Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 101 is being challenged
"Eastern purple aura, aren't you being a bit old-fashioned?!" Zi Dong said with some disdain.
"Killing without cause will affect one's fortune, but killing enemies will increase one's fortune!"

"That's because you haven't killed enough!" Donglai Ziqi said with utter contempt.

Every life is painstakingly nurtured by the will of Heaven; how can it tolerate your wanton killing? The reason you gain fortune is because of your cultivation technique. Once you kill a certain number of beings, misfortune will follow!

"What do you mean by cultivation technique?!" Zi Dong was a little confused by the reprimand. What does gaining luck from killing have to do with cultivation technique?
Every cultivation technique originates from the Heavenly Dao and naturally possesses great fortune. Cultivators who kill to gain fortune are simply depleting the fortune of the cultivation technique!

Donglai Ziqi grew increasingly angry as he spoke, claiming that the cultivators of the Tianyun Continent were killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, completely unaware of the great uses of cultivation techniques.

Zi Dong was genuinely unaware of this claim, but Donglai Ziqi was unwilling to elaborate further, so he could only seek an opportunity to ask Zhou Xinyu.

Without any demonic attacks, the group continued their journey, albeit slowly, as Elder Fengji waited for Elder Li Mei.

Not far from the group, Elder Li Mei was standing on a small hill with Sect Master Xue Bing.

"Elder Li, is that amethyst spirit the Dao Ancestor Donglai?!" Sect Master Xuebing had witnessed the entire process of Donglai's purple energy defeating the demon cultivators.

"Sect Master, he claims to be the Ancestor of the Eastern Dao." Elder Li Mei quickly distanced herself, as this matter was of great importance.

"From now on, do not mention Dao Ancestor Donglai to anyone again. Zi Dong is just an ordinary disciple of the Yuntian Sect. Try your best to meet any requests they may have, except for matters concerning Dao Ancestor Donglai!"

After pondering for a moment, the Snow Ice Sect Master solemnly gave an order and immediately flew towards Snow Lotus Peak.

Elder Li Mei sighed inwardly. She had gotten herself into a very deep mess, and one wrong move could lead to utter ruin.

Then we'll do as Sect Master Xuebing says: never mention Dao Ancestor Donglai again, and even if the people of Zidong bring it up again, we'll pretend we don't hear it.

Elder Li Mei reunited with the Zi Dong group and led them toward Snow Lotus Peak, talking only about the scenery along the way.

The Zi Dong group also tacitly agreed not to mention the Eastern Dao Ancestor again, but instead proposed to purchase resources from the Great Snow Mountain.

Elder Li Mei readily agreed. The Snow Ice Sect Master had already given instructions, and besides, it wasn't a matter of cherishing resources, so she could make the decision herself.

The reason Zi Dong didn't let Ai Shangti mention those precious resources was because the three major sects had a rule that they would never sell precious resources.

The other party only sells finished products, while the three major sects exchange rare resources with each other.

Zi Dong then brought a lot of precious resources from the Azure Dragon Mountains, intending to exchange them with the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

As they approached Snow Lotus Peak, Donglai Ziqi discovered the demon spirit again, but Zi Dong resolutely stopped them.

It devoured that snow fox spirit, almost keeping him trapped in the Great Snow Mountain forever. We can't let the Eastern Purple Qi cause trouble again.

Without the fortune provided by Zi Dong, Donglai Ziqi could not devour the demon spirits. As for the reason, Donglai Ziqi did not tell Zi Dong.

When they arrived at the foot of Snow Lotus Peak, Zi Dong and his group were stopped by a group of female disciples of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

Xue Ling, the senior sister of the Qinglian Sword Sect, is going to challenge the senior brother of the Yuntian Sect. This is her way of giving Zi Dong and his group a hard time.

“Junior Sister Xue Ling, we came to the Great Snow Mountain this time to do business. It’s not too late to have the competition during the Eastern Continent Daoist Grand Competition.”

Zi Dong refused outright. Winning would bring no benefit and would only alienate the Qinglian Sword Sect, while losing would be even more humiliating. He wouldn't do something that would please neither side.

“Senior Brother Zidong, next year is the Eastern Continent Daoist Grand Competition. Our competition this time can be a good way to prepare for next year’s competition and to deal with Guangyan Sect with all our might.”

Xue Ling, the senior disciple of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, was tall and slender, her snow-white dress making her skin appear even whiter. She possessed a heroic spirit no less than Feng Qingwu's, yet also the gentle beauty of Zhou Xinyu, perfectly blending the two beauties of the Cloud Heaven Sect.

“Junior Sister Xue Ling, I’m afraid I won’t be the senior brother of Yun Tian Sect next year, so I don’t need to prepare for the competition.”

With enough good fortune, Zi Dong is confident that he can advance several realms within a year and become a steward next year.

"Then I must compete with Senior Brother Zidong, otherwise I'll have no chance!" Xue Ling smiled charmingly.

“Zi Dong, as the senior disciple of the Yun Tian Sect, you should demonstrate your cultivation upon arriving at the Great Snow Mountain. If the sect leader of the Yun Tian Sect were here, he would certainly support you.”

Elder Li Mei quickly persuaded Zi Dong on Xue Ling's behalf, saying that Xue Ling had to suppress Zi Dong and stop him from showing off with Donglai Daozu.

"In that case, let's have the competition tomorrow." Zi Dong had no choice but to agree, but he wanted to postpone it for a day.

Elder Li Mei and Xue Ling had no objections. After all, Zi Dong was a guest and should rest after coming from afar.

Elder Li Mei simply arranged for the Zi Dong group to stay in a valley at the foot of Snow Lotus Peak, making it convenient for tomorrow's competition.

The valley was covered with thick snow, and on both sides were ice caves, which were spacious, bright and very warm.

Zi Dong called Zhou Xinyu and Feng Qingwu into his ice cave to discuss the competition for tomorrow.

"Junior Sister Xinyu, you are the senior sister of Yuntian Sect, so you should compete against Xueling tomorrow," Zidong arranged directly.

"Xue Ling is challenging you, what am I supposed to do if I step in?!" Zhou Xinyu was unwilling to stand up for Zi Dong.

"My current status is somewhat special, and winning or losing will affect the prestige of the Eastern Dao Ancestor," Zi Dong's reasoning was quite sound.

“That’s precisely why you should compete with Xue Ling, because the Azure Lotus Sword Sect is after Dao Ancestor Donglai, and you must suppress the Azure Lotus Sword Sect!” Zhou Xinyu’s reasoning was even more compelling.

"Zhou Xinyu, give me Senior Sister, I'll compete against Xue Ling in place of Zi Dong!" Feng Qingwu immediately stood up for Zi Dong when she saw Zhou Xinyu making excuses.

"Feng Qingwu, are you confident you can win?!" Zhou Xinyu sized up Feng Qingwu:

"This concerns the reputation of the Yuntian Sect. If you lose to Xue Ling, the Yuntian Sect will be unable to hold its head high in next year's Daoist Grand Competition!"

"Of course I'm confident I can win!" Feng Qingwu shouted angrily, annoyed that Zhou Xinyu had looked down on her.

"Junior Sister Qingwu, Junior Sister Xinyu is the senior sister of Yuntian Sect. If we temporarily give her to you, Qinglian Sword Sect will not accept it. Let Junior Sister Xinyu compete with Xueling instead."

Zi Dong quickly tried to dissuade her, as he was also worried that Feng Qingwu would lose to Xue Ling, which would affect the honor of Yun Tian Sect.

"Are you also afraid I'll lose to her?!" Feng Qingwu immediately glared at him. She was helping Zi Dong, but this guy was actually siding with Zhou Xinyu.

“Junior Sister Qingwu, winning or losing is important to the sect, but even more important is that if you compete with Xueling, it will be illegitimate,” Zidong explained.

"Why don't you just let me have Senior Sister, Zhou Xinyu?!" Feng Qingwu was really serious; she had to make Zi Dong say that he didn't believe she could win.

"Junior Sister Qingwu, do you think Senior Sister can be given away so easily? Even if Junior Sister Xinyu gives it to you, the Azure Lotus Sword Sect won't acknowledge it!" Zi Dong said with a wry smile.

"Alright, I'll go defeat Xue Ling tomorrow!" Zhou Xinyu quickly interrupted the two's argument, her head aching.

(End of this chapter)