Before Li Yiyuan could respond to the name that Tian Xuan recommended, Wu Xian sat beside Li Yiyuan and drank the fruit punch.
"That's my drink!" Li Yiyuan huffed as he watched his drink got taken away.
The cold man just ignored the man beside him and sipped the drink through the straw before he sighed and returned the drink.
"Ah… That's a nice drink."
Li Yiyuan murmured while holding the glass of water in his right hand and staring at the straw. His ears slightly pink as he said, "That was not on purpose was it? He is just as dense as usual. It was an indirect kiss…"
Tian Xuan doesn't notice the two as he was staring down at the stage.
Wu Xian also didn't hear what the man beside him said and look down at the stage. There he saw the girl from earlier.
She is holding a sword bigger than her size.
Tian Xuan wondered where the strength comes from to be able to nimbly hold the sword when she is just a 2-dan fighter [2-dan fighter possessed the strength of 1 Ding//= 1000kg]. The sword might not carry the weight of 1 Ding but it is not too far from it either so it should be difficult to handle the sword as nimbly as handling a normal sword.
Suddenly, a woman came knocking to their room door and spoke from behind the door screen.
"Masters, would you like to join the betting session? This round we have 2-Dan mortal warrior, a girl that master the art of the Phantasmal sword, Yi Ling, and the 3-dan mortal warrior ex-war slave, Tang Bei. The odds are 3:1 for the girl."
Tian Xuan turned his head toward the sound direction and smiled brightly as he spoke.
"I won't bet with the others. I would like to gift a lower tier spiritual stone for the one between the two that will win." His voice is youthful and calm as he spoke not too loud but clears enough for everyone to listen
Everyone together with the woman behind the door widened their eyes.
'Lower tier spiritual stone? Is this boy bluffing or what?'
The crowd wanted to jeer at the boy but right away, they saw a stone flew out from the third-floor room.
The white jade brimmed with spiritual energy flew out of his ring and around the restaurant before returning back to his room.
Everyone but the woman saw the stone and they almost turned insane.
The manager came running to Tian Xuan room and spoke politely behind the door.
"M-master, this one is the manager of this pavilion. Greeting, master on behalf of the owner of the pavilion. Can this one know the honorable one name?"
"I'm the leader of the Ethereal Demonic Black Cloud Sect, Tian Xuan."Tian Xuan replied nonchalantly.
It was the chance to make his sect known even before it was created so how could he let the chance pass. He had wanted to name the sect just simply Demonic Black Cloud sect but it doesn't seem awesome enough so he add the word Ethereal to replace the word heavenly.
His sect will be overpowering the heaven and is a demonic sect, so, he couldn't name the sect as heavenly since that will contradict his demonic ways of teaching.
Wu Xian realized that the lord already named the sect and couldn't help agreeing with the awe-inspiring name. So what if it is called Demonic? One should be powerful or you will just be other stepping stone. To be powerful, it doesn't need you to stay innocent. Even if you are a demon, at the end of the day, the winner is the justice.
Tian Xuan pauses a beat before curving his eyes mischievously. "If you can bring the most delicious meal that I can acknowledge, I will reward the pavilion another low tier spiritual stone."
The manager was exhilarated when he found out about that. Although he has never heard of Ethereal Demonic Black Cloud sect and just a common person so he cannot sense the aura inside of the room, he didn't doubt the master. He has heard before that powerful sect usually hides their existence away from the mortal.
The manager quickly kowtowed few times and thanked the master in the room before going to the kitchen.
The girl at the stage is gritting her teeth when she heard about the spiritual stone. If she can get the stone, maybe her brother will be saved.
Her eyes rolled upward as she glared at the man in front of her with full the intention to kill. She has to win!
On the other side of the number one room in the restaurant, a man wearing a red mask smirked as he spoke to the woman waving her fan.
"What do you think about the one just now?"
The woman closed her fan and revealed her charming alluring face and golden eyes. "Ethereal Demonic Black Cloud Sect? I haven't heard of it before. Where did this sect pop out from all of a sudden? At a low tier kingdom to add it up." She said while frowning.
"The spiritual stone is real and seems like he has many in his possession. The one speaking is also stronger than what his cultivation stage indicated, I cannot determine his real strength." The red-masked man said as he scanned the other room.
He also noticed Wu Xian who have formidable sword aura and narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"I hadn't thought that such a prominent figure would appear in this lower tier kingdom… Truly, they have opened our eyes the Conferred Empire envoys."
"Enough, stop chatting. If you are curious, then send someone to follow them. We are here for a mission, not to bother with other people business." The man wearing a white mask and purple robe narrowed his eyes to the two sitting across him.
"Yes, master." The two bowed respectfully to the man wearing a white mask.
At the lower floor, the customers were bothering the manager to go ask the master in the room if they could join the fight or if he has another spiritual stone.
The manager knew that the master is a strong one despite his childish voice so the fuss on the lower floor should have been heard by the people in the room. Yet, the room shows no response at all, so, the manager could only tell the customers by saying that the master only rewards the winner between the two on the stage and he didn't want to bother the master.
All of them returned to their seat with plummet mood.
They had wanted the stone for themselves but they could only blame their luck for not being as good as the winner of the fight later.
As Yi Ling and Tang Bei prepared for the fight, in Tian Xuan's room the food has been set on the table.
"Let me taste it first!" Tian Xuan took his chopsticks and took the luxurious looking steam brass. The steam brass is as huge as Tian Xuan. It also has other seafood like tiger prawn and white lobsters.
He took a mouthful of the fish dish and as it entered his mouth he moaned in pleasure.
"Mmm!!!"
The sweet taste of the fish exploded inside his mouth. Without delaying a second, he took out a lower tier spiritual stone from his ring and threw it to the manager that waiting beside the door.
The manager almost turned insane from catching the spiritual stone. It was his first to even touch a spiritual stone. Spiritual stone is more precious than gold. One can use it to even gain favor with an emperor of a kingdom. It is will surely bring lots of money if they sell it to the strong martial cultivator.
"Thank you, master Tian. Please enjoy your food." He bowed repeatedly and immediately left the room.
Li Yiyuan also took a piece of lobster meat and exclaimed in joy as he ate the food. He sipped the bowl of soup in front of him and took another piece of the fish.
"It is delicious, way more delicious than the food I've eaten in the modern world." More delicious than when he eats with his boss on a date at the hotel. But Li Yiyuan didn't continue his words and continues to eat.
Wu Xian also ate the food and smiled as he eats quietly. He is also full of praise for the food, however, when he was reminded of the price that Tian Xuan gave to the manager, he couldn't help but shook his head.
'This is too luxurious.'
In the past, he remembered that if he even has one silver, he would be happy to enjoy a bowl of spicy noodle at the shop in front of the academy.
Who would have thought that there will be a day he enjoyed a food that is equal to one million of the bowl of noodle.
This is simply heaven for him.
Tian Xuan eyes are curving downward like a crescent moon. Good food can affect emotion, that's why he cares so much about his food or else he rather not eat anything.
Suddenly, he heard the noises coming from down the stage.