Chapter 61 (1/2)

“That’s true. Sword God will surely win this Sword Conference.”

Zhang Ruyu nodded as he spoke, looking at Zhou Xuanji with admiration.

After he heard that Zhou Xuanji woke up earlier than all of them that day when they were drunk, he admired Zhou Xuanji all the more.

They couldn’t even beat Sword God Zhou at drinking.

He was surely better than everyone else in every way.

“When will the Sword Conference start? What are the rules?” Zhou Xuanji asked.

Zhou Chengxin looked at him and replied with a smile, “Once every five years, the Swordsman City’s Sword Conference is the focus of much attention in Great Zhou. These were all high officials and wealthy people, as well as cultivators from every specialization. The time for preparation takes a long while, it will take at least three months.”

“About the rules, only Xie Wuyou knows.”

Three months?

Zhou Xuanji frowned slightly because the wait was too long.

Great Zhou’s Heaven Selection was drawing near after all. It would begin in less than a year.

He hesitated suddenly. Should he wait for another decade?

But if he were to wait for another decade, the people would forget about Lady Zhao Xuan, and Zhou Yalong would have taken over the throne.

Once Zhou Yalong became the emperor and if he were to assassinate the Empress of Great Zhou, it would make him an enemy of the entire Great Zhou.

But now…

Emperor Yan of Zhou was on the throne, and Zhou Yalong was merely the Prince that he cared most about. If Zhou Xuanji were to reveal his talents, the Emperor might even cover up for him.

The reason why Emperor Yan of Zhou would hand over his throne was only because he had reached the highest stage of cultivation and was going to ascend and become an immortal.

Great Zhou could not function without someone at the lead.

Seeing Zhou Xuanji’s frown, Zhou Chengxin asked, “Could it be that you have something important to do?”

“Nothing. I can wait,” Zhou Xuanji shook his head and said.

Zhou Chengxin heard and smiled. “I’m planning to build up popularity for you. What do you think?” He suggested.

Fame could not be built up just by relying on word of mouth, some times it required some tricks.

As a member of the royal family, he knew what to do.

The benevolence and righteousness of the royal clan were all manufactured with strategy.

“Is there really a need for this? ” Zhou Xuanji replied.

But in his heart, he was delighted. Little older brother, you are really thoughtful.

Zhou Chengxin nodded and said admirably, “I cannot compare with the uprightness of the Sword God. ”

Hello!

*　　I’m just being polite to you!*

Although Zhou Xuanji was smiling, he cursed and swore at Zhou Chengxin in his heart. Where is your EQ now?

How can you compete for the throne if you are like this?

Zhou Chengxin continued the conversation for a while longer but did not mention anything about creating popularity for Zhou Xuanji again and Zhou Xuanji lost his interest in the conversation.

Having noticed this, Zhou Chengxin did not bother them further and soon left.

Zhou Xuanji brought Little Jiang Xue back to their room.

“Is this guy dumb or what! ”

Little Jiang Xue covered her mouth and chuckled. “Who asked you to pretend to be upright?” She said.

Zhou Xuanji shrugged his shoulders helplessly and began cultivating on the bed.

In the next three months, Zhou Xuanji made good use of the time to train. He had numerous extraordinary supplements in his Supreme Storage, together with the Sword Qi Golden Body Incantation, his cultivation progressed tremendously.

Every 10 days he would bring Little Jiang Xue out to play. The girl was only 15, after all, and was full of curiosity about the world.

At the same time, details about Sword God Zhou’s Sword Conference evaluation spread openly somehow.

He learned an Advanced Tier sword technique of Black Grade in a short time!

All kinds of rumors that were extremely exaggerated were spread widely.

Within a month, Sword God Zhou became famous within Great Zhou’s border. Many said that he would be a formidable competitor of Zhaocong Sword and North Zhou Gale Sword.

After Zhou Xuanji heard about this, he sighed in exclamation. Zhou Chengxin was thoughtful after all.

Little older brother, you have a bright future!

Zhang Tianjian and his sons were thrilled when they heard about the rumors spreading fiercely outside.

They heard that the gambling stores had already opened for betting on who would win.

Zhou Xuanji took a handful of Spirit Stones for Northern Valiant Sword to bet, at the same time, he asked Zhou Chengxin to find a reliable gambling store.

And bet everything on him winning!

It’s okay if he was not sure that he would win. One would only win if one was willing to take the risk!