Dawnless Sovereign-Chapter 145 (3): Fang Ches Sister-in-law

Meanwhile, Ye Meng had already been cultivating the entire day using her jade tablet.

Fang Che didn't disturb her as he also sat down and pulled out his jade tablet to join her.

That night, as Ye Meng began making dinner, she said, "We don't have any more of that rice from this morning. There's only some ordinary spirit rice left."

"That's fine, we can't have something so precious every single day," Fang Che chuckled.

A disgruntled look then appeared on Ye Meng's face as she asked, "So you told everyone that I had a younger sister, did you?"

"I did, and they all believed me!"

Over the next seven days, Fang Che went out to spar with everyone during the day, then returned at night to cultivate in the deluxe courtyard.

Ye Meng was also taking full advantage of this opportunity, cultivating in the courtyard day and night. In particular, she was reaping the most benefits during the day, when she was the only one in the courtyard.

Even though her cultivation base hadn't advanced during the past few days, she could sense that her foundation was slowly being consolidated over time.

Only starting from the fifth day did Ye Meng begin to sense an increase in the volume of spirit qi in her body, and it was increasing at a rapid rate.

The next day, Fang Che got up early to spar with Feng Xiangdong and the others, but Ye Meng was feeling very weary and stayed in bed for a while longer.

When she awoke, she discovered a pile of white jade-like scraps on the bed beneath her, while her skin had become much smoother and more supple than before.

She hurriedly cleaned up the bedding, then washed herself off, and even she couldn't help but be stunned by her own beauty.

This place is brilliant!

Fang Che was also of the same opinion. He could sense that he had made some progress here, but it was not very pronounced.

He knew that his physical constitution was already just about as perfect as it could be, so after two nights, he stopped cultivating in the deluxe courtyard, choosing to leave all of the spirit qi to Ye Meng.

Even so, he was still able to make a breakthrough over the past seven days, reaching the third-rank King tier.

Over the course of his sparring matches against the other thirty-five Kings, there were only four that posed any challenge to him, namely Feng Xiangdong, Yu Zhongkuang, Xue Wanren, and Dongfang Zhe.

Up against these four, Fang Che was only able to secure victory using his Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques or Heaven Bearing Saber Techniques, and his advantage was very slim.

Furthermore, they also had their own unrevealed trump cards.

However, this was still nothing short of astonishing for the four Kings as they were all considered to be exceptional prodigies, but they were being dominated by a third-rank King when they were all ninth-rank Kings!

In the past, this would've been downright unthinkable for them.

When battling against Fang Che, they felt like the quality and power of their spirit qi was far superior to his, given their significant advantage in cultivation base, yet for some reason, Fang Che always seemed to know how to best limit their strengths and make them most uncomfortable.

The only plausible explanation for this was that he possessed an even greater wealth of battle experience than they did, granting him intangible advantages over them beyond just spirit power and battle techniques.

They felt like they were unable to unleash anywhere near their full power against Fang Che, and it was a terrible feeling.

Not only were they being dominated by someone six cultivation ranks below them, it was clear that their tormentor was still holding back, and that was an extremely depressing thought.

As for the other twenty-seven Kings, they enjoyed being beaten by Fang Che because they were always able to learn something from their sparring matches.

Before long, it became clear to them that they had no chance in one-on-one battles, so they began ganging up on Fang Che.

All of them possessed exceptional learning ability, and over the past seven days of beatings, they had improved in combat prowess by leaps and bounds.

***

One afternoon, the thirty-six Kings were doing their usual sparring when two people suddenly arrived and called for them to assemble.

"Tomorrow, all of you will travel to Go Table Mountain, so all of you are required to rest and recuperate tonight to ensure that you're in the best possible condition. Even though these are only friendly matches, the glory of the Guardians is on the line! We set off tomorrow morning, and Master Nine, Master Xue, and Master Bing will all be traveling with us, so make sure you're as quiet as possible over the course of the journey to avoid disturbing them."

"We want to go spectate as well," the twenty-seven eliminated Kings requested.

"Sure, you can all come along. There are going to be many spectators from many different factions, so make sure to represent the Guardians well. Avoid conflict as much as possible, but if you do get into a fight, make sure you win! Seize the moral high ground, then dominate them in battle as well, understood?"

"Understood!"

"Alright, go back and rest now."

With that, the supervisor departed, and the thirty-six Kings began making their way back to the lodging area, conversing with one another along the way.

"That was Master Yan Xifeng, right? If I recall correctly, he's the hundredth-ranked warrior on the Cloud Weapon Archive."

"That's right. He was once known as the gate guardian of the Cloud Weapon Archive. Apparently, he sustained severe injuries in a battle against a demonic church member looking to break into the Cloud Weapon Archive, and no one has really known where he's been since then. It seems like he must've been at the Guardian headquarters this entire time."

"Master Yan doesn't look like someone who's carrying severe injuries. I think that's just a ruse to encourage demonic church members to try and challenge him, thinking that they'd have a chance, only to lose their lives for their arrogance."

"Who knows? That's not something we can speak on."

From there, everyone parted ways.

"See you all tomorrow morning."

"Make sure to do nothing but rest tonight. A single night of cultivation won't make much difference, so it's much more important to take the time to rest and ensure that we're in the best possible condition for tomorrow."

***

Back at the deluxe courtyard, Ye Meng had just received a rather perplexing order:

"Remain undercover, and do not make any rash moves."

The reason this order was perplexing to her was because this was already what she had been doing this entire time.

Hence, she was clearly being urged to remain even more secretive and patient.

Could this have something to do with Fang Che's representation of the Guardians in the upcoming friendly matches?

On the way back, Fang Che was in contact with Yin Shengong.

"Master, I have already successfully emerged from the selection trials, but I still don't understand why I'm being made to represent the Guardians."

"This is a golden opportunity for you. You could easily climb up the ranks in our church, but opportunities for you to go up in the standings of the Protectionists are going to be much harder to come by, so you must put your best foot forward! All I can tell you now is that the better you perform, the more you'll stand to benefit. Don't ask any more questions, just focus on putting on a good showing." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"If my mission is to put on the best showing possible, then that means I'm supposed to represent the Guardians to the best of my abilities and defeat the representatives of our main church. Am I understanding that correctly, Master?"

"Yes! I'm really busy right now, so if you don't have anything else to report, then stop bothering me!"

"Master, will you be spectating the matches?"

"No."

"In that case, I'll make sure to update you regularly."

"Don't do that! Focus your attention on the task at hand!"

This is your opportunity to put on a good display in front of the deputy popes! What're you doing chatting with me?

From there, Yin Shengong refused to respond to Fang Che's subsequent messages, and the latter could only give up.

That night, in order to prime himself into the best possible condition, Fang Che insisted on engaging in dual cultivation with Ye Meng.

Ye Meng had just received an order from her higher-ups earlier, so she had been racked with guilt the entire day, and she only put up token resistance before complying with Fang Che's demands.

What followed was a night of toil.

Fang Che was able to release everything that had been pent up inside him for the past few days, and he fell into a deep sleep, while Ye Meng rested on his chest with a forlorn look on her face, but her exhaustion quickly caught up with her as well, and before long, she was also sound asleep.

***

The next morning, Fang Che went to return his jade tablet while also requesting the guard to pass on his gratitude to Bing Qianshan.

He also left a letter of gratitude in the room, just in case the message wasn't passed on.

The thirty-six Kings assembled along with Ye Meng, and all of the Warlords and Emperors quickly arrived as well.

Overall, there were over 120 people, twenty-seven of whom were actually taking part in the friendly matches, while the rest were spectators.

Shortly thereafter, a group of around a hundred top-tier warriors arrived, led by none other than Xue Fuxiao, Bing Qianshan, and Dongfang Sansan.

Compared with their previous meeting, Fang Che noticed that Dongfang Sansan appeared to be in much higher spirits and seemed to be much more well rested, and that was a very encouraging sight for him.

Everyone fell to their knees to pay their respects, and Dongfang Sansan instructed them to stand with an amicable smile.

"I'm sure all of you have been told repeatedly about the importance of these friendly matches, but don't take those words to heart. You are all young with bright futures ahead, so don't get hung up on the outcomes of these friendly matches. Just put your best foot forward, and if you are defeated, then so be it."

"We will be sure to do everything in our power to protect the glory of the Guardians!"

The patriarchs of the continent's most powerful clans were also present in the crowd behind Dongfang Sansan, many of whom were direct seniors to the representatives taking part in the friendly matches.

The old patriarchs were observing the representatives with stern expression, as if to say: "Don't listen to Master Nine! He's just saying that because he doesn't want to put pressure on you, but if you dare to lose, I'll skin you alive!"

"Is everyone here?" Dongfang Sansan asked.

"Yes, Master Nine."

"Alright, let's set off then. Remember, these are just some friendly sparring matches, so just relax and do your best," Dongfang Sansan reiterated.