"Of the proceeds from watching this battle, the Azure Profound Sect takes fifty percent... if the Nine Prefectures refuses to yield even ten percent, wouldn't our Yellow Maple Valley get nothing at all?"
In a courtyard on the Azure Profound Sect's Main Peak, Yellow Maple Valley disciple Du Ziyin was deeply dissatisfied with the terms Xu Taiping had offered once again.
"Father, our Yellow Maple Valley spent quite a few Gold Essence Coins setting up the viewing formation with the Nine Prefectures this time. How can we hand everything over to the Azure Profound Sect?"
Zhu Xuejian was equally dissatisfied.
By now, her severed arm had been reattached, and her face still wore the same overbearing expression.
"Enough."
Yellow Maple Valley Valley Master Zhu Yuan waved a hand, then looked at Shen Li, seated to his left. "As long as your eldest Senior Brother wins this Sword Inquiry, neither those three Yellow Bamboo Fruits nor a mere hundred thousand Gold Essence Coins will be worth mentioning."
As Valley Lord, Zhu Yuan understood far better than Du Ziyin and Zhu Xuejian how important qualification for this Azure Cloud Assembly was to Yellow Maple Valley.
"Li'er, after yesterday's exchange, what do you think your chances of defeating Xu Taiping are?"
Valley Lord Zhu Yuan turned his gaze to Shen Li.
He had originally been utterly confident that Shen Li would win this Sword Inquiry, but after seeing his daughter Zhu Xuejian's severed arm, he had to reassess this former Golden Scale Champion.
"Rest assured, Master."
Faced with Valley Lord Zhu Yuan's question, Shen Li answered with complete confidence:
"Xu Taiping's fist and saber techniques have indeed improved considerably since the Golden Scale Assembly, but ultimately, he is still only at the Martial Dao Ultimate Realm."
"And although I obtained my power through