Qiu led the group up to the second floor of the Heavenly Fragrance Tower and chose a seat by the window. The second floor of the Heavenly Fragrance Tower was different from the first floor. To put it bluntly, this place was more luxurious, and there were fewer guests who could come to the second floor.
Looking around, other than Shen Ao and his group, there were only four or five other guests scattered around the hall on the second floor.
Among the group, the most eye-catching ones were Du Tu, Leng Bingling, and Xie Qiuqiu.
Leng Bingling, on the other hand, belonged to the kind of pure and elegant, with an otherworldly aura. She was always standing quietly behind Shen Ao. At first glance, she looked like an obedient little girl next door. However, as long as one got in touch with her, one would discover that Leng Bingling was extremely cold to everyone else except for Shen Ao.
One of them was Shen Ao's wife and the other was his junior sister. Xiao Bufan and the others decisively gave up on the idea. As a result, Xie Qiuqiu, the last of the three beauties, naturally became the target of everyone's attention.
Xie Qiuqiu was very beautiful. At least, even Shen Ao, who had a crafty taste, couldn't find anything wrong with her. She had a pair of charming eyes. Even if it was not her intention, there was no doubt that every frown and smile of hers contained a seductive charm.
Secondly, Xie Qiuqiu's facial features were very delicate and beautiful. No matter which part of his facial features were taken apart, they were still perfect and flawless.
As for her lazy temperament and unruly personality, it was not so much a flaw as a disguise. After all, this woman was at the fourth stage of the Shadow Stepping Realm. Along the way, Shen Ao had thought it through. If Xie Qiuqiu was really as dumb as she looked, she would not have such outstanding talent in martial arts.
In addition, there was someone in the crowd that Shen Ao could not see through. It was Qing Mei's junior sister, Qing Liu. Shen Ao had thought that he would be able to see through the other party's cultivation after breaking through to Xiantian Realm Level 7. However, he did not expect that even though he was at Xiantian Stage Level 7, he still could not see through Qing Liu's strength. In this case, Qing Liu's true identity was quite intriguing.
"Boss Shen, in order to celebrate being able to get to know someone like you, I, Xiao Bufan, would like to toast you.”At the banquet, Xiao Bufan put on a respectful posture, picked up a cup of wine, and drank it in one gulp without saying anything.
Seeing Xiao Bufan so happy, Shen Ao didn't put on airs and also drank a whole cup of wine.
Qing Liu's seductive eyes scanned Shen Ao and Xiao Bufan, and she also smiled shyly as she raised her wine cup.
"Big Brother Shen, when are you free to bring Little Sister and the others to visit your sect? Our Green Sky Sect is very willing to form an alliance with the Azure Dragon Palace.”Qing Liu's voice was very charming and soft. It sounded like she was acting coquettishly.
Eh, something was wrong. This woman's motive was definitely not as simple as forming an alliance with Azure Dragon Hall. As one of the sects in the Righteous Sect Alliance, Green Sky Sect's strength was not much different from Shaosong Sect. After all, both the Shaosong Sect and the Green Sky Sect were fifth-rank forces.
Through his own deception, in the eyes of everyone, the strength of the Azure Dragon Hall was definitely not just Rank-5. At the very least, it was at the level of a third-grade force. What would happen if a fifth-grade force allied with a third-grade force? Obviously, there was only one, and that was the third-grade force that the fifth-grade force was affiliated with. After all, under normal circumstances, an alliance needed to be divided into primary and secondary.
In this day and age, which sect would be in a hurry to find a master for themselves? Unless the other party had some unspeakable difficulties or problems that needed to be solved urgently. Otherwise, he must have some ulterior motive.
Let's not talk about the distant ones, just take Xiao Bufan as an example. Although Xiao Bufan had shown a fawning attitude towards him from the beginning to the end, it was only limited to the protection of the Azure Dragon Hall. As for the alliance, they would never mention it.
Shen Ao immediately became vigilant. If the Azure Dragon Hall was as powerful as he claimed, Shen Ao would not have to fear Qing Liu's probing. However, the problem was that the master of the Cyan Phoenix Palace was only at the Xiantian stage. At the same time, he was also facing the predicament of insufficient cultivation.
The last time he was able to kill Long Batian, it was purely a strategic victory. Long Batian was worried that Shen Ao would escape, so he deliberately hid his strength. The outcome of hiding his strength was that Shen Ao seized the critical opportunity to use the Qilin Arm to hit his chest. Therefore, being able to kill an expert at the sixth stage of the Shadowwalker Realm did not mean that Shen Ao had the strength of a sixth stage Shadowwalker.
Therefore, he definitely couldn't agree to an alliance with Green Sky Sect.
Shen Ao smiled and replied,""There's no hurry. The three of us will need some time to return to the sect after leaving the mountain. At least half a year. If your esteemed sect is truly interested in forming an alliance with my Azure Dragon Hall, I will recommend Miss Qing Liu and your esteemed sect master to my Azure Dragon Hall in the future.”
"Is that so? Alright then, but when Big Brother Shen is going back to the sect, remember to let me know. At that time, Little Sister will definitely inform Master and let them prepare to form an alliance.”Qing Liu still had a faint smile on her face, as if waiting for another half a year was no big deal.
Hearing Qing Liu's words, Qing Mei frowned slightly, as if she had something to say but couldn't. In the end, she chose to remain silent.
At this moment, the servants of the Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant had already brought delicious dishes to the table. Xie Qiuqiu took the initiative to take the wine jug and filled two cups with wine.
"Come, Brother Shen, this heroine toasts you to thank you for saving my life.”
"Thank you for your politeness, Heroine Xie. Moreover, even if we didn't make a move, I reckon that Long Batian wouldn't dare to do anything to you, right?”
"Hehe, he doesn't dare to do anything to me. However, the person behind that guy would not think so.”Xie Qiuqiu's eyes flashed with killing intent. However, she did not mention much about this matter. She raised her glass and said,"Alright, let's not talk about disappointing things. Let's drink!”
As expected, Xie Qiuqiu's capture wasn't as simple as it seemed. Shen Ao heard a piece of news from these words, and that was that there was someone behind Long Batian. A Shadowstep Realm sixth stage expert had someone backing him, so what was the cultivation level of this person? Seeing that Xie Qiuqiu didn't want to talk about it further, Shen Ao didn't want to probe further. He raised his glass and downed it in one gulp.
"Men, bring me a portion of the most delicious and expensive dishes in your Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant.”At this moment, a group of high-profile people entered the second floor of the Heavenly Fragrance Tower. The man in the lead was a young master in his twenties and wore a sky-blue robe.
Following closely behind this young master was a beautiful woman in provocative clothes. Other than these two, the rest of the people were all muscular guards with extraordinary cultivation.
"Eh? Why would a woman from the Reddance Brothel appear here?”Xiao Bufan looked at the person who came and muttered in surprise.
"Reddance Tower? Is he also from your righteous sect alliance?”Shen Ao asked suspiciously.
"What is the status of Reddance Hall in the Righteous Sect Alliance? Which rank is it?"
"Rank-4! But Boss Shen, don't underestimate them. You have to know that in our righteous sect alliance, the only third-grade forces are the Limitless Sect, the Black Tortoise Sect, and the Taijun Pavilion.”When Xiao Bufan said this, he paused and said absentmindedly,"As for the fourth rank forces, there are only two of them, the Red Dance House and the Sun Moon Sect. Originally, my Young Song Sect also had the hope of breaking through to a fourth-rank force. "But my father…" Xiao Bufan sighed and didn't say anything else.
Seeing Xiao Bufan's silence, Qing Mei explained in a low voice,"Senior Brother Xiao's father was originally a first-stage Tyrant Realm expert. Logically speaking, as long as the sect leader's cultivation reaches the fourth-stage Tyrant Realm, he can advance to a fourth-grade force. Unfortunately, because of an accident, Senior Brother Xiao's father died early. As a last resort, Senior Brother Xiao's grandfather took up the position of sect master again.”
After listening to Qing Mei's story, Shen Ao nodded. It seemed that the gap between a fourth-rank force and a fifth-rank force was really not ordinary. A sixth rank force only needed to reach the seventh stage of the Shadowwalker Realm and above. A fifth-grade force would require a cultivation at the Half-Step Tyrant Realm, which was the tenth level of the Shadowstep Realm.
Fifth-rank and sixth-rank forces were all within the scope of the Shadow Stepping Realm. However, a fourth-rank force required a fourth-stage Tyrant Realm expert to oversee it. From this, it could be seen that there was a huge dividing line between a fourth-rank and a fifth-rank force. How difficult was it for a sect to nurture a Tyrant Realm expert? The status of a Tyrant Realm expert in this world was equivalent to that of Feng Qingyang in Proud Smiling Martial World. In the Condor Shooting God, he was at the level of the Five Uniques of the World.
Perhaps, there were people who could not help but ask. The Five Uniques of the World in Condor Shooting were top-notch experts, and there were only five of them in the entire game. As for this world? Experts in the first to third levels of the Tyrant Realm did not even have the qualifications to establish a fourth-rank force. How could the two be compared?
In fact, what was mentioned here was equal status. In this world where martial arts were revered, there were as many Xiantian experts as dogs, and Shadowstep experts were everywhere. However, once one broke through to the Xiantian stage, the lifespan of a martial artist would increase greatly. Unknowingly, it increased the accumulation of the number of experts in this world.
However, the Tyrant Realm was a watershed. This realm was definitely not something that could be cultivated to by bitter cultivation. Moreover, without a top-notch divine technique secret manual, it was basically very difficult for martial artists to break through this level. No matter where a Tyrant Realm expert went, martial artists had to respectfully address him as a senior expert.
Shen Ao didn't know much about the Reddance Brothel. He only knew that most of the top brothels and brothels that were commonly seen in major cities and towns were run by the Reddance Brothel. This inevitably made Shen Ao feel that the Red Dance House was a large female branch sect. Tsk tsk, a female branch school was actually a fourth-rank force. It was a very interesting thing.
"Cough, cough, cough. Miss Qingmei, are the twelve immortal fairies of the Reddance House also selling their bodies?”Shen Ao asked softly.
Hearing Shen Ao's question, Qing Mei smiled and said,""Brother Shen, why do you think so? Alright, even though most of the disciples of the Reddance Brothel would work in the brothel industry. But generally speaking, these disciples were all outer disciples of the Reddance House. Elite disciples with excellent martial arts aptitude would not sell their beauty.”
"Don't underestimate the status of the Reddance Hall in the martial arts world. You have to know that on the list of the twenty-four immortal fairies, the Reddance Hall has 12 spots. It was obvious that there were many beauties in the Red Dance Pavilion. Many young heroes of martial arts sects were proud to marry a disciple of the Reddance House.”
Hearing Qing Mei's words, Shen Ao immediately understood. There were many beautiful women in the Reddance House. Through the means of marriage, this sect must have won over many allies. One or two was fine, but if all the beauties in the sect married into a wealthy family, it would be very terrifying.
"No wonder the Reddance House could become a fourth-rank force. I wouldn't have known if I didn't hear it, but I was shocked when I heard it.”Shen Ao sighed with emotion.
"Hehe, although there are many beautiful women in the Reddance Pavilion, I'm not afraid of them. But Big Brother Shen, your wife and junior sister are not inferior to those twelve immortal fairies in terms of beauty. Look, that woman is Hong Mei Ji, ranked seventh among the twelve immortal fairies of Red Dance Tower. Her looks can't compare to your wife, Brother Shen.”
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