Chapter 279 - Chapter 279: 279, Energetic Youth (1/2)

Chapter 279: 279, Energetic Youth

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Within the ancient secret realm, as soon as Xu Zhongcheng finished speaking, his surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

Even though people wanted to stop him, they knew in their hearts that Xu Zhongcheng was not wrong.

“In critical moments, sacrifices must be made!”

However, in the same situation, different people make different sacrifices.

Perhaps some would let the weak be cannon fodder, letting those of little value be the ones to make sacrifices.

Perhaps some would step forward with the strength of the strongest, disregarding everything else.

What others would choose, that was their business.

But disciples of the Demon Sect often had a very unified choice.

Inner Sect Disciple Wang Tao was the first to enter the fight and is now seriously injured and unconscious. So now, the strongest among the remaining people, Xu Zhongcheng, is up.

People didn’t try to stop him again because they were also prepared in their hearts.

If something were to happen to Brother Xu, they would be next in line.

The Demon Sect never taught disciples what to do. The elders seldom delivered long lectures, knowing well that no amount of preaching would do any good.

Actions speak louder than words in critical moments.

They taught not by word but by deed.

All from top to bottom were the same.

This was no longer just an individual’s choice, because countless individual choices combined to form the ethos, the attitude, and the stance of the Demon Sect!

As for Xu Zhongcheng, was he afraid?

Naturally, he was.

His voice trembled as he spoke, and his hand holding the sword was cold as ice.

There were very few people in the world with great courage.

Fear is the norm in the face of life and death.

More often, there are people who, despite being afraid and timid, still forge ahead regardless.

Xu Zhongcheng gently stroked the long sword in his hand, and Lu Xun’s figure involuntarily appeared in his mind.

“If Elder Lu Xun were here, he could resolve everything, couldn’t he?”

He and Lu Xun were disciples who had joined the sect at the same time, but there was a world of difference in their standings.

Like Ji Li, he also possessed a talent of Eight Ripples, equivalent to an Enlightenment level of 8.

This kind of talent was seen as a pride of heaven in any sect!

Unfortunately, the Demon Sect had an even more gifted Lu Xun, so Xu Zhongcheng’s prestige within the sect was somewhat overshadowed.

When the sun rises, the stars naturally dim.

Xu Zhongcheng once saw Lu Xun as his target to catch up with, but gradually began to be willing to follow him.

In the competition among the Outer Sect, he lost narrowly to Ji Li, missing the position of Chief Disciple. However, he was still the runner-up among the disciples of this batch.

He no longer had the arrogance he brought when he first entered the Demon Sect, but perhaps because the teachings of the Demon Sect were different, even though he lost his arrogance, he retained his pride.

Perhaps this was the source of his courage.

After placing a Spirit Pill that replenishes spiritual power into his mouth, Xu Zhongcheng slowly got up and said to a male disciple:

“Junior Brother Luo, from now on, you are the leading senior brother. When I go to distract it, make sure you find the right moment to lead the younger brothers and sisters out!”

Disciple Luo nodded firmly, and as Xu Zhongcheng turned and walked away, he couldn’t help but speak up, “Brother Xu, you…”

Xu Zhongcheng stopped in his tracks, turned around and said, “Me?”

“You don’t need to worry about me.”

“I am the strongest one here, Eight Ripples, Second Seat of the Demon Sect’s Outer Sect!”

The young man did not look back again but strode briskly away.

His heart was pounding, his nerves tense, but his face flashed with a long lost spirit of excitement and determination!

He suddenly remembered a well-known saying of the Demon Sect, saying through gritted teeth in his heart:

“I will decapitate it with a single sword strike!”

The entrance to the secret realm was quite dark.

It was hot here, and the air was very dry.