No one had any doubts about the order of the Young Treasure Master's toasts. It was only natural that the Holy Volleyball Holy Maiden should be the first.
Calling Chu Yang the number one person of the Southern Sea's younger generation would cause the other outstanding talents to feel dissatisfied in their hearts. However, they would not show it.
Everyone looked forward to who the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, would offer the third cup of wine to.
At the beginning of the banquet, the host would only toast three cups of wine. These three cups of wine represented a person's face, identity, and reputation.
Given Yi Ling's status as the Young Treasure Master, these three cups of wine were naturally very important. Everyone wanted to be the one toasting the third cup.
The prodigies, Hai Tian, Gongsun Yan, Shangguan Yun, and Xia Hanfeng, were all secretly waiting. Although they didn't show it on the surface, they were already unable to restrain themselves.
After the second cup of wine was drunk, everyone put down their wine cups and looked at Yi Ling, waiting to see which outstanding talent he would offer this cup of wine to.
If there were no accidents, Hai Tian from the Southern Sea Dragon God Palace had the highest chance. After all, he was the legitimate successor of Neptune's old subordinates.
Hua!
The maidservant standing at the side gently filled Yi Ling's empty cup. Yi Ling picked up his wine cup and smiled faintly. Then, he swept his gaze across the faces of the various outstanding talents.
His line of sight was fixed on a person that no one would have expected.
"This third cup of wine is for Young Master Mo Yun who came from afar. I sincerely hope that Young Master Mo will do me the honor of attending the next Ten Thousand Treasure Festival. "
To everyone's surprise, Yi Ling's third cup of wine was not for the various outstanding talents. Instead, he chose the unknown Xiao Chen.
Hai Tian, Gongsun Yan, and the others, who were filled with anticipation, all revealed expressions of extreme shock and disbelief.
Everyone's expressions darkened. After the other three City Lords, who were trying to rope in the geniuses, immediately understood that it was time for them to step forward.
His financial backer had spent the silver from the tournament, and his status and reputation had spread far and wide.
They actually didn't manage to get the third cup of wine and let a nameless kid snatch it away. In the future, which prodigy would want to do business with them?
This cup of wine, Young Master Yi can toast, but some people can't drink!
The Young Managers of the three merchant associations stood up at the same time, wanting to tear down the stage in front of all the guests.
"The Wind Fire Merchant Association is unconvinced. They feel that Young Master Mo is not qualified to drink this cup of wine."
"The Treasure Heaven Pavilion isn't convinced. Not just anyone has the qualifications to drink the wine that Young Master Yi offers."
"The Heavenly Cloud Chamber of Commerce is also unconvinced. Young Master Yi's wine can be toasted, but some people can't drink it."
Suddenly, in front of all the guests, the Young Masters of the three Chambers of Commerce stood up at the same time and mercilessly pulled down Xiao Chen's stage.
Xiao Chen found this strange. Firstly, he had not expected the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, to offer this toast to him.
Secondly, he could not understand why the young managers of the three merchant associations would react so strongly.
It was just a cup of wine. If he didn't drink it, so be it. It was no big deal.
However, even though he didn't care, Zi Ying did. Xiao Chen was her financial backer and her biggest client. If she didn't stand up for him now, who else would want to work with her in the future?
Zi Ying put down her wine cup and said sullenly, "This is the Treasure Master's Residence. The few of you are really tyrannical, even daring to stop the Young Treasure Master's wine."
The Wind Fire Merchant Association's Bai Ze said coldly, "His origins are unknown, and he is not famous. What will the outstanding talents of my Southern Sea think if we offer this toast to him?"
"That's right. We do business in Ten Thousand Treasure City and pay a large amount of taxes to Ten Thousand Treasure City every year. If the Treasure Master offers this toast to an outsider, we will be disappointed."
The words of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion's Chen Tian made it clear that the three merchant associations stood together, intending to work together to pressure the Treasure Master.
Otherwise, a single merchant association would not have any say against the tyrannical Treasure Master's Residence.
The few outstanding talents remained silent. Clearly, they were extremely dissatisfied in their hearts, waiting for the Treasure Master to give an explanation.
Coming to this Ten Thousand Treasure City, they spent money like it was dirt, seeking fame and profit. Unexpectedly, the Young Treasure Master offered a third toast to an outsider at this banquet.
Wasn't this slapping the faces of these outstanding talents?
Such a thing happened right at the start of the banquet. The guests were all excited. Such a situation rarely happened.
However, the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, smiled faintly as if he had expected this long ago. He said calmly, "Young Master Mo completed a transaction worth close to forty million Black Astral Coins at the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. As long as anyone can reach half of this amount, they will receive the best reception in Ten Thousand Treasure City, becoming an eternal honored guest of my Ten Thousand Treasure City.
"Furthermore, they will enjoy a twenty percent discount in the ten great sea markets of the Heavenly Starry Ocean!"
The moment Yi Ling said this, the guests in the hall goggled, not daring to believe what they heard.
A transaction worth forty million Black Astral Coins. What kind of a sum was this? Aside from a few special Blue Robed Emperors, probably no one under Emperor Wu could achieve this.
Everyone looked at Xiao Chen in shock. A grandmaster-level Martial Sage actually completed such a huge transaction.
Such a sum was probably the largest transaction in the history of the Ten Thousand Treasure Festival.
The Young Managers of the three merchant associations stood up. At first, they were shocked. Then, they felt embarrassed. When faced with so many gazes, they did not know how to deal with this situation, unable to advance or retreat.
Such a huge transaction was completely worthy of the Young Treasure Master's third cup of wine.
Compared to Mo Yun, the transactions of the other outstanding talents were like children playing house. There was no comparison at all.
This time, they really stuck their faces out and took the initiative to be slapped. This was a huge embarrassment.
Zi Ying felt incredibly cocky, a smile filling her face. You mocked me. Now you know who the joke is, right?
Bai Ze of the Flaming Wind Merchant Association was the first to react. He smiled and said, "Congratulations, Young Treasure Master. This cup of wine should indeed be offered to Young Master Mo."
The people of the other merchant associations all chimed in. They all stood up and raised their wine cups, toasting Xiao Chen together.
Merchants sought profit. They did not care about who could give them benefits or potential benefits. They did not care about face.
What was integrity? How much was it worth? Was it worth ten million Black Astral Coins?
Hai Tian and the others paled. They had not expected such an ending. As they looked at the people smiling and toasting Xiao Chen, the rage in their hearts slowly built up.
Fu Hongyao whispered something into Chu Yang's ear. A murderous intent flashed in Chu Yang's eyes. Then, he glanced at Xiao Chen with some doubt in his eyes.
Xiao Chen calmly accepted the toasts of the others. He raised his wine cup and drained it in one go.
Xiao Chen glanced at the Lunar Palace's Holy Daughter. He could not see her expression clearly. There were no fluctuations, as if she did not care about the matter of that day.
However, that Blue Robed Emperor expert beside her kept staring at Xiao Chen like he wanted to see through him.
Xiao Chen's heart sank. With this person around, it would be very difficult for him to meet Yue Bingyun alone.
While Xiao Chen thought to himself, the banquet continued. The focus of the banquet was still on Yue Bingyun.
Under the direction of someone, the topic shifted to Xiao Chen's blasphemy with the Holy Daughter on Purple Cloud Island.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said that it was a misunderstanding. She told everyone not to mind it, saving Xiao Chen some trouble.
"Miss Bingyun, there is still one more year before the Four Seas Hero Gathering begins. I wonder what kind of great gift the Lunar Palace will take out for this gathering?"
"Indeed. Even now, the Lunar Palace is still keeping it a secret. There is no need for it, right?!"
The topic shifted to the topic that the outstanding talents here were more concerned about. They asked about the great gift of the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, "The Lunar Palace is very sincere about the great gift of this Four Seas Hero Gathering. At this point, there is indeed no need to keep it a secret."
Seeing that Yue Bingyun did not intend to hide anything, everyone's curiosity could not help but be piqued.
In every Four Seas Hero Gathering, the great treasure that the Lunar Palace took out would make everyone scramble for it. They wondered what kind of great treasure the Lunar Palace would take out this time.
"This time, the top treasure that the Lunar Palace is taking out is a Divine Rock from another world. This Divine Rock has a spirit and can suppress Luck and change the earth's veins. There is a Prime Martial Emperor writing the words' Dragon's Gate 'on it!"
The noisy hall immediately turned silent. Wasn't the Divine Stone that Yue Bingyun spoke of the first-ranked Wondrous Stone, the Heaven Subduing Rock?
That was the mountain tablet of the Dragon Gate. The two words "Dragon Gate" were written by the Qing Emperor himself.
Since the destruction of the Dragon's Gate, the mountain tablet of the Dragon's Gate had been missing for ten thousand years. Unexpectedly, it was in the hands of the Lunar Palace.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
This mountain tablet was newly erected after the Dragon's Gate unified the Heavenly Starry Ocean. After the Dragon's Gate was destroyed, the Lunar Palace rose up. It was reasonable that the Lunar Palace obtained this mountain tablet of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
As for the mountain tablet of the Kunlun Dragon Sect's headquarters, after the fall of the Qing Emperor, the mountain tablet was immediately destroyed by his enemies.
This was the only one of the Dragon's Gate's mountain tablets that had been lost outside.
Great waves surged in Xiao Chen's heart. However, aside from the initial shock, he quickly recovered.
This was because a pair of eyes noticed him immediately. The owner of those eyes was the Sun Palace's Chu Yang, whom even Xiao Chen somewhat feared.
Hong Yao, although this person's origins are unknown, he uses a strange weapon. Furthermore, he is only a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. I'm afraid that you really got the wrong person.
I am not completely confident, either. It is just a feeling. As for the exact situation, we still have to test him out before we can know.
I understand. If it really is him, I will definitely make him pay a painful price in this Treasure Master's residence.
The two sent voice projections to each other, exchanging their opinions of this Mo Yun. Both of them suspected the other person.
However, this Mo Yun used a folding fan, which was very different from the saber that Xiao Chen used.
Although Fu Hongyao had a strong intuition, he still did not dare to be sure.
Regardless of the two's secret conversation, everyone in the hall was extremely shocked at the Lunar Palace's gift.
The Heaven Subduing Rock and the Dragon's Gate's mountain tablet. This gift was something that no one could have imagined even if they racked their brains.
After tonight, the news of the Dragon's Gate's mountain tablet as the gift would spread throughout the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean like the wind.
This would make the Four Seas Hero Gathering one year from now even more eye-catching, reaching an unprecedented peak.
Xiao Chen's thoughts raced. Initially, he had no interest in the Four Seas Hero Gathering. Now, he could not help entering deep thought.
"I wonder, who does Miss Bingyun think will be able to suppress all the outstanding talents in this Four Seas Hero Gathering, stand out, and take the top spot to receive the gift?"
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, "Right now, this is an age of geniuses. The Heavenly Starry Ocean is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. How could Bingyun dare to make such a judgment?"
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