Dragon Prince Yuan c1-1251

by Translator: Yeow

  In other words, although Zhou Yuan had been unable to defeat Xu Yan, Xu Yan could do nothing about him either.

  From a certain point of view, this was already considered an absolute victory.

  Though the youthful figure seated on the mountain top was quite a pitiful sight at this time, not a single disciple dared to look down on him. No one could find a single fault in Zhou Yuan’s performance during this purple sash selection.

  One could say that Zhou Yuan will now become a legend in the Cangxuan Sect after the purple sash selection.

  His previous accomplishments from the peak selection ceremony, Genesis reservoir or Saint Genesis Peak were basically nothing in comparison to his latest one. In a certain manner of speaking, Zhou Yuan had singlehandedly crushed the entire Sword Cometh Peak during this purple selection test.

  A single individual crushing an entire peak. Though it was only with regards to the gold sash disciples, it was already a feat that made countless people sigh in admiration.

  Zhou Yuan’s tightly shut eyes also opened at this moment. He cast an indifferent glance at Xu Yan, finding the latter’s face was now deathly pale and filled with despair.

  It was obvious that Xu Yan also understood that nothing could be changed by this point, and it would be useless no matter what he said now.

  He glared at Zhou Yuan and spat out through gnashed teeth, “Zhou Yuan, you’ll regret this!”

  Zhou Yuan remained unmoved. He stood up as he slammed his palm onto the ground, causing spurts of sharp Genesis Qi to shoot out, drilling numerous deep holes on the mountain top.

  The Genesis Qi that had invaded his body earlier was now fully neutralized.

  Xu Yan’s expression changed slightly when he saw this, clearly not expecting Zhou Yuan to neutralize his Genesis Qi so quickly.

  Zhou Yuan swept a glance at Xu Yan. The fight with the latter had made him realize how much he was lacking. To think a single veteran purple sash disciple had pushed him so far.

  “The year-end chief disciple selection will definitely be far more difficult, because only the best purple sash disciples will have the qualifications to participate.”

  “Someone like Xu Yan may not even be qualified to take part in such an event.”

  Zhou Yuan took in a deep breath as he eyes narrowed slightly. Looks like he could not become complacent. If Xu Yan had not underestimated him, Zhou Yuan could not guarantee that he would become the last man standing.

  After all, it was already crazily difficult for him to defeat a sixth layer disciple. Challenging the seventh layer was just too much.

  While these thoughts swirled in his head, Zhou Yuan suddenly sensed an almighty gaze look towards him, before a warm and boundless voice sounded.

  It was sect master Qing Yang!

  “The purple sash selection has ended.”

  “The champion of this selection, is Saint Genesis Peak’s… Zhou Yuan!”

  As the booming voice echoed, countless gazes looked towards Zhou Yuan. Some were filled with amazement, some were filled with respect… in the end, the numerous disciples followed the rites they had always followed; cupping their fists together and bowing.

  “Congratulations champion!”

  Ordery and clear voices rang out across the land, shaking the seven peaks.

  Only at this very moment did Zhou Yuan’s name finally begin to leave its mark in the Cangxuan Sect.

  Chapter 383 Sword Cometh Peak’s Punishment

  The last purple sash selection of the year had finally ended in a spectacular fashion, though the ending was completely unexpected.

  Though it was over, the resulting shock lingered for quite some time, every disciple in the Cangxuan Sect still relatively in awe.

  In fact, Zhou Yuan’s outstanding accomplishments during the test made even the purple sash disciples to sigh in admiration.

  In the past, these same purple sash disciples would merely show indifferent haughtiness when they heard of Zhou Yuan’s battle accomplishments, listening to them in a disdainful manner. This was because Zhou Yuan’s opponents were merely gold sash disciples, and were hardly worthy of their attention.

  After this selection test, however, they finally withdrew their arrogant attitude, and began to regard Zhou Yuan as someone that was on the same level as them. After all, regardless of what methods Zhou Yuan had used, he was the one who had the final laugh. In contrast, Xu Yan had ended up in a rather sorry state.

  Hence, as word travelled from mouth to mouth, Zhou Yuan quickly became rather popular in the Cangxuan Sect. Although he was only a newly promoted purple sash disciple, his fame exceeded even some of the veteran purple sash disciples.

  While the disciples of Cangxuan Sect were in awe of Zhou Yuan’s battle accomplishments in the purple sash selection, the disciples from Sword Cometh Peak were in their most awkward and embarrassed state. In a manner of speaking, the rise of Zhou Yuan’s reputation came at the expense of the dignity of their Sword Cometh Peak.

  Under the current circumstances, they naturally chose to shy away from any discussions.

  Therefore, even though the entire Cangxuan Sect was filled with discussions centering Zhou Yuan, the disciples from Sword Cometh Peak chose to remain silent.

  At the same time, a piece of news emerged from Sword Comth Peak; every purple sash selection participant from the peak would be demoted to a black sash disciple for a year.

  In other words, not only did Le Tian, Lu Xuanyin and the other gold sash disciples fail to become purple sash disciples, they even failed to keep their status as gold sash disciples, ending up demoted to the lowest rank black sash disciple.

  This demotion would last for an entire year. This meant that their rank would only be reinstated after a year.

  In addition, the veteran purple sash disciple, Xu Yan, was also punished. He was demoted from purple sash to gold sash for a year...

  In a manner of speaking, such a punishment was quite severe. Similar punishments had never been given for any of the past purple sash selection tests. This clearly showed the displeasure and anger that peak master Ling Jun felt towards his disciples’ pathetic performances during this test.

  When news of this matter got out, the disciples from other peaks gasped in shock, making them sympathize with Le Tian and the rest for a time. However, the punishment was a direct order from peak master Ling Jun. There was no way to change it unless sect master Qing Yang stepped forward and officially said something.

  Furthermore, all seven peaks were ran independently, the master of each peak having the final say over any matter in his or her peak. Hence, even sect master Qing Yang would rarely intervene in such matters.

  As a result, Le Tian, Lu Xuanyin, Xu Yan and the rest had no choice but to endure their punishment for a year.

  ...

  Sword Cometh Peak.

  The atmosphere in Sword Cometh Peak had been a little stifling recently.

  It was because peak master Ling Jun was not in a good mood, leading to several elders to act cautiously so as not to incite his wrath. Consequently, the elders’ disciples were even more cautious, and they did their best to avoid causing any trouble. After all, all of them had personally witnessed what had happened to Le Tian, Xu Yan, Lu Xuanyin and the rest.

  A certain tall peak in Sword Cometh Peak.

  Inside a stone pavilion.

  Two young men were seated opposite one another. One of them was dressed in white, and had an extraordinary presence. It was Kong Sheng of Sword Cometh Peak.

  Seated opposite him, was a man with long eyes, and a body that gave off a sharp and powerful aura. Naturally, the only disciple in the entire Sword Cometh Peak who had the qualifications to sit side by side with Kong Sheng, was the second Chosen, Zhao Zhu.

  “You are probably the one who incited our Sword Cometh Peak disciples to gang up on Zhou Yuan in the purple sash selection.” Said Kong Sheng as he glanced at Zhao Zhu.

  “Though Xu Yan was the one who came up with the idea, there is no way he
could make Le Tian and the rest completely comply with his influence alone.”

  Zhao Zhu smiled helplessly and replied, “They are really useless. They can’t even take care of such a small matter.”

  Kong Sheng frowned slightly as he said, “I’ve said this before. There is no need to go after Zhou Yuan. Your actions have only ended up raising his reputation.”

  Zhao Zhu gently rubbed with the white-jade like piece in his hand, as he casually said, “It was merely a off-hand remark to Le Tian…”

  He paused for a moment, before he continued, “Nonetheless, I was negligent. I originally thought that it would only be a small matter. However… it turns out Zhou Yuan is actually quite capable.”

  His eyes narrowed slightly, as a bright and fierce glint flashed across them.

  He had indeed sincerely believed that it was merely an insignificant matter. In fact, he had forgotten about it entirely after speaking to Le Tian that day.

  In his opinion, it was already a great honor for Zhou Yuan to be offhandedly mentioned by someone of his stature. However, he had never expected that this seemingly small matter would cause their Sword Cometh Peak to lose all face...

  Kong Sheng slowly said, “Peak master was quite angered this time, and was planning on punishing Le Tian and the rest for three years. Fortunately, I managed to persuade him to lighten it to a year.”

  Though he spoke casually, the fact that he was able to change the peak master’s opinion showed how highly peak master valued him. It was a feat that even several of the elders were unable to achieve.

  When Zhao Zhu heard these words, a look of envy flashed across his eyes. Although they were both Chosens he knew that peak master clearly had a higher opinion of Kong Sheng.

  Zhao Zhu smiled and said, “Then I must thank senior brother on behalf of Le Tian and the rest.”

  Kong Sheng waved his hand, before he slowly lifted his head to look into the distance. Though there was no change to his handsome defined face, the tone of his voice became a little colder.

  “However, it has been a long time since our Sword Cometh Peak suffered such a huge disgrace…”

  “Zhou Yuan is truly a calf that doesn’t fear tigers. To think that he actually dares to step on my Sword Cometh Peak to boost his reputation… it seems that he really thinks he’s something special.”

  Zhao Zhu chuckled and said, “Should we find a chance to teach him a lesson?”

  Kong Sheng helplessly replied, “The kid is still far below us, and we can’t throw away our dignity just to personally teach him a lesson.”

  “Moreover…”

  He paused for a moment, before he said, “His companion Zhou Xiaoyao is an enigma. I wonder where she comes from…”

  Zhao Zhu raised his brow slightly as he said in an uncaring manner, “I heard that she is merely good with Genesis Runes, and does not have any Genesis Qi cultivation. Though she has ability, senior brother is overestimating her by giving her such praise.”

  “If I bump into her in the future, I am curious to find out whether my sword is faster, or her Genesis Runes…”

  Kong Sheng smiled as he shook his head. He knew that Zhao Zhu was a proud person, and decided not to speak any further on this topic. Instead, he looked down from the mountain, and mused, “I heard that elder Lu Hong will be paying a visit to Sword Cometh Peak today.”

  “Oh?” Zhao Zhu lifted his gaze.

  “It is probably an order from peak master…” Kong Sheng’s lips curled slightly as he said, “Our peak master cares a great deal about face. Since the Saint Genesis Peak made our Sword Cometh Peak lose face, he is likely going to do a little something about it.”

  “Moreover, what better move is there besides asking elder Lu Hong’s faction, which once belonged to our Sword Cometh Peak, to take the chief disciple seat of Saint Genesis Peak and become the top faction of Saint Genesis Peak, completely suppressing the other two factions?”

  “Once elder Lu Hong’s faction becomes the master faction of Saint Genesis Peak, a single order from the master faction is all it will take to make Zhou Yuan our gopher, which he will have no choice but to obey.”

  Zhao Zhu was stunned. Soon after, he was unable to hold back his laughter as he imagined such an entertaining scene.

  “Haha, it seems like our peak master is on a different level than us. Since Saint Genesis Peak caused our Sword Cometh Peak to lose face, peak master will make sure that Saint Genesis Peak will always be below our Sword Cometh Peak in the future…”

  The two of them exchanged a look, seeing the smile in the other party’s eyes. At the same time, they were also in admiration of their peak master’s methods.

  In fact, they were beginning to look forward to that day.

  Chapter 384 Reward

  Saint Genesis Peak, Dao Seeker Hall.

  It was Shen Taiyuan’s turn to use this place today. As a result, the atmosphere in the hall was rather jovial. Amongst the many disciples of the Cangxuan Sect that were still gushing over Zhou Yuan’s battle accomplishments in the purple sash selection test, Shen Taiyuan’s disciples were likely the most excited.

  Over the past few days, disciples from their faction realized that they were receiving much more attention than before in the sect. In fact, disciples from the other peaks would even occasionally approach to inquire about certain things.

  Such a situation was basically unimaginable in the past, where others would lose interest in conversation upon learning that they were from Saint Genesis Peak. Furthermore, the other disciples would often look down on Shen Taiyuan’s disciples, not even bothering to hide the contempt at times.

  After all, everyone knew that Saint Genesis Peak was the most pathetic peak in the Cangxuan Sect.

  However, Zhou Yuan’s performance in the purple selection test had made every disciple take notice of Saint Genesis Peak again. At the same time, they now also knew of Shen Taiyuan’s faction in Saint Genesis Peak...

  This raised the spirits of Shen Taiyuan’s many disciples, who had almost gotten used to being overlooked.

  In their excitement, they could not help but constantly cast their gazes towards a certain spot near the front of the hall.

  On the last purple mat sat a young and slim figure who had a purple sash around his waist. It was naturally Zhou Yuan.

  After the purple sash selection test, Zhou Yuan was successfully promoted to a purple sash disciple. Therefore, he was no longer the first seat gold sash disciple, but someone who now had a place amongst the purple sash disciples.

  Even though the strength Zhou Yuan had displayed during the purple sash selection allowed him to be placed in the middle rankings of the purple sash disciples, he rejected the position Shen Taiyuan had arranged for him. Instead, he chose to be placed last amongst the purple sash.

  To many disciples, one’s seat represented one’s rank and status. However, this was not very important to Zhou Yuan. In his eyes, the position of his seat did not matter as long as he could become a purple sash disciple.

  Furthermore, choosing the last seat allowed him to appease some of the other disciples, and prevent them from feeling that he was too overbearing, though he currently did have the qualifications to be so.

  This was how people were at times. When you had strength but choose to take a step back, others would feel that you are humble and kind, making them have a favorable opinion of you.

  Just as Zhou Yuan predicted, his decision to take the last seat caused several purple sash disciples to be thankful and even admire him. As a result, Zhou Yuan’s influence in Shen Taiyuan’s faction began to grow. In fact, several of the higher ranked disciple were very friendly whenever they met him.

  While the hall was bathing in this warm atmosphere, a smile appeared on Shen Taiyuan’s usually stern face as he looked at Zhou Yuan.

  His gaze was filled with satisfaction and joy.

  Zhou Yuan had truly won him face during the purple sash selection test. In fact, some of the elders he encountered from the other pea
ks would even show their envy at having such an excellent seedling who would potentially become one of the ten Chosens in the future...

  A disciple as talented as Zhou Yuan was not easily found after all.

  “Zhou Yuan…”

  Shen Taiyuan smiled as he said in a kind voice, “Sect master sent someone to deliver your reward today.”

  Light glimmered on his palm, as an opened jade box appeared. A green-jade like pill silently sat within it.

  A strong fragrance spread, making it seem as if the Genesis Qi in the entire hall had turned richer in an instant.

  The Genesis Star Pill!

  The prize that was only given to the champion of the purple sash selection test!

  Whoa!

  The numerous disciples in the hall were practically drooling as they stared at the box. Even the eyes of purple sash disciples like Zhou Tai, Zhang Yan burned with desire.

  This was the Genesis Star Pill after all, known to many as the miracle pill of the Alpha-Origin stage!

  The Alpha-Origin stage was a stage where one had to keep on building up one’s foundations. The stronger one’s foundation, the more powerful one’s Divine Dwelling would be when one broke into the Divine Dwelling stage in the future.

  Since the Genesis Star Pill could strengthen one’s foundation, one could easily imagine just how attractive it was to any Alpha-Origin practitioner.

  However, it was quite a difficult task to manufacture this pill. Therefore, only disciples who contributed greatly or achieved amazing feats would obtain one.

  At the very least, none of the disciples currently in the hall had ever had the privilege of enjoying one.

  Zhou Yuan also lifted his head and looked at the green pill in the jade box, as desire flashed in his eyes. The reason why he fought so hard for the championship title was not for the sake of fame, but rather for this Genesis Star Pill!

  With this pill, he believed that he would definitely reach the fourth layer Alpha-Origin stage.

  His fight with Xu Yan and taught him the importance of having a strong Genesis Qi foundation. If Zhou Yuan were to fight Xu Yan again after advancing to the fourth layer Alpha-Origin stage, Zhou Yuan was confident that it was going to be difficult for Xu Yan to defeat him even if the latter was willing to sacrifice himself.