The messenger was Fang Hao from the Enforcement Division; he was no simple character, a true Catastrophe, Seventh Tier!
Most importantly, the Enforcement Division was independent of the Asked the Sect's Nine Peaks, directly subordinate to the Sect Master, and had the role of supervising the Nine Peaks. They possessed special methods to directly enter the Nine Peaks.
In other words, Fang Hao was being polite and didn't barge in directly, but instead let him open the door himself.
Since a Catastrophe had been dispatched, it was unlikely to be good news. Xia Jiuyuan quickly got up and headed outside the peak.
"Mo Mo, there's a small matter. You can continue drawing here for now."
Mo Mo, who was in Xia Jiuyuan's arms, wriggled a bit, opened her eyes, and said,
"Can I come along?"
"...You can."
Although Mo Mo looked small and had no cultivation, Xia Jiuyuan would not treat her as an ordinary child.
According to his understanding, everyone on Lucky Peak had the potential to be a protagonist.
He himself was the same... right?
...
As the two walked out of the mountain-protecting array, they saw the tense crowd.
Li Er and his two sycophants, who had been shouting earlier, had now huddled together, not daring to make a sound, seeing such a formation.
"Senior Brother Fang, how have you been?"
"Ah, I'm doing well, just a bit busy recently with hosting that Martial Arts Competition."
Xia Jiuyuan first greeted Fang Hao, then said,
"You've worked hard, ah. Hmm, this is—"
"I am Wang Ji from Sword Peak. Are you the famous Junior Brother Xia?"
"Yes, I am the famous Xia Jiuyuan. Everyone in Asked the Sect's inner sect knows me, no one doesn't."
Xia Jiuyuan answered fluently, but the speaker's eyes were like two sharp swords, sending shivers down one's spine.
Although Li Er and the others were hiding behind this person, it was clear at a glance that the two were not on the same level; their auras were too different.
"Wang Ji, watch your attitude. Normally, Junior Brother Xia is currently the acting Peak Master. Disrespect is one thing, but you dare to bully him with your strength?"
Fang Hao stood in front of Xia Jiuyuan, blocking Wang Ji's aura, and continued to say,
"I'm giving you, Wang Ji, face by calling Junior Brother Xia out. Don't be ungrateful."
Wang Ji's sword-like brows furrowed in anger, saying, "Acting Peak Master? I ask you, Fang Hao of the Enforcement Division, what is the required cultivation level for a Peak Master according to Asked the Sect's regulations?"
Xia Jiuyuan stroked his chin upon hearing this, feeling a bit embarrassed, but Fang Hao remained calm.
"Ninth Tier. An acting Peak Master must be at least Seventh Tier."
"You say I'm oppressing him with my strength. If we truly followed the rules, could I oppress him with my strength?
Why doesn't your Enforcement Division go arrest him instead of aiding and abetting evil here?"
"Because the Sect Master hasn't objected. This is tacitly allowed. If you have an opinion, you can take it up with the Sect Master, not act all mighty here."
Hearing Fang Hao's words, Wang Ji was choked, and Xia Jiuyuan also said,
"An acting Peak Master personally appointed by the Martial Uncle, actually, the value should be even higher, right?"
"Then I shall go ask the Sect Master why our Nine Peaks of Asked the Sect would allow the existence of Lucky Peak, which is like child's play.
Our other Eight Peaks have hundreds of disciples and a dozen Catastrophes, while Lucky Peak, I hear, including this acting Peak Master, only has four people, and none of them have reached the non-human realm—"
"No, Senior Brother Wang,"
Xia Jiuyuan felt he had to say something to interrupt Wang Ji's increasingly strong momentum,
"Including me, there are five people. Last year, I picked up another very beautiful junior sister named Jun Liuhe. She—"
"Pfft—"
Before Xia Jiuyuan could finish speaking, he made Fang Hao burst out laughing. Looking at Wang Ji again, he was indeed red with anger.
Eh, why are you already turning red?
Xia Jiuyuan hadn't even started using those highly 'mother-containing' words yet.
Wang Ji took a deep breath.
A very beautiful junior sister?
What good is beauty?!
He scanned the girl behind Xia Jiuyuan, who had been staring at him without any emotion. Her skin was indeed delicate,
But there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on her body, Zero Tier, not even an getting Started disciple.
He really couldn't believe that there was even a Zero Tier existence in Asked the Sect's inner sect. It was utterly absurd!
This girl, she must be the plaything of this profligate young master, right?
"It is rare for a flaw to exist without causing ruin. Sect Master, is it? I will contact the other seven peaks to jointly petition on this matter."
Wang Ji didn't say much, dropped a sentence, and intended to leave.
But sometimes, you can't just leave when you want to.
"Hahaha, eighth on the Heaven Ranking, Wang Ji, how mighty! Truly young and vigorous!"
"Wang Ji, not only will our Shenji Peak not help you with this matter, we will also oppose you.
Junior Brother Xia is the most intelligent person I, Le Yunzhe, have ever seen in my life. No one can compare to him!"
Wang Ji was stunned because the two people who appeared before him were Elder Zhao of Shenji Peak, an Eighth Tier, and Le Yunzhe, the genius disciple of Shenji Peak, seventh on the Earth Ranking.
Before he could say anything, the people who had been secretly observing all jumped out one by one.
"It is rare for a flaw to exist without causing ruin, quite interesting. Wang Ji, I also have a saying for you: 'A single leaf blocks the view of Mount Tai.'"
The person who said this was dressed in a black robe. He continued to say,
"You might want to understand Xia Jiuyuan's influence and contributions to the human world."
Seeing that even the black-robed man had appeared to side with Xia Jiuyuan, Wang Ji quickly explained,
"Elder Zhao, Your Excellency of the Shadow Secret Guard, I heard about this from others and indeed did not know the full details. I was too impulsive, but rules are rules—"
"Bullshit! Rules are meant to be broken. My Dao Peak supports Lucky Peak."
In fact, Dao Peak was originally the Sect Master's direct lineage peak, but later, to balance the Nine Peaks, the Sect Master withdrew from Dao Peak, so Dao Peak has always had a good attitude towards Lucky Peak.
"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. If it's really not possible, it's fine for the Sect Master to modify the rules.
But since the rules are here, we cannot stand idly by. My Forging Peak supports Sword Peak."
A muscular man jumped out.
"Although Junior Brother Xia's strength is ordinary, he has contributed significantly to the path of alchemy. My Ling Peak has no objections to Lucky Peak."
"No one in our Shenji Peak can calculate even a fraction of Junior Brother Xia's future. We truly admire him. But rules are still very important. We hope Junior Brother Xia understands."
"Array Peak has no objections to Lucky Peak."
"Your Array Peak has no objections? Then my Talisman Peak will also join the fun and support Sword Peak!"
It could be said that the situation changed rapidly, with the Nine Peaks gathered here. At this moment, it was exactly 4-4, and Wang Ji's alliance failed before it even began.
Li Er and the two others were already scared silly. They came because their boss said there were pills. What was the situation now?
Where did this bring them? It seemed that any random big shot present was more powerful than their outer sect elders...
Scratching their heads with confused faces, 'Did we cause trouble?'
Just then, a deep voice resonated in everyone's hearts,
"Xia Jiuyuan has made tremendous contributions in arrays, alchemy, to the people, and to the method of the spiritless. He should be an exception.
Furthermore, although Lucky Peak has few people, they are extraordinary. More words are useless. This Venerable will allow them to exceptionally enter the top fifty finals of this Martial Arts Competition, as proof."
The Sect Master spoke, settling the matter with a single strike.
Lucky Peak's matter was settled, but Lucky Peak's matter was not yet stable.
Damn it, they were forced into it! Xia Jiuyuan even suspected that this was a good show arranged by the Martial Uncle to train Lucky Peak.
It wasn't impossible, after all, given Xia Jiuyuan's slacker attitude, if the Martial Uncle privately suggested he participate in the competition, he would definitely refuse.
He just wanted to advance and build a harem. He had no interest in ruling the world or becoming famous far and wide.
However, was the Martial Uncle overly confident in himself? The Martial Arts Competition was a grand competition for the entire Southern Domain.
Not only did it include their Southern Domain's top human Asked the Sect, but also beast forces from Liujing Forest participated.
Asked the Sect was in the Southern Domain, while Liujing Forest was to the south of Asked the Sect. It was a beast force with a higher-end strength than Asked the Sect, possessing two World Destroyers!
Fortunately, these two World Destroyers had always sought peaceful development with Asked the Sect; otherwise, the south would truly be engulfed in blood and chaos.
Speaking of the Martial Arts Competition, it was actually just a friendly exchange event between the two forces every twenty years. No existence below non-human was allowed to participate, and repeated participation was not allowed.
Under these rules, anyone who ranked in the competition was a Third Tier. How was he, a First Tier, supposed to fight?
This was not some small local competition; it was full of geniuses.
Not to mention Liujing Forest, even a random person from Asked the Sect's inner sect, if taken elsewhere, would be invincible among their peers.
This was equivalent to Xiao Yan's birthplace not being Wutan City, but directly in the ancient clan.
So for Xia Jiuyuan, fighting a Second Tier might be possible,
But if it was a Third Tier, sorry, impossible, absolutely no chance!
System mission updated!
『
Blue Mission,
【Dormant Dragon Emerges】
Lead the people of Lucky Peak to achieve a ranking in the Martial Arts Competition.
』
Xia Jiuyuan's mouth twitched when he saw the sudden system mission pop up.
A mission was actually triggered?!
Now he had no choice but to go.
He turned back, stroked Mo Mo's head, and asked,
"Mo Mo, you—"
"Mo Mo can go."
"Very good."
Even Mo Mo, who had no cultivation, was willing to participate. Xia Jiuyuan was confident he could persuade the others to join.
"Thank you, Senior Brothers and Elders, for your support and understanding. We, Lucky Peak, will not disappoint everyone.
And Senior Brother Wang Ji, impulsiveness is the devil. Don't let yourself be used by others."
Xia Jiuyuan finished greeting everyone, didn't look at Wang Ji again, and pulled Mo Mo into the peak's gate array.
This genius of Asked the Sect could be considered a clown today. He must have cultivated so much that he only knew how to cultivate.
"Woohoo—it's finally over."
"Brother, you've worked hard."
"It's fine. If Mo Mo acts spoiled to me one more time, I'll be fully revived."
"..."
Mo Mo smiled faintly, pulled Xia Jiuyuan's collar to yank him down, then lightly touched his neck with her red lips.
The jelly-like sensation made Xia Jiuyuan tremble, but he still forced himself to look calmly at Mo Mo. Seeing his reaction, she tilted her little head,
"Not enough?"
"What if I say yes?"
"Then I can only say... Brother is truly insatiable."
"Cough cough, it's getting late. Let's go back for dinner and tell everyone this news along the way."