The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 54: Jing Tianying Was Astonished

Almost everyone scoffed at the news when it first spread, dismissing it as pure nonsense.

However, as time passed, all that derision gradually disappeared. More and more people began to think that there might have been some truth to the stories that continued to circulate.

There were simply too many witnesses who had seen the battle back in the Extreme Combat Association firsthand.

It was very common for a single person to spread lies, and not all that far-fetched for two or three people to spread ridiculous rumors as well. However, there was no way thousands would decide to tell the same lie at the same time.

The name “Jing Yan” once again became a hot topic in Dong Lin City.

Regardless of Jing Yan’s current rank, the fact that he might have defeated a Ninth Heaven warrior like Li Tianfu suggested that over 90 percent of the warriors found all over Dong Lin City paled in comparison to him.

After making his purchase at the House of the Precious, Jing Yan headed home with his rucksack on his back.

The first thing he did when he reached home was to see Jing Tianying, the Fourth Elder. He still owed the elder about 2700 Spiritual Stones, after all.

When Jing Yan reached the gate of the clan’s estate, he found Jing Tianying, who was dressed as if he was about to go out.

However, Jing Tianying waved excitedly at Jing Yan once he saw the young man.

“Jing Yan, come here!”

“You’re one hell of an astonishing kid, aren’t you?”

Jing Yan, still carrying his huge rucksack, walked into the compound. The two guards of the clan looked at him with puzzled expressions.

“Fourth Elder, here are the Spiritual Stones that I borrowed from you.” Jing Yan opened the rucksack and dumped a pile of white Spiritual Stones on the stone table in the compound.

More than 10,000 Spiritual Stones poured out onto the table. A more accurate count of them would have been 10,200.

In addition to that, Jing Yan also had five Spiritual Stone Gold Cards worth 10,000 Spiritual Stones each on his person.

“Well…” Jing Tianying was very astonished at the sight.

When Jing Tianying recovered from his surprise at the sight, his face grew thoughtful. “Jing Yan, you borrowed Spiritual Stones from me because you were going to place a bet in the Extreme Combat Association? You’ve made up your mind before, haven’t you?”

Jing Tianying had caught wind of the news that Jing Yan fought Li Tianfu of the association, and also that he defeated the much higher-ranked warrior.

Jing Tianying had been extremely shocked when he first heard of the news. He was unable to believe that it was true. He quickly sent out men to confirm the news, and when his men returned, Jing Tianying discovered that the stories of the match were true.

That was why he had been so excited to see Jing Yan.

He naturally linked the pile of Spiritual Stones that Jing Yan dumped on the table with what had happened in the Extreme Combat Association, where a mysterious person placed a hefty bet on Jing Yan. He deduced that Jing Yan himself must have placed the 5000 Spiritual Stone bet.

The return from betting 5000 Spiritual Stones yielded an astonishing sum of 110,000 Spiritual Stones.

“Indeed I have.” Jing Yan nodded with a grin.

Hearing that confirmed what Jing Tianying had suspected. That explained why Jing Yan had needed so many Spiritual Stones, at least.

“Jing Yan really is one hell of a young man,” the Fourth Elder thought. “He actually dared to place a bet of 5000 Spiritual Stones on himself.”

“Jing Yan, so you’re now at the Seventh Heaven, I take it?” Jing Tianying asked after taking a deep breath. He looked at Jing Yan with gleaming eyes.

“That’s correct. I reached the Seventh Heaven not long ago.” Jing Yan nodded.

“Hell… you…” At that point, Jing Tianying found it rather difficult to breathe.

It was worth noting that when the combat prowess assessment had been held last month, Jing Yan’s rank was still at the Sixth Heaven.

That was to say that his rank had risen from the Sixth Heaven to the Seventh Heaven in less than a month. The growth rate was so astonishing that it was practically insane.

Jing Tianying was right to be shocked. It was worth noting that rising from the Third Heaven to the Sixth Heaven within a month would have been easier than what Jing Yan had just done.

The reason was simple.

The difficulty of breaking through the Sixth Heaven and getting to the Seventh Heaven was simply too great.

Even in great clans like the Jing Clan, many warriors were still trapped at the Sixth Heaven.

Otherwise, the Jing Clan wouldn’t have needed to issue 20 Spiritual Stones per month to warriors undergoing assessments at the Sixth Heaven, and 100 Spiritual Stones for the ones at the Seventh Heaven.

There weren’t many High-ranking warriors in the entire clan.

However, that wasn’t what Jing Tianying found to be the most astonishing. The most unbelievable thing that had happened was Jing Yan’s victory over a Ninth Heaven warrior like Li Tianfu, despite being only at the Seventh Heaven.

Li Tianfu was very formidable and renowned.

He was so renowned that even Jing Tianying had heard of him long ago.

While Li Tianfu hadn’t reached the Precelestial rank, he was definitely at the pinnacle of the Ninth Heaven. It could even be said that Li Tianfu was already very, very close to becoming a Precelestial warrior.

And Jing Yan actually ended up defeating someone like that.

Jing Tianying recomposed himself and took a deep breath, calming himself down.

“Sure, sure, sure,” Jing Tianying said, and a beaming smile crossed his face.

Even the wrinkles on his face seemed to have loosened up.

“Fourth Elder, please, take all these stones.” Jing Yan pointed at the Spiritual Stones on the table.

While he had only borrowed about 2700 Spiritual Stones from the elder, he wouldn’t have been able to win nearly as much from his match in the Extreme Combat Association if Jing Tianying hadn’t been willing to give him the loan.

He deemed it necessary to give more stones to the elder.

“Jing Yan, do you really think I could accept all those?” Jing Tianying shook his head.

Despite having no intention of taking more than he was owed, he was still very pleased with Jing Yan’s attitude.

Jing Tianying collected the stones he had loaned Jing Yan, then pointed at the table and said,

“Alright, pack up all the remaining Spiritual Stones. You’ll need a lot of need in the future, after all.”

“Well…” Jing Yan stared at Jing Tianying. The man chuckled.

“Don’t look at me like that. You’ve earned a lot from what I lent you, but what you earned was still your own. I’m not taking any of it. But of course, if you happen to come across anything useful to help Precelestial warriors grow when you reach Enlightenment Rank, I’d be very pleased if you were to give me some,” Jing Tianying joked.

Jing Yan was stunned for a bit, then he began packing up the remaining stones. He knew that if Jing Tianying put it that way, then the elder definitely wouldn’t accept the stones.

But then again, for a Precelestial warrior like Jing Tianying, that number of Spiritual Stones wouldn’t do much for him. Ten thousand Spiritual Stones was a hefty sum for anyone, but the kinds of resources that Precelestial warriors needed were truly rare.

Jing Yan talked for a bit with Jing Tianying, then he took his leave and returned to the compound where his room was.

…

He carefully took out the gold cards and the Nine Yin Fruits from his rucksack.

He was feeling very excited.

What he had gained that day was simply too astonishing. He had been struggling to calm himself down ever since he was done fighting Li Tianfu back at the association. However, those suppressed emotions gradually spread throughout his being once he returned to his own place.

Very few would have been able to keep calm if they had suddenly come into possession of such tremendous wealth.

But then again, it would be better to spend his stones wisely. It would be difficult to earn that number of Spiritual Stones again. Jing Yan took several breaths to compose himself, and then he settled down to think.