[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-272":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865153,2473,"Chapter 272 - 171: The Show Begins","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>The rain in Fulong City was getting heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, people holding umbrellas slowly emerged from the curtain of rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is the Awakening Day at Shang Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-ranking officials from various parties gathered here, not only to show their support but also to make a statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shows how seriously they take the awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s Geng Jiu? Why isn’t this new dean present on such an important occasion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raindrops pattered loudly on the umbrella above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The falling rain formed a curtain before Sun Yun’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn’t loud, just enough for the other Tier Seven Awakened around to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed! Where is Geng Jiu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why doesn’t he show up on such an important occasion? Is he avoiding it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was summoned into the palace by the Alliance Leader first thing this morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Elder Bing who spoke, and as soon as he finished, the others fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prestige of Gongyang Jin extends far beyond this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must say, Geng Jiu is quite a stubborn one; I admire him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For seven consecutive days, he has been summoned by the Alliance Leader and beaten to the point of internal injuries, yet he hasn’t revealed a bit about the affairs at Shang Academy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the Alliance Leader might not have come across such a hard nut to crack before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Sun Yun’s firsthand information, everyone now knew about Geng Jiu being summoned and beaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Geng Jiu’s high ability in refining elixirs, it explained why he could be as vigorous as ever the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, so what? After today, no matter how capable he is, he must give us an explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the sum of tribute on Geng Jiu’s scroll had reached a terrifyingly high number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First place, the Yuwen Family, 950,000 gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second place, the Qin Family, 900,000 gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third place, the Wen Family, 880,000 gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-sixth place, the Sikong Family, 510,000 gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A list of twenty-six entities each spending over half a million gold coins in tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the high-ranking officials assembled at Shang Academy had a lot to do with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan swallowed their money; if he couldn’t get the job done, he’d have to pay back double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if the job was done, no one intended to let him keep the payout without demanding it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was plotting their own schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst these little intrigues, the entire awakening ceremony finally commenced in the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the teachers of Shang Academy did a points tally ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top ten would earn the awakening qualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first-ranked student was an avid supporter of Han Zhan’s products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had invested tens of thousands in elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to the great families, his approach was more opportunistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His final score was 35 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surprisingly low number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher scores were divided into two parts: regular performance and exam scores, with the former taking 30% and the latter 70%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group resorted to all kinds of tactics to prevent students with high regular scores from succeeding in exams, even forming alliances to target them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times, things got extremely chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 35 points of the first place give some evidence of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the final scores were announced, the top ten students began to come up one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The families ranked in Han Zhan’s scroll’s top five also had students coming up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fifteen awakeners were selected, the awakening officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, none of the high-ranking officials spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan’s figure was yet to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the final awakener completed the awakening, a young man holding a black umbrella slowly walked to the front from the rain curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black umbrella concealed the upper half of his face, only revealing the wicked smile at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hearts of everyone skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently, they exclaimed, he’s here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain fell even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Wofeng Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain curtain in the sky was split into four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two clashing Sword Qi created a large white mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was rainwater shredded and then evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The speed at which your Sword Dao has improved surprises me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the Wide-Blade Giant Sword, Gongyang Jin faced a white expanse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan did not speak; his answer was a sword light that pierced through the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile appeared on Gongyang Jin’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a plum blossom blooming in the three-nine winter amidst the wind and snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such smiles could only be seen by those closest to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she restrained her smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She treated the other swordsman with the utmost seriousness and gravitas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised the Giant Sword in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist on the sword was scattered with one swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her lifted hand, a cold gleam like a star in the night sky, collided once again with the tip of the Moonlight Longsword in the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extremely sharp sound echoed, forming a sonic boom around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white mist exploded in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin did not take a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan also did not take a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, countless vigorous Sword Qi turned into small water swords in the rain, hurtling backward towards Han Zhan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the blink of an eye, countless tiny wounds appeared on his body, and the seeping blood dyed his white robe red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan remained immovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purely in terms of swordsmanship, he had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The time is just about right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced down at the blood-stained marks on his body and spoke indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the time, someone should have stepped forward to hold me accountable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tao returned to Fulong City last night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin reminded him at the right time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Chen Tao back, the first person to stand out and question them, with enough weight, must be him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder, I was wondering why the Chen Family gave me seven or eight hundred thousand gold coins to rank sixth on my list. It seems he had already planned for today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a core member like Chen Tao taking action, the other Anti-Xia Alliance high-ranking officials following him did not have to be so timid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Sword Dao deserves your current Tier Six Peak strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given time, reaching my level is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin’s words were the best acknowledgment of Han Zhan’s hard work for the past seven or eight days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recognition from a Sword Dao genius held substantial weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan sheathed the Moonlight Longsword and returned a broad smile to Gongyang Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you going to change your clothes before going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Han Zhan’s intention to leave, Gongyang Jin called from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, going like this is perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ending the Awakening Day so hastily, isn’t this a little disrespectful to us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tao, holding a black umbrella, spoke coldly, colder than the rain chilling the skin to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the dean of Shang Academy, he openly took so much tribute in gold coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And in the end, he only granted five irregular awakening slots. Behind these top five, there are still over a dozen high-ranking members of the Anti-Xia Alliance who paid large sums.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Geng Jiu intend to pocket this money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring out Geng Jiu, I want to confront him and ask him if he disregards the top-ranked families!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring out Geng Jiu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geng Jiu, come out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more high-ranking members of the Anti-Xia Alliance stood out, applying public pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young, blood-stained gentleman in white slowly approached from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless rain fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steadied his steps under a white umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geng Jiu, present.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1266,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","7faee4162a8f64b1973bdae9ef0de868b53f9566290cd4d8cbd52e38a6303894","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-273","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-271",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]