Along the way, Yang Kai finally experienced the unknown side of Wen Zishan.
Talkative!
He couldn’t stop chattering. Although he used to think that this guy was a bit unreliable, he hadn’t interacted with him for a long time, so he didn’t know what his personality was like. This time, he had truly experienced it.
First, he had entangled himself with Gao Xueting, naturally, she had given him a cold shoulder. In the entire Azure Sun Temple, only Gao Xueting dared to not give him face.
After suffering a loss at Gao Xueting’s hands, he slowed down his pace to catch up with Yang Kai and the others, happily chatting about the past and present. Luo Chen and Xiao Baiyi were both relatively indifferent people and didn’t speak much to begin with. On account of their Temple Master’s face, they simply closed their eyes and seemed to be conserving their strength. With this, Yang Kai and Murong Xiaoxiao were in deep trouble.
Fortunately, Wen Zishan didn’t entangle the two of them for too long. Half a day later, he fell behind everyone else and joined a group of Principle Source Stage, Void King Realm, and Void Return Stage masters, causing Murong Xiaoxiao to sigh in relief.
The group of disciples behind gave him a lot of face, the key was that even Wen Zishan, the Temple Master, didn’t put on any airs, so how could they, as disciples, not cooperate? In particular, the disciples who had been patted on the shoulder by Wen Zishan, praising him as the future pillar of the Azure Sun Temple, “The Azure Sun Temple will depend on you in the future,” all of them were beaming with joy, unable to contain their excitement, wishing they could take out their hearts and show them to Wen Zishan, letting him know that their loyalty to the Azure Sun Temple could be described by the sun and moon.
From time to time, Yang Kai would turn his head back and take a few glances, his expression extremely interesting.
He knew that he, the High Heaven Palace Master, was somewhat unreliable, but compared to Wen Zishan, he was nothing.
As they flew, they passed by several cities and passed through Space Arrays.
When evening fell, everyone arrived at the Plain Palace.
The majestic mountains rose and fell like a giant dragon crawling on the ground, the scenery beautiful and majestic.
Plain Palace was one of the top Sects in the Northern Domain, so it naturally occupied a Heavenly Abode. The environment here was not inferior to Azure Sun Temple’s, adding a more beautiful scenery to it. Looking from afar, clouds and mist rose from the various mountains and the setting sun dyed the world golden.
In front of the entrance of Plain Palace's mountain, there was a large crowd of people. It was obvious that the Martial Meeting was approaching, and many people had rushed over. After all, the Martial Meeting was a grand event in the entire Southern Domain. Not to mention the generous rewards, if one performed well in the Martial Meeting, they would definitely receive the care of their elders in the future. There were also many cultivators with humble backgrounds who wanted to make a name for themselves in the Martial Meeting.
This was not without precedent. Although those cultivators with humble backgrounds were unable to participate in group competitions, as long as they performed well in individual competitions, most of them would be able to smoothly join the various great Sects.
For those great Sects, what they strived for was ranking and face. The generous rewards were secondary, but for some small Sects or families, these rewards were simply too eye-catching, not to mention the opportunity to leap over the dragon gate. Who would be willing to miss it?
As such, every Southern Domain Martial Meeting was extremely lively with countless participants.
Tomorrow was the Martial Meeting’s opening day, so the Azure Sun Temple had come at the right time. After all, they were one of the top Sects, so naturally they had to put on some airs. Although Wen Zishan wasn’t a reliable person, he knew the importance of such matters.
Today’s Plain Palace had not opened its Sect Protecting Spirit Array, but many people were welcoming guests.
As soon as the group from the Azure Sun Temple landed, a half-grown old man dressed in black immediately came up to greet them, accompanied by a refined young man. Both of them had the cultivation of an Emperor Realm, the half-grown old man was a 2nd order Emperor Realm, and the young man was a 1st order Emperor Realm.
“Temple Master Wen’s presence in the Plain Palace brings light to my humble abode, please forgive me for not coming out to greet you,” The half-grown old man greeted with a smile and cupped his fists.
Wen Zishan also put on the airs of a Temple Master, as if the chatterbox on the road wasn’t him at all, smiling lightly, “Elder Feng is too polite. Is Elder Feng here to welcome guests?”
The half-grown old man was none other than Elder Feng Ming of the Plain Palace. Yang Kai had met him more than once, so he wasn’t a stranger to him. He had also cooperated with Gao Xueting many times. Back in the Four Seasons Land, when Demonic Qi invaded Maplewood City and the Demon Thought of Southern Swamp was awakened, he had appeared.
However, the two of them weren’t from the same generation and didn’t have many interactions with each other. On the other hand, the young man behind him, Yang Kai, had dealt with him before.
The young man also noticed Yang Kai and his eyes lit up as he cupped his fists and said, “Brother Yang, you’ve also come.”
Yang Kai returned the greeting, “Brother Zhuang.”
This young man was none other than the rising star of Plain Palace, Zhuang Bufan. He had appeared at the Four Seasons Land, and Star Fragments Sea. He was from the same generation as Yang Kai, Xiao Baiyi, and Murong Xiaoxiao, so naturally they weren’t strangers. Now that they were together, it was only natural for them to have a chat.
With this, no one paid any attention to Luo Chen, but he was naturally cold and indifferent, so he didn’t feel awkward and just stood there silently.
Just as they were speaking, they suddenly heard a piercing sound coming from the distance. Everyone turned around and saw a giant sword rapidly flying towards them from the horizon, its terrifying sword intent seemingly capable of harming people from a distance, making it difficult to underestimate it.
Feng Ming smiled faintly, “Holy Master Ma has arrived.”
Wen Zishan curled his lips in disgust, “He really knows how to pick the right time.” It was as if he felt he had been taken advantage of if he came too early.
In the Southern Domain’s Martial Meeting, Star Soul Palace would send people to observe, and Wen Zishan would personally lead a team to give them face. Heavenly Martial Holy Land, which was also one of the top forces in the Southern Domain, naturally wouldn’t refuse, and the Holy Master Ma Qing would personally lead a team.
Both of them were old acquaintances, so when Wen Zishan saw the sword light, he knew it was Ma Qing.
Sure enough, when the sword light approached and the light faded, a group of several dozen people appeared. The leader was an old man with white hair and a youthful complexion. His figure was thin, but his eyes were as sharp as swords. His figure was tall and straight, giving off a sharp aura.
This was Ma Qing? Yang Kai couldn’t help glancing over curiously. This was also the first time he had seen the Holy Master of the Heavenly Martial Holy Land, so how could he have imagined that this old man was actually more pleasingto the eye than Wen Zishan?
Feng Ming apologized and took the initiative to greet him.
Ma Qing and the others cupped their fists in return. The people who had come to the Heavenly Martial Holy Land this time were similar to those from the Azure Sun Temple. They were all led by four or five Emperor Realm Elders, and there were a total of several dozen disciples from each layer. Obviously, all of them were elites amongst elites.
“Brother Wen,” Ma Qing put one hand behind his back and stroked his beard with the other, nodding lightly towards Wen Zishan.
Wen Zishan was a bit annoyed and said, “Brother Ma is quite punctual.” It was as if he was mocking the other party’s timing.
Ma Qing’s expression remained indifferent, “The disciples of the Sect are quite troublesome, we were delayed on the road.”
Wen Zishan smiled and said, “Since you know you can’t avoid trouble, you should set out earlier. It’s not good to keep Brother Lei waiting.”
“Brother Wen seems to have just arrived, right?”
“Pfft…” Wen Zishan curled his lips and said, “We’ve been here for half a day, talking to Elder Feng until now.”
The two of them seemed to have some kind of grudge with each other, and as soon as they met, it was as if they were not on good terms.
It wasn’t just the two Temple Master and Holy Master, even the disciples under each other were the same.
Dozens of Azure Sun Temple disciples glared at the dozens of disciples from the Heavenly Martial Holy Land, but the other side naturally didn’t back down and glared back at them as if they were water and fire.
Yang Kai couldn’t help clicking his tongue in amazement. Although he was a guest Elder of Azure Sun Temple, to be honest, he didn’t know much about Azure Sun Temple. He also didn’t know what kind of grievances they had with the Heavenly Martial Holy Land, when the disciples saw each other, they began to fight silently.
The two Temple Master and Holy Master above were not easy to deal with, the disciples below were not pushovers, and the Elders in the middle were no exception.
Yang Kai turned his head and saw Murong Xiaoxiao and the others colliding with the four Emperor Realm masters from the Heavenly Martial Holy Land. A flash of lightning appeared in the air.
What the hell? Yang Kai was confused.
A young man walked out from the Heavenly Martial Holy Land’s four Elders. This young man was arrogant and unyielding, his eyes cold and sharp, like a vicious beast was lying dormant inside his body, ready to attack at any moment. This young man’s eyes were also extremely strange, one blue and the other fiery red.
Wu Chang!
Each of the top Sects in the Southern Domain had a rising star. The rising star of the Azure Sun Temple was Xia Sheng, the rising star of the Plain Palace was Zhuang Bufan while Heavenly Martial Holy Land was Wu Chang.
Yang Kai had interacted with him in the Four Seasons Land and knew how difficult it was to deal with this guy. He seemed to have some kind of special physique, and his combat strength was extremely formidable. Last time, Xia Sheng had been defeated by him at the Southern Domain Martial Meeting and was ranked second in the individual battle. Although he had managed to regain some face in the group battle, when it came to the number one youth of the Southern Domain, the first person everyone thought of was Wu Chang, not Xia Sheng.
Of course, Lan Xun from Star Soul Palace was also quite extraordinary, but Star Soul Palace would not send disciples to participate in the Martial Meeting, so there was no way to rank them.
Yang Kai secretly wondered if the conflict between the two Sects had something to do with the previous Martial Meeting in the Southern Domain. In the individual battle, Xia Sheng had been suppressed by the other party, while Azure Sun Temple was somewhat unconvinced. In the group battle, the Heavenly Martial Holy Land had been suppressed by Azure Sun Temple, so the Heavenly Martial Holy Land must have felt uncomfortable.
Wu Chang’s two different colored eyes swept over everyone before turning to Yang Kai, “Xia Sheng didn’t come?”
He seemed somewhat disappointed.
Yang Kai replied, “Senior Brother Xia can’t escape from Spirit Lake Palace.”
“A coward!” Wu Chang coldly snorted.
Xiao Baiyi’s lowered eyes suddenly shot up as he glared at him. Murong Xiaoxiao, was also glaring at him angrily. They had only just met, but the latter was already cursing Xia Sheng, the leader of the Azure Sun Temple. Who on the Azure Sun Temple’s side would be able to swallow this insult?
On the other side, Feng Ming glanced over casually but didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping him. He continued chatting with Wen Zishan while Wen Zishan acted as if he hadn’t heard anything. As the Temple Master, it wasn’t appropriate for him to intervene in the confrontation between his subordinates, so Ma Qing did the same.
Although the three top Sects of the Southern Domain often cooperated with each other, the competition between them was also fierce. Everyone wanted to suppress the others, but with Star Soul Palace sitting on top of them, no one dared to fall out with anyone, so it wasn’t a big deal to let the people below cause trouble.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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