146 Chapter 146 (2/2)

”Is everything ready?”

Zhang Jin asked while standing opposite another older looking fellow from his clan.

”Yes, Grand Elder. Thanks to the Huo Clan's young master's help you will be able to enjoy the VIP seats. The young Matriarch from the Feng Clan will be joining us as well.”

The man proclaimed as the triforce alliance had managed to pull some strings. They had to pay quite the hefty price in spirit stones but they had one of the better seats in the arena.

”Good, We'll be able to see the youngsters taking all the glory in style.”

Zhang Jin smirked, knowing well that his junior members were the top batch in this tournament. He was still a bit worried about kicking up too much of a fuss, but some good advertisements would also be very profitable.

”What about the other thing?”

The old man asked while walking forward, ready to head out to the festival ground.

”Ah yes, various clans and sects from the area wanted to have a word with you. They probably want to garner some favor with us after their members lost to our junior members in the trials.”

Zhang Jin nodded, he agreed thinking that it was probably the main motive.

”Yes... but be careful, some of them might have some ulterior motives. Be sure to check their background, be careful who you invite.”

There was still a possibility of some snakes trying to slip their way into their graces along the way. Even though the junior members were doing great, that didn't mean that their elders were powerful. The other clans could try prodding them to see if they have enough power to defend themselves. The Patriarch wasn't here to show off his strength so Zhang Jin would have to cover for him if something happened.

”They should know that we are allied with two prominent clans, so I don't think they will cause trouble. But stay vigilant and report to me immediately if something happens.”

Zhang Jin didn't really worry about the lower sects and clans. He was powerful enough to defend himself now and had a couple tricks up his sleeve. The problem would be if the Dark Palm sect got involved. But he was an old cultivator. He was confident enough in being able to maneuver in this sea of schemes and politics. This was the reason he didn't want his grandson Zhang Dong around, he knew that the Zhang Patriarch wasn't so good with people of a higher status than him.

”Don't forget to stay in contact with the main house though, you never know...”

He didn't want Zhang Dong to come here, but he knew that if something went down that the Patriarch was the only one powerful enough to do something about it. He already knew that the boy was edging towards the nascent soul level. He almost passed out when he showed him the full extent of his power, that finger attack that he demonstrated was something that he wouldn't forget till he died.

There weren't many opportunities to meet Nascent Soul cultivators. So Zhang Jin wasn't sure how his grandson compared to an established master at that realm. Zhang Dong told him that he should be able to last a couple of minutes against someone at the early stage. This was already a shocking discovery, how could someone in the core formation stage and slightly above the age of thirty accomplish something like that?

In Zhang Jin's opinion, Zhang Dong was quite the monster himself. Who in the world heard of a person below the age of hundred with such power? He didn't know that it would be wise to reveal him to the world just yet, so he would have to consider his options before calling his grandson for any help.

The old man sighed out while looking up into the sky. The day was nice and warm, the sky was a nice shade of blue and there were almost no clouds around. This tournament would be over within a couple of days. He really didn't want to consider choosing between his young clan juniors and his grandson. But in reality, there would mostly be one right move he could take and he didn't like the thought of that.

In front of the large colosseum looking structure were many vibrant festival stands. People were shouting and trying to get people's attention to sell their wares. The youths from the three clans were heading through the street altogether. After the last trial, they had gotten closer to each other even though only slightly.

Zhang Xue was covering her face with a veil that only let people see her charming eyes. This didn't stop anyone from staring though as they could tell from the way she conducted herself that she was a beauty. She was walking next to some of her clan sisters, not many remained after the three trials.

Huo Kong had his own entourage but he was sneaking glances at the junior sister that he met in the trial. For some reason, he had suddenly seen the light and wasn't thinking about vengeance against this Zhang Clan. His reasoning being, that no clan with such a gentle beauty could actually be evil. The things that his father said must have been true in the end.

Zhang Liu was stuck with Feng Nuana, he had a concerned look on his face. His arm was already a designated boobrest for the short girl, this making the young man have mixed feelings. He also wanted to know who taught this fiendish arm lock technique to this small girl, was she a demonic cultivator in disguise? Only someone like that could have came up with a ghastly technique like this!

Zhang Tai was surrounded from all sides by the Feng gang. The tanned girls were giving any other women that glanced at their 'target' the stink eye, successfully keeping any other potential contenders at bay.

Soon everyone arrived, the Dao Festival would be officially beginning!