The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2136: Disregarding Face

Ten billion pieces of Black Crystal Stone!

Does Lord Ying Zhu not want them? Of course he does! But Ying Zhu absolutely doesn’t dare harbor any reckless thoughts about these Black Crystal Stones. So when the Second Young Master brought up how much share the Ying Family should get, his attitude became extremely severe.

"Father, I know Mr. Jing Yan is very powerful. Even though he’s still nominally a guest under Ying Zuo, our entire Ying Family has no say at all in front of him. But in that battle where the Zu Family attacked our Ying Family, it was our Ying Family that suffered the greatest losses. The city’s Big Array was destroyed by more than half, and the damage to buildings inside the city is beyond counting. Shouldn’t we get some Black Crystal Stones to restore our Primordial Energy?" The Second Young Master spoke in a very low voice, but he still forced these words out.

"You bastard! If you dare spout nonsense again, don’t blame your father for showing no mercy!" Ying Zhu growled angrily in a low voice.

Seeing that Lord Ying Zhu was truly enraged, the Second Young Master no longer dared to talk back.

Lord Ying Zhu drew in a breath, then continued, "If Mr. Jing Yan hadn’t put you into his Personal Space, how much chance do you think you had of surviving?"

"If Mr. Jing Yan hadn’t turned the tide, do you think the Ying Family would still exist?"

"You really disappoint me!" Ying Zhu shook his head.

"Father..." The Second Young Master looked somewhat wronged.

"What disappoints me the most about you is your shortsightedness. After all that has happened, have you still not realized what kind of figure Mr. Jing Yan is? Even Lord Heavenly Monarch addresses him as Daoist. If our Ying Family can maintain a good relationship with Mr. Jing Yan for the long term, in the Blue Rain Divine Continent, who would dare move against our Ying Family? Who could?"

"Looking at the long run, is the future development of our Ying Family not more important than those few billions of Black Crystal Stones?" Lord Ying Zhu let out a sigh.

"Father, I... I know I was wrong." The Second Young Master bowed his head to admit his mistake.

"Go out." Lord Ying Zhu waved his hand.

After the Second Young Master left, Ju Yu walked in from outside. He was also a relatively strong Cultivator at the Nether Sky Realm.

"Mr. Ju Yu." Seeing Ju Yu, Lord Ying Zhu cupped his hands slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"My Lord!" Ju Yu returned the salute.

"I just saw the Second Young Master looking quite upset." Ju Yu said.

"Too stupid!" Lord Ying Zhu shook his head, unwilling to say more about the Second Young Master.

"Looking at things now, Ying Zuo is still the one with the best foresight!" Ying Zhu added.

Mr. Ju Yu just smiled and didn’t say much more.

"My Lord, Mr. Ji from the Mystic Moon Trading House has come!" Mr. Ju Yu then said.

"Oh?" Lord Ying Zhu lifted his brows slightly.

This Mr. Ji was in charge of the Mystic Moon Trading House in Divine Martial City. Normally, Mr. Ji’s attitude toward Lord Ying Zhu could be considered courteous, but deep down there was always a trace of arrogance. This was directly related to the great power of the Mystic Moon Trading House. The Mystic Moon Trading House was extremely formidable; even the branch heads of its Business Buildings in various territories tended to be rather overbearing and truly didn’t regard ordinary Lords very highly.

"Invite him in!" Lord Ying Zhu said shortly after.

He had already guessed the reason for Mr. Ji’s visit this time. If not for Mr. Jing Yan, this Mr. Ji would hardly take the initiative to call on him.

Very soon, Ying Zhu met Mr. Ji. After a round of pleasantries, Mr. Ji expressed his desire to pay a visit to Mr. Jing Yan. Mr. Ji’s main purpose was to meet Jing Yan, but because Jing Yan was a guest of the Ying Family, going directly to Jing Yan would be a bit abrupt, so he came through Lord Ying Zhu as an intermediary.

Lord Ying Zhu had long anticipated this, so he immediately said, "I’ll have someone go to Ying Zuo’s Residence right away to report to Mr. Jing Yan."

"Many thanks, Lord Ying Zhu." Mr. Ji said with a smile.

Mr. Ju Yu personally went to Ying Zuo’s Residence, but he did not manage to see Jing Yan. He saw Ying Zuo, and Ying Zuo went to look for Jing Yan. Jing Yan only said one sentence: he had no time.

Mr. Ju Yu quickly returned to Lord Ying Zhu’s Residence and relayed the message to Lord Ying Zhu and Mr. Ji.

Mr. Ji’s face immediately turned somewhat unpleasant. He had assumed Jing Yan would definitely meet him. As the person in charge of the Mystic Moon Trading House’s branch in Divine Martial City, his status indeed wasn’t especially high, and his strength was only that of an ordinary Nether Sky Realm Cultivator. However, the Mystic Moon Trading House behind him was without question a colossal entity. Even if only for the Mystic Moon Trading House’s sake, Jing Yan ought to have granted him an audience.

But Jing Yan directly refused.

Claiming that he was currently Cultivating and temporarily had no time for guests—wasn’t that just an excuse? As for him, Ji Yun, he didn’t care in the slightest whether Jing Yan truly lacked that tiny bit of time.

"In that case, I’ll take my leave first." Mr. Ji’s expression quickly returned to normal, and he smiled cupping his hands to Ying Zhu.

"I’ll see Mr. Ji out." Lord Ying Zhu also rose to his feet.

"No need, no need!" Mr. Ji said, then turned and left quickly.

After walking out of the Yingzhu Mansion, Mr. Ji’s face once again turned gloomy, and a cold smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

Upon returning to the Mystic Moon Trading House in Divine Martial City, he immediately took out a Communication Treasure and sent a message to the Blue Rain Divine Continent Headquarters of the Mystic Moon Trading House in Wuxia City.

The Building Owner of the Mystic Moon Trading House Headquarters in the Blue Rain Divine Continent received this message, and his eyes flickered several times in succession.

"Interesting, quite interesting!"

"This Jing Yan actually doesn’t even give face to the Mystic Moon Trading House. Perhaps he feels that because I didn’t personally pay him a visit, I failed to show him sufficient respect?" This middle-aged Building Owner said slowly, the corners of his mouth curving into a faint smile.

"Heh, this person is rather arrogant. A newly risen Nether Sky Realm actually setting his own position so high—that’s not a good thing." The person seated opposite the Building Owner let out a derisive chuckle.

"Originally, I intended to make friends with him. Now it seems I was being sentimental! Still, this person is indeed extremely formidable; at the Nether Sky Realm he already has Combat Power at the Immortal Rhythm Netherworld Realm level. Ah, forget it, we’ll talk about it later. There may still be opportunities in the future!" The Building Owner of the Blue Rain Divine Continent Mystic Moon Trading House Headquarters waved his hand and sighed lightly.

Although he said this, his expression showed that he didn’t take it all that seriously.

On the fourth day after the war in Divine Martial City ended, Lord Zu Ming once again arrived in Divine Martial City.

The last time Zu Ming came to Divine Martial City, it had been with great fanfare, with the intention of exterminating the Ying Family. This time, though, he seemed rather crestfallen, and when he met Lord Ying Zhu, his face wore a fawning expression.

His purpose this time was, of course, to deliver the compensation resources. Jing Yan had given him seven days, but he arrived on the fourth.

Jing Yan did agree to meet Zu Ming this time.

Zu Ming not only brought twenty billion pieces of Black Crystal Stone on this trip, he also brought a set of materials required to cultivate the seventh layer of the Seven Luminaries Technique. With these materials, Jing Yan should very soon be able to master the Seven Luminaries Technique to its strongest layer, a Spell on the same level as the top Chaos Secret Techniques of the Chaos World. Once he fully mastered this Spell, Jing Yan’s Combat Power would again see a rather large surge. After completely mastering the Seven Luminaries Technique, Jing Yan could then seek out some Immortal Rhythm Techniques, or even Immortal Venerable Level Spells, to cultivate.