Chương 200: The two fiery flame manor geniuses

An enraged clan like the Zhuge clan was fearsome and only the Yihua clan could deter them. And that was the exact situation here. No clan or sect, no matter how strong they were could enter the central square of the city. This was an ironclad rule set by the Yihua clan. Any force that defied this rule usually suffered a bad end. The Zhuge clan wanted to capture those three who robbed their young master, but those three were participants of the Yihua clan's selection and were therefore in the central square.

The Zhuge clan couldn't do anything to them as long as they remained in the central square as they were automatically protected by the Yihua clan. This feeling of having a stomach full of frustration but having nowhere to vent it completely enraged the Zhuge clan. The clan chief was immediately changed and Zhuge min's father was removed from the position by the council of elders in the clan. They also tried to gather information on the three kids who robbed Zhuge min, but they got nothing from their search.

This gave them the idea that the trio were probably not from the central province. But that made it impossible for the Zhuge clan to gather information on them and deal with them before the Yihua clan's selection began. It would take at least a month to gather information on them from all the other provinces and by then, the Yihua clan's selection competition would have long been over and done with. And in Zhuge min's current state, it was impossible for him to get a spot in the Yihua clan's selection.

The Zhuge clan were stumped.

"goddammit! Are we going to watch as we lose this chance to leave this bullshit continent?" An elder roared in frustration during the Zhuge clan meeting.

"Hmph, those three kids are in the central square. You can take the risk of charging in to capture them of you no longer want your life!" Another elder replied coldly.

"But are we really going to do nothing? Have the Zhuge clan fallen so much? The other clans would certainly mock us and look down on us if we don't do something!"

"What can we do? The auction is tomorrow but we have no one who can represent us during the auction with Zhuge min in this state!"

"Back then, I warned you all that it wasn't wise to invest everything on just one person yet you all didn't listen. Now look, we have no one else other than Zhuge min!" An old elder spoke.

"Silence!" A cold voice silenced the hall and all the elders turned to the center of the hall where an old white haired man was sitting cross legged with closed eyes. The man's aura was completely submerged into his body yet he still gave off a dangerous feeling to anyone close to him. This was the supreme elder of the Zhuge clan, the true dictator of everything that happened in the clan. Even the clan chief was below this man and that was because... He was an Imperial realm cultivator!

The only imperial realm master of the Zhuge clan.

"You are all arguing instead of thinking of a way to solve this problem. Are three children enough to shake our clan?" The old man spoke slowly without opening his eyes. None of the elders dared to say a word as they all lowered their heads.

"Send someone to the Yihua clan and ask them for a favor, to hand over those three kids immediately. The Zhuge clan will fulfill any one wish of theirs and will remember this favor forever!" The old man spoke clearly.

"Yes, supreme elder. But..." a high ranking elder stepped forward and bowed with a worried expression.

"I understand that the Yihua clan is unlikely to accept my request" the old man interrupted, stating the elder's worries. The Yihua clan was a clan with five hundred years heritage in this continent. They had weathered through countless storms to reach their current level. How could they possibly put their face at risk and hand over three of their participants to be killed? Unless there was something at stake here, the Yihua clan was unlikely to accept this request.

"Send a message to the Fiery Flame Manor. Tell that old fogey that I will give him that item that he wants if he helps us with a favor!" The old man continued without opening his eyes, but all the elders were shocked. The Fiery Flame Manor was a sect of equal standing as the Zhuge clan and the 'old fogey' the old man mentioned was the only imperial realm master of the Fiery Flame Manor.

The Zhuge clan's supreme elder and the Fiery Flame Manor's ancestor never got along and the reason was the item which the Zhuge clan's supreme elder found before and the Fiery Flame Manor's ancestor wanted. Now that the supreme elder was willing to give it out, the elders were shocked. They understood that the supreme elder also placed great importance on this chance for the Zhuge clan to leave the continent zones no matter how slim the chance was. You could be reading stolen content.

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"The Fiery Flame Manor got two talented Juniors to participate in this selection right? Tell the old fogey to give us one of the two places in exchange. Of he doesn't agree, then ask him to send his Juniors to 'challenge' those three. If they can cripple them by 'mistake', that would be the best. At that time, I'm sure the Yihua clan would not protect three worthless kids" the old man continued calmly with his eyes still closed. The elders were all shocked. The supreme elder's plan was flawless!

The Fiery Flame Manor had two Juniors, and one of them was as strong as Zhuge min. If the two youths worked together, then those three kids were truly done for. The Yihua clan didn't oppose challenges between the participants and 'unintentional' injuries or deaths were also overlooked during such challenges after all, the Yihua clan was raising strong Juniors, not weaklings. The weak ones could die for all they cared.

Once the Yihua clan sent those three cripples away, the Zhuge clan could capture them easily and Zhuge min would personally kill them, ending his heart demon! Thinking of this, the elders were all filled with admiration for the supreme elder. With this plan, they could curb Zhuge min's heart demon and even get their stolen resources back!

"Yes supreme elder! We will go right now!" The elders all bowed and dispersed, leaving the old man sitting quietly with his eyes closed, as though nothing had ever happened.

Long Feng, Yan jian and Li Yue'er were unaware of the Zhuge clan's plans targeted against them. They were currently cultivating in peace, waiting for tommorow so they could go and participate in the auction. The Zhuge clan was very efficient and in an hour, they received a response from the Fiery Flame Manor; the ancestor accepted their supreme elder's proposal. He would order their two Juniors to challenge the three kids mentioned and cripple them. The item was to be sent over Immediately.

The Zhuge clan immediately called over Zhuge min's servant, the only one who was still sane after meeting those three. The other servant was still in a daze, unresponsive to anything and anyone. The clan's peak saint layered soul cultivator was unable to heal the servant and the Zhuge clan had no spirit layered soul cultivator who could heal the servant and even if they did, it wouldn't be worth it. The poor servant was hence buried alive.

This other servant was called over to give a discription of Long Feng, Yan jian and Li Yue'er and also draw their faces. In another hour, the drawings were received by the Fiery Flame Manor. An elder of the sect immediately who was in the city received the drawings and Immediately headed to the central square to deliver the drawings along with a message for the two Juniors of their sect. The Zhuge clan and the Fiery Flame Manor could be said to be very efficient. Everything was sealed within a few hours.

Back in the participants building, Long Feng and Yan jian we're unaware of the Zhuge clan's plot and were quietly cultivating. Long Feng was feeling quite desperate as of lately due to his low strength. With his current cultivation, he had next to zero chance of even reaching the top hundred in the hundred continent meeting. If he couldn't get a high enough ranking in the competition, he would lose his chance of leaving this continent and would have to wait until he reached the Dao realm.

And even with his talent, heavens knew how long it would take for him to reach the Dao realm in a backwater continent with unbelievably thin natural energy. Of course, he could also wait until the next hundred continent meeting. At that time, he would be about twenty five years old and would be able to participate. By then, who among the Juniors would be his match? But he still didn't want that. Wasting ten years of his life was unacceptable to him. Thus, he absolutely couldn't lose this once in a ten years chance.

He immersed himself in comprehending the Nine Firmament Steps and the Firmament Sword Art to rapidly raise his combat power. He was also constantly absorbing spirit crystals to quickly raise his cultivation. In the past few days, he was already closing in on the rank eight Yang realm. At this moment, Yan jian invited him to go out for a walk. After a moment's hesitation, he agreed. They left their room and walked down the empty hall towards the staircase leading down to the second floor.

Just then, another room door was opened and two young men walked out. One of them looked to be around twenty years old while the other one was younger, about eighteen or nineteen. They wore the same clothing; bright red robes with a flaming cloud symbol engraved on their chest area. Both of them had frowns as they stepped out and the older one spoke,"This is ridiculous. What are the elders thinking, asking us to team up against a couple of kids?"

"Elder brother, we can't underestimate them. The elder said that they managed to defeat Zhuge Min." The younger one replied.

"Hmph! That trash Zhuge Min. What's so shocking about defeating him? I can also do that" the older youth snorted. The younger one shrugged,"Well, let's just hurry up and finish the job and return to Cultivating. We might be able to achieve a breakthrough before the hundred continent meeting if we don't slack off."

"Right. We find them, cripple them and kick them out. Piece of cake..." as the older one spoke, he looked up and saw Long Feng and Yan jian staring at them. Shock flashed in his eyes before excitement.

"Well, what do we have here. I was wondering how we'll find them and they actually delivered themselves to us." The Younger one also saw the duo standing across them and frowned.

"Elder brother, the elder said they were three, including a veiled young lady""Don't worry. We'll deal with them and force them to lead us to her" the older one reassured. Without waiting for a reply, his energy surged out and he vanished, reappearing right before Long Feng. He stared at them with cold eyes dripping with scorn.

"You two, let's make this easy for all of us. Cripple your cultivation and call out your other partner right now" Long Feng and Yan jian exchanged glances, feeling shocked. What was wrong with the world? First was the arrogant beggar young master and now this?

"I don't remember having a grudge against you." Long Feng frowned as rage began to build up in his heart.

"No. You're not worthy. I was given strict orders to cripple you. Apparently, you offended someone you shouldn't have" the young man replied coldly.

"Offended someone? The beggar young master?" Long Feng asked.

"The who?" The young man's face twitched as he asked.

"Oh, it's a guy who called himself Zhuge young master. A funny clown if you ask me. He also had a nickname. What's his nickname again brother Yan jian?" Long Feng asked.

"The future master of the four regions! Hahaha" Yan jian replied and burst out laughing again. The young man's eyes twitched. That idiot Zhuge Min!

"Enough jokes. Will you cripple yourselves or I do it for you? You should know that if I help you, it won't be as simple as crippling your cultivation." Long Feng stopped smiling and coldly stared at the young man.

"And I'll say this once. Scram!" The young man froze then his expression turned fierce.

"Seeking death!" His aura exploded, showing his rank two spirit realm cultivation. And he was at the very peak, half a step into rank three. The younger one behind him also released his aura; rank one spirit realm. It was no wonder that the Zhuge clan and the Fiery Flame Manor were so confident in this duo. A rank one and rank two spirit realm cultivators was truly shocking.

"Junior brother, leave this to me." The older one spoke. The Younger one hesitated before dispersing his aura and stepping aside. The older youth attacked Long Feng without saying a word, filled with confidence that he would end this fight in a few minutes. He punched out, using energy manifestation to create a large lifelike copy of his fist. The large fist rumbled towards Long Feng. Long Feng's expression didn't change as the Origin Spirit Sword appeared in his grasp.

His mind was calm as he used his newly created sword skill; the demon sword! Demon concept energy at the fourth level and Sword concept energy surged out. Shockingly, Long Feng's Sword concept was no longer at the fifth level but at the sixth! He had broken through while comprehending the Firmament Sword Art through the memory fragment of the Sword Saint in his mind. Using the memory fragment to comprehend the sword concept was like having a great teacher teaching him, thus his remarkable speed of improvement.

The demon and sword energies mixed together into a single sword energy that was very unstable. He still wasn't able to fuse them perfectly. The sword light and the fist collided and the fist immediately collapsed while the sword light continued on towards the young man who was shocked.

"Fiery Flaming Fists!" He hurriedly used a martial skill while releasing his flame concept that was at the fourth rank and punched out. Dense flames collided against the sword light and they both went out, destroying each other.

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