The Genius Mansion was located at the Wanxiang Market!
The Wanxiang Market was a cultivator's market outside of the pagoda's mountain range. Many disciples from the pagoda would go there to trade goods and spirit treasures. Of course, most cultivators who wanted to enter the pagoda for the examination would stay in this market before coming here.
After countless years, the market continued to grow and was now big enough to accommodate one million people, just like a city.
After nightfall, the Wanxiang Market became especially lively. Spirit lamps carved from ancient jade floated above the streets, brightly illuminating the entire market.
"The demon's son is truly amazing. He actually used his heaven-defying talents to reach the seventh floor of the Immeasurable Tower and became the Divine King's successor. His name has spread across the world, and many young kings have considered him as a rival."
"A few ruthless people have already declared that they will thoroughly defeat him, step on his corpse, and step onto the path to the peak."
"The commotion this time is not small. A few heaven-defying geniuses on the Pagoda's Hundreds List who were in seclusion have come out after hearing about this. They all think that the demon's son is just lucky and that his talent is not worth mentioning."
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While walking on the blue stone street of the market, discussions could be heard from time to time. Most of them were about Feng Feiyun and the Little Demoness. Of course, Feng Feiyun also heard a piece of bad news.
"I heard that a few days ago, the stars in the sky were reversing, causing a great change in the celestial image of 'dragons devouring the sky while the Supreme protects the heart'. The Grand Chancellor went to the palace at night to see the Jin Emperor and said that this was a great omen. In the near future, the entire Jin Dynasty will experience a great change."
Feng Feiyun also knew the art of stargazing, so he had noticed the reversal of the stars. The fate of the entire Jin Dynasty had become strange and unpredictable. Perhaps in the near future, there would be a great era where heroes would rise and the flames of war would spread to the entire dynasty.
They finally arrived at the Genius Mansion. Niu Nu, who had received Feng Feiyun before, was already waiting outside. He immediately bowed after seeing Feng Feiyun and was even more respectful than the first time: "Greetings, Young Noble Feng!"
Feng Feiyun asked: "Has the banquet started yet?"
Niu Nu smiled and said: "Young Noble Feng isn't here yet, so the banquet naturally can't start."
Feng Feiyun knew that the mysterious master was plotting something and wanted to use him. This was the reason why he was being so nice to him. Once his value was gone, he would be nothing in front of the master.
He followed Niu Nu into the courtyard. What surprised him was that there were new faces outside of the geniuses from last time. A few of them had extraordinary auras with tiger and dragon images above their heads. Their cultivation was unfathomable.
Two of them were familiar faces. Back at the Martial Exhibition Tower, they showed their goodwill to him by giving him healing pills and Chang Pu.
"Brother Feng, you've won five battles in the Martial Exhibition Pagoda. Back then, I predicted that Brother Feng would soar to the skies in the near future.
"Feng Feng," said. "King Feng's Martial King Sect's Martial Emperor Sect."
The Heavenly Tiger Marquis' eldest son came and toasted Feng Feiyun before pulling him to sit next to him.
The Heavenly Tiger Marquis was one of the eighteen marquises, so his eldest son was the successor. His words and actions represented the will of the marquis' mansion. He clearly wanted to rope in Feng Feiyun.
This person's cultivation was extremely high. He had gathered all of his spirit energy into his dantian. Only his eyes carried a frightening brilliance. His cultivation had reached grand achievement God Base.
Feng Feiyun had seen the Pagoda's Hundreds List before. The eldest son of the Heavenly Tiger Marquis was ranked in the top fifty.
Even with eight divine intents, Gu Qing was only ranked 278th on the Pagoda's Hundreds List. He was considered the number one person below grand achievement God Base.
From this, one could see that the top fifty of the list were the true top characters of the younger generation.
The eldest son had expressed his goodwill many times and even gifted a second-ranked spirit pill to Feng Feiyun. Feng Feiyun didn't want to refuse his goodwill, so he accepted the cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Congratulations, Brother Feng; congratulations, Brother Feng.
The Divine King has only accepted two disciples, the Martial Tower Lord and Brother Feng. After a hundred years, I'm afraid Brother Feng will have the chance to inherit the Divine King's title. "
The third prince of Dashi, wearing a red dragon crown and a purple dragon robe, also came over with a bronze cup.
He had gifted an eight-hundred-year-old calamus to Feng Feiyun before and had wanted to befriend him for a long time.
"Third Prince, you must be joking. The Divine King's title should naturally be inherited by his descendants, not me." Feng Feiyun said with a smile.
The Divine King's title was no small matter. It was like a banner in the Jin Dynasty that could openly invite wise sages from the royal ancestral ground to purge the evil and corrupt rulers.
Among the eighteen marquises, three of them directly answered to the Divine King of each generation. These three marquises controlled an army of more than one hundred million. Even the Jin Emperor didn't have the authority to mobilize them. This was a force that could truly shake the world.
This was also the reason why the Grand Chancellor regarded the God King as the greatest threat. He thought of ways to weaken the God King's power and even eliminate him.
The Divine King also had a hereditary fiefdom of five counties in total.
It could be said that the Divine King's existence was to help the Jin Emperor rule over the world and also to supervise him. If a Jin Emperor was corrupt, the Divine King had the authority to depose him and appoint a new one.
"The Divine King has no descendants!" The eldest son whispered to Feng Feiyun.
After hearing this, Feng Feiyun pondered for a moment before smiling again: "Even if the Divine King has no descendants, the title of Divine King will not be passed to someone with an outsider's surname."
The Divine King's power was too great. He was the protector of the royal clan as well as the last trump card of the royal clan. He could mobilize half of the clan's power, so he couldn't pass this power to someone with an outsider's surname. At least, this was what Feng Feiyun thought.
The eldest son shook his head and said: "Each generation's Divine King is picked by the previous Divine King and sent to the royal ancestral ground. As long as they can pass the test of the wise sages of the royal clan, even if they have a different surname, they can still be bestowed the title of Divine King."
The third prince sat on the other side of Feng Feiyun and whispered: "There have been two Divine Kings with different surnames in history. Because the Divine King had no descendants, he had to pick his successor from the most outstanding disciples!"
The Tiger Marquis smiled and said: "A different surname can also be bestowed the title of Divine King, but the next generation must be from the royal clan."
Feng Feiyun played with his wine cup and fell into deep thought.
"The Divine King has no descendants, and he only has two direct disciples, the Martial Tower Lord and Brother Feng. If the two of you were to be chosen as the successor, then Brother Feng would be the best choice." The Tiger Marquis raised his cup for another toast.
"Haha, the two of us also heard that Brother Feng was coming, so we came as well. Otherwise, the owner of this place wouldn't have been able to invite us."
The third prince of Dashi was also a top genius ranked within the top fifty of the Pagoda's Hundreds List. He was a heaven-defying genius.
It wasn't just the prince and the eldest son of the Tiger Marquis who thought of Feng Feiyun as the future successor of the Divine King's title. Many others here had the same thought. Several young lords from cultivation sects came to toast Feng Feiyun with a smile and drank while chatting happily with these people.
"Hmph, he's just lucky. There are many people at the Wanxiang Pagoda with higher talents and stronger cultivations than him."
A discordant voice appeared without the slightest hint of lowering its volume. Although it didn't mention any names, many people knew what it was referring to.
"He's only an abandoned child of the clan. If I'm a bit luckier, I can also reach the seventh floor of the Immeasurable Tower, so what's there to be proud of?"
Many people felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, so they consciously moved to the side. The entire mansion became much quieter.
Feng Feiyun smiled while drinking. He glanced around and saw two men dressed in luxurious robes sitting across from each other. One of them was Beiming Tang.
The two of them were escorted by several old men, all of whom were cultivators with absolute cultivation bases.
Beiming Tang and the man dressed in luxurious robes were chatting and drinking. Beiming Tang acted as if there was no one else present and continued: "I heard the Jin Emperor has issued a decree ordering the three Heavenly Marquises to lead one hundred million soldiers to eliminate the Evil Woman and the Grand Southern Prefecture. I wonder if the dogs of the Evil Woman are on the list?"
Beiming Tang's words were clearly provocative, so everyone knew who his target was.
The eldest son of the Tiger Marquis suddenly stood up with a serious expression. However, Feng Feiyun grabbed his arm and pushed him back to his seat.
"Brother Beiming, who are you talking about?" Feng Feiyun pretended to not know and asked.
The mysterious master hadn't arrived yet, but the mansion was already filled with the smell of gunpowder. The young men with unfathomable cultivations all smiled and quietly watched the development of this matter.
"Oh my, isn't this the Divine King's descendant?
Brother Feng, please forgive my rudeness. "Beiming Tang didn't even look at Feng Feiyun as he spoke with a strange tone while holding his wine cup.
The man sitting across from Beiming Tang slightly turned his head to stare at Feng Feiyun.
His eyes were a bit demonic with a violet color. Just a glance was enough to cause the wine in Feng Feiyun's cup to freeze and emit strands of cold air.
Feng Feiyun was slightly startled and couldn't help but look at the man in luxurious robes, but the man had already turned his head away and continued to drink.
Beiming Tang smirked and sneered: "Brother Feng is only a peak God Base, yet you are already able to reach the seventh floor of the Immeasurable Tower. This is truly admirable. I wonder if Brother Feng relied on his own abilities or not?"
Beiming Tang had tried six times, but he couldn't even reach the fifth floor. Meanwhile, Feng Feiyun only took one attempt to reach the seventh floor, so how could he not be jealous?
The most important thing was that Feiyun's position in the master's heart had increased even more. This made him even more jealous.