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Chapter 966 - 52: Heroes of the Nine States [Combined Two-in-One]

Chapter 966: Chapter 52: Heroes of the Nine States [Combined Two-in-One]

"Four Seas and Nine Continents celebrate together; the Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks offer their felicitations to this day!"

"At the ends of the earth, the bright moon we gaze upon is the same; the vast ocean and the changing fields share this moment in time!"

"Honored guests..."

"Standing before the Magic Mirrors in thirty-six cities, together with friends from the Eastern Sea Demonic Clan..."

"Welcome everyone to the first-ever Nine States Grand Festivity hosted by Shu Mountain’s Red Cotton Peak Master. I am Baozhu Liange, your host for this event, from the Southern Sea Ruins!"

"I am your host, Xu Ziyang, from Shu Mountain Jade Sword Peak!"

On the high platform, the gold light shone brightly, reflecting the faces of a young man and woman. The man was tall and handsome with a straight posture, his eyebrows sharp like swords; the woman was tall and graceful, with fair skin, her hair as if it were surging waves.

These were the hosts selected by Chu Liang for the event: Princess Lian Ge of the Merfolk Tribe from the Southern Sea and Xu Ziyang, the Jade Sword Peak’s Eldest Senior Brother.

At that time, Chu Liang was pondering the selection of the hosts. Finding men and women with good looks and outstanding talents was not difficult in the Immortal Cultivation World. However, to represent the unity of all the clans in the Mortal Realm while also embodying the spirit of the Shu Mountain Sect, required a mix of hosts.

At that moment, Princess Baozhu Liange and Xu Ziyang entered his sight. Chu Liang, too lazy to think further, directly entrusted the responsibility to Senior Brother Xu.

Initially, Xu Ziyang and Princess Lian Ge were merely strolling quietly, not expecting to suddenly take on this high-profile task. But Chu Liang consulted with Wang Xuanling, and with the opportunity to shine on behalf of Shu Mountain in front of the Four Seas and Nine Continents, Old Wang immediately had his disciple accept the task.

As expected, the Eldest Senior Brother did not disappoint, displaying all the righteousness of a Shu Mountain disciple.

"Today, is a day of gathering," said Princess Lian Ge, looking ahead. Today’s audience consisted of the high-level members of various Immortal Sects, but what she saw was not them, but the golden curtain in front of her, as if she could see through to the other end of the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams, "Friends from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are gathered together."

"Today, is a day to remember," Xu Ziyang declared with resolute words. "Never before have the Human Clan and Demonic Clan sat together in such harmony."

"That’s true," Lin Bei whispered from behind Chu Liang. "The last time all the Immortal Sects and Demonic Clans gathered together for a major event was probably the Demon God war three thousand years ago."

"What are you talking about..." Chu Liang subtly elbowed him and gently covered one of Tuntun’s ears, "We’re not listening to his nonsense; let’s focus on the performance."

But it seemed Tuntun didn’t care at all; she sat with Chu Liang on her left and the Demon Race High Priest on her right, surrounded by the leaders of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Under normal circumstances, Chu Liang’s status would never have allowed him to sit in such a place, but the Demon God needed to be seated centrally, didn’t he? Since guests needed to be respected, the High Priest had to be next to the Demon God, right? And they didn’t feel comfortable letting Chu Liang out of their sight either, did they?

And so, the seating arrangement ended up this way.

However, Chu Liang was still the organizer of this soiree, and Red Cotton Peak was still the host. Considering that, the arrangement didn’t seem out of place.

"Now, please enjoy a song presented by the Nanyin Square and Southern Sea Merfolk Tribe, ’Our Eastern Sea is a Good Place’!"

Following the announcement, two groups of Nanyin Square dancers with colorful fans glided onto the stage from either side. As the dancers swooped their fans, Xue Lingxue appeared behind her zither, along with three obscured Merfolk women. As the mist cleared, Xue Lingxue plucked the strings, and the Merfolk began to sing.

This song was one of the few ordered by Chu Liang himself; he wrote it to let the Demonic Clan feel the Fairyland that is the Eastern Sea.

Of course, friends from the Penglai Upper Sect might not be too pleased to hear it.

But they were currently busy paying off debts and were grateful to Chu Liang just for being allowed to keep their places among the Nine Heavens. After all, Penglai Three Islands had been thoroughly plundered; there wasn’t much left to be nostalgic about.

...

In the midst of joyous songs and dances, Chu Liang, however, seemed distracted, his fingers caressing the Soul Crystal as if he were waiting for something.

[Chu]: "Hasn’t she returned yet? The festivities have already begun."

[Chu]: "Is there some trouble?"

Previously, Immortal Qi Jing, Jiang Yuebai, and the Western Sea Sword Emperor had gone together into Shenxu to search for something, and it had already been many days. Chu Liang had been maintaining contact with Jiang Yuebai through the Soul Crystal, and she said she would return if she could make it in time.

But as the evening’s festivities began, there was still no news.

Chu Liang was worried that she might have encountered some danger.

The performance on stage quickly transitioned into a stand-up routine between Lin Bei and Shang Ziliang, called "Talk About Those Things on Mount Shu."

Nobody had seen such an act before; what was there to watch with two men coming up to talk? A wave of boos ensued from the audience.

Among them, the Silver Sword Peak Master, who enjoyed watching beautiful women, booed particularly loudly.

But soon, the audience discovered the charm of the performance.

"Hey, hey, hey! Hello everyone, I’m Lin Beilang, a disciple from Shu Mountain Jade Sword Peak. I am very happy to present a performance during this grand assembly," said Lin Beilang with a laugh, starting the show, "This is my partner... not important, our performance today is..."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Shang Ziliang immediately interrupted him, "You can’t do that! You have to introduce me!"

"Tsk," Lin Bei gave him a look, "You don’t get it. On such a grand occasion, you think I’ll introduce you just because you ask? Do you deserve it?"

"What do you mean, don’t I deserve it? We came onto the stage together," Shang Ziliang protested anxiously. "Hurry up and introduce me."