Chapter 1811 - 918: Opening the Lion’s Jaws Wide! Bet Fulfillment (Part 2)

Chapter 1811: Chapter 918: Opening the Lion’s Jaws Wide! Bet Fulfillment (Part 2)

"Understood!"

With his words falling, ten streaks of tunneling light of various colors but all exuding terrifying Venerable Realm energy soared into the sky from the depths of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, like ten roaring Flood Dragons, tearing through the sky, rushing unhesitatingly in the direction of the Wanxiang Imperial City! That resolute posture clearly indicated their strict adherence to Tantai Mingjing’s orders!

"Tantai Mingjing! You... you dare!"

Within the golden Command Arrow, the voice of the Master of Myriad Phenomena was filled with a mixture of shock and anger.

"You’re openly provoking, attempting to start a war between the two Holy Lands!"

"War?"

Tantai Mingjing sneered, his tone laced with undisguised disdain.

"Wan Xiang, I think you’ve gone senile! It was your Myriad Phenomena Holy Land that first ran rampant in my Tantai Family’s Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, refusing to admit defeat, then had elders attempting to use their seniority to oppress a junior.

Now you’ve sent a hundred-year-old Saint Heir to challenge our Sect Realm juniors; such shameless actions leave me no choice but to defend my own juniors, retaliate a bit, why not?"

His voice suddenly became sharp, like thunder exploding.

"Only you, Myriad Phenomena Holy Land, can set fires, while my Tantai Family cannot light a lamp?!"

This series of questions was like loud slaps on the Master of Myriad Phenomena’s face, transmitted to the ears of various forces concerned about this matter through the golden Command Arrow.

Master of Myriad Phenomena was rendered speechless, the light of the golden Command Arrow fluctuating violently, indicating the owner’s raging fury and frustration.

He never expected that Tantai Mingjing, for the sake of Gu Sheng, would go as far as this, directly sending ten Venerable Realm protectors to block his Imperial City! It was a blatant slap in the face and intimidation!

After a silence lasting several breaths, the light within the golden Command Arrow slowly calmed, and the voice of Master of Myriad Phenomena sounded again, carrying a forced suppression of rage, icy and through gritted teeth.

"Fine! Well played, Tantai Mingjing! I... will remember this!"

He almost forced these words out from between his teeth; then, his voice turned towards Gu Sheng, filled with infinite coldness.

"The item... will be delivered to you tonight! According to the previous wager, without missing a single piece! Tomorrow’s battle, I will personally ’watch’! I hope your skills match your boasting!"

As soon as the words fell, the golden Command Arrow suspended in the air suddenly retracted its light, swiftly dimming and fading like a candle in the wind, eventually vanishing into nothing. Clearly, Master of Myriad Phenomena had actively severed this spiritual power projection.

Far in the depths of the Wanxiang Imperial City Holy Land, the actual face of Master of Myriad Phenomena was dark and cloudy, nearly dripping with water.

He initially thought that even if someone from the Tantai Family would stand up for Gu Sheng, it would mostly be peers or some elder Venerables, never expecting it to be Tantai Mingjing, the Semi-Saint, himself, much less that even Yuan Batian from Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land would join in! Today, his pressure from afar not only failed his purpose but also resulted in extortion from Gu Sheng and threats from Tantai Mingjing to seal the Imperial City, losing face completely!

...

Inside the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, after the golden Command Arrow completely dissipated, the overwhelming Holy Realm pressure that enveloped heaven and earth also vanished.

Gu Sheng’s body flickered, immediately flying out from the Quiet Room window, standing in the sky.

He first nodded slightly towards Tantai Mingjing, who had already retracted his thousand-measure Dharma Body but still stood atop the hall, expressing gratitude.

Then, he turned towards the other side of the dissipating phantom of a burly man, cupping his hands earnestly.

"Junior Gu Sheng, many thanks to elder for your righteous words and helping hand just now."

The phantom of the burly Yuan Batian initially only glanced at Gu Sheng indifferently, as a sort of acknowledgment.

But when his gaze swept across Gu Sheng’s body, he involuntarily uttered a light "Hmm," and the dissipating phantom solidified a bit.

A trace of obvious surprise appeared on his rough face, his gaze swept over Gu Sheng’s body like substance, filled with inquiry and amazement.

"Boy, your physique... Glazed Golden Body? No, seems even more mysterious... Hmm? You actually refined several different Daoist Rhythms within your body? Water and fire blend, yin and yang coexist... Strange! How did you manage to let these vastly different Daoist Rhythms coexist peacefully within you, even subtly complementing each other?"

Facing this Holy Realm expert’s inquiry, Gu Sheng merely smiled slightly, not answering directly but cleverly changing the subject, with a bit of admiration he said.

"Elder’s eyes are as sharp as a torch. Junior’s trivial tricks, not worth mentioning. However, the overwhelming Qi-Blood elder displayed earlier indeed made heaven and earth lose color. Junior believes, even if Wanxiang Ancestor himself came, he probably wouldn’t be able to match you three punches and two kicks."

The words, though somewhat flattering, matched with Gu Sheng’s calm and sincere tone, didn’t seem false.

Yuan Batian was initially dazed upon hearing this, then erupted in a bell-like laugh.

"Hahaha! Good kid! Arrogant, but slippery! Still... I like it!"

Indeed, he stopped probing Gu Sheng’s secrets, the massive phantom raised his hand to stroke his steel-needle beard, looking at Gu Sheng, the more he looked, the more he found him pleasing to the eye. Moments later, he restrained his laughter, his tone casual yet weighty.

"Boy, I find you pleasing to the eye, here’s a piece of news. The Heavenly Treasure Pool is about to open, if you can earn a spot to enter on your own merit... when you come out, I’ll give you a Creation!"

After speaking, he didn’t wait for Gu Sheng’s response, the thousand-measure phantom thunderously dissipated, and the overwhelming Qi-Blood was restrained as if it never appeared.

...

After the phantoms of Master of Myriad Phenomena and Yuan Batian dispelled successively, Tantai Mingjing also completely retracted his thousand-measure Dharma Body, returning to ordinary size, landing on the top floor of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall.

A sound transmission from him quietly entered Gu Sheng’s ear.

"Qingyun, come to the top floor for a meeting about tomorrow’s Myriad Phenomena Holy Land affair."

Receiving the message, Gu Sheng nodded.

He glanced at the street below, observing the pedestrians still shaken and debating due to the previous Holy Realm confrontation, and considered that in major cities of Central Province, especially those under the Holy Land’s jurisdiction, it’s generally prohibited for martial artists to fly freely to avoid disturbing civilians and causing unnecessary conflicts.

Although given his identity and strength, and the event he just participated in, even if he flew away, probably no one would dare to say anything, he didn’t wish to stand out or give any leverage.

Therefore, his body slowly descended, landing steadily on the blue stone ground in front of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, deciding to walk to the top floor.

Inside the room, Gu Sheng turned towards the tense Yun Gucheng beside him and spoke.

"Brother Yun, Elder Ming Jing invited me to the top floor for a talk. Your sister’s situation might be able to request Elder Ming Jing’s intervention, with his Holy Realm cultivation, temporarily stabilizing Miss Yun Meng’s vitality shouldn’t be a problem."

Hearing this, Yun Gucheng finally let his heart settle somewhat, exhaling a long sigh of relief.

But he immediately looked at Gu Sheng, his eyes filled with undisguisable confusion, couldn’t help but ask.

"Lord of Destiny, just now... just now you faced off the Master of Myriad Phenomena, even attracting two Holy Realm Great Power to stand by you... Didn’t you feel any fear? That’s the Holy Realm!"

Gu Sheng glanced at him, calmly responding with a question.

"Fear? Brother Yun, did you forget how I found you?"

Yun Gucheng was first stunned, then he realized. Yes, this Lord of Destiny appeared like a ghost, managing to infiltrate his heavily guarded courtyard without detecting, the means are surely beyond ordinary Sect Realm.

Considering the opponent’s mysterious Fate Inheritance and calm demeanor against Holy Realm pressure, it doesn’t seem entirely incomprehensible.

He laughed bitterly, no longer asking.

...

At the top floor of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, inside Tantai Mingjing’s study.

The study was arranged simply yet comfortably, with no excessive luxurious adornments, but everywhere revealed elegance and extraordinary quality.

The room was filled with a faint ink fragrance and a scent of Ling Mu that calms the mind and spirit. Tantai Mingjing and Tantai Bingyu, uncle and niece, both wore plain long white garments, sitting by a tea table, seemingly discussing something.

Gu Sheng entered, accompanied by Yun Gucheng.