Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 267 – Complications

The Qian Yuan Great Hall was a majestic building built on the waist of Qian Yuan Mountain. A line of cultivators were making their way up from the foot of the mountain to the hall.

At the hall entrance, a young man who was dressed plainly, was accompanied by Zhang Sheng-Qian and Zhang Sheng-Kun. They looked down from the mountain and saw Lu Ping and Yue Jiang-Rui going into the Bet of Cauldron.

Zhang Sheng-Kun scoffed at them, "What a joke, those rogue cultivators are still the same, lowly ants that think too highly of themselves. They could never understand the depths of Senior Brother Ye's alchemy."

"Junior Sister Zhang, please don't say that. Don't forget that the Northern League was founded by rogue cultivators in the first place, to unite all rogue cultivators in the northern region. Organizations like your Zhang Clan are only supported so that the league can optimize its control and influence in the region.

"Furthermore, most of us here are rogue cultivators, including the Great Ancestors on the mountain. If the Great Ancestors heard your words, the Zhang Clan would definitely be reprimanded. Even though Senior Uncle Zhang Wu-Duan is practicing on the mountain, I'm sure that even he wouldn’t be able to excuse the clan from your mistake. What’s more, his position on Qian Yuan Mountain might even be affected."

Zhang Sheng-Kun's face turned red with embarrassment. Zhang Sheng-Qian, on the other side of the plainly dressed young man, quickly changed the subject, and said, "Senior Brother Ye, in your opinion, who has a higher chance of winning the Bet of Cauldron?"

"It's hard to tell. Yue Jiang-Rui's cultivation method is highly compatible with his alchemy. As a result, even though he can’t enter the Core Forging Realm and become a true Master Alchemist, his skill at concocting half-step Core Forging Realm pellets is still incredible, and is admired even by my teacher. From the looks of things, the Li Clan's alchemist is too reckless entering the bet. However, he isn't panicking, so I guess he still has something

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