911. Competing for the Cloud Temple (III)

The first veiled lady went to the stage. After a short wait, she was matched with the disciple of an immortal from the Crimson Mountain Treasury. This was the Northern Oligarch famous for fabulous wealth and untold riches.

The fight was nothing spectacular. The disciple from the Crimson Mountain Treasury took out a Spirit Lord Realm treasure sword and easily won the duel. Few people paid any attention to it.

A second duel also resulted in a loss and Chen Wentian’s disciple was disqualified from further bouts.

After that, the remaining five so-called great beauties went up one by one. And one by one, they came back empty-handed. Nobody won a single duel. It was a complete rout.

Those immortals who had originally been interested in these mysterious beauties looked away in disdain. With such an obnoxious fatty as their master, what else could such women do? They were probably just hiding their ugly faces.

“This…” Gong Junqing was rendered speechless when the Sixth Great Beauty came back after being beaten up twice, “Lord Lin…”

“Ah… haha…” Chen Wentian laughed awkwardly, “I apologize, Lord Gong, they tried their best. I guess I am not as good at teaching disciples as I am at making money.”

“…” After a while, Gong Junqing sighed in resignation, “That’s fine. At least it was better than not trying…”

A long silence fell between them. It seemed that Gong Junqing was quite disappointed in the situation. He had hoped at least one of the six would be able to earn a spot to enter the temple. At the very least, they could have won a duel to save him some face.

Chen Wentian ignored the old man and watched the festivities around him. After many duels, the two hundred spots were filled. These cultivators were all strong. They were young and talented, no worse than his own disciples.

A few hours later, the various powers finalized the roster of juniors that would enter the temple. Soon after, one thousand people gathered on the large floating cloud. The portal to the secret realm was going to open. Everyone could sense the peculiar fluctuations of spiritual energy as well as the unique spiritual signature.

“Ahhh!” A wretched scream suddenly rang out.

A figure near the front crumpled to the ground, clutching one of their arms which was broken.

“Haha, is that all?” An arrogant laugh followed the scream, “Dogs of the Northern Oligarch can only amount to so much!”

The troublemaker was a young master from the Yang Clan of Great Waves. Among the crowd of one thousand, his strength was near the top. He had tremendous talent and peerless lineage but he just happened to be an unapologetic playboy. He had harassed a group of Sororal Order sacred daughters, causing their allies from the Northern Oligarchs to step in. Unafraid, the young master fought back, beating someone until they couldn’t get up.

With this incident, the tenuous situation suddenly became dangerous. There were so many immortals gathered around the floating cloud, so many old rivals and long-time enemies. A single spark could set everything aflame.

However, what Chen Wentian hoped to see didn’t come to pass. The two sides did not devolve into a full-out brawl. The immortals from the north and the south didn’t start killing each other.

Eventually, two Spirit Kings from the north and the south went to the cloud to pull their juniors apart. The conflict was squashed after it had barely begun. After exchanging some words, the unnamed Spirit King from the Yang Clan of Great Waves directly broke their young master’s legs as an apology and carried him away. Thus, the grudge was resolved without further bloodshed.

Chen Wentian shook his head in disappointment. That troublemaker was one of his souls, one he had obtained with great difficulty. He had hoped to use the person to stir up some trouble. He didn’t expect that everyone here wanted to maintain the peace, not look for an excuse to fight.

“You seem disappointed,” Gong Junqing said.

“Haha, maybe I am?” Chen Wentian replied casually, “I thought there would be a good show. But I suppose these little guys will have more than enough opportunities to fight each other inside the temple.”

Gong Junqing also laughed and stroked his beard, “That’s right. This type of cloud is the battlefield of the juniors. It would be a pity for any immortals to lose their lives over such small matters. But, there are also clouds for immortals and those can get quite bloody. If you are interested, the Seven Rivers Union can inform you the next time we find one like that."

Chen Wentian smiled noncommittally. He wasn’t interested in such matters at the moment. The Martial Brilliance Continent was not his main focus aside from Long Yifei's matters. Also, his cultivation did not follow the orthodox methods he wasn't desperate for cultivation treasures.

“Ahem,” Chen Wentian cleared his throat, “Lord Gong, I wanted to ask about another matter before I leave.”

“What is it?” Gong Junqing asked.

“I heard that the Seven River Union also sells some specialized products made by the members of the Sororal Order. I was hoping to buy a few gifts for my hardworking disciples.”

Gong Junqing stared blankly and didn’t reply for a long time.

Chen Wentian smiled. He took out a small sack and placed it on the table.

Gong Junqing’s unseeing eyes widened, “More void crystals?”

Chen Wentian chuckled, “I was going to save these for later but I am really interested in those special products. I heard a lot of great things about them.”

“Same price?” Gong Junqing asked.

Chen Wentian nodded.

The price they had agreed on was slightly less than the market price. At the rate of one million eight hundred thousand per kilogram, it came out to roughly another ten million taels of gold for this sack of crystals. From this transaction, Gong Junqing would once again earn a healthy profit.

Gong Junqing snorted as the sale was quickly completed, “I suppose I should have expected this much from you. Here.”

He produced a plaque from his spatial bag. It had the characters for Seven Rivers Union carved on it. But from a glance, it only contained a trace of immortal energy.

“There is a small shop in the center of Cloud Edge City. This will get you in the door. But only once. Don’t waste it. It is a very exclusive shop.”

Chen Wentian stood and bowed, “Many thanks, Lord Gong.”

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