Mighty azure and golden Genesis Qi flooded the sky and earth, revealing countless Genesis Qi stars as it shone upon the void. An oppressive pressure spread out from Zhou Yuan’s body and made many people feel like they were being suffocated. It created stormy waves from the calm and still lake.

And around the lake, countless people stared dumbfounded at this scene.

Even people like Lu Xiao and Han Yuan went into a trance-like state.

Their gazes were almost frozen on the complete ancient Genesis rune on the back of Zhou Yuan’s hand….

Is that…a complete wind spirit rune?!

“How is that possible?! How could he have finished refining a complete wind spirit rune in just two months?!” Han Yuan asked as he finally recovered from the shock.

The corners of Lu Xiao’s eyes were still twitching, and his originally confident face had darkened a lot. Even he didn’t expect to see this move from Zhou Yuan.

“He is the one who created the Mother Wind Rune. From this it’s already clear that his Spirit isn’t weak at all. If he could solve the problem of blood and qi, then coupled with the origin coins earned from selling Mother Wind Runes, his refinement of the wind spirit rune would indeed be quicker than that of ordinary people,” Lu Xiao analysed after taking a deep breath.

“It still shouldn’t be this quick!” Han Yuan argued. Over the years, Zhou Yuan wasn’t the only one who had met those conditions.

Lu Xiao didn’t say anything more, because he knew that it would be useless. Regardless of the reason, what Zhou Yuan had done was enough to cause a stir.

He had refined the wind spirit rune in two months’ time! This speed was unheard of in the entire Tianyuan Region!

His face grew dark. He originally thought that Zhou Yuan was a nobody whom he could knead as he wished, but now he realised there was an error in his assessment.

….

“Completed the wind spirit rune in two months?!”

On the Forest Pavilion’s side, Mu Qingyan’s mouth dropped, and shocked disbelief filled her small face. “Isn’t that too fast?

“And how did his wind spirit rune cause an increase of three million Genesis Qi stars!”

Mu Liu was similarly stunned for a moment before he smacked his lips and exclaimed, “That kid is really cunning. Although I sensed that he was hiding something, I never thought it would be a complete wind spirit rune!

“As for the growth of three million Genesis Qi stars, it isn’t too surprising. This shows that the refined wind spirit rune is perfect, and extremely talented people have also achieved this before.

“But he is the first person to be able to refine a complete wind spirit rune—a perfect one, no less—in just two months.

“This guy is more cunning than I thought. We should stay away from him,” Mu Liu shook his head and said seriously.

Mu Qingyan’s eyes lit up. “I don’t think it’s that bad. If our Forest Pavilion joins forces with the Wind Pavilion, we won’t have to be afraid of Liu Xiao and Han Yuan!”

Mu Liu repeatedly shook his head. “I still feel that nothing good will come from being close to that guy. He might even betray us.”

However, Mu Qingyan still shot a glance at him and said, “Your objection is invalid because I have the final say in the Forest Pavilion!”

A bitter look came onto Mu Liu’s handsome face as he muttered, “I am the pavilion master, so you have to show me some face.”

Mu Qingyan snorted and no longer paid any attention to him. She cast her beautiful eyes onto the battlefield.

….

On the Wind Pavilion’s side, everyone was still in a state of shock and silence.

A long while later, Ye Bingling was the first to blink her eyes. She uttered in an uncertain voice, “That is a complete wind spirit rune?”

Yi Qiushui, Liu Zhixuan and others exchanged glances with each other and then nodded with uncertainty. “Although I don’t know if it’s real, Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi foundation has indeed soared…”

Ye Bingling drew a deep breath and responded, “Indeed.”

She stared at Zhou Yuan with a complicated look in her beautiful eyes and bit her red lips. “That guy…he turned out to be this strong, but he had been hiding behind me and watching me make a fool of myself. I can’t stand him!”

But although she said she couldn’t stand him, Yi Qiushui and the others could feel that Ye Bingling’s tensed body had relaxed a lot, and between her eyebrows was a relieved joy. In any case, it was countless times better for the pavilion master position to fall on Zhou Yuan’s head than on Chen Beifeng’s.

Now, Zhou Yuan, who had revealed a complete wind spirit rune and whose Genesis Qi foundation had soared to 14 million, possessed enough strength to counter Chen Beifeng.

….

Everybody around the whole lake was still in a state of shock brought about by the complete wind spirit rune.

That scene similarly captured the attention of the two influential figures in the highest place of the audience.

Sect master Xuan Kun, who had appeared to be dozing off, snapped open his eyes and locked on to Zhou Yuan. His deep, abyss-like eyes wavered slightly, and he remarked, “So it turns out that the grand elder Chi Jing is also prepared.”

He already knew that the deputy pavilion master who joined the Wind Pavilion two months ago was someone whom Chi Jing thought highly of and had prepared for that day.

It was no wonder she had allowed the pavilion master selection to proceed…

Leaning against the throne, she smiled faintly. “Of the four pavilions, the Wind Pavilion is still in my hands. If you want it, you can just talk to me. You don’t need to do ridiculous things.”

Sect master Xuan Kun smiled. “I don’t dare to; otherwise, if supreme sovereign Cang Yuan returns, he will think I’m bullying grand elder Chi Jing.”

Chi Jing’s expression remained unchanged, and she only coldly sneered inwardly. This old bastard, he leads a life of whoring but still expects a monument for his chastity.

This time if it weren’t for Zhou Yuan, the Wind Pavilion would have fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

But she wasn’t surprised that Zhou Yuan had refined a complete wind spirit rune in two months, because she had also practiced the Primal Chaos Divine Grindstone Visualisation Method before and knew what was at the core of the Four Spirits Origin Tower…. And not even sect master Xuan Kun and the others were allowed to enter that place.

….

On the platform that all eyes were watching.

Chen Beifeng finally recovered from the shock. He looked at the complete wind spirit rune on the back of Zhou Yuan’s hand, and his face began to twist, and his voice turned hoarse, “How could you refine a complete wind spirit rune in two months?”

He had still been mocking Zhou Yuan earlier, but who would have imagined that in the blink of an eye, those taunts would turn into a slap to the face?

Zhou Yuan’s 14 million Genesis Qi foundation was no longer much weaker than his.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi was of a higher rank than his Mind Confusion Wind Qi! In other words, even if Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi foundation was slightly weaker than his, if they were to fight, Zhou Yuan wouldn’t necessarily lose.

The original gap between the two sides had made people lose all hope, but Zhou Yuan had bridged the chasm in an unimaginable way.

Even after hearing Chen Beifeng’s hysterical voice, Zhou Yuan still ignored him. Zhou Yuan felt the surging tsunami-like Genesis Qi in his body and took a deep breath before he lifted his hand again.

A sword pill emerged.

Om!

A sword cry rang out.

“Do you want to take another sword of mine?”