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His companions quickly worked together to attack Xiang Shaoyun.
They were all eighth-stage Transformation Realm cultivators and were the final line of defense Qiu Chonglei had. If not even they could stop Xiang Shaoyun, then their defeat would be wholly justified.
Chapter 243: The Curtain Drops
Xiang Shaoyun's strength had exceeded Qiu Chonglei's expectations. When Qiu Chonglei's companions worked together, they were strong enough to defeat even ninth-stage Transformation Realm cultivators.
However, Xiang Shaoyun only needed one slash to defeat them all. He raised his saber and slashed downward, sending an enchanting saber energy that flashed forth and instantly broke the combined attacks of the group attacking him. A slash wound appeared on each and every one of them as well.
"Ahhhh!"
They collapsed to the ground, wailing miserably without stop. All of them were eighth-stage Transformation Realm experts. For them all to be defeated by a single slash, it was obvious how powerful Xiang Shaoyun was. The crowd that had followed Xiang Shaoyun here all opened their mouths wide agape in shock.
They felt like they were already overestimating Xiang Shaoyun's strength earlier. But now, they felt like Xiang Shaoyun's strength was bottomless, to the point they wondered if there was actually a limit to his strength.
"T-that's way too strong! Has he been hiding his actual cultivation level? He was taking so long to fight Xie Sanqian earlier, but he's suddenly so strong now?"
"No, that's not possible. His cultivation base has been constantly stable, but his energy is really very thick and powerful. H-he might be a War King!"
"That's right. Not even a peak Transformation Realm expert will be able to defeat so many senior brothers with one move. He is most certainly a War King!"
"No wonder he has the guts to challenge the Lightning Alliance. So it turns out his courage is backed by actual strength."
...
After defeating them, Xiang Shaoyun started striding toward Qiu Chonglei one step at a time. Qiu Chonglei had already been injured by Xiang Shaoyun, and although he was still capable of combat, he no longer had the courage to fight after witnessing the might Xiang Shaoyun had just displayed.
"Xiang Shaoyun, you better not act rashly. You have already killed Junior Brother Zhao. He is the disciple of Elder He Luo. You need to start worrying about yourself now," warned Qiu Chonglei.
He Luo was stronger than Long Hui and was similarly a high-level elder. He had a rather high status in the pavilion. Thus, Qiu Chonglei thought bringing He Luo's name up was enough to scare Xiang Shaoyun off. Too bad he was completely wrong.
"Hehe, your Junior Brother Zhao was not killed by me. It won't be that easy for you to frame me for something I didn't do," said Xiang Shaoyun with a sneer. His body flickered as he dashed toward Qiu Chonglei.
Qiu Chonglei was unable to react in time and was lifted up by the neck. An intense murderous intent surged out of Xiang Shaoyun's eyes, greatly frightening Qiu Chonglei.
Qiu Chonglei could sense a clear threat of death. When he got the feeling that Xiang Shaoyun was really going to kill him, his fear started suffocating him. He was so frightened he started peeing and shitting, causing a foul stench to drift about in the air.
Xiang Shaoyun covered his nose and tossed Qiu Chonglei away before saying, "Shit! Guardian Qiu, you are shitting in public like this? You got to be more civil-minded! Alright, alright. I admit defeat, alright?"
When Qiu Chonglei heard that, he coughed a mouthful of blood before fainting from pure shame. Xiang Shaoyun was greatly disgusted by the stench and quickly distanced him from Guardian Qiu. In any case, he no longer felt any need to stay.
Not a single person dared to block his path. They all moved away to make way for him, all of them looking at him with revering gazes. Gong Qinyin followed behind Xiang Shaoyun obediently and left with him without saying a single word. After Xiang Shaoyun and Gong Qinyin left, a massive uproar erupted there.
"Guardian Qiu and the others were actually defeated? Xiang Shaoyun is really trampling on the honor of the Lightning Kid!"
"Things will become interesting now. The Lightning Alliance will not let this slide. When their experts that are outside on missions return, Xiang Shaoyun will suffer."
"But how many people in the Lightning Alliance can actually defeat Xiang Shaoyun? I think only the alliance leader and the two vice alliance leaders can be his match."
"I think this will end soon. No matter how strong Xiang Shaoyun is, Senior Brother Zhao's death will draw Elder He Luo into this."
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Xiang Shaoyun had charged straight to Qiu Chonglei's estate and defeated the numerous Lightning Alliance experts. He had also killed Zhao Changshui and frightened Qiu Chonglei so much he shat himself in fear. This news spread like a wildfire in the Cloud Margin Pavilion.
In a certain estate of a high-level elder, He Luo was being informed about the death of his disciple. With a gloomy expression, he asked the overseer making the report and asked, "Tell me everything that had happened. Do not miss a single detail."
The overseer then told him everything.
He Luo frowned and said, "Cripple the disciple who killed Changshui and toss him out of the pavilion. As for that Xiang Shaoyun, hehe. Even if he is a War King, he still needs to die."
"Lord, he has some sort of relationship with the Zither Empress's disciple," reminded the overseer after a slight hesitation.
"So long as he is not her lover, everything will be fine. I doubt the Zither Empress will be bothered by something this trivial. Just do as told," said He Luo with a wave of his hand.
There was indeed a rule that the older generation should not interfere in the affairs of the younger generation. But everything changed now that someone had died.
In a different estate, Xie Sanqian's guard had also heard what Xiang Shaoyun had done. He sneered and muttered, "Looks like I don't even have to waste the 10,000 spirit crystals anymore."
In many elder estates, the various elders were being briefed on the same news as well. Unlike He Luo, they did not hold any hostility toward Xiang Shaoyun. But a lot of them became curious about this newcomer.
For any elder, accepting a young man like that as a disciple would be glorious. Furthermore, with a disciple like that, they would have a future King or even a future Emperor under their wings. For them, this had suddenly turned into something extremely important.
Thus, a lot of elders started asking more about Xiang Shaoyun, trying to understand him and to see if he had a master or if he was from some influential clan. In the deepest part of the Cloud Margin Pavilion was a high-level estate. Here, a vice pavilion master resided.
This vice pavilion master's name was Tian Xu. From his looks, he was about 30 years old, still in his robust years. But in truth, he was already over 100 years old. Back in the day, this Tian Xu was also a young genius. He wouldn't have been able to rise to the position of vice pavilion master relying on his own power.
Currently, two people were before this scholarly and smart-looking vice pavilion master. One was Liu Xinji, the other was Zi Changhe. Why was Liu Xinji and Zi Changhe here? That was because Liu Xinji was a follower of this vice pavilion master. As for Zi Changhe, he was naturally here because of Liu Xinji.
"Is this Xiang Shaoyun really a young man from the Martial Hall Palace?" asked Tian Xu curiously with one hand behind his back and the other holding an ancient scripture.
Chapter 244: Offended Someone Again?
"Vice palace master, it is better if my disciple explains it," said Liu Xinji. He looked at Zi Changhe and continued, "Explain Xiang Shaoyun's origin in detail to the vice pavilion master."
Zi Changhe hesitated slightly but ultimately told the vice pavilion master what he knew. He was aware that the information about Xiang Shaoyun couldn't be hidden forever anyway. If this vice pavilion master wanted to know, he would have a way to find out everything with or without him.
"Oh, a five stars illuminating the sky
physique, and reaching seventh-stage Transformation Realm from third-stage Basic Realm in only two years?" Tian Xu muttered as his eyes lit up.
In small towns, a five stars illuminating the sky physique might be extremely rare. But in Cloud Margin City, a disciple with this physique would appear every year during their recruitment.
Therefore, the five-star physique was not the thing that had shocked Tian Xu. He was more astonished by the speed at which Xiang Shaoyun was growing. All of these Cloud Margin Pavilion geniuses were individuals who had cultivated since young. By relying on talent and luck, they were able to grow one step at a time.
However, in a short period of two years, Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation level had soared crazily. That was incredibly shocking. Apart from his speed, he was also a War King, which made it clear his growth was not due to herbs or pills. Rather, he had been growing stably through both talent and luck.
Looks like this is a young man with great fortune, concluded Tian Xu inwardly.
At this time, Liu Xinji spoke, "Xiang Shaoyun was brought here by Elder Long Hui. I heard he is Elder Long Hui's distant relative. I wanted to accept Xiang Shaoyun as my disciple, but Elder Long Hui was unwilling to agree. But he has not accepted Xiang Shaoyun as a disciple either. He has just been allowing that kid to stay in his estate. I had never expected that kid to have caused such a great commotion."
Liu Xinji could see that this vice pavilion master was also thinking of accepting Xiang Shaoyun as a disciple. That was why he had intentionally reminded the vice palace master that Xiang Shaoyun still did not have a master for now.
Sure enough, a faint smile surfaced on Tian Xu's face as he said, "Good. Go bring this kid here for me to take a look at him. A young man with such extraordinary talent is someone worthy of being raised by me personally."
"Yes, vice pavilion master," said Liu Xinji.
This vice pavilion master was not the only person who had taken interest in Xiang Shaoyun. Many other elders had the same thought as well. As the culprit of all this, Xiang Shaoyun himself had no idea how much of a commotion he had caused. He was currently checking out the estate Zither Empress had given him.
It was completely out of his expectation that the estate was only 100 meters away from Gong Qinyin's estate. They were practically neighbors now! The estate was extremely delicate and was also not inferior to Gong Qinyin's estate. It was an excellent spot for cultivation.
But thinking about it, Xiang Shaoyun came to the conclusion that this had most likely been an occupied estate. Otherwise, the servants wouldn't have been in such a rush to clear it.
Beside Xiang Shaoyun, Gong Qinyin noticed the doubtful look on his face and said, "A senior brother used to stay here. But...uhm...that senior brother could no longer stay here. Therefore, Granny Mei got him to move out and let you stay here instead."
"Wait, so I have offended someone out of nowhere again?" Xiang Shaoyun asked gloomily.
He could guess that the person who stayed here previously was most likely someone with great talent in cultivation as well, or perhaps that that was someone with a decent background. With the Zither Empress forcing that person out of this estate, the blame would most certainly land on Xiang Shaoyun.
"Don't worry, Shaoyun. Nobody in the pavilion dares to disobey my master," said Gong Qinyin proudly. She continued, "In any case, that senior brother has lost his qualification to continue staying here."
From how Gong Qinyin was speaking, the previous owner of this place had probably experienced something that had caused him to lose favor.
Whatever. I will deal with the trouble when the trouble comes, Xiang Shaoyun said to himself.
Gong Qinyin did not remain by Xiang Shaoyun's side. After giving him some introduction to the estate, she returned to her own estate and resumed her cultivation. She was feeling great pressure from the prowess Xiang Shaoyun had displayed.
Right after Gong Qinyin returned to her own estate, she called Granny Mei over and said, "Granny Mei, can you help keep an eye on Shaoyun? I really don't want anything bad to happen to him. I believe my master wishes the same as well."
Granny Mei nodded. "Don't worry, young lady. I was the one who had personally arranged the new accommodation for him. I believe the news of that will spread soon. Nobody will dare create trouble at the estate."
"Um, that's good to know. Alright, I'm resuming my cultivation," said Gong Qinyin before entering her cultivation room.
Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun had just summoned Long Hui over to find out more about the estate's previous owner. Long Hui clearly knew about the previous owner as well. He did not need to ask anyone and was able to directly tell Xiang Shaoyun about the previous owner.
"Only the super geniuses of the pavilion will be able to stay in estates like this. These geniuses are the best of the best in the pavilion. The disciple staying here previously is called Liang Zhuangmin, a rather simple and honest child. He is very talented and had reached peak Transformation Realm at a young age of 22 years old. His speed was even faster than the likes of our current superstars such as the Young Lightning King, Young Eagle King, and Flower Immortal King.
"The pavilion looked very highly upon him and had given him this estate and had also supplied him with a rich amount of cultivation resources. They all hoped he could reach the King Realm as soon as possible, but it is a pity that he was stuck as a Transformation Realm cultivator for seven whole years. Even after the pavilion gave him some king-grade medicines to help with his cultivation, he was still stuck. Thus, he became a source of disappointment instead."
Xiang Shaoyun was astounded to hear the story. Reaching peak Transformation Realm at 22 years old was an absolutely stunning cultivation talent in a small city like this, but he was actually stuck for 7 years? Sure, an ordinary cultivator could even be stuck at the same cultivation level for 17 years and nobody would say anything about it. But for a genius, 7 years was a long time.
For the so-called geniuses, they competed in terms of talent and cultivation speed. The faster their growth, the more time they would have to grow even more. After missing the window of opportunity during one's prime, a so-called genius would be reduced into history.
This time, Granny Mei's act of chasing this genius out of the estate was most likely a signal that the pavilion was already giving up on this genius.
After listening to the story, Xiang Shaoyun did not ask more about it. He proceeded to tell Long Hui to get Xia Liuhui, Wang Zhenchuan, and Lu Xiaoqing into the inner pavilion.
Xiang Shaoyun had decided on that after his fight with the Lightning Alliance. He was afraid that the Lightning Alliance would do something against the three instead. Bringing them to the inner pavilion was something trivial that Long Hui could easily accomplish.
Chapter 245: Martial Uncle Is Amazing
Making use of his authority as an elder, Long Hui sent his followers to summon Lu Xiaoqing, Xia Liuhui, and Wang Zhenchuan to his estate and let them cultivate there. All three of them were shocked and excited.
They were shocked because they had not expected that Elder Long Hui would suddenly do something like that. They were excited to have a chance to cultivate in the inner pavilion, as its cultivation environment was much better than the outer pavilion's.
"Why is Elder Long Hui taking care of us so well? Is it because of Shaoyun?" asked Lu Xiaoqing doubtfully.
Xia Liuhui said confidently, "Definitely. Only my boss is that capable. Looks like my boss is afraid that the gap between us and him will be too big. That's why he helped us enter the inner pavilion."
Wang Zhenchuan agreed, "Yes, we need to work even harder in our cultivation."
At present, an overseer under Long Hui was arranging their accommodation in an extremely friendly manner. They were also told to cultivate here without worries and to look for him if they needed anything.
"Lord overseer, can I ask where my boss, Xiang Shaoyun, is?" Xia Liuhui couldn't help but to ask about his boss.
The overseer's name was He Can.
He was a peak Transformation Realm cultivator serving as a butler in Long Hui's estate. He flashed them a friendly smile and answered, "Lord Xiang is not here."
"No way! My boss was still here when we came a month ago," questioned Xia Liuhui.
"Liuhui, don't be rude!" berated Lu Xiaoqing.
Xia Liuhui was only an Astral Realm cultivator. Questioning an overseer like that was considered very rude. Xia Liuhui also realized what he did was wrong and quickly apologized, "S-sorry, lord overseer, I have a big mouth, but I don't mean to question your words."
He Can waved his hand. With the same smile on his face, he said, "Don't be nervous. It's not like I'll eat you or something." He continued, "Lord Xiang is heroic and talented. Of course he can't keep staying at Elder Long Hui's place. He now has his own estate, which is even better than this place."
"I see. So my boss has his own estate now. My boss is awesome!" said Xia Liuhui.
Lu Xiaoqing also felt proud with what Xiang Shaoyun had accomplished. "I knew Shaoyun would amaze everyone here!"
When He Can heard that, he started sighing and said, "Yes, Lord Xiang has truly amazed everyone here with a single brilliant feat. Now, nobody in the inner pavilion doesn't know his name."
"Oh? What's the story, lord overseer? Has my boss done something shocking?" Xia Liuhui asked.
He had always known that his boss was not someone who would sit around silently doing nothing. Instead, his boss was someone who wouldn't rest without doing something amazing every now and then.
"Hehe, Lord Xiang fought nearly a quarter of the Lightning Alliance members all by himself. Even one of the four great guardians, Qiu Chonglei, was defeated by him," said He Can before leaving.
Inwardly, he lamented, These three sure are lucky to have a friend as outstanding as Lord Xiang. He is a Super War King who can defeat even a King like Elder Qin Yu.
A Super War King referred to someone like Xiang Shaoyun who was able to defeat a King Realm expert before even reaching peak Transformation Realm. That was much more terrifying than those War Kings who could only defeat Kings after reaching peak Transformation Realm.