Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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Other than that large, mustached man, everyone else had gotten up for Han Tianyu’s arrival. Han Tianyu’s prestige amongst the Righteous disciples had reached a level that no one else could reach.
Seeing those people’s passion, sadness flitted within Hua Biluo’s eyes. It seemed she really was too lacking when compared to Han Tianyu. When she thought of how she had been planning on struggling with him, she realized how laughable she was.
Of her thousands of original followers, only four hundred remained. As for Han Tianyu, as soon as he arrived, he caused such a huge flare of passion. When comparing the two, she almost had an urge to find a hole and bury herself.
Quite a few of the other top experts went to go greet Han Tianyu, and Han Tianyu courteously greeted them back, making him seem very amiable.
Only now did those people behind Han Tianyu approach. The person at the front was a certain woman that made Long Chen’s killing intent ignite.
At this time, Yin Wushuang looked the same as ever. Her severed arm had already been regrown, but it seemed her psychological state wasn’t very good, as her eyes were very red as if she hadn’t closed them in a long time.
There were four people behind Yin Wushuang whose auras were not the slightest bit weaker than hers. They were all experts amongst experts.
The first person Yin Wushuang noticed was the distant Long Chen. The instant she saw him, she shivered, terror filling her. However, she suppressed it.
Sneering, she reached out a hand and made a throat-cutting gesture at Long Chen, one filled with provocation.
“She really must want to die!”
Yue Zifeng, who rarely ever spoke, was now tightly clenching his sword, his fury soaring. He had a powerful urge to immediately charge over and cut off her head.
When he saw Yin Wushuang, the first thing he thought of was Guan Wennan who had died so miserably. As one of the four core disciples who had awakened their ancestral marks upon joining, he had once shown quite a bit of care for Yue Zifeng. Now when Yue Zifeng looked at Yin Wushuang’s provocation, he almost lost control.
“Don’t be impatient. She will definitely die,” said Long Chen lightly.
“In truth, she is only provoking you to hide her heart’s terror,” said Hua Biluo. She was extremely familiar with Yin Wushuang. Previously, she had felt completely defeated by Han Tianyu, but now she found some comfort from Yin Wushuang.
Her true opponent was only Yin Wushuang. Han Tianyu was just secondary. In fact, if she wanted to sacrifice herself, she could pull Han Tianyu into her Hua family at any time, and Yin Wushuang would have nothing.
No matter how big of a schemer Hua Biluo was, she still had her own bottom line. She didn’t want to sacrifice the rest of her life to pull over Han Tianyu.
Nowadays, Yin Wushuang had Han Tianyu, but Hua Biluo wasn’t lacking at all. At least Long Chen had become her reliable ally.
After greeting those people, Han Tianyu waved his hand and those Righteous disciples immediately shut their mouths. The entire crowd became silent.
Han Tianyu smiled with satisfaction at that. He frowned slightly when he saw that man who was still sitting there with his eyes closed, but he didn’t say anything.
He turned towards the Corrupt side and loudly said, “Yin Luo, can our Righteous and Corrupt battle wait for a moment so I can handle a selfish matter?”
With Han Tianyu’s prestige, he could represent all the experts of the Righteous path. Yin Luo’s position was the same as his, and he could also represent his Corrupt path. The two of them were both very regretful that despite representing the peak combatants of their sides, they hadn’t had a chance to truly fight.
“That’s fine. We aren’t lacking that bit of time,” Yin Luo replied icily. Although Han Tianyu had arrived, his expression was still completely calm. He had his own trump cards, and he was confident he could defeat him.
“Then thank you.”
Han Tianyu smiled and turned to Long Chen. However, just as he was about to speak, a group of people suddenly appeared, interrupting him.
This group of people had over five hundred members. They were rushing right over to Long Chen’s side, ignoring the Righteous and Corrupt sides.
These people all had powerful auras. Each of them was a Favored, and their white robes had a red cloud stitched into them.
“Huayun Sect[1]?” Han Tianyu frowned slightly.
Long Chen was also startled. He didn’t recognize these people, but then seeing their robes, he thought of a certain person.
“Long Chen, it’s been a while!”
A lively Bai Ling appeared in front of him, smiling.
“So it was sister Bai Ling. It really had been a long time. This is…?” Long Chen didn’t understand what was going on.
“Let me introduce you. This is senior apprentice-brother Zheng Wenlong.” Bai Ling pulled over a tall man.
This man had a square face and looked like the disciple of a rich family. Long Chen could sense quite a bit of pressure from him. Surprisingly, this person was also a peak expert.
“I’ve wanted us to meet for a long time. Your grand reputation precedes you.” Zheng Wenlong extended a hand to Long Chen.
“Brother Zheng is too courteous.” Long Chen shook hands with him.
“Perhaps brother Long is curious about our intentions. We Huayun disciples all believe in the Wealth God, and we all consider ourselves to be business people. When discussing business, it is better to be direct.
“For saving junior apprentice-sister Bai Ling back then, I will represent all the Huayun Sect’s disciples to express our thanks towards brother Long.” Zheng Wenlong bowed deeply to Long Chen.
Long Chen hastily reciprocated the courtesy and said, “Brother Zheng really is too courteous. I am old friends with Bai Ling, and I naturally had to lend a hand.”
But at this time, Long Chen could see through some clues. Bai Ling was still standing by Zheng Wenlong’s side. From their eyes, it seemed the two of them did not have an ordinary relationship.
“Since brother Long is a straightforward person, I will tell you the truth. If it was just for saving Bai Ling, then I, Zheng Wenlong, would owe you a favor. This favor might be large, but it wouldn’t have been enough to bring all the Huayun disciples to risk the danger of standing by your side,” said Zheng Wenlong.
That was also what Long Chen was curious about. As a peak expert and someone who came from the Huayun Sect, he should naturally be intelligent. Why would he do something so dangerous?
Zheng Wenlong continued, “Let me say it again. I am a businessman, and business is about how to make the greatest profit. So I want to make a business transaction with brother Long.”
“Business transaction?”
“Yes, precisely a business transaction. Today, I brought all my brothers to stand by your side as your allies. When brother Long leaves afterward, I hope you will first think of my Huayun Sect when you have any profitable business to discuss,” said Zheng Wenlong.
Long Chen was dumbfounded. “Anything else?”
“No.”
“It seems this business transaction would make you lose out a great deal, right? Actually, it seems incredibly likely that you’ll take a loss,” laughed Long Chen.
“When conducting business, how can you make a profit without risk? High risk means high reward. This is my bet. I bet that brother Long is a dragon amongst men, one who will bring my Huayun Sect a large return in the future.
“Businessmen must trust their vision above all else. If you couldn’t even trust yourself and must hesitate over any matter, terrified of every possible outcome, how would you ever accomplish anything big?” Zheng Wenlong straightforwardly laughed.
“But it seems this business of yours will make all your brothers take the risk with you. That’s not good,” said Long Chen.
“Haha, brother Long is looking down on us businessmen. We’re all life and death brothers, and if I benefit, then they will naturally get a portion in the future as
well. Our profits are forever tied together.
“Getting back to the main point, many people don’t understand our Huayun Sect and don’t understand the ties between us disciples. We also can’t be bothered to explain it to them. To sum up, to complete this business between me, Zheng Wenlong, and you, Long Chen, only requires your agreement. What do you think?”
For even a businessman to be so grand, Long Chen laughed and extended a hand.
Zheng Wenlong also extended a hand and was just about to pat Long Chen’s when a disdainful shout rang out.
“To ally with a group of peddlers, Long Chen, you really must be at the end of your rope.”
[1] Huayun= Magnificent Cloud.
Chapter 439 Taking Revenge for Brothers
That disdainful shout immediately drew everyone’s attention.
A man in a fiery-red robe with an exquisite tower symbol on its sleeve appeared in front of everyone, looking contemptuously at Long Chen and the others.
“Huo Wufang!”
Both the Righteous and Corrupt disciples let out startled cries. Even the mustached man opened his eyes to glance at him before once more closing them.
Huo Wufang came from the Pill Tower, and no one dared offend them. That was because everyone’s medicinal pills were bought from the Pill Tower.
The Pill Tower was a neutral power. But even the Corrupt experts, ones who would slaughter countless innocents, would stay far, far away from alchemists guilds.
It could be said that Huo Wufang was the one who possessed the strongest background of anyone present.
“If my Huayun Sect is a peddler, then your Pill Tower is nothing more than a group of sanctimonious swindlers. Neither of us is any better than the other, and neither should be insulting the other.” Zheng Wenlong smiled coldly.
When it came to the Huayun Sect, many people didn’t know of its existence. But practically everyone knew of the Huayun Pavilions.
The Huayun auction houses were spread throughout the world. It could be said that wherever there was business to do, there was a Huayun Pavilion around. That was enough to prove just how powerful the Huayun Sect was.
The Pill Tower had almost monopolized the medicinal pill market. However, it was only ‘almost’, in other words, not completely. A tenth of medicinal pills on the market came from the Huayun Pavilions.
This action of theirs was clearly getting in the way of the Pill Tower’s profits. But in all these years, the Huayun Sect had not fallen. That was thought-provoking.
“What did you say? Who is the swindler?!” raged Huo Wufang.
“Ah, forget about it. Some things don’t have any meaning once they’re said. Could it be you really want me to expose your true face?” Zheng Wenlong continued, “As a person, don’t have such a malicious mouth, unless you have never done anything immoral.”
“You!” Huo Wufang’s expression sank.
Zheng Wenlong could not be bothered to deal with Huo Wufang any further. Others might fear his Pill Tower, but the Huayun Pavilion was not afraid.
“Long Chen, what do you say? My hand’s getting tired of being raised like this.” Zheng Wenlong laughed.
Long Chen immediately clapped his hand, completing the oath. He also laughed. “With brother Zheng’s heroism, I’m sure that as long as I don’t die, you’ll definitely make a huge profit in the future.”
Long Chen was starting to like the Huayun Sect more and more. Although they always called themselves businessmen who only cared about profit, he could sense their heroism. They were true men.
That was especially true of those experts following Zheng Wenlong. Even though he had made such a huge decision to join hands with Long Chen, they hadn’t even batted an eye. That was truly worthy of praise.
“Hahaha, then brother Long, you had better live for a few extra years so your brother can profit more.” Zheng Wenlong laughed.
“Sorry, but he won’t be living for that long. Your business transaction is doomed to suffer a loss.”
Han Tianyu, who had been given the cold shoulder all this time, finally had a chance to interject. At this time, his expression was slightly icy, as he was unable to accept being ignored like this.
“Oh? I don’t think so. From when I was seven, I joined the Huayun Sect, and I didn’t have anyone to rely on. I walked to my current point relying on just my two eyes. I don’t believe my eyesight will fail me this time.” Zheng Wenlong smiled slightly, revealing his powerful confidence and pride.
That was the point the Huayun disciples were most proud of. They didn’t need anyone else; they had relied entirely on themselves for their current accomplishments.
Compared to those who had relied entirely on their powerful families to grow, they were even stronger and more self-confident. And so they were filled with gratefulness and worship toward the Huayun Sect.
Just now, Hua Wufang had only insulted them as being peddlers, which they didn’t care about. But if he had insulted the Huayun Sect, they would have immediately attacked him. Even if they weren’t a match for him, even if they had to die, they would not permit anyone to blaspheme their sect.
When it came to the disciples’ feelings for their sect, there were few sects that could compare to the Huayun Sect. Although they were often called peddlers, no one dared doubt their power. Otherwise, how could they have managed to go head-on against the Pill Tower?
The Pill Tower’s strength was obvious, while the Huayun Sect’s power was hidden. The Huayun sect was always low-key, rarely fighting with others. They followed the maxim that being amiable would make you rich.
However, once someone attempted to cut off their profits, they would reveal their fangs. Cutting off their livelihood was equivalent to killing their parents to them, and that was a blood debt that had to be repaid.
The Huayun Sect’s history stretched so far back that people had already forgotten what had happened with them. In any case, these disciples only knew that the Huayun Pavilion’s foundation was extremely profound.
Furthermore, it was impossible to calculate how many disciples they had, because they were just too enormous. Today, Zheng Wenlong’s disregard of Huo Wufang was enough to prove how powerful they were.
They didn’t even care about the Pill Tower, let alone Han Tianyu. Although Han Tianyu was powerful, Zheng Wenlong wasn’t afraid of him.
Now, Long Chen’s side had Hua Biluo, Mo Nian, and Zheng Wenlong. Their power was rapidly rising, and now they were truly a third party here.
As for the Corrupt disciples, their expressions changed slightly. If this continued, then it seemed the Corrupt side would end up losing out greatly against the Righteous side.
As for the Righteous disciples, their expressions also weren’t very good. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to have such influence and be able to draw in so many people.
Many people felt hatred for him. If he hadn’t appeared, how could so many matters have occurred? At this time, they would have been able to completely overpower the Corrupt disciples.
“A person’s eyesight will always fail him sometimes. After all, people are only humans, not gods. Mistakes are unavoidable.” Han Tianyu shook his head.
“I admit that there have been times I have been wrong. But that depends on who can make me wrong. You sir, do not have that ability,” said Zheng Wenlong with a smile on his face.
Zheng Wenlong’s words were not at all polite, causing Han Tianyu’s expression to become icy. In truth, he didn’t want to fight with him, but Zheng Wenlong was forcing him.
“It’s Han Tianyu, right? I will represent the Pill Tower to support you.” Huo Wufang quickly arrived beside Han Tianyu.
“Many thanks, brother Huo. Han Tianyu is extremely grateful.” Han Tianyu smiled. Not only did Huo Wufang represent the Pill Tower, but he also had the support of the Pill Valley behind him. The Pill Valley was a supreme existence.
Previously, Han Tianyu had also wanted to greet Huo Wufang, but he had never had a chance. Now that Huo Wufang took the initiati
ve to support him, his mood raised a great deal.
“Hmph, a contemptible little man draws in a pack of rogues and thinks that is enough to lord over others? How laughable. Although my Pill Tower doesn’t participate in the struggles between the Righteous and Corrupt paths, as a person, I really can’t bear to see a person like you strutting around,” sneered Huo Wufang.
Long Chen looked back at him. He knew this fellow was still hung up on losing the Violet Phoenix Sparrow’s Neidan. However, Long Chen didn’t feel the slightest bit bad about that. Back then, he had already taken a step back, offering to split half the Neidan’s energy with him. Then they both would have been able to obtain its beast flame.
But this idiot repeatedly refused, insisting on keeping it all to himself. His attitude was that if he didn’t hand over the Neidan, he would kill him.
For such a person, the best thing was a vicious slap in the face. You couldn’t give such a person a single inch, or he would immediately take advantage of you.
Han Tianyu cupped his fists to Huo Wufang and then walked over to Long Chen. When he was three hundred meters away, the entire crowd held its breath.
“As an expert of the Righteous path, it’s unfortunate that your character is so terrible, allowing you to do so many outrageous atrocities. With your cultivation base, I would have only captured you and sent you to the supermonastery. Unfortunately, you refuse to change and even killed my brother. Today, I will get revenge for my brother. I will get justice for him as well as all those innocents who died under your hand, to get justice for the very heavens!”
Han Tianyu’s words were filled with righteous injustice. Each of his words was louder than the next, and by the end, his voice shook the very sky.
“Kill Long Chen as justice for the Righteous path!”
“Kill Long Chen as justice for the Righteous path!”
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Following Han Tianyu’s words, quite a few Righteous disciples began to shout. Following those leaders, the other Righteous disciples also raised their weapons and shouted along.
“These idiots, just how stupid are they?” Looking at those impassioned Righteous disciples, Guo Ran couldn’t help but grind his teeth and curse.