The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 2054 - 2043: Four Masters’ Tournament
Inside the house.
Xue Wanqing and Qin Zhou were still tense!
They did not know what had just happened outside, but they all felt that the ghost cultivators surrounding the house seemed to have disappeared, and that eerie aura could no longer be sensed.
Just as they were full of doubts, Ye Chenfeng’s voice came into the house: "Alright, everyone can open the door and come out now."
Upon hearing Ye Chenfeng’s voice, Xue Wanqing eagerly opened the door. When she saw Ye Chenfeng standing intact in front of her, her inner worries finally dissipated. She bit her lip. She had always been the type of icy queen who wasn’t good at saying caring words. She finally just said, "It’s good that you’re okay."
Ye Chenfeng could feel the emotion contained in this small sentence. After all, Xue Wanqing had repeatedly disregarded her safety to shield him. Even a person with a heart of stone would be touched. However, for Ye Chenfeng to accept Xue Wanqing’s affection now, he truly couldn’t manage it. His burden was too great, and he could only let things take their natural course regarding matters of the heart.
After Qin Zhou and Zhao Bo came out of the house, they carefully sensed the world around them. They couldn’t feel the presence of ghost cultivators anywhere in the Ancient City. How was this possible? Could Ye Chenfeng have dealt with all those ghost cultivators himself? That was too absurd, right?
Regarding everyone’s doubts, Ye Chenfeng didn’t plan to reveal the truth. He casually lied, "There’s no need to sense anymore. Those ghost cultivators won’t appear again. I found a place within the Ancient City that can imprison ghost cultivators. As long as the mechanism there is activated, the ghost cultivators will be trapped inside."
After hearing Ye Chenfeng’s fabrication, everyone didn’t doubt him. In fact, if Ye Chenfeng had said he subdued the ghost cultivators, he would likely have been suspected of lying.
After narrowly escaping death, Ling Jiang and Ling Wushuang sincerely thanked Ye Chenfeng.
However, Ling Wushuang’s desire to challenge Ye Chenfeng only grew stronger.
As for Zhao Bo, Li Bo, and Li Xinwen, they did not express further gratitude, as their relationship with Ye Chenfeng was quite familiar. Constant thanks would seem pretentious, so they kept their gratitude in their hearts.
Qin Zhou respectfully walked up to Ye Chenfeng and said earnestly, "Young Master, if you don’t mind this old man, I’m willing to serve you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life."
Qin Zhou had changed his address for Ye Chenfeng. He had promised himself that if he survived this time, he would acknowledge Ye Chenfeng as his master.
Ling Jiang and Ling Wushuang were astonished and uncertain. They didn’t know that Ye Chenfeng had left an imprint in Qin Zhou’s Sea of Consciousness. To them, it was unbelievable for a strong Heavenly God Realm cultivator to serve someone from the Divinity Transformation Realm, but they didn’t ask more questions.
Looking at the respectful Qin Zhou, Ye Chenfeng nodded and said, "I trust that you won’t regret today’s choice in the future."
"Something has changed in the Ancient City of Heavenly Origin. I’m afraid after tonight, the city won’t disappear at night anymore. Let’s rest here tonight and leave tomorrow."
No one present opposed Ye Chenfeng’s suggestion.
The night passed without words.
On the next day.
As the sun rose high, Ye Chenfeng and Qin Zhou set out to leave the Ancient City of Heavenly Origin.
According to Qin Zhou, the nearest city for cultivators was Wanling City, which would take about five hours by Spirit Boat at full speed.
Ye Chenfeng and his group traveled at full speed on the Spirit Boat controlled by Qin Zhou.
Five hours later.
The Spirit Boat stopped in front of a massive city.
The city gates and towers were majestic, and the Spiritual Energy around was denser than in the Ancient City of Heavenly Origin.
The group disembarked from the Spirit Boat and saw three large characters carved in a flourishing script above the city gates: "Wanling City."
Ye Chenfeng and the others followed Qin Zhou into the city.
Inside the city, it was exceptionally bustling, with cultivators coming and going on the streets, and even many strong cultivators of the Heavenly God Realm.
As they walked, Qin Zhou explained to Ye Chenfeng, "Young Master, this Wanling City is one of the four major cities of the Central Continent. The headquarters of the Talisman Master Pavilion is in this Wanling City, and its influence drives the prosperity here."
"The other three major cities each contain the headquarters of the Alchemy Pavilion, Artifact Refinement Pavilion, and Array Magic Pavilion, with the four pavilions having an extraordinary status and highly influential. However, the influence of the Array Magic Pavilion is weaker than the others. Still, in the eyes of third-rate and second-rate forces, it is considered a giant."
After pausing for a moment, Qin Zhou continued, "I just received news not long ago that this time’s Celestial Phenomenon Grand Event might be the grandest in history, as it includes a Four Masters Competition."
"The Four Masters Competition, as the name suggests, involves Alchemists, Artifact Refiners, Talisman Masters, and Array Masters."
"The Celestial Phenomenon Grand Event this time has set up competitions specifically for cultivators in these four fields, and these competitions will be held concurrently with the Central Continent’s Celestial Phenomenon Grand Event."
"From now until the start of the Central Continent’s Celestial Phenomenon Grand Event, participants can register for the Alchemist, Artifact Refiner, Talisman Master, and Array Master competitions. Of course, this is just a preliminary selection, but one must go to the headquarters of the four pavilions to sign up."
"Wanling City’s bustling nature is certainly due to the Talisman Master Pavilion’s headquarters starting selections. To participate in the Talisman Master competition, you don’t have to be from the Talisman Master Pavilion. As long as you know how to create Spirit Talismans and pass the preliminary selection, you can join the real competition later."
"Young Master, your alchemical skills are exceptional. Among peers, probably no one can match you. You could participate in the Alchemist competition."
Four Masters Competition?
Ye Chenfeng shook his head indifferently in his heart. He wasn’t very interested in the Four Masters Competition. Whether to participate or not, Ye Chenfeng needed to think it over!
Meanwhile, just as Ye Chenfeng and his group entered Wanling City.
In a luxurious private room of a restaurant in Wanling City.
Flame Heaven Valley’s Sect Master Zhao Nanlong and Xue Shan’s brother, Xue Gui, were drinking Spiritual Wine and enjoying Spirit Dishes!
Xue Gui said indifferently, "It’s already daylight; it seems those clowns must have died by now."
Zhao Nanlong nodded with a smile and said, "Of course they have, they..."
But before Zhao Nanlong could finish his sentence, his Messaging Jade Token started flashing. Earlier, to be safe, he had disciples stay near the city gate, and as disciples of Flame Heaven Valley, they naturally recognized Qin Zhou.
Upon hearing the message, Zhao Nanlong’s face changed drastically, and he said, "How is this possible? How can this be? Qin Zhou and his group didn’t die?"
Xue Gui also heard the message. Though he was utterly baffled, he knew that Flame Heaven Valley’s disciples wouldn’t be wrong. Now was not the time for confusion and shock. He said, "Sect Master Zhao, it seems we can only wait for the Celestial Phenomenon Grand Event to show them our colors. We can’t appear before them now. If word gets out about our means against them, we would face a disaster. I’ll inform the Xues’ Family Head, and you should return to your sect!"
Zhao Nanlong was utterly perplexed, yet he said, "In the past, cultivators who didn’t leave the Ancient City of Heavenly Origin before sunset all died inside. Why was there an exception this time? There must be some anomaly in this event. Now, it seems we can only wait for the Celestial Phenomenon Grand Event. Once Qingyue Sect is eliminated from it, we can deal with them without hesitation."
Xue Gui said coldly, "It’s just a sect established by a bastard of the Xues, how could they cause any waves in the Central Continent? Maybe they were just lucky this time. After all, the strongest among them, Qin Zhou, is only at the third level of the Heavenly God Realm, and even in the past, cultivators at that level who stayed in the Ancient City of Heavenly Origin overnight were certainly dead."
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