Lin Xiu had never imagined that Myriad Flower House would have such a powerful background. But all of this had nothing to do with him, so he didn't take it to heart.
But halfway through the banquet, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared in the room. That person had a warm smile on his face and revealed a warm expression. After entering the room, he looked straight at Lin Xiu and said directly, "Please don't mind my presumptuousness. It's because I heard that Cloud Sea City unexpectedly made a comeback this time. I'm really curious, so I came here to see the legendary expert."
When Yun Tian and the others heard this, their faces became a little unnatural. Anyone could tell that this uninvited guest didn't have much respect for Cloud Sea City. His words and actions only revolved around Lin Xiu.
But at this moment, they had already recognized the identity of this person, so even if they were slightly resentful, they didn't make things difficult for him and sat obediently on the spot. All of this made Lin Xiu even more surprised.
"I still don't know who you are. To be honest, the reason why Cloud Sea City was able to obtain victory this time has nothing to do with me. It's all because of the profound cultivation of the Patriarchs." Lin Xiu spoke in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. He didn't have any intention of taking all the credit and this won the approval of the Patriarchs of Cloud Sea City in their hearts.
"Haha, looks like this brother must have come to Venerable City recently. To tell you the truth, I'm the owner of this place, Zhu Wei." This person laughed heartily and revealed his identity. But he didn't act overbearing and was extremely kind to Lin Xiu instead.
"Brother, to tell you the truth, my older brother and I inadvertently noticed the competition in Ocean of Clouds City today. The cultivation you revealed was extremely admirable, so I immediately rushed over when I heard you'd come to Myriad Flower Pavilion." Zhu Wei casually ordered a middle-aged man who looked like a steward to bring a chair over. Then, Zhu Wei casually sat down.
Perhaps Zhu Wei noticed that Lin Xiu had the intention to protect the people from Cloud Sea City. This time, when Zhu Wei talked to the people from Lin Kaicheng, he also brushed aside the disrespect in his words. Instead, they spoke about the glorious deeds of the experts of Ocean of Clouds City in the past, and it made them feel much more at ease.
Lin Xiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This person was indeed born to be unsuited for business. Perhaps it was because he didn't care about the experts in Cloud Sea City that he didn't hide anything. When Lin Xiu showed his goodwill towards Cloud Sea City, this person immediately tried to salvage the situation.
After that, Zhu Wei even patted himself on the chest and said that his friends in Ocean of Clouds City were free of charge.
The Myriad Flower Pavilion was a renowned establishment for spending money, and even Dao Comprehension Realm experts felt their hearts ache when they saw the prices here. After they heard about this, the experts of the city revealed smiles on their faces while Yun Tian took the lead.
However, Lin Xiu became a little vigilant in his heart. There must be a reason for this abnormality. He could already confirm that this person came for him, but he didn't know what his purpose was.
Zhu Wei didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose. There was a sincere smile on his face and he said to Lin Xiu, "To be honest, my elder brother thinks that it's a waste of talent for Brother Lin to stay in Cloud Sea City with your cultivation. So he wants to invite you to the Venerable's Residence."
Zhu Wei called him elder brother, so they naturally knew that he was talking about the owner of this place, Venerable Yao Hai.
It was only because of Lin Xiu's leadership that they were able to maintain their status in Cloud Sea City. Although they were extremely dissatisfied with the Venerable's Residence's action of poaching their people, they were secretly happy for Lin Xiu. After these days of getting along, they had already regarded Lin Xiu as a true friend.
However, Lin Xiu's fingers gently knocked on the table and he wasn't in a hurry to agree. To him, the Ancient Desolate World was just a transit station. In Cloud Sea City, he had almost obtained the cultivation techniques that he wanted and had a comprehensive understanding of the Ancient Desolate World. The Venerable's Residence wasn't too attractive to him.
However, the director of the Myriad Flower Pavilion, Zhu Wei, threw out a condition that Lin Xiu couldn't refuse.
"I know that my visit this time is a little abrupt, but there's no rush. We can wait until Cloud Sea City participates in the City Competition before making a decision. I can promise Brother Lin that as long as you're willing to come to the Venerable's Residence, all the cultivation techniques will be open to you."
Such a promise couldn't be said to be light. One must know that cultivation techniques and martial techniques had always been the core of a force. Under the premise that the Venerable's Residence didn't even know Lin Xiu's background, they were actually able to offer such a condition. It was enough to show their sincerity.
To Lin Xiu, it was of course a good thing to be able to gain knowledge from the various forces. Thus, he wasn't in a hurry to refuse this time and nodded to Zhu Wei.
After getting the promise that he wanted, Zhu Wei also took his leave. Before he left, he even ordered his subordinates to send a few jars of fragrant wine.
"Brother Lin, I didn't expect that you actually attracted the attention of the Venerable. This is really a great thing." Yun Tian raised his cup to Lin Xiu from afar. His words were filled with endless envy. Although he was the City Lord of Cloud Sea City in name and was in charge of the life and death of millions of people, compared to the Venerable, he seemed somewhat insignificant.
The others were also there to congratulate Lin Xiu. However, after the Zhang Clan Head clinked his cup with Lin Xiu, he carefully transmitted his voice to Lin Xiu, "Brother Lin, if you really want to go to the Venerable's Residence, you must be careful. Although Yao Hai is considered a kind person in this area, as far as I know, before he rose up, he was famous for being jealous of capable people. If there are signs of things developing in the wrong direction, I hope that you can make a prompt decision."
The transmission of spiritual sense only happened in an instant. When the Zhang Clan Head sat down again, there was no movement at all.
Lin Xiu's heart was slightly moved. The Zhang Clan Head's words were definitely not groundless. It seemed that he really had to be more careful.
The wine that Zhu Wei sent up were all the treasures of the Myriad Flower Inn. After the few of them drank it all, their footsteps became a little light and unsteady.
Because of Zhu Wei's instructions before he left, the people of the Myriad Flower Inn also treated the five of them as distinguished guests. They supported them to the door of the Myriad Flower Inn in an extremely flattering manner and asked directly, "Lords, do you need us to send you back?"
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, "There's no need to trouble you guys. When you go back, please help me tell your master that I am very grateful for his hospitality this time."
After the five of them left the Myriad Flower Inn, they did not use the strength in their body to get drunk.
When one's strength had reached their level, it was extremely difficult for them to get drunk.
After returning to their room, they laid on the bed and fell asleep. They only woke up when the dazzling dawn shone into the room the next day.
After washing up, Lin Xiu brought them to a remote place outside the city. With a wave of his hand, he transferred wood attribute energy into their bodies and their injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Although we obtained victory yesterday, we must not let our guard down. There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the hundreds of cities. We might meet an opponent that we can't match. I hope that everyone can take this seriously." Lin Xiu said to them earnestly. From the first battle yesterday, he already knew that this city battle was extremely dangerous. Even Black Demon City, which was originally ranked last, could erupt with strength at the peak of the Dao Enlightenment Realm when faced with a difficult situation, not to mention those cities that were ranked higher.
All of them nodded simultaneously. All of them had experienced great storms to arrive at their current state, so they were naturally aware of how difficult the situation they were facing was. However, in their opinion, they'd attained their objective from the beginning, and they just had to compete according to plan and improve Ocean of Clouds City's ranking in the competition. Then, they would be satisfied.
Seeing that their fighting spirit had been reignited, Lin Xiu nodded slightly and began a new round of training.
"Everyone must remember, the realm of cultivation does not represent the level of combat strength. A true expert is often able to defeat ten people with brute force. The next enemies we will face will definitely be of an extremely high realm, so in the last nine days, I will properly train you to improve your strength and skills. "Lin Xiu gave them pointers and explained his training plan.
The few experts had already tasted the sweetness of Lin Xiu's words in the past few months of training. Of course, they did not doubt Lin Xiu's words and were once again in pain and happiness.
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On the other side, Zhu Hai also arrived at the Venerable Residence. Looking at the middle-aged man sitting on the main seat, he could not help but quicken his pace.
"Big Brother, I have already gone to test him yesterday. This Lin Xiu looks extremely calm and did not show much joy in the face of our recruitment. I suspect that he has another master behind him." Zhu Wei told Yao Hai his speculation, and the middle-aged man on the main seat finally raised his eyelids and responded with a 'hmm'.
He slowly stood up from his seat and came in front of his sworn brother. Yao Hai's voice was extremely calm: "Both of us have watched yesterday's competition. This young man called Lin Xiu has no opponents in the Dao Enlightenment Realm. But this kind of young people are ambitious people, we still have to see if we can recruit him. If not …"
A cold light flashed in Yao Hai's eyes. To be able to become a Venerable Realm almighty, it was naturally impossible for them to cultivate step by step. Their emotions were incomparably strong. For the lottery, everything that they had today was not easy to come by. Any signs that might pose a threat to them had to be strangled in the cradle in advance.
Zhu Wei also nodded. The two brothers had gone through trials and tribulations together for many years, which was why they had the glory they had today. Although Lin Xiu was only an expert in the Dao Enlightenment Realm and did not pose any threat to them, they, who were used to being cautious, still liked the feeling of having everything under control.
Three days passed in a flash. Most of the cities had basically determined the winner of the first round. Naturally, there were some who were happy and some who were worried.
For some reason, after the battle in Cloud Sea City, the following cities all retracted their claws and fangs at the same time. During the battle, except for those cities that were ranked extremely low, the majority of the cities were basically just going through the motions. As long as the winner was determined, they would not kill anyone.
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