Chapter Fifty-Three: The Domain Master Calls Himself Elder Brother and Younger Brother

  In recent days, the Golden Water Domain has been quite lively. One reason is that the conference is approaching, and nearly thirty colleges within the domain will participate. The top disciples of each college will show off their skills and display their elegance, which will be a feast for the eyes. Apart from the Golden Water Domain Conference, another event is also highly anticipated - the Tianqi Pavilion's Exhibition and Auction.

  It is said that this exhibition will exhibit one precious treasure each from Mu and Xuan Gu Masters, as soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation. These two masters are representatives of the alchemy field thousands of years ago, their refined spiritual treasures have always been the object of scramble among people, especially Xuan Gu Master, he only refined a few spiritual treasures in his life, but each one is a masterpiece, especially the soul treasure that he is good at refining, which is considered to be the most difficult to refine.

  To know that the soul is a person's origin, for thousands of years, humans have been studying, but always only superficially. The primary condition for refining the treasure of the soul is to have some understanding of the soul. Many people are curious about what kind of spiritual treasure the Tianqi Pavilion will exhibit from the Xuan Gu Master, and even wealthy merchants from other domains and big families come from afar to find out. However, the exhibition has not yet started, today is only an internal exhibition, and it will be open to the public in a few days.

  Yesterday, Chen Luo left Changhong Zhen Tower and went to rest and sleep directly. This morning, he strolled around the domain for more than two hours before finding Yitian Long in a luxurious manor.

  The name Wei Tianlong sounds quite majestic, but the person is not as mighty as his name suggests. He doesn't appear to be majestic at all, instead looking like a refined and cultured middle-aged man. Everyone who has met him can't help but be conquered by his natural elegance, and many people are guessing about his family background because the air of nobility that Wei Tianlong exudes is not something that an ordinary family can cultivate.

  At that time, when they were going through thick and thin together in the North Miao Forest, Wei Tianlong had mentioned that his previous business was very big, but Chen Luo didn't have a clear concept of just how big it was. However, the more he interacted with Wei Tianlong, the more he felt that this guy's family background was probably not ordinary at all, and might even be much bigger than he imagined. Of course, he didn't ask about it, because Wei Tianlong had said before that the reason he ended up as a beggar back then was due to persecution by his own family. Chen Luo wasn't someone who didn't know what was appropriate, so he knew that bringing up this topic would stir up painful memories for Wei Tianlong, and naturally wouldn't ask about it. Besides, even if he wanted to open his mouth to ask, he probably wouldn't have had the chance, because after seeing Wei Tianlong, this guy just started talking nonstop and getting excited.

  That was really exciting, Chen Luo was quite curious in his heart, while eating the mountain delicacies and seafood on the table, he casually asked: "I said Old Wei, you're also a person who has seen the world, what's making you so excited?" Sometimes I really admire Wei Tianlong, especially this guy seems to know how to eat very well, looking at a table of more than 20 dishes, he can't even name one.

  Wei Tianlong smiled mysteriously and went back into the house. After a long while, he came out with a brocade box in his hand.

  Chen Luo took it and opened it to find a white pendant inside, which was the same one he had given to Wei Tianlong for appraisal before his seclusion. He laughed and said, "I thought it was something else, but you've been excited about this thing for half a day?"

  "Are you kidding me?" Wei Tianlong was speechless, feeling a mix of laughter and tears, and said seriously: "Xiao Luo, do you really not know what treasure this is?"

  "I wish I knew how to get you to appraise it." Chen Luo took out the pendant and played with it, looking at it carefully, asking: "By the way, has the appraisal come out? What is this thing?"

  "This is the famous 'Cloud Spirit Jade Soul Fall' refined by the great master Xuan Gu!" Wei Tianlong said, his eyes staring straight at Chen Luo, as if he wanted to see the shocked expression on his face. But there wasn't one. Not even a hint of surprise, just a raised eyebrow and a casual question: "What's this 'Cloud Spirit Jade Soul Fall' thing? What's its story?"

  "Xiao Luo, you're absolutely...!" Wei Tianlong almost collapsed. He never thought that Chen Luo didn't even know about the Yun Ling Yu Hun Zhuang, a treasure of this magnitude. He could only shake his head and sigh, explaining: "The Yun Ling Yu Hun Zhuang is a soul treasure, forged by the ancient master Xuan Gu using twenty-eight kinds of cloud spirit crystals. When worn, it has the effect of nourishing one's soul."

  "Oh? Another treasure of the soul? Not bad, not bad!"

  Chen Luo didn't quite understand Lingbao, but he also knew that the Soul Treasure was a relatively precious kind within Lingbao.

  "Is that all you can say? Good grief!" Wei Tianlong looked like he had suffered a severe internal injury, his eyes welling up with tears as he stared at Chen Luo in a complex tone: "Among the many types of spiritual treasures in the world, those related to the soul are the most precious. Even an ordinary soul-related treasure is priceless, let alone this Cloud Spirit Jade Soul Pendant that can nurture the soul! You're telling me that such a treasure is merely 'not bad'? Little Luo, you're driving me crazy!"

  "It's not necessary to be like this, it's just a spiritual treasure."

  Chen Luo's casual tone once again caused Wei Tianlong to collapse, and he guessed that Chen Luo might not have any concept of the value of the spiritual treasure, so he tried to measure its worth, saying: "Although it is only a single spiritual treasure, its value is enormous, enough to suffocate people. I'm afraid even if we sold our entire Tianqi Pavilion, it would still be far from enough."

  It was said to be so expensive, Chen Luo was quite surprised this time, but that's all. He didn't care about anything else and just ate and drank as usual. Wei Tianlong was watching him with a keen eye, going crazy in his heart. In fact, he had no idea that this thing might be very precious, but to Chen Luo, it was just one of the many spiritual treasures in his treasure trove, where there were at least dozens of such pendants.

  Wei Tianlong still tried to make Chen Luo understand the value of Yun Ling Yu Hun, he was a treasure-loving person, holding Yun Ling Yu Hun and gently stroking it with affection. He told Chen Luo about the deeds of Xuan Gu Master, and as he spoke, he seemed to be somewhat puzzled, saying: "I don't know what story is behind this Yun Ling Yu Hun, I think Xuan Gu Master must have been infatuated with a woman back then, so he refined this pendant. However, it seems that the woman had no interest in him and politely rejected his affection."

  "Do you know all of this?" Chen Luo couldn't help but admire Wei Tianlong a bit.

  "I think it should be like this, otherwise why would there be these eight characters on the pendant? However, there is another possibility, that the woman admired Master Xuan Gu, but Master Xuan Gu had no intention of reciprocating her feelings, so he crafted the pendant with words to politely decline. This possibility doesn't hold up because I can determine that these characters were clearly carved later, if Master Xuan Gu was using the pendant to confess his love, it would have been naturally integrated during the crafting process, there's no need for later carving. Thinking about it, it should be that the woman received the pendant and then carved the words to decline him."

  "What character?" Chen Luo asked curiously.

  "Ah." Wei Tianlong handed it over, pointing at a few words on the jade pendant and read: "The fallen flowers have intention, but the flowing water has no feeling."

  Chen Luo spat out a mouthful of tea and splattered it on the table, saying: "Damn! You're talking about these eight words?"

  "What?" Wu Tianlong was puzzled.

  "This is what I carved on it." Seeing Wei Tianlong's surprised expression, Chen Luo suppressed his smile and explained: "When I was practicing with Little Luo Tian, a female apprentice would often send me some spiritual pills for no reason, so I also gave her this pendant as a gift, you know, just being polite. The words I carved on it were also to prevent her from bothering me."

  It was said that these words were carved by Chen Luo at the time, and Wei Tianlong was greatly surprised, also feeling extremely embarrassed for his previous guess. At the same time, he was shocked by Chen Luo's generosity, and said in a tone of disbelief: "That female apprentice only gave you some spiritual pills, but you gave her this Cloud Spirit Jade Soul Pendant? Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo, your generosity is really not ordinary."

  "At that time, I didn't have anything else on hand either, let alone knowing this thing was so valuable."

  "You... you really are..."

  Wei Tianlong was thoroughly speechless, and after inquiring about the whole process, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that the female apprentice didn't recognize the value of the Cloud Spirit Jade Pendant. Otherwise, such a priceless treasure would have been given away, leaving him with no place to cry. The two chatted for a while longer, and Wei Tianlong suggested that after the exhibition, Chen Luo should wear the Cloud Spirit Jade Pendant on his body, as it could nourish his soul and bring great benefits to his cultivation. However, Chen Luo refused, knowing that his current spiritual strength was already strong enough and didn't need nourishment or this treasure. Despite refusing, Wei Tianlong persisted, and Chen Luo had no choice but to temporarily agree.

  After putting away the Cloud Spirit Jade Soul, the two were just about to open their stomachs and drink heavily when a knock at the door came. Wei Tianlong responded with a "coming" and went to open the door, whereupon a bright and cheerful laughter came from outside.

  "I say, Old Wei, today is just an internal exhibition, but you little rascal showed your face and then disappeared, what's going on? Are you hiding inside doing some shady business? Is it a case of 'golden house hiding a beauty'?"

  The door opened, and a middle-aged man appeared in response. The man looked dignified and majestic, with an air of authority that even his hearty laughter couldn't conceal.

  "I was wondering who it was, and it turned out to be Old Xue. You've come at just the right time, we've just started drinking." Wei Tianlong seemed to be quite familiar with this man, patting his shoulder to invite him in, while the other party didn't stand on ceremony either, but after entering the door and seeing Chen Luo, he was slightly taken aback, as if he hadn't expected that the honored guest whom Wei Tianlong had abandoned the exhibition for would turn out to be a young man.

  "Oh? This little guy is......"

  Seeing his confusion, Wei Tianlong hastily explained to Chen Luo: "Xiao Luo, he is one of the elders of our Tianqi Pavilion, Xue Yunshan, and also the master of our Jinshui Domain."

  Domain owner?

  Wow!

  Chen Luo was startled, and didn't expect that this handsome old man was actually the Domain Master of Jinshui Domain. He quickly stood up and saluted: "Junior Chen Luo has seen Domain Master."

  "Chen Luo?" Apparently, the Lord of the Domain was unfamiliar with this name and looked at Wei Tianlong in confusion.

  Wei Tianlong smiled mysteriously and said, "Old Xue, aren't you always curious about who the true master of our Tianqi Pavilion is?"

  The domain master was unaware of why Wei Tianlong suddenly said this, and after a moment's thought, he seemed to realize something, asking uncertainly: "Old Xue, what do you mean? Are you saying that he..."

  "Alright, consider yourself lucky today, I'll let you meet the master of our Tianqi Pavilion."

  The domain master's handsome face suddenly changed, and even his pupils shrank, staring at Chen Luo, bursting with sharp light, taking a deep breath, but still unable to suppress the shock in his heart.

  Wei Tianlong introduced himself like this, Chen Luo was very helpless and didn't know what to say for a while.

  "A true hero emerges in his youth! Unbelievable, unbelievable. Today I, Xue Yunshan, have gained a new understanding."

  "Master of the domain, Old Wei was just joking with you, actually..." Chen Luo wanted to push it away, but was interrupted by Wei Tianlong: "Xiao Luo, Old Xue is not an outsider either, and has a long-standing relationship with me. You don't have to be shy about it. Come on, let's all drink, today we won't leave until we're drunk."

  It seems that Chen Luo really lived up to Yu Tianlong's words, "Don't leave until you're drunk". Chen Luo was never good at holding his liquor, and after drinking a few cups with Yu Tianlong earlier, he had already started to feel dizzy. Now, being continuously poured drinks by Xue Yunshan, he began to feel a bit dizzy and disoriented.

  It seems that the situation of the Domain Master is also not very optimistic.

  Within the Jinshui area, people familiar with Xue Yunshan knew that he couldn't handle his liquor and never drank. However, there was one person who could get him to drink, and he never refused - this person was Wei Tianlong. After downing several cups in a row, Chen Luo became drunk, and Xue Yunshan was almost the same. After a few cups, his face started to turn red, and his speech became somewhat abnormal as he began to call Chen Luo "brother" while leaning on his shoulder.

  "Come on, Lord Domain, I'll toast you another cup." Chen was drunk and said this with his head completely buried in the table, only raising the wine glass in his hand.

  Xue Yunshan was also drunk, his eyes blurry, he hooked Chen Luo's shoulder, and said with a scowl: "Little Luo, no! Pavilion Master, you are the Grand Pavilion Master, it should be me who respects you. And don't call me Lord Domain Master, if you call him Old Wei, you should also call me Old Xue, what do you say, Pavilion Master?"

  "Alright, Old Xue, come have a drink."

  Two men drank together until they finished, and Wei Tianlong pulled him back, advising: "Old Xue, you still have to attend the imperial examination tomorrow, you can't keep drinking like this."

  "Will try? What will try?" Xue Yunshan let out a loud belch, narrowed his eyes and glanced at Wei Tianlong, then waved his hand and said: "What's the point of trying, our great master is still participating in the trial, we've already surpassed them. Tomorrow I'll directly announce that our great master is first in the trial, who dares to murmur, I'll deal with him." Xue Yunshan let out another belch, and said to Chen Luo who was lying on the table: "Great master, when do you have time to come to my house for a visit? It's not old Xue bragging, our daughter is clever and beautiful, if the great master doesn't despise her..."

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