136: Chapter 136 All the Ninth-Rank Supremes of Da Shun Meet

As the sky slightly brightened, Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy had already arranged for people to wait at the entrance.

The news of the gathering of Da Shun's Ninth-Grade Supremes was actually known to many.

But unlike before, no one came to watch this time.

When Ninth-Grade Supremes met, they wouldn't just pick any random spot outside.

Finding an opportunity to spectate would likely be difficult.

Most importantly, everyone was afraid of provoking these Ninth-Grade Supremes.

If they were made unhappy, it would be very hard to keep one's small life.

The tenth day of the ninth month.

The Supremes scattered throughout Da Shun had all arrived.

The meeting location was arranged by Dean Guo in the Academy's Main Hall.

The seating order was also arranged by Dean Guo.

Although he was not a ninth-grade powerhouse and had never been in contact with this top-tier circle,

there had long been an external ranking for the thirty-odd Ninth-Grade Supremes of Da Shun.

There had always been rumors about which rank each Supreme held.

These rumors were indeed not acknowledged by the Supremes themselves.

However, when issues arose, their associated powers would usually step forward to refute them.

Dean Guo's current arrangement followed the seating order of the ranking they tacitly accepted.

Inside the Main Hall, delicacies had already been prepared.

This was the first time in over four hundred years that Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy had once again become a gathering place for Supremes.

Dean Guo wanted to handle this reception as well as possible.

Those coming and going were all Supreme powerhouses; even if Li Yuan had obtained the title of the first supreme, he still needed to give proper respect to the other Supremes.

Dean Guo and the others did not want to cause trouble for Li Yuan or affect his arrangements.

They wanted to handle these small details as well as possible.

At noon, all thirty-three Ninth-Grade Supremes of Da Shun had arrived.

Including Li Yuan, there were thirty-three people in total.

The outward appearances of these thirty-three people were truly worlds apart.

Though all were Supremes, some were dressed luxuriously, while others were still slovenly.

Some were noble and paid attention to their words and deeds.

Others were like hoodlums from the marketplace.

Reaching the position of a Ninth-Grade Supreme truly had nothing to do with a Martial Artist's habits.

It was unrelated to character or lifestyle.

As long as one had talent and strength in the Martial Dao, they had the chance to step up to this high position.

Led by the academy attendants, the group of Supremes entered the Main Hall to rest.

Although Li Yuan was the host, he was the last to appear.

This was a symbol of status and strength.

Only top-tier powerhouses were qualified to make others wait for them.

Without that strength, daring to be arrogant would be considered an offense.

Seeing Li Yuan walk into the Main Hall, most Ninth-Grade Supremes, except for Yan Louchuan, had looks of doubt in their eyes.

Li Yuan was too young; one could even say he was excessively young.

He even lacked a bit of that sharp edge.

Such a performance caused thoughts of offense to rise even further in the hearts of these Ninth-Grade Supremes.

Seeing the reactions of those around him, Yan Louchuan vaguely guessed their thoughts.

It was very quiet in the Main Hall, and the atmosphere even revealed a bit of awkwardness.

At this time, Yan Louchuan actually took the initiative to speak, introducing the surrounding Ninth-Grade Supremes to Li Yuan.

At the same time, he also introduced Li Yuan to them.

Yan Louchuan's behavior was naturally to gain Li Yuan's favor.

He was well aware that there was a great rift between him and Li Yuan.

Before, he had even wanted to strike Li Yuan ruthlessly.

Although things had eventually eased and the Yan Family had paid a price,

this relationship certainly could not be considered close.

Li Yuan was also constantly on guard against Yan Louchuan.

He feared that one day, Yan Louchuan would stand on the opposite side again and become an enemy.

But for Yan Louchuan, he truly intended to submit.

Compared to the Amber Sovereign, Li Yuan's strength in Yan Louchuan's eyes was even greater.

This comparison was not a conclusion drawn directly after seeing Li Yuan and the Amber Sovereign fight.

Rather, it was a conclusion reached through Yan Louchuan's careful contemplation and analysis.

In his analysis, Li Yuan's victory over the Amber Sovereign was not a simple win.

Li Yuan truly had the strength to take the Amber Sovereign's life!

One must know that there is a world of difference between winning a fight and killing an opponent.

Furthermore, these were not even the most critical points.

The most crucial point was that Yan Louchuan had seen the change in Li Yuan.

From Li Yuan's fight with him to the fight with the Amber Sovereign,

less than three months had passed in between.

Yet Yan Louchuan saw that Li Yuan's strength had actually improved significantly.

That is to say, the Li Yuan who fought him that day was far weaker than the Li Yuan who had shown his strength recently.

Yan Louchuan had many guesses regarding this.

One of the guesses made his whole body shiver.

It was that this young man, Li Yuan, was still improving his strength at a divine speed.

Yet he felt this guess was very likely.

Since the young man before him was so terrifying, he naturally had to do his best to please him and build a relationship.

Yan Louchuan wanted to improve his relationship with Li Yuan, but he was actually at a disadvantage.

He hoped Li Yuan would encounter some thorny trouble so that he could help solve it.

This scene before him was exactly as Yan Louchuan wished.

He spoke up to introduce Li Yuan, acting as the person to ease the relationship.

Everyone in the Main Hall today was a smart person, even a shrewd one.

They could certainly see Yan Louchuan's intention to show favor.

Seeing Yan Louchuan's behavior, the other Ninth-Grade Supremes all had a look of surprise on their faces.

Li Yuan had ascended to the position of the first supreme, but they, as Ninth-Grades, did not need to flatter or curry favor.

The first supreme was merely a leader.

He was not a being who could arbitrarily divide interests.

But Yan Louchuan completely ignored their gazes and continued to show favor to Li Yuan.

When Yan Louchuan introduced them, he would point out the factions these Supremes belonged to one by one.

He spoke with some detail, which drew their resentment.

But Yan Louchuan didn't care and continued speaking.

Li Yuan did not find anything strange about the Ninth-Grade Supremes present.

Only one of them made Li Yuan feel a bit surprised.

Ning Feichi.

This Ninth-Grade Supreme was actually not a Martial Artist of the Shun Kingdom.

According to what Yan Louchuan said, Ning Feichi was a Martial Artist without nationality or a Sect.

Thirty years ago, the Amber Sovereign had led Ning Feichi into their circle of Ninth-Grade Supremes.

At that time, many Ninth-Grade Supremes opposed it, but the Amber Sovereign was very firm.

He was even willing to take action over this matter of Ning Feichi.

Ning Feichi also displayed some terrifying martial strength, proving that he was qualified to share in the interests.

The related opposition subsided not long after.

In these thirty years, Ning Feichi had taken a very large share of the interests.

It made the group of Ninth-Grade Supremes envious.

Yan Louchuan's understanding of Ning Feichi seemed not to be much either.

His introduction to Li Yuan consisted of only six or seven sentences.

Hearing Yan Louchuan introduce him, Ning Feichi remained seated, only picking up his wine cup and raising it towards Li Yuan.

With the introductions of this first meeting over, it was time to talk about the main topic.

The ascent of a new first supreme meant that many interests had to be redistributed.

Furthermore, two Ninth-Grades of Da Shun had perished previously.

The interests they occupied were all in a mess and needed to be re-planned.