With these thoughts in her mind, the smile on Zuo Ya’s lips turned more and more ruminative. She looked Yi Qiushui directly in the eye, and her indifferent voice echoed in the courtyard.
“Are they not right? Your pavilion master only luckily won against our Fire Pavilion by using some underhanded methods.”
Chapter 871 Gamble
When Zuo Ya said those words, chilling intent flashed across Yi Qiushui’s beautiful eyes. How could she not know that Zuo Ya had malicious intent? She wanted to deliberately pour some dirty water onto the Wind Pavilion and Zhou Yuan.
Zuo Ya smiled complacently when she saw Yi Qiushui’s icy cold eyes. “What? Yi Qiushui, you don’t think it’s right? Who here doesn’t know how strong senior brother Lu Xiao is? The Fire Pavilion dominated the four pavilions for many years. Why would the Wind Pavilion repeatedly win power after Zhou Yuan came?
“He’s only at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage, so how would he have that ability? What a joke! I don’t believe there isn’t something fishy about this!”
The surrounding young girls all wore pensive looks. The Wind Pavilion’s achievements during this period of time were indeed too amazing. Moreover, they were all achieved under the leadership of an intermediate Divine Dwelling stage expert who had been a nobody. To some extent, this was indeed unbelievable.
Yi Dong’er flushed with anger seeing Zuo Ya smearing Zhou Yuan, and she was about to refute Zuo Ya’s words.
But Yi Qiushui stopped her and stared at Zuo Ya being overbearing. She said indifferently, “Two grand elders were also present at the Heaven Flame Ritual. If you say Zhou Yuan cheated, are you also suggesting the two grand elders are senile?”
Zuo Ya’s expression changed abruptly. Yi Qiushui’s counterattack was undoubtedly ruthless. She had directly tagged her with a label that not even the elders of her family could bear. After all, both Chi Jing and the sect master Xuan Kun were supreme beings in the Tianyuan Region.
The surrounding young boys and girls nodded one after another. They didn’t know how Zhou Yuan was able to do it, but if he had cheated, how could he have fooled the two grand elders?
They were Law Domain experts!
Zuo Ya’s expression changed. She didn’t dare to dwell on the topic anymore. “Yi Qiushui, a sharp tongue doesn’t change anything. The chief pavilion master battle is near, and at that time senior brother Lu Xiao will make Zhou Yuan understand what is a contemptible clown!
“When senior brother Lu Xiao becomes the chief pavilion master, we will take back all the advantages that your Wind Pavilion took!”
When talking about Lu Xiao, Zuo Ya’s eyes were filled with admiration, but at the mention of Zhou Yuan there was disdain and scorn again in her eyes.
In her opinion, Zhou Yuan wasn’t worthy of being compared to Lu Xiao, and his previous wins were all because Lu Xiao hadn’t made a move. Moreover, the Heaven Flame Ritual focused on Spirit power, which wasn’t Lu Xiao’s strong point.
Otherwise, if Lu Xiao had acted, how could Zhou Yuan have been able to take advantage of the situation and rise to fame?
Yi Qiushui’s beautiful face was icy cold as she uttered, “The results are not out yet; it’s too early for you to be happy.
“Aren’t you afraid of being embarrassed by the result? Hasn’t your Fire Pavilion learned enough lessons over the past few months?”
Zuo Ya refused to concede and argued, “Those previous wins are trivial. Yi Qiushui, you also know what the result of the chief pavilion master battle would be!”
Yi Qiushui clenched her hands tight inside her sleeves and gave her a cold-eyed stare.
“What’s the matter? You don’t agree?” Zuo Ya smiled mockingly. “If you don’t agree, do you dare gamble with me? Let’s bet whether the chief pavilion master position will fall to senior brother Lu Xiao or to pavilion master Zhou Yuan?
“The stake is simple: 3000 origin coins. Do you dare to bet?”
Many people gasped out loud. Three thousand origin coins wasn’t a small amount, and even though Zuo Ya was the Fire Pavilion’s vice pavilion master, it was most likely more than half of her earnings over the years.
Facing the wager, Yi Qiushui simply snorted and pulled Yi Dong’er away, ignoring Zuo Ya.
Zuo Ya was clearly setting her up. If she lost the bet, Zuo Ya would use it as an excuse to slander the Wind Pavilion.
“It seems that you also know that your pavilion master has no chance of winning. Compared with senior brother Lu Xiao, Zhou Yuan is just a firefly.” Zuo Ya smiled, but her words were unusually sharp.
“Yi Qiushui, I advise you to persuade your pavilion master to admit defeat early. If he does, it won’t be so embarrassing for him. I have heard that senior brother Lu Xiao is very unhappy with him and will most likely not hold back in the chief pavilion master battle.”
Yi Qiushui’s footsteps halted, and her usual gentle face was covered with frost.
She couldn’t accept Zuo Ya publicly insulting Zhou Yuan, even if she knew that Zuo Ya was deliberately trying to provoke her.
She was now the vice pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion and couldn’t let Zuo Ya attack them in public.
She slowly turned around, coldly staring at Zuo Ya.
Zuo Ya didn’t care and said mockingly, “What? You’re going to bet?”
“If you want to bet so much, I will join you, but your bet is really too small.”
Zuo Ya raised her long shapely brows with a hint of anger in her eyes, which she suppressed in the end and sneered, “Then what do you want?”
“Ten thousand origin coins,” Yi Qiushui stated loud and clear as she stared directly at Zuo Ya. “Since you want to bet so much, bet more. If you don’t have the guts, shut your mouth!”
Hua!
Everyone was struck dumb. Ten thousand origin coins was no small amount. Even Yi Qiushui and Zuo Ya, who both had powerful backgrounds, would suffer greatly if they lost the bet.
Evidently, Yi Qiushui was enraged.
Zuo Ya’s face stiffened, and she didn’t dare speak for a good while. If she were to lose 10,000 origin coins, would she still be able to continue to cultivate in the future?
Is Yi Qiushui crazy?!
Zuo Ya had only planned to provoke Yi Qiushui, but she hadn’t expected her to be so crazy.
“What, you don’t dare?” Yi Qiushui looked contemptuously at Zuo Ya.
Zuo Ya’s complexion alternated between blue and white. Looking at Yi Qiushui’s contemptuous gaze, she was abnormally furious, but in the end she snorted, “Since you want to give me origin coins so much, how can I refuse?”
“Ten thousand origin coins it is then!”
Although shocked by the large number of 10,000 origin coins, Zuo Ya felt that Yi Qiushui only said it out of anger. After all, she didn’t believe Zhou Yuan, who was only at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage, could win against Lu Xiao!
Those previous victories were undoubtedly ridiculous in the face of absolute strength.
“Yi Qiushui, we all heard this bet. I hope you won’t deny it in the future. Otherwise, I will have to find elder Yi Yan to ask for it!” Zuo Ya said.
“You have to remember it too. If you don’t acknowledge the bet, I’ll also ask the elders of your Zuo family.”
Yi Qiushui pulled Yi Dong’er and turned away.
Zuo Ya snorted coldly before she left.
As they left, the young boys and girls burst into gasps of astonishment. Their bet would soon spread throughout the Tianyuan Region.
Yi Dong’er had also heard of Lu Xiao’s reputation, so on the way home, she asked in a concerned voice, “Big sister, will brother Zhou Yuan win?”
Deep in thought, Yi Qiushui stroked Yi Dong’er’s head for a moment. Zhou Yuan’s confident face and gaze crossed her mind, so the corners of her red lips curved upwards into a beautiful smile, and she nodded.
“He will certainly win! If he loses, your sister will have to sell herself to him and work for him to earn back the bet.”
> “Hehe, big sister, I think you would prefer to lose, then!”
“You want a beating!”
Chapter 872 Advanced Divine Dwelling Stage
As time passed, the battle between the four pavilions began approaching, and the degree of excitement within the Tianyuan Utopia increased. The conversation topics throughout the Tianyuan Utopia all revolved around the upcoming battle, and the level of attention it received was far greater than what the previous Heaven Flame Ritual received.
As participants in the battle, the four pavilion masters, Lu Xiao, Zhou Yuan, Han Yuan and Mu Liu, were also burning with excitement.
Gambling shops were even opening up to bet on which pavilion master would win the title of chief pavilion master. They were extremely popular.
Unsurprisingly, Lu Xiao was the most popular candidate. After all, no matter what, Lu Xiao was deservedly called the strongest person of the young generation in the Tianyuan Region. Even if there was something fishy regarding his ninth ranking on the Divine Dwelling List, his strength was recognised by many.
In addition to Lu Xiao, Han Yuan and Mu Liu—who were always second to Lu Xiao in the Tianyuan region—also had a chance of winning the position of chief pavilion master.
As for Zhou Yuan, he was in last place. Although the Wind Pavilion had soared under Zhou Yuan’s leadership in the past few months and had even beaten the Fire Pavilion in the Heaven Flame Ritual, everybody knew that there were some tricks regarding the four mother runes and the Heaven Flame Ritual.
The chief pavilion master battle, however, was a true competition of one’s own strength.
Any trickery wouldn’t be effective. So, Zhou Yuan, who only possessed strength of the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage, didn’t give other people much confidence. It was understandable that not many people thought highly of him.
And while the entire Tianyuan Utopia was closely paying attention to the chief pavilion master battle, the gamble between Yi Qiushui and Zuo Ya also became known and sparked many discussions. After all, 10,000 origin coins wasn’t a small amount.
Many people secretly pitied Yi Qiushui when they heard about the gamble between the two women. It was clearly a set-up by Zuo Ya; how could Yi Qiushui be fooled? Even if she was wealthy, she shouldn’t ruin her family like that right?
But no matter what, the gamble had been decided and brought the excitement of the chief pavilion master battle to a new height.
Thus, while being discussed by millions of people, the chief pavilion master battle was only one day away.
Wind Island, a closed-off room.
Inside the cauldron were blazing Heavenly Sun Flames and a terrifying heat gathering.
A figure was quietly sitting cross-legged in the middle of the raging flames. His skin was sparkling and translucent like jade, and in the depths of the emitted jade light seemed to be something silvery.
It was Zhou Yuan.
At this moment, the sealed Heavenly Sun Flames inside the red sphere suspended in front of him had all been exhausted. During his one month of closed-door cultivation, Zhou Yuan had consumed a total of 240,000 Heavenly Sun Flames.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes were tightly closed, and his breathing was like a dragon, inhaling and exhaling golden flames.
The Heavenly Sun Flames in the cauldron were gradually depleting, and when the last flame was swallowed by Zhou Yuan, the cauldron dimmed.
Zhou Yuan was still sitting cross-legged quietly, like a rock, with no response.
This silence lasted for three hours.
At one point, Zhou Yuan’s body quivered, and from his body, there seemed to be a subtle cracking.
The noise sounded pleasant, and when it passed through his body, it seemed that even his flow of blood became much smoother, like the sound of heaven.
It was the sound of walls breaking!
The seventh Divine Dwelling was finally connected!
Zhou Yuan’s closed eyes suddenly sprang open, and golden light burst out like a real substance. Then, a gush of Genesis qi erupted from his body like a volcano.
Roar!
The azure-golden Genesis Qi shrouded Zhou Yuan’s figure and vaguely seemed to transform into a giant spiraling serpent.
Bang!
The lid of the cauldron was directly blasted up, and Zhou Yuan’s figure, like a flash of lightning, broke through the roof of the cultivation room and appeared above Wind Island.
He let out a long roar, facing the gusts of astral wind around Wind Island. The azure light shadow coiled around his body, withstanding all the astral wind.
The whistling of wind continued for a good while before it finally stopped.
And on Zhou Yuan’s face was an undisguised look of joy. In this closed-door cultivation, as he had wished, he opened up the seventh Divine Dwelling and truly stepped into the advanced Divine Dwelling stage.
Zhou Yuan calmed his emotions and felt the inside of the Divine Dwelling. The corners of his mouth curved in an undisguised joyful smile.
Six million!
Having connected the seventh Divine Dwelling, the number of Genesis Qi stars in his Divine Dwellings grew by six million!
The increase was greater than any of his previous ascensions!
His Genesis Qi foundation had previously reached 15 million Genesis Qi stars, but now, following the increase of six million, he had directly broken through the 20 million level, reaching the terrifying figure of 21 million!
It should be said that when he had fought against Fang Ao, even if he had activated both the Wind Spirit Rune and the Fire Spirit Rune, he had only reached 20 million!
But now, before any other means were used, his Genesis Qi foundation surpassed his full strength of that time.
From this it was clear how much benefit this breakthrough brought Zhou Yuan!
“Chaos Divine Dwellings are really amazing!” Even Zhou Yuan couldn’t help feeling overjoyed. He knew that the reason his Genesis Qi foundation could increase like this was primarily due to his variant Divine Dwelling.
The most frightening thing was that he now had room for another two ascensions. Once he connected through to the ninth Divine Dwellings, what sort of level would his Genesis Qi foundation reach?
Zhou Yuan dared to say that at that time the number of people in the Divine Dwelling stage whose Genesis Qi foundation was comparable to his in the entire Hunyuan Heaven would be no more than five.
In addition, during this closed-door cultivation session, his breakthrough to the advanced Divine Dwelling stage wasn’t his only harvest.
Zhou Yuan slightly closed his eyes, and his beating heart sounded in his ear.
As it pounded, golden light flowed around it. The light was in actuality drops of golden blood!
It was the golden blood of the Mythic Saint Body!
In the past, Zhou Yuan’s Mythic Saint Body could at most produce a dozen drops of golden blood, but after close to one month of being refined by the Heavenly Sun Flames, not only did Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi become purer, his body became stronger and received great benefits.
There were more than two hundred drops of golden blood!
The golden blood, once activated, would undoubtedly allow Zhou Yuan’s bodily strength to skyrocket. This harvest could be said to be a pleasant surprise that also greatly improved his combat strength.
As Zhou Yuan felt the majestic Genesis Qi flowing in his body and his increasingly tyrannical bodily strength, his eyes filled with satisfaction. After a while, he peered into the distance only to see many figures hastily approaching. They were Ye Bingling and Yi Qiushui with surprised looks on their faces. They had evidently been attracted by his movements and noises.
Zhou Yuan looked at them, then turned his attention to the direction of the Fire Pavilion in the distance, an intense battle intent blazing in his eyes.
After his breakthrough, there was nothing he feared. Even in the face of Lu Xiao, he still had the power to fight.
He was somewhat looking forward to the chief pavili
on master battle.
Chapter 873 The Chief Pavilion Master Battle Begins
That day Tianyuan Utopia was the most buzzing and lively that Zhou Yuan had seen ever since he had come half a year ago.
All across the world, countless silhouettes whizzed towards the center of the Tianyuan Utopia like locusts. There, the chief pavilion master battle would be held on a battlefield.
It was a huge floating island, and around the island were mountain ranges that stretched endlessly, filled with a wild and ancient atmosphere.
The natural Genesis Qi on the floating island was also extremely pure. For a place like this, only those who held a high and mighty elder position in the Tianyuan Utopia were allowed to set up a residence for cultivation training.
Therefore the island was usually closed off and inaccessible to ordinary people. But that day was the chief pavilion master battle, and everyone was allowed in. It was a treat for many people and made them yearn even more for the benefits of becoming an elder of Tianyuan Utopia.
In the depths of the mountain range was a towering mountain standing like a giant, shrouded in mist and clouds. The mist, however, wasn’t ordinary; it was formed from the excessively rich Genesis Qi on the island.
Swoosh!
Countless silhouettes swept across the sky from all directions, then landed on the mountain ranges around the towering mountain.
The tranquility of the mountain range had long been broken. Countless noises filled the sky, and even the clouds were torn apart.
It seemed that more than half of the population of Tianyuan Utopia had come to watch the chief pavilion master battle. This was no doubt a magnificent sight.
The countless people cast their eyes to the foot of the towering mountain where there were four areas, each one crowded with people. Judging from the pattern and emblem on their clothes, they were the young and spirited people from the four pavilions.
At the forefront of each of the four pavilions was a leading figure, each exuding an extraordinary aura.
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