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Chapter 844 - 60 Senior Brother Only Recognizes Money [Combined Two in One]

Chapter 844: Chapter 60 Senior Brother Only Recognizes Money [Combined Two in One]

Jiangnan, Bailu Mountain.

Surrounded by rivers and facing the sea, resplendent with natural beauty, this place is considered to be in the central region of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal Sect and has always been the venue for grand gatherings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

On this day, with ten thousand miles of clear skies, the vast mountain-top stone courtyard waved with eighteen flags symbolizing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, with only the one that once represented Taotie City having been removed. The purpose of this grand assembly was to select a replacement.

Representing Mang Mountain City, Huyan Dong sat in a corner with a smile on his face, composed and serene. Half of the people following him used to be Taotie City’s trusted old-timers whom he had called back; the other half, with a mismatched air about them, had sharp eyes and unfriendly looks—fierce disciples of Mang Mountain.

Those who saw Huyan Dong would be taken aback while greeting him, despite having heard that this former Taotie City Castellan was now presiding over Mang Mountain City; actually seeing him bustling about for this was rather surprising.

It wasn’t clear whether there was some sort of captive mechanism inherent to Mang Mountain disciples, but after they breached Taotie City, they even captured the City Lord. As a pure businessman, Huyan Dong’s way of thinking was far too advanced compared to these traditional cultivators.

Most of those who entered were well-known figures from the Immortal Sects, and Huyan Dong greeted each of them familiarly and calmly. However, when the delegation from Heavenly Gang Sect arrived, he saw two faces he didn’t recognize.

Leading Heavenly Gang Sect were a hand-in-hand couple: a young man with striking features, dressed in tight-fitting clothes and carrying a sword on his back, and a vivacious, bright-eyed woman wearing a purple dress and golden hairpin.

This pair was none other than Li Fujian and Ji Lingyu, a young couple married early in life.

Among the younger generation of Heavenly Gang Sect, Yun Chaoxian was known for his intelligence, but Li Fujian, after his marriage, seemed to have an extra support by his side—his wife’s intelligence truly brought a dimension reduction attack. Henceforth, many matters representing the sect were entrusted to him, which was essentially relying on Ji Lingyu’s capacity.

However, it wasn’t that Yun Chaoxian lacked support; it was just that his partner... was the Iron Hammer Girl.

They were so-called hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Ji Lingyu’s competition with Ji Lingfeng continued, and it was foreseeable that there would be no victor in the short term. Although Ji Lingyu got married and Ji Lingfeng found a job, it was hard to tell whose resolve was stronger.

Although Li Fujian had gained favor in recent years, being of the younger generation, it was still somewhat insufficient for such a grand event of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands that rarely happened. Perhaps Heavenly Gang Sect was expressing their dissatisfaction in this way.

After all, they had strongly supported War Mausoleum Mountain as a formidable contender—at least that’s how they saw it. But just the day before, Qiu Fenglie, the master of War Mausoleum Mountain, was publicly defeated by Minister Zhang.

Even though Minister Zhang used the Righteous Qi Scroll Fragment to catch Qiu Fenglie off guard, it didn’t mean he was superior in combat. If it had been a life-or-death battle, he wouldn’t have been able to kill Qiu Fenglie with the scroll fragment, and Qiu Fenglie could likely have killed him after finding a way to counter it.

But it was an arena match and under the effect of the law, Qiu Fenglie was directly ousted from the stage by Minister Zhang’s triad of "retreat" commands.

Qiu Fenglie, being a real man, made no excuses and acknowledged his defeat, proclaiming War Mausoleum Mountain’s withdrawal from the competition for the Ten Lands.

So, Heavenly Gang Sect came this time merely as witnesses, losing their sense of participation.

Thus, when the large delegation from Ascending Dragon Academy, Scholar’s Academy, and Confucianists from Yu Mountain Academy arrived together, Li Fujian’s expression wasn’t too happy.

Leading Yu Mountain Academy was Minister Zhang, undoubtedly the most glorious figure, drawing the attention of everyone present. His expression was serene, and he humbly nodded his head in politeness to everyone’s greetings.

Young and famous, divinely endowed, and having challenged and defeated a veteran cultivator, he would have been considered the pre-eminent figure of his generation in any other era.

It was a pity, though, that this generation of outstanding figures in the Mortal Realm was too numerous.

Before him, Yang Shenlong, Chu Liang, and Xu Ziyang had already reached the Seventh Realm in advance, and others might soon break through as well. The spotlight that should have belonged to Minister Zhang was thus somewhat diluted.

As soon as the Confucian delegation settled down, the Shu Mountain Sect’s delegation arrived.

The external affairs were still led by Peak Master Wang Xuanling. Though he wasn’t the strongest among the peak masters, given that one of the more capable ones was reticent and the other notorious, the highly esteemed Old Wang’s position remained secure.

Following behind him was Jade Sword Peak’s chief disciple, Xu Ziyang, with a tall figure and piercing gaze, carrying a bronze sword box on his back that seemed to conceal an extraordinary treasure sword.

Side by side with Xu Ziyang was Sect Leader Huan Leisheng from Talisman Sect.

Mr. Huan’s expression wasn’t particularly pleasant. Chu Liang had been out and about recently and had only returned to Shu Mountain the day before. When Mr. Huan inquired about Chu Liang’s preparations for the competition, Chu Liang’s response was still one word: "Steady."

Huan Leisheng was quite exasperated with this. At this point, Talisman Sect had no inheritance, no disciples, no lobbying—what could they use to compete? Where others used constancy to deal with changes, they seemed to be relying on negligence for the same.

Chu Liang’s repeated assurance was, "I have my plans."

It was as if his confidence settled everything.

At times, even Mr. Huan doubted whether Master Chu really wanted Talisman Sect to just make up the numbers. Was it possible that he didn’t actually want to succeed in the competition?

With such doubts in mind, he followed the Shu Mountain Sect group to find his seat.