Gate of God

”Move out of the way, let me educate this brat!”

In an instant, eight Heaven Dao disciples emerged from the crowd, each of their faces seething with sinister fury and an intimidating aura.

”Are they taking turns to attack me? Or do they intend to come at me all at once? It seems like the Heaven Dao Pavilion can only rely on their strength in numbers.” Fang Zhengzhi twitched his lips and curled his finger at his assailants without a care in the world.

”How insolent!”

”Does this brat actually think that he can trample all over the Heaven Dao Pavilion?”

”Who the heck is this scoundrel?”

The Heaven Dao disciples at the forefront gazed at Fang Zhengzhi, not noticing a single trace of fear on this face. They were slightly astonished. After all, in all the years of the Heaven Dao Pavilion’s existence, no one has ever dared to challenge them so recklessly.

Yet, the eight disciples who stepped out halted their advance. Because, they were disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and they were once recognized as brilliant prodigies. They could not bring themselves to practice these arguably insulting tactics of attacking as a group.

”You’ve give up? Alright, let’s continue with our discussion on manners.” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the eight Heaven Dao disciples who have stopped in their tracks in disdain.

Strength in numbers? Is that really all that impressive?

A war of words would be futile against these Heaven Dao disciples, but things like morals, justice, manners and humility would be immensely effective.

Taking turns to attack? Attacking in a group? Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t stupid, and would never give them such an opportunity.

Third Elder and Fifth Elder naturally saw through Fang Zhengzhi’s intentions. Seeing Fang Zhengzhi display such composure in times of crisis certainly impressed them.

From the looks of it … Fang Zhengzhi’s previous behavior was unbelievably audacious and maniacal, arguably inciting a mass frenzy. This seemed like an extremely unwise decision but in fact, he took a step back. And most importantly, not only was his presence equally imposing, he managed to suppress the crowd.

Of course, this success could be attributed to his decision to release his hostage. If Fang Zhengzhi had refused to give up his hostage, the conflict would have escalated and caused the other disciples to resort to reckless underhand means.

But Fang Zhengzhi chose to release his hostage voluntarily …

At first, this seemed like a foolish call, but on a whole, it was the smartest thing to do. It was equivalent to positioning himself on the side of moral justice. That way, the Heaven Dao disciples would not attack him with such an unfair advantage in numbers.

”This brat is indeed a genius!” Fifth Elder shot a look at Third Elder and muffled, but the admiration in his eyes was extremely obvious.

Being able to be so calm in such a predicament, not only with his arrogance, but also his ability to avoid certain death, was indeed a miracle in itself. Naturally, Third Elder understood what Fifth Elder was implying.

However, as much as he admired Fang Zhengzhi for his actions, he had to abide by the Heaven Dao Pavilion’s rules, especially in front of the sages of the four lands.

”How can you speak of manners when you disguise yourself as a Heaven Dao disciple and disrupt my Heaven Dao Pavilion selection test?”

”May I ask how exactly did I disrupt your selection test?” Fang Zhengzhi answered casually.

”You eliminated the candidates unreasonably during the first round. How is that not disrupting my selection test?”

”Unreasonably? Well, did you not approve of the decisions that I made? In that case, why didn’t Third Elder and Fifth Elder stop me back then?” Fang Zhengzhi retorted.

”Well …” Third Elder was speechless.

”Or perhaps, does Third Elder and Fifth Elder feel that the people I eliminated would think that they were treated unfairly, and would spread malicious rumors of the Heaven Dao Pavilion across the four lands? Should we call them back? Should we ask each of them whether they harbor gratitude or hatred?” Fang Zhengzhi probed.

”Do we even need to call them back? Of course the eliminated candidates would harbor hatred. They couldn’t possibly be grateful to you, could they?”

Upon hearing this, the Heaven Dao disciples understood this extremely blatant logic.

Third Elder’s face sank. No one would believe his words, but he knew for certain that the eliminated candidates would still be immensely grateful.