Although they seemed to be discussing, they were obviously trying to convince themselves that Zhou Yuan’s strength was not that great so as to alleviate their shame.
A smile crossed Yi Qiushui’s face. “You seem to have forgotten that Zhou Yuan is currently at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage.”
Their voices suddenly came to an abrupt stop.
This was because almost every person on Hunyuan Heaven’s Divine Dwelling List was at the advanced Divine Dwelling stage, whereas Zhou Yuan was only at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage. He might not have a huge chance of beating these Divine Dwelling experts now, but what if he also reached the advanced stage?
Considering Zhou Yuan’s astonishing power, even if Mu Chao and the others were reluctant to admit it, they knew that his strength would undoubtedly skyrocket once he stepped into the advanced Divine Dwelling stage.
When that happened, Zhou Yuan would likely be ranked on the Divine Dwelling List.
All the individuals on the Divine Dwelling List were remarkable talents. With the exception of Yi Qiushui, it was almost impossible for the younger generation of Xiaoxuan Province to be ranked on the list.
Therefore, a simple sentence from Yi Qiushui made them once again face the cruel truth.
Seeing that the group had fallen silent, Yi Qiushui’s red lips curved slightly. How could she not know what they were thinking? She knew that it was difficult to admit that others were better.
So what if Zhou Yuan was from another heaven, had prodigies not appeared from other heavens before?
While everybody was gradually waking up to the truth, the Wind Demon Bandits stared at the collapsed mountain in the distance before turning towards Zhou Yuan in terror.
Qiu Ji hurriedly said upon seeing the looks in their eyes, “Don’t worry, brothers of the Wind Demon Bandits. He may have defeated Xu Feng, but he must have exhausted all his strength in order to do so!”
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However, the bandits fled before his voice could fade.
They darted over to the crumbled mountain, destroyed the boulders, and finally dug out a body, after which they swiftly disappeared into the night.
Their movements were extremely decisive.
They evidently didn’t care about Qiu Ji’s intentions. As bandits, they were more sensitive to danger than ordinary people. Hence, they knew that if they stayed longer they might not be able to escape.
Qiu Ji watched the scene with an ashen face. The Qiu clan had secretly supported the Wind Demon Bandits for so many years, but he didn’t expect it to have no effect on them.
“A bunch of trash!” Qiu Ji gritted his teeth.
Immediately, he turned his head, fixing a fierce look on Zhou Yuan. A moment later, he took a deep breath and said, “Friend, your strength is really not bad, but you have to understand that your strength is still considered nothing to my Qiu clan.
“If you leave now, my Qiu clan can forgive you for the death of the young master.
“And if you like, you can capture Yi Qiushui. No matter what she gave you, my Qiu clan will double the amount!
“With the support of my Qiu clan, you can quickly step into the advance Divine Dwelling stage. You will have a great future!”
Zhao Yue’s expression changed. Qiu Ji was really cunning to think about pulling Zhou Yuan over to his side. If Zhou Yuan turned against them, their situation would become hopeless.
Zhao Yue turned to Yi Qiushui and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Miss!”
But Yi Qiushui waved her hand dismissively, quietly staring at Zhou Yuan. She didn’t try to offer a greater reward. She knew that Zhou Yuan wasn’t such a stupid person.
As expected, Zhou Yuan couldn’t help laughing. He shook his head. “It’s too late now. If I went with you to the Qiu clan, then maybe my ending will be even more miserable than Xu Feng’s.”
Zhou Yuan had experienced a lot over the years. How would he easily believe Qiu Ji’s words?
Qiu Ji’s face trembled, eyes turning more and more vicious. He glanced at the battlefield and understood that his mission was a complete failure.
He couldn’t stop Yi Qiushui from returning to Xuanzhou City.
“Well, I admit defeat this time, but Zhou Yuan, don’t look so pleased. You have angered my Qiu clan, so you are going to regret it in the future!
“Do you think the Yi clan, which can’t even protect themselves, would protect you?
“What a joke!
“When you fall into my hands, I will make sure you repay everything you have done today!”
Qiu Ji’s tone of voice was full of malice. After he left these words, he no longer hesitated. With a wave of his hand, he led his people to quickly retreat into the darkness and fled.
Zhou Yuan watched them flee with an indifferent expression, but he did not pursue them. After all, they had a large number of people on their side, and he could put himself into danger if he gave chase.
The most important task tonight was to resolve the Qiu clan’s besiegement.
However, with the retreat of the Wind Demon Bandits and the people of the Qiu clan, this task could be considered successfully completed.
The Divine Dwelling halos behind Zhou Yuan gradually faded. His body descended as he scanned the silent crowd. His eyes landed on Yi Qiushui. She was staring at him unblinkingly with her bright eyes.
Zhou Yuan cracked a smile.
“Miss Yi, you didn’t lose out in our deal, right?”
The slender girl stood tall beside the remaining campfire. Her bright eyes and pearly white teeth made her appear even more exceedingly beautiful. She smiled softly with her little hand covering her red lips.
While nodding slightly, a soft voice sounded.
“No.”
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“It should take us less than half a day to reach Xuanzhou City.”
In the spacious carriage, Yi Qiushui’s eyes shifted to Zhou Yuan as she spoke softly, a very well-disguised relief in her voice. It was obvious that this journey placed a lot of pressure on her.
Next to Yi Qiushui sat Yi Dong’er, who was holding her hand. She stared unblinkingly at Zhou Yuan with her huge eyes wide with admiration. She had also learnt about the great battle that happened last night.
Zhou Yuan nodded. He also felt a little uncomfortable sitting in the carriage. Even Mu Zhao had never received such treatment before.
“We really have to thank brother Zhou Yuan. Our Yi clan will not forget this.” Yi Qiushui smiled.
“I was just paid to take care of a problem.” Zhou Yuan shook his head and refused to take credit. If he weren’t lucky enough to meet the Yi clan sisters, his situation would have been much worse.
If he were a little unlucky, it was really possible that the Genesis beasts in the wild would have swallowed him alive.
“Miss Yi...”
“If brother Zhou doesn’t mind, you can call me Qiushui.” Yi Qiushui lifted a teapot with her small beautiful hand and elegantly poured Zhou Yuan a cup of fragrant tea.
“Of course, if brother Zhou feels that I have been unfriendly towards you before and is unhappy about it, I can apologise.”
Zhou Yuan awkwardly scratched his head. He had realized that Yi Qiushui was indeed not a simple person and could send whatever he wanted to say back into his stomach with just a few words. It was no wonder Qiu Ji said that Yi Qiushui played a huge role in stabilising Xiaoxuan Province so quickly for the Yi clan.
And Zhou Yuan also understood that Yi Qiushui’s attitude towards him had changed drastically. The main reason was because the strength that he had shown had been recognised.
However, he didn’t feel that Yi Qiushui acted pragmatically. Nobody in the world would act nice for no reason, not to mention that he and Yi Qiushui had just met.
But Zhou Yuan didn’t think too much about it. He smiled and nodded. “Okay, Qiushui.”
Yi Qiushui intended to befriend him, in the same way that Zhou Yuan also thought she was a person worth bein
g friends with. Moreover, it would be good for him to meet a trustworthy friend.
Yi Qiushui gave a faint smile. Her beautiful eyes and face looked more stunning than usual. It was obvious that she was in a very good mood because she knew that, from Zhou Yuan’s tone of voice, they had become friends.
She was very curious about Zhou Yuan, a person who had come from another heaven and had shown amazing talent.
“Qiushui...I recently arrived in Tianyuan Region and have no knowledge whatsoever of the situation here. I was hoping you could tell me in case I offend people that I shouldn’t.” Zhou Yuan smiled calmly.
After furthering his relationship with Yi Qiushui, he could then come to understand the current situation in Tianyuan Region from her, which was also his purpose of finding her today. He needed to draw up a plan before arriving in Xuanzhou City.
Yi Qiushui wasn’t surprised. After all, Zhou Yuan was from another heaven and had come to an unfamiliar place. The most important task for him was naturally to find out the distribution of forces here.
“Tianyuan Region was created by supreme sovereign Cang Yuan. This, you probably already know...” Yi Qiushui revealed a reverent expression on her beautiful face when she mentioned the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan.
“Unfortunately, Lord Cang Yuan left Hunyuan Heaven many years ago, and there still hasn’t been any news about him, even till now. There are even rumours that he has passed away...” Yi Qiushui sighed. His disappearance was the main reason for the turbulence all these years.
“Since Lord Cang Yuan has been missing for many years, who is currently in charge of Tianyuan Region?” Zhou Yuan asked.
“Under Lord Cang Yuan is the Founding Members Court, and when the supreme sovereign isn’t around, the Founding Members Court will oversee Tianyuan Region. There are currently five seats in the Founding Members Court.
“Under the Founding Members Court are a group of elders, and then below them are the 900 prefectures of Tianyuan Region. Every prefecture has its own Prefecture Lord, and our Xiaoxuan Province is one of the prefectures.”
“Nine hundred prefectures?” Zhou Yuan exclaimed. There were 900 prefectures similar to Xiaoxuan Province in Tianyuan Region? Isn’t Tianyuan Region too vast?
According to his estimate, the power of a single region could most likely compete with the entire Cangxuan Heaven. What’s more, there were eight other huge and monstrous regions similar to Tianyuan Region in Hunyuan Heaven!
Given its strength, no wonder it was the strongest heaven. It was not a surprise that it was able to become the main camp that fought against the sacred race.
Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes in deep thought, and asked again a moment later, “Who are the five seats in the Founding Members Court?”
Yi Qiushui stretched out her slender fingers and counted one by one, “The Heavenly Spirit Sect, the White clan, the Profound Crystal clan and the Wood clan...these four great factions founded Tianyuan Region with supreme sovereign Cang Yuan. They all have deep backgrounds and foundations, and the bloodlines of the three clans originated from Saint experts. Although these Saints have already fallen, their bloodlines are still as extraordinary as before.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up. There had been Saint experts in the White clan, the Profound Crystal clan and the Wood clan in the past? This was indeed remarkable. After all, in the entire Cangxuan Heaven, patriarch Cang Xuan was the only Saint expert that had appeared!
“Who is the last one?”
“The last one is Lord Chi Jing.” Yi Qiushui smiled. When she mentioned Lord Chi Jing, there was evidently a reverent expression on her face.
“Chi Jing?” Zhou Yuan was a little surprised because this was the only one of the five founding members with their own name.
From Zhou Yuan’s expression, Yi Qiushui knew what he was thinking, and she immediately chuckled. “Lord Chi Jing does not need the backing of any faction because her master is supreme sovereign Cang Yuan. She is one of Lord Cang Yuan’s two disciples.”
When talking about Chi Jing, Zhou Yuan could see the yearning and respect on Yi Qiushui’s stunning face.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes also flickered with a glimmer of excitement because his question had struck a key point!
But then he felt something was wrong, and he couldn’t help but ask, “She? Is this great disciple of Lord Cang Yuan a woman?”
Didn’t master Cang Yuan say that he only had two senior brothers?!
Yi Qiushui cast an annoyed glance at Zhou Yuan. “So what if she’s a woman? You look down on women?”
It should be said that all the girls of the entire Tianyuan Region worshipped Chi Jing and saw her as their goal, including her, Yi Qiushui!
Zhou Yuan looked bewildered. Just what was this?
It was not a senior brother but a senior sister?!
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“Chi Jing...”
Zhou Yuan uttered the name, somewhat bewildered. It was a woman’s name. In other words she should be a senior sister, right?
He shook his head in puzzlement and couldn’t understand why master Cang Yuan did not tell him clearly. But this was just a trivial matter.
“Doesn’t supreme sovereign Cang Yuan have two disciples? Why is there only one person listed in the Founding Members Court?” Zhou Yuan continued to ask.
“Yes. Lady Chi Jing is Lord Cang Yuan’s second disciple. The eldest disciple is Zhuan Zhu, and the seat in the Founding Members Court should have belonged to Lord Zhuan Zhu, but he chose to isolate himself after supreme sovereign Cang Yuan’s disappearance. It was said that he wanted to challenge the Saint stage, but there hasn’t been any news of him all these years. Therefore, according to the rules, Lady Chi Jing replaced his position,” Yi Qiushui explained.
So my eldest senior brother is called Zhuan Zhu. Zhou Yuan nodded, breathing an inward sigh of relief. He finally sorted out the situation of his senior brother and senior sister.
Not only that, from Yi Qiushui’s statement, he was able to estimate the strength of his senior brother and senior sister.
The fact that senior brother Zhuan Zhu could attack the Saint stage was enough to suggest he had made great success in the Law Domain stage and that he should be similar in strength to sect master Qing Yang, or perhaps even a little stronger....
There might be a gap between him and senior sister Chi Jing, but the difference certainly wouldn’t be too much.
Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but gasp at such strength. It should be said that someone with the strength of the Law Domain stage in Cangxuan Heaven could establish a major sect equal to the top forces, such as the Cangxuan Sect and the Sacred Palace.
While thoughts raced through Zhou Yuan’s head, Yi Qiushui gently sighed, “But supreme sovereign Cang Yuan has disappeared for many years, and it has had a huge impact on Tianyuan Region.”
“Oh? What’s the impact?” Zhou Yuan asked.
“Hunyuan Heaven is roughly divided into nine regions, but there are many disputes and conflicts in these nine regions. Over the years, because of the disappearance of supreme sovereign Cang Yuan, coupled with rumours of his death, the bigger regions inevitably tried to create trouble and tried to slash some flesh from Tianyuan Region.
“And these are just external factors. There is even more internal chaos in Tianyuan Region.
“There are serious differences among the five seats of the Founding Members Court. The Heavenly Spirit Sect, the White clan and the Profound Crystal clan have united, and they currently have a powerful voice. They have undoubtedly become the temporary ruler of Tianyuan Region. On the other hand, Lady Chi Jing has united with the Wood clan and is constantly in conflict with them.
“The disputes and conflicts have spread to Tianyuan Heaven’s 900 prefectures. After all, these 900 prefectures are the foundation of Tianyuan Heaven, and it is only when these prefectures are controlled would they have a lot of resources to use. Therefore, to occupy the position of Prefecture Lord, all these years there have been constant co
nflicts between the two sides. It has made Tianyuan Region increasingly chaotic.”
Yi Qiushui smiled bitterly. “I have to say that without supreme sovereign Cang Yuan, Tianyuan Region would most likely deteriorate. It may even split up and lose its position as one of the nine great regions.”
Zhou Yuan’s face grew solemn. As his master Cang Yuan had predicted, the Tianyuan Region had inevitably changed after his disappearance.
He felt a headache coming on. To obtain the Ancestral Dragon Lamp, he needed to use the strength of Tianyuan Region; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to touch that kind of sacred treasure with his power alone.
Moreover, if he wanted to take advantage of Tianyuan Region’s strength, the two parties must at least have a very strong relationship. If Chi Jing was in power, the cooperation shouldn’t be too difficult, given the fact that they had the relationship of senior sister and junior brother and this was master Cang Yuan’s order.
But it was hard to predict what the Heavenly Spirit Sect, White clan and Profound Crystal clan thought. Zhou Yuan did not dare to cooperate with them.
Of course, the most important thing was that the Ancestral Dragon Lantern was controlled by the nine regions in turn. If Tianyuan Region were to lose its status as one of the nine great regions because of unrest, it would also lose the right to hold the Ancestral Dragon Lantern.
Without the identity of one of the great nine regions, let alone him, it was most likely that even his senior sister Chi Jing couldn’t ask the other eight great regions to give her face. After all, they currently did not have their supreme sovereign with them.
“This really is troublesome...,” Zhou Yuan muttered.
Of course, it was also very simple to resolve this. As long as master Cang Yuan were to show his face, all the turmoil would presumably stop. But it was impossible for master Cang Yuan to appear since the other supreme sovereigns would find him and make him hand over Yaoyao.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes flickered. It seemed that no matter what he should first meet with his senior sister Chi Jing to determine each other’s identity.
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