Chapter 779 Gu Xi (2/2)

Zhou Yuan let out a long sigh. If he were to deplete his stockpile, his training would undoubtedly enter a period of very slow growth.

More importantly, he had already tasted the sweetness of two servings of high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines a day. If he were to reduce the amount, it would be extremely uncomfortable. As they say, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

While Zhou Yuan was sighing, a Yi clan servant came to the courtyard and respectfully let him know that Yi Qiushui had invited him to the front courtyard.

Zhou Yuan asked for the reason, and the maid whispered that someone from the Heavenly Spirit Sect had arrived.

Zhou Yuan’s heart shivered before he nodded. The Heavenly Spirit Sect was akin to a local tyrant in the Tianyuan Region. It would be best to have a friendly relationship with them since he didn’t want to have another powerful enemy.

He tidied up a bit before following the servant to the front courtyard. Along the way he ran into some Yi clan youngsters, who all greeted him with kind and respectful smiles. Compared to before, there was undoubtedly a world of difference in their attitudes.

When they came to the front courtyard, Zhou Yuan walked straight in, ran his gaze across the area, and saw a thin middle-aged man sitting in the main seat. The man was clad in a red robe embroidered with flame patterns.

The Heavenly Sect’s Scarlet Flame Hall.

Zhou Yuan remained calm. It was said that Mo Yuan’s master, Gu Yan, was the hall master of the Scarlet Flame Hall.

However, this person shouldn’t be Gu Yan, because although Zhou Yuan could feel tyrannical Genesis Qi being exuded from his body, the man was only at the Heavenly Sun stage and wasn’t strong enough to be one of the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s hall masters.

Yi Qiushui and Yi Qianji were also in the front courtyard.

“Zhou Yuan,” Yi Qiushui got up and said with a smile, “This is attendant Gu Xi of the Scarlet Flame Hall.”

She leaned closer to Zhou Yuan and whispered, “Over the past few days, I managed to pull some strings to invite him here. It will be good for you if you manage to reconcile.”

Zhou Yuan was a little moved by her gesture. The Yi clan was likely not afraid of Gu Yan coming to create trouble, which meant Yi Qiushui had done this for him. After all, she knew that he was from another heaven, and was unfamiliar with the place and people here. Therefore, it wouldn’t be good for him to anger the powerful Heavenly Spirit Sect.

Zhou Yuan nodded in thanks, although he did not feel there was a need to do this.

He lifted his head to look at Gu Xi, whose gaze was lowered and didn’t even glance at him.

Yi Qiushui turned her head and smiled at Gu Xi. “This is Zhou Yuan—”

Gu Xi waved his hand dismissively, “I know, he’s quite famous these days.”

Yi Qiushui felt a little awkward and didn’t know what else to say. It was then that Gu Xi set down the cup of tea in his hand and stared directly at Zhou Yuan. “Since matriarch Qiushui came to find me and I have a good relationship with the Yi clan, I’ll speak to you honestly.

“This matter has already reached the hall master’s ears. Although he’s a little unhappy, he isn’t narrow-minded, and he doesn’t intend to lower himself to the level of a little junior.

“Also the hall master admires your talent and told me to pass on the message that he can accept you into the sect as a registered disciple.”

Yi Qiushui’s face lit up in joy.

But Zhou Yuan frowned slightly. He didn’t care for being a registered disciple of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. His master was the supreme sovereign Cang Yuan. What was Gu Yan compared to him?

Moreover, he could keenly feel that there wasn’t much friendliness in Gu Xi’s voice.

“However...”

As expected, Gu Xi’s tone of voice changed all of a sudden. “You did damage the face of our Scarlet Flame Hall and will need to do something as a gesture of remorse. Hmm, when you were fighting Mo Yuan, the high-grade Heaven-tier Genesis techniques you used seemed pretty good. You can offer those to enrich the Scarlet Flame Hall’s treasury, and we will put this matter behind us.

“Haha, your Genesis techniques should be from some inheritance you managed to stumble upon, isn’t that right? Your luck is pretty good, but such a thing isn’t that uncommon in the Tianyuan Region.”