“I made sixty three back then, I wonder how many Zhou Yuan will create.”
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While the entire mountain was in shock due to Zhou Yuan, the person himself was completely unaware, because he was currently viewing the interior of his Qi Dwelling.
As the robust Alpha-Origin Qi flowed into his Qi Dwelling, enormous changes began to appear.
Zhou Yuan’s Qi Dwelling had originally given off a blood-red luster, but as more and more Alpha-Origin entered, the Qi Dwelling gradually began to expand, growing even larger.
Faint ancient patterns began to appear.
Zhou Yuan could clearly feel the Alpha-Origin Qi enlarge his Qi Dwelling, allowing for more Genesis Qi to be stored.
In addition, when the Alpha-Origin Qi began to mix with the Genesis Qi within, a strange but wonderful mist began to rise, condensing into specks of light that seemed akin to stars in the sky of the Qi Dwelling.
These light dots were filled with pure Genesis Qi, while a barely discernible python like mark could be seen on each one.
“My Genesis Qi is being consumed…” Zhou Yuan felt the Genesis Qi in his Qi Dwelling rapidly deplete as each Genesis Qi star appeared.
“Is this the mark of the Alpha-Origin, Genesis Qi stars?” Zhou Yuan carefully absorbed the star like dots. These Genesis Qi stars symbolize the Alpha-Origin stage and were extremely useful. In battle, the Genesis Qi from detonating these Genesis Qi stars would possess even more explosive and destructive power than usual.
Genesis Qi transforming into Genesis Qi stars was undoubtedly an evolution of sorts.
Zhou Yuan mumbled in his heart, “It’s said that Divine Dwelling experts have a whole world made from Genesis Qi in their Qi Dwelling which is populated by millions of stars. In a fight, they can turn the stars into Genesis Qi at any time at a far more effective rate than any Alpha-Origin.”
At this point in time, 146 Genesis Qi stars had been created in his Qi Dwelling.
“I’ve heard that the greater the number of Genesis Qi stars at the ninth layer Alpha-Origin stage, the higher quality the Divine Dwelling formed.” Zhou Yuan was eager to find out how many Genesis Qi stars he would have when he advanced to the Divine Dwelling stage.
With such thoughts in mind, he once again looked towards the stars in his Qi Dwelling, before withdrawing from his state of cultivation.
On the cultivation platform, Zhou Yuan’s tightly shut eyes finally opened, immediately feeling the countless gazes on his body.
“Hey.”
A clear voice sounded. Zhou Yuan raised his head, and saw Gu Hongyi staring at him with bright eyes as she directly asked, “How many Genesis Qi stars do you have?”
Chapter 223 Importance of Genesis Jade
When Gu Hongyi’s clear voice sounded, various emotions appeared within the countless gazes that were currently focused on Zhou Yuan.
The amount of Alpha-Origin Qi Zhou Yuan brought back was something to be envious about.
However, the amount only showed that Zhou Yuan’s Spirit cultivation was high. The most important thing to the Alpha-Origin stage was still the number of Genesis Qi stars.
From a certain point of view, it represented the amount of Genesis Qi one had.
Of course, this did not mean that the more Genesis Qi stars the more powerful someone would be. There were still various other factors to consider such as the grade of these Genesis Qi stars and etc.
Even so, at the end of the day, having more Genesis Qi stars would give one an advantage.
Zhou Yuan was slightly taken aback by Gu Hongyi’s directness. Soon after, he shook his head and said, “No comment.”
The number of Genesis Qi stars was a rather personal thing, and would allow another party to estimate one’s strength. Although Zhou Yuan did not really mind, he felt that there was really no benefit to revealing it here besides maybe causing some eyeballs to pop out of their sockets. Therefore, he cleanly rejected.
Tch!
Zhou Yuan’s words immediately caused a series of noises indicating displeasure.
“You!”
Gu Hongyi’s eyes widened slightly, somewhat peeved as she glared at Zhou Yuan. Given her status, she was seldom rejected by those of the opposite sex.
“Tch, it seems that he’s too ashamed to tell us.” Several of Gu Hongyi’s admirers sneered.
“Yea, he likely doesn’t dare to say it. After all, he had brought back so much Alpha-Origin Qi earlier and probably wasted it all. What a pity.” Others began to chime in.
They clearly believed Zhou Yuan’s reluctance to answer was due to a lack of confidence.
However, Zhou Yuan’s expression remained calm in the face of their words. “If anyone wants to know how many Genesis Qi stars I have, won’t you find out once you challenge me?”
The numerous disciples froze, before cursing out loud. Everyone present knew that you would have to pay 30 Genesis jade pieces per challenge. The price was far too high.
Hence, they could only inwardly shake their heads. After seeing Zhou Yuan’s battle prowess earlier, they no longer dared to underestimate this first class disciple who seemed the easiest to bully on the surface.
Most importantly, Zhou Yuan was now even stronger than before, because he had now also stepped into the first layer Alpha-Origin stage.
Zhou Yuan was a little disappointed that no one was interested. It seems that the plan of winning Genesis jade crystals using this method was not going to work… after the first time, these people won’t fall for the same trick twice.
As for the first class disciples, they were unlikely to act before getting a proper grasp of his abilities.
Gu Hongyi gritted her pearly white teeth. In the end, she could only glare at Zhou Yuan. Although she was curious about how many Genesis Qi stars Zhou Yuan had, there was no grudge between them, and thus no reason for her to challenge him.
“Is he using this method to attract my attention?” Gu Hongyi blinked a few times. There were after all too many young men who adored her, amongst which were no lack of individuals that tried various methods to catch her eye.
However, such thoughts were quickly discarded, because she had just glanced in Yaoyao’s direction. After a brief comparison, she could only bite her red lips. Even someone as prideful as herself had no choice but to admit that this mysterious and distant girl was truly one of the most remarkable beauties in this world.
She did not know the former’s relation with Zhou Yuan, but one could not deny that they were very close. If not, they would not be living together.
In the air, Chen Yuan looked down from above, his indifferent gaze sweeping across Zhou Yuan before shifting towards the numerous disciples as he said, “Today’s training session shall end here. In the future, all of you will need to train on Genesis Mountain every day.”
With regards to this, everyone nodded in approval. Genesis Mountain was just too effective, and after personally experiencing its wonders, they were naturally dying to train in it everyday.
“Although Genesis Qi cultivation is important, do not neglect your Genesis techniques.”
“You may head to the outer mountains Hidden Scriptures House to rent Genesis techniques. However, the higher tier Genesis techniques will cost more to borrow. Of course, everything will be paid in Genesis jade.”
“There are also many instructors in the Hidden Scriptures House whom you may approach if you’re having any difficulties with the Genesis techniques you’ve selected. Similarly, this service will require Genesis jade, and the better the instructor, the higher the cost.”
Chen Yuan’s words made the heads of the numerous disciples swim. Why was Genesis jade needed for everything? They had originally not thought much about the Genesis jade, but today, its importance had been deeply carved into them.
Without Genesis jade, even the time they could use on the Heavenly Genesis Flower would be less than others.
It seemed that thirty Genesis jade pieces per month were really not enough.
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nbsp; At the sight of the pained faces of the crowd, Chen Yuan instantly knew what they were worrying about. Hence, he continued to speak, “As for Genesis jade, besides the thirty given to you guys every month, you may earn more by completing various tasks from the Task Pavillion.”
“They give out all kinds of missions such as patrolling, night watch duty, hunting various Genesis Beasts, searching for Genesis resources and many others. As long as you complete such tasks, you will receive Genesis jade as a reward.”
Only after hearing this did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. So there was another method to obtain Genesis jade. If not, their days would have to be spent very frugally.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes brightened. He was not interested in going to the Task Pavillion to take on any assignments for the time being. After all, he had won thirty Genesis jade pieces from Han Shan. Therefore, he was more interested in the outer mountains Hidden Scripture House.
Although it was the outer mountains, it was still the Cangxuan Sect, and the Genesis techniques found within should not be too low grade, right?
“Amongst the Genesis techniques I have, only the Great Wind and Thunder technique is at the little Heaven level, and even then, it just barely makes the cut. All the other techniques have somewhat fallen behind my cultivation, including Dragon Tablet Hand.”
Mumbled Zhou Yuan to himself. As his strength rose, there was less and less use for the previous Genesis techniques he had learnt. In fact, he had been mostly relying on the Omni Python Qi’s Genesis techniques in battle, such as the Magical Python Scales.
Hence, he urgently needed a few little Heaven tier Genesis techniques to bolster his arsenal. Unfortunately, techniques at this level were difficult to come by, which could be seen for how hard he had to work in order to obtain a single Great Wind and Thunder technique.
“Looks like I’ll be dropping by the Hidden Scriptures House.”
While Zhou Yuan was talking to himself, Chen Yuan had finished his explanations, and began to leave.
The atmosphere of Genesis Mountain relaxed as chatter began to fill the place.
Gu Hongyi swept a glance at Zhou Yuan, no intentions of talking to him as she turned around and began descending the mountain. She was clearly still a little miffed at Zhou Yuan’s rejection.
Lu Feng also headed down the mountain with numerous Shengzhou disciples crowding around him. His expression was indifferent, but when he walked past Zhou Yuan, he paused and said, “I am not too interested in you, but I am an acquaintance of Hongyi’s family, and hence hope that you will not become too friendly with her, while also giving her a little more respect.”
“I do not intend to cause trouble for you, but I also hope that you do not come looking for it.”
Without waiting for Zhou Yuan’s reply, the former seemed to disdainfully brush past the latter.
The Shengzhou first class disciple entourage fearlessly swept their gazes at Zhou Yuan, as if slightly pitying the fact that he had drawn Lu Feng’s attention.
Zhou Yuan paid no heed to their gazes, frowning slightly as he gazed at Lu Feng’s back. The superior airs these Shengzhou disciples put up was really very unlikeable.
“I too hope that you will not provoke me…”
His eyes narrowed slightly, a certain sharpness appearing on his slightly pursed lips.
Or else, my fist will not give any face to your identities as Shengzhou geniuses...
Chapter 224 Resolve
Hundred Fragrances House.
This was an eatery in the outer mountains area. For the numerous outer mountain disciples, it was a place with extremely good service. The wide range of delicacies available was only second to the high grade ingredients used. Not only would the food satisfy your appetite, it would even benefit your cultivation.
Of course, one needed to pay Genesis jade to enjoy the services here. Hence, extremely few disciples could afford to come here during the initial period.
At this current moment, Zhou Yuan had brought Yaoyao, Tuntun, Shen Wanjin, Xiao Tianxuan and the rest of the Cangmang geniuses here, and booked a table to celebrate his breakthrough to the Alpha-Origin stage.
The more important reason was that the moment they reached its doors, Tuntun suddenly charged in as if it had gone mad, making it practically impossible to stop this little creature...
“Heh heh, I saw this place yesterday, but did not even dare to step in. Thanks to little Yuan bro, I can finally have a taste of its delicacies today.” Shen Wanjin chuckled, his face practically gleaming.
After arriving at the Cangxuan Sect, everyone had become rather poor, no longer the doted and pampered geniuses they were before. Hence, they were initially unable to afford coming to such a place.
Zhou Yuan smiled, a smile filled with raw physical pain. When he ordered earlier, he had discovered that the main component of practically all of the dishes were grade 4 Genesis Beasts. Even for the soup, numerous rare Genesis resources were used to enhance its flavor.
While at the Channel Opening stage, he had once consumed the royal clan’s Nine Beast Soup. Compared to this place however, the Nine Beast Soup was akin to a little shrimp in the ocean.
Of course, the better the food, the higher the price. A single meal had cost Zhou Yuan ten Genesis jade pieces.
When his thoughts reached this point, he could not help venomously glare at Tuntun, which was currently drooling with its mouth wide open and its tail happily wagging from side to side.
“Little Yuan bro was so cool today. Let’s see if they still dare to look down on our Cangmang Continent.” By the side, a rather pretty young girl with a goose egg shaped face grinned widely.
She was called Shuixi and her clan was also an overlord in the Cangmang Continent.
The others also smiled and nodded.
One could see that they had completely put down their previous mental block and started to truly treat Zhou Yuan as their core. Over the past two days, they had clearly felt how intense the competition was in the Cangxuan Sect. If they did not group together, they would only be bullied and trampled on by others.
As the only two first class disciples from the Cangmang Continent, Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao were the strongest amongst them. Thus they naturally became the central pillars of the group.
Zhou Yuan looked at everyone and said, “Shen Wanjin told me that the other disciples have begun forming their own groups and factions during the past two days, while we Cangmang disciples were the only ones that were left out. On hindsight, it was due to me that you guys were implicated.”
He softy chuckled, before continuing, “I’m honestly not too interested in forming a group, but since we are all from the Cangmang Continent, when possible, I will naturally try to take care of you guys.”
Shen Wanjin lifted his cup and declared, “These words of little Yuan bro are enough already.”
As he spoke, he suddenly nudged the silent Xiao Tianxuan beside him.
The latter's expression was somewhat rigid. He lifted his head and glanced at Zhou Yuan, hesitating somewhat before he finally said, “Before we left the Cangmang Continent, my father told me that he has sent an envoy to the Great Zhou Empire to seek an alliance.”
Zhou Yuan was slightly taken aback. It was hard to believe that the city lord of Saint Remains City had done such a thing. One must know that Saint Remains City was one of the strongest factions in the Cangmang Continent, and was not much weaker than the Great Wu Empire.
The reason why Xiao Tianxuan’s father had done so was likely because he knew about the grudge between his son and Zhou Yuan. Was this how the former planned to resolve it?
“What charisma, he’s an amazing man.” Zhou Yuan secretly thought to himself. The Saint Remains City lord had chosen to ally with the Great Zhou Empire because of him. Although Saint Remains City was a long distance away from the Great Zhou and Great Wu Empires, and would not be able to do much if something were to happen, Saint Remains City would still be able to function as a threat of sorts, ensuring that the Grea
t Wu Empire would have to watch its back if it were to try anything with the Great Zhou Empire.
Thus, Zhou Yuan could not help but be grateful to the Saint Remains City lord’s actions.
Zhou Yuan could not help but sigh inside. No wonder Saint Remains City was growing increasingly powerful under the city lord’s leadership.
Zhou Yuan picked up his cup, and was silent for a moment, before he lifted it towards Xiao Tianxuan and said, “Let all our previous grudges end here.”
The main reason why Xiao Tianxuan had made things difficult for Zhou Yuan in the Saint Remains Domain was due to Gu Ling’s egging. However, the former had ended up gaining nothing, and was instead nearly tortured to death by Zhou Yuan.
After leaving the Cangmang Continent and arriving at the Cangxuan Sect, Zhou Yuan’s view of the world had changed, and Xiao Tianxuan no longer posed any threat in his eyes.
Since the city lord wanted to resolve the grudge between the two of them, there was no reason for him to make a fuss.
Xiao Tianxuan’s lips moved, but did not say anything in the end, merely lifting his own cup and downing it in a single go.
Following the closure of their grudge, the atmosphere immediately eased up, turning noisy and lively. Everyone present was a youngster, and had come a long way from home to this unfamiliar place. Hence, they soon warmed up to each other.
Delicious dishes began to arrive one after another, and everyone could not help but begin to gorge themselves.
Tuntun was the most terrifying of the bunch, its mouth opening wide as it swallowed food several times larger than its body...
Yaoyao was the most graceful, merely sampling some of the vegetables, no interest in any of the food that was too strong in flavor.
As more and more food entered their stomachs, everyone’s faces began to flush as boiling heat rose within them. They could feel searing Genesis Qi flowing within their bodies, ultimately swiftly flooding into their Qi Dwellings.
While everyone was happily digging in, laughter was heard, “Hehe, junior brother Zhou Yuan is so generous. Not many disciples will patronise the Hundred Fragrances House at such a time.”
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