Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

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"Such grandeur, my generation is far from matching it," said Ming Yue.

"I am very pleased today because I know there is a successor among us," said Yi Taoist.

Tai Qingzi’s high praise caused a stir among the practitioners below.

Yi Chen glanced at Lin Luo, who was throwing him a look of wanting credit from the shadows, and couldn’t help but feel speechless.

Damn, Daoist Lin Luo, do you also want me to thank you?

If it were not for Yuan Jun’s insistence, Yi Chen would have also liked to witness the various practitioners engaging in discussions, and he would not have appeared here today at all.

Just as Yi Chen was about to modestly decline, suddenly among the crowd, Ye Qingxue, who had been defeated by Yi Chen earlier, stood up abruptly and bowed to him: "Please, Hidden Dragon Taoist, ascend the stage and expound the Dao and interpret the laws for us."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd became even more restless.

The practitioners started to buzz with excitement.

"Indeed, we are not as naturally gifted or astonishingly intelligent as Hidden Dragon Taoist, but we need the support of our senior practitioners. Please, Hidden Dragon Taoist, expound the Dao and interpret the laws for us, we will be eternally grateful," they said.

Yi Chen: "...."

Feeling helpless, Yi Chen looked towards Yuan Jun, hoping she would step forward to help him out of this predicament.

In his previous life, he indeed knew a bit about the Dao, but such knowledge was not quite appropriate for this occasion.

Damn it, Ye Qingxue, you really know how to read people.

Receiving Yi Chen’s gaze, Yuan Jun felt greatly satisfied, and a transmission of joy immediately resounded in Yi Chen’s mind.

"Excellent! Xiao Lang, even at such a moment, you do not forget Yuan Jun. It wasn’t in vain that Yuan Jun cherished you so much."

The figure in the peach blossom mask stood up triumphantly, coughed twice, then casually said to Yi Chen:

"The fellow Daoists are so enthusiastic. Xiao Lang, why don’t you share some of Yuan Jun’s teachings with them?"

Yi Chen: ".... Okay, okay, okay, so this is how we’re playing it!"

Without a word, Yi Chen, who had inadvertently become the center of the storm, slowly stood up.

Let’s just speak!

He slowly walked onto the high platform, his bearing majestic and out of this world, sweeping his gaze across the audience, and finally lingered on Lin Luo and Ye Qingxue.

Although he was not adept at preaching, this did not prevent Yi Taoist from pretending to be the zebra-headed one, speaking with great conviction.

"Fellow Daoists, the understanding of the Dao has been far better articulated by our senior Tai Qingzi than I could ever manage, and I shall not attempt to show off," Yi Chen bowed to the white-haired Daoist and then continued, "What I am going to talk about today is something even more important than the Dao itself."

"And that is, the heart."

"Now that the world has changed dramatically, the old way of cloistering oneself and being indifferent to the changing seasons will only lead to self-annihilation."

"The era of great strife is upon us. The strong will survive, and the weak will perish; there is no alternative path. Our opponents are not limited to Central Continent; we must broaden our horizons to the vastness of the world, expanding our minds as we embrace the elements."

[Since I’ve already offended everyone, you all have to take part too; otherwise, what would this look like?]

Thinking of the Sinheart Serpentess who died by his hands, Yi Chen’s tone grew even more sincere.

Another half teacup’s time passed.

"My friends, in the era of great strife, if one must die, let it be as light as a feather or as heavy as a mountain," he said.

"To die in the pursuit of the Dao, to witness the wonders of life, is the only way to do justice to our stature."

At that moment, a passionate invocation echoed from the high platform.

"Billion mortal worlds, billion hues of life."

"The river of time surges with hidden waves."

"Our lives return to the heavens and the earth."

"Surpassing even the nine heavens’ bright moonlight!"

"Brilliant! What spirit, Hidden Dragon Taoist!"

Looking at Yi Chen, who spoke with such ringing conviction, the practitioners below, whether they agreed or not, could not help but applaud and cheer.

Having comfortably navigated the discourse with a dose of motivational speech, Yi Chen nodded his thanks to the practitioners, stood tall with his chest out as he descended from the high platform, fully exhibiting the substance behind his leadership.

For the next ten days, Yi Chen secluded himself, meditating and perfecting the Ninth Halberd Move.

Because if someone were to challenge him again, that bowl of motivational soup would no longer work.

After ten days, the sky was clear, and a gentle breeze made for pleasant weather.

The practitioners gathered on the ’deck.’

Today was the auspicious day to activate the grand array.

Thirty-two Dao Mastery practitioners stationed in all eight directions, with the Millennium Emperor standing on the ’bow’ platform, his presence awe-inspiring.

The array activated!

Beams of light appeared in the sky, displaying scenes from various secret places in the Eastern Continent, encompassing all four cardinal directions.

As practitioners on the screens deployed their seals, arrays everywhere began to activate.

For a time, the sky changed color, and the previously pleasant weather suddenly turned stormy.

Countless warriors knelt down and cried out: "Millennium Emperor, with your boundless holy virtue, you awe the four corners of the world!"

Their cries came like a tsunami, powerful enough to halt the passing clouds and resonate through the heavens and the earth!

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