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“Haha! What’s still there to thank between us? Furthermore, I’m just presenting Buddha with borrowed flowers here. I’m only responsible for providing the ingredients! Oh, right, I still have a congratulatory gift over here. It’s Chairman’s. He’s currently in closed-seclusion right now refining pills, so he can’t come here personally. But he made me bring his gratitude over!”
Wu Xuan smiled and took out a long sword. Chilly air overflowed from it.
Those onlooking martial artists could feel that oppressive freezing air separated by a distance of several hundred feet away. This was still under the circumstance where Wu Xuan did not use essence energy.
Ye Yuan took over the long sword from Wu Xuan’s hands and praised, “Fine sword!”
Wu Xuan said with a smile, “This sword’s name is called Xuanying Sword; it is a low-grade profound artifact.”
Ye Yuan nodded his head and said with clasped hands, “Elder Brother help me thank Lord Chairman on my behalf when you return!”
This congratulatory gift from Dan Chenzi was given to Ye Hang and wife in name. Actually, it was prepared for Ye Yuan.
Profound artifacts were different from spirit artifacts; two entirely different concepts.
Spirit artifacts that were any more expensive could also be bought on the market using essence crystals. However, profound artifacts had the demand but no supply. Even if you had plenty of essence crystals, it’s still very hard to buy them from some trading companies.
Profound artifacts were basically all weapons used by Divine Traversing Realm experts. They were extremely rare in the Endless World.
Dan Chenzi gave a low-grade profound artifact with his opening move. It could be said to be extravagant.
But Ye Yuan did not have any psychological burden. Because he helped Dan Chenzi complete the Dragon Tiger Mighty Soul Pill!
The value of this medicinal pill, others were unaware, but how could Ye Yuan not know?
Accepting a profound artifact of his was already him suffering a loss.
But Dan Chenzi being able to remember to give him a gift counted that he had the heart too.
Furthermore, following the rise in Ye Yuan’s strength, Canghua Sword was already gradually becoming somewhat lacking. And Canghua Sword’s quality already reached the limit. If more restrictions were added, there was the risk of shattering.
Although he was unable to unleash the full power of the Xuanying Sword right now, it was much more powerful than Canghua Sword.
This was also just Ye Yuan. Taking another Sea Transformation Realm martial artist, they could only just use some high-level spirit artifact.
But Ye Yuan’s martial techniques were overly heaven-defying. Ordinary spirit artifacts could not unleash the true power of his sword moves.
Ye Yuan and Wu Xuan had some small talk for a while, then Wu Xuan went inside to take a seat.
Before long, the servant called out once again, “Cao Family’s Family Head has arrived!”
The expression on Cao Zheng’s face was rather dim. He saw Ye Yuan and forced a smile to congratulate, “Little Brother Ye, congratulations! Congratulations!”
Arrivals were guests. Ye Yuan obviously would not reach his hand out to smack a smiling person. He replied with a smile, “Thank you very much.”
Ye Yuan knew that Cao Zheng did not spend these few days very well. But he did not care about it much either.
Since Ren Xingchun was still technically his grandfather, Ye Yuan naturally had to lean towards the Ren Family. As for how the Cao Family would be, Ye Yuan was unconcerned.
However, Ye Yuan knew that Cao Zheng definitely would not come empty-handed today. He had to at least show a little something.
Indeed, Cao Zhen fished out a slip of paper from inside his sleeves and passed it to Ye Yuan, saying, “This old man slightly prepared a modest gift. I hope that Little Brother Ye can kindly accept it.”
Ye Yuan reached his hand out to take the slip of paper and could not help being slightly stunned.
Chapter 537. Opening a Forum and Giving a Sermon |
“The Cao Family’s big gift is rather weighty!” Ye Yuan looked at Cao Zheng and said with a half-smile.
The corners of Cao Zheng’s mouth twitched, and he forced a smile as he said, “Little Brother Ye is too kind! Your father’s grand wedding, as a part of Wu Fang City, my Cao Family naturally have to prepare something presentable.”
Ye Yuan nodded slightly and passed the slip of paper to Xu Zihui and said, “Brother Zihui, I’m overwhelmed by this big gift from the Cao Family. You’d better present it to Old Master directly.”
Xu Zihui was rather baffled listening to the two people’s conversation earlier.
The thing that Cao Zheng handed over seemed to be a contract. Was it possible that the City Lord Manor was directly giving business to City Lord Manor?
Such a gift definitely could not be said to be simple.
He received the contract from Ye Yuan’s hands doubtfully and gave it a brief glance. His entire person trembled involuntarily and almost threw the slip of paper away.
Xu Zihui took a look at Cao Zheng and glanced at Ye Yuan again. The astonishment in his heart could not be any greater.
What was in his hands was indeed a contract. Except that this contract was not some ordinary business from the Cao Family, but the Exquisite Jade Pavilion which was renowned throughout the entire Northern Domain!
This was the Cao Family’s largest business. It was also the most profitable business!
However, this was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that inside the Exquisite Jade Pavilion had the Thousand Query Wall!
The Thousand Query Wall’s significance to the Cao Family simply could not be converted using essence crystals!
That was where the foundation of the Cao Family lied. It was also the foundation which the Cao Family relied on to survive!
Without the Thousand Query Wall, the Cao Family was just an ordinary alchemy family too. They will be no different from the Ren Family.
Moreover, without the Thousand Query Wall, it was simply impossible for the Cao Family to be City Lord’s match. They would be completely suppressed very soon.
Was Cao Zheng’s brain damaged? Or else, why would he use this sort of thing for a congratulatory gift?
“This . . . This . . .” Xu Zihui wanted to say something but did not know what he should say.
Cao Zheng looked intently at Ye Yuan and suddenly turned around to say to everyone in a loud and clear voice, “Everybody, today, borrowing City Lord daughter’s grand wedding date, my Cao Family will be giving the Exquisite Jade Pavilion as a gift. From today onwards, Thousand Query Wall will be officially owned by City Lord Manor!”
The flesh on Cao Zheng’s face was twitching. But he still said firmly, “Thousand Query Wall had never been the Cao Family’s Thousand Query Wall, but all of the Endless World’s alchemists’ Thousand Query Wall. The Cao Family had always treated the Thousand Query Wall as our private property. Truly an injustice to everyone! Wu Fang City being the Endless World’s alchemy holy land, the Thousand Query Wall ought to be managed by City Lord Manor!”
Finished talking, Cao Zheng’s entire person seemed to have aged greatly.
The Cao Family’s painstaking work for several thousand years, he gave it away with both hands just like this. This was a tremendous test to him.
Even Ye Yuan did not expect that Cao Zheng would actually have such great breadth of spirit either, directly giving Exquisite Jade Pavilion to City Lord Manor.
The Thousand Query Wall indeed did not post much of a challenge to Ye Yuan.
But when Ye Yuan was challenging the Thousand Query Wall, he also deeply experienced the Thousand Query Wall’s prowess.
Although he only answered the last twenty questions, not one of these twenty questions did not represent extremely high standards.
The crystallization of the Endless World’s Alchemy Path powerhouses’ wisdom these several thousand years w
as absolutely not an undeserved reputation.
Cao Zheng’s words shocked all the martial artists present until they were tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
“What? The Cao Family can actually bear to hand the Thousand Query Wall to City Lord Manor! This . . . Just why is this?”
“This is a major epoch event to the Endless World’s alchemy world! How is the Cao Family still going to compete with City Lord Manor without the Thousand Query Wall?”
“This Cao Zheng isn’t an impersonator, right? This kind of thing mustn’t be joked around!”
Everyone was speculating the intentions behind this action of Cao Zheng. But no one could have guessed that Cao Zheng was actually fearful of the youth in front of him!
Although some people also guessed clues from Ye Yuan challenging the Thousand Query Wall, it was still very hard for them to link this kind of major thing to Ye Yuan.
This was an insane move!
What in the world was Cao Zheng afraid of?
Cao Zheng had fought in the dark with Ren Xingchun for so long. How could he possibly make such a move?
Ye Yuan glanced at Cao Zheng and was also slightly in admiration of his breadth of spirit.
This kind of swift and opportune decisiveness was not what everybody could have.
“Since Cao Family Head is so generous, my City Lord Manor naturally won’t be stingy either! From tomorrow onwards, I will open a forum and give a lecture in Exquisite Jade Pavilion for five consecutive days. As long as they are alchemists, they can come and listen to the lecture!” Ye Yuan suddenly said in a loud voice.
“What? That young man wants to open a forum and give a lecture? Who is he? So arrogant!”
“Are you kidding? That’s the City Lord’s grandson. He challenged twenty questions from the seventh level at the Thousand Query Wall a few days back. Moreover, all of them were answered correctly!”
“No way, right? Looking at his age, he’s just 17 to 18 years old. How can he have such profound and deep alchemy knowledge?”
“Heh, that, I don’t know! But you mustn’t underestimate him because of his young age! I heard a story that City Lord issuing a self-admonishing edict this time was because of this grandson of his! Perhaps . . . this action of the Cao Family is due to him too!”
“This . . . How is this possible? A 17 year old youth can actually caused such earth-shattering impact?”
“I only heard it. Up to you to believe it or not. But in my opinion, it’s not far off!”
. . . . . .
Ye Yuan’s words stirred up a great disturbance in the crowd. The Thousand Query Wall changed owners; the one opening a forum and giving a lecture was actually not the City Lord but his grandson!
Ye Yuan’s heaven-defying performance mostly circulated around the Endless World’s upper echelons.
And these ordinary martial artists’ and alchemists’ understanding of Ye Yuan was extremely limited.
But one could also tell from the news that had spread out that this youth was absolutely out of the ordinary.
It was just that opening a forum and giving a lecture was not something that normal people dared to do. Today, in front of so many people, Ye Yuan made such a promise. Did he have the ability to keep it?
A minority of the people believed it. But the vast majority of the people did not believe this.
A 17 years old youth saying to open a forum and give a lecture. This was simply a joke.
Many people believed that Ye Yuan would definitely be replaced by the City Lord a few days later; the City Lord would be the one giving the lecture.
The Thousand Query Wall changing owners and then the City Lord, His Excellency, coming forward to open a forum and give a lecture was something justifiable.
Ye Yuan’s experience was too shallow and was simply incapable of suppressing the scene.
The reason why Ye Yuan did this was naturally that he had his own ideas.
Now that the Fierce Gale World was glaring at them like a ravenous tiger, to the Endless World’s alchemists, even if they could increase a tiny bit of strength, it was still good.
Hence, he would rather waste five days to host a forum and give a lecture. Perhaps it might let some alchemists glean considerable gains?
Furthermore, since the City Lord Manor took over the Thousand Query Wall, they had to at least have some indications, to let these alchemists submit wholeheartedly.
Ye Yuan did not like Ren Xingchun that old man. But Ye Yuan still had another plan.
The position of the next City Lord, he would accept it on Ye Hang’s behalf!
With him around, Ye Hang would surely break through to Alchemy Sovereign Realm within ten years. There was nobody more suitable than him to take over Wu Fang City.
Father had been nursing grievances for so many years. He got to at least hold his head up high!
Chapter 538. Everyone Present |
Cao Zheng looked deeply at Ye Yuan and said with clasped hands, “Then I’ll have to trouble Little Brother Ye. Tomorrow, this Cao will definitely be there to listen to Little Brother Ye’s lecture!”
Cao Zheng’s words were equivalent to tacitly acknowledging the reality of Ye Yuan opening a forum and giving a lecture.
His attitude caused a stir in the crowd once again.
With the Cao Family’s foundation, he was actually going to listen to Ye Yuan’s lecture!
Those onlooking martial artists and alchemists all looked at Ye Yuan with amazed eyes.
Right at this time, a servant called out loudly again, “Heavenly Martial Sect’s Old Ancestor Ning, Myriad Sword Sect’s Old Ancestor Qin, and Profound Ice Sect’s Old Ancestor Jing Xuan, has arrived!”
“No way, right? The Three Sects’ old ancestors are actually all here! What kind of status do they have? To actually turn up personally for the City Lord’s daughter’s wedding event!”
“Weren’t the three old ancestors all preparing the matters concerning the establishment of the alliance? To actually find time out of their busy schedule to attend the wedding!”
“These three old ancestors aren’t here on account of City Lord’s grandson too, right?
Ning Yixian trio’s arrival caused a commotion.
Their identities were too high. Furthermore, when they were busy with official affairs, logically speaking, sending a Divine Traversing Realm expert from each sect over should be enough. No one could have thought that they would actually come here personally.
At this time, many people were already guessing that these three people came for Ye Yuan too.
“Hahaha! Younger Brother Ye, this old man came here to congratulate!”
Qin Hongtao’s voice was like a great bell and actually had a very happy appearance. He grabbed hold of Ye Yuan’s arm and appeared very close.
Ye Yuan was bewildered by this action of Qin Hongtao. He thought to himself if it was possible that this old man ate the wrong medicine?
If Ning Yixian took this kind of action, he would not be too surprised. But Qin Hongtao still had a considerable grudge with him. How could he have such an attitude?
Seeing Ye Yuan’s dubious eyes, Ning Yixian explained with a smile, “Ever since Qin Yan returned from the Tranquil Cloud Sect trip, he reflected on the bitter lesson. A few days ago, he already broke through to the Sea Transformation Realm, becoming a Soul Sea Realm expert! After Qin Yan exited seclusion, he said that for him to be able to break through successfully this time, the person he was most grateful to was you! Huhu, for this matter, Old Man Qin even showed off in front of us for several days!”
Ye Yuan came to understand only when he heard that. It was just that he never expected that Qin Yan would actually break through so quickly.
From the Sea Transformation Realm to the Soul Sea Realm, there was an incredible barrier. It was the checkpoint of transitioning from the Lower Three Realms to the Middle Three Realms.
Even for Qin Yan, these peerless heaven’s chosen, wanting to cross this hurdle required the accumula
tion of a very long period of time too.
Qin Yan, Guo Taoqun, and Yin Yanhua, these three people were originally running neck to neck. To think that it was actually Qin Yan who strode out this step first.
“Huhu, so that’s how it is! Then I’ll have to congratulate Old Ancestor Qin!” Ye Yuan cupped his fists and congratulated.
“Haha! Both of us together! Younger Brother Ye, don’t need to be courteous with me. In the future, call me Elder Brother as well will do. Your father and mother returning to their family clan and getting married blissfully. I, as the elder brother, have to come and congratulate no matter what. This Goose Plume Treasure Armor was used by me in my early days. It’s already infinitely close to a profound artifact,” Qin Hongtao said with a loud laugh.
Ye Yuan’s heart was moved. Defensive spirit artifacts were extremely hard to come by and tend to be much greater in value compared to offensive ones.
Although this Goose Plume Treasure Armor had not yet reached the level of a profound artifact, its value was already not beneath the Xuanying Sword which Dan Chenzi gifted.
This Qin Hongtao making a move was rather extravagant.
“You, this old man’s opening move is the Goose Plume Treasure Armor. Doesn’t that make it hard for the two of us? Fortunately, this old man, I, have preparations. Come, Ye Yuan. This is Earthcore Spirit Essence Milk. With your knowledge, you should know its value. It’s absolutely not beneath that Goose Plume Treasure Armor of Old Man Qin!” Ning Yixian said with a smile.
“Ye Yuan, this is our Profound Ice Sect’s specialty product, Iceheart Tranquil Lotus. This lotus will only bloom once every hundred years. Even in my Profound Ice Sect, it’s an extremely rare object too,” Jing Xuan said.
When Ye Yuan saw this Iceheart Tranquil Lotus, he could not help becoming wildly ecstatic in his heart.
He truly did not expect that the Iceheart Tranquil Lotus actually really existed in the Endless World!
This Iceheart Tranquil Lotus was a Tier 5 item. To people who cultivated in ice-attribute cultivation laws, it was a greatly beneficial item.