The Devil's Tribulation

Shengyan Island in Nanzhou.

Inside the Holy Flame Palace.

Ying Zhengtian held the wine glass and looked at the young man opposite him with some annoyance.

The young man was wearing a green robe and had a fair face. He was holding a bottle and pouring fine wine.

Ying Zhengtian looked at the bottles of wine at his feet, frowned and said, "You are really rude, kid. I just got a few bottles of good wine, and you drank them all in just a moment!"

The young man put down the bottle and laughed, "Look at how stingy you are! Bring out a few more bottles! I'm not satisfied yet~"

The young man looked at the twitching corner of Ying Zhengtian's mouth and said shamelessly: "Why? I just drank a few bottles of your wine, do you really want to hit me?"

Ying Zhengtian snorted and said, "It's gone! You drank it all!!"

The young man didn't believe it, so he stood up and tried to touch Ying Zhengtian's storage magic weapon. Ying Zhengtian's face darkened, his eyes widened, and a burst of hot flames burst out of his body.

The young man's half-extended hand touched the flames and he quickly retracted it. He touched his burned hand and said with a grin, "This is your Holy Flame Island. If a fight breaks out and it's destroyed, it's none of my business."

Ying Zhengtian said calmly: "What do you want to do? This competition is hosted by this emperor. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back."

The young man smiled slightly and said, "You organized it, so can't I come and see it?"

Ying Tianzheng said angrily, "You don't believe in this emperor?"

The young man smiled and said, "Brother Ying, how could I not believe you? It's just that in this competition, there are a few seeds that I am optimistic about~"

Ying Tianzheng was secretly surprised when he heard this, and said calmly: "You are such a lazy kid, you came all the way to this emperor just to see those youngsters?"

The young man put away his smile and replied calmly, "Why? This emperor only has two disciples. Can't you take in another one?"

Ying Tianzheng looked at the young man and said, "This emperor has also taken a fancy to someone and plans to take him as his disciple. Isn't this such a coincidence?"

The two emperors stared at each other for a moment, and the young man snorted coldly and said, "I've had my eye on that kid for a long time and have been observing him for years. What do you want to do?"

Emperor Yan chuckled and said, "Whoever takes a fancy to it gets it. What kind of rule is this?"

With a bang, the tables and chairs turned to dust. The young man shouted angrily, "Ying Tianzheng! Do you want to fight?! I'm here to accompany you!"

The two, who had been chatting and laughing just now, were suddenly about to fall out. Emperor Yan Ying Tianzheng didn't bother him. He laughed and said, "I remember that we fought 1051 times. Except for one time when you were lucky and it ended in a draw, I defeated you every time~"

The young man was furious and clenched his fists. Emperor Yan slowly put down his wine glass and just looked at the young man who was about to explode.

At this moment, Ying Chengxu's voice was heard outside the hall: "Master, the wine is here."

The young man snorted and sat down again. Emperor Yan smiled and said, "Come in~"

Ying Chengxu hurried into the hall and noticed that the atmosphere was a little off. He thought to himself, "When I just left, they were still talking and laughing. Why are they so tense now?"

Ying Chengxu was the head of a palace, so it was no problem for him to read the young man's words and expressions. He quickly bowed to the young man and said, "Junior pays homage to the Evil Emperor~"

The young man snorted and said, "Why did it take you so long to get the wine?!"

Ying Chengxu hurriedly explained: "I just had a brief business talk with that kid, so I came back late. Please forgive me, sir." As he said that, Ying Chengxu presented a storage ring to Emperor Yan.

Emperor Yan took it casually, checked it with his spiritual sense, and chuckled: "Oh, that kid actually brought so much good wine with him, but only gave me a few bottles~"

The Evil Emperor said calmly, "That's someone else's stuff. You think it's not enough even if I give it to you for free?"

Emperor Yan laughed and said, "Who said it was given for free? I might have asked him to eat the meat of a seventh-level steel-tailed beast~"

Speaking of the seventh-level steel-tailed beast, Ying Chengxu was slightly shocked and thought to himself, "How did that fish get away again?! And Master caught it red-handed! This is bad!"

Emperor Yan glanced at Ying Chengxu and said, "You are not in a good position. After this competition, you should go into seclusion. Xiao Qi will take over the position of Palace Master."

Ying Chengxu cursed the Steel Tailed Beast's ancestors in his heart.

He spent a lot of effort to sit on the position of Palace Master, but he has only been in office for less than a thousand years and needs to be replaced.

Not to mention whether he got much benefit, if his junior brothers and sisters knew about it, they would definitely laugh at him.

But since Emperor Yan had already said it, it was impossible to change it. Ying Chengxu could only bite the bullet and say, "Disciple, I obey your order."

The Evil Emperor was also secretly surprised and said, "For such a small matter, he killed the Palace Master. Is this poor scholar sick?"

But he understood after a second thought, thinking to himself, "This poor scholar has a lot of apprentices, all eyeing the position of Palace Master. Those people must have been giving this old fellow a lot of flirtations."

What was the position of Palace Master of the Holy Flame Palace? It was the highest position in the entire Nanzhou Continent, aside from the Flame Emperor. The benefits were self-evident.

Although Ying Chengxu had not been doing this for many years, he had reaped a lot of benefits. Take the business with Pan Chengfeng this time for example, Ying Chengxu made a huge sum of money from it, which was a kickback of 500 top-grade spirit stones a year.

Even though Ying Chengxu is the palace master, he is just a salaried person and the real boss is Emperor Yan.

So whoever sits in this position has to make a profit.

Emperor Yan asked calmly, "What kind of business did you discuss with that boy?"

Ying Chengxu quickly replied, "We provide the Holy Flame Palace with one million bottles of 'Jade Wine' and five million bottles of 'Pure Spirit Drunk' every year, but the price is a bit high."

Emperor Yan frowned slightly and asked, "How high?" Ying Chengxu replied, "Converted into top-grade spirit stones, it would cost one thousand."

Emperor Yan felt a pang of pain in his heart and said, "It's so expensive?!" Although Emperor Yan was very rich, he had many disciples and a big business, and he had to maintain the occasion, so the expenses were naturally high.

Ying Chengxu hurriedly explained: "No one else sells his wine on the market. They are the only ones who sell it, so the price..."

Emperor Yan waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go down."

The Evil Emperor watched Ying Chengxu retreat with a look of disappointment, and he chuckled, "I am indeed a man of foresight. Why would I accept so many disciples?"

Emperor Yan said unhappily, "Let's go and see who will be the disciple of this year's Tianjiao. It will depend on their ability."

The Evil Emperor quickly raised his hand and said, "No, the wine is here, drink a few more bottles~"

The Flame Emperor ignored him completely, stood up and disappeared in a flash. The Evil Emperor muttered with dissatisfaction: "You poor scholar, you are so stingy with the spirit stones when buying wine. I will go find that kid and get it myself~"

On an unnamed small island next to Shengyan Island.

Monks from the four continents gathered here.

Pan Chengfeng had just made a big deal and came to the Yu Lei Sect’s headquarters in a good mood.

Shangguan Yun saw that he was smiling, so he asked through voice transmission: "What does Palace Master Ying want to talk to you about? You seem quite happy~"

Pan Chengfeng chuckled and replied, "Nothing, just want to do business with me, hahaha~" After saying that, Pan Chengfeng couldn't help laughing.

Shangguan Yun asked curiously, "What are you laughing at? I'm just buying your drinks~"

Pan Chengfeng laughed for a long time before replying, "I have already negotiated with Palace Master Ying to increase the annual production of Shengyan Island by one million bottles of 'Qiongjiangyuye' and five million bottles of 'Qinglingzui'. I haven't even made an offer yet, and Palace Master Ying has already said it~~Hahaha~~"

Shangguan Yun was also curious about how much price he offered to make Pan Chengfeng so happy.

So he asked curiously, "How much is Palace Master Ying's offer?"

Pan Chengfeng chuckled and said, "Five hundred top-grade spirit stones~"

Shangguan Yun almost cried out as he hurriedly asked, "Is it a top-grade spirit stone, not a top-grade crystal bead?"

Pan Chengfeng affirmed, "It's a top-grade spirit stone. Uncle Yun, don't be surprised. Palace Master Ying told me to issue an invoice for one thousand top-grade spirit stones every time I deliver something."

Shangguan Yun had been the leader of the Yu Lei Sect for thousands of years. He understood after a moment's thought and sighed inwardly, "This Ying Chengxu is so bold! He actually dared to take kickbacks like this! If Lord Yandi knew about this, wouldn't he be skinned alive?!"