Primordial Cultivator

A few hours had passed, and a person was holding an extremely gloomy expression.

"H-How is this possible?"

The person was in disbelief as he glanced at the chessboard. The chessboard showed the white chess pieces being completely dominated by the black chess pieces.

And the person in control of the white chess pieces was none other than Grand Elder Huo.

"Grand Elder Huo, this is already your fourth consecutive defeat," Yang Wei said cheekily as he moved his final chess piece to checkmate him.

Meanwhile, Grand Elder Huo scratched his head in confusion.

"This cannot be true… I have already studied the rules and methods regarding chess. How can I still be defeated?" Grand Elder Huo asked in a dumbfounded tone.

Yang Wei shrugged his shoulders.

Since this was his fourth consecutive defeat, Grand Elder Huo must cough up 4 formation runes.

Formation runes aren't some cabbages that can be sold in the street. It was an extremely rare and pricey item. Yet in the span of a few hours, Grand Elder Huo managed to lose his wealth that could feed an entire mortal family for at least 40-50 years.

"I think we should call it quits here, Grand Elder Huo." Yang Wei said as he tried to store the chessboard away.

"Absolutely not, we are not stopping until I win a match," Grand Elder Huo refused to allow Yang Wei to store the chessboard back.

There was just no possible way he could accept this outcome.

Yang Wei held an awkward smile as he tilted his head and glanced at Shan Zhilan and Jing Feng.

It was pretty obvious that Grand Elder Huo cannot win against him and if they were to continue, Yang Wei was afraid that Grand Elder Huo might have to strip his clothing off as well to pay off the bet.

Shan Zhilan shrugged her shoulders as she wasn't going to be generous to a wealthy man.

If possible, Shan Zhilan doesn't mind it if Yang Wei wins all of Grand Elder Huo's wealth.

Meanwhile, Jing Feng was in a dilemma as she doesn't know what to do in this situation.

"Yang Wei, I'll leave this decision up to you," Jing Feng said blissfully.

Since she doesn't know what to do, she might as well push it back to her man, Yang Wei.

It's not like he could retaliate against her or hate her for doing so.

'You two elders… how shameless are you?' Yang Wei twitched his mouth in disbelief.

Seeing how they were of no help, Yang Wei decided to ask one person that could possibly make Grand Elder Huo retract his decision.

"Meng Yan, you don't want your uncle going bankrupt right? Hurry up and tell him that it's futile to try to win against me," Yang Wei said.

Meng Yan nodded her head.

"Uncle Huo-"

"Enough, Xiao Yan. Look at this cheeky Yang Wei and his conduct. He might seem like he's in a dilemma, but his wording is purposely used to provoke me further." Grand Elder Huo sneered coldly.

"And you two elders, don't think I'm a fool to not realize you are still acting right now to scam more of my wealth." He pointed at Shan Zhilan and Jing Feng.

"Whoopsie, what should we do now, Jing Feng? We got busted!" Shan Zhilan faked a gasp as she wrapped her arms around Jing Feng.

"Aiyah, I don't know either. We were so close to getting one of his secret techniques as well as weapons." Jing Feng sighed softly.

Yang Wei also held a disappointed expression as he stared at Grand Elder Huo.

"So are we still going to increase the bet?" Yang Wei asked teasingly.

"Hmph, I'm done for today. A smart man must know when to retreat," Grand Elder Huo crossed his arms in anger.

"Ahem, Grand Elder Huo." Yang Wei coughed slightly as he extended his hand out, reminding him of something.

Grand Elder Huo grumbled like any grungy old man as he unwillingly retrieved 4 formation runes.

"Xiao Yan, just what kind of sect did you enter? It's filled with a bunch of scammers and vile people." Grand Elder Huo said.

"Uncle Huo, it's only you that is easily fooled by others. Not to mention, this can be counted as compensation for the Swift Feather Wind Sect." Meng Yan said as she patted his shoulders like some adult.

"We made them forfeit because of me, so it's only right that we give them something in return," she added.

Her words were extremely reasonable that Grand Elder Huo couldn't rebuke.

"Sigh, I'm just a normal old man now… please take some pity from me," Grand Elder Huo said pitifully.

"We will take pity on you, Grand Elder Huo. Our honorary elder position shall be given to you," Jing Feng said happily.

"Mhmm, with Grand Elder Huo being our honorary elder, our sect had just risen to a new height." Shan Zhilan added as she ordered the other disciples to quickly cheer for their new honorary elder.

"W-Wait a minute, I have never agreed to be-"

"Uncle Huo, you have just said that you want to get pity on, so Elder Jing is taking pity on you. You can't be a petty person to reject such goodwill from them." Meng Yan intervened as she stopped him from speaking further.

Thus, without any hindrance, Grand Elder Huo could only accept his honorary elder position.

Time slowly passed by, and they finally arrived back at the Swift Feather Wind Sect.

Kong Yusheng could be seen smiling blissfully at the entrance of the sect, most likely because Jing Feng and Shan Zhilan had informed him of the news.

As the flying treasure landed gracefully on the ground, Kong Yusheng quickly dashed forward and cupped his fist toward Grand Elder Huo.

"Greetings to the Grand Elder Huo. I'm the Sect Leader of the Swift Feather Wind Sect, Kong Yusheng." Kong Yusheng introduced himself.

Grand Elder Huo nodded his head as he exuded a profound aura.

"You can save the greetings, Sect Leader Kong Yusheng. I am only here because of Xiao Yan and this cheeky brat." Grand Elder Huo said as he pointed at Yang Wei.

"This cheeky brat is really courageous, so I just want to stay a bit longer to see how great he is to be able to dazzle my Xiao Yan." He added.

"O-Of course, Grand Elder Huo. Elder Jing had already informed me of your arrival, so I had prepared a luxury room for you." Kong Yusheng said, hoping to gain his goodwill.

It doesn't hurt to befriend another powerhouse cultivator and since his relationship was extremely close to Meng Yan, it was a win-win situation.

Grand Elder Huo also understood this point as he inquired, "Is the room close to Xiao Yan?"

"I wouldn't be that inconsiderate to not take that in mind, Grand Elder Huo. Your room is just next to Meng Yan and you can visit her easily."

"Very well then, I shall fulfill my promise that I made with Yang Wei and set up the formation runes."

Jing Feng smiled happily as she turned around and told the other disciples to go back to rest.

"You will all be rewarded tomorrow, so use this time to rest well." Jing Feng announced as she dismissed them.

Sometime later, Kong Yusheng brought Grand Elder Huo toward the center point of their sect.

"Is there anything you need to set up the formation runes?" Kong Yusheng asked.

"To set up the formation runes, we will need a large number of spirit stones. However, you can rest assured since I will use my own spirit stones to activate them. A bet is a bet after all." Grand Elder Huo said.

With a flick of his wave, millions of spirit stones appeared out of thin air as they scattered around the floor.

Thankfully, Kong Yusheng had made everyone that wasn't part of this leave. Otherwise, he feared that some may have nefarious intent to steal some of the spirit stones for themselves.

Sometime later, Grand Elder Huo's expression turned serious from his initial pitiful old man act.

"Please step aside for a bit since the spiritual qi fluctuation might be a bit too intense in the beginning," Grand Elder Huo warned.

With his warning, Yang Wei and the rest quickly retreated into a safe distance.

A few seconds later, Grand Elder Huo exuded a powerful spiritual qi as he threw out all 4 formation runes.

The formation runes floated mid-air as they trembled rapidly.

Grand Elder Huo waved his hand and multiple spirit stones began floating upward as their spiritual qi was quickly extracted from the stone.

The spiritual qi was then injected into the formation runes, causing them to blink brightly.

The blinding light was so bright that Yang Wei and the others could only close their eyes to avoid being blinded.

The fluctuation from the formation runes caused the surrounding area to shake. Debris of rocks began flying off as the runes started to churn around.

"Activate formation!" Grand Elder Huo shouted aloud as he extended his hand out and caused the formation runes to crack open.

Soon, a large and four-layer defense barrier appeared as it surrounded the entire Swift Feather Wind Sect.

Grand Elder Huo panted heavily as he landed on the ground.

"Now, not even a Houtian Cultivator can break through the defense layer of the Swift Feather Wind Sect," Grand Elder Huo said calmly.

Yang Wei was full of admiration at Grand Elder Huo for the precise control of his spiritual qi and activating such a large-scale defensive layer.