Chapter 268 - Two Months (1/2)
Chen Wentian's Ten Thousand Flower Valley occupied two of the top then and seven of the top one hundred. This was completely abnormal for a sect that had only been established for two years. Even an immortal sect that had over a hundred years of history could never hope to accomplish such a feat.
Only the Beast God Sanctum, as a whole, had more disciples place in the top one hundred. The Lion and Eagle factions combined for over twenty spots. They were still a super sect and this result showed that this was still true. Even with the death of the Snake Lord, Beast God Sanctum was still considered the best immortal sect outside of the capital.
Yet at the same time, the result was also glaring evidence of how fall they had fallen. If the Snake Lord was still around, they would have gotten close to half of the spots in the top ten. Pretty much all of Snake faction cultivators and young disciples had been wiped out. This combined with the losses suffered during the insect attack on the city to give them their saddest performance in hundreds of years.
Their losses combined with the implosion of Glacier Palace and Divine Blazing Mountain was the perfect storm of opportunity for other sects. Lowly sects that could not have even hoped to reach the top one hundred managed to do so. Mediocre ones that would ordinarily only get one or two disciples into the rankings managed to do so with twice the number.
The biggest beneficiary of the matter was Immortal Desolate Sword Peng Yuefeng of the Tower of Swords. Against all odds, he managed to also get seven disciples into the top one hundred. The man was prouder than a peac.o.c.k in mating season. He was oozing happiness and arrogance. It was suffocating to those around him and could even be felt by half the people in the amphitheater.
”Haha! Look at all of my talented disciples! Chen Wentian, what do you have to say for yourself now?” Peng Yuefeng's voice drifted over through spiritual energy.
”Are you talking about the bet we made? I think you owe me your Desolate Sword.” Chen Wentian replied mildly.
”Peh! Our original bet did not include Long Yifei so she should not be included in the final score between us!”
It was a nice argument but it didn't hold water. Long Yifei was no longer a member of Glacier Palace. She was Chen Wentian's disciple and the Immortal Association accepted this fact. Her accomplishments were also his accomplishments. There was no distinction. But before he could say anything, Peng Yuefeng already had a counter.
”Long Yifei is good. Wu Qianyu is good. Your dog-shit luck amazes me. But my disciples as a whole are better. Xiling is second. Xiping is eighteenth. I even have two in the top fifty. Considering the overall rank of my disciples in the Monster Fighting Competition, I think I've won the bet!”
”Don't make me laugh.” Chen Wentian said, ”Are you going senile? I've already won the first two competitions, the newcomer tournament and the Mind Focusing Realm competition. Honestly, I don't want to argue with you. Let's call it a draw so you don't have to bother me anymore.”
He did not want to deal with this old sword immortal who was obviously shameless beyond measure. He didn't even want that stupid immortal weapon anymore. He just wanted to be left alone.
”No, not a draw!” Peng Yuefeng almost shouted.
The man mistook Chen Wentian's disinterest for weakness and pressed forward.
”Don't dream of backing out now. A bet is a bet! Plus, what the association has in store for the other ninety people in the top one hundred, you'll soon be completely defeated by me. You might be able to do all sorts of trickery to get those five girls into the top then but you won't be able to use those tricks in the capital! You'll be exposed as a fraud!”
Chen Wentian's temper flared. ”I gave you an opportunity to step back while saving face. You didn't take it so you'll have to suffer the consequences. Be sure to polish my sword regularly so it doesn't rust.”
”You… fine. Just you wait. You only have two months left to be arrogant. Then, everybody will see who you really are!”
Chen Wentian didn't bother replying and Peng Yuefeng looked away angrily.
By this time, Huang Wuji had finally finished reading the results and all one hundred people stood on the stage. The cheering and the applause stopped and the audience waited breathlessly for what would happen next. When he finally spoke, everyone hung onto his every word.
”We of the Immortal Association are very excited to announce a special reward structure for those that placed from the eleventh place to the one hundredth. As you all know, the monster invasion from the eastern wilderness interrupted our Immortal Sect Competition and forced us to prolong the competition. As a matter of principle, the association also increased the number of rewards from ten to a hundred. The reality of the situation is that the dream array cannot hold so many people. It is simply impossible…”