Chapter 2: The Nine Swords Vie for Supremacy! Fourth Update

  Tang Lin sold his own crafted spirit symbols and some magical treasures, such as the Purple Jade Dagger and the Golden Carved Bow, at an auction house.

  These treasures are no longer of much help to him now, and can be used as a dowry.

  The treasure stored needs to wait until the second day to receive the auction fee, so Tang Lin stayed on Luo Cha Island for a day and took the opportunity to gather information.

  However, after asking several people, no one knew anything about the ancient temple, and Tang Lin's mood gradually became heavy.

  It's not that the people he asked were too mediocre, including a saint in a sacred state, who was completely unfamiliar with the three words "ancient Buddhist temple".

  "Could it be that the ancient temple is not in Zhongzhou?" Tang Lin's eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

  The next day, Tang Lin received some silver and spirit stones from the auction house. Just the purple lingual alone was sold for 30,000 taels of white silver, and a single talisman was worth 100,000 taels!

  What is the concept of 100,000 taels?

  With Tang Lin's current strength, drawing a spiritual talisman would only take the blink of an eye.

  However, Tang Lin was not very interested in these silver coins and only used them as travel expenses. The truly useful currency was the Ling Stone.

  To reach the realm of saints, all use spirit stones as currency for transactions.

  Ling stones are divided into lower grade, middle grade, upper grade and top grade.

  One piece of medium-grade spirit stone is equivalent to ten pieces of low-grade spirit stone, and so on.

  "A total of 300,000 taels of silver and sixty pieces of mid-grade spirit stones." Tang Lin took the obtained property and stored it in his storage ring.

  This spirit stone can enhance cultivation and is a consumable item that will never depreciate in value.

  "Anyway, I'm here. Let's go take a look at Zhongzhou first." Tang Lin hesitated, left the auction house, and walked along the main road.

  Whoosh!

  Above the empty space, a majestic and sonorous whistling sound suddenly rose, Tang Lin raised his head to look, and saw a magnificent golden palace floating away into the distance.

  The whole city was stirred up by this golden pavilion.

  "Look quickly, it's the young master of Luocha Palace!"

  "Could it be that he is going to participate in the Nine Swords Asking for Hegemony?"

  "The once-in-a-decade Jiusi Tournament is being held, and the young master of Luocha Palace is said to be only 16 years old. He already has the strength of a martial god. I wonder if he can enter the top 100 in this Jiusi Tournament?"

  Everyone is talking about it.

  Tang Lin was taken aback.

  "Nine Swords Asking for the Tripod?" Tang Lin immediately remembered what Xiao Hui had said before, this Nine Swords Asking for the Tripod competition. It was the most renowned genius tournament on the mainland, all those under the age of eighteen could participate. Held once every ten years!

  "At first, the young master of the demon-suppressing tribe had participated in...” Tang Lin's eyes flashed, "Perhaps in this tournament, I can learn some news about the ancient Buddha temple. Moreover, it would be a good opportunity to experience the grandeur of this world-renowned competition."

  At this point, Tang Lin stopped a passerby and asked, "Where is the Nine Swords Asking Ding competition being held?"

  "Of course it's the number one city in the world, Tenka City!"

  "Tian Yu Castle..." Tang Lin muttered to himself. He immediately left Luo Sha Island, riding the ruthless Xian Fu and sweeping away violently.

  ……

  Ama Castle

  This ancient and prosperous city is like a distant historical monument, recording many passersby.

  In the vast tide of history, many extraordinary geniuses were born here, and this place is like a cradle of genius.

  Ama no Hashidate also has another name, called the Capital of Heaven!

  It is said that this castle was once built by a heavenly god, and in the center of the castle lived the Tennu tribe, known as the heavenly gods.

  The origin of the Tianyu tribe is very mysterious, and no one has ever known. However, the Tianyu tribe has a characteristic: every person has pure white wings.

  They were said to be demons but they had no demonic aura so people could only categorize them as heavenly gods.

  Tianyu City accommodates hundreds of millions of people, and the most numerous are wine houses. Among many wine houses, Tianxiang Building is naturally the first choice.

  The fragrance of wine, tea and dishes wafts everywhere in Tianxiang Building.

  Don't people all like fragrance?

  Who would like stinky tofu?

  Tian Xiang Lou is very popular.

  In recent days, the boss of Tianxiang Building has been laughing so hard that his fat face is about to shake off. Every ten years, during the Jiujian Qunding Grand Competition, the business of Tianxiang Building will be exceptionally booming, and the guests coming and going will fill up all the rooms, even the stables and woodshed are rented out at a high price.

  Because the horse stable and hayloft of Tianxiang Building are also fragrant.

  However, there are nine empty rooms, and these nine rooms are the famous Jiuxianglou of Tianxianglou.

  Jiuxiang Building is naturally more fragrant.

  But no one can afford it, whether you are an emperor or a general, or even a martial arts master or a semi-saint, it's very difficult to move into the Nine Fragrance Building.

  Unless you booked it ten years ago.

  It's not impossible for such things to happen.

  While the boss was calculating, a gentle girl slowly walked into the wine building. Behind her stood two white-haired old women, leaning on crutches and shaking their bodies as if they had cramps.

  There are many kinds of women, some are very old but don't understand things, while others are very young and already very mature.

  This elegant girl is undoubtedly very mature.

  A woman's maturity can sometimes be seen from her posture while walking.

  Some women walk like a coffin board, straight and stiff, while others are like water snakes, walking with curves.

  And yet this elegant girl has a slender figure, her small waist doesn't twist excessively, but exudes an air of mature femininity.

  She walked up to the boss and said softly, "I had a wet nurse book a room here ten years ago. This is the reservation contract." She pulled out a piece of paper from her hand and placed it on the table.

  The boss was surprised: "So early a reservation?"

  "Of course." The elegant girl blinked her eyes, "My mother said that if I came to Tianyu City and didn't participate in the Jiusi Tournament, it would be better to return to my mother's womb. But if I don't stay at Jiuxiang Building once, I'll have to go back to my mother's womb, she absolutely won't allow it."

  The boss burst out laughing.

  "Someone, take this girl to Jiuxiang Building!" The boss called out to his assistant.

  A young servant led the elegant girl and two old women into the house.

  The boss gazed at her back, sighing: "I wonder how intense this year's Jiujian Queding will be. Just this one, only seventeen years old, already has a half-saint level, I estimate that the Ziwei Sect and the Tianyu Tribe's people should be even more extraordinary..."

  As he spoke, a purple-clad youth slowly walked in from outside the door. His handsome face had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, full of noble aura.

  He went straight up to the boss and put down a piece of purple extreme-grade spirit stone, saying: "I want a room in the Nine Fragrance Building."

  The people next to him couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Generally people come here and say they want to book a room, but no one has ever said they want just one.

  The boss looked embarrassed and said: "This needs to be booked in advance."

  "That's someone else, I am me." The purple-clothed youth said coldly: "As long as it's what I want, there's nothing I can't get!"

  The recklessness of youth is perfectly embodied in him.

  The boss hesitated and said: "This..."

  Dong dong~

  The youth in purple robes once again threw down two pieces of top-grade spirit stones and ordered: "Take me there!"

  The boss could only helplessly sigh and then had Xiao Er lead the purple-clothed youth to the Jiuxiang Building.

  "Zi Wei's little demon, is indeed arrogant, but who let him be a person from the top three sects in the world...” The boss stroked the top-grade spirit stone and stored it in his storage ring.

  The scorching sun shines outside. The streets of Tianyu City are bustling with excitement, and the entire city has been unusually lively for the past few days. Talents from all over the world have gathered here.

  Only for the sake of the nine swords contending for supremacy!

  If one can make a name for oneself on the Nine Swords' Summit, it would be equivalent to being the most outstanding genius in the entire continent!

  Outside the Tianxiang Building, a young man in golden clothes walked in, followed by two burly men. He came to the front of the boss and threw down an extreme-grade spirit stone, saying: "I am Shentongmen's young master, may I ask if there are still rooms available at the Jiuxiang Building? I want one."

  The boss raised his eyelids, glanced at the Ling stone, and said with a low head: "It's gone."

  The young man in golden clothes looked somewhat unpleasant, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, saying: "Even if there isn't one, you still have to clear out a room for me."

  "No means no." The boss shrugged and said, "Go somewhere else."

  The young man in golden clothes was furious.

  At this moment, a lazy voice sounded, saying: "That's right, people all say that there is no more, what are you still doing here with a dead skin?"

  The young man in the golden robe turned around and glared, only to see a youth standing behind him wearing a gray linen shirt, with tattered clothes, wearing a straw hat, with a blade of grass in his mouth, and covered in dirt.

  "What are you, daring to speak to our young master like that!" The two burly men shouted in anger and threw a punch at the straw-hatted youth.

  The young man in a straw hat slightly raised his head, and the small grass in his mouth suddenly shot out, directly penetrating the fist of the sturdy man, inserting it into the flesh.

  "I'm not a thing, I'm a person." The young man with the straw hat lazily looked at the boss and said, "Give me one, I've heard that Jiuxiang Building treats people well."

  The boss said with difficulty: "Housing requires a deposit."

  The young man in a straw hat smiled and said, "Boss, you're such a good person, you definitely won't make things difficult for me. Anyway, you don't lack money, so just make it convenient for me."

  The boss cried and laughed, saying: "Doing business, how can there be a reason for not making money?"

  "There wasn't before, but now there is." The young man with a straw hat said leisurely.

  "Why is it here now?" the boss asked strangely.

  The young man in straw hat shrugged and said: "Because I'm here now!"

  The boss could only sigh and then called a waiter to lead the young man in a straw hat to the Jiuxiang Building.

  The young master of Shen Tong Gate stood beside him, his face flushed with anger, but he could only let out a furious hum and stormily turned around to leave the Tian Xiang Building.

  "There are six more rooms." The boss muttered in his heart, "Three monsters have come, I don't know how many more will come?"

  At this time, a young man in red clothes walked out from outside, holding a sword in his hand. The sword was about two feet long and one finger wide, with many small diamonds inlaid on the scabbard, full of luxury and dignity.

  "Boss, I want a room at Tianxiang Building." The young man in red clothes said indifferently.

  The boss looked at him and said with a strange tone: "You don't want to pay either, do you?"

  "Yes." The young man in red said calmly.

  "Impossible! What reason is there for not paying and still staying in the hotel?" The boss said indignantly.

  ……

  Fourth watch is over, sigh... It's been a long time since I've stayed up all night writing, it's too painful. The efficiency of writing is particularly slow, please forgive me, I'm dead tired, sigh... Asking for a monthly pass... RQ