CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 34: OPPORTUNITY AND TRIAL

Faced with Su Yuwei’s questioning, Wang Junze couldn’t help but fall silent.

Before meeting Su Yuwei and Lu Qing, Wang Junze had never considered these questions.

For the past three years, he had been holding onto a breath, wanting to open his veins for cultivation and become a powerful Martial Artist, but... what was cultivation really for?

Was it for the common people?

What Su Yuwei said seemed too distant for Wang Junze. He had never thought of himself as someone who cared for the world. He just wanted to work hard on his cultivation, live a good life in the present, and no longer be looked down upon, that’s all!

However, if everything was indeed as Su Yuwei said, joining the Profound Moon Sword Sect, then pursuing his cultivation and the sect’s interests by disregarding the lives of others, even colluding with Deserters and treating common people’s lives as ants—that seemed equally unacceptable to him.

Previously, when Luo Qingxuan invited him to join the Profound Moon Sword Sect, because of his connection with Lu Qing, he hesitated and couldn’t make a decision. He thought he could return to clarify his doubts and would know what to do, but now, after meeting Su Yuwei, he found it even more difficult to choose.

Seemingly seeing through Wang Junze’s thoughts, Su Yuwei spoke again, "I said you don’t need to make a choice immediately; you can take your time to consider, or wait for the ruins to be opened to verify if what I said is true."

"By the way, during this period, any resources you need for cultivation can be obtained from Lu Qing. Consider it my investment in you, regardless of your final choice."

"Thank you, Commandery Princess!"

Taking a deep breath, Wang Junze bowed once again without needing a reminder from the other party and voluntarily exited the room.

"Miss, he’s just an inexperienced young man. Isn’t it too harsh to ask him this?"

Watching Wang Junze leave, Lu Qing couldn’t help but ask softly.

The standards for recruiting members into the Judgment Department are indeed high, but they’re not this stringent. For most people, it’s impossible to have such high awareness. Generally speaking, as long as one is not a self-serving petty person, they can be admitted into the Judgment Department. Whether they can achieve what Su Yuwei mentioned requires the tempering and testing of time.

If every person were admitted according to Su Yuwei’s standards, the Judgment Department would likely not retain many members.

"If he truly only had some talent to be used as a chess piece, such harsh standards wouldn’t be necessary." Shaking her head, Su Yuwei replied softly, "But since he has opened the meridian and understood Sword Intent, as long as he doesn’t perish, he is destined to have prospects for Entering the Path! Such a person, if ill-intentioned, will undoubtedly become a hazard in the future."

"I’d rather frighten him into joining the Profound Moon Sword Sect than have him admitted into the Judgment Department and become a potential traitor."

"Miss wants him to oversee the Northern Domain?" Hearing this, Lu Qing finally understood and asked in surprise.

"That’s right!" Nodding, Su Yuwei replied, "You and I cannot remain in the Northern Domain for long, but now the Deserters are restless. The Northern Domain indeed needs to establish a Judgment Department base to monitor these families and sects. If Wang Junze can pass the test, he would be an excellent candidate."

This answer made Lu Qing’s heart jump.

Overseeing the Northern Domain, at least, would be a Governor. If it truly happens, the power in Wang Junze’s hands would be too great; this is no longer just soaring but a genuine leap to the top!

"Let’s see, there’s no rush!" Shaking her head, Su Yuwei said lightly, "This opening of the ruins is the best test! Truly getting to this point requires talent, strength, and mind—all essential. Whether he can seize this opportunity depends on him."

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Leaving the room, Wang Junze couldn’t help but let out a long breath.

The pressure was immense!

Previously, when he left the family and killed Lin Binqiang, Wang Junze already felt some pressure, but now it seems like those were nothing at all!

Now, involved in the opening of the Ancient Ruins and having to choose between the Judgment Department and Profound Moon Sword Sect, this is true difficulty.

Of course, Wang Junze was also very aware that this was definitely a superb opportunity for him; if he could persist and stand out from it, the benefits he could reap would exceed his imagination.

There’s still almost a month before the ruins open; he must seize the time to cultivate.

As Luo Qingxuan said, the Meridian Opening Realm’s strength is ultimately too weak; truly wanting to step into the ruins requires at least a Condensing Truth level cultivation.

In fact, Wang Junze had another advantage: currently, neither Luo Qingxuan nor Su Yuwei knew how many meridians he had actually opened.

Everyone’s guesses probably only assumed he had opened forty to fifty meridians, which is the limit of what’s typically considered genius.

After all, the Meridian Opening Realm makes it difficult to perfectly showcase strength; only entering Condensing Truth allows the opened meridians within the body to really show their effect, causing significant leaps in both cultivation speed and strength.

Moreover, opening eighty-one meridians is not Wang Junze’s limit!

Especially with this recent insight into Rain Sword Intent, Wang Junze could clearly sense the meridians within his body loosening again!

Seize this opportunity to open as many meridians as possible within this month, then break through Condensing Truth and shock everyone after stepping into the ruins.