My Wife Might Be a Saintess-Chapter 73 - 72: The 4 Symbols Submit

"He wants it but can’t get it. What’s the point of having great skill if his Cultivation is too low? All he can do is stare," Witch Dan Xue said with contempt.

Since they were all in the same boat, they naturally didn’t want anyone else to be any different.

Chi Xue Child also said, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, don’t be reckless. Safety should be the priority. Even I can tell this place has become much more dangerous."

Jiang Zuo said nonchalantly, "As it happens, I want that thing very much."

Mo Yan said, "Boss, now isn’t the time to act tough. Those old geezers are ruthless. They’d really give us a task that’s beyond our abilities."

Witch Dan Xue said, "Fairy Mo Yan, you have to trust your teammate."

Baili Scholar also piped up, "Fairy Mo Yan, if a teammate wants something, you must risk your life to help them get it."

"You all..." Mo Yan was furious.

Jiang Zuo, however, ignored them all and began to walk toward the center of the Array.

The instant Jiang Zuo moved, everyone stopped bickering. They were all waiting for him to make a fool of himself; even Mo Yan wore a look of anticipation.

Jiang Zuo had been stealing the spotlight this whole time. How could they not have something to say about it?

Jiang Zuo walked to the edge of the platform and then stepped off it.

’What is he doing?’

Everyone was baffled. ’Is he going to cross by Stepping on Air?’

The platform was only able to float because of the Array, and its position was fixed.

But in the next moment, everyone froze.

Just as they thought Jiang Zuo would step on nothing but air, Mo Yan’s Cyan Dragon shot out. It appeared directly beneath his feet, willingly becoming his foothold.

Mo Yan was dumbfounded. ’The Cyan Dragon isn’t even a physical entity. How could he possibly stand on it?’

The others were just as incredulous; they also knew the Cyan Dragon was not a physical being.

Jiang Zuo was completely shattering their understanding of the world.

As Jiang Zuo took his second step, the White Tiger roared and also appeared beneath his feet, supporting him.

Witch Dan Xue stammered, "Th-this is impossible! I’ve actually lost control of the White Tiger? I’ve never heard of anything like this."

With his third step, the Vermilion Bird came forth, willingly forming a bridge. With his fourth, Xuanwu became a pillar, holding Jiang Zuo aloft.

In four steps, the Four Symbols Sacred Beasts bowed in reverence. This was a Realm that an ordinary person could never hope to reach in a lifetime, a domain completely beyond their comprehension: the submission of the Four Symbols.

Mo Yan said, horrified, "Am I dreaming? Chi Xue Child, hit me." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

SLAP!

Chi Xue Child slapped Mo Yan across the face without the slightest hesitation.

Mo Yan was stunned. "You... you actually hit me."

Chi Xue Child said coolly, "Looks like you’re not dreaming."

Mo Yan sighed. "Yeah. Boss Po Xiao stole my thunder. We agreed that I’d be the champion, that I’d get to be in the spotlight."

Just then, Mo Yan had a realization. "Wait a minute. Getting across is one thing, but the Array is filled with attacks based on the attributes of the Four Symbols. How could he possibly get past them?"

Mo Yan’s words were a wake-up call for everyone. They looked back at Jiang Zuo, and what they saw gave them another shock.

The attacks of the Four Symbols materialized, but they all caressed past Jiang Zuo, showing no signs of aggression whatsoever.

"What’s happening now? Did something go wrong with the Array?" Witch Dan Xue cried out.

But she didn’t dare enter and test it herself.

Before long, Jiang Zuo arrived before the bead, completely unharmed.

With a light wave of his hand, the bead landed in his palm.

"The Bright Moon Bead. A bead formed purely from condensed Moonlight Power. It’s not a Magical Treasure, nor is it a forging material. Its only use is in Alchemy; it’s the main ingredient for refining the Ancient Elixir, the Sea Moonlight Pill."

"But the Elixir Formula for the Sea Moonlight Pill is countless times more precious than the one for the Forgetfulness Pill."

"The value of the Elixir Formula itself has long surpassed that of the Bright Moon Bead. So even if you had the formula, the bead would just be a bonus—hardly worth a Ninth-Grade Spirit Stone."

Everyone: "..."

Mo Yan said to Chi Xue Child, "So we just take his word for it? Why do I still feel like Boss Po Xiao is just so unbelievably full of himself?"

Jiang Zuo’s actions had shocked them, and even the people watching from behind the scenes were stunned.

Mo Yan’s words also served as a reminder to those people. A voice rang out, "Just because you say so? What’s this Sea Moonlight Pill? Does such an elixir even exist?"

Jiang Zuo sighed. ’Ignorance itself isn’t frightening. What’s frightening is when people treat their ignorance as the truth.’

Jiang Zuo accepted the Bright Moon Bead and didn’t bother to retort, adopting a ’whatever you say’ attitude.

But the more Jiang Zuo acted this way, the more irritated the person became, making him feel like he had just punched at thin air.

Behind the scenes, the man said irritably, "I want to go kill that guy."

"He’s just a Tier One Junior Cultivator. Besides, I’ve checked him out. His innate talent is abysmal; there’s no chance for him to advance. Otherwise, we might have considered poaching him." With that, the person left.

"A hundred years from now, he’ll just be a pile of dust. Why get so worked up over it?" This person also rose and departed.

"Getting into a tiff with a junior... Aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughingstock?" This person left as well.

The last person was left behind, completely dumbfounded.

’Was I wrong?’

’Was I being too petty?’

However, after leaving, every single one of them immediately contacted their respective disciples. The message was the same.

"Beat him up. Thrash him. Beat him until he cries, until his voice is hoarse, until he starts questioning his own existence."

The final segment of the Four Symbols Divine Mirror event was a fight—a genuine, no-holds-barred competition.

The previous stages were just a prelude, designed to build up grudges for the brawl to come.

One had to admit, the Demon Cultivator seniors had truly gone to great lengths.

As Jiang Zuo returned to Mo Yan’s side, the surface of the lake instantly froze over. The Four Symbols Square Array then transformed into a Trapping Array, and everyone lost control of it.

They were all trapped inside. Either they beat someone else to tears, or they’d be beaten until they were psychologically scarred.

And this time, the fight wasn’t a free-for-all, but three teams ganging up on one.

If a fight like this broke out, people could actually get killed.

Mo Yan looked at Jiang Zuo and said, "Boss, as your teammate, I believe in you! Let’s each take on one team. You can do it!"

Then, Mo Yan gleefully charged toward Witch Dan Xue’s team.

Yes, she was gleeful. Heaven knows why.

Chi Xue Child was forced to engage the scar-faced man’s team. He wasn’t particularly worried about Jiang Zuo; after all, Jiang Zuo was unnervingly calm.

Jiang Zuo wasn’t worried, it was true. But if he really had to fight Baili Scholar’s team of three, he wouldn’t come out on top.

’But why should I fight?’

’The Four Symbols Square Array can certainly trap people, but it can’t trap me.’

So, without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Zuo turned around and walked right out of the Four Symbols Square Array.

Everyone stared, stunned, as Jiang Zuo left the Array without any resistance.

Mo Yan, especially, was beside herself.

"Boss, we’re teammates! You can’t just abandon us!" Mo Yan cried out.

Jiang Zuo turned a deaf ear to her pleas. ’It’s getting dark. Time to go back, prepare some elixirs, and raise my Cultivation.’

’I should reach Realm 1.4 tomorrow. In another day or two, my Innate Two Qi should be restored.’

Jiang Zuo walked away without a backward glance. Soon after, Mo Yan’s bloodcurdling screams echoed from within the Array.

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