Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 708 War of Words

chapter 708 war of words

translator: borntobe

in front of the ancestral statue of the xuantian dao sect, the thirty-six supermonasteries’ people had all lined up. long chen and the others from the thirty-sixth supermonastery were all at the very back.

long chen carefully sized up these people. it was as shui wuhen had said, the thirty-sixth supermonastery’s numbers truly were the lowest of all the supermonasteries, and pitifully low.

because he was standing at the back, long chen was unable to catch a glimpse of zhao wuji and the others. furthermore, it wasn’t suitable to use his spiritual strength to nose around here. that was especially true since there were women here too. this kind of spiritual probing was no different than peeping at them. he would definitely be cursed.

there were almost one hundred thousand elite disciples here who had all reached the xiantian realm. that was truly shocking. the xuantian dao sect’s four families’ experts had also gathered. they were atop a large stage at the front.

there was still an empty spot on that stage, and that was for the vice sect master. he hadn’t arrived yet, but the four families had already gathered.

long chen narrowed his eyes. at the front of the four families were four ancient elders that were currently discussing something. long chen was speechless: considering how old they looked, it was difficult for him to tell who was who.

it was unknown just how many centuries these old fellows had lived for. in any case, their wrinkles were more concentrated than the growth rings of oak trees, and their hair was as white as snow. but their gazes were still alive and healthy. the feeling they gave long chen was that they were wily old foxes that had taken human form.

these four were the family heads. although their cultivation bases had only reached the late sea expansion realm, the reason they had become their families’ heads wasn’t because of strength, but because of their brilliant methods. that was what had won them the favor of the previous generation’s family heads.

the leftmost elder was the qu family’s head, qu chengfeng. the first supermonastery, in other words, the strongest supermonastery, was amongst the nine supermonasteries they controlled. the second rank celestial, yue qianshan, also came from the first supermonastery.

the next one was an elder with a long mustache and beard. he was the shui family’s head, shui yuncong. although these four were all ancient elders, when comparing them, shui yuncong was at least slightly better looking than the others.

shui wuhen sat behind him. her eyes were closed, clearly displaying her indifference toward the ones around her. she appeared a bit isolated when compared to the others who were constantly discussing something.

the strongest supermonastery that the shui family controlled was the fifth supermonastery, and their number one genius, shui guanzhi, hailed from there. rather than saying that shui guanzhi was someone raised by the fifth supermonastery, it was better to say he was someone personally raised by the shui family. the reason he was placed in the fifth supermonastery was just a formality.

beside shui yuncong was an elder whose face was slightly darker. he was the wang family’s head. the second supermonastery was under the administration of the wang family, while zhong wuyan was their peak expert.

as for the final elder, he was bald. his head was even shinier than other bald heads. it almost seemed like he had buffed it with wax. the light reflecting off it could light up all of heaven and earth. it was currently noon, and looking from a distance, it was like there were two suns.

this bald elder was from the shui family’s sworn enemy, the zhou family’s head, zhou tianyi. although the shui and zhou families didn’t get along, when the four family heads chatted, they actually seemed to be chatting very amicably.

“brother yuncong, congratulations. your shui family not only has shui guanzhi, but now even long chen has returned. that’s a cause for celebration,” said zhou tianyi with a smile.

“haha, this is the old ancestor’s blessing. he wouldn’t allow a genius to fall just like this. many thanks for your care, brother tianyi,” responded shui yuncong. he knew this old fellow was probing him.

when it came to seniority, shui wuhen should call him uncle. but because of the matter with long chen, she had even gone against this uncle of hers, causing him to lose face. and when the time came for her to get the compensation, she didn’t even consider backing the family.

as for the zhou family, they were truly brilliant. they had intentionally handed the compensation to shui wuhen in order to incite internal strife amongst the shui family. the results were exactly what zhou tianyi wanted.

due to long chen’s death, he had paid a great deal of compensation. but this compensation had been used to incite disharmony with shui wuhen and the rest of the shui family. that had been a brilliant move. but now long chen had reappeared, and he felt like he had been duped, as if he had been the one to fall for the shui family’s trap. he even suspected that the disharmony in the shui family was just an act they were putting on for him to see.

“what are you talking about?” shui wuhen slowly opened her eyes. but she didn’t look at zhou tianyi. she didn’t want to look at that glaring bald head. looking at that oily thing was nauseating.

“of course i’m talking about long chen. how did he manage to survive? so many people died, and he’s the only survivor? i hope monastery head shui can explain it to me with a bit of detail and flair. we’re all very curious,” said zhou tianyi.

but his words were clearly a trap. that was especially true about asking her to explain it with ‘flair’. it was clearly saying that he hoped for her to come up with a good lie without any holes. it was extremely forceful.

however, when such words came from these old fellows’ mouths, they always sounded too amiable, making a person think it was just a normal conversation. but in truth, their words all contained hidden blades designed to infuriate their opponents and create holes in their mental states. this skill was essential to a family head.

“long chen said that when he encountered the heavenly punishment, the ground split apart, and he directly jumped in. then the ground closed behind him, and that’s how he dodged the heavenly tribulation.

“after that, he spent the next few months digging a tunnel to get out. that’s why he almost missed the trial,” said shui wuhen. in truth, she was inventing absolute nonsense. that was a skill she had learned from long chen. she felt like after being in contact with long chen for so long, her own character had changed. now she could babble wildly without batting an eye.

“he spent several months digging a tunnel?” naturally, no one believed it.

“yes. long chen said that he turned stupid from terror at the time and that he accidentally dug downward. it was only after digging for several months that he realized his mistake and dug the other direction, allowing him to once more see the sun,” said shui wuhen.

“what nonsense!” raged zhou tianyi.

she was clearly simply messing with them. no matter how stupid a person was, how could they possibly confuse up and down? if it was just mistaking north, east, south, and west, that was one thing. but no one could possibly be that stupid.

“i also felt it was nonsense. so if you want to know the truth, if you want more details, if you want more flair, you should go ask long chen. he’ll definitely give you a satisfactory response.” shui wuhen smiled.

with long chen’s character, he could make them choke to death with just a single sentence. shui wuhen was filled with anticipation. with long chen’s ability to infuriate others, would he anger these fellows to their deaths when they encountered each other? she even had an urge to call long chen over and ask him about this matter right now.

just at this moment, a figure appeared in the sky, and everyone’s mouths immediately shut. they hastily stood and bowed.

“greetings vice sect master!”

zhou tianyi: 周天意 zhou is just a surname, and tianyi means heaven’s will. shui yuncong: 水云聪 shui=water, yun=cloud, cong=smart. qu chengfeng, 曲乘风. qu=song. chengfeng=ride the wind, or take advantage of an opportunity. no name is given for the wang family head. wang 王=king, but this is also an extremely common surname.