Chapter 208: Don't You Know Showing Off Gets You Struck by Lightning? (2/3)

Fang Qi looked around at the crowd, then glanced at the youth before him, utterly bewildered.

At that moment, Jiang Xiaoyue, who stood beside him, asked, "Who are you? Why do you want us to cancel the tournament?"

Fang Qi also turned to Xue Daolü beside him and asked, "Palace Master Xue, is this Three Saint Gates thing very famous around here?"

"It sounds quite high-end with the word 'Saint' in it, but how come I've never heard of it before?"

"..."

"Boss Fang, should I say you are completely ignorant, or that your acting is just too flawless?" Huo Chong chimed in from the side with a hint of sarcasm.

Left with no choice, Xue Daolü explained some matters regarding the three major sects to Fang Qi.

"Three major reclusive sects?" Fang Qi glanced at them. "If they are reclusive, why are they out here jumping around?"

Feng Xi's face twitched, already finding it hard to watch any longer.

Right then, Lan Mo, the Alliance Master of the Wuwei Daoist Alliance, walked in from the outside.

"Is this an envoy from the Taixi Sect?!" Lan Mo was somewhat surprised. How could an envoy from the Taixi Sect appear here?!

Could Boss Fang actually know people from the Taixi Sect?

"So it is Alliance Master Lan." Feng Xi also noticed Lan Mo and gave a cold snort. "Since you are all here, I won't waste my breath. I will give you another chance to choose right now. Though I do not know what underhanded method this shop used to make you all abandon the Cultivation Domain Grand Ceremony, now that a representative of the Taixi Sect is present, you need not worry! If they dare use any vile tricks, we will meet them head-on. I would like to see if anyone still dares to play tricks right before our eyes!"

These words were both a warning and a threat. In his view, once these words were spoken, no one would be unwilling to make their choice anew.

Yet the surroundings remained dead silent. He realized that after his grand speech, absolutely no one responded!

"What is the point of going to the Cultivation Domain?" At this moment, Nalan Hongwu walked in from the door. "Fighting and killing out there for a few years isn't even as useful as sitting in this shop for a month or two!"

Nalan Hongwu felt this deeply. His breakthroughs and the elevation of his state of mind were all thanks to this shop. If he had gone to the Cultivation Domain, who knew how many years it would take to achieve such results.

"What does that have to do with you?"

"Holy Envoy!" Lan Mo said. "Old Master Nalan speaks the truth. Therefore, please return!"

"You all..." Feng Xi's face darkened, finding it almost inconceivable. He looked toward Xue Daolü, Ye Songtao, and the others. "Are you all the same?"

No one answered, but their silence spoke volumes.

"Obstinate fools!" Feng Xi glared furiously at Fang Qi and said, "Though I do not know what benefits this shop has promised them, it seems you, the shop owner, are bent on having your way, obstructing the grand ceremony our three sects hold every thirty years?"

"While our Cultivation Domain Grand Ceremony does not lack them, nor does it lose anything without them, if everyone in the world acts like you, where would the dignity of our three sects lie?!"

"It seems it is just as Master said. Our Taixi Sect has not walked the continent for a long time, and some people can no longer bear the solitude!"

With a flick of his left sleeve, a small bronze tripod flew into midair!

The tripod was round on the outside and square on the inside. The moment it was activated, it radiated an incredibly terrifying, earth-shaking aura!

"Oh no!" Almost all the high-level sect members present cried out in alarm upon seeing the small tripod. "The Demon-Suppressing Tripod! It is the spiritual treasure, the Demon-Suppressing Tripod!"

"To think this person even brought out a spiritual treasure...!" Xue Daolü asked Fang Qi in a low voice, "Can that senior... handle it...?"

Hearing Xue Daolü's question, many great cultivators also looked over.

"Spiritual treasure?!" Fang Qi asked in confusion. "Is this thing very powerful?"

"More than just powerful?!" Xue Daolü's face went dark, realizing this boss knew absolutely nothing. "Every spiritual treasure can serve as the ultimate guardian treasure of a major sect... and the quality of this spiritual treasure is by no means low... it is highly likely the legendary Demon-Suppressing Tripod!"

"So much posturing?" Fang Qi frowned.

Many customers in the shop had already cried out in fear. Within moments, the small tripod grew taller than a person. If it continued to expand, not only would the shop be burst apart, but Fang Qi and everyone around would likely be heavily suppressed by it!

"That is..." Xue Daolü was just about to nod...

"?? What posturing? What thing?"

Before the words could be finished, he suddenly witnessed a scene that left him and everyone present dumbfounded!

The small tripod had already grown to the height of several men. Everyone had retreated to the side, and at this moment, they all saw the bronze tripod, which radiated a terrifying black aura throughout its body, shudder violently. It seemed to be trying its hardest to expand, yet it could not budge an inch!

Because it had hit the ceiling!

"What is going on?!" Feng Xi hastily channeled his inner magic power and shouted, "Suppress!"

The bronze tripod shuddered violently, yet it still failed to break through the ceiling, let alone suppress anyone else!

Feng Xi hurriedly channeled all the spiritual energy in his body and roared furiously, "Suppress for me!"

Sweat was pouring out of him.

The grand tripod trembled, but it was all in vain.

Fang Qi could not bear to watch any longer and waved his hand. "Someone is causing trouble!"

Crack!

A bolt of lightning crashed down!

Everyone stared blankly at the Taixi Sect Holy Envoy, who was now foaming at the mouth on the floor, and the spiritual treasure, the Demon-Suppressing Tripod, which was wedged in the shop and unable to move: "..."

"Don't you even understand the principle that posturing gets you struck by lightning?" With a sweep of Fang Qi's hand, the shop doors swung wide open again, and the man was immediately thrown out!

Only then did Fang Qi look at Huo Chong. "Are you going out yourself, or should I throw you out?"

"How can you open the door with just a sweep of your hand...!?" Huo Chong had not yet fully reacted.

Fang Qi directly grabbed him by the collar, gave a toss, and threw him out as well.

"..."

"This senior really is incredibly powerful..."

"Too strong! The Demon-Suppressing Tripod couldn't even break a ceiling!"

"What realm of cultivation is this? It must be above the Divine Ocean Realm?!"

"Posturing gets you struck by lightning...!"

A flurry of discussions erupted all around.

"Boss!" Jiang Xiaoyue looked at the tripod before her with worry. "What do we do with this tripod?"

Looking at such a large tripod, Fang Qi was also a bit troubled. "Should we give it a shock too?"

As if hearing Fang Qi's words, the grand tripod before them shuddered on the spot and instantly shrank back to its original size!

"Hiss—! A spiritual treasure was actually obtained just like that?!" Seeing this scene, many people's eyes turned red with envy. This was a spiritual treasure!

Even for a major sect, it could serve as a guardian treasure!

Yet, remembering that lightning technique just now...

They shuddered on the spot!

On second thought, it was better not to harbor any designs on it.

"This spiritual treasure of the Taixi Sect won't be easy to keep!" Some of the more rational ones, like Xue Daolü and Ye Songtao, thought to themselves.

"What is so good about this scrap metal?" Fang Qi held it, preparing to throw it outside.

Then he thought about it—could he really just return it to him?

He simply tossed it onto the counter. "Xiaoyue, take it to play with."

Jiang Xiaoyue: "..."

Everyone's eyes widened in sheer, speechless disbelief.

A certain rusty cauldron of scrap metal trembled violently upon the counter.

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