Zhou Yuan stood in the void without a ripple of emotion on his face and just bowed with a cupped fist salute in each direction.
Then, he landed on the Wind Pavilion’s side.
There, Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui, Liu Zhixuan and many members of the Wind Pavilion quickly greeted him.
“Welcome, pavilion master!”
Everybody bowed one after another with respectful looks on their faces, and even the neutral members immediately showed their loyalty.
Evidently, they were all very clear about the Wind Pavilion’s future, and Chen Beifeng had become the past.
“I didn’t think you’d become my superior.” Ye Bingling revealed a faint smile on her icy cold and beautiful face.
Two months prior, when Zhou Yuan had just come to the Wind Pavilion, Ye Bingling wouldn’t have ever thought of this scene. At that time, she thought it would be very difficult for someone like Zhou Yuan, who had suddenly appeared, to gain a foothold in the Wind Pavilion. Who would have thought that he would not only establish himself, but also win the position of pavilion master!
Zhou Yuan felt a little embarrassed. After all, he could be said to have blocked Ye Bingling’s path and snatched her place.
Although he had achieved this with his own ability, their relationship was pretty good, so it would inevitably become a little awkward.
“Don’t worry, when I become the chief pavilion master, I will give you the position of pavilion master,” Zhou Yuan said.
Ye Bingling rolled her eyes.
This guy is too ambitious. He has just become the pavilion master and is already coveting the position of chief pavilion master? You really think Lu Xiao, Han Yuan and Mu Liu, the other three pavilion masters, are made of mud?
In front of these three people, Chen Beifeng didn’t even have the qualifications to be arrogant.
On the Fire Pavilion’s side, Lu Xiao remained silent as he gazed at the collapsed platform in the middle of the lake, but anyone could see that his face was growing dark.
His plan had been ruined.
Chen Beifeng’s defeat had not only made his scheme fail, it also cut off their Heavenly Spirit Sect’s best chance of getting their hands on the Wind Pavilion.
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However, despite the fury in his heart, Lu Xiao still didn’t lose his temper. He drew a deep breath to suppress his anger and uttered, “Interesting, I didn’t expect to overlook something.”
Han Yuan also knitted his brows in a frown. “Since a pavilion master has appeared in the Wind Pavilion, it will undoubtedly have an impact on the structure of the four pavilions.”
Previously, the Fire Pavilion had joined forces with the Mountain Pavilion, and the Forest Pavilion was weak by itself. As for the Wind Pavilion, it was like a tray of loose sand, unable to unite. This led to the Fire and Mountain Pavilions dominating the four pavilions and taking the greatest benefits and speaking rights.
But now there was a new pavilion master in the Wind Pavilion. Once Zhou Yuan united the Wind Pavilion, the weight that the Wind Pavilion had on other pavilions would also increase as a result.
And that could hurt the benefits of the other pavilions.
“The Wind Pavilion has been in disorder for too long and the talented people have all joined our side. It would be difficult for them to recover, even with Zhou Yuan. There is nothing to fear,” Lu Xiao said indifferently. “And one pavilion master is probably not enough to shake the current structure of the four pavilions.”
Although Zhou Yuan’s victory against Chen Beifeng was wonderful, for Lu Xiao and other people, it was just a good show.
After witnessing Zhou Yuan’s strength, Lu Xiao would pay more attention to Zhou Yuan, but it wasn’t enough to make him fear Zhou Yuan.
Han Yuan nodded and laughed, “Then I hope this new pavilion master knows what to do.”
While clamour rang out all around the lake, in the highest place of the audience, sect master Xuan Kun’s eyes flashed. He stood up slowly and said, “Grand elder Chi Jing, since the Wind Pavilion has a new pavilion master, then the chief pavilion master battle should also be put on the agenda.”
“In the past, you have always put off the chief pavilion master battle on the grounds that there wasn’t a pavilion master in the Wind Pavilion, but now you can’t continue to do so, right? If so, the other three grand elders would most likely disgree.”
Sect master Xuan Kun remained calm and didn’t appear disappointed by the defeat of the Heavenly Spirit Sect; instead, in the blink of an eye, he set his sights higher.
As long as the position of chief pavilion master was controlled by the Heavenly Spirit Sect, they could still take control of the four pavilions in the future.
Chi Jing cast a sidelong glance at sect master Xuan Kun. She naturally saw through his plan. But this time she didn’t disagree and instead nodded gently. “Then let’s set it for eight months from now.”
Sect master Xuan Kun coveted the position of chief pavilion master, and she was the same.
She had objected in the past because she knew that the position would certainly fall into the hands of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, but now it wasn’t the same. Zhou Yuan’s appearance gave Chi Jing hope.
Although there might be a difference in strength between Zhou Yuan and the other pavilion masters. She believed that if she were to give her little junior brother some time, it would be hard to say who is the stronger and weaker one. No matter what, he was a disciple chosen by her master.
Seeing Chi Jing agree so easily, even someone like sect master Xuan Kun was taken aback for a moment. He immediately cast his abyss-like eyes onto Zhou Yuan’s figure in the distance.
Could it be that she was counting on the new pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion?
However, although Zhou Yuan was quite capable, how could he be compared to Lu Xiao and Han Yuan?
Suspicious thoughts came to sect master Xuan Kun’s mind. He then said in an indifferent voice, “Eight months is probably too long. I heard that the other regions are already making preparations for the nine regions tournament. No one is sure when the tournament will be scheduled, so it’s best to complete the chief pavilion master battle within two months so that the newly appointed chief pavilion master will have time to unify the four pavilions.”
Although he didn’t know exactly what Chi Jing was planning, the cunning old fox Xuan Kun still didn’t intend to let her do as she wished.
Chi Jing shook her head. “Two months is too soon, then four months it is.”
She stared at sect master Xuan Kun and said with a smile, “Sect master Xuan Kun is too impatient.”
Sect Master Xuan Kun chuckled, “I’m not impatient, I am just worried it will be too late. I don’t want our Tianyuan Region to be ranked last in the nine regions tournament because of this. This would no doubt make our supreme sovereign lose face.
“But since grand elder Chi Jing has said so, let’s set it for four months from now.”
He finally took a slight step back. He had managed to cut the original suggested time by a half, which could already be counted as a small victory.
Finally, Chi Jing stepped forward and scanned the crowd. Her clear voice again rang in everyone’s ears.
“The pavilion master for the Wind Pavilion has been decided, but the position of chief pavilion master of the four pavilions has been vacant for too long. So after a discussion with the other grand elders, four months later we will open the chief pavilion master battle in response to the coming nine regions tournament.
“And in this battle for the chief pavilion master position, the winner will be rewarded with a little saint technique.”
These words seemed simple, but when it spread out, the originally clamourous crowd fell silent. After a few breaths, a monstrous uproar broke out as if the world was about to be overturned.
The uproar was far greater than when Zhou Yuan won the position of pavilion master.
Chapter 824 Chief Pavilion Master Selection
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n Chi Jing’s voice faded, it was as though cold water had fallen into a pot of hot oil. It caused huge waves.
All members of the four pavilions were shocked. Even Lu Xiao and Han Yuan were taken aback for a moment before a look of wild joy lit up their faces.
“Is it finally time to start the chief pavilion master battle?!”
Lu Xiao could feel a river overturning in his heart. He had coveted the position of chief pavilion master for a long time, but Chi Jing had always postponed the chief pavilion master battle on the grounds that the Wind Pavilion had no pavilion master. But who would have thought that Chi Jing would unexpectedly announce the opening of the chief pavilion master battle!
Compared with the position of chief pavilion master, the position of wind pavilion master was considered nothing.
After becoming the chief pavilion master, he could officially control the four pavilions, rather than be in charge of only one pavilion as he did now. Moreover, the status and salary that the chief pavilion master had in the Tianyuan Region weren’t something that a pavilion master could compare to.
Lu Xiao stared at the two figures standing above everyone with blazing eyes. In his view, the reason Chi Jing agreed was because the sect master Xuan Kun had pressured her.
After all, in the past, Chi Jing had stopped the chief pavilion master battle from going ahead with the reason that the Wind Pavilion didn’t have a pavilion master. But that reason wasn’t valid anymore.
“This time Lady Chi Jing can be said to have picked up a sesame seed but lost a watermelon.” Lu Xiao sneered. He was a little upset by Chen Beifeng’s failure, but now he was very impressed by sect master Xuan Kun’s great skill.
“And this time, the chief pavilion master will be rewarded with a little saint art!”
Lu Xiao’s eyes blazed. Although a little saint art had the word little, it still reached the scope of Saint Genesis Art. Moreover, this type of Genesis technique was incredibly rare, even in the entire Hunyuan Heaven.
Therefore, let alone people of the Divine Dwelling stage, even Heavenly Sun stage experts would find it difficult to contain their desire and longing in the face of a little saint art.
On the Forest Pavilion’s side, Mu Liu’s expression grew solemn, and he sighed, “The four pavilions won’t be peaceful anymore for a period of time.”
Anybody would covet the position of chief pavilion master as well as a little saint technique.
Compared with such a battle, Zhou Yuan’s achievement of becoming the master of the Wind Pavilion dimmed in an instant.
On the Wind Pavilion’s side, Ye Bingling, Ye Qiushui and the others were similarly stunned, and they were so shocked by the news that they still hadn’t snapped out of it after a good while.
“I didn’t expect the battle for the position of chief pavilion master would finally start after having been untouched for years.”
Ye Bingling gradually awakened and then looked at Zhou Yuan with a complicated look in her beautiful eyes. “You jinxed it.”
Zhou Yuan laughed: “Isn’t that a good thing?”
“How could it be good?” Ye Bingling furrowed her eyebrows and explained, “In the past, Lady Chi Jing has always prevented the chief pavilion master battle because she knew that the position would fall into the hands of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. But now she has suddenly agreed. This is most likely because sect master Xuan Kun’s pressured her to do so.”
Her brows furrowed in worry. If Lu Xiao really became the chief pavilion master, then, even if Zhou Yuan had become the master of Wind Pavilion, they would still ultimately be suppressed by Lu Xiao, which wouldn’t be good for them.
Zhou Yuan smiled. He didn’t think that Chi Jing agreeing to the chief pavilion master battle was a compromise with sect master Xuan Kun, because she also knew that his goal wasn’t to become the wind pavilion master. The chief pavilion master position was his ultimate goal.
Perhaps that sect master Xuan Kun had intended to force her to agree, but his senior sister Chi Jing might have had other thoughts, and her thought might have been that he was equally capable of competing for the position of chief pavilion master.
“My senior sister Chi Jing must think highly of me.”
With Chi Jing’s trust and attention, the pressure that Zhou Yuan felt wasn’t small. It seemed that he shouldn’t feel proud of his victory over Chen Beifeng this time. After all, as Ye Bingling had said, there was a huge gap between Chen Beifeng and Lu Xiao and Han Yuan.
At least Zhou Yuan understood that if he were to face Lu Xiao now, his probability of losing was greater than winning. It wasn’t embarrassing to admit this now because Zhou Yuan’s potential in the Divine Dwelling stage was far greater than Lu Xiao’s.
He had only polished and connected five of the nine Divine Dwellings. If he were to connect the four remaining Divine Dwellings, his Genesis qi foundation would inevitably reach an astonishing level that Lu Xiao couldn’t reach.
Of course, potential couldn’t be turned into strength to fill the gap between them. Therefore, for the next four months, he couldn’t relax at all. Otherwise if he were to fail, he would greatly disappoint his senior sister Chi Jing.
Moreover, Zhou Yuan also had great interest in the little saint art.
He possessed a variety of high-grade Heaven Genesis techniques, but had never touched any Saint Genesis technique before. But he knew that any Saint Genesis technique possessed unimaginable powers and, once mastered, would significantly improve his strength.
He possessed the Seven Cangxuan arts, and if he cultivated the seven arts to great success, he could merge them and turn them into Saint Genesis techniques, but the difficulty of this was too great. Currently, there were only two techniques that Zhou Yuan could be said to have mastered, and they were the Mythic Saint Body and Omega Saint Spirit Art.
He hadn’t quite mastered the Devil Sweeping Sword Orb, let alone the other high-grade Heaven Genesis techniques that he hadn’t had time to practice.
One day, when he merged the seven arts, it should be a true Saint Genesis art, which would be far superior to a little Saint Genesis technique.
At the highest point, Chi Jing’s burgundy hair flowed lightly in the wind, and her gaze flickered toward Zhou Yuan. The two gazes met, and they both smiled as though they understood each other’s mind.
Chi Jing ran her eyes across the entire audience, and her voice rang out: “Everyone, practice hard for the chief pavilion master battle in four months. “Compared to today, it will be a major event for my Tianyuan Region.”
“We will follow Lady Chi Jing’s words.”
Countless people bowed respectfully.
Chi Jing nodded. She knew it wasn’t good to show Zhou Yuan too much attention in public. After all, given her identity, even if Zhou Yuan had become the Wind Pavilion’s pavilion master, the gap in status between them was still huge. So, with the wave of his hand, her slender body blurred and quickly vanished.
When Chi Jing left, the figure of sect master Xuan Kun also faded away, but before he disappeared, he seemed to cast a glance in Zhou Yuan’s direction.
Following the departure of the two grand elders, the pressure that shrouded the world also dissipated, and countless people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Yi Qiushui looked at Zhou Yuan and teased, “Pavilion master Zhou Yuan, you have won today. Do you plan on treating your brothers to a feast?”
Zhou Yuan glanced at the surrounding members of the Wind Pavilion who were looking at him eagerly. He knew that Yi Qiushui was suggesting that this was the best time to win people’s hearts, so he didn’t refuse and nodded with a smile. “Tonight at Wind Restaurant, we won’t return without getting drunk.”
Upon hearing his words, the members of the Wind Pavilion cheered, and the atmosphere turned warm and joyous.
But that was when a figure came over. It was one of the deputy pavilion masters of the Fire Pavilion, Wang Chen.
Ye Bingling frowned and said, “Is there something wrong, deputy p
avilion master Wang Chen?”
Wang Chen remained expressionless, then gave a cupped first salute to Zhou Yuan and smiled insincerely. “Congratulations to pavilion master Zhou Yuan.”
It was clear that he was extremely unhappy. After all, he had previously looked at Zhou Yuan condescendingly, but now, Zhou Yuan’s status was much higher than his own.
“I came here to inform pavilion master Zhou Yuan that since the Wind Pavilion now has a pavilion master, I hope that you won’t be absent from the four pavilion conference in three days. After all, the pavilion master conference has always been hosted by our pavilion master, Lu Xiao,” Wang Chen said indifferently.
There was a hint of arrogance in his tone of voice, and in Wang Chen’s view, there was still a huge gap in strength between Zhou Yuan and Lu Xiao.
Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes. “Four pavilions masters conference? As far as I know, this should be presided over by the chief pavilion master?”
Lu Xiao really wasn’t polite. He was clearly just the pavilion master of the Fire Pavilion but had stretched his hand so far.
The corners of Wang Chen’s mouth slightly tugged upward in a sneer. “Is there a difference? It’s going to happen sooner or later.
“I have delivered the message, so farewell.”
When his voice faded, he turned and left.
“The Fire Pavilion is too arrogant.”
“They consider everyone else beneath them!”
Many other members of the Wind Pavilion were all a little unhappy when they saw Wang Chen being rude to Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan calmly waved his hand. “Don’t let a fly ruin the good mood. Let’s go celebrate.”
When the crowd cheered again, he narrowed his eyes in the direction Wang Chen left.
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