Chapter 118

Hong Zun was really furious; seeing him already angry to the point his face turned black, Qing Shi hurriedly said.

"Right, right, right, let's talk about the main matter first, let's talk about the main matter first."

"Yeah, I'll listen to whatever big brother says."

I really can't hold back anymore; seeing this, Hong Zun almost couldn't hold back, and the Wine God Sword was about to be drawn.

Immediately, under Chen Wang's leadership, everyone came to the Formation Sect's main hall; the Formation Sect elders still couldn't accept it to this day—how did things come to this?

After everyone took their seats, Hong Zun didn't give Qing Shi a chance to speak and first spoke to Chen Wang.

"Sect Master Chen, we came this time mainly to ask for two Heaven Abyss Grand Formations; hopefully……

Originally we just wanted to settle things quickly; this damn Formation Sect—Hong Zun doesn't want to stay another moment.

But who would have thought, before he could finish speaking, Chen Wang directly turned to Qing Shi and said.

"Big brother, do you want the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation?"

I really—— the armrest of the chair was crushed by Hong Zun's grip, and upon hearing that, Qing Shi nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, this Heaven Abyss Grand Formation is very important to big brother; little brother, see if it's convenient."

"What's the big deal? Big brother wants it, little brother will definitely……

He was about to nod and agree without even thinking, but the Formation Sect elders on the other side hurriedly interrupted.

"Getting the Formation is no problem, but do you two have the materials?"

Given the Sect Master's current state, it's clearly problematic; Qing Shi still owes the Formation Sect over eight million top-grade spirit stones, so this time we can't put it on credit no matter what.

Facing the Formation Sect elders' inquiry, Qing Shi and Hong Zun exchanged a glance—neither had prepared any materials.

"I'll provide the materials."

Just as he was wondering how to say it, Chen Wang spoke up; hearing that, the elders' mouths twitched—'Have you forgotten your position? You are now the Sect Master of our Formation Sect.'

Moreover..............

"Sect Master, do you personally have the materials for inscribing the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation? If we have to take them from the sect's treasury, we won't agree."

Hearing that, Chen Wang showed a troubled expression.

He indeed doesn't have the materials for inscribing the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation, but big brother wants them.

"I'm the Sect Master—don't I even have the authority to use the sect's treasury?"

"Sect Master, if it were any other situation, there'd naturally be no problem, and we wouldn't stop it, but this guy already owes us over eight million."

The Formation Sect may have money, but we're not running a charity.

The elders flatly refused; seeing this, Chen Wang's face grew even uglier, and just as he was about to speak, Qing Shi beside him spoke first.

"Then what must we do for you to agree?"

Not wanting to put Chen Wang in a difficult position, he understood this and immediately looked at Qing Shi with emotion.

"Big brother, I can handle this."

"Big brother believes you, but you are now the Sect Master of the Formation Sect and ought to consider the Formation Sect as well."

"But, big brother……

"Just say what you need to say, stop disgusting me."

Hong Zun interrupted.

Immediately, Qing Shi continued to gaze at the Formation Sect elders; facing his stare, the elders were clearly resolute, unwilling to yield.

"Fellow Daoist Qing Shi, pay off your debt and provide the materials, and our Formation Sect will inscribe the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation for free—how about that?"

That's already a very good, very good condition.

But they need money—Qing Shi and Hong Zun don't have any; Qing Shi's poverty is embarrassing, and as for Hong Zun, he could maybe scrape together a hundred or eighty thousand, but eight million would literally cost him his life.

The spirit stones given by the Dao Yi Sect were already spent on liquor by him—what money is left?

They had no money, but the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation was still a must‑have; exchanging a glance, Qing Shi spoke up.

"I, old man, have no money on me; how about I write an IOU? You don't trust me—don't you still have connections with the Dao Yi Sect?"

As for the Dao Yi Sect, the elders naturally trust it, but the IOU that Qing Shi writes……

"Are you sure you can represent the Dao Yi Sect?"

One elder doubted, saying; hearing that, Qing Shi frowned.

"I am currently the Grand Elder of Divine Sword Peak—how could I not represent the Dao Yi Sect?"

Unbelievable, this guy is really untrustworthy.

Just as the elders were hesitating, Hong Zun also spoke up.

"Besides me, I certainly have the qualifications to represent the Dao Yi Sect, right? A mere eight million is nothing—my senior brother has plenty of money; he wouldn't stiff you over this."

Hearing that, the elders turned their gazes to Hong Zun; although they weren't familiar with him, at least they'd heard his name.

Moreover, compared to Qing Shi, Hong Zun is a bona fide, orthodox direct disciple of the Dao Yi Sect, a fellow junior brother with Qi Xiong and Shi Song.

The IOU he writes would obviously be far more effective than Qing Shi's.

But this would still be buying on credit, and the elders felt uneasy about it; just then, Chen Wang on the chief seat made the decision.

"That's settled—Dao Yi Sect, as the leader of the righteous path in Dongzhou, how could it possibly renege on a mere eight million? Haven't you heard Peak Master Hong Zun say it? His senior brother has plenty of money."

Hearing that, the elders had no choice but to reluctantly nod in agreement.

They didn't actually trust Qing Shi and Hong Zun, nor did they expect to get money from these two; instead they planned to go demand it from the Dao Yi Sect.

When the time comes, they'll take the IOU and go straight to the Dao Yi Sect.

Qi Xiong still doesn't know, but somehow he's already ended up with an eight‑million debt.

The matter settled, Chen Wang also ordered an elder to go to the sect's treasury to fetch the materials for inscribing the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation.

During the wait, Qing Shi, a little worried, asked Hong Zun.

"We're doing this—will the Sect Master not mind?"

After all, the relationship is still somewhat unfamiliar, so it's not strange for Qing Shi to worry, but Hong Zun is indifferent.

Don't worry, it's just over eight million; Senior Brother can handle it.

On the surface he looks relaxed, but inside he sighs helplessly.

Senior Brother, it's not that the junior brother wants to trap you, but there's really no way.

The junior brother from Jinhai Yingdi has to go, so... please forgive the junior brother.

At Place: Zhu Feng of Dao Yi Sect, Qi Xiong, who was cultivating, suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

How strange, why would I feel this way? Could something have happened?

Come!

Summoned a steward and asked if anything major had happened recently.

No, everything's normal in the Sect, and nothing happened in Dongzhou either.

What about Divine Sword Peak?

He asked out of the blue, and upon hearing that, the steward replied truthfully.

Nothing happened, really; starting from Peak Master Hong Zun, Divine Sword Peak went into collective seclusion.

Divine Sword Peak wasn't really a problem; it's just that going into seclusion isn't a big deal. He shook his head, and Qi Xiong gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Am I overthinking it?

Little did they know, at that moment inside the Array Sect, Hong Zun and Qing Shi had already signed their names on the IOU.

Originally it was over eight million top-grade spirit stones, plus this Heaven-Abyss Grand Formation, altogether owing ten million, and this is already the cost after the Array Sect's discount.

Here, when the time comes, just go directly find my Senior Brother.

Hearing that, the Array Sect Elders' mouths twitched—'Is this obvious? You're directly letting us go find Sect Master Qi Xiong?'

Something's off—why is this feeling getting stronger?

Opening his eyes again, Qi Xiong muttered doubtfully, 'What on earth is going on?'