Everyone's expression flickered.
They even started discussing with each other...
"... Young Master Jun just said that... It seems like this is just an embroidered pillow, I can't let him choose her..."
"That's right, that's Jun Lintian! His attainments in the way of bamboo are simply incomparable to ours. The last product he cultivated was the only one so far that made the two elders 'slightly raise their eyebrows'! How could his vision be bad?"
"In fact, I can see that this guy is just a gigolo who is here to curry favor with others..."
"Oh, what bad luck! I thought a strong reinforcement had arrived..."
Chu Tianxiao naturally could not know about these whispers of True Essence transmission, but this did not prevent him from understanding one fact—the man just now should have had considerable prestige among this group of people, so after his heart-piercing remarks, he now seemed to be a "guy who wanted to curry favor with the powerful", and no matter how much he explained, no one would believe him...
Chu Tianxiao is not the kind of person who would like to take advantage of others.
He just silently made a note of the culprit who caused this incident in his heart.
And just at this moment…
He suddenly realized something was wrong...
"Wait... Didn't they say there were nineteen people in total? How come there's one less after counting that scheming, cool guy?"
"… Hmm, looking closely, these guys have mud on their feet, and it seems that they were pulled here temporarily, which means that there should be another one…"
With a thought in his mind, Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes and quickly moved away!
Seeing this, all the geniuses breathed a sigh of relief.
…
…
at the same time.
"Jun Xiuzhu, you did a great job."
But in a bamboo forest, the "culprit" just now - Jun Lintian, was standing with his hands behind his back, looking down at a handsome young man in front of him. He was praising him with his mouth, but his eyes were still as if he was looking at an ant.
Then, between the two of them, there was a bright ball of light, with green light emitting from it, which fell on the grass and trees, causing them to glow and grow wildly in an instant...
Full of greenery and vitality...
Obviously, this thing is no ordinary item.
Even the extremely proud Jun Lintian, looking at this thing, had a barely perceptible glimmer of greed in his eyes...
"… With this 'Shadow Hua Zhu Xin', this matter is almost certain to succeed."
Jun Lintian thought silently in his heart, and the more he felt, the more he looked excited. However, his face was cold, as if the thing in front of him was worthless. He said indifferently, "It is considered a small achievement. When you go back, go get a bottle of Feng Ju Dan."
The so-called Wind Gathering Pill is a second-grade medicinal pill. Anyone with a little knowledge can see that its value is completely incomparable to this green ball...
Clearly, this is an unfair trade.
In this regard, the young man named Jun Xiuzhu remained silent, as if he was ready to accept the injustice...
Seeing this, Jun Lintian was very satisfied. He stretched out his right hand and touched the ball of light, but... something strange happened!
Just a hissing sound was heard!
The green ball of light turned blood red in an instant, and a beam of blood light suddenly shot out from it and pierced Jun Lintian's palm!
At this moment, Jun Lintian felt a completely different artistic conception from the previous one. He did not dare to be negligent and quickly retreated to dodge. However, the blood light was like a thorn in the flesh, chasing and hitting him again and again. Caught off guard, Jun Lintian was forced to sacrifice a soul-awakening treasure and use all his strength to attack head-on before he defeated it.
But at the same time, his palms were shaking violently, and a trickle of blood slowly dripped from the corner of his mouth. However, at this moment, he was more concerned about this minor injury than...
"Jun Xiuzhu, are you going to rebel?"
Encountering an unexpected change, Jun Lintian was in such a state of embarrassment that he could no longer maintain his original calmness. An angry look suddenly appeared on his face as he questioned.
Hearing this, Jun Xiuzhu slowly raised his head, then shook his head and said, "It's natural that you don't love bamboo and can't be accepted by Zhuxin."
These words carried a different meaning. Upon hearing this, Jun Lintian returned to his original state. His eyes narrowed slightly, as if pregnant with some sharp meaning: "You mean... I can't do what you can do?"
Hearing the sound, Jun Xiuzhu fell silent.
Jun Lintian smiled.
The smile was very cold, like ice and frost, and the words seemed to freeze when they fell to the ground...
"Jun Xiuzhu, you have been here for too long... Don't forget that you have always been inferior to me since childhood. No matter your martial arts talent, cultivation knowledge, family management, or the path to promotion... Which of you can compare with me? Even the bamboo path that you are most obsessed with is just so-so in my eyes."
"I can easily surpass you after studying for a few months. You can't produce anything that will satisfy the two elders, but I almost passed the test on my first try... Don't you think this is enough to prove the problem?"
After these words, Jun Xiuzhu remained silent, but slowly clenched his right fist, his muscles twitching slightly, showing that he was not at peace... It made sense, the things he had been pursuing for more than ten years were easily surpassed, trampled on and insulted by some people, and he was powerless to fight back...
You can imagine how frustrated that person was.
"The gap between you and me is fundamental, in terms of talent, and it is insurmountable... You will never be able to surpass me, and you will always be inferior to me. For the sake of the family, you must dedicate everything to me."
"So, don't be so cautious."
Jun Lintian looked at Jun Xiuzhu proudly, as if he wanted to "emphasize" a "fact" that should have become a golden rule long ago.
Hearing this, Jun Xiuzhu could hear the deep meaning in his words. He was silent for a moment, but finally shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything, and you definitely couldn't do it... You just used the bamboo path as a tool for your advancement. You studied it but didn't love bamboo, so you will never be able to control the bamboo heart."
"Yeah… "
Hearing this, the sneer on Jun Lintian's lips became even colder, revealing a hint of sarcasm.
"I really don't understand why you still think that geniuses and ordinary people can be mentioned in the same breath?"
"Since a loser like you can use ridiculous 'likes' and 'persistence' to condense a bamboo heart, I, Jun Lintian, can also use my amazing talent and supreme gift to control it by force!"
"Open your eyes and look closely at Jun Xiuzhu. You will see the unbridgeable gap between you and the world's top genius!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand again, and this time, a strange white light flashed out!
“…Jun Lin’s Star-Picking Hand…” Jun Xiuzhu saw through the trick at a glance, and a hint of worry flashed across his eyes… But he was not worried that the bamboo heart he had cultivated with great effort for more than a decade would be taken away by someone else, but he was worried that… the “Tao” he had been upholding was wrong!
In a tense moment, Jun Xiuzhu looked at that place intently, and saw Jun Lintian standing with his hands behind his back, his long hair fluttering, with the demeanor of a peerless figure pointing out the world. Then, one hand gently touched the blood-red ball of light...
Next moment!
Blood light is flying everywhere!
But in the blink of an eye, Jun Lintian suppressed it with a method as fast as the twinkling stars!
But seeing him casually and carelessly tapping randomly, the red light that kept pouring out suddenly became dim, as if the "heart and soul" had been plucked out, and became "listless"...
The entire blood-red ball of light was also gradually taken into Jun Lintian's arms...
Seeing this scene, Jun Xiuzhu remained silent, but his body shook violently uncontrollably...
What happened before his eyes... Was it his fault
Is it true that if you want to go further on a path, truly understanding, liking, and respecting it is not a prerequisite at all? And as long as you have talent and genius, you can break through the shackles at will and trample on everything without having any respect in your heart
Otherwise, why could a person who had no respect for the Way of Bamboo in his heart forcibly absorb the Bamboo Heart that he had cultivated devoutly for more than ten years
Could it be... that talent is really king
Can a person with extraordinary talent really ignore the efforts and obsessions of others
"… Is this the gap? There is no need to have any reverence, respect, or love. As long as you have talent, you can ignore everything else…"
When this cold reality fell before Jun Xiuzhu's eyes, he raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky. A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes...
But at this moment.
A long voice fell into his ears...
"Even if one has amazing talent, even if destiny is in his favor... if one has no respect in his heart and only knows how to act cool, thinking that he is invincible... then no matter what he does, he will never reach the end of the road..."
“Talent determines how wide the road is; character determines how long the feet are.”
Hearing this, Jun Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to be thinking about something. However, at this moment, the leisurely voice suddenly changed: "Okay, young man, don't be sad here. People are about to take your bamboo heart away. What are you still thinking about? You are a handsome young man, don't make a mistake. Hey, do you want me to help you get it back? It's just a matter of one sentence."
There was a strong sense of confidence in these words. Jun Xiuzhu's eyes lit up. Before he could speak, the expression on his face had already given the visitor enough information...
"Heh... In that case, fine. I'll treat it as a gift to you."
As soon as the words fell, a strong wind suddenly appeared in the field, and then countless rays of starlight appeared out of thin air and fell straight towards Jun Lintian!
Feeling the great power contained in these starlights, Jun Lintian narrowed his eyes. He did not dare to be arrogant. He quickly stopped holding his hands behind his back and stretched out both hands at the same time, with overlapping hand shadows, to meet those tiny starlights.
At this moment, he used the King's Star-Picking Hand to its full potential!
It was as if tens of millions of hands were reaching out at the same time, about to "pluck" the starlight... However, at the moment when he touched the starlight, a huge force that he could hardly resist suddenly came from the other end!
Click, click!
In just a moment, Jun Lintian's arms made a sound as if they could not bear the weight!
There was a faint sound of teasing in his ears...
"Pick the stars, hey, pick the stars!"
(ps: 3000 chapters... It's a rare opportunity, so I'll remind you - the extras are here~)