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Cui Dongshan sat back down onto his stool with a defeated expression, then extended both hands, raising one to above his own head while holding the other at knee-level as he sighed, “What was the point in these measures that Qi Jingchun took to try and protect you? Right now, you’re still at the bottom, and there are countless mishaps that could befall you on your way to the top. Du Mao was a very obvious example of that.”
A thought occurred to Cui Dongshan as he spoke, and he pursed his lips as he amended, “Alright, I guess Du Mao doesn’t really count, seeing as Qi Jingchun had some strategies in place to deal with him.
“However, if we go a little below that, to Upper Five Tiers cultivators below the Ascension Tier, namely the Unpolished Jade and Immortal Tiers, or even a Nascent Tier swordsman... What would happen if you got into a battle of life and death with one such individual?”
“That’s utter nonsense,” Chen Ping’an scoffed as he turned away with a smile. “Which cultivator under the heavens doesn’t have to constantly deal with the possibility of life-threatening mishaps on their way to the top? A principle taken to the extreme is no longer a principle. Surely you don’t need me to tell you that. You’ve clearly been defeated, yet as the sore loser that you are, you refuse to admit defeat. That’s something that you have to work on.”
“What if I admit defeat deep down, but refuse to do so verbally to save some face?” Cui Dongshan protested.
Chen Ping’an smiled and didn’t say anything.
Cui Dongshan sighed. “It’s not a good thing that you found out this early.”
“I know,” Chen Ping’an replied.
“The will of the heavens has always superseded the machinations of man.” Cui Dongshan sighed as he scratched his own head in frustration. “Only by remaining oblivious will you have any chance of securing victory against those who are in the know.
“Are you not aware that there was a huge element of luck involved in your past victory over Lu Chen? If Lu Chen targets you again now, dedicating just a bit of his attention to setting up another elaborate plot against you, then you’ll be defeated for sure.”
Cui Dongshan adopted a firmer tone as he reiterated, “I’m saying that you’ll have no chance of victory!”
“Perhaps,” Chen Ping’an conceded with a nod.
Cui Dongshan heaved a...
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