Chapter 144.1: Qi Yuans Great Plan, Fully Justified
The man with upturned slit eyes frowned, his voice deep. “Junior Brother, you aren't a child anymore. You should put the sect’s interests first, especially when it's currently not doing well. We need to expand our connections. Bright Palace is the overlord of Cuiyun Continent, extremely powerful. We should befriend geniuses like Huang Tu. Who knows? Maybe one day, he’ll become a great help to our sect."
Rogue Immortal felt helpless and could only say, “Yes, Senior Brother.”
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Cloud City was located in the southwest area of the Cuiyun Continent. In the past, it was remote and did not belong to any major power. The city's most renowned sights were “One Court, One Pavilion,” which referred to Cloud Court and Ling Tian Pavilion. One ran a high-class brothel business, while the other specialized in gathering information from across the world.
Now, Cloud City is far more crowded than ever. After all, it had been chosen as the location for the Eastern Lands Prodigy Battle. Nearly all the geniuses of the Eastern Lands had gathered here, with many more still on the way. The small city instantly became the most prosperous in the continent.
Qi Yuan followed behind Jiang Ya, looking around casually. Then, he caught sight of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
In the Hundred Nations Region, Nascent Souls were extremely rare, to the point Foundation Establishment cultivators could rule like kings in some small cities. However, in Cloud City, even some Core Formation experts were probably serving as greeters in pill pavilions.
Kang Fulu rambled incessantly in Qi Yuan’s ear, his voice filled with longing, “Do you know what Cloud Court is most famous for? It's the Fish-Dragon Golden Core Dance. Three hundred charming Core Formation cultivators with sheer lace veils, dancing gracefully amid misty rain terraces. On dark nights, they had no need for sky lanterns. Three hundred Golden Cores were summoned instead. That scene... haa. What a pity that I haven’t had the blessing to watch it.”
Qi Yuan felt nothing special.
After his last sermon in the City of No Return, Supreme Yang Hun specially prepared a grand dance feast. There were 1,600 beautiful, curvy female Supremes in total, wearing red skirts. They danced together, showing off their grace and sensuality. The spectacle was magnificent, though slightly inferior to the three-thousand-suona ensemble.
Afterward, another 300 seductive female Supremes danced again. Privately this time, with only Qi Yuan and Little Bride watching. Supreme Yang Hun didn't even know what it entailed as the female Supremes choreographed it themselves. Naturally, the movements were more bewitching and bold. Little Bride was thoroughly entertained.
After watching, Qi Yuan couldn’t help but sigh. No wonder ancient Blue Planet emperors enjoyed promoting bootlickers to high-ranking officials. Which leader could resist this kind of temptation? Compared to Golden Core dancers, Qi Yuan felt that Supreme dancers were far more interesting.