Chapter 1760: I Have Many Cruxes
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
Zhang Hongtian gave it a try, but he realized that the cloth-like barrier before him was frighteningly resilient. He imdiately realized that the prowess of Ancient Sage Yan Qing was far above his, so with a cold harrumph, he turned around and said, “Since Ancient Sage Yan Qing has spoken up, I’ll spare you for the ti being!”
He flicked his wrist to return his sword back to his waist before regrouping with those from the Master Teacher Pavilion, standing quietly on the spot. It was as if he was completely unaffected by the conflict that had just occurred.
At the sa ti, it seed as if the White Overlord knew that it was not a match for Zhang Hongtian or Ancient Sage Yan Qing, so it whipped its tail back and quietly returned to its group, not daring to utter a word of complaint.
“Given that the Pri Hall of the Temple of Confucius hasn’t even opened yet, it’s unwise for you to leap at one another to tear each other apart.” Seeing that the two of them had finally cald down, Ancient Sage Yan Qing retracted his palm and smiled. Turning to the crowd, he said, “Moving back to the topic at hand, since everyone knows how the Pri Hall is opened, let’s discuss how we should allocate the slots to entering the Pri Hall!”
Hearing that the other party was raising the matter regarding the allocation of slots once more, Zhang Hongtian said with a frown, “I’m sure that you already have your own ideas. Feel free to state your suggestion. If we find it appropriate, there’s no reason for us not to agree with it!”
“Indeed, I do have so thoughts in mind!” Ancient Sage Yan Qing admitted with a smile. “Having cleared the six Subordinate Halls, we know that even if the Pri Hall opens, we’ll also have to bypass the seal that Kong shi has personally left on it. Without the corresponding Celestial Amulet of Legacy, there’s no way that we will be able to enter!”
The crowd nodded in agreent.
They had tested the six Subordinate Halls, and there was indeed no way of bypassing the barrier without the corresponding Celestial Amulet of Legacy or unique constitution. This was especially with regards to Ancient Sages. If they attempted to forcefully tear down the barrier, they would only end up suffering a severe backlash!
There was no doubt that Ancient Sages were extrely powerful, but Kong shi was a man known as the World’s Teacher. There was no way an ancient domain left behind by him could be breached through forceful ans, even by Ancient Sages!
“To enter the Pri Hall, we’ll need the Pri Amulet. All in all, the Pri Amulet can bring a total of fifteen people into the Pri Hall,” Ancient Sage Yan Qing said.
So discussions broke out amid the crowd shortly after. They were starting to plan their next moves.
The White Overlord harrumphed coldly. “We don’t even know where the Pri Amulet is at the mont. If it’s not in our hands, won’t we be forced to watch in futility while others harvest the treasures in the Pri Hall for themselves?”
It was pretty much common knowledge who was in possession of the six Celestial Amulets of Legacy at this point in ti, but the Pri Amulet had yet to make its appearance.
Most people thought that the reason that Zhang Xuan had been able to enter the Subordinate Halls without any problem was because he was in possession of the blood essence of his students. After all, the Subordinate Halls that he had entered were indeed the ones that corresponded to the unique constitutions of his students.
Furthermore, there was a widespread misconception that the Pri Amulet only granted one entry into the Pri Hall. No one, including the Hundred Schools of Philosophers, was aware that it granted passage into the Subordinate Halls as well.
“The reason I said such words is because I know where the Pri Amulet is!” With a light chuckle, Ancient Sage Yan Qing’s eyebrows shot up proudly. “To be honest with you all, the Pri Amulet is currently in my hands!”
Right after saying those words, an amulet materialized right before him. He flicked it lightly, and an imposing air of authority suffused the area.
“That’s the Pri Amulet?”
“What a formidable aura!”
“It’s clearly much stronger than the other Subordinate Amulets!”
“We’ll be able to enter the Pri Hall with that?”
A commotion broke out in the square as everyone turned to look at the amulet in the sky with a heated gaze.
That was the entrance ticket into the Pri Hall right in front of them! If they could acquire it, they would only be a single step away from the ultimate treasure of the Master Teacher Continent!
“That is...”
While the crowd was staring intently at the imposing amulet in the air, Zhang Xuan frowned slightly before shaking his head speechlessly.
He recognized the amulet in Ancient Sage Yan Qing’s hands. It was the one that he had fought Yan Xue over at the White Creek Mountain. In other words, the Pri Amulet in the other party’s hand was a fake!
Despite being an Ancient Sage, is he really unable to tell that the Pri Amulet in his hands is a fake? Zhang Xuan wondered doubtfully.
Ancient Sage Yan Qing was an individual who boasted strength even greater than Zhang Hongtian. Yet, he was unable to discern the authenticity of the amulet that he had in his possession.
Noticing Zhang Xuan’s doubts, Luo Ruoxin sent a telepathic ssage over to explain. “The Pri Amulet was personally forged by Kong shi, and not even the seventy-two Sages saw its true form. Even I was unable to see through it when I first laid eyes on it, so how could he possibly be able to discern its authenticity?”
So far, it seed like Yan Xue and the others still thought that they had taken the real Pri Amulet, which ant that the only ones who knew that the Pri Amulet was a fake were Zhang Xuan, Luo Ruoxin, and Wu Chen.
“You’re right!” Zhang Xuan nodded in agreent as his lips crept upward. “This will be interesting. Even though their Pri Amulet’s a fake, they are still making conditions. Let’s see what they can co up with...”
The crowd had no choice but to follow the arrangents made by Ancient Sage Yan Qing because they thought that the Pri Amulet was in his hands. However, once the crowd realized that his Pri Amulet was actually a fake, there would surely be a huge uproar. In an instant, the Hundred Schools of Philosophers would draw the ire of everyone present in the square.
Zhang Xuan could not help but wonder how they would salvage the situation later on.
But other than that, there was also one thing that piqued Zhang Xuan’s curiosity. If the Hundred Schools of Philosophers truly thought that they had claid the real Pri Amulet, why did they declare their possession of it and even offer to share the slots with other powers?
Were they not simply asking for trouble?
“The Pri Amulet is the key to entering the Pri Amulet, so I believe that none of you will have any qualms with us taking away a third of the slots on the grounds that we are in possession of it, right?” Ancient Sage Yan Qing stowed the amulet back into his storage ring before turning to address the crowd.
“I have no objections to that.” Old Geezer Yu was the first one to voice his approval.
“We are fine with it as well.”
“Sounds rational to .”
The others hesitated for a mont before expressing their agreent as well.
Without the Pri Amulet, even if the Pri Hall opened, they would only be able to watch helplessly from the outside. It could be said to be a very fair arrangent for the Hundred School Philosophers to only take away a third of the total slots.
Seeing that he had everyone’s agreent, Ancient Sage Yan Qing heaved a sigh of relief inwardly before continuing. “Since our Hundred Schools of Philosophers have taken away five slots, we’ll first distribute a slot each to the four powers respectively as a token of goodwill so as to prevent any unnecessary conflict. It should be fine, right?”
“I have no issues with that,” the White Overlord replied.
Considering how the Beast Tribe had obtained nothing so far, it would take anything that it could get.
The experts of the Master Teacher Pavilion also glanced at one another and hesitated for a mont before eventually nodding in agreent.
They were not in a good position to negotiate either, so they could only make do as well.
“Nine out of the fifteen slots of the Pri Amulet have been taken up so far. How do you intend to distribute the remaining six slots?” Old Geezer Yu asked.
“It’s very simple!” As if expecting such a question, Ancient Sage Yan Qing chuckled softly before replying. “We will have to open the entrance of the Pri Hall in order to enter its premises, and in order to do so, we’ll need the cruxes of the six outer dinsions. Each of these six cruxes will correspond to a slot. Whoever is in possession of a crux will be given a slot. I believe that none of you will have any qualms with such an arrangent, right?”
“This...”
“I guess it’s fair.”
“If we wish to enter the Pri Hall, we’ll have to open it first. It’s only right to reward those who have aided in the opening of the Pri Hall, so they are indeed entitled to a slot each...”
The Ancient Sages nodded in agreent.
In this negotiation, the only ones who had a voice were the Ancient Sages. Great Sage cultivators had no say in the matter at all.
A crux corresponds to a slot each? Zhang Xuan was taken aback. He scratched his head blankly as he pondered, I seem to have quite a few cruxes with at the mont...
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