God-Level Special Forces Soldier

When mentioning the founding master of Heartbreak Valley, those who know of her deeds regard her with mixed reviews, but no one can deny that she was undoubtedly a remarkable woman worthy of admiration.

In that era, male dominance and female inferiority had almost become universal norms; even with outstanding strength, one’s peers would view them with disdain; external evaluations were inevitably biased.

However, the extraordinary woman who founded Heartbreak Valley, her influence on later generations and her earth-shattering abilities, even the currently eminent Chen Zhenfang can only look up to her figure!

To speak of distant matters, if it were not for the founding master’s efforts back then, today’s structure would definitely not be one building, two institutes, and three valleys; Heartbreak Valley might have long been destroyed or reduced to an unknown minor sect.

It is precisely because of the solid foundation laid that Heartbreak Valley’s descendants could inherit the legacy, passed down through generations to the present.

In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, when Heartbreak Valley challenged the two institutes decades ago and nearly broke the existing structure, it was seen as its most prosperous period.

Unbeknownst to them, this indicates a lack of understanding of history.

While the founding master of Heartbreak Valley was alive, she truly had confidence in defeating the two institutes but was constrained by the prevailing environment and the benefits offered by the institutes, barely stabilizing the newly established structure.

The founding master of Heartbreak Valley perhaps realized that her era did not allow for impacting higher forces, thus she devoted herself to nurturing the disciples, placing all hope in future generations.

This is also why subsequent leaders of Heartbreak Valley have always regarded the two institutes as their hypothetical opponents.

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As for why Heartbreak Valley is named thus, it is naturally closely related to the founding master. There are many legends concerning this, but most are oral and none are substantiated.

Even Heartbreak Valley’s own members do not understand it well; the ancient books preserved by the sect do not mention the origin of the sect’s name, not even a fragment.

But this does not prevent others from speculating; after collecting and summarizing those circulated stories, the past few leaders of Heartbreak Valley were surprised to find that although most stories are unsubstantiated and cannot withstand scrutiny, the core of the stories remains unchanged...

That is, the founding master of Heartbreak Valley was a woman of great hardship, and she suffered emotional wounds; during her leadership, she once prioritized "killing all unfaithful men" as Heartbreak Valley’s primary task!

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Extracting common elements from those stories, combined with details recorded in ancient texts about the founding master, along with continual improvement by successive leaders, finally pieced together a relatively complete origin of the sect name.

Though it may not be the real truth, it is undoubtedly the closest version to the truth!

After all, regardless of the Heartbreak Valley’s matters, the sect itself should have the most say, while outsiders remain merely spectators.

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Sun Miaohan’s last question: what are the conditions to marry a disciple of Heartbreak Valley?

The conditions, of course, do not concern economic status; it is not necessary to have a family with mines, but a special way passed down for years in Heartbreak Valley, intended to test whether the other party is sincere.

Compared to Sword and Saber Mountain or Water and Fire Road, under Heartbreak Valley’s method, these seem almost like child’s play, akin to scratching an itch!

Since the method’s inception, those who pass smoothly have been few and far between, especially in the last twenty years, during which none have succeeded.

Of course, this does not mean that people in love are nearly extinct; it’s just that under that special method, those who pass smoothly are exceptionally rare; the vast majority fail even before reaching halfway, due to either active or passive reasons.

Actively, it’s feeling the threat of death and not daring to proceed; passively, most faint from inability to endure it, and quite a few even lose their lives!

Due to this, Heartbreak Valley has faced considerable public criticism and ridicule; some say restricting disciples’ marital choices defies humanity, others say Heartbreak Valley never intended to marry off any disciple, creating the rules to torture people to death.

However, these are not what the current leaders are concerned about; what they wonder now is whether Tao Zhenghao will challenge the rules for Sun Miaohan, and whether Tao Zhenghao can successfully pass through?

The first question is easy to answer; judging from various past instances, Tao Zhenghao is likely willing to challenge the rules for Sun Miaohan.

As for the second question, it becomes somewhat complicated...

After repeated weighing and calculation in their hearts, the leaders conservatively estimate... Tao Zhenghao has less than a ten percent chance of passing, possibly even lower!

For in the leaders’ view, even with their current strength, passing through their own rules without incident is impossible, layers of skin would have to be peeled off.

And Tao Zhenghao’s abilities are not much different from Sun Miaohan’s; even if slightly higher, could it be that much higher?

For a moment, the leaders stared blankly at each other, speechless, not to mention Sun Miaohan’s first two questions, merely the last one seems to be mission impossible.

What can be said?

What should be said?

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Yet, at this critical juncture, the Chang-named leader’s flushed face suddenly changed, his clear and distinct eyes shifted, and he spoke: "We are clear about the first two questions, and as for the last condition, I think we can try to contact Wind Blade Valley, and adhere to the rules!"

Once these words are spoken, everyone, including Xu Ming, flinches, wondering if they misheard or if the speaker’s gone mad?!

Adhere to the rules?

Is this different from publicly wanting to kill Tao Zhenghao?

Seeing the expressions around him, the Chang-named leader gave a reassuring gaze, then transmitted, "The rules can’t change, but have you ever heard of two words... ’make it easy’."

Everyone’s eyes widened, then revealed expressions of sudden understanding.

Yes, even if the rules can’t change, as long as the difficulty for Tao Zhenghao’s passage is reduced to the lowest, wouldn’t the problem be solved?

Although Sun Miaohan didn’t know what Elder Chang said, but from the subtle facial expressions of the leaders, it was definitely not good for her.

At this moment, her heart churned endlessly, while she turned to look at her master Xu Ming, who firmly nodded at her, as if telling her that no matter what decision she made, she would always stand by her side unwaveringly!

Feeling a warmth in her heart, then looking at the leaders displaying hostility towards her, she couldn’t help but sigh, experiencing the feeling of helplessness for the first time...