Zhou Yuan studied the little sword orb with a pensive expression. What he was currently practicing was naturally the Sword Cometh Peak’s Devil Sweeping Sword Orb technique.
Since he had come to Tianyuan Region, he needed to continuously enhance his strength, and the seven Cangxuan techniques that he had obtained before leaving the Cangxuan Sect were what he needed to practice.
Among these techniques, the Devil Sweeping Sword Orb was purely a killing technique with frightening destructive force. Zhou Yuan had already coveted this technique back when he was at the Cangxuan Sect. Therefore, after it came into his hand, he had been trying to comprehend it whenever he had time. But it was only now that he finally saw results.
“But to refine the sword orb, I also need to fuse the Qi of Aged Gold with Genesis sword qi. At present my sword orb is still floating in the air and not strong enough,” Zhou Yuan muttered to himself.
However, the Qi of Aged Gold needed to be extracted from rare divine treasures, and their value was quite high. Zhou Yuan was now alone and poor, and everything he had was destroyed in the turbulence of space. Even the materials he needed to upgrade the Ancestral Dragon Scripture were shamelessly obtained from Yi Qiushui. How would he have enough divine resources to refine the Qi of Aged Gold?
Zhou Yuan fiddled with the empty spatial bag at his waist with a bitter look on his face.
It’s the Saint experts of the sacred race’s fault for messing up the space transportation!
Zhou Yuan clenched his teeth, eyes gleaming with malice. He would remember this!
While Zhou Yuan was feeling distressed, two beautiful figures were approaching from outside the courtyard. It was Yi Qiushui and her personal guard, Zhao Yue.
Noticing them, Zhou Yuan moved his body a little and immediately reappeared in front of them.
“Is brother Zhou used to living here?” Yi Qiushui asked with a smile.
“It’s pretty good.”
Zhao Yue, who was behind Yi Qiushui, slightly pursed her lips and muttered, “Of course you’re good, but our Yi clan has become the laughing stock of Xuanzhou City.”
Zhou Yuan cleared his throat and remarked, “What would those ignorant people know?”
Zhao Yue rolled her eyes.
The entire Yi clan was saying that they had never seen such a thick-skinned man before, and it was indeed true.
Yi Qiushui curiously studied Zhou Yuan. His carefree and indifferent attitude did not seem fake at all.
She patted the spatial bag at her waist, and streams of light flashed out. Several golden boxes landed on the ground. “These are all the materials you need.”
Zhou Yuan’s face immediately lit up with joy. Hunyuan Heaven was indeed truly blessed by heaven. He was able to gather all the materials needed to upgrade the Ancestral Dragon Scriptures in Xiaoxuan Prefecture alone.
It should be said that Yaoyao had been searching in the Cangxuan Sect for a long time but still hadn’t acquired them all.
“Thank you.” Zhou Yuan expressed his gratitude.
Yi Qiushui shook her head and joked, “These materials are very rare. Some of them aren’t even found in the Yi clan’s treasure trove. I had to ask Uncle Lui’s Mysterious Eagle Chamber of Commerce to gather all the materials. Brother Zhou, your price really isn’t low at all.”
Zhou Yuan’s face flushed with embarrassment, and he could only force a smile.
But immediately he sighed inwardly. All the materials needed for the Ancestral Dragon Scripture were ready, but the problem now was the Devil Sweeping Sword Orb technique.
Yi Qiushui, who was attentive and sensitive, naturally noticed the worried frown on Zhou Yuan’s face. “Brother Zhou, do you have other concerns?”
Zhou Yuan coughed out loud. This was something you chose to ask of your own initiative.
“There’s one more thing that I’d like to ask Qiushui for help with.” Zhou Yuan felt rather ashamed to say this. “Right now I also need some divine treasure to refine the Qi of Aged Gold.”
Zhao Yue’s eyes went wide, and she glared at Zhou Yuan.
“Don’t worry, I won’t take them for free. I’ll exchange half of the high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines for it!” Zhou Yuan hurriedly added.
Zhao Yue laughed. The Yi clan will only give you the one hundred high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines after you win the Prefecture Lord battle. But you already think it’s yours?
Yi Qiushui knitted her brows, gazing directly at Zhou Yuan, who also did not evade her eye contact. She could see a look of helplessness in his eyes but not any guilty conscience.
Yi Qiushui was silent for a good while before she explained, “Brother Zhou, we have already offered such a high price to ask for your help. If I were to give you other resources, I am worried about how to explain to the clan.”
Zhou Yuan scratched his head and smiled helplessly. “I understand.”
“I can’t take things from the clan any more, but I have my own secret stash that I can lend to brother Zhou.”
Zhou Yuan stared at Yi Qiushui in stunned silence and didn’t know what to say for a good while.
“Miss!” Zhao Yue couldn’t help but overstep.
Yi Qiushui waved her beautiful hand. “I will ask someone to bring them over later.”
While speaking, she took a deep look at Zhou Yuan before turning and leaving with Zhao Yue, who was furious.
Zhou Yuan stood where he was, gazing at Yi Qiushui’s beautiful and elegant silhouette as she left. He muttered, “What an amazing person...”
It was clearly just a mutually beneficial transaction, but Yi Qiushui had instead made Zhou Yuan owe her a favour. Now, Zhou Yuan really had to fight with all his strength in the Prefecture Lord battle. After all, if he were to lose, all his face would be destroyed.
The key point was that he couldn’t say that Yi Qiushui deliberately planned this. Her way of making him constantly accumulate debt had deliberately targeted his weak spot.
If Zhou Yuan was really heartless, Yi Qiushui’s move would have been useless, but she clearly saw through that Zhou Yuan wasn’t that kind of person.
The new head of the Yi clan is indeed extraordinary.
Zhou Yuan sighed and then waved his sleeve and stored away all the boxes.
It seemed that he couldn’t relax for the next few days. He had to fully master both the Ancestral Dragon Scripture and the Devil Sweeping Sword Orb technique in preparation for the Prefecture Lord battle.
Chapter 768 Heavenly Serpent Qi
Over the past few days, the Prefecture Lord battle between the Yi clan and the Qiu clan had undoubtedly become the hottest topic in Xuanzhou City and perhaps even in the entire Xiaoxuan Prefecture.
Every faction in the area was closely watching the developments.
The Qiu clan could be called a local powerhouse in Xiaoxuan Prefecture, and they were the strongest candidate for the position of Prefecture Lord. However, more than ten years ago, the Yi clan had suddenly appeared and snatched away the Prefecture Lord position, something which the Qiu clan must have been pretty furious about.
Although frustrated, there was nothing they could do because the Yi clan had an elder occupying an important position in Tianyuan Region. Both his status and strength were top class. Even a local powerhouse like the Qiu clan could only wait and bide their time, hoping for an opportunity.
When the head of the Yi clan encountered an accident in the Thousand Beast Mountain Range, coupled with the strange death of a disciple of the Qiu clan, the Qiu clan now had the perfect excuse to create trouble. The Prefecture Lord battle could also be said to be a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Qiu clan.
As long as they won the Prefecture Lord battle, even the powerful elder of the Yi clan wouldn’t be able to obstruct them. Xiaoxuan Prefecture would then completely fall into the hands of the Qiu clan.
Therefore, the subsequent Prefecture Lord battle would determine who would be the king of Xiaoxuan Prefecture for the next few decades.
Seven d
ays quickly passed by as thousands of people eagerly awaited.
When the seventh morning came, the atmosphere in Xuanzhou City became heated with excitement. Countless people flocked to the city from all directions, ultimately gathering in the center of the city.
A huge mountain-like platform stood at the center of the city. This was the battlefield for the Prefecture Lord battle.
The Yi clan’s courtyard.
Yi Qiushui stood on the steps, accompanied by two powerful experts of the Heavenly Sun stage. All the members of the Yi clan were currently gathered here as well.
The slim and tall Liu Zhixuan, as well as two middle-aged men exuding majestic imposing auras, was also present in the courtyard.
The three of them, together with Yi Qiushui and Zhou Yuan, were the chosen members for the Prefecture Lord battle.
Among this group, there was no doubt that everybody had placed the most hope and expectation on Liu Zhixuan. He was an extremely outstanding genius in Xiaoxuan Prefecture who had stepped into the advanced Divine Dwelling stage and established an eight heavens Divine Dwelling. In terms of strength and reputation, he was in no way inferior to Qiu Ling of the Qiu clan.
Though the other two advanced Divine Dwelling stage experts were also incredibly strong, they were still lacking when compared to Liu Zhixuan.
But Zhou Yuan seemed to be missing.
The foreheads of many Yi clan members were creased in a frown. They didn’t expect that Zhou Yuan would be absent at such a time.
“Ahem.”
Liu Tianying cleared his throat, turned to Yi Qiushui and said, “Niece Qiushui, where is our young friend Zhou Yuan?”
Yi Qiushui swept a glance in the direction of the rear courtyard and hesitated for a moment. She answered, “It seems that he is still training, please wait a moment.”
Liu Ming blinked her huge eyes repeatedly, muttering, “Could he have sneaked away?”
Strange expressions emerged on the young men and women of the Yi clan. Zhou Yuan had talked big previously, and it was possible that he had secretly fled since the battle was fast approaching.
If that were to happen, the Yi clan would become a laughingstock.
Next to Yi Qiushui, elder Yi Qianji frowned. “There’s still time to change our line-up. Thanks to your uncle Liu, we already have a backup advanced Divine Dwelling expert.”
Yi Qiushui shook her head. “There is still some time, let’s wait a little longer.”
Yi Qianji’s frown deepened, and the other Heavenly Sun expert of the Yi clan looked as if he wanted to say something but held back when Yi Qianji sent a glare over.
Yi Qiushui was currently the head of the Yi clan. If someone were to refute her in public, it would be detrimental to her authority and affect her taking over the Yi clan in the future.
However, Yi Qianji also felt very helpless. Although Yi Qiushui had recently become the head of the clan, she had already forcefully pushed for Zhou Yuan to take one of the places in the Prefecture Lord battle. If Zhou Yuan were to perform badly and cause them to lose, it would be a fatal blow to her.
If this matter escalated, it would be difficult for Yi Qiushui to give everyone a proper explanation even if her grandfather was such an influential figure.
Sigh, she has always been extremely intelligent, but why is she so stubborn this time? Yi Qianji sighed inwardly with a worried frown.
Could the rumors be true? Is Yi Qiushui fond of this Zhou Yuan?
But there were countless talented geniuses who admired Yi Qiushui over the years, including Liu Zhixuan, and each one was many times more outstanding than Zhou Yuan. So what did she see in him?
Boom!
While Yi Qianji’s thoughts were all over the place, there was suddenly an explosion of Genesis Qi from the Yi clan’s rear courtyard.
The crowd looked over in shock.
A beam of dazzling blue light bloomed from the rear courtyard. The cry of a dragon seemed to echo as faint draconic power pulsed.
The surrounding Genesis Qi began to stir frantically before gathering towards the little courtyard, as though it was heading there for worship.
“Huh? That Genesis Qi seemed quite powerful.” Yi Qianji sounded somewhat surprised. As a Heavenly Sun expert, he naturally could sense the incredible purity and tyranny of the Genesis Qi from the courtyard.
However, the majestic Genesis Qi quickly faded before he could properly feel it.
Bang!
A shadow shot into the sky and landed in the front courtyard. It was Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan looked to be in good spirits. His eyes gave off a bright blue glow as terrifying energy seemed to flow around his body.
Liu Zhixuan couldn’t help but cast a puzzled glance in his direction.
Those Genesis Qi fluctuations gave him a dangerous feeling.
Before he could ascertain this feeling, the azure glow faded from Zhou Yuan’s eyes and the powerful aura vanished, as though the previous scene was nothing but an illusion.
Zhou Yuan apologized to Yi Qiushui, “Sorry I’m late.”
Yi Qiushui smiled and shook her head, studying Zhou Yuan curiously. She had also detected that heart-palpitating Genesis Qi fluctuation, and she didn’t think it was an illusion.
Therefore, her trust in Zhou Yuan deepened.
Liu Ming raised her little fist at Zhou Yuan. “I thought you already ran away. I won’t forgive you if you burden my brother in the Prefecture Lord battle.”
But Zhou Yuan didn’t even glance at her.
Liu Ming puffed in anger and was about to teach him a lesson when Liu Zhixuan pulled her away. He smiled apologetically at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan responded with a smile, indicating that he didn’t mind.
“I’ll be troubling you guys for the Prefecture Lord Battle.” Yi Qiushui looked towards Zhou Yuan, Liu Zhixuan and the other two advanced Divine Dwelling experts.
“Let’s move.” said Yi Qianji in a deep voice. With a flick of his sleeve, powerful Genesis Qi swept out, lifting everyone into the sky.
The Genesis Qi cloud passed by half of Xuanzhou City and soon landed on a huge mountain-like stone platform at the center of the city.
Zhou Yuan looked around and saw a black sprawling sea of figures amidst a frenzied atmosphere. It looked as though every single person in Xuanzhou City was currently gathered.
This was indeed a grand occasion.
Zhou Yuan felt countless contemptuous and curious gazes observing him. It seemed that he had become rather well known in Xuanzhou City over the past few days.
From the expression in their eyes, however, it seemed that his reputation wasn’t too good.
However, Zhou Yuan simply smiled, evidently not minding it very much. He could not help but curve his lips into a satisfied smile as he felt the majestic azure Genesis Qi in his Divine Dwelling.
Let the battle today be witness to the second level of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, the World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi.
Chapter 769 Mo Yuan
A huge stone platform stood in the center of Xuanzhou City, endless crowds of people standing around it on all sides, their voices echoing through the skies.
Some well-known figures from Xiaoxuan Prefecture’s various sects were gathered together in the tall buildings surrounding the stone platform. Their presence alone was enough to show the influence of the Prefecture Lord battle.
And when the Yi clan, led by Yi Qiushui, appeared, they immediately cast their gazes in the clan’s direction.
“The Yi clan really did invite Liu Zhixuan as one of the external helpers.”
“Liu Zhixuan has remarkable talent and is one of the top heaven prides among the younger generation of Xiaoxuan Prefecture. He is not inferior in any way to Qiu Ling. With his help, the Yi clan will face much less pressure.”
“But Yi Qiushui seems to still be at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage. Since she’s a candidate for Prefecture Lord, she must enter the battlefield as well, but she’s going to be at a disadvantage
.”
“Yes, not to mention that they also have Zhou Yuan, who’s also at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage. That boy has recently achieved quite a bit of fame in Xuanzhou City. We don’t know about his other skills, but his skill at rushing to the front isn’t lacking.”
“Two of the Yi clan’s five places were filled with intermediate Divine Dwelling stage experts. Their disadvantage is too great. On the other hand, it is said that on the Qiu clan’s side, they are all advanced Divine Dwelling experts.”
“If they were to lose the Prefecture Lord battle, let’s see how Yi Qiushui is going to explain their loss to the Yi clan.”
“......”
The numerous high-level figures whispered and exchanged glances with one another, while some of the factions with a good relationship with the Yi clan shook their heads in worry. If the Yi clan lost the Prefecture Lord battle, the Qiu clan would gain power and would no doubt suppress them, as well as their supporters, in the future.
They didn’t understand why Yi Qiushui, who was known to be intelligent, was so reckless. She simply shouldn’t have let Zhou Yuan onto the battlefield.
Boom!
While many thoughts moved through their mind, another Genesis Qi cloud swept across the sky, landing on the other side of the stone platform.
Imposing figures emerged one after another led by the head of the Qiu clan, Qiu Long.
Behind him were Qiu Ling and the others, all with smiles on their faces.
The moment Qiu Long appeared, he cast his gaze onto the Yi clan opposite him. He swept a glance over Yi Qiushui and Liu Zhixuan and then paused on Zhou Yuan, a little ruminative smile curving up at the corners of his lips.
“Niece Qiushui, my Qiu clan and the Yi clan have always had a good relationship. I didn’t want to initiate this battle. If you are willing to hand over the murderer who killed my son, the Qiu clan will be able to give up the Prefecture Lord battle,” Qiu Long said to Yi Qiushui with a faint smile.
Yi Qiushui’s eyes turned icy cold.
That Qiu Long was really cunning. He was still pretending to be a kind-hearted person at this time, but his thoughts were particularly vicious.
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