554: Chapter 3 Gathering of Heroes_1 554: Chapter 3 Gathering of Heroes_1 “Here they co.”
At a small tavern near the “Invincible Martial Hall”, sitting on the second floor by a window that offered a perfect view of the martial hall.
Zhongxuan Sheng hadn’t spent much to book the entire tavern and was currently sitting upstairs drinking with Jiang Wang, peering sneakily down through a narrow opening of the window.
As for maintaining order at the martial hall and collecting viewing fees, such trivial matters were naturally handled by his subordinates.
“Who’s co?” Jiang Wang asked casually.
“Ha!
The first one to arrive is Jiang Wuyong!
That kid is interesting.”
“The Fourteenth Prince?” Jiang Wang frowned.
“Why has he co?”
“What do you care,” Zhongxuan Sheng said indifferently.
“Isn’t it good that he’s giving you Pri Stones?”
Jiang Wuyong, a prince with hardly any chance of success, was soone Zhongxuan Sheng never took seriously.
He had stepped on him once before in Nan Yao City and now he couldn’t even bother with that since there was no benefit in it.
“How many people do you think will co to watch the fight?” Jiang Wang asked.
His initial intention was just to publicly fight Lei Zhanqian and wear down his edge.
He thought a few witnesses would do.
But before he knew it, Zhongxuan Sheng had turned the event into a bustling affair…
“You want to ask how many Pri Stones you can split, right?” Zhongxuan Sheng glanced back at him.
Caught on the mark, Jiang Wang touched his nose and smiled without speaking.
He had said that no matter how much resources Lingxiao Pavilion used to nurture Jiang Anan, he would repay it.
Naturally, his pockets couldn’t be shy when he went to see Anan.
“Don’t worry.” Zhongxuan Sheng said with glee.
“Those who co to watch are all assigned seats, and the tickets sold out yesterday!”
“Sixteen thousand Pri Stones!” Jiang Wang quickly did the math, and he couldn’t help being astonished.
There were a total of eight hundred stools in the Invincible Martial Hall, and one seat cost twenty Pri Stones—to think it could sell out…
People in Linzi are really that wealthy?
“No no, you got it wrong,” Zhongxuan Sheng said proudly.
“I divided the tickets into three levels, corresponding to first-class, second-class, and third-class areas.
The first-class area only has one hundred seats, and each seat sold for a hundred Pri Stones!
The second-class area has two hundred seats, selling for fifty Pri Stones a seat.
The third-class area has five hundred seats, which sold for twenty Pri Stones a seat.
So in total, that’s thirty thousand Pri Stones!”
A standard Pri Stone stores a quantity of one hundred Path Origin.
And a standard ten-thousand Pri Stone is ten thousand Path Origin.
Therefore, the value of one ten-thousand Pri Stone is equivalent to a hundred Pri Stones.
Thirty thousand Pri Stones are equivalent to three hundred ten-thousand Pri Stones, which is the market price for three first-class Channel-Opening Pills!
Just by staging this challenge, Anan’s Channel-Opening Pills could be paid off.
“This money is too easy to make…” Jiang Wang murmured.
He even contemplated whether he should stage a few more challenges before leaving.
Who else in Linzi was a famously strong Inner Mansion Realm expert?
Zhongxuan Sheng, oblivious to Jiang Wang’s thoughts, still explained: “You have no idea how renowned Lei Zhanqian is!
Claid to be the Lei Family’s once-in-a-millennium prodigy, he’s firmly the Family Head of the Lei Family.
With his backing, many believe Jiang Wuqi holds a greater advantage in the future succession battles.”
He changed the subject: “But even more people are curious about you.
Many know you defeated Wang Yiwu while you were at the sa realm, but they still don’t know who you are and haven’t observed your battle.
Today is a great opportunity to understand you!”
It was actually still about Wang Yiwu.
The depth of Wang Yiwu’s fa as an invincible peer was matched by the radiance of the victorious Jiang Wang.
Although Lei Zhanqian was also quite famous and earlier had a higher realm, Wang Yiwu was a more widely recognized figure.
Many believed that Wang Yiwu would surely beco one of Qi Country’s top powerhouses in the future.
In a way, he was the pride of Qi people.
Because he set the milestone of the Heaven-reaching Realm Limit in Qi Country.
Therefore, after defeating him, today’s Jiang Wang has attracted so many spectators with a single public challenge.
Jiang Wang couldn’t help but squeeze over as well, peeking through the gap in the window at the martial arts venue.
As ti passed, more and more people entered the venue, forming a line at the entrance where they verified their tokens one by one.
“Speaking of which,” Jiang Wang said, “our broken venue doesn’t even have a roof, and here in the restaurant, we can clearly see what’s happening in the martial arts field.
Sitting here is so much more comfortable than inside, isn’t it?
And it doesn’t cost so many Path Origin Stones.”
Zhongxuan Sheng rolled his eyes in an understated way, “What do you think why I rented the entire restaurant, locked the doors, and closed the windows?”
The only small restaurant near “Invincible Martial Arts Venue” that had a high vantage point for clear views inside was booked by Zhongxuan Sheng a few days ago.
“You really thought this through…”
Jiang Wang lightly tapped his forehead.
Why is it that whenever I’m with this fatty, my mind seems particularly slow?
“Let’s go,” Zhongxuan Sheng stood up and said, “Yan Fu is here, it would be rude not to greet him.”
Jiang Wang was surprised, “Yan Fu also bought a token?”
“I gave it to him!” Zhongxuan Sheng replied irritably.
“My dear Lord Jiang, don’t we also need to have a few friends?”
Jiang Wang fell into an embarrassed silence.
But after thinking about it, he felt sothing was off.
How did this fatty suddenly beco a generous gentleman?
Wasn’t he the one who initially wanted to make money?
He patted Zhongxuan Sheng on the shoulder from behind, “How about after you advance to the Inner Mansion, we have a public challenge?
Give our martial arts venue another chance to open its doors!”
“I’ve also invited Gao Zhe and Li Longchuan, but those two don’t get along well.
They probably won’t co together.”
Zhongxuan Sheng seed to completely ignore what Jiang Wang was saying, speeding up his own pace, “Ah, I’m so busy today, too busy.”
…
The people who ca to “Invincible Martial Arts Venue” today were heavier hitters than Jiang Wang had imagined.
Let’s not talk about familiar faces like Yan Fu, Li Longchuan, and Gao Zhe.
There were well-known individuals such as the Bao family’s Bao Bozhao and Bao Zhongqing, who arrived together.
Compared to his brother with a face full of pockmarks, Bao Bozhao was rather handso.
The two brothers seed to get along well, laughing and chatting.
However, according to Zhongxuan Sheng, they were practically at each other’s throats behind closed doors.
Also present were the Fourteenth Prince, Jiang Wuyong, the top Deacon of the Business Alliance, Fu Miu, and others…
Fu Miu was now highly sought after.
Qing Xi had recently relied heavily on him, delegating big and small matters for him to represent, and it looked like there was an intention to cultivate him as the next Alliance Hierarch.
“They want him to take over the Business Alliance?” Jiang Wang couldn’t quite understand.
Zhongxuan Sheng, relying on his military might, had personally cut off one of this man’s ears.
Jiang Wang knew about this.
Fu Miu’s competence was highly questionable.
Why would Qing Xi choose to entrust the Business Alliance to him?
“It is said that Qing Xi’s lifespan is coming to an end, and he has to arrange a successor in advance.
There aren’t many capable people in the Business Alliance right now, so it’s like choosing the tallest of the short,” Zhongxuan Sheng kept his voice low, just for Jiang Wang’s ears, preventing others from overhearing.
Jiang Wang rembered Qing Xi’s sudden and inexplicable eagerness before the trip to the Seven Stars Secret Realm…
If it was because his lifespan was nearing its end, then it made sense.
With the wealth of the Business Alliance, Qing Xi must have tried all the life-extending treasures available on the market.
No wonder he looked forward to new and novel life-extending treasures so eagerly.
“Shouldn’t Fang Chong be stronger than Fu Miu?” Jiang Wang responded in the sa discreet manner.
Of course, on the surface, he was sitting up straight on a grass mat in a battle-ready posture—here, a stool was worth at least twenty Pri Stones, so he had to make do with a grass mat.
“For the Business Alliance, capability might be more important.
But for Qing Xi right now, being obedient is more important.”
Zhongxuan Sheng, on the other hand, had a big smile on his face while stealthily chatting with Jiang Wang.
He was introducing to him the various notable people from Linzi and standing near the entrance, ready to greet the distinguished guests at any mont.
He was extrely polite to everyone, as if they were long-lost brothers!
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