The great elders of the Changyang Prefecture sat on the stone benches in the pavilion. Many of them faintly smiled and were unable to hide their joy. Only Jianchen was in a very bad mood because he knew that what they were about to discuss would definitely be related to the Saints' Fruit.
Changyang Qing Yun looked around and gently coughed. He said, "Since everyone's here, let's get to the main topic. I believe everyone knows what we're going to discuss next, so I won't beat around the bush. May I ask what everyone thinks about the distribution of the Saints' Fruit?"
"Basically all the experts on the continent know that our Changyang Prefecture has obtained the Saints' Fruit. In order to prevent a few experts from being tempted to attack our Changyang Prefecture, we need to make the Saints' Fruit work as soon as possible. Otherwise, once it's taken away by someone else, our losses will be extremely severe," Changyang Qing Yunfeng righteously said.
"That's right. And the appearance of the Saints' Fruit this time has even led to a fight between the path lord of carnal desires and the three emperors of the Beast God Continent. If the four of them attack our Changyang Prefecture without any regard for the consequences, we'll be in deep trouble," Changyang Yuan Wuji said sternly.
"But there are seven of us here and only one Saints' Fruit. Who should we give it to?" Changyang Yuan Zhenghua said after some thought. The light in his eyes flickered with uncertainty.
"Who else can we give it to? Aside from Qing Yun, is there anyone else in our Changyang Prefecture who has reached Great Perfection as the Holy Emperor? In my opinion, the Saints' Fruit should be consumed by Qing Yun. Only then can the Saints' Fruit be used to its fullest potential, "Changyang Qing Yunfeng loudly said.
"Qing Yun has already reached Great Perfection for many years. He's only a single step away from becoming a Saint Emperor. Using the Saints' Fruit on Qing Yun would instead be a waste," Changyang Yuan Zhenghua said emotionlessly.
Changyang Qing Yun's face changed slightly. Before he could say anything else, Changyang Qing Yunfeng suddenly stood up and struck the stone table before him with a palm strike. The extremely tough stone table was reduced to dust as he furiously said, "Zhenghua, what are you trying to say? Are you saying that Qing Yun is useless? "
Changyang Yuan Zhenghua faintly smiled and said, "Brother Yunfeng, please don't be angry. Qing Yun is the only Great Perfection expert among us. He's the strongest person in our Changyang Prefecture. I just think that if we use the Saints' Fruit on Qing Yun, we won't be able to use it to its fullest potential."
"Zhenghua, Zhenghua," Changyang Qing Yunfeng's to speak.
"Of course!" Changyang Yuan Zhenghua confidently smiled and said, "Brother Qing Yun only lacks an opportunity to break through to Holy Emperor. If we give the Saints' Fruit to someone else, brother Qing Yun will be able to comprehend the phenomenon of the world when they break through to Saint Emperor. That way, wouldn't two Holy Emperors have already appeared from a single Saints' Fruit?"
"You make it sound so easy. If becoming a Holy Emperor was really that easy, there wouldn't have been a lack of Holy Emperors in our protector clans. Zhenghua, it looks like you probably want to obtain the Saints' Fruit for yourself," Changyang Qing Jueri coldly rebutted Changyang Yuan Zhenghua.
The great elders of Changyang Prefecture argued intensely. Their faces were flushed with anger, and they were on the verge of fighting. None of them noticed Jianchen's pallid face.
"Everyone!" At this moment, Changyang Zu Yunxiao, who had remained silent the entire time, finally spoke. He calmly said, "You only care about the distribution of the Saints' Fruit, but you don't even think about who obtained it. The Saints' Fruit doesn't belong to any of us. It belongs to Xiangtian."
"That's right. Xiangtian's contributions to the battle for the Saints' Fruit are undeniable. However, if we hadn't interfered in the end, how would he have been able to escape? At the same time, Xiangtian's talent is unprecedented. He hasn't even reached a hundred years of age, so his future is limitless. If he uses heavenly resources to become a Holy Emperor with such talent, it might not be a good thing for him. It's extremely likely that he won't be able to make any more progress after becoming a Holy Emperor, "said Changyang Qing Jueri.
"Out of all of us, the person with the greatest right to distribute the Saints' Fruit is none other than Xiangtian. Xiangtian, tell me what you think." Changyang Zu Xiao spoke as well. He was very interested in the Saints' Fruit as well. After all, it was a sacred item that belonged to the Holy Emperor.
Jianchen slowly glanced past the seven of them and said, "Great elders, we've all been arguing so intensely today, so why don't we talk about the Saints' Fruit some other time to avoid damaging our relationship?"
"No, we can't keep the Saints' Fruit. Let's deal with it as soon as possible. I'm worried about an invasion," a great elder firmly said.
Jianchen's heart sank. He knew that it was impossible to keep stalling, so he just made up his mind and said, "To be honest, the Saints' Fruit already has an owner when I obtained it. The owner is not me, nor is it anyone else here."
"Is it the three magical beasts? No, the Saints' Fruit is a sacred item of the humans. It can't be consumed by magical beasts, "Changyang Qing Yun's reaction was the greatest. He suddenly stood up and glared at Jianchen.
"Wrong, it's not them. It's the grand elder of Mercenary City, senior Tian Jian. I originally went to pick the Saints' Fruit for senior Tian Jian," Jianchen said. He had no way out now.
The garden fell silent. Everyone was stunned by Jianchen's words. No one had thought that Jianchen would actually give the Saints' Fruit to the grand elder of Mercenary City.
"No, you definitely can't!"
A while later, a bellow suddenly rang out. Changyang Qing Yun furiously glared at Jianchen and said, "The Saints' Fruit only appears once every forty thousand years. How can we give something so valuable to an outsider? Jianchen, as a clansman of the Changyang Prefecture, you should consider the clan first. The Saints' Fruit is just far too important to the clan."
"What were you doing when I was fighting against the countless vengeful spirits of the Holy Emperor? What were you doing when Ruijin, Hei Yu, and I fended off the encirclement of so many human experts? I obtained the Saints' Fruit by risking my life and blood, so logically speaking, it should belong to me. How I distribute it has nothing to do with you, "Jianchen's attitude became firm as well. He would never hand over the Saints' Fruit.
The great elders of Changyang Prefecture all became extremely sunken. Even Changyang Zu Xiao and Changyang Zu Yunxiao frowned. They could accept it if the Saints' Fruit was used by the people of Changyang Prefecture, but they could not forgive Jianchen for giving it to an outsider.
Jianchen looked at Changyang Zu Yunxiao and said, "Great-grandfather, please send me away. It looks like it's no longer suitable for me to stay in the protector clan."
Changyang Zu Yunxiao hesitated before nodding, "Xiangtian, you're a member of our Zu branch. You're our pride. No matter what happens, as long as you don't go against our principles and do anything that harms the human race, our Zu branch will stand by your side." With that, Changyang Zu Yunxiao began to use a secret technique in an attempt to open a World Gate for Jianchen to leave.
"Hold on!" Changyang Qing Yun struck out with his palm, causing the space there to violently tremble. He interrupted Changyang Zu Yunxiao's actions and coldly stared at Jianchen. He growled, "You can leave, but you must leave the Saints' Fruit behind. I don't care how much effort you put into obtaining the Saints' Fruit, but as a member of the protector clan, you must place the clan's interests above all else."
"I won't leave the Saints' Fruit behind," Jianchen's voice became cold as well. His anger boiled inside.
"Since you won't hand over the Saints' Fruit, I can only take it myself." A gleam of light flashed through Changyang Qing Yun's eyes. He arrived before Jianchen in a flash and directly reached for the Space Ring on his finger. He wanted to take it away from Jianchen.
Jianchen was already prepared. The moment Changyang Qing Yun moved, the Emperor Armament appeared in his right hand. Destructive Chaotic Force surged out from the Emperor Armament as he swung it at Changyang Qing Yun's hand with lightning speed.
The strike was fast, accurate, and vicious. It was a full-powered strike that Jianchen had been secretly accumulating power for a very long time.
Changyang Qing Yun was surprised. He had never expected Jianchen to react so quickly. However, he was still a veteran, so a vast amount of Saint Force immediately surged out from his hand. His hand that originally reached for Jianchen's Space Ring changed direction and struck the Emperor Armament from the side.
"Bang!" With a heavy sound, the Emperor Armament gently vibrated. Jianchen's attack had been cleverly nullified by Changyang Qing Yun.
However, Jianchen's attack did not stop because of that. With a twist of his wrist, the Emperor Armament danced in the air, cleverly nullifying the remaining force. Afterward, it turned into a black streak of light and stabbed toward Changyang Qing Yun with unbelievable speed.
Changyang Qing Yun remained calm. He extended a finger and condensed tremendous amounts of World Force into a single strand of energy, which collided with the tip of the Emperor Armament.
Following an explosion, the pavilion in the garden was torn apart. Violent energy shockwaves shot out in all directions from the center of the battle, destroying the beautiful garden into a mess.
Jianchen could not help but take three steps back, leaving behind three deep footprints in the ground. Changyang Qing Yun remained where he was without moving.
"Your strength is indeed not weak outside, but it's still quite lacking if you want to fight me," Changyang Qing Yun coldly said.
Jianchen gripped the Emperor Armament tightly in his right hand as his presence became more and more powerful. Although the disparity in strength between him and Changyang Qing Yun was very large, he was not afraid.
"Leave behind the Saints' Fruit and I'll let you leave," Changyang Qing Yun coldly said. He was determined to obtain the Saints' Fruit.
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