’t know which formal elder he was. I only found out his name when the person next to


    him told me.”


    Noel seemed to be satisfied with the exnation and did not press any further. Instead, he answered


    Jackie’s previous questions. “If you’re looking for the reason for conflicts within the formal elders, my


    guess is the fight over who gets to be the head of the n association.”


    Jackie’s eyes widened. Seeing this, Noelughed. He was sure Jackie knew nothing about this and


    proceeded to tell him the whole story. It turned out that the head of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion was


    already advancing in age and intended to abdicate. He would then be promoted to a supreme elder


    allowing him to focus on his cultivation, so the position of the head has be the goal of the formal


    elders.


    The head has always been the strongest elder among the formal elders and by logic, should go to the


    top ranking formal elder. However, the rtionship between these eleven formal elders wasplicated,


    especially in the past few years, the second formal elder’s reputation was in a roll, making his strength


    and prestigeparable to that of the first formal elder.


    There were even people who said that the second formal elder was stronger than the first formal elder


    and that the second formal elder should be the first formal elder. Therefore, the news that the head


    wanted to abdicate had be the fuse that blew apart what was already a fragile rtionship between


    the formal elders.


    The first and second formal elder was vying to be the new head once the old head abdicated, Out


    of the remaining nine formal elders, four of them supported the first formal elder while the other four of


    them supported the second formal elder, leaving Elder Godfrey, a newly promoted formal elder, holding


    the vote that would tip the scale. Unsurprisingly, both the first and second formal elders had been


    courting him to their respective teams.


    Jackie finally knew what was at stake for the formal elders. Heughed ironically and said, “In other


    words, Elder Godfrey holds the winning vote to who gets to be the next head?”


    Noel nodded but then shook his head. “Yes and no. While his vote is important, it’s still too early to say


    that whoever he chooses will for sure be the next head but as long as Elder Godfrey makes a choice, the


    scale will be favorable toward the side he had chosen.”


    Even Brook could tell what was at stake for everyone.


    Realization suddenly dawned on Jackie, when he recalled Elder Godfrey’s strange expression and the


    way he was asking whether Thousand Leaves Pavilion did anything about the Corpse Pavilion.


    He was sure that the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had long known about what was going on in Mount Beasts


    and that was why they did not do anything about it.


    Chapter 2110


    It would exin why the Thousand Leaves Pavilion broke their usual rule to order the Muddled Origin


    n and the Dual Sovereign Pavilion to stop the war between them. At a critical time like this, it was


    best to conserve their resources to be used against a greater enemy like the Corpse Pavilion.


    Jackie remembered that he had heard the news about the Dual Sovereign Pavilion wanting to recruit


    new disciples before he left for Mount Beasts. From this alone, he could guess that the higher-ups of


    Dual Sovereign Pavilion already knew what was going on in Mount Beasts.


    It would also exin Elder Godfrey’s strange expressions and the odd tone in his voice. Nobody had told


    him what was going on in Mount Beasts and that was why he was ambushed there. He was wary of


    Jackie, for he was a disciple from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, and some higher-ups from the sect


    obviously wanted him dead! Ever since then, Elder Godfrey held a grudge toward the Dual Sovereign


    Pavilion.


    Finally, Jackie was getting somewhere with these mysteries. What was left to figure out was which of the


    party wanted Elder Godfrey dead. Was it the first formal elder’s party, or the second? Maybe it was both


    of them! After all, he alone possessed the power to tip the scale.


    Jackie was frowning while all the thoughts surged around in his mind. He did not know what he should


    say. Seeing this, Noel chuckled and said, “Why are you being so mysterious? Did something happen to


    you while you were in Mount Beasts?”


    Jackie sighed. He might as well tell them all about it since he had already revealed so much. He sat


    down and told a brief version of what happened to him in Mount Beasts. He left out the part about his


    true power and that he was the one who defeated Robin. No one would ever believe him if he told them


    he defeated a final stage innate level fighter.


    Noel’s eyes nearly popped out while Brook’s jaw had dropped to the ground when Jackie was done. It


    was a long while before they snapped out of shock.


    “It all makes sense now. That’s why the elders wanted to recruit more disciples and have been


    conducting training day and night. It’s because something more troublesome than the Muddled Origin


    n is hovering over our heads!” said Noel in a hoarse voice. His face darkened and the teacup in his


    hand was trembling, sending waves of tiny ripple across the surface of the tea.


    Jackie sighed and said matter-of-factly, “Don’t worry. It’ll take the Corpse Pavilion a lot more effort and


    time to reach here. The two of you will be safe as long as you stay away from the battlefield.”


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