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Chapter 887: Chapter 887: How about we make a bet?
People from Kaitian Academy are also coming?
Yang Xiaotian felt quite surprised as well.
"Yes, I heard that the Kaitian Dominator himself is coming!" one disciple whispered in a tone filled with extreme reverence.
The surrounding disciples shuddered at the mention of the Kaitian Dominator’s arrival, all showing faces filled with fear.
The Kaitian Dominator, he is an existence that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Heaven and Earth Dominator in supreme strength.
The Kaitian Dominator and the Heaven and Earth Dominator share the same realm, and even if his combat power is not as great as the Heaven and Earth Dominator’s, it’s not much less.
"This time, the Young Master Jiusheng of Kaitian Academy will also accompany the Kaitian Dominator," that disciple said.
"Young Master Jiusheng!" the disciples exclaimed in unison.
Young Master Jiusheng, a closed-door disciple of the Kaitian Dominator and the Young Master of Kaitian Academy, not only possesses astonishing Martial Dao Talent but is also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Especially his talent in music, which is truly astounding.
It is said that his music cultivation has reached the Manifest Saint realm, and since he is ranked ninth in his family, he is known as Young Master Jiusheng.
"Young Master Jiusheng is also coming? Those female disciples might start daydreaming!" one disciple said enviously, unable to hide his jealousy.
Young Master Jiusheng, extremely handsome in appearance and being a closed-door disciple and Young Master of the Kaitian Academy, naturally has many female disciples adoring him.
"Young Master Jiusheng’s arrival at the ceremony could mean he might challenge our Young Mansion Master to a music contest, right?" another disciple suddenly said with a weird expression.
"That, you can never tell!" another disciple frowned. "I just don’t know how our Young Mansion Master’s music skills are?"
"If it’s a contest in music, who can compare with Young Master Jiusheng! Won’t our Young Mansion Master be utterly embarrassed then?"
"If he is not a match, it’s normal; our Young Mansion Master could also challenge him to Sword Dao. Even if Young Master Jiusheng’s Sword Dao is strong, he possibly can’t be better than our Young Mansion Master!"
People discussed.
"Young Master Jiusheng," Yang Xiaotian murmured.
He, of course, knew of Young Master Jiusheng.
Young Master Jiusheng’s reputation reverberated across the million continents of the Divine Domain.
However, regarding the arrival of Young Master Jiusheng, he did not take it to heart.
After returning to his cave, Yang Xiaotian carved out a large chunk of Chaos Spirit Stone, seated himself upon it, and continued to cultivate by swallowing the Life God Fruit and Heavenly Dao Holy Water.
In between cultivating, he read various books on music, chess, calligraphy, painting, astronomy, and geography left by Liang Li.
Sometimes, Dongfang Ao would visit with his master, Hong Feng, and the few would gather to discuss Swordsmanship over wine.
Sometimes Dongfang Ao and Hong Feng would join forces and spar with Yang Xiaotian.
Of course, when they sparred, they did not employ Divine Power or the Sword Domain but merely practiced pure Swordsmanship.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
The ceremony arrived.
Early on, Sovereign Zhao Ming of the Pale Blood had his disciples call for Yang Xiaotian.
Yang Xiaotian followed the disciple out of the cave, but not long after leaving the cave, they came across Lin Wei.
Upon seeing Yang Xiaotian, Lin Wei clenched his teeth and seethed, "Yang Xiaotian!"
From the looks of it, Lin Wei seemed to have recovered from his injuries.
Yang Xiaotian looked at the seething Lin Wei, "I heard you advanced to the fifth level of Divine King and even cultivated the tenth supreme Sword Domain. So, how about we spar again soon?"
Lin Wei’s face twitched.
To tell the truth, after he had broken through to the fifth level of the Divine King and cultivated the tenth and most powerful Sword Domain, he indeed thought of challenging Yang Xiaotian again, but eventually, he dared not.
"After today, I will be the Young Master of the Heaven and Earth Divine Mansion," said Yang Xiaotian, "According to the rules of the Heaven and Earth Divine Mansion, from now on, when you see me, you must address me as the Young Mansion Master."
Yang Xiaotian and that disciple left through the air.
Lin Wei stared at the departing figure of Yang Xiaotian, his eyes almost spitting fire.
That look, as if he wanted to devour Yang Xiaotian’s flesh.
"Young Clan Leader can rest assured, when Young Master Jiusheng is at the mentorship ceremony later, he will definitely make Yang Xiaotian look foolish. If Yang Xiaotian can’t even play a regular song, he will definitely be laughed at as a brute!" said the disciple alongside Lin Wei.
Lin Wei suppressed the anger in his heart and nodded, "You’re right, during the mentorship ceremony later, we just need to sit back and enjoy the show." Then he and his disciple headed towards the main hall of the Heaven and Earth Divine Mansion.
A moment later, Yang Xiaotian arrived at the abode of the Heaven and Earth Dominator.
Both the Heaven and Earth Dominator and the Sovereign Zhao Ming of the Pale Blood were there. Upon seeing Yang Xiaotian’s arrival, they stood up and led Yang Xiaotian towards the main hall.
On the way, the Heaven and Earth Dominator said to Yang Xiaotian with a smile, "The people from Kaitian Academy are coming to congratulate you, and I suppose you’ve heard. Those fellows, if they challenge you to a duel in musical skills at the mentorship ceremony, just use your Sword Dao to deal with them."
Yang Xiaotian nearly snorted. He hadn’t expected the Heaven and Earth Dominator to blurt out that statement.
"Those fellows?"
The Sovereign Zhao Ming also looked slightly embarrassed and said with a laugh, "The disciples of Kaitian Academy often call our disciples of the Heaven and Earth Divine Mansion brutes, so our disciples refer to them as ’those fellows’ in return."
Yang Xiaotian sweated.
So there was this anecdote.
When the Heaven and Earth Dominator and several others with Yang Xiaotian reached the main hall, it was already packed with various powerful figures and disciples. Upon the arrival of the Heaven and Earth Dominator, they all reacted with excited and respectful salutations, some bowing deeply, others even prostrating.
The Heaven and Earth Dominator asked everyone to rise and then glanced around, "Is Little Mo Zi from Kaitian Academy not here yet?"
Little Mo Zi, that was his "respectful name" for the Kaitian Dominator.
But no one dared to respond.
The Heaven and Earth Dominator, along with Yang Xiaotian, Zhao Ming, and others, entered the main hall, and not long after they sat down, the Kaitian Dominator arrived leading a group of experts from Kaitian Academy.
The Kaitian Dominator, dressed in a scholar’s robe, looked just like an ordinary, scholarly elder, hardly recognizable as a dominator figure.
Upon his arrival, the Kaitian Dominator addressed the Heaven and Earth Dominator as Senior Guo, since the ancestor of Kaitian Academy, Liang Li, was a contemporary of the Heaven and Earth Dominator, and the Kaitian Dominator was Liang Li’s disciple, which put the Heaven and Earth Dominator a generation higher.
Kaitian Academy did not bring many people, only ten. Young Master Jiusheng stood behind the Kaitian Dominator, Zhu Mo, his gaze falling on Yang Xiaotian.
Next came the mentorship ceremony.
After the complex rites of the mentorship ceremony were completed, Yang Xiaotian, Hong Feng, Huang Yan, and a few others finished their rites of discipleship.
Following that were the congratulations to the Heaven and Earth Dominator and Yang Xiaotian from various sects and schools.
After three rounds of drinks, Young Master Jiusheng suddenly stood and cupped his fists towards the Heaven and Earth Dominator, "Your Majesty, today is such a festive occasion. If we only drink, it seems rather bland. I would like to play a piece with the Young Mansion Master to liven up the celebration. May I?"
Here it comes!
Everyone couldn’t help but put down their wine glasses.
All eyes then turned towards the Heaven and Earth Dominator and Yang Xiaotian.
Just as the Heaven and Earth Dominator was about to speak, Yang Xiaotian suddenly stood up and cupped his fists, "Master, Young Master Jiusheng is right. Today’s ceremony would indeed be bland if we only drank. In that case, Young Master Jiusheng and I will perform a piece to enhance the celebration for everyone."
The Heaven and Earth Dominator and everyone else were surprised.
Although he didn’t know exactly what his disciple was planning, since Yang Xiaotian had already spoken, the Heaven and Earth Dominator nodded and said, "Very well."
Yang Xiaotian then turned to Young Master Jiusheng and said, "However, if it’s just playing, it might be dull. How about we make it interesting with a bet?"
