That was too rude, but what could Qin Chu say? He still needed Mo Daozi's help, so he just endured it!
Qin Chu stepped into Mo Daozi's pavilion.
"Did you gain anything from your trip to the Ancient Ruins of King Qing? Be honest, tell me the truth, I won't take advantage of your small gains!" Mo Daozi said after glancing at Qin Chu. He understood Qin Chu; although he was young, he had many tricks up his sleeve.
"I gained quite a lot. First, I comprehended the True Intent of the Sword Dao..." Qin Chu began.
Before he could finish, Mo Daozi stood up, grabbed Qin Chu's shoulder, and pulled him into the pavilion's courtyard. "Show me your sword technique, I want to see if it's truly the True Intent of the Sword Dao."
Drawing his longsword, Qin Chu performed a basic sword technique enhanced with the True Intent of the Sword Dao.
"A great gain, this is a great gain! Your trip to the Ancient Ruins of King Qing was absolutely worth it!" Mo Daozi's eyes flashed with brilliance. He then returned to the pavilion. He had high hopes for Qin Chu, and Qin Chu had not disappointed him; his foundation was now very deep.
Qin Chu followed Mo Daozi back into the pavilion.
"Sit down! Tell me about your experience this time." Mo Daozi pointed to the chair opposite him in the pavilion.
Qin Chu sat down, organized his thoughts, and then looked at Mo Daozi. "Junior wants to have a serious talk with Senior."
"A serious talk... You're confident now, aren't you? Then I'll listen and see what you want to talk about." Mo Daozi said, looking at Qin Chu.
"Let's talk about the King Qing Token. The King Qing Token is in Junior's hands, and Junior can give it to Senior, but I hope Senior can support Peak Master Luo of Azure Bamboo Peak a bit. In terms of character, he is much more righteous than Su Shanhe. Besides, as a member of Azure Bamboo Peak, it would be quite unprincipled of me not to consider Azure Bamboo Peak's interests." Qin Chu said, looking at Mo Daozi.
"The King Qing Token... You actually obtained the King Qing Token! Then let me tell you this! In the Azure Cloud Sect, whoever obtains the King Qing Token automatically becomes the King Qing Token Master, with a status equivalent to the Azure Cloud Sect Master. So, I don't want this thing, and don't even think about giving it to anyone. You hold onto it for now, and when needed, bring it out to control the situation." Mo Daozi stood up and walked around the pavilion hall twice as he spoke.
"Senior, isn't this inappropriate? The Sect is very anxious to recover the King Qing Token. Should a Disciple hide it and not say anything?" Qin Chu thought for a moment and said. Although he had selfish motives, he had a sense of propriety in important matters, and he couldn't just ignore the Azure Cloud Sect.
"It is very important. With the King Qing Token activated, the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain-protecting array reaches the sixth tier, which is top-tier among the major forces in Southern Flame State. In case of a Sect war, the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain gate defense will be fine. At other times, the King Qing Token is just a symbol. There's no major Sect war now, so why are you in such a hurry to hand it over?" Mo Daozi said after glancing at Qin Chu.
"Senior makes a lot of sense, but Senior, have you considered this: if one day Junior brings out the King Qing Token, how will Peak Master Luo view Junior? He will think Junior is very unprincipled, that Junior doesn't care about Azure Bamboo Peak, and that Junior has a problem with his character." Qin Chu said.
Mo Daozi looked at Qin Chu. "I owe you this. I will speak with Peak Master Luo about this, and he won't blame you. You can rest assured and keep the King Qing Token."
"Aren't you afraid that Junior might get killed and lose the King Qing Token?" Qin Chu said with a smile.
"It's fine. Whoever kills you, I'll kill them and retrieve the King Qing Token." Mo Daozi looked at Qin Chu, his expression very serious.
"You're quite something, Senior. Just pretend Junior's last remark was unsaid." Qin Chu gave Mo Daozi a thumbs-up, then turned and left.
Qin Chu left, and Mo Daozi rubbed his forehead. He felt like he was forgetting something. After thinking for a moment, he remembered: Qin Chu still owed him 100,000 cultivation points! He had actually forgotten such a crucial matter.
"No problem, I'll go see Luo Zhen first, then go collect the debt." Mo Daozi got up and left the pavilion.
Qin Chu exchanged some third-tier True Essence Medicinal Pills and, after returning to the Broken Cliff, began to Cultivate his sword technique.
After Qin Chu had Cultivated his sword technique for a while, Mo Daozi and Luo Zhen arrived at the Broken Cliff.
In this situation, Qin Chu could only sheathe his sword and invite the two to sit down.
"Qin Chu, Senior Mo has told me everything. I am very grateful that you were able to create an opportunity for me, and Azure Bamboo Peak is proud to have a Disciple like you." Luo Zhen said. There were some things he truly hadn't expected, such as Qin Chu obtaining the King Qing Token and creating an opportunity for him in front of Mo Daozi.
"Where is the King Qing Token? Let me see it. If this is a false alarm, I'll kill you!" Looking at Qin Chu, Mo Daozi remembered that he hadn't yet seen the King Qing Token in Qin Chu's hand!
Qin Chu took out the King Qing Token from his Storage Ring and handed it to Mo Daozi.
Mo Daozi looked at it, then nodded. "This is the King Qing Token, a memento of our third-generation Ancestral Master. Qin Chu, you might not know this, but after Senior King Qing was expelled from the Azure Cloud Sect, the founding Ancestral Master chose Senior King Qing's Disciple as the Sect's successor. That is to say, the position of the second-generation Ancestral Master was vacant; the founding Ancestral Master passed down the Sect Master position across generations. He deeply cherished Senior King Qing, but Senior King Qing's bloodlust was too great for him to remain in the Azure Cloud Sect."
Qin Chu listened obediently while boiling water for tea. He had no idea about these matters.
"Qin Chu, I just remembered something very important. You owe me 100,000 cultivation points, hurry up and pay them back." After finishing the story of the King Qing Token and King Qing, Mo Daozi brought up the second matter.
Coming to his door to collect a debt? This surprised Qin Chu. "Senior Mo, you are one of the most respected people in the Sect. Is it really necessary to chase Junior for a debt? Junior has no cultivation points!"
"Are you trying to default on your debt?" Mo Daozi's voice rose. No cultivation points... wasn't that just refusing to pay!
"It's not defaulting on the debt, let's be reasonable. The Startling God Sword Art, it's useless for others, but I, Qin Chu, can make your Startling God Sword Art famous. In the future, all Cultivators in the world will know the Startling God Sword Art, and they will all know your esteemed reputation. This is more useful to you than cultivation points." Qin Chu said.
"No, you must pay your debt!" Mo Daozi shook his head; he wouldn't accept Qin Chu's argument.
"Junior also wants to pay the debt, but I have no cultivation points, I can't even afford Medicinal Pills." Qin Chu said.
"Are you being shameless?" Mo Daozi pointed at Qin Chu.
"With others, Qin Chu must maintain his dignity; but in front of you, Qin Chu has no dignity to begin with. You scold me as you please, isn't that right?" Qin Chu decided not to pay this debt. After all, Mo Daozi rather hoped he would become powerful, otherwise he wouldn't have let him hold the King Qing Token.
Pointing at Qin Chu, Mo Daozi didn't know what to say. Qin Chu simply refused to pay, what could he do?
After a moment of silence, Mo Daozi smiled. "You're being unprincipled, aren't you? Then don't blame me for being unkind. In the future, if you want my help with anything, there'll be no door for you to knock on."
Qin Chu's eyes widened. He still needed Mo Daozi to deduce his background and the events that happened fifteen years ago. What would he do if Mo Daozi refused to help?