Chapter 573: Should We?
Chapter 573: Should We?
Zhao Geng Nian’s Residence.
The senior disciples from the Qing Feng Sect were seated in the main hall.
Zhao Geng Nian had a whiff of the tea he had in his hand while he listened to Xiao Feng’s brief on the tournament that the Sima Family had publicized.
"Master, this tournament would be fought among three groups of cultivators, those who are at Qi Concentration, Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Level.
"All of the participants would only be allowed to have one Artifact each, capped at Heavens Level, for use during the duels.
"The winners from each group would be able to win five hundred Spirit Stones and a Spirit Level Artifact." Xiao Feng said enthusiastically with his hands cupped at Zhao Geng Nian.
Zhao Geng Nian had a sip of the tea and put it down slowly.
"Sima Yu has more brains than I thought..." He mumbled to himself and glanced at the senior disciples in the main hall.
The Sima Family could make use of the tournament to right their name, now that Jiao Shi and the others were gone from the public’s eyes.
At the same time, the Qing Feng Sect would have no choice but to go with the rules set by the Sima Family if they joined the tournament.
And this made Zhao Geng Nian wary of what the Sima Family was up to.
He wasn’t sure if it was the idea from Sima Yu but whoever came up with this idea was much smarter than Sima Yu.
And his bet was on the Sima Family having something planned to make them confident enough to go with the tournament.
The Artifacts from the Sima Family were great but they weren’t so overwhelmingly better than the others.
No one would be so confident if they didn’t have an ace up their sleeves.
Zhao Geng Nian narrowed his eyes and thought about all the different possibilities.
He even thought about Sima Liang being ready to give the competitors from the Sima Family a leg up but he dropped the idea very soon.
Sima Liang was in his very last moments of his life and he wouldn’t have much Spirit Qi and energy left to protect the Sima Family if he did so.
Should he take a gamble and attack the Sima Family while the tournament was going on? Or would that be the actual trap to lure him to his death?
He clenched his hand when he thought about it.
It was frustrating for him to be on the other end of things, trying to guess what the opponent had planned for you to step into.
However, Xiao Feng, his direct disciple, wasn’t thinking much and was eager to join the tournament.
He had not been able to exercise his skills for a long time.
"Master, I suggest we join in every group with the best among us." Xiao Feng was at Core Formation Level and he was more than confident that he could take on the Sima Family members.
"We are ready to do so!"
"Yeah. Let’s show them what we are made of."
"Those Sima cowards wouldn’t stand any chance against us."
The other senior disciples stood up and volunteered.
They had gotten so much more cultivation resources after their sect leader started on their current trajectory and they were pleased with the spoils from it.
"Hmph." Zhao Geng Nian gave them a stare and they kept quiet.
He stood up, glanced around at them and said, "You think they don’t have something waiting for you?
"You think that we are the only ones who can scheme?"
The senior disciples lowered their heads in shame.
Zhao Geng Nian was right.
Their plans were in limbo after the Sima Family got Jiao Shi and destroyed the Formation Array they had ready for Sima Liang.
This so-called tournament must be a trap waiting for them to enter.
"So, what should we do next?" One of the senior disciples asked and Zhao Geng Nian paced around with his hands behind his back.
One thing for sure was that they had to join the tournament to prevent the Sima Family from being in cahoots with the other participants.
But the Qing Feng Sect would have to ensure that the competition grounds would be free from any other influence like Artifacts or any Formation Array.
He glanced at Xiao Feng and said, "Ask the sect leader to send the Artifact elders and Formation Array elders here to help..."
"But the Artifact Peak Lord and Formation Array Peak Lord..." Xiao Feng wanted to remind his master of how they were at loggerheads with him.
Zhao Geng Nian shook his head and said, "The overall objective for the Qing Feng Sect is much more important than my personal squabbles with them."
All of the peak lords were vying for the position of the deputy sect leader which had been empty for years and they weren’t the most cordial among each other.
Zhao Geng Nian didn’t have much of a choice left.
Xiao Feng nodded his head and said, "Yes, Master. I will get it done."
"As for the rest of you, I will select the best among all of you to enter the tournament..." Zhao Geng Nian glanced at the senior disciples and said.
"We shall not fail you, Master Zhao." The senior disciples cupped their hands and bowed at him.
Zhao Geng Nian nodded his head at them with his narrowed eyes.
...
Meanwhile, Lin Xuan Qi went back to the Lin Mansion after he visited Old Feng’s inn.
He called for Xue Cong and the others to be with him at the pavilion.
The flowers in the garden were also blooming and he took the opportunity to spend the afternoon with them to enjoy the view.
Xue Cong sat next to him and when he tried to pull her closer to him, he noticed that her belly was now becoming noticeable.
He glanced over at Yue Xin and it was the same for her.
The realization that a new life was forming within them became real for him again.
He had been living life normally ever since he got over the initial excitement of them being pregnant.
But now, it was apparent to him once more after these few months.