After the elder drove the carriage out, Zheng-Fu began to ask about the history and origins of the Nine Heavens Martial Arena. The elder told him that the Nine Heavens Martial Arena was a maneuvering arena for cultivators who wanted to show their strength.

Each floor was categorized according to the cultivator's ability level. The first floor was for Divine King stage cultivators. The second floor was for the Heavenly Root stage. The third floor was for the Heavenly Foundation Building stage. The fourth floor was for the Heavenly Golden Core stage. The fifth floor was for the Heavenly Star Stage. The sixth floor was for the initial Deity Soul Stage. The seventh floor was for the intermediate Deity Soul Stage. The eighth floor was for the advanced Deity Soul Stage. And the last was the battle arena for those who had reached the Deity Stage.

However, the arena from the seventh level up had not been open for a long time because none of the Deity Soul Stage cultivators was able to compete. So far, it had been a thousand years since it had been closed.

Most of the cultivators who attended the maneuver ranged from the Divine King stage to the Heavenly Star Stage. There might be only a few initial Deity Soul Stage cultivators, who had just been promoted to the new energy level and would like to test their skills and strengths.

"It's a really good place." Zheng-Fu saw that this arena was well separated by levels. This eliminated the problem of energy level differences so that no one would complain that the other party had a higher energy level than them and caused them to lose. This categorization by energy level greatly reduced the problem of those who lost and did not accept the truth.

"But it would be better if I went in and didn't face any trouble that gave me headaches!" Zheng-Fu was so bored that he only had to meet troubles. If it was something he could handle, that was fine. But if it was too heavy for him to solve, it would be bad.

Fifteen minutes passed...

About fifteen minutes after leaving the Heavenly Command Lake, finally, the carriage stopped in front of a large tower, nine stories high. This tower was as big as a football field, with stadium seats surrounding it. Not only was this place large and wide, but the number of people who came to the Nine Heavens Martial Arena was also even greater than the Founding Ancestor Statue and Heavenly Command Lake.

"Here we are, Young Master. This is the Nine Heavens Martial Arena, sir!" said the elder, pointing to the nine-story tower in front of him and smiling broadly.

"Thank you, elder, for bringing me here. But how is this place worth visiting? What I see now is no different from a casino. So, is it a maneuvering arena or a boxing stadium?" As Zheng-Fu arrived, he noticed a group of people setting up a betting table in front of the entrance. On the side of this group was a signboard showing the names and odds so that people could check and bet on their favorite contestants. These scenes were very different from what Zheng-Fu had imagined.

"In the past, it used to be a prestigious arena. But people now use this sacred place as a place of entertainment and gambling, which makes me feel quite sad!" The elder was also sad that this prestigious place had to be tarnished like this.

"Didn't anyone think of taking care of this matter?" Zheng-Fu asked, displeased. Why did no one step in to correct these wrongdoings?

"That's because these people are supported by powerful clans and strong forces. No one dares to deal with them. A long time ago, a person dared to challenge these people and drive them away from here. But then the next day, that person was killed, and his body was hung up on a post as a warning against those who thought of doing this challenge again. Because of that incident, no one dared to say anything else. Even the sectmaster didn't intervene!" the elder said sadly.

It was not that no one wanted to come out and drive these people who had tarnished this sacred place away, but because the power and influence of the people behind them were too great and overwhelming. Who would dare challenge them?

"Listening to you, I don't think this place is worth visiting. So let's go to another place. I don't really like this place of…"

"Hey! That guy in the carriage, come out now!"

But before Zheng-Fu could finish speaking, a man's voice rang out, ordering him to get off the carriage.

"Huh!? I haven't even gotten off the carriage yet! Who have I created karma with? Why is there such a thing that gives me a headache all the time!" Zheng-Fu could not help but be saddened by the events that were about to happen. Even though he had not yet gotten out of the carriage or seen anyone's face, someone had already caused trouble for him.

Creeeaaak!!!

"Hello, brother! May I know what you want?" Zheng-Fu opened the door of his carriage and slightly raised his head, asking the middle-aged man who called him.

"You parked the horse in our area without permission. So, you have to pay five low-level Purple Heaven Crystals as a parking fee. Otherwise, don't say we're mean!" The middle-aged man said overbearingly, using the most brazen excuse that he and his comrades often gave to people who rode in ordinary carriages.

"No parking here!? Where is the sign prohibiting parking? Or the red and white lines? I don't see anything indicating that parking is prohibited here. Besides, the parking lot here belongs to the public and does not belong to anyone. I'm sure Brother must have sun drunk to the point of being insane!" Zheng-Fu continued to make his face innocent, pretending not to know what the middle-aged man was talking about. Not only that, but he had also hidden an indirect curse against the middle-aged man.

"I said you can't park, that means you can't park! I said nicely but you don't understand. You want us to use force to make you understand, right, Kid?" The middle-aged man was furious with dissatisfaction. He did not think that this young man would dare to argue against him, who was such an advanced Heavenly Root stage cultivator.

"Good, I'm getting tired of sitting still! I want to do some stretching exercises to get rid of my tiredness too! Then, Brothers, please be my sparring partners!"

Cling!

After he finished speaking, Zheng-Fu immediately took out his Aqua-Dragon sword from the dimensional ring. He wanted to test how good the Traceless Sword Skill was as well.

"Legendary Sword!?"

In the instant that the middle-aged man saw Zheng-Fu's sword, his eyes shone brightly, along with the greed that overwhelmed his heart, "Kid, give me this sword in your hand. Then I'll forget all that you've said. And I'll let you go home to drink from your milk bottle!"

"You want my sword? Then take it!"

[Traceless Sword Skill]

Zing! Zing! Zing! Zing!

The sound of clothing tearing sounded after Zheng-Fu performed his Traceless Sword Skill. And the middle-aged man's robe now had all been torn to shreds, revealing a little black worm between his legs.

"Aaaaaaaaah!!"

The middle-aged man immediately put his hand on the little worm as soon as he came to his senses. His face visibly paled as he realized that this young man was so strong. Because he could not see Zheng-Fu's attack at all. What he saw was Zheng-Fu just standing still there.

About half a li away from where Zheng-Fu was...

"I didn't think that such a simple Traceless Sword Skill would unleash such a strong effect. Besides, it can completely conceal the energy in the attack!" a middle-aged man said after he saw Zheng-Fu perform the Traceless Sword Skill.

"Looking at his appearance, that kid should be no more than twenty years old, but he can train Traceless Sword Skill to master an advanced step like this. He's really talented. By the way, which clan is he from?" another middle-aged man next to him added.

"From what I see, he isn't likely to come from any big clan or any big force. Because most of those youngsters tended to show themselves as boastful and arrogant when they came out of the clan area; besides, those of them wouldn't ride on a regular horse carriage like that. You, too, should know this well, especially your son!" the first middle-aged man analyzed and concluded.

"That's true, Elder. My son is always like that. I've warned him several times about this. But because his mother spoiled him too much, he has a bad habit to this day. If he's not part of our clan, I don't even want to think about what he will be in the future!" the other middle-aged man did not argue at all because everything about his son was true, as the first middle-aged man said.

"Forget it! As long as it's not a serious problem, it's still acceptable. But if he did something beyond the clan's acceptance, he would have to bear that fate himself!"

In any clan, if anything was a big deal, no one would be able to help these youths. Unless those persons were the children of the clan's leader or the talented ones, the clans would take the risk to help them.

Back to Zheng-Fu...

AAAAAAAH!!!

Dozens of middle-aged men whose clothes were completely torn off by Zheng-Fu's traceless sword wave all let out a cry of shame. But not only were they humiliated, but they were also slightly slashed by Zheng-Fu's sword wave.

"Huh! Is it over? I'm still stretching. Quickly get up and continue fighting!" Zheng-Fu smiled at the corner of his mouth as he provoked this group of thugs.

"Damn boy! We'll never forget what you've done to us today. Retreat!" The middle-aged man who was the group's chief knew very well that he could not compare with this youth. Even if he brought all of his men together, the event that happened today might happen again. After all, even the ten of them who were at the top of the group were forced to show little worms in front of a large number of people. What about other underlings with lower energy levels?

"Are you guys leaving now? Why are you in such a hurry? I still want to have fun; come back and play with me!" Although Zheng-Fu did not want to have trouble, when the trouble came to him, he chose to manage it to the end. And because of this, he owed a lot of resentment debt.

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