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Xuanzhou City, the Yi clan’s residence.
Zhou Yuan was sitting cross-legged in a quiet, secluded courtyard with a red jewel-like Divine Dwelling medicine suspended between his palms. It continuously emitted pure and strong scarlet-red light which steadily flowed into Zhou Yuan’s body.
The pure power of the Divine Dwelling medicine, after entering his body, ran through the meridians and into the Divine Dwellings to refine them.
This process lasted for one hour.
By the time Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, the high-grade Divine Dwelling medicine in the palm of his hand had turned to powder and scattered with the wind.
Zhou Yuan’s heart ached when he saw this. He had to consume two high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines every day for his training, and although his cultivation progress was good, the consumption was really painful.
From his calculation, the fifty high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines that he was rewarded for helping the Yi clan win the Prefecture Lord battle could at most support his training for less than a month.
Of course, if someone else in the Divine Dwelling stage were to hear this, they would have already flown into a rage. For ordinary Divine Dwelling stage practitioners, one Divine Dwelling medicine was enough for several days of training, but with Zhou Yuan, it was used up in less than an hour.
But Zhou Yuan also was very helpless about this. His chaos Divine Dwellings were powerful, but they were extremely difficult to refine.
“I have to find a steady source of Divine Dwelling medicine.”
Zhou Yuan let out a long sigh. If he were to deplete his stockpile, his training would undoubtedly enter a period of very slow growth.
More importantly, he had already tasted the sweetness of two servings of high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines a day. If he were to reduce the amount, it would be extremely uncomfortable. As they say, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
While Zhou Yuan was sighing, a Yi clan servant came to the courtyard and respectfully let him know that Yi Qiushui had invited him to the front courtyard.
Zhou Yuan asked for the reason, and the maid whispered that someone from the Heavenly Spirit Sect had arrived.
Zhou Yuan’s heart shivered before he nodded. The Heavenly Spirit Sect was akin to a local tyrant in the Tianyuan Region. It would be best to have a friendly relationship with them since he didn’t want to have another powerful enemy.
He tidied up a bit before following the servant to the front courtyard. Along the way he ran into some Yi clan youngsters, who all greeted him with kind and respectful smiles. Compared to before, there was undoubtedly a world of difference in their attitudes.
When they came to the front courtyard, Zhou Yuan walked straight in, ran his gaze across the area, and saw a thin middle-aged man sitting in the main seat. The man was clad in a red robe embroidered with flame patterns.
The Heavenly Sect’s Scarlet Flame Hall.
Zhou Yuan remained calm. It was said that Mo Yuan’s master, Gu Yan, was the hall master of the Scarlet Flame Hall.
However, this person shouldn’t be Gu Yan, because although Zhou Yuan could feel tyrannical Genesis Qi being exuded from his body, the man was only at the Heavenly Sun stage and wasn’t strong enough to be one of the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s hall masters.
Yi Qiushui and Yi Qianji were also in the front courtyard.
“Zhou Yuan,” Yi Qiushui got up and said with a smile, “This is attendant Gu Xi of the Scarlet Flame Hall.”
She leaned closer to Zhou Yuan and whispered, “Over the past few days, I managed to pull some strings to invite him here. It will be good for you if you manage to reconcile.”
Zhou Yuan was a little moved by her gesture. The Yi clan was likely not afraid of Gu Yan coming to create trouble, which meant Yi Qiushui had done this for him. After all, she knew that he was from another heaven, and was unfamiliar with the place and people here. Therefore, it wouldn’t be good for him to anger the powerful Heavenly Spirit Sect.
Zhou Yuan nodded in thanks, although he did not feel there was a need to do this.
He lifted his head to look at Gu Xi, whose gaze was lowered and didn’t even glance at him.
Yi Qiushui turned her head and smiled at Gu Xi. “This is Zhou Yuan—”
Gu Xi waved his hand dismissively, “I know, he’s quite famous these days.”
Yi Qiushui felt a little awkward and didn’t know what else to say. It was then that Gu Xi set down the cup of tea in his hand and stared directly at Zhou Yuan. “Since matriarch Qiushui came to find me and I have a good relationship with the Yi clan, I’ll speak to you honestly.
“This matter has already reached the hall master’s ears. Although he’s a little unhappy, he isn’t narrow-minded, and he doesn’t intend to lower himself to the level of a little junior.
“Also the hall master admires your talent and told me to pass on the message that he can accept you into the sect as a registered disciple.”
Yi Qiushui’s face lit up in joy.
But Zhou Yuan frowned slightly. He didn’t care for being a registered disciple of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. His master was the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan. What was Gu Yan compared to him?
Moreover, he could keenly feel that there wasn’t much friendliness in Gu Xi’s voice.
“However...”
As expected, Gu Xi’s tone of voice changed all of a sudden. “You did damage the face of our Scarlet Flame Hall and will need to do something as a gesture of remorse. Hmm, when you were fighting Mo Yuan, the high-grade Heaven-tier Genesis techniques you used seemed pretty good. You can offer those to enrich the Scarlet Flame Hall’s treasury, and we will put this matter behind us.
“Haha, your Genesis techniques should be from some inheritance you managed to stumble upon, isn’t that right? Your luck is pretty good, but such a thing isn’t that uncommon in the Tianyuan Region.”
And as his voice faded, the front courtyard suddenly fell silent.
Chapter 780 Rejection
It was utterly quiet in the front courtyard.
The look of joy on Yi Qiushui’s beautiful face had frozen. She couldn’t help clenching her fists, and she evidently didn’t expect Gu Xi to put forward such a condition.
A deep anger rose up inside her as she said, “Gu Xi, isn’t this condition a little too much?”
“Youngsters should pay a price for something they have done wrong. Otherwise, they won’t remember. This is for his own good.” Gu Xi smiled.
In his opinion, this condition wasn’t too much. Although Zhou Yuan was talented, he had no background, and if he were to become the hall master’s registered disciple, he could be said to have reached the sky in a single bound.
So what if he had to pay two high-grade Heaven-tier Genesis techniques?
If Zhou Yuan was wise, he should know what choice was best for him.
Looking at Zhou Yuan’s expressionless face, he asked, “What are you thinking?”
Zhou Yuan replied indifferently, “Apologise? I don’t think I need to do that. So all the people who have defeated the disciples of your Heavenly Spirit Sect need to apologise to you all?”
“It is a beautiful thing when lions and tigers fight against each other, but if a mouse wants to brush a tiger’s whiskers, isn’t that just asking for humiliation?” Gu Xi said nonchalantly.
Zhou Yuan smiled, slowly sat down to the side and said, “Forget it, I am unworthy of associating with your sect.”
Gu Xi’s face darkened, and he slammed the cup down on the table. “You reject the good intention of my Heavenly Spirit Sect? It’s good for young people to be proud, but don’t be too arrogant.”
This time, however, Zhou Yuan was too lazy to even care.
Seeing this, Gu Xi stood up from his seat and coldly snorted, “You don’t know what’s good for you. There will be a time when you will cry.”
He then shot a glare at Yi Qiushui and spoke in a strange tone of
voice, “I heard you wanted to recommend this person. Haha, my Heavenly Spirit Sect will not agree to this matter.”
With a wave of his robe, he stormed away.
Following Gu Xi’s departure, the atmosphere in the courtyard turned somewhat gloomy. Yi Qiushui’s beautiful face flushed with anger as she slammed the table. “He went too far!”
She was kind enough to invite Gu Xi, but she didn’t expect that he wouldn’t give face to the Yi clan.
“Qiushui, I understand your kind intention, but I don’t want to trouble you.”
Zhou Yuan naturally wouldn’t refuse to reconcile his relationship with the Heavenly Spirit Sect, but if their attitude was like that, forget it.
Yi Qiushui gritted her teeth, saying, “It’s because of my Yi clan’s affairs that you have become enemies with the Heavenly Spirit Sect. How can I not do anything?
“If they are upset about it, they should come to find my Yi clan. They just want to take their anger out on you, seeing that you have no background.”
She took a deep breath. “But you don’t have to worry. In another two days, the teleportation array in Xuanzhou City will be able to locate the Tianyuan Utopia. At that time I will report everything that has happened and find an opportunity to recommend you to Lady Chi Jing. If she thinks highly of you, the Heavenly Spirit Sect won’t dare to do anything to you.”
“Lady Chi Jing has such good vision. The number of heaven prides she has seen over the years is as many as the willow trees by a river. It won’t be easy for her to think highly of someone,” Yi Qianji, who was on the other side, said with a worried frown.
“Also I’m worried that the Heavenly Spirit Sect will get in the way.”
“Lady Chi Jing might not want to create an unpleasant relationship with the Heavenly Spirit Sect just because of a Divine Dwelling expert. Although their relationship wasn’t pleasant at the start, now that they have reached the status they have now, they will somehow come to a compromise.”
Yi Qiushui’s brows were tightly scrunched together.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes flashed. He coughed softly and said, “I think I’ll get on well with Lady Chi Jing. It’s worth a try.”
Yi Qiushui and Yi Qianji were both taken aback by his words. He stared at Zhou Yuan and felt that Zhou Yuan really had thick skin.
What identity and status does Lady Chi Jing have? She is one of the Tianyuan Region’s leaders. Even in the entire Hunyuan Heaven, she is still a top existence. She wouldn’t even pay attention to Heavenly Sun stage experts like us, so why would you, who is at the Divine Dwelling stage, have such confidence?
Even if your talent is pretty good and you have defeated Mo Yuan, how many super heaven prides has Lady Chi Jing seen over the years? Why would she get along with you?
Yi Qiushui helplessly smiled and didn’t know what else to say.
Noticing the strange look on their faces, Zhou Yuan didn’t know what to do. Should he tell them that Chi Jing was her senior sister? Should he tell them that his master was the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan?
It would scare them to death if he told them.
So of course, he couldn’t reveal it.
Therefore, Zhou Yuan could only keep a straight face, and he resisted Yi Qiushui’s and Yi Qianji’s bizarre gazes with his thick skin.
“We’ll set off in two days.” Yi Qiushui retracted her gaze and made up her mind. No matter what the result was, she should give it a try.
Zhou Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled at Yi Qiushui. “Then I must thank Qiushui first.”
Chi Jing had an extremely high status and position in the Tianyuan Region. If he didn’t have any connection, he wouldn’t be qualified to meet her even if he had reached the Heavenly Sun stage, not to mention he was only at the Divine Dwelling stage.
So Yi Qiushui’s connection had undoubtedly saved him a great deal of trouble.
Seeing Zhou Yuan’s relaxed face, Yi Qiushui shook her head with a bitter smile.
She really didn’t know where Zhou Yuan got such great self-confidence…
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Two days of time passed in a blink of an eye.
The center of Xuanzhou City, outside the teleportation array.
A towering stone platform stood tall, intertwined with countless beams of light. Ancient Genesis runes flowed and drifted around the platform, forming a tremendous teleportation array.
At this moment, Zhou Yuan and Yi Qiushui were both standing outside the array.
“The teleportation array connects Tianyuan Utopia and the Tianyuan Region’s many prefecture cities, but because there are too many destinations, there are only two days when it rotates and connects to the Tianyuan Utopia. If you miss these two days, you will have to wait till next month,” Yi Qiushui explained.
Zhou Yuan nodded. Although the teleportation array couldn’t be compared to the cross-boundary teleportation array that master Cang Yuan had set up, it was still very spectacular.
“Haha, matriarch Qiushui seems to be in a hurry? Are you going to the Tianyuan Utopia?” While the two were talking, a cold laughter sounded behind them. They all twisted around to see Gu Xi strolling over.
Behind Gu Xi was Qiu Ling, who stared intently at Zhou Yuan.
Yi Qiushui knitted her beautiful brows together when she saw them appear.
Gu Xi came over and said in an indifferent voice, “Coincidentally, we are also heading to the Tianyuan Utopia. We can travel together.”
The expression on Yi Qiushui’s pretty face changed immediately. It most likely wouldn’t be anything good for Gu Xi to travel to Tianyuan Utopia. Her heart sank when she remembered what Gu Xi had said the day before.
Gu Xi shifted his gaze to Zhou Yuan. “Boy, I will give you one last chance—”
“Quiet.”
Zhou Yuan scrunched his brows.
Gu Xi’s eyes turned biting cold, and Genesis Qi pulsed around him. Seeing this, Yi Qianji hurriedly took a step to the side and warned in a deep voice, “Gu Xi, I hope you remember to conduct yourself with dignity.”
Gu Xi snorted, and his Genesis Qi subsided. “Let’s see how long you will last.”
With a wave of his sleeve, Qiu Ling strode straight into the teleportation array. The majestic light flickered, and he vanished, but Zhou Yuan still felt his sinister gaze before he left.
Yi Qiushui was icy cold. She drew a deep breath. “Let’s go.”
She also stepped into the teleportation array.
Zhou Yuan closely followed. The surrounding light rippled, and the space began to quake violently. He licked his lips; a feeling of anticipation and curiosity filled his heart.
He could finally see his senior sister Chi Jing…
Chapter 781 Tianyuan Utopia
Tianyuan Utopia, an independent space set up by the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan when he founded the Tianyuan Region, was now the center of the entire Tianyuan Region, but it was also the blessed land where countless people in the Tianyuan Region dreamed to come to.
It was rumoured that the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan had used earth-shaking means to connect the Tianyuan Utopia to the nine hundred prefectures. As a result, the universe qi of the nine hundred prefectures were all directed to the utopia, turning the lifeless space into Hunyuan Heaven’s famous blessed land.
It could be said that the Tianyuan Utopia was only born because of the nine hundred prefectures. The power of the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan was indeed astonishing.
While in such a blessed land, even everyday breathing was equivalent to consuming grade-four Genesis food every night. The benefits were endless...
And if training there, there would be even greater benefits. The efficiency would be far better than in the outside world. Therefore, there was a housing prohibition within the Tianyuan Utopia where prices would be exorbitantly high. Demand far outstripped supply.
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The chaotic fluctuation of space lasted for an unknown period of time before it suddenly dissipated.
Zhou Yuan
’s eyes snapped open, and blinding light gushed over that made him squint his eyes again. It took him a while to adapt to the environment. Only after he adapted to the light did he open his eyes and regard his surroundings.
Then his eyes lit up with surprise.
He was situated on a mountaintop where a huge, flashing teleportation array had been built. He saw numerous figures appearing one after another.
There were silhouettes all over the sky, and it seemed very lively.
There was a towering mountain standing tall, as if touching the sky.
The thick clouds and mists were glowing and shimmering, floating between heaven and earth, and made the huge mountains seem small and invisible. A mighty river ran through the void like a heavenly river.
As he looked into the distance, there were multiple floating islands suspended in the sky. They looked like miniature continents on which stood magnificent cities.
Countless silhouettes moved to and fro, constantly shuttling between the floating islands.
The materials of the floating islands were like jewels, bright and glistening under the sun.
In the face of such a magnificent scene, even if Zhou Yuan had a good ability to remain calm, he also couldn’t help but reveal a look of shocked disbelief. The landscape of the Cangxuan Sect was extraordinary, but it still couldn’t be compared to here.
Moreover, the Tianyuan Utopia’s Genesis Qi was so rich and dense that there were signs of fogs gathering, creating a hazy air. The Genesis Qi was extremely concentrated.
“The Tianyuan Utopia connects the nine hundred prefectures, and the Genesis Qi of the nine hundred prefectures all gather here, so this place is naturally far superior to the outside world,” Yi Qiushui explained with a smile when she noticed the look of amazement on Zhou Yuan’s face.
“So impressive,” Zhou Yuan exclaimed. Only experts who have reached the Saint stage will be able to achieve this, isn’t that right?
“Ordinary saints won’t have this ability.”
Yi Qianji, who was on the other side, seemed to have seen through Zhou Yuan’s thoughts. His eyes were full of admiration as he explained, “The supreme sovereign Cang Yuan is not only a leader of the Saint stage. He also has great mastery over Genesis Runes. In this world, it will be very difficult to find someone more proficient in Genesis Runes than him. It is also because of this that he can perform such extraordinary techniques.”
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