"The league starts tomorrow, let's wait and see."

Ye Qiu glanced at Long Yue with a smile.

"Alright, I'll be waiting to see your performance. If you can shine and turn our Jiedao Academy around, I, Long Yue, will even serve you as your maid." Long Yue said with a smile.

"You said it yourself." Ye Qiu looked Long Yue up and down. Long Yue had a graceful figure, fair skin, and captivatingly bright eyes.

Having a maid like that by your side to serve you wouldn't seem like such a bad thing.

"Hey, you brat, you're my grandson-in-law, watch your image."

Wu Daofeng glared at Ye Qiu.

"Old man, I never agreed to be your grandson-in-law," Ye Qiu said hurriedly.

"Give me back my Qilin Armor."

"Don't even think about it." With a thought, Ye Qiu instantly donned the Qilin Battle Armor.

The Qilin Armor was incredibly powerful, directly fusing with Ye Qiu's flesh and blood.

In reality, it wasn't a true fusion, but rather Ye Qiu's blood essence merging with the Qilin Battle Armor.

"You little rascal, you're definitely not someone to be underestimated. Give it your all in the league."

"Okay, no problem, I guarantee I'll come back in last place." Ye Qiu grinned.

"Are you asking for a beating?"

Wu Daofeng was furious.

"Goodbye."

Ye Qiu ran away in a flash.

As Wu Daofeng watched Ye Qiu's retreating figure, a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.

"Old Palace Master, aren't you afraid he'll really run away?" Long Yue asked.

"He won't run away; I have that much sense," Wu Daofeng said softly. "For some reason, I feel this kid's temperament is very similar to someone else's..."

"Who does it look like?" Long Yue asked curiously.

After a long silence, Wu Daofeng said, "Three hundred and eighty years ago, a sword cultivator from the Upper Realm came to the Tianxing Realm for training. At that time, I was just a child, but I could already remember things. I vaguely remember that the person's surname was also Ye, and his speaking style and appearance were very similar to this kid's."

"Is that swordsman very powerful?"

"I heard that he is the Heavenly Emperor... The reason he came to the Heavenly Star Realm was not because of his true body, but because he used his great power to forcefully enter the cycle of reincarnation, allowing his younger self to enter the Heavenly Star Realm," Wu Daofeng said softly.

hiss.

Long Yue gasped in shock: "He's already the Heavenly Emperor, so why go to all this trouble to bring him to the Heavenly Star Realm when he was young?"

"Perhaps it has come to settle some karmic debt? Alas, I know not the mystery behind it."

"Old Palace Master, do you think this Ye Qiu might be a descendant of Emperor Ye? They both share the surname Ye, and they seem alike in many ways..."

“Don’t talk nonsense. If he really is Emperor Ye’s son, his age doesn’t match up. Moreover, according to legend, Emperor Ye left no children.” Wu Daofeng said seriously.

"Okay..." Long Yue smiled wryly, "I just said it offhand..."

"This matter should not be mentioned again to avoid bringing bad luck. Let's focus on tomorrow's league match."

"yes."

...

A day passes in the blink of an eye.

The following morning, the ten participants from Jiedao Academy, led by the former academy master Wu Daofeng, headed to the ancient Taoist temple in the center of Tongcheng.

The Tongcheng League will also be held at the ancient Taoist temple.

When the group arrived, the ancient Taoist temple was already crowded with thousands of people, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

"Oh, isn't this Fellow Daoist Wu from Jiedao Academy? You actually brought your students to participate in the competition in person. It's truly a rare sight indeed, a rare guest indeed, haha." An old man with a full head of white hair laughed and joked, attracting many strange looks.

“What’s the point of personally bringing people to the competition? Look at those students from Jiedao Academy, they’re all ugly and useless.”

"Jiedao Academy participates in the competition every year, and its ranking is always so low, not even making it into the top 100. Haha, if it weren't mandatory to participate, I guess Jiedao Academy would be too embarrassed to even set foot in this academy."

"Who can argue with that? But this time, even the Palace Master of the Jiedao Academy personally led a group here. Could it be that some extraordinary young expert has emerged? I've never heard of any geniuses entering the Jiedao Academy."

"Geniuses aren't fools, so why would they be admitted to the Jiedao Academy? Haha."

Many older people discussed, joked, and laughed without any restraint.

"Laugh all you want, there will be a time when you can't laugh anymore," Ye Qiu said coldly, unable to stand these old fogies.

"Oh, the juniors of Jiedao Academy, how dare they be so disrespectful to their elders! It's true that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. No wonder Jiedao Academy can't cultivate any good talents. Our Shenquan Sect disciples wouldn't dare to act like this," the white-haired old man mocked.

"Old man, you're from the Divine Fist Sect, right? I'll remember this. Don't let me run into any of your Divine Fist Sect's contestants."

Finally, let me remind you of something: I only respect elders who deserve respect. Someone like you is merely an elder among your Divine Fist Sect disciples; you have absolutely no relation to me. Don't try to act superior in front of me; I won't fall for that."

Ye Qiu sneered.

Wow.

These words caused an uproar among those around them.

No one expected that this young man would dare to so arrogantly confront the sect leader of the Divine Fist Sect.

"You've rebelled! You've truly rebelled! You're lawless! If I don't kill you, you'll really think the Divine Fist Sect is a pushover!" The white-haired old man roared in fury, his killing intent soaring to the heavens.

"Lawless? Yes, I am lawless. I think the Divine Fist Sect is a pushover that can be easily bullied. If you're not convinced, come and fight."

Ye Qiu's arrogant demeanor, showing no regard for the Divine Fist Sect, caused quite a stir.