Apotheosis

Despite the years of shared history and roots between the Origin Mountain and the Oneness Mountain, a fierce rivalry had developed between the two over the years.

The Origin Mountain authority swore that Dorothy had known Zen since a long time ago, and that he had been saved by Winchell. Obviously, they wanted Zen to come to their side.

In the end, however, Athemar's claim held the most weight. Zen was a disciple of the Sword Light Palace, which had been established by Athemar. They had sent someone to pick Zen up, but due to an accident, failed to do so.

Athemar would still remain indebted to Winchell for saving Zen's life, but there was no doubt that Zen would join the Oneness Sky Palace.

When it became obvious that Athemar was not willing to give Zen up, the Origin Mountain finally yielded and agreed to a compromise.

"Master Athemar," said Sellers, his expression one of confusion. "Since you introduced Zen to the Oneness Sky Palace, why did you let him remain in the Dragon City?" In Sellers' mind, a talent like Zen should have been sent to the Oneness Sky Palace right away.

"It is all part of my plan," Athemar replied absently, stroking his beard. "Oh, and if he asks to use your Sword Tower to cultivate, please let him."

Sellers knew this was a cue to stop asking questions. He bowed his head in obedience, for the other party was a Oneness Governor.

Meanwhile, in the Dragon City, the Flag Masters were all busy doing various things.

For a Flag Master, the fastest way to become an Alliance Chief was either to recruit an enormous number of teammates in as little time as possible, or to succeed in numerous challenging tasks. In addition, they also needed time to cultivate, so most of the Flag Masters were incredibly busy.

As for Zen, his greatest problem arose when he was in the cultivation room. It was his weapon.

He had changed three swords in the cave.

Those swords were among the best supreme primordial weapons of the divine land. One of them even had the ability to repair itself. However, they were not strong enough to withstand the force of even one divine megaton, which would blow them to smithereens.

Even though Zen had confidence in the Soaring Snake Sword, which was stronger than the others, he was reluctant to use it as doing so could expose his identity.

Before he knew for sure that the Oneness Sky Palace was not hostile to the Nine Li race, he could not risk blowing his cover by using the Soaring Snake Sword. Thus, his top priority was to find a temporary replacement for it.

Fortunately, the harvest had been good this time, and he had enough divine crystals to spend for a while.

Soon, he arrived in front of a large building.

A large sign atop the doorway to the building said "Best

suspicious look on the salesman's face, Zen went ahead and extracted the divine crystals from his space ring. Soon, a hundred and twenty thousand divine crystals lay on the counter in a huge pile, glimmering with pure energy. It was a sight to behold.

The salesman's face changed from doubt to pure joy. Gant Su's eyes widened in shock.

As a member of the weapon refining clan, Gant Su had seen a large number of divine crystals in his lifetime. However, this time, he had come to the Dragon City against the Su Clan's will, and thus had little money.

Stunned, he watched as Zen bought over a hundred swords at once.

"Now, do you have a sword of higher quality here by any chance?" Zen asked the salesman.

Zen was obviously a special customer, and the salesman sensed an opportunity to sell even more weapons. "Sir, this way, please," he said instantly.

Zen followed the salesman into the inner chamber of the shop, Gant Su in close pursuit.

As soon as he entered the inner chamber, Gant Su froze. A man stood there, and Gant Su recognized him at once. Turning around on the spot, he made for the door.

The man, however, beat him to it, and blocked his way. "I see you have no respect for your father's wishes," said the man in a booming voice. "How long are you going to stay here in the Dragon City?"

"Uncle Rankin, let me go! I will never leave the Dragon City," Gant Su pleaded.

The Su Clan was a famous clan in the Bloom Divine Province and had a good relationship with the Oneness Sky Palace. Naturally, some of those people were serving in the Dragon City. This person was Rankin Su, one of Gant's uncles.

Of course, Zen didn't have the time or interest to meddle in such petty conflicts within the Su Clan. Turning away from the uncle and his nephew, he looked at the salesman. "What are you going to show me?" he asked.