The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 720: Chapter 720 Influence

Wan Family Patriarch and the others all looked at the Ancestor with eyes full of hope.

What did Kui Long Palace Master bring that made the Ancestor lose his composure like this? Everyone present could sense that the Ancestor, Wan Zhonghua, was excessively excited.

”Longevity Pill!”

”Kui Long Palace Master has brought me a Longevity Pill. This Longevity Pill was given to me by Hall Master Jing Yan.” Mentioning the Longevity Pill, Wan Zhonghua could not hide his excitement and agitation.

”I have already taken the Longevity Pill just now. My life span has increased by a full three hundred years. To be exact, it’s even more than three hundred years,” Wan Zhonghua stated firmly.

Everyone else in the room gasped.

After two or three breaths.

”Ancestor, I understand!” the Wan Family Patriarch nodded.

In fact, the value of a single Longevity Pill could not compare to half of the rare treasures in the Wan Family Treasure Vault. But, this was just an overture to establish a close relationship with Hall Master Jing Yan.

As a family inherited for thousands of years, the Wan Family, of course, understood the reasoning. If the people of the Wan Family Patriarch and others were truly short-sighted, how could the Wan Family firmly sit atop the throne of the number one Martial Arts Family in alchemy? They would have been ousted long ago.

Days passed by!

In Holy City, near the Splendid Dojo, things were getting increasingly lively.

At this time, there were only three days left until the first Alchemy Conference.

The Splendid Dojo had opened its doors almost completely. However, only martial artists in the Dao Emperor Realm could stay in the Splendid Pill Hall in advance.

Martial artists below the Dao Emperor Realm could only choose to stay in inns within the Holy City.

The inns near the Splendid Dojo were all fully booked, and even though the room rates had increased several times, they remained in high demand.

Some latecomer martial artists had to choose inns further away from the Splendid Dojo.

On this day, Jing Yan finally emerged from seclusion.

And inside Jing Yan’s residence, Hu Donghe and some of the Hall Masters were getting somewhat impatient.

The date of the Alchemy Conference was drawing near, and Jing Yan had been in closed-door cultivation. Because Jing Yan was in seclusion, they could not disturb him. If they affected Jing Yan’s cultivation, that would be a serious issue, so they could only wait.

After Jing Yan left his seclusion, his first action was to rise from the ground and fly up above the residence.

”Swish!”

Divine Soul energy released in an instant.

Powerful Divine Soul Energy enveloped the heavens and the earth.

”After stepping into the Late Stage Dao Emperor Realm, my Divine Soul has strengthened so much!” Jing Yan calmly thought to himself.

Initially, when in the Early Stage Dao Emperor Realm, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul couldn’t cover the entire Donglin City.

Even the Black Wolf Town outside of Donglin City, if Jing Yan wanted his Divine Soul to cover the whole town, he couldn’t maintain it for a long duration.

But now, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul nearly covered a quarter of Holy City.

How big was Holy City?

The enhancement of the Divine Soul was like an exponential increase.

Under Jing Yan’s control, Divine Thought roamed around the vicinity of the Splendid Dojo, and the entire scene around the Splendid Dojo was under Jing Yan’s gaze.

”There really are a lot of people!”

”I was afraid not many would attend the Alchemy Conference, but it turns out so many have come,” Jing Yan said with a smile as he nodded.

”Jing Yan!”

A shout came from below.

Jing Yan’s figure flashed and he descended. Hu Donghe and others walked out of a room, just in time to see Jing Yan landing.

Just now, when Jing Yan left seclusion and used his Qi to fly into the sky, Hu Donghe and the others sensed the Qi fluctuation, so they came out to see and caught sight of Jing Yan suspended in the air.

”Brother Donghe, all Hall Masters.”

Jing Yan greeted everyone with a smile.

”Hall Master Jing Yan, you really take things easy. This Alchemy Conference is hosted by you, yet you were in closed-door cultivation until now. Do you know that there are only three days left until the Alchemy Conference!” Eight Hall Masters Min Huo’s raucous voice bellowed.

They were busy to the brink of exhaustion, while Jing Yan cultivated at his leisure.

”Ha ha, Eighth Hall Master, just take it easy!” Jing Yan laughed heartily, ”At the worst, I will refine a batch of elixirs for you all, as compensation!”

Jing Yan knew the Eight Hall Masters were not really angry, but were just putting on an act.

Sure enough, upon hearing Jing Yan’s words, the anger on Min Huo’s face evaporated instantly.

”Hall Master Jing Yan, it’s an honor to serve you, please don’t be polite. If there’s anything, just command me!” Third Hall Master Kui Long said obsequiously, fawning beside them.

Before Kui Long finished speaking, the others all frowned and looked at Kui Long with disdain. This guy was indeed a piece of work; he had clashed with Jing Yan inside the Holy Palace before, and now he was brownnosing Jing Yan like a servant.

Jing Yan gave Kui Long a glance and took a step forward.

”Third Hall Master, you’ve worked hard during this time, I’m very grateful.” Jing Yan extended his hand and patted Kui Long’s shoulder.

Feeling Jing Yan’s pat, Kui Long felt his whole body go limp, bending even lower.

”Jing Yan, let me first tell you about the registration situation for the Alchemy Conference.”

”The registration has ended, and there are three thousand six hundred and ninety-nine Pill Masters who have signed up to listen to your lecture. According to your instructions, those who are not Pill Masters can also come to watch. The number of spectators is much greater, surpassing fifty thousand...” Hu Donghe reported the state of the Alchemy Conference to Jing Yan.

”This time, the Dao Emperor Realm practitioners who have come number thirty-three openly. The majority are in the Early Stage Dao Emperor Realm. More than eighty percent of these Dao Emperor Realm practitioners are Loose Cultivators, with others coming from Alchemy Dao Families and other forces. The seven major Martial Arts Families of the Continent did not register. However, as far as I know, all seven Martial Arts Families have Dao Emperor Realm ancestors who have entered Holy City,” Hu Donghe continued.

As Hu Donghe spoke, Jing Yan listened and nodded.

When he heard that thirty-three Dao Emperor Realm martial artists had registered, he was also astonished.

It should be noted that even the Gai Family openly only had four martial artists in the Dao Emperor Realm. Now that Jing Yan had killed one, only three remained.

And the number of independent cultivation Dao Emperors who signed up to participate in the Alchemy Conference was more than twenty. It seems that there are indeed no small number of hidden Dao Emperor Realm practitioners on the Continent.

Those registered were just the ones out in the open. Undoubtedly, there were also some who didn’t register but were concealed.

These Loose Cultivator Dao Emperors were all worth courting. If he could recruit even one-third to one-quarter of them to his cause, it would be a huge boon.

Jing Yan grew even more expectant.

Of course, taking control of these Loose Cultivator Dao Emperors wouldn’t be easy. But Jing Yan still had some confidence in himself. He had reached the Late Stage Dao Emperor Realm, and on the entire Heavenly Origin Continent, who else could compete with him one-on-one? Even the Holy Master would likely be no match unless he utilized the power of the Holy Palace.

”Hall Master Jing Yan, the Holy City may seem calm now, but I can sense undercurrents beneath its tranquil appearance. I’m afraid that some people will make things difficult for you at this Alchemy Conference!” Min Huo mused with a deep voice.