While such thoughts swirled in Li Qingchan’s head, Zhou Yuan pointed towards the thousand feet aquatic beast that was now trapped in the giant light screen and said with a smile, “Senior sister Li Qingchan, it’s time for you to hold up your end of the bargain.”
The two had agreed that Zhou Yuan would be in charge of finding the thousand feet aquatic beast, while Li Qingchan would handle the task of slaying it.
“I will naturally fulfill my promise.” Said Li Qingchan.
Although dealing with a thousand feet aquatic beast was not going to be easy, she did not show even the slightest hint of dissatisfaction. Her foot pushed off the ground as a lotus appeared below her feet, carrying her into the air and flying into the light screen.
Rumble!
After she entered, an earth-shaking battle immediately erupted. Even with the boundary, the aftershocks of the fight caused cracks to grow on the nearby mountains.
Zhou Yuan took a quick look, and cast away his worries with a nod, before returning to the stone pavilion with Yaoyao.
Although the thousand feet aquatic beast had strength that could match the ninth layer Alpha-Origin stage, it ultimately had limited ways to attack and could not compete with a Chosen like Li Qingchan. Therefore, there was no need for Zhou Yuan to worry.
Of course, it was definitely not going to be easy either for Li Qingchan to finish off the aquatic beast.
There was a sort of charm to the scene of the two of them sampling alcohol in the stone pavilion as they watched the intense battle in the reservoir.
The earth-shaking battle lasted for an entire incense stick of time.
Swish!
A figure flew over, landing outside the stone pavilion. That graceful posture could only belong to the frosty Li Qingchan.
A half foot large Dragon Genesis Essence crystal hovered in front of her. Li Qingchan’s complexion was currently a little pale, while the Genesis Qi undulations around her had weakened somewhat, signs that she had just experienced a pretty tough battle.
When she saw Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao leisurely drinking alcohol in the stone pavilion, her hands could not help but clench tightly as a breath of anger rose in her heart, causing her bosom to heave slightly.
While she was desperately fighting in the reservoir, these two were happily watching while drinking here!
“Take it and scram!” Rage churning in her heart, Li Qingchan waved her sleeve and the crystal was ruthlessly flung at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan hastily caught it and said with a smile, “As expected of a Chosen like senior sister Li, even a thousand feet aquatic beast is no problem for you.”
Li Qingchan coldly snorted. “Neither us owes the other anything from now onwards!”
Zhou Yuan knew she was in a bad mood and said, “How about we have a cup or two in celebration of senior sister Li’s eight dragon baptism tomorrow?”
LI Qingchan was immediately going to reject. She was someone who focused on a cultivation and had no interest in drinking.
However, before she could respond, Yaoyao toyed with her cup and lazily said, “With me here, how can she possibly dare to share a drink at the same table?”
“What a joke!”
Li Qingchan’s eyes turned round. She refused to give even an inch in front of Yaoyao, so how could she possibly take this lying down. Li Qingchan immediately walked into the stone pavilion, snatched up the cup on the table and poured it down her throat in a single gulp.
*Cough*!
Li Qingchan caughed when the alcohol hit her stomach.
Zhou Yuan was dumbstruck, unable to stop himself from saying, “That’s my cup…”
However, Li Qingchan’s cold gaze swiftly shot over, causing him to swallow the words that were at the tip of his tongue. Even so, Li Qingchan’s gaze somehow appeared both embarrassed and angry.
A flush rose on her pretty fair as jade face.
Thump!
Li Qingchan slammed the cup onto the table as her icy gaze turned towards Yaoyao.
Yaoyao lips curled slightly, giving a light tap to the table as she said, “Good, you’re finally beginning to resemble a Chosen. However, you dare to sit at the same table as me with so little alcohol capacity?”
With a wave of her hand, jar after jar of alcohol appeared beside her.
The sight of this caused Li Qingchan’s face to turn white, but it was impossible to make her lower her head and admit defeat in front of Yaoyao. The former gritted her teeth and said, “Do you think that I’m afraid of you!?!”
She grabbed one of the jars, breaking its seal as she heroically began to gulp it down.
Yaoyao naturally also took one of the jars, elegantly raising her fair neck slightly as she too began to chug it down.
By the side, Zhou Yuan could not help but be stupefied by the sight of the two now red-faced girls downing the jars in their hands.
If a scene like this were to land in the eyes of the other disciples, their eyes would likely be shocked out of their sockets… Who could have imagined the normally cold as an ice mountain senior sister Li Qingchan to have such a side to her...
He shook his head, paying no more attention to the two girls as he reached a hand to caress his Universe bag. The thousand feet Dragon Genesis Essence crystal was finally in the bag.
A smile grew from the corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth as anticipation flooded his eyes.
The Genesis reservoir will close tomorrow, and the baptism will arrive.
An eight dragon baptism...
I’m really looking forward to it.
Chapter 324 Baptism Begin
The next day.
The fiery-red sun seemed to slowly rise from the surface of the reservoir. As its rays shined down, the mist covering the reservoir seemed to retreat slightly.
Dong! Dong!
The loud sound of a bell rang across the area, echoing in every corner of the Genesis reservoir.
The entire reservoir seemed to come alive the instant it was heard, as countless glowing figures rose into the air and began leaving the reservoir.
Ten days had passed. The disciples that had entered the Genesis reservoir to search for Dragon Genesis Essence were naturally itching to leave and enjoy the effects of the Genesis Marrow Baptism.
After all, their ten days of hard work was all for this moment.
In the stone pavilion, Zhou Yuan’s eyes slowly cracked open, only to be greeted by the sight of two beautiful figures lying on the left and right side of the table in front of him. Their fine black hair hung from their heads, the outline of their enchanting curves made visible by their clothes.
Both of their faces were like warm jade, and currently appeared slightly flushed due to drinking too much. The usual coldness and indifference was no longer present, making them appear extremely adorable.
However, while Zhou Yuan was watching them with interest, Li Qingchan’s eyes suddenly opened. The dazed look in the depths of her eyes lasted for several breaths, before she abruptly sat up straight, iciness returning to her eyes as she glared at Zhou Yuan.
“Haha, you’re awake?” Zhou Yuan chuckled. “You were actually quite cute earlier.”
The pretty face that had just regained its frosty look immediately blushed as Li Qingchan sent a vicious glare at Zhou Yuan. “If you dare to speak of what happened last night, I’ll kill you!”
Zhou Yuan smiled helplessly. She was acting as if they had done something unspeakable last night.
Li Qingchan regained control of her feelings as she also sent a vicious glare at Yaoyao. The former had no idea what kind of spell the latter had put her under, the slightest provocation would make her lose her usual cool, and become hell bent on finding out who was better.
Spending the entire night drinking was something incomprehensible to the Li Qingchan of the past.
In comparison, Zhou Yuan felt like he understood. It was mainly because both girls were proud and cold, possessed both beauty and presence that far exceeded the ordinary, and also rather strong-wi
lled and competitive.
Thus, neither party was willing to show any weakness in front of the other, and Yaoyao had made use of this to achieve the desired effect whenever she provoked Li Qingchan.
“You guys can leave the Genesis reservoir first.” Li Qingchan rose to her feet, frowning when she realised she stank of alcohol, thoughts of taking a bath immediately rising within her.
Just as she was about to leave, she took another look at Zhou Yuan, the iciness in her eyes no longer present as she said, “It’s mostly thanks to you this time.”
She was naturally referring to the Dragon Genesis Essence crystal she had obtained. Without Zhou Yuan’s help, both she and Kong Sheng would have returned empty handed.
“We merely made use of each other. Without senior sister Li, I would not have obtained this Genesis Dragon Essence crystal either.” Zhou Yuan smiled.
Li Qingchan knew that Zhou Yuan was just being polite. After all, he would also have been able to hunt that thousand feet aquatic beast by borrowing Yaoyao’s power.
The initial bias she had against him due to their initial misunderstanding had already faded substantially over the past few days. If she were to be honest, she could feel that Zhou Yuan was indeed different from the rest.
“You should not undervalue yourself. You’re clearly only a gold sash disciple, but you’ve managed to reach the eight dragon blessing on your first time entering the Genesis reservoir. No one in this generation of the Cangxuan Sect has even done so.”
Li Qingchan looked towards Zhou Yuan, her red lips parting slightly as she continued, “At the very least, even Chu Qing only had the chance to reach the eight dragon blessing after becoming a Chosen. In this aspect, you’ve already far surpassed him.”
She turned around and left immediately before her last word faded.
Zhou Yuan gazed in surprise at her leaving figure, clearly not expecting such words of consolation and encouragement from her, especially given how cold and unapproachable she was.
“It seems that she has high hopes for you. To think that she’s even used Chu Qing to compliment you.”
While Zhou Yuan was surprised, a lazy voice was heard. He turned his head to see Yaoyao stretching, before placing a fair hand on her cheek as she looked at him in amusement.
Zhou Yuan smiled helplessly. “It doesn’t mean anything.”
The reason why he had been able to achieve an eight dragon blessing on his first time in the Genesis reservoir was due to the special characteristics of the Omni Python Qi. Therefore, it was naturally nothing to be proud of, and he should never believe that it would give him the right to disregard the Cangxuan Sect’s Chosens.
“At least that small compliment didn’t fry your brain cells, and you still understand your worth.”
Yaoyao nodded in satisfaction. She rose to her feet, picked up Tuntun and said, “We should get going.”
Zhou Yuan nodded as golden Genesis Qi began rising under his feet, bringing the two of them into the air and out of the Genesis reservoir.
He was already unable to wait for the start of the Genesis Marrow Baptism.
…
The area just outside the Genesis reservoir was already flooded with people, making the place extremely noisy.
Countless figures continued to arrive from the Genesis reservoir, landing on the mountains on the edge of the reservoir as they began to call out to their friends. It was quite a bustling sight.
Even more disciples were doing an inventory of their Dragon Genesis Essence crystals and estimating how many levels their baptism would be. Some wore joyful faces, while others sighed in disappointment.
Golden Genesis Qi whizzed past in the air, ultimately landing on one of the peaks, revealing Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao’s figures.
“Hehe, junior brother Zhou Yuan is out at last.” A voice was heard the moment Zhou Yuan appeared. He looked to the front, only to find that Zhou Tai, Zhang Yan and the other disciples were already here.
Zhou Yuan cupped his fists and smiled at them.
“Junior brother Zhou Yuan, how did you fare over the past ten days?” A look of concern was revealed on Zhou Tai’s face.
Zhou Yuan could sense that the former’s concern was not fake, which instead caused him to hesitate for a moment. He knew that if he were to tell the truth, it would instead end up scaring the lot of them.
An eight dragon baptism was something that only Chu Qing could achieve amongst this generation of disciples, and he had even done it after becoming a Chosen. How would anyone believe Zhou Yuan if he told them he had done the same on his first time in the Genesis reservoir.
While Zhou Yuan was hesitating, Zhang Yan chuckled softly and said, “If junior brother Zhou Yuan did not manage to collect enough, us senior brothers can help by donating a little to you.”
The other disciples that were close to him laughed, their gazes filled with mockery as they looked towards Zhou Yuan.
Senior brother Zhou Tai glared at them, before turning back to console Zhou Yuan, “It’s your first time in the Genesis reservoir after all, and its not strange for you struggle a little. We were also pretty lost the first time we entered ended up with barely any Dragon Genesis Essence crystals.”
Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded, no taking the mockery of Zhang Yan and gang to heart. When the baptism began, they would naturally be incapable of laughing any more.
Nearby their group was teacher Lu’s faction, consisting of Lu Yan and the rest.
Lu Yan also detected the disturbance, her gazing sweeping across Zhou Yuan as she soft snorted. From his hesitant look, it was obvious that his haul in the Genesis reservoir was nothing to write home about.
“Humph, Zhou Tai was still bragging earlier that Zhou Yuan may have a chance to reach the eight dragon baptism in the future, a feat that can match senior brother Chu Qing… he really is quite ignorant.”
Her red lips curled downwards. Did Zhou Tai really believe that anyone who became the champion of the peak selection ceremony could reach senior brother Chu Qing’s level?
A handsome disciple beside Lu Yan chuckled and said, “Hehe, no need to be angry senior sister. After Zhou Yuan has experienced the Genesis reservoir, he will naturally understand what an eight dragon baptism represents, and gain a clear grasp of the difference between him and senior brother Chu Qing.”
Lu Yan nodded as she withdrew her gaze, paying no further attention to Zhou Yuan.
…
As time passed, more and more disciples flew out from the Genesis reservoir.
Meanwhile, countless disciples that had not been given the opportunity to enter also rushed over from all directions. The Genesis Marrow Baptism was quite a momentous occasion after all, and hope to experience it and broaden their horizons.
The blazing sun rose high in the sky.
Dong!
The clear sound of a bell was heard as a torrent of Genesis Qi soared into the sky. A beautiful woman stood atop it, who was also the current elder on duty in the Genesis reservoir.
Elder Miao of Snow Lotus Peak.
She hovered above the giant altar in the sky as her gaze swept across the place. Genesis Qi wrapped around her voice as it rang out in everyone’s ears.
“Ten days have passed,
“Let the baptism begin!”
The entire place seemed to erupt into a frenzy at this moment.
Chapter 325 Eight Dragons Appear Once More
An enormous ancient altar floated in the sky above the Genesis reservoir. Stone pillars stood upon it, covered in ancient patterns that gave off a boundless aura.
Elder Miao was standing in the air above the altar. As the current on-duty elder of Genesis reservoir, she was naturally overseeing the Genesis Marrow Baptism. There were also a few stewards behind her who were in charge of helping maintain order.
On the numerous mountains surrounding the Genesis reservoir, countless figures were staring at the altar with burning eyes, eagerness filling their faces.
However, there were rules
to follow. The higher ranked disciples were naturally going to have their turn first.
As such, a beautiful figure arrived from the air on her Genesis Qi right after the bell was heard. Under countless gazes of admiration, she landed on the giant stone pillar at the very center.
“It’s senior sister Li Qingchan!”
Li Qingchan was currently wearing a flowing white dress that outlined her exquisite figure and perfect curves. Her black hair seemed to dance in the wind, giving her an extraordinary aura that took everyone’s breath away.
However, her pretty face was still cold as ice, like a stern goddess of an icy mountain, an existence that no one dared to approach.
However, this did not affect her popularity. The moment she appeared, the eyes of countless male disciples in the area began to heat up, unconcealed adoration lighting up their faces.
The corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth twitched slightly. If these people were to see how she had chugged jar after jar of alcohol with Yaoyao last night, would the fantasy image of her in their hearts be destroyed?
Atop the stone pillar, Li Qingchan’s expression remained ice-cold, completely ignoring the countless gazes that were looking at her. Her eyes swept across the area, seemingly coming to a stop on a certain mountain peak.
It was where Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao were located.
Elder Miao said to Qingchan with a happy face, “Get ready Qingchan.”
Li Qingchan gave a faint nod in response, before seating herself.
With a wave of her hand, numerous Dragon Genesis Essence crystals began flying out from her Universe bag, hovering around her. There were hundreds and hundreds of them, the total reaching an astonishing number.
Numerous disciples could not help but become somewhat excited by the sight, desire filling their eyes. So many Dragon Genesis Essence crystals was definitely enough to achieve a seven dragons baptism.
A baptism of that level was not something ordinary disciples could reach.
Bang! Bang!
The Genesis Qi around Li Qingchan suddenly shuddered as the astronomical number of Dragon Genesis Essence shattered all at once. Liquid like Dragon Genesis Essence fell, continuously dripping onto the stone pillar.
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