Chapter 349.2 (1/2)

Wedding Festivities

“You mean.... ‘Revered Ming’- Zhou Ming!” Yun Niansu’s eyes widened but he then shook his head and chuckled.

“According to rumors, Zhou Ming was able to eliminate a Divine Transformation Realm expert when he was still a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. Now, he came back with a Divine Transformation Realm cultivation base, making his notoriety even more intense… However, in my eyes, his innate talent is just barely passable. He may be stronger than that Zhou Qing, but he does not deserve my attention…”

Yun Niansu did not take it seriously. However, just as his voice fell, his eyes were suddenly filled with surprise and he looked up into the sky.

He saw the Spirit Separation Grand Formation that blocked away the spiritual qi within this city’s heaven and earth nearly shatter by a trace of aura force unleashed from an expert who had just attained a breakthrough in his state of mind!

Before he recovered from the feeling of shock, a horse-drawn carriage slowly passed by the street. Yun Niansu’s eyes froze and his gaze fell on a young man dressed in white robes and draped with a black-feathered cloak in the carriage.

This aura force that nearly destroyed the Spirit Separation Grand Formation was doubtlessly released by that young man in that carriage!

“Who is that person?! I can’t see through his cultivation base! His state of mind is on the verge of achieving the Void Refinement Realm!”

“He is Zhou Ming!”

Wang Yun’s eyes widened with great surprise. The feeling of shock within him was not any weaker than Yun Niansu’s. In fact, he felt even more astonished than the latter!

Wang Yun had never thought that he would meet Ning Fan in Gusu City where cultivators usually come to restrain their hearts and comprehend a mortal’s life. Moreover, he had never even thought that Ning Fan’s aura could almost break his Heart of Dao even though his carriage just brushed past him!

“He’s countless times stronger than he was back then!” Wang Yun’s face wore a complicated expression. In the past, Ning Fan gave him a feeling that he was undefeatable. The current Ning Fan, however, made him feel that he did not even have the qualifications to stand beside him.

A moment ago, Yun Niansu was still showing an arrogant expression.

At this moment, however, even his breathing became chaotic.

He could not see through this Zhou Ming at all… As an expert whose innate talent was ranked second among the young generations of the Rain Palace, how could he be weaker than Ning Fan?!

Yun Niansu gradually calmed himself down and his eyes began to flash with a hint of battle intent.

“So he is Zhou Ming… I’ve never expected that there is such a person in the Endless Sea!”

…

In the carriage, Ning Fan’s state of mind slowly settled down but his eyes seemed like he had something in mind.

There seemed to be a familiar face on the street that this carriage passed by… It’s probably an illusion.

He did not use his spirit sense. In this mortal kingdom, he also did not want to achieve a breakthrough for his state of mind.

Despite the fact that this was a golden opportunity to improve his state of mind and further stabilize his cultivation base which improved drastically in the past.

“Where are we going?” He asked but his arm was suddenly pulled by Xu Qiuling. After paying the coachman, they got down from the carriage and ran towards the place where the lights were the brightest and the night view was the most magnificent.

Along the way, they had lots of fun and they spent all the silver taels Wang Si gave. Even so, Xu Qiuling still remained in high spirit.

“Look! That is the Ruiyun Tower. All the fireworks are set off in front of that tower…”

Xu Qiuling pointed at a golden tower. There were many stalls under the tower and lots of traders were hawking a variety of fireworks.

After visiting several stalls, Xu Qiuling’s expression started to reveal a hint of disappointment.

“What’s wrong?” Ning Fan asked with concern.

“There were no seven-colored fireworks among those we saw just now…” Xu Qiuling seemed to be extremely fond of the seven-colored fireworks.

Just as her voice fell, a grey-haired old man at the most crowded stall purposely yelled as if he had heard her complaint.

“Come and have a look! Under this Ruiyun Tower, anyone that plays a chess game with me will get a seven-colored firework as a prize for each game he or she wins… That little brother over there, do you want to play a game with me?”

The old man’s gaze landed on Ning Fan. At first glance, his instinct told him that Ning Fan was a terrifying person.

However, the old man was not afraid at all because he was a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert and he was proficient in the Dao of Chess and Formations.

“I will get a seven-colored firework by winning a single game?” Ning Fan smirked and walked towards the crowd with Xu Qiuling’s hand in his. He did not use any magic power, but he had an aura force that made the onlookers unconsciously make way for him.

“Don’t play chess with him! He’s Uncle Qi who is obsessed with chess. His chess skills are extremely profound and people can rarely beat him…

Xu Qiuling sounded a little worried. After speaking those words, she raised herself by tiptoeing and whispered to Ning Fan, “Uncle Qi is an expert with Middle Grade Divine Transformation Realm formation techniques… Dao of Formations and chess skills are interlinked. Thus, he is indeed very skillful in chess.”

“Really?” Ning Fan sounded as if it did not matter to him. He flicked his sleeve and sat on the verdant stone bench, looking squarely at the old man across the stone board.

“This old man is Qi Shu. My nickname is Chess Madman. This junior is rather unfamiliar. I haven’t seen you before. Playing chess for the sake of a beauty... You sure are a romantic man. However, let me make the rules clear beforehand. If you lose one match, you need to pay me 5 silver taels. If we end with a tie, you don’t have to pay anything. If you win one game, I will give you a bunch of fireworks… I wonder if this junior has enough money?”

Old Man Qi rubbed his hands with a smirk, believing that he could surely beat Ning Fan and treated him only as a fat sheep that was waiting to be butchered.

He was clearly a greedy old man without any proper demeanor of a Nascent Soul Realm expert.

“Do you have enough fireworks?” Ning Fan gave him a smile in return.

*Hua*

The onlookers were all in an uproar. They were mortals and they definitely could not see through how powerful Ning Fan was. They only knew that Old Man Qi had great chess skills and he could be considered as the best chess player in Gusu City. Now, an arrogant young man who appeared from nowhere was actually not afraid of Old Man Qi. To them, he was really a fearless young man, just like the sayings which goes: a newborn calf does not fear tigers.

No one there thought that Ning Fan would be able to win the game.

But an hour later, everyone widened their eyes so big that their eyeballs nearly fell to the ground.