Chapter 15 Struggle for the Heavenly Gate on Swing

　　That night, the seriously injured Wang Lie was sent to the Guangyuan Sect's disciples along with a letter of engagement, and without reading two sentences, it caused the crowd to curse angrily and accuse Zhang Yan of arrogance! 　　A mere named disciple of the Mingcang Sect dared to open his mouth and challenge a sect? He really didn't know what to do! However, after reading the letter of engagement, it caused an uproar. 　　It was because it was mentioned that Zhang Yan would be competing with a group of disciples from Guangyuan Sect to solve the Star Monument! 　　The difficulty of the Star Tablet was well known. 　　Star monument this is the Xuan Wenfa will use the town monument, every time than to the end, there will be a master out of the evaluation of the disciples, and choose a person out of the public deduction of the star monument, in order to show that it is worthy of the name, but that is also to have a master to look after, talisman protection, to ensure that there is no danger. 　　Directly take the interpretation of the Star Tablet to fight to win? There has never been such a bold person! 　　In contrast to the reaction of the disciples, the five initiates of Guangyuan Sect treated this letter of engagement with unprecedented caution, because they believed that this was not Zhang Yan's personal decision, and thought that it was the entire Mingcang Sect that was pushing behind the scenes. 　　This misunderstanding also makes them not dare to underestimate Zhang Yan, originally thought he was just a small chess piece, but now it seems that he is like the killer mace of the Ming Cang Sect, and immediately put it to an unprecedented height. 　　Shen Jingyue read the engagement letter in his hand a few times, and finally let out a cold laugh, saying, "The Diming Cang Sect is smart, not mentioning the South China Sect in its words." 　　Senior disciple Wen Jun was calm and self-composed, stroking his long beard with his hand, he said in a deep voice: "The ones who stepped forward earlier were all disciples of my Guangyuan Sect, they naturally wouldn't take the initiative to mess with the South China Sect, it's just that in this way, there is no way back for my Guangyuan Sect, the Diming Cang Sect has seen that we are desirous of a quick battle, and is forcing us to respond to the battle." 　　As long as the news of this appointment fight spread, the Guangyuan Sect was destined to ride the tiger. 　　As for the South China Sect, originally, their intention was to let the Guangyuan Sect charge ahead, unwilling to easily tear themselves apart from the Mingcang Sect, much less jump out at this time. 　　"If you don't respond to the battle, everything that was done earlier is all for naught." Shen Jingyue threw the appointment book aside, the corners of his mouth floated up with a few faint sneers, "One person's appointment to fight my Guangyuan Sect, what a big mouth, pushing to solve the Star Monument never lies in the number of people, but let this Zhang Yan pick up a reputation for nothing." 　　Wen Jun shook his head and said, "Since the Ming Cang Sect dares to launch Zhang Yan, I think this person is as senior brother expected earlier, also has some ability, I am afraid it is not easy to win." 　　At this time, Zhang Zhen, the third disciple who had been silent on the sidelines, suddenly stood up and arched his hand, "Two senior brothers, why don't we let my younger brother have a go in the first match!" 　　Shen Jingyue glanced at Zhang Zhen in surprise, then slowly said, "Among our sect, although Zhang's ability to calculate is not as good as Mo's, it is still a rare thing, but the Star Monument is a hidden danger, it is not ordinary, it is better for my brother to take it on, it's better for my brother not to go." 　　Zhang Zhen, however, insisted, said: "I just Feng Yan Zhang commoner, since joining the school, the two brothers have taken care of me, often think that I can't repay, now Mo can also rise in the Tianmen Road, I'm a senior brother, how can I be subordinate to the latter?" 　　Shen Jingyue politely persuaded a few more sentences, but no matter what he said, usually this honest and naive senior brother refused to give in half a step no matter what, and finally could only agree. 　　Zhang Zhen finally revealed a naive smile and said, "Senior brother rest assured, I have also observed the Star Tablet at the previous Dharma Meeting, with my power of calculation, I have no problem deducing half of the Tablet, if Zhang Yan is indeed powerful, it's not too late to withdraw at that time." 　　Wen Jun pondered for a long time, nodded and said, "In that case, I will also take a walk." 　　"No!" Shen Jingyue was alarmed, he hurriedly dissuaded him, "Eldest Senior Brother should just sit here, I can go with Senior Brother Zhang." Wen Jun was the Grand Disciple of the Guangyuan Sect's Lower Courtyard and the benchmark of the Lower Courtyard, he couldn't go out to battle easily, once he lost, the loss in reputation wouldn't just be his own. 　　Wen Jun sighed: "Senior brother how can I not understand the reasoning behind this, but if you are the only one to go out to battle, the South China Sect is afraid that they will mistakenly think that I, Guangyuan Sect, have not put forth my full strength, we need to know that honor and disgrace is small, but survival and death is big." 　　Shen Jingyue heard a creepy shock, he was silent for a moment, finally stood up and respectfully gave a big salute to Wen Jun, solemnly said, "Senior brother reminded is, is my younger brother neglected." 　　Wen Jun hurriedly helped him up and said, "All are disciples of the same sect, there is no need to be like this." 　　"In this case, senior brother Zhang's first game, senior brother I'll be the second game, if I don't win, I'll ask senior brother to be the third game again!" Shen Jingyue thought about it carefully and felt that this was the only arrangement that would be most suitable, without making the South China Sect feel that Guangyuan Sect had sent out laborers without making any effort. 　　At the end, he gave Zhang Zhen an uneasy reminder, saying, "Senior Brother Zhang, do not be greedy for battle!" 　　Zhang Zhen squeezed out a smile on his round and chubby face and said, "Don't worry, senior brother, I am self-aware." He knew that he wasn't very accomplished in etchings, but he had hit upon the idea of exhausting Zhang Yan's divine mind and fronting the battle for Shen Jingyue to take to the battlefield. 　　On Dang Yun Peak, the news of Zhang Yan's appointment to fight Guang Yuan Sect also reached the ears of the twenty-eight initiated disciples of Ming Cang Sect, and although there were also diverse opinions, the reaction was far less intense than that of Guang Yuan Sect, all because after all, Zhang Yan was only a registered disciple, and was still inviting fights in his personal name, and winning or losing had nothing to do with them, so naturally, he was happy to look on from the sidelines. 　　But there is one thing that is surprisingly consistent, that is, no one is optimistic about Zhang Yan. 　　Push to solve the star monument, it is natural to invite the star monument down from the peak, but since they do not damage themselves half, but also can be used to pressure the aggressive Guangyuan faction, Zheng Zhuan is also happy to open the door, ordering the six star monument from the top of the peak down, and in the swinging clouds at the foot of the mountain to temporarily pile up a ten square feet square of earth platform, six pieces of inscriptions in the top of the line, so that the disciples of all factions to see a clear picture. 　　Once this news was spread, it immediately stirred up the entire Cangwu Mountain. 　　Not only are the disciples of the sects, even the disciples who were not qualified to participate in the meeting in the past came in droves, all wanting to see who was so bold to dare a person to a sect about the fight, in less than two days, no less than thousands of cultivators gathered at the foot of Dangyun Peak. 　　For a while, the disciples of all the sects have been inquiring about Zhang Yan, both sides have not officially fought, his reputation can be said to have been unknown. 　　Three days time rushed by, swinging cloud peak at the foot of the mountain, above the platform, six array in front of the star monument in the hot sun under a trace of metaphysical color flare, because of the age of the long time, monument edges and corners of the broken, but added a sense of simplicity and heaviness, each stone monument is engraved with dense etching, there are always 10,000 words up and down, just to look at a glance let a person feel dizzy and blurred. 　　In the center of the stage, by Ai Zhongwen arranged a table, a futon, on the list of pen, ink, paper and ink stone, and another five table in a ring shape, who is the master and who is the guest, it is clear at a glance. 　　Under the gaze of a thousand people, Zhang Yan looks calm, ignoring the disdain, contempt, reproach, worship and many other complex gazes passed under the stage, all the way to walk calmly up to the high platform, just this unperturbed stamina called people admire in their hearts. 　　No one knows, his heart is not worried about about the fight, but in the thought that after today, he will be famous, as long as there is no accident, the three "guard" generation masters will be one will be accepted as a disciple. 　　Once he became a disciple, the door to the Great Dao would be half open to him, and he would be one step closer to the path of immortality. 　　Thinking of this, a look of determination came out from his gaze. 　　"Your Excellency is Zhang Yan, Master Zhang? My name is Shen Jingyue, I've heard of Senior Brother Zhang's name for a long time." 　　Shen Jingyue than Zhang Yan slightly behind half a step up to the stage, he arched his hand at Zhang Yan, on the surface he looked indifferent, in fact, secretly observe Zhang Yan demeanor, see his appearance and elegance are not good, and look calm and steady, apparently on this duel in the mind. 　　Zhang Yan arched his hand to return the salute, said: "dare not, Zhang Yan is just a final study of the latter." Although Guangyuan sect is a small sect, but Shen Jingyue is after all the entry disciple, under the eyes of the public, he must at least make some humble and courteous gesture out. 　　Shen Jingyue on Zhang Yan modest words do not deny, he smiled blandly, said: "Zhang senior brother, this first game is by the next junior brother Zhang Zhen and you than, just before the fight, can you want to listen to me a word?" 　　"Senior brother please speak." 　　Shen Jingyue took a step forward, looked at Zhang Yan with burning eyes, and softly said, "Senior brother Zhang, in this match, if you win, then everything will be left out, if I win, how about you join my Guangyuan Sect?" 　　"What?" Zhang Yan was taken aback, he originally thought that Shen Jingyue would do nothing more than persuade himself to withdraw voluntarily, or else he would be forced by all kinds of threats, but he never thought that the other party would suddenly mention this topic. 　　Shen Jingyue looked at Zhang Yan's expression, saw that he did not have any antipathy, his heart immediately had a judgment, so he continued, "Zhang, you are just a registered disciple, my father is Guangyuan faction of the upper dean of the old man, if you are willing to join my faction, you are immediately my faction of the entry disciple, Taoist books, potions, at your disposal, such as you opened the immortal vein, I can persuade my father to accept you as a direct disciple, do you think so? What do you think?" 　　Shen Jingyue's attitude is sincere, and this condition is quite generous, to say that Zhang Yan is not moved, it is impossible. 　　Although Guangyuan was a small sect nowadays, after all, it had once been a large sect in Donghua Continent, and the thin camel was bigger than a horse, and there was one advantage, which was the scarcity of disciples, which meant that the competition within the sect was not as fierce as that of the large sects. 　　This is also true, due to the small number of disciples, Guangyuan Sect has always embraced the outside world, and the harmony between fellow disciples is also rare. 　　However, Zhang Yan had other concerns. 　　For one thing, although Shen Jingyue swore, promising many benefits, but how to know that this is not a ploy to shake his mind? So he could not believe! 　　Secondly, he is not optimistic about the future of the Guangyuan faction, although the South China, Guangyuan two schools of friendship, but in fact the Guangyuan faction has been dependent on the South China faction, and now the Guangyuan faction took the initiative to the Challenge to the Mingcang faction, the South China faction has not yet said a word, it is enough to see that the Guangyuan can not be autonomous, and even at any time may be discarded, so that the faction of his no sense of security can be said. 　　Thirdly, after all, the Ming Cang Sect is a large sect in the East China Continent, and being here, the Zhou Family wouldn't dare to use force, but if he switched to the Guangyuan Sect, it would be hard to say. 　　So he didn't care if Shen Jingyue was sincere or not, he wouldn't agree to it and expressed his veto without hesitation. 　　Shen Jingyue let out a sigh, obviously feeling sorry for Zhang Yan's choice. 　　His words just now to solicit Zhang Yan were from his heart, because after the fight here, Zheng Zhuan and others are not in a hurry to defeat the prodigy Mo Yuan, the disciples no longer sit in the side hall, the mountain, so there is news passed down, so that he learned that Zhang Yan is a person for the sect to go out without anyone behind the back of the support. 　　He had a sense of Zhang Yan's vigor and ability, and saw Zhang Yan's outstanding character, and immediately moved the idea of talent, and Guangyuan Sect is in dire need of new blood, the origin of the disciples do not care so much, is to Zhang Yan on the spot to send an invitation. 　　However, the flowers have the intention of flowing water has no mercy, Zhang Yan can not see the Guangyuan faction, instead, want to borrow their back on this step on the Great Dao Heavenly Gate. 　　So he took a step back, hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice: "It's useless to talk more, Senior Brother Shen, please ask your senior brother to come up to the stage, and you and I will decide on a winner and loser today!"