Chapter 318: The Big Gossip

Shen Gonghao's gaze first fell upon Lin Qiu Ya, a glimmer of radiance appearing on his face, then he looked at Xu Chen, seemingly disgusted by his ugly appearance, and frowned as he said, "You two are acting sneakily; what exactly is your business coming to my Xuanhua Sect?"

Xu Chen also frowned, feeling that this guy was quite punchable.

In terms of cultivation, he was only at the entry level of the Danyuan Realm, yet he acted high and mighty in front of his own sect's Elders, looking at everyone as if they owed him a mountain of money.

Furthermore, this guy's temper seemed rather volatile; he didn't like the look of anyone.

However, this seemed to be a common trait among young genius disciples of all large Immortal Sects: young and vigorous, arrogant and conceited, looking down on everyone.

Of course, Xu Chen did not want to have a conflict with this guy at the front gate of the Xuanhua Sect right now, so he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "We have come to visit the Xuanhua Sect openly and honestly, originally to seek an alliance and assistance. How have we ever been sneaky? Daoist Friend, do not make baseless accusations."

Shen Gonghao's expression changed and he said angrily, "Audacious! Mere little cultivators of the Zhenyuan Realm, yet you dare to spout nonsense."

Xu Chen couldn't help but curl his lip inwardly, but he still replied respectfully, "We dare not. Just now, we already reached an agreement with two Elders of your sect. If Daoist Friend does not believe it, you may go back and ask the two Elders, and you will know. If Daoist Friend has no other business, we shall take our leave!"

"You may leave if you wish, but this companion must stay!" Shen Gonghao said, pointing at Lin Qiu Ya.

Xu Chen said sternly, "Are you trying to imitate the Young Sect Master of the Junwang Hall from not long ago, intending to bully men and oppress women?"

"Audacious!" Shen Gonghao was furious; he raised his hand and grabbed, and a large hand condensed from Yuan Qi, over a zhang in size, reached out to grab Xu Chen.

"Boom—"

Just as Xu Chen was helplessly preparing to fight back, a violent explosion suddenly came from below the mountain, and then, amidst a flash of spiritual light, two figures soared into the sky, releasing Magic Treasures and powerful Magic Spells to fight right there in the air. Instantly, spiritual light shot in all directions, and the entire Langya Mountain was shaken by this aura.

In an instant, dense crowds of cultivator figures soared into the air again, and colorful Escape Lights darted into the sky from all around Langya Mountain like fireworks.

Shen Gonghao was startled and abruptly withdrew his hand to look back, while Xu Chen took the opportunity to wrap Lin Qiu Ya in Yuan Qi and flee down the mountain in a few flashes.

Shen Gonghao hesitated for a moment but did not pursue; instead, he looked at the two figures tumbling and fighting in the sky, his face showing extreme astonishment and excitement.

"Zhang Ting and Jun Shaowei are actually fighting again. No, I have to go watch the show. It would be best if one of them gets killed to satisfy my anger!"

Muttering, Shen Gonghao's figure flickered and disappeared from where he stood.

Xu Chen took Lin Qiu Ya and ran down the mountain in one breath, soon blending into the crowd of cultivators and heading toward the direction of the fight.

With tens of thousands of cultivators from over a hundred large and small Immortal Sects from dozens of southeastern kingdoms gathered for the Immortal Alliance Assembly, various fights occurred everywhere all day long.

No one could stop this kind of scene; even the Immortal Alliance Elder Council had no time to manage it and could only restrain high-level cultivators.

As for this kind of fighting between the Kaiyuan Realm and Zhenyuan Realm, in their eyes, it was exactly like children playing, and they could only let it be, because they couldn't manage it even if they wanted to—there were simply too many.

These low-level cultivators had unstable Dao hearts; their cultivation was not high, but their tempers were huge. They would start fighting at the slightest disagreement, and on top of that, everyone had five, six, seven, or eight good friends, or perhaps there was simply mutual enmity between their sects. When they started, the scene was explosive, often involving dozens or hundreds of people brawling, completely like gang fights between secular martial arts sects, with no demeanor of Immortals at all.

Small scuffles were generally ignored, but if things got big, Danyuan Realm Protector Teams would naturally come out to suppress them.

If Danyuan Realm cultivators were also involved, the Elder Council would order the Spirit Transformation Great Cultivators of each Immortal Sect to take action, and then each would take these troublemakers back to their own sect for punishment and confinement, ultimately turning big issues into small ones and small ones into nothing.

After all, a great war was imminent, so harmony was paramount. Unless it reached an unmanageable point, the punishment would generally not be too severe.

Just like the conflict between the Junwang Hall and the Ziyang Sect, which caused a major incident with ten casualties, the two Great Cultivators only exchanged one move, which directly alarmed the Elder Council to intervene, and the matter was temporarily suppressed and handled internally.

However, the two people fighting fiercely in the sky right now were not ordinary people; they were not only two Danyuan Realm powerhouses but also genius figures ranked in the top ten of the Prodigy Ranking.

The burly young man in the golden robe was Zhang Ting, the third-ranked genius on the Thunder God Hall's list.

The other young man in the purple robe with a fair complexion was Jun Shaowei, the ninth-ranked genius on the Junwang Hall's list.

Moreover, this was not the first time the two had fought at the Immortal Alliance Assembly; counting it up, this was already the third time.

Xu Chen and Lin Qiu Ya were mixed in the crowd of countless cultivators watching the excitement, and soon arrived two miles away from the battle.

The surroundings were already densely packed with cultivators; in the sky, on the ground, in trees, on rocks, and on hillsides, there were people everywhere. Everyone was watching with excitement, and the Divine Sense they released formed a huge spherical space like a copper wall and iron bastion, wrapping the two fighting people in the middle.

In fact, under such circumstances, observation by Divine Sense was powerless. Thousands of Divine Senses were intertwined and colliding back and forth, and the information fed back by the Divine Sense was a mess. Even for a Danyuan Realm powerhouse, if their Divine Sense were wrapped in it, it would be like falling into a quagmire, unable to see anything at all.

Although Xu Chen did not know these two, he had carefully studied the Prodigy Ranking on the way up the mountain, so he recognized their identities at a glance.

Moreover, his Divine Sense was now incomparably powerful, having long surpassed the Refining Essence into Qi stage and being stronger than all Danyuan Realm cultivators. Therefore, he condensed his Divine Sense like a vine to forcibly break through the chaotic Divine Sense and landed it on the two combatants, quickly and clearly sensing their strength.

Although Zhang Ting was two years younger, his strength was greater, and the thunder-type Magic Spell he cast carried the power of thunder in every move and style; he had not released any Magic Treasure during the fight.

Jun Shaowei's strength was slightly weaker, but the Magic Treasure he released had an incomparably violent aura. Every time it was activated, it transformed into a blade shadow of dozens of zhang in size, flying and whistling across the sky in crisscrossing patterns, stirring the Yuan Qi for hundreds of zhang around and erupting with sharp screams that pierced the Soul.

The two Danyuan Realm geniuses were fighting, and the scene was explosive and powerful. Cultivators with slightly inferior cultivation dared not even approach to observe, and even their Divine Sense dared not get close. Once affected by the Yuan Qi of the battle, their Souls could potentially be impacted and suffer backlash.

Therefore, the area closer to the battle was all Zhenyuan Realm or Danyuan Realm cultivators, while those in the Kaiyuan Realm could only retreat far away to three or even five miles away to watch the battle from a distance.

"Zhang Ting is truly worthy of being the strongest genius of the Thunder God Hall; he is too powerful. I fear that many veteran Danyuan Realm seniors are not his match."

"Indeed, the disciples of these large Immortal Sects all have heaven-defying aptitude; it is truly enviable."

"Pfft, envy is useless. Others eat more Spirit Pills in a day than you do in a year. Do you think they really cultivated up there on their own?"

"Why does your tone sound so sour? The Thunder God Hall is ranked second in the Immortal Alliance; their resources must be plentiful, but it's not easy to get by without that aptitude."

"Sigh, comparing people makes one want to die, and comparing goods makes one want to throw them away. It's hard for us to even reach Foundation Establishment, while they reach Golden Core as if it were child's play. Zhang Ting is only twenty-six, and I'm almost forty, still at the Zhenyuan Middle Stage. It's too infuriating."

"You are indeed a bit too pathetic; you might as well die of anger sooner!"

"You are courting death!"

"Hmph, do you still want to make a move? You're already forty and only at the Zhenyuan Middle Stage; do you still think you can reach Golden Core!"

The cultivators watching the excitement were beaming with joy, and naturally, various situations occurred during their discussions; some people even started fighting while watching.

Of course, this kind of small scuffle generally couldn't last long; the consequence of affecting others' enjoyment of the show was usually being beaten by the crowd, ending up with bruised noses and swollen faces together.

Therefore, most of the time, even if there was friction in their words, they would stop after a few arguments and insults at most.

"Actually, these two guys are fighting so fiercely, but if we talk about aptitude, it's still Lanyou Xianzi who is ranked first. That is the truly heaven-defying one. It is said that a group of Elders in the Immortal Alliance all praise her endlessly, and the Thunder God Hall even forcibly took her."

"Hehe, I heard that the several fights between Zhang Ting and Jun Shaowei were all because of Lanyou Xianzi."

"There's such a thing? Does Jun Shaowei even dare to compete with Zhang Ting?"

"I don't know if he dares, but I heard that today's fight was caused by Lanyou Xianzi."

"Oh, there is actually such inside information? Daoist Brother, hurry up and tell us to clear up our confusion!"

"That's right, that's right, Daoist Brother, please tell us. After watching the excitement later, I will treat you to tea."

"Haha, let's go together, let's go together. The teahouse will surely be bustling later."

Not far from Xu Chen, a group of cultivators were laughing and talking loudly while watching. When they mentioned Lanyou, Xu Chen couldn't help but prick up his ears and release his Divine Sense to land on them and listen carefully.

"You all don't know, but just as the fight started, I was at the Junwang Hall's pill stall buying Spirit Pills, and I happened to run into Lanyou Xianzi coming to look for Jun Shaowei. She looked a bit agitated. Not long after the two went into the inner hall, Zhang Ting arrived, and with one thunderbolt, he blew up the Junwang Hall's shop, and the two started fighting."

"Damn, if this is true, it really is huge gossip!"

"It's very strange. It's said that Lan You never deigns to interact with fellow cultivators of the same generation and has always stayed on the mountain, rarely showing her face. Why would she suddenly come to find Jun Shaowei for no reason? Who doesn't know that this guy is a total scoundrel of the Immortal World? It's said that the number of young female cultivators he has forcibly taken and defiled is at least three hundred, if not five hundred. Not long ago today, he tried to harass a female Disciple of the Ziyang Sect and failed, ending up killing or injuring over a dozen of them. With Lan You coming to find him, wouldn't that be exactly what Jun Shaowei wants? Could it be that he is hiding inside, trying to forcibly take Fairy Lan?"

"Jun Shaowei shouldn't have the guts for that; after all, Fairy Lan has already been handpicked by the Thunder God Hall."

"Who can say for sure? Or perhaps Fairy Lan doesn't like Zhang Ting at all and actually likes Jun Shaowei?"

"Give me a break. Trash like Jun Shaowei ruins every woman he sees; who would be blind enough to like him?"

"Some people don't think so; there are plenty of women who want to crawl into his bed!"

"Jun Shaowei is truly not a human being; Zhang Ting had better kill him!"

"Right, kill this bastard! Let's cheer for Zhang Ting. Fellow Daoist friends, shout with me: Daoist Friend Zhang, use your strength, kill Jun Shaowei!"

"Right, kill Jun Shaowei!"

"Kill Jun Shaowei~"

"Kill Jun Shaowei~"

(End of chapter)