Chapter 769: Red Cloud Valley

Zhao Qian's words left Ye Yuan and Jun Tianyu stunned.

Before they could react, Pei Wenqiang barged in hastily.

"Ye Yuan, I, the city lord, have graced you with my presence, yet you dare not come out to welcome me!" Pei Wenqiang said smugly.

Ye Yuan said darkly, "You barged in yourself, and you think you're in the right?"

Jun Tianyu said indifferently, "Ye Yuan, want me to kick him out?"

Pei Wenqiang's expression froze as he suddenly realized that Jun Tianyu had already broken through to the third level of Heavenly Enlightenment, matching him in cultivation level.

But in terms of comprehension, he couldn't hold a candle to Jun Tianyu. If Jun Tianyu wanted to kick him out, it would probably take just a moment.

"Hey, I'm warning you! I'm the acting city lord of Gufeng City now. If you dare touch me, you'll bear the consequences!" This time it was Pei Wenqiang's turn to darken.

Ye Yuan waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, stop flaunting your city lord authority! You be your city lord, I'll run my Medicine Fragrance Pavilion, and we'll keep out of each other's way! Spit it out, what do you want from me?"

Pei Wenqiang refused to let it go: "Hey, what a big mouth! Your shop is on my turf, yet you dare treat me like this? Believe me, I'll shut you down right now!"

Saying this, Pei Wenqiang seemed to grow more pleased with himself: "It's settled. I'll have someone seal your Medicine Fragrance Pavilion later, and see if you still dare to be so insolent to me, the city lord!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Is that so? I recently had a buyer approach me, but I didn't agree because I couldn't bear to part with the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion. Since you're sealing it, that helps me make up my mind."

Pei Wenqiang laughed loudly: "Hey, found a way out so quickly? Which buyer is it? You know my brother's status in the Red Cloud Sacred Land. Whichever one you go to, I'll make them go bankrupt! Let's see who dares to take you in!"

Ye Yuan helplessly pulled out a token and toyed with it in his hand.

Pei Wenqiang didn't react, but when Zhao Qian saw the token, she exclaimed in shock, "A gold token from the Celestial Fate Trading Company! How... how do you have this?"

Ye Yuan shrugged and said, "I didn't want it, but they insisted on forcing it on me."

Indeed, Zuo Xin had forced it on Ye Yuan, almost kneeling to make him accept it.

Pei Wenqiang's face also changed dramatically: "This... this is the gold token of the Celestial Fate Trading Company! Isn't it said that only the Sacred Lord in the entire Red Cloud Sacred Land has one of these?"

Ye Yuan looked at Pei Wenqiang with some surprise and said, "Seems I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to know about the gold token."

Pei Wenqiang said with a grim face, "I... I heard about it from my brother when I went to the Red Cloud branch of the Celestial Fate Trading Company in the sacred land."

Ye Yuan said in realization, "Oh, I see. By the way, aren't you going to seal my Medicine Fragrance Pavilion? Hurry up, what are you waiting for?"

"Ha... haha, I was just joking, just a joke. Don't take it seriously, Brother Ye. Ah! I got so caught up in joking that I almost forgot the real reason I came today." Pei Wenqiang suddenly remembered something and quickly changed the subject.

No kidding—this gold token was only held by the Sacred Lord in the entire sacred land. What it meant was obvious.

Seal the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion?

The Celestial Fate Trading Company was a first-grade sacred land, far stronger than a ninth-grade one like Red Cloud Sacred Land.

If Ye Yuan really went to the Celestial Fate Trading Company, with the status represented by this token, he could destroy him in no time!

Zhao Qian was distracted, lost in thought.

Ye Yuan, however, was curious about Pei Wenqiang's purpose and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Pei Wenqiang said, "It's like this: the Red Cloud Sacred Land will hold a quasi-holy son selection competition in a month. Each subordinate force has three spots. When I got the news, I thought of you first and decided to give you one spot. How about that? Pretty generous, right?"

"Quasi-holy son selection competition? Not interested!" Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and refused outright.

Other martial artists might be eager to enter the sacred land, but Ye Yuan didn't need to.

Becoming a so-called quasi-holy son would only mean gaining the sacred land's attention and some cultivation resources, like techniques and pills.

But these things, Ye Yuan could handle on his own now. Likewise, he could handle them in the future.

Because in the Divine Realm, the people with the most money were alchemists.

If Ye Yuan wanted, he could earn huge amounts of Earth Origin Crystals.

The establishment of the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion proved this. In just two or three months, Ye Yuan's net worth had already exceeded ten million Earth Origin Crystals. For someone who had ascended only a few months ago, this was unimaginable.

Yet, Ye Yuan had done it!

With the title of 'the most promising young alchemist to become a Divine Alchemist,' if Ye Yuan couldn't even earn these cultivation resources, he would be too useless.

"Hey, you don't know yet, do you? The rewards for this quasi-holy son selection competition are extremely generous. The first place will not only get a top-grade profound artifact but also the chance to enter the Red Cloud Valley! The Red Cloud Valley! Even my brother, as one of the seven holy sons, never got the chance to enter the Red Cloud Valley!" Pei Wenqiang said with great excitement.

Ye Yuan had never heard of the Red Cloud Valley that Pei Wenqiang mentioned, so naturally, he didn't know why he was so excited.

Jun Tianyu, however, said with some surprise, "The Red Cloud Valley is where the Sacred Lord, Red Cloud Sacred Lord, attained enlightenment. It is said to open once every three hundred years, and only three people can enter each time! These three spots have always been selected from among the sacred land's holy sons. Why this time have they set up this quasi-holy son selection competition? This has never happened before."

Although Jun Tianyu had not entered the sacred land, he was no stranger to the secrets of the Red Cloud Sacred Land.

Pei Wenqiang said, "Who cares! As long as I can enter the Red Cloud Sacred Land, I'd pay any price! Unfortunately, I'm too old to participate in this competition."

Ye Yuan asked, "Is there something special about the Red Cloud Valley?"

Jun Tianyu nodded and said, "It is said that the Red Cloud Sacred Land was originally a first-grade sacred land, ruling over most of the Baiwu Domain! But for some reason, the successive Red Cloud Sacred Lords grew weaker and weaker, until now it has become a ninth-grade sacred land. However, one thing is certain: the rise and fall of the Red Cloud Sacred Land are closely related to the Red Cloud Valley. Because every Sacred Lord has come out of the Red Cloud Valley. This has never changed. This time, the sacred land is breaking precedent by holding a quasi-holy son selection competition, probably to break the curse and hope to find a younger disciple who can attain enlightenment in the Red Cloud Valley."