Chapter 1112: Lost All Face
Yu Jin Daoist Venerable had gone to arrange for the Three-Eyed Tiger and Yan Yi earlier.
These two demons had low Celestial Heart Tiers, both of lower grade, and had no loyalty to the Celestial Palace.
However, due to that wager, they needed to enter the Celestial Palace.
Therefore, special identity marks had to be arranged for them.
As for the dispute at the fortress, he only heard the last few sentences, but already understood what was going on.
To be honest, if he hadn’t personally seen the corpse of Venerable Gu Fan, or personally seen Jiang Cheng escorting Yan Yi, he wouldn’t have believed such a battle achievement.
Yet the facts were right before his eyes.
"The achievements of the First Handsome Team are genuine."
"The scoring at the fortress was not incorrect!"
With the Daoist Venerable’s personal endorsement, most immortals immediately had nothing to say.
However, Celestial Venerable Juangling and Celestial Venerable Huo Wen still couldn’t accept it.
"How can this be?"
They both pointed at Jiang Cheng, dismissively saying, "With just his level of power, can he slay a Celestial Venerable?"
Yu Jin Daoist Venerable gave the two of them a dark, authoritative look.
"With just his level of power?"
He asked in return.
"Have you two ever faced him in battle?"
Celestial Venerable Juangling and Celestial Venerable Huo Wen were momentarily speechless and shook their heads simultaneously.
"No, we haven’t."
"But..."
"No buts."
Yu Jin Daoist Venerable impatiently interrupted them.
"You haven’t even faced him in battle, yet you confidently claim he can’t do it? What right do you have?"
Celestial Venerable Juangling’s face flushed red once more.
If anyone else had said this to him, he would’ve angrily rebutted.
However, with the Daoist Venerable saying it, he could only endure, unable to even retort.
"To be honest, Jiang Cheng personally slew Venerable Gu Fan of the Evil Immortal Realm and captured Venerable Yan Yi!"
"I witnessed these battle achievements with my own eyes!"
"Do you think I’d lie for him?"
Wow!
The entire crowd exploded in disbelief!
"Slain a Supreme Deity!"
"Oh my heavens, he actually killed a Supreme Deity?"
"I know Venerable Gu Fan, a Supreme Deity of the Demon Race, known for being immensely powerful and ruthless!"
"Even our Celestial Peak Army feared him greatly..."
"He’s really dead? At Jiang Cheng’s hands?"
This sensational news shook the entire fortress to its core.
Despite the fierce battlefront where the casualties on both sides were not few, the fall of a Supreme Deity was a rarity.
Often, not even one would fall in billions of years.
But with the Daoist Venerable’s personal statement, and the Evil Immortal side soon confirming it, there could be no mistakes.
"I understand now!"
Someone suddenly realized.
"I understand now why their points suddenly jumped from 1.26 million to 1.76 million!"
"It was from that event!"
"Yes, 500,000 Celestial Dao Points for a Supreme Deity, it matches perfectly!"
"So Jiang Cheng is that strong?"
"My heavens, to slay a Supreme Deity, he must be one himself!"
"And a powerhouse among Supreme Deities! Venerable Gu Fan wasn’t easy to kill!"
At this moment, no one dared to consider Brother Cheng as merely an Eighth Layer Emperor Realm.
The figure standing before them was a ’bona fide Supreme Deity.’
Yet they dared not presume Jiang Cheng was a Daoist Venerable.
After all, that tier was already renowned in the Primordial Immortal Realm, at least a Third or Fourth Grade Immortal Official, no longer someone who would remain in a King-level Dojo.
The entire Ba Yun Team was utterly stunned.
Someone stammered, "So... that guy is actually a Supreme Deity?"
"What do you mean ’that guy?’ He’s a senior!"
"Oh my god, what did we miss that day?"
"A Supreme Deity was leading our team and we didn’t grasp the opportunity..."
"No wonder he was willing to lead a few low-level weaklings; to him, what’s the difference between the First and Ninth Layers of the Emperor Realm?"
"We missed out, truly missed out!"
Now, they were even more envious and jealous of Lai Ping and Bian Xiu.
These weaklings not only got to ride along on the team’s rewards, but also spent five days in close company with a Supreme Deity, forming a good relationship!
What immense fortune this was...
Just for this reason alone, no one would dare provoke them in the future.
Some might even seek Jiang Cheng’s favor by befriending them and intentionally taking them under their wing.
Celestial Venerable Juangling was dumbfounded.
With the Daoist Venerable personally witnessing Jiang Cheng’s battle achievement, what was left to doubt?
He not only easily defeated Venerables and overwhelmed Celestial Venerables, but also slew a Supreme Deity whom he needs to look up to.
"This, how could this be..."
He was tongue-tied, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The gazes from others landed on him and Celestial Venerable Huo Wen, filled with subtlety.
Moments ago, they spoke so confidently, and now their faces were being metaphorically slapped loudly.
He even overheard many whispered discussions.
"Almost misled by them..."
"Indeed, if the Daoist Venerable hadn’t shown up, unless Jiang Cheng displayed his strength, we would’ve truly thought his power was mediocre."
"This Emperor Yuan Team, so narrow-minded!"
"Indeed, they eagerly jumped out to question just for the face of the Emperor-level Dojo."
"Surpassed by a King-level Dojo, they’ve lost both dignity and status..."
Hearing these remarks, Celestial Venerable Juangling was both angry and anxious.
He wished dearly to roar out, intimidating these ordinary immortals.
However, with the Daoist Venerable present, he lacked the qualification and courage.
Celestial Venerable Wu Jin and Venerable Feng Chen exchanged glances, sighing in unison.
Originally, the Emperor Yuan Team and the First Handsome Team had no conflicts at all.
In truth, it was Celestial Venerable Juangling and others being too eager to step over their opponents.
Now, it even dragged down the reputation of the Emperor Yuan Dao Field; recovery was impossible...
Brother Cheng cheerfully watched the scene unfold, meanwhile pulling up the system panel to see another significant influx of Reputation Value, feeling very pleased.
Including the spoils and Celestial Dao Points from this expedition, the gains were considerable.
Not to mention having taxed two Daoist Venerables once!
"The resources accumulated this time should be enough for me to break through to the Ninth Layer of the Emperor Realm, right?"
"Once at the Ninth Layer, the strand of Ice Origin obtained from the Origin Core will become much stronger."
While he was musing, several supremes from the Celestial Peak Army had already proactively approached.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, congratulations, congratulations!"
"Truly impressive, to think Fellow Daoist Jiang is this powerful!"
"In the future, we should become closer..."
These supremes may not have known about that wager, but they knew Jiang Cheng’s strength must be formidable, with a promising future.
Making connections now certainly wouldn’t hurt.
"Of course, of course!"
Brother Cheng casually responded while secretly transmitting a message to Yu Jin Daoist Venerable.
"Old man, what position does the Celestial Palace plan to give me this time?"
He wasn’t particularly excited about becoming an Immortal Official.
The key was that others were particularly excited about this position.
Moreover, getting the Immortal Official title quickly and returning to King Jia’s Dojo would allow him to flaunt it in front of Qiu Yuxuan, the ’Immortal Mother Reincarnation,’ and dampen this woman’s confidence.
Simply delightful!
Upon being called ’old man,’ Yu Jin Daoist Venerable’s white eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch.