They were the four main protagonists of that day’s chief pavilion master battle, the four pavilion masters!
“What a spectacular sight!”
Zhou Yuan scanned the endless figures that filled the area. Even though he had seen many spectacular sights of world, he still couldn’t help feeling a little stunned. The things he had experienced before, including the Heaven Flame Ritual, were far inferior to that day.
“This is after all a battle for the chief pavilion master position.” Yi Qiushui smiled.
The position was extraordinary. In normal terms, it would be equivalent to a Nascent Source stage expert, and a Nascent Source expert, if placed in any one of the heavens, was undoubtedly a top-level being.
Zhou Yuan nodded and joked to Yi Qiushui, “I heard you made a bet with someone and placed 10,000 origin coins on me? What a rich little woman.”
Ten thousand origin coins wasn’t a small amount. If it weren’t for the four mother runes, there was no way he could bring out that amount even if he was squeezed dry.
When Yi Qiushui heard Zhou Yuan’s teasing, her cheeks flushed, and she immediately shot an angry glare at Zhou Yuan. “If you lose, I’ll just give away my entire fortune. Anyway, I have a little share in the sale of the four mother runes.”
Ye Bingling stretched out her hand to hug Yi Qiushui’s slender waist, comforting, “Don’t worry. I also can’t stand Zuo Ya and have long wanted to teach her a lesson. If you lose, I will pay half.”
“The earnings from the gamble belongs to Qiushui because she had the courage. Senior sister Ye, it’s not right to just poke your nose in,” Zhou Yuan said leisurely.
This remark suddenly made the people around him roll their eyes.
Ye Bingling also said snappily, “You are so full of yourself. You haven’t started fighting yet, and you act like the chief pavilion master position is already in your pocket.”
Yi Qiushui covered her mouth and chuckled, but Zhou Yuan’s relaxed attitude undoubtedly made her and the others secretly relieved. After all, no matter what the final result was, it was good to see him relaxed as opposed to uneasy.
The atmosphere relaxed a little, but Ye Bingling couldn’t help but poke Zhou Yuan’s arm and whisper, “Can you really do it?”
Zhou Yuan answered in a serious voice, “All men can do it.”
Everyone around them broke into laughter, and Ye Bingling blushed with embarrassment, her face and neck turning red. Then, icy Genesis Qi gathered into an icicle between her fingers, and she aimed it fiercely at Zhou Yuan’s waist. This bastard dared to tease her.
But after Zhou Yuan’s teasing, the tense and almost depressive atmosphere on the Wind Pavilion’s side had dissipated, and everyone started to whisper to one another.
Seeing this, Zhou Yuan nodded secretly. Now that countless people were watching the four pavilions, if they looked nervous and restless, it would make people look down on them.
In the distance, someone from the Fire Pavilion was also watching the Wind Pavilion.
“The high and mighty pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion is just a trash that likes to show off.” A tall woman sneered. It was Zuo Ya, who had previously made a bet with Yi Qiushui.
Immediately, she looked at the figure standing tall in front of her, a deep admiration flashing across her eyes. She said in a soft voice, “Senior brother Lu Xiao, I have bet everything on you. You have to win beautifully.
“If you run into that guy, it’s best if you win by directly crushing and letting him understand his own strength.”
Lu Xiao’s expression was calm and indifferent. He peered ahead and didn’t even glance once in Zhou Yuan’s direction. “Junior sister, don’t worry. As the pavilion master, I have the responsibility to get back everything that our Fire Pavilion had previously lost.
“In truth, I don’t want Zhou Yuan to be utterly crushed by me. It would be better if I could show some ability. Otherwise, the previous defeats would be even more embarrassing.”
Zuo Ya nodded. Losing to a capable person was better than losing to a trash. That way it could act as a cloth to cover the Fire Pavilion’s previous failures.
Of course, the most important thing was that the Fire Pavilion had to stand until the end.
Lu Xiao didn’t say anything more. In truth, he could sense that Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi foundation had increased once again. But so what?
He had been preparing for the battle for a long, long time.
And after today, I will climb to the top of the four pavilions and become a real higher-up of the Tianyuan region! Lu Xiao thought, his eyes blazing.
Om!
And while Lu Xiao was thinking, a strange sound began resounding between heaven and the earth, and everyone noticed a vast and infinite force appearing. Under this powerful force, even experts of the Nascent Source stage felt their Genesis Qi go somewhat out of control.
In the Tianyuan Region, only Law Domain experts could make Nascent Source stage experts feel this way.
Thus, countless people gazed in awe at the void as mighty and pure Genesis Qi gathered together and split into five woven mats in the sky. Clouds and mist gathered around the mats, floating in the air like immortals.
On the five woven mats were five figures gradually taking shape, appearing under countless awed gazes.
It was also at this time that Zhou Yuan solemnly lifted his head to look at the five figures.
He didn’t expect the chief pavilion master battle would attract the other three grand elders besides Chi Jing and Xuan Kun.
The five supreme leaders of the Tianyuan Region had all showed up!
Such a battle was undoubtedly spectacular!
Chapter 874 Five Grand Elders
When the five figures emerged on the woven mats in the void, countless people bowed respectfully and said in an awe-stricken voice, “Paying respect to the grand elders!”
In the absence of supreme sovereign Cang Yuan, these five people were the supreme leaders of the Tianyuan Region. Without mentioning their status, they still possessed powers of the Law Domain stage, which was enough to dominate any area.
In normal times, it was incredibly difficult to see the five grand elders appear at the same time, so it was an eye-opener for many people.
Zhou Yuan also bowed down to pay his respect, then lifted his head to look at the five imposing figures faintly exuding auras that could suppress the entire world. None of the five figures were any weaker than sect master Qing Yan of the Cangxuan Sect.
In addition to Chi Jing and sect master Xuan Kun, whom he had met before, there was a beautiful woman in a green dress. Her skin was like white jade, and her eyes were as peaceful as water. She radiated a pleasant and relaxing aura around her, like an ancient forest.
Adding to this, Zhou Yuan felt an indescribable life force from her body. She simply sat there quietly, but it seemed as though lush green plants were constantly growing out of thin air in the space around her and turning into faint green specks of light.
“She’s the clan elder of the Wood Clan, clan elder Mu Ni,” Yi Qiushui whispered to Zhou Yuan.
“A very strong power of life,” Zhou Yuan marveled in a low voice.
Zhou Yuan had practiced the Taiyi Green Wood Mark before so was particularly sensitive to the power of life. When he saw clan elder Mu Ni, he could distinctly feel the Taiyi Green Wood Mark in his body cheering, as though a hint of her life force would lead to great improvements in his cultivation.
“Of course, clan elder Mu Ni is very famous in the Hunyuan Heaven, and she is known as the holy jade hand who can easily cure any injuries. Even experts of the same level are very polite to her. After all, anyone can get injured,” Ye Bingling explained. “But clan elder Mu Ni has always kept a low profile. Even in the Tianyuan Utopia, she is rarely seen, and if it wasn’t the chief pavilion master battle today, I don’t think she would have appeared.”
Zhou Yuan trembled. He wondered whether clan elder Mu Ni would be able to help Yaoyao recover.
But he immediately shook his head. Yaoyao’s identity was extremely mysterious and most likely not ordinary. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a need for the Ancestral Dragon Lantern and ancestral dragon blood, two legendary objects, to help her recover. Since his master Cang Yuan hadn’t mentioned it before, asking her would most likely be of little use.
Ye Bingling whispered again, “Also, I heard that clan elder Mu Ni has feelings towards supreme sovereign Cang Yuan.”
Hearing such gossip, even Zhou Yuan revealed a shocked and strange expression on his face. But thinking about it, it wasn’t that surprising. Master Cang Yuan was an exceptionally talented person with a good nature, so it was understandable that his charm would attract people like the clan elder Mu Ni.
But it was unknown whether it was unrequited. After all, he had never heard his master mention her.
Zhou Yuan sighed, then cast his gaze upon the woven mat beside clan elder Mu Ni, where a slightly burly, middle-aged man sat with an indifferent expression. His eyes weren’t ordinary and were transformed from a pair of crystal stones.
A faint strange light radiated from his pupils, as if it could penetrate the nine ancient districts and explore the world.
“That's the patriarch of the Profound Crystal Clan, Bian Chang.
“Members of the Profound Crystal Clan are born with crystal eyes, and as Genesis Qi accumulates, their eyes can shoot out heavenly crystal light that if it strikes, can turn people to stones. The power is abnormal and domineering,” Ye Bingling whispered in Zhou Yuan’s ears.
“Given patriarch Bian Chang’s strength, he only needs to sweep his gaze over and experts of the Heavenly Sun stage would turn to stone.”
Zhou Yuan secretly smacked his lips. This was a benefit brought by bloodline. The Profound Crystal Clan was indeed blessed by heaven.
He cast his gaze onto the last grand elder. It was a white-haired handsome youngster who seemed to be around the same age as him, but Zhou Yuan could feel an ancient aura being emitted from his body. He was clearly an old monster.
“That’s the patriarch of the White Clan?” Zhou Yuan asked.
“Yes, the patriarch of the White Clan, Bai Ye.”
“The blood of the White Clan has an ability called white erosion. If it invades one’s body, even the Genesis Qi will be infected with white poison, and once it exhausts the Genesis Qi, the victim will immediately perish. It is extremely vicious and domineering.
“There is also a rumour that patriarch Bai Ye’s Law Domain is called the White Domain. Once the Law Domain spreads out, any person below the Heavenly Sun stage enveloped in the Law Domain will be turned to white fog. Even Nascent Source stage experts won’t be able to endure long inside.
A flicker of fear crossed Zhou Yuan’s face. He had heard from his senior sister Chi Jing that the Heavenly Spirit Sect, White Clan and Profound Crystal Clan had joined forces. All three were incredibly powerful. Fortunately, Chi Jing was close with the Wood Clan, and she could barely resist the others.
And from the gossip he had just heard, the reason that clan elder Mu Ni would get close to Chi Jing was perhaps because of his master Cang Yuan.
The situation in the Tianyuan Region was currently very complicated, and it was unknown when his senior brother would finish his closed-door cultivation. Otherwise, the Heavenly Spirit Sect and the others would still have the greater influence and power in the Tianyuan Region.
While thoughts were churning in his mind, the five grand elders exchanged glances with one another in the void. In the end, they finally decided to let Chi Jing speak. She ran her clear eyes across the crowd, and the world fell silent.
“Today is the chief pavilion master battle between the four pavilions, and I believe you all already know the rules.”
She turned to Lu Xiao, Zhou Yuan, Han Yuan and Mu Liu, and then pointed at the towering mountain. The clouds and mist around it gradually dispersed, revealing four long stone ladders that stretched endlessly up from the foot of the mountain and into the clouds.
She looked at sect master Xuan Kun, who flicked his sleeve and brought out a token.
The token was engraved with the Four Spirits Origin Tower on which there was an ancient ‘chief’ character. With a flick of her finger, the token hummed and turned into a stream of light that shot towards the peak of the towering mountain.
At that moment, everyone felt a tremendous pressure bearing down from the top of the mountain as if mercury was flooding down and shrouding the whole mountain.
Many experts of the Divine Dwelling stage looked terrified. Under that pressure, even the Genesis Qi in their bodies showed signs of freezing.
“If you want to climb to the top to compete for the token of the chief pavilion master, you must first climb the cloud ladder.”
Chi Jing raised her hand into the air. An ancient bell reverberated throughout the world.
Her indifferent voice also rang out, setting off excitement and a buzzing atmosphere.
“The rules have been set, pavilion masters…
“Climb the ladder!”
The chief pavilion master battle finally began!
Chapter 875 Cloud Ladder
When Chi Jing’s voice faded, countless people suddenly fixed their eyes onto the four imposing figures in front of the many people of the four pavilions. The atmosphere was buzzing, and everyone knew that the good show that they had been awaiting for years was finally about to start.
Swoosh!
Under countless gazes, the four figures shot out at almost the same time, directly speeding towards the white jade-like ladder.
The four people had just reached the cloud ladder when they felt an extremely terrifying pressure spread towards them from all directions. The feeling was as if they were situated in the depths of the sea. There were levels upon levels of pressure.
Under that kind of tremendous pressure, all four suddenly fell onto the ladder, unable to leap up.
“What powerful pressure!”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed. Under this pressure, it was as if he was carrying a mountain on his back and was unable to move forward. Adding to this, the cloud ladder was incredibly long. It was really a test of his ability to climb up.
But he didn’t impatiently climb the ladder, and he simply let the pressure envelop him for him to adapt first.
In the void, the five imposing figures intently watched the four figures on the cloud ladders.
“In the past chief pavilion master battles, the cloud ladder suppression was only around 18 million Genesis Qi stars. Why has it reached 20 million this time?” Chi Jing asked.
When the chief pavilion master token exuded the pressure, she had already noticed this, but the object was in sect master Xuan Kun’s hand, so she didn’t know what sect master Xuan Kun had set.
Sect master Xuan Kun smiled. “Grand elder Chi Jing is wrong. According to the rules, the pressure can be set between 15 million and 20 million. I only set it to 20 million, which is actually reasonable. Just consider it as a test for those little guys.”
Chi Jing took a deep look at sect master Xuan Kun. How could she not know what that old man was thinking? He just wanted to create some difficulties for Zhou Yuan because one could only rely on their own Genesis Qi foundation on the cloud ladder. Any other objects were useless.
Although the combat strength that Zhou Yuan had shown was indeed tyrannical, he was still only at the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage. Without any cultivation objects, in terms of foundation, he was indeed inferior to Lu Xiao and the others.
But what sect master Xuan Kun said was right. There was no fixed value to the pressure, so even if he set it to 20 million, Chi Jing couldn’t say anything.
She didn’t continue to argue, casting her gaze onto the cloud ladder. She knew that sect master Xuan Kun thought that this pressure could suppress Zhou Yuan. He really underestimated her master’s eyes.
As for the other three grand elders, none of them uttered a word. The current Tianyuan Utopia was
managed by Chi Jing and sect master Xuan Kun, and they were too busy to get involved.
At this time there were also countless people gazing at the four figures. They were spiritedly discussing things to each other.
“It is said that to climb this ladder one has to depend on one’s own Genesis Qi foundation and one can’t use other foreign objects. If your foundation isn’t strong enough, it will be difficult to progress one step up the cloud ladder.”
“I think the level of Genesis Qi pressure is stronger than before.”
“It’s indeed stronger. It seems that one must possess a foundation of at least 20 million stars to withstand it!”
Hearing this number, many people gasped in astonishment. This foundation also couldn’t be achieved with the help of foreign objects. It should be said that for people of the advanced Divine Dwelling stage to possess a Genesis Qi foundation of 10 million was already very amazing.
Only the top heaven prides who opened up nine Divine Dwellings could achieve a Genesis Qi foundation of around that level when they reached the advanced Divine Dwelling stage.
On the Fire Pavilion’s side, Zuo Ya and Zhu Lian were standing together. Zuo Ya looked at Zhou Yuan’s figure from afar and sneered, “A Genesis Qi foundation of 20 million—that guy couldn’t have reached that level, right?”
Zhu Lian responded, “Even Fang Ao couldn’t reach 20 million after activating the Fire Spirit Rune. Zhou Yuan is even less likely to have done so, right?”
“The combat strength he showed before is indeed strong, but he had mostly relied on foreign objects to achieve that.”
“If this guy can’t pass the cloud ladder round, it will be really laughable.” Zuo Ya sneered.
Smiling, Zhu Lian nodded. The stone ladder was originally intended to eliminate people with insufficient foundations. If Zhou Yuan only possessed the strength he did before, it would be impossible for him to reach the top of the mountain.
Zuo Ya cast a glance over at Yi Qiushui on the Wind Pavilion’s side, and their two gazes collided. The corners of Zuo Ya’s red lips curved in an undisguised mocking smile, and she mouthed, “Yi Qiushui, prepare your 10,000 origin coins!”
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