Chapter 108: A Brawl Among Many

“These people are truly ungrateful beyond belief. I have never seen the likes of them!” Lu Ran exclaimed angrily. Although he wasn’t from the southern tribes but came from another place, he simply couldn’t tolerate their behavior.

Long Ruxuan nodded in agreement. “I never expected them to be so outrageous!”

Hearing both of them speak up, Zhu Xiaoyuan suddenly had a thought. He looked at his two disciples and asked, “Do you two have any experience in fighting?”

This question puzzled everyone present. Was Senior Zhu suggesting sending his disciples to participate in the young men’s martial competition?

An Yue’er and Leng Qianxue grew excited, their eyes full of anticipation. If Senior Zhu’s disciples were involved, there was no need to be nervous at all.

Lu Ran and Long Ruxuan were momentarily stunned but quickly recovered. “Master, we are willing to go. We will definitely win!” Lu Ran stood up and responded immediately, followed by Long Ruxuan nodding.

Since their master had spoken, they would carry out the task with diligence. At the very least, they must not bring shame to their teacher.

“I am willing to go as well,” the two exchanged a glance and saw a spark of excitement and eagerness reflected in each other’s eyes.

Seeing no objections, Zhu Xiaoyuan nodded and said, “Since both of you are willing, then follow Qianxue and the others.”

“Yes, Master!” they replied in unison.

“Since you’re going to fight, you must have an effective weapon. Without one, I fear you will be at a disadvantage...” Zhu Xiaoyuan thought about finding some weapons for his disciples. He couldn’t let them be bullied by others.

“I do have some weapons here, but I’m afraid it would be inappropriate to hand those over to you. So, you should just pick something from this small courtyard to use as a weapon,” he said.

Earlier, after completing a mission, the system had gifted him several weapons—swords, spears, clubs, and more. But they were all too sharp. Zhu Xiaoyuan understood the dangers of a brawl. If these lethal weapons caused serious injury, it could lead to death!

Upon hearing this, everyone understood immediately.

“The weapons Senior Zhu mentioned must be formidable, perhaps capable of destroying entire worlds,” An Yue’er remarked.

“If we were to use them, the entire Heavenly Martial Realm might be destroyed,” she added thoughtfully.

Lu Ran and Long Ruxuan stood up. “Master, we understand. We’ll start looking now.”

Their eyes swept across the courtyard, which was filled with fiercely powerful weapons. Even casually picking one would shock the world.

For example, the hoe Lu Ran often used for farming was beyond the level of divine-grade treasures. He couldn’t even imagine how high its rank was. When he was at the Great Ascension stage, he could barely lift it, let alone wield it properly.

Similarly, Long Ruxuan’s usual feed bowl was also an invincible weapon of immense power. He even felt that if he lifted that bowl, he could easily suppress a True Dragon.

“There are too many treasures here, but with our current cultivation levels, we simply cannot wield them at will. Since Master told us to act within our means, we need to choose weapons we can handle,” Long Ruxuan whispered to Lu Ran.

Lu Ran nodded quietly. “Everything Master has is too powerful. Even just one of these could be beyond our ability to use.”

Long Ruxuan looked around the courtyard several times before an idea struck him. “Wait, I’ve got it!”

He quickly went into the kitchen and soon returned with a stick covered in dust. It was clearly just a firewood stick.

Don’t underestimate this firewood stick; it was also above divine-grade.

Perhaps because the disciples often used it for burning fires, they could at least hold it.

“Lu Ran, I got something for you too,” Long Ruxuan smiled and extended his hand from behind his back.

In his hand was a single chopstick—the same kind they often used.

“Great! This is perfect!” Lu Ran clapped enthusiastically.

Taking the wooden chopstick from Long Ruxuan, a wide smile spread across his face. Usually, with the lowest cultivation among them, even using two chopsticks to eat was a struggle. Since Master’s place had no ordinary items, even such a simple chopstick was a treasure!

Now, with a single chopstick, it was just right!

“Master, we’ve chosen our weapons!” Long Ruxuan and Lu Ran reported to Zhu Xiaoyuan.

Zhu Xiaoyuan looked at their selections and was deeply perplexed.

Were his disciples really that foolish?

He hadn’t wanted to give them swords or spears, fearing fatal accidents, but were they really so naive as to pick a firewood stick and a chopstick? What kind of fighting could they do with that? It was practically a death wish!

Zhu Xiaoyuan was speechless. Well, it seemed his two disciples truly had no experience and were just there to make up numbers and boost morale.

“Fine, fine, I won’t say more. Just make sure to stay far from danger during the fight. Don’t get hurt!” he warned them.

He hoped these two wouldn’t rush to the front lines, recklessly risking their lives.

Lu Ran and Long Ruxuan nodded repeatedly, their eyes shining with gratitude. Their master was wonderful—he understood they couldn’t yet wield those treasures and took care to warn them before they left. How kind!

“Thank you, Senior. We’ll go back now and inform Senior Ziyang and Senior Lingji. If they know you’ve sent disciples to help, they’ll be overjoyed!” Leng Qianxue said happily.

“Alright, go ahead,” Zhu Xiaoyuan nodded.

Thus, Lu Ran and Long Ruxuan left Zhu Xiaoyuan’s courtyard together with An Yue’er and the others.

“Master, if our junior brothers aren’t up to it, maybe we should go next time?” Ruo Feng spoke up only after they had left.

Before, she hadn’t dared to say anything. Now that she was a quasi-immortal and Huan Yue was a supreme, it was too much to ask them to compete with those young prodigies...