They had only supported Chen Beifeng because he was strong and because there were benefits from following him. But now the Mother Wind Rune had appeared, Chen Beifeng had been beaten to a miserable state. If this were to continue, they would probably gradually sink to nothing in the Wind Pavilion.
They evidently couldn’t accept that.
So, in the next few days, the Wind Pavilion members who had supported Chen Beifeng also began to go on strike.
Chen Beifeng’s influence in the Wind Pavilion plummeted rapidly.
However, under this unfavourable circumstance, Chen Beifeng didn’t carry out any counterattacks, and he strangely seemed to have relented. He rarely appeared and became much more low profile. Contrary to expectations, Zhou Yuan didn’t relax, and he instead became more cautious.
He knew that Chen Beifeng wasn’t the kind of person who would willingly admit defeat, so even if Chen Beifeng was silent now, there had to be a great storm brewing.
With just a little thought, Zhou Yuan knew that the storm would break out during the approaching pavilion master selection.
If Chen Beifeng became the pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion, Chen Beifeng would no longer be constrained by Zhou Yuan and Ye Bingling and would be able to issue them both orders. At that time, if they refused to listen, he could strip them of their deputy pavilion master positions.
Evidently, Chen Beifeng had put his last chance of a comeback on this.
After learning Chen Beifeng’s intention, Zhou Yuan began to slow down the refinement of the Mother Wind Runes and focused on training in the wind district, because his goal was also to become the pavilion master!
Only by achieving this position could he achieve his greatest ambitions.
With the position of chief pavilion master, he could participate in the Nine Region Meeting and get his hands on the Ancestral Dragon Lantern!
And the Mother Wind Rune was just a little means for him to achieve his goals…
....
Half a month of time passed in the blink of an eye.
Wind District.
On a lonely peak, Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged. He made a grabbing motion, and a handful of origin coins flashed to his hand. As blood and qi surged, they were lit in flames.
The origin coins turned into wisps of smoke and rose into the air. The wind layer above him suddenly turned violent, and a huge blue storm came roaring down like an angry dragon, aiming directly for Zhou Yuan with tremendous power.
But Zhou Yuan remained surprisingly calm because he was used to seeing this strange sight during this half a month of time.
After all, every time he came to practice in the wind district, he didn’t feel comfortable without burning two or three hundred origin coins...
Wu! Wu!
The azure storm whizzed down, ruthlessly striking Zhou Yuan’s body and tearing thousands of marks into his skin.
On Zhou Yuan’s chest a Genesis Rune vortex formed—the Mother Wind Rune.
The astral wind swept over his body. Although the wind drew strands of blood, the Genesis marks contained within poured into his chest through the Genesis Rune vortex.
The huge storm lasted for almost an hour before it slowly dissipated, leaving Zhou Yuan covered in blood.
His injuries looked terrifying, but as he operated the Taiyi Green Wood Mark, the wounds rapidly recovered one after another.
Zhou Yuan didn’t care about the scars left on his body, and he urgently took a look at the back of his hand to see that rays of azure light were gathered and that an azure Genesis mark was faintly discernible. Streams of light continued to gather endlessly, and the Genesis Rune became increasingly complete.
When the last speck of azure light sank in, the Genesis Rune erupted in a blaze of light.
At that moment, Zhou Yuan could clearly feel that his body had become lighter, as if there was a spirit around his body. Without even operating Genesis Qi, his body could hover in the air.
As he felt the changes within his body, a look of unconcealable joy came bursting forth from his eyes, because on the eve of the pavilion master selection, he had completed the refinement of the wind spirit rune!
And for this, it was unknown how many origin coins Zhou Yuan had consumed. After all, the closer he was to completion, the more origin coins he had needed.
If he hadn’t been able to do whatever he wanted with the sales of the Mother Wind Runes, then, even if he had the Primal Chaos Divine Grindstone to restore his spirit, it wouldn’t have been possible to form a complete wind spirit rune in just two months!
However, the good thing was that heaven wouldn’t disappoint the person who tried. All the efforts he had made were met with satisfactory returns.
The Genesis Rune light on the back of his hand gradually dispersed. Zhou Yuan was so happy that he lifted his head and let out a loud scream. With a slight movement, he transformed into a stream of light and shot into the sky, speeding towards the exit of the wind district.
After half an hour, Zhou Yuan’s figure landed on the exit’s suspended stone platform.
The members of the Wind Pavilion all bowed respectfully when they saw Zhou Yuan. The treatment was completely different from when Zhou Yuan had first come to the Wind Pavilion.
Zhou Yuan responded with a smile. He looked up to see a beautiful figure exuding an icy cold aura. It was Ye Bingling.
And when Ye Bingling’s beautiful eyes saw Zhou Yuan, the cold frost around her melted a lot. A slight smile came to her face as she said softly, “Qiushui said she got a private room in the wind restaurant to cheer for us for the pavilion master selection tomorrow.”
Zhou Yuan smiled. “It’s good to relax a little before the great battle.”
The two headed towards the exit as they spoke.
But before they took a few steps, Zhou Yuan heard something streaking across the air, followed by a fierce gush of Genesis Qi. The surrounding voices suddenly became much quieter.
Zhou Yuan knitted his brows because the person who had come was Chen Beifeng. It was said that he had been training in the wind district like crazy these days.
Chen Beifeng was expressionless, and his entirety exuded an icy coldness. When he landed on the stone platform, he also saw Zhou Yuan and Ye Bingling.
Their gazes met, and a shower of sparks sputtered out from the gazes.
But in the end Chen Beifeng simply snorted and strode forward. As he brushed past Zhou Yuan and Ye Bingling, he said indifferently, “You won’t be happy for too long. After tomorrow, everything you have will be taken away from you and returned to its original owner.”
He pitifully looked at Zhou Yuan because he knew that Zhou Yuan had gone to find Lu Xiao, which meant that Lu Xiao wouldn’t show the slightest mercy to him.
Idiot, you must not know the consequences of angering Lu Xiao.
During the last half month, Zhou Yuan probably viewed himself as a central figure, right? Haha, wait until tomorrow. Then he will discover that everything he did was to be given to me, Chen Beifeng, as a gift.
At that time, will this kid still be laughing?
A carefree feeling was bubbling in Chen Beifeng’s heart, and the corners of his mouth were curved in a disdainful smile. He strode forward and stepped out of the light screen before disappearing without a trace.
He was very eagerly anticipating such a scene.
Chapter 814 The Pavilion Master Selection
When the morning sun illuminated the earth, the Wind Island was already buzzing.
The Wind Pavilion was currently considered the focal point of the four pavilions, and of course the reason wasn’t because of how much attention was focused upon the Wind Pavilion but simply because the Wind Pavilion’s pavilion master selection was being held today, and this was a grand event for any of the four pavilions.
And it was said that even Lady Chi Jing would personally attend the Wind Pavilion’s pavilion master selection. The event could not be said to be standard.
So when the news came
out, not only were the other three pavilions gathered on the Wind Island, even people from the other floating islands in the Tianyuan Utopia flocked there. This undoubtedly made the Wind Pavilion, which was considered the weakest of the four pavilions, the focal point in the Tianyuan Utopia.
Northwest of Wind Island. A huge lake covered the ground like a mirror, and a floating bluestone platform was floating at its center. Around the platform, there were countless bare stone pillars like giant fingers breaking out of the water. The pillars were suddenly filled with crowds of people, which created a lively and buzzing atmosphere.
“The position of pavilion master has been vacant for many years. I didn’t expect a selection would finally be held today.”
“The Wind Pavilion really isn’t as good as it used to be. Now there are only three deputy pavilion masters. In the other three pavilions, there are no fewer than five deputy pavilion masters.”
“Chen Beifeng will certainly win. He is the oldest deputy pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion. He is very strong, and Ye Bingling is probably weaker than him.”
“What about Zhou Yuan?”
“Hey, he’s just a new deputy pavilion master with strength of the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage. But I hear it was Lady Chi Jing who had appointed him.”
“Nobody understands why Lady Chi Jing had done so. Could it be that she also has no hope for the Wind Pavilion?”
“It is said that Chen Beifeng is someone of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. If he were to win the pavilion master selection, wouldn’t that mean Lady Chi Jing would lose the Wind Pavilion?”
“--”
A lot of whispers could be heard as everybody studied the three figures standing in front of all the members of the Wind Pavilion. There was a hint of regret in their gazes.
At this time, in addition to the people of the Wind Pavilion, the members of the other three pavilions were also present at different locations.
On the Fire Pavilion’s side, Lu Xiao was standing tall at the front. His handsome face and extraordinary, imposing manner drew looks from many young beautiful women. There was no one in the Tianyuan Region who hadn’t heard of his name.
And at this moment, Lu Xiao’s red eyes were fixed on Zhou Yuan from a distance away. His expression was indifferent, and it made it hard to tell whether or not he was happy or angry.
“That’s the kid who created the Mother Wind Rune?” Suddenly there was a voice beside him. Lu Xiao turned around to see a man in a black robe approaching him. He had ordinary features but always wore a gentle smile that made people feel close.
However, Lu Xiao knew that all this was just an illusion. How would someone who could become the pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion be easy to get along with?
That’s right. This man was the pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion, Han Yuan.
Han Yuan was also someone originally from the Wind Pavilion and was someone whom Lady Chi Jing thought highly of, but he had later joined the Profound Crystal clan and had become the pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion.
In the Tianyuan Region, the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Profound Crystal Clan and the White Clan were considered allies, so Lu Xiao and Han Yuan were also acquainted.
So Lu Xiao slightly nodded. “A boy with his own thoughts. I wanted to recruit him but didn’t expect to be rejected.”
“He didn’t even give face to you? Is he crazy?” Han Yuan chuckled in surprise.
“No wonder Lady Chi Jing thinks highly of him,” Lu Xiao said nonchalantly.
When Chi Jing was mentioned, Han Yuan’s face turned a little unnatural, and he immediately remarked, “But if he has too many of his own thoughts and has no ability to support it, it’s not a good thing.”
He knew about Lu Xiao’s character too well. Since Zhou Yuan hadn’t given him face, he wouldn’t be polite to him.
“He is going to regret his actions, but unfortunately, in this world there isn’t any medicine for regret. You can only reap the fruits of your actions.” Lu Xiao smiled.
Han Yuan was aware of Lu Xiao’s intention when he heard this. He immediately narrowed his eyes and glanced at the three figures in front of the Wind Pavilion members. He focused his gaze on Chen Beifeng and smiled. “You guys really don’t plan to give face to Lady Chi Jing?”
Of the four pavilions, only the Wind Pavilion was still in Chi Jing’s hands. If Chen Beifeng were to win the title of pavilion master, Chi Jing would have no pavilions left. Although for an existence of her level the Wind Pavilion wasn’t considered an important power, it did represent the fresh blood of the future, after all. If she couldn’t grasp a pavilion in her hands, it would undoubtedly cause a loss in the long term.
“The games between the higher-ups…how would I, a mere Divine Dwelling expert, understand? I just need to do my own thing,” Lu Xiao calmly said.
Han Yuan shrugged. He was also just a pawn. He had to do whatever the people above him said.
On the Wind Pavilion’s side.
The huge crowd was clearly divided into three groups. One side supported Zhou Yuan and Ye Bingling, one side supported Chen Beifeng, and the third with the largest number of people were neutral.
Chen Beifeng’s momentum was originally stronger than Zhou Yuan and Ye Bingling, but after the appearance of the Mother Wind Rune, the momentum of the two sides had reversed. From the looks of it, Zhou Yuan seemed to now have the advantage.
“Senior sister Ye, you can do it!” Yi Qiushui made a cheering gesture at Ye Bingling. There was clearly a little look of nervousness on her beautiful oval face.
This was because Yi Qiushui knew exactly what the pavilion master selection represented.
If Chen Beifeng were to win, all their previous efforts would likely become nothing.
The others also cheered for Ye Bingling one after another. Although Zhou Yuan had become more and more popular in the Wind Pavilion, almost everyone else, including Yi Qiushui, had put their hope of beating Chen Beifeng on Ye Bingling. After all, in their view, Zhou Yuan was still lacking maturity compared to Chen Beifend and Ye Bingling even if he had made rapid progress.
Ye Bingling wore a white training robe that highlighted her slim waist and slender legs and made her appear even more beautiful than usual. She nodded and cast her beautiful eyes upon Zhou Yuan and said solemnly, “I will face him first. If I am no match for him, I will do my best to wound him as much as possible to create better conditions for you.”
Zhou Yuan said hurriedly, “You just need to do your best, don’t fight a desperate battle.”
Ye Bingling shot a glance at him. “I said if. In this one month of time, my strength has improved greatly with the help of your Mother Wind Rune. I might not necessarily lose to him.
“It’s just that if I win, the position of pavilion master is mine. Don’t be jealous. Of course, you can also take the position when you beat me,” she said casually, casting a glance at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan’s mouth twitched, and then he couldn’t help but laugh. He could hear the comforting intent hidden in the depth of Ye Bingling’s words. It seemed that she was afraid that their relationship would be ruined after she took the position of pavilion master.
“Senior sister Ye, don’t worry.” Zhou Yuan nodded and then glanced at Chen Beifeng not far away. His eyes narrowed as he muttered, “But you have to be careful. Chen Beifeng has most likely become stronger, too.”
If Chen Beifeng really intended to put an end to everything, he certainly would have come prepared.
Zhou Yuan then turned to look at Lu Xiao in the direction of the Fire Pavilion’s side. Since the last time they had met, Lu Xiao had made no other movements, but Zhou Yuan didn’t believe that he had given up. There was no doubt that the pavilion master selection that day would be an excellent opportunity for Lu Xiao as well.
While they were chatting, suddenly the Genesis Qi between the heavens and the earth was surging. The next moment, countless people were stunned to see that two streams of light had descended from the
sky, and on the two most towering stone pillars in the lake, two figures had emerged.
When those two figures were revealed, countless people broke into commotion; they had realised that, in addition to Lady Chi Jing, there was another mighty figure.
It was the sect master of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Xuan Kun!
This pavilion master selection had unexpectedly attracted two of the most important people of the Tianyuan Region to come!
Countless people gazed in awe as their greeting voices echoed across the world.
“Humble greetings Lady Chi Jing!”
“Humble greetings sect master Xuan Kun!”
Chapter 815 Mu Liu
“The sect master of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Xuan Kun?”
When countless gasps of astonishment rang out, Zhou Yuan also looked over at the stone pillar with a surprised expression. There, he saw a figure standing with his hands clasped behind his back.
It was an old man with a thin body. He was dressed in a large moon-white robe that seemed to be engraved with layers of cloud runes. Beneath the cloud runes there seemed to be the eyes of a giant beast scanning the surroundings. they looked particularly mysterious.
His face was as calm as a lake, and his eyes were unfathomable like an abyss.
He simply stood there, without any Genesis Qi flowing around him, but the entire world seemed to belong to him.
“It is indeed sect master Xuan Kun.”
Ye Bingling whispered, “He looks like an old and weak old man, but sect master Xuan Kun is well known across Hunyuan Heaven. His bodily strength is almost at the Saint level. He can split the universe with one move.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes went wide. He hadn’t expected the weak and thin looking old man to possess such terrifying bodily strength.
“Sect master Xuan Kun’s Thousand Kun Law Domain can transform into thousands of kun. Once he channels the kun into his body, such power is enough to move a continent!”
[TN Note: A legendary giant fish that can transform into a mythological bird]
Zhou Yuan felt his scalp go numb.
He could move a continent? What kind of terrifying power was that? No wonder that after master Cang Yuan had disappeared, senior sister Chi Jing wasn’t able to suppress the Heavenly Spirit Sect. It was because that old man possessed such explosive combat strength.
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