Chapter 802: 802

The next day, rumors about the problems between Jiang Chen and Wu Ziming also spread . According to those who were there, Jiang Chen was arrogant and impolite to the Wind Spirit genius . Wu Ziming would not put up with him anymore, so he attacked Jiang Chen to teach him a lesson . And Jiang Chen was injured .

“He was only injured?”

People were surprised when they heard this . They did not mock Jiang Chen . Some people even admired him . It was because of Wu Ziming’s strength and background . Average people usually would not end up well in a conflict with him .

“Jiang Chen has a strong body . ” This was the conclusion they drew .

Jiang Chen felt there was nothing to say about all this . He did not enjoy such compliments at all . Some people would challenge strong people and take pride in being able to come out of it safely, but he was not one of them . Neither did he think Wu Ziming was as strong as everyone seemed to think .

In addition, because he had been favored by the Elixir Emperor’s descendant, he received warm invitations from many forces . Even large, aristocratic families in Heaven Divine City invited him to pay a visit . Jiang Chen declined their invitations politely, with the excuse that he had to prepare for the competition .

While staying in the Elixir Tower, he was observing the Source Heaven Stone . The Source Heaven Stone was rectangular . It had a smooth, flat surface, as if it had been cut by a knife . The Spirit geniuses wanted it so much because it was wonderfully effective for practice . Aided by the stone, practitioners would be able to go back to their origins . To put it in an exaggerated way, it could take practitioners back to their innocence and hugely improve their fighting powers .

He took out all the treasures he had got from the Xiahous as well . There were four pieces in all, only one of which was a practicing resource . It was a green tea leaf . The leaf veins looked like golden silk threads woven into a tiny sword .

The Xiahous collection is surprisingly great . They even have Enlightenment Tea .

Enlightenment Tea was a valuable treasure . It was only possible to obtain it by chance . If you went to look for it, you probably would never find it, since there was no record of the surroundings it could grow in . However, the Enlightenment Tea leaves would fly up to some extremely lucky people unexpectedly when they were walking outside .

The small leaf Jiang Chen was holding was priceless . If it went under the hammer at auction, all the various forces would join the bids madly .

After the competition, I should practice in seclusion again for some time, Jiang Chen thought to himself .

In a pig’s whisper, the big day of the competition between the Elixir Fire Union and the Elixir Association arrived . It was held on the square located in the city center . It was a grand event that maybe would not be repeated in 100 years . Besides, the Elixir Emperor’s descendant was here . The whole world was going crazy . The streets in the city were packed with people . Heaven Divine City had to open their air space to disperse traffic .

The talented youngsters who had been on the Elixir Emperor’s ship were also there . And many more people arrived .

Chen Xi arrived in Heaven Divine City at noon . The party would start at nightfall . Many people would not arrive on time due to the tight schedule .

Wu Ziming, Xia Yiming, and others happened to be around the Three Emperor Territory . In this way, they made it to Heaven Divine City after getting instructions . There were many talented young people stronger than Wu Ziming . They flew across the sky in a flamboyant manner . All of them had a particular style .

With so many geniuses around, Heaven Divine City seemed a place endowed with the fine spirits of the universe, as if it was the sacred land in the Three Middle Realms .

“That’s Huo Zhengyu from the Fire Spirit . He has 108 fire clouds with him . A really strong man from the Fourth Palace . ”

“And that’s Song Hao, a Sword Cultivator . He doesn’t have anything to do with any aristocratic family . Neither is he a Spirit . But he has managed to be listed in the first tier with his fantastic sword skill . ”

“The Icy Spirit’s saint . She is pure, cold, and proud, like a goddess coming down to Earth . ”

Jiang Chen heard people talking about the geniuses traveling across the sky, whom they had recognized, from time to time as he walked . Not until then did he realize something .

The Three Middle Realms was a mix of three worlds . It was so big and so spacious that the word genius really meant different things in different places .

Like Young Master Shenji, he was a genius, but only a genius in the Ten Prefectures . Jiang Zhe and Fang Wentian were also geniuses, but only geniuses in the Nine Territories . Wu Ziming was a genius in the Eight Realms of Spirits .

However, only a few people could be called a genius of the Three Middle Realms, because it was such a big and chaotic world . There was no ranking system functioning here, while ranking by martial arts technique types was not so useful either .

People would not bother to pay attention to a bunch of geniuses . They were only interested in the best of them . These people were called the Geniuses of the Four Palaces, from the First Palace to the Fourth Palace . What did that mean?

Ancient places like the Title Palace were not the only things the Three Middle Realms had . There were more than those:

For example, the Doctrine Palace, was also ancient, but few people knew its mystery . There had been numerous treasures hidden in it . Treasure-seekers had sought that place again and again . By then it was almost impossible to find any more treasure in the Doctrine Palace . However, the Doctrine Palace still had its prestige, and there were many obstacles in it . It had become a place where the youngsters would choose to have adventures .

There were eight palaces in the Doctrine Palace, each one with a different difficulty level . Youngsters who could get into the Fourth Palace were already extraordinary . That was why people called them geniuses from the Fourth Palace . These people quite enjoyed the attention paid to them . They despised those who had never tried to have adventures in the Doctrine Palace .

“Be satisfied with what you currently are, an alchemist . Stop struggling in the strong people’s world . ” A familiar voice rang out . Jiang Chen looked back and saw a man who he had had no expectation of seeing . It was Ning Haotian . His old enemy was once again so arrogant, just like in the old times .

Jiang Chen had completely frustrated and overwhelmed him in the Great Competition of the Three Realms . Then he went to the Martial Arts Divine School . Not until this day did they see each other again .

To his surprise, Jiang Chen found he was already a Celestial Venerable . His strength was as powerful as the sea .

He was a Spiritual Venerable in the late stage . How has he made such enormous progress?

Jiang Chen found it incredible . It did not take him a long time to achieve Celestial Venerable, but he had consumed lots of resources to make it . He practiced on a ship in the Desolate Forbidden Land for eight months . Then thanks to the Jiangs’ resources, he refined some Yin Yang Nature Elixirs . And the Elixir Association gave him a Heaven Elixir .

Jiang Chen believed Ning Haotian could not have had the same resources without others’ help .

Did the Martial Arts Divine School help him? Jiang Chen thought to himself .

The Martial Divinity was super-powerful . This school had named themselves after this title to show off, but they were only a force in the Ten Prefectures . It was quite unusual . However, the Martial Arts Divine School still existed for a reason . It was said they did have a Martial Divinity!

It was impossible to verify it, but no big forces of the Three Middle Realms had ever made things difficult for them because of its name . People could not help but wonder why .

Did he get another inheritance?

Ning Haotian was a blessed one too . He had two kinds of blood of inheritance .

It was a pity that they had antagonized each other because he had a greed for Jiang Chen’s holy pulse . After being subdued by Jiang Chen, he had never pulled himself together again .

“Ah, the man I defeated more than once . You brag a lot, don’t you?” Jiang Chen was scornful .

“I’m not who I was . You’ll see . ”

Ning Haotian looked very arrogant, just like the first time they had met, when he had seen Jiang Chen as an ant . Then he walked ahead, without arguing any more with Jiang Chen .

Jiang Chen saw two old men, who were Great Venerables, following him and being very obedient to him .

“What happened?” Jiang Chen touched his chin . He was really curious about the changes Ning Haotian had undergone .

He thought the Title Battle was going to start soon, and then he would find out . The competition was about to start when Jiang Chen arrived at the square .