Chapter 868 Preparing for War (1/2)
Chi Jing was lying on a bamboo chair with her long and slender legs resting over the railing in front of her. She held an ancient book in one hand and was thumbing through it casually. She didn’t lift her eyes until Zhou Yuan came in.
“Senior sister.” Zhou Yuan gave a glance at his senior sister’s particularly long legs, then averted his eyes, looking straight ahead.
Chi Jing gracefully stood up. She was dressed in a relaxed training robe that, together with her flat chest, straight legs and short burgundy hair, made her look especially formidable.
“Junior brother’s performance these past few months are very impressive.” Chi Jing smiled.
The Wind Pavilion had won several battles against the Fire Pavilion since she had sent Zhou Yuan to the Wind Pavilion. This was enough to prove Zhou Yuan’s ability.
“Without senior sister’s support, how would I have this kind of achievement?” Zhou Yuan smiled. This wasn’t a compliment but what he truly felt. The Heavenly Spirit Sect was behind the Fire Pavilion, so if he didn’t have a supporter, he would have suffered many underhanded tactics.
He at least wouldn’t have been able to escape when hall master Xi Guang attempted to assassinate him.
Chi Jing waved her small fair hand, and then with a flick of her fingers, a ray of red light landed in front of Zhou Yuan.
It was a red copper sphere. The surface was engraved with mysterious patterns, and inside were blazing golden flames.
“It’s your share of Heavenly Sun Flames from the Heavenly Flame Ritual. There are 240,000 in total. I have sealed them for you. When you need to use them, you only need to control it with your Spirit,” Chi Jing explained.
Zhou Yuan received it, his eyes blazing with excitement. He finally got his hands on them. These days he had eagerly been waiting for the distribution of the Heavenly Sun Flames.
“We’ve also received news that the various regions are already starting to talk about the nine region tournament.”
Hearing this, Zhou Yuan’s face suddenly turned solemn. He hadn’t forgotten his mission of coming to the Tianyuan Region.
“Has the date been confirmed?” he asked hurriedly.
Chi Jing shook her head. “Not yet, but if nothing unexpected happens, it should be within a year.”
“Within a year.” Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment and said, “Then it seems I have to seize the position of chief pavilion master as soon as possible and unite the four pavilions.”
“You’re so confident in beating Lu Xiao?” The tip of Chi Jing’s eyebrows was raised slightly.
“Because I can’t fail,” Zhou Yuan answered calmly.
Chi Jing glanced at him and said seriously, “But even if you really defeat Lu Xiao, there is still a long way to go before you can obtain the Ancestral Dragon Lantern.
“Lu Xiao is ranked ninth on the Divine Dwelling list of the Hunyuan Heaven, but in truth, this position is somewhat due to the other regions giving face to our Tianyuan Region. Based on real strength, he will drop a few rankings.”
Zhou Yuan was really surprised to hear this. Although he hadn’t fought Lu Xiao before, he could tell his strength from the dangerous aura he emitted. If Zhou Yuan didn’t take advantage of the chance to break through to the advanced Divine Dwelling stage, he might have no chance of beating Lu Xiao. But now Chi Jing was informing him that Lu Xiao’s ranking on the Divine Dwelling list was an overstatement.
From this, it was clear how terrifying the people at the top of the Divine Dwelling List were.
Is the Hunyuan Heaven this terrifying? No wonder it’s called the best of the heavens?
“Then how strong are Wu Yao and Su Youwei, who are ranked second and third respectively?” Zhou Yuan suddenly asked.
Hearing Zhou Yuan specifically point out these two people, Chi Jing looked at him in surprise and asked curiously, “Do you know them?”
Zhou Yuan didn’t deny it and frankly answered, “They are both from the Cangxuan Heaven. Wu Yao is a rival of mine and Su Youwei is my friend.”