Sovereign to Immortality

The one who spoke was the other one of the two who was talking and laughing with Shi Jingxuan earlier. Yang Junshan ignored him and turned to Shi Jingxuan, "Who is this?"    

    

Shi Jingxuan looked a bit embarrassed, but he did not directly introduce the speaker. Instead, he introduced the person who had been secretly testing Yang Junshan, and said, "This is the direct descendant of the Xiong Family, the direct disciple of the Heaven Shaking Sect, Xiong Mantao's son, Xiong Xiying!"    

    

Yang Junshan just nodded slightly. That man seemed extremely reserved, but he could see everything with a haughty look in his eyes. Yang Junshan didn't bother with him and turned to look at the person who just spoke.    

    

Shi Jingxuan was also happy to see Yang Junshan not putting the yamen in his eyes. He quickly pointed at the man who had just provoked him and introduced him, "This is Xiong Xizhu, the most outstanding formation master of the Xiong family. He is also the most outstanding one among the formation masters of Mengyu County."    

    

Shi Jingxuan emphasized the word 'most outstanding' as if he was hinting at something to Yang Junshan. However, Yang Junshan maintained a smile and cupped his hands, "I've heard a lot about you!"    

    

Xiong Shizhe, when he heard this name, although Yang Junshan's expression did not change, his heart was filled with waves of emotions. In his previous life, after the Heaven Shaking Sect was destroyed, this person used formations to ambush him. Together with the Xiong Family, Daoist Zhang Feng and the two true disciples of the Heaven Shaking Sect, Xiong Mantao, who were already at the advanced stage, Yang Junshan joined hands to kill Chen Ji.    

    

It could be said that at that time, if it hadn't been for Xiong Xizhe blocking Adept Chen Ji's path of escape, even if he wasn't able to withstand the combined assault of these two Adepts, Adepts Long Wind and Long Bear, he would still have been able to retreat safely.    

    

In his previous life, Xiong Xi Zhe was indeed the most outstanding genius among the array masters of Mengyu County. If it wasn't for the chaos caused by the Heaven Shaking Sect's sudden collapse, he would have started to shine in the entire Yuzhou region.    

    

"There's no need to be so hypocritical," Xiong Xizhe sneered, "You're a country bumpkin, and I'm the new array master of the Xiong Family. We've never met, so what's there to 'respect' about? It makes one feel uncomfortable just listening to it!"    

    

Yang Junshan handed the box over to Shi Jingxuan and smiled, "You're right, I have never heard of Brother Xiong's name before."    

    

While Yang Junshan was speaking, Shi Jingxuan, who had received the box from Yang Junshan, opened it without hesitation in front of everyone.    

    

Opening other people's gifts in front of the crowd was a very rude act. Shi Jingxuan had just opened Yang Junshan's "small gift", but his face showed an eager look to see it.    

    

However, when he clearly saw the items within the box, Shi Jingxuan's expression changed. Following that, he had an extremely joyful expression and smiled as if he was presenting a treasure to Xiong Xi Zhe, "Brother Xi Zhe, this is a mid-rank 3 Spirit Material Three Spirit Wood."    

    

Then, he nodded to Yang Junshan and said, "Brother Yang, thank you."    

    

Shi Jingxuan cultivated a wood attribute cultivation technique, and these Three Spirit Trees were the commonly used items to refine wood attribute magic tools. As a result, their value among wood attribute spiritual materials was quite extraordinary.    

    

Xiong Xizhe also did not expect that a village chief son would be willing to offer a mid-grade spirit material as a gift. Thinking of what he had just said, it was like a slap to his face. Immediately, a burning heat spread throughout his body.    

    

Seeing this, Xiong Xiying casually said: "Although this Three Spirit Wood is extraordinary, I'm afraid you won't be able to use it in the future!"    

    

Shi Jingxuan was surprised for a moment, but then smiled and said, "That's true!"    

    

After speaking, he glanced at the gift box in his hands and waved his hand, passing it over to the butler. He casually tossed the box over, as though he didn't care at all.    

    

Yang Junshan smiled, he could tell that the three of them had a tacit understanding that they were going to work together to embarrass him, and no matter what he gave them, he would not be able to avoid their taunts. Thus, he apologized and walked towards the other Martial Disciples in the hall.    

    

At this time, Xiong Xiying was standing behind Shi Jingxuan. Xiong Xizhu's face suddenly turned red as she looked at Yang Junshan's back and said, "Don't go yet. I heard that you understand formations too?"    

    

The few Martial Disciples in the hall had obviously noticed the dispute at the door, and were no longer chatting or laughing, but looking over. Yang Junshan glanced at them and realized that none of them seemed to have any intention of stopping.    

    

Yang Junshan slightly turned around and said with a smile, "Not really, I'm just a little involved."    

    

Xiong Xi Zhe calmed down and said, "The formation you have set up can trap even a peak Martial Disciple. Currently, it is very famous among the array masters in Mengyu County. Although I have just become a teacher, I am confident that my mastery of the formation is not inferior to yours. I would like to exchange some pointers with you."    

    

This time, even Shi Jingxuan felt a bit awkward. Yang Junshan could not help but find it funny when he saw the unconvinced look on this man's face. It seemed that this man was just as he had said.    

    

Yang Junshan looked at Shi Jingxuan, who was standing beside him, and said, "Today is Brother Shi's Martial Cultivator Banquet. How can we fight over your position?"    

    

Shi Jingxuan quickly said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"    

    

Xiong Xi Zhe extended his neck forward like a cockroach and said: "Don't tell me you don't dare?"    

    

The challenger's position was becoming more and more willing, and Yang Junshan could also see that Xiong Xi Zhe was truly different from the world and had been instigated by others to provoke him, but Xiong Xi Ying stood aside without saying a word.    

    

However, the unfamiliar cultivator sitting in the hall felt that he should say something now. He coughed and said, "Xi Zhe, don't be rude!"    

    

Xiong Xi Zhe's face turned red again. Although he didn't dare to say anything, he still didn't know whether to retreat or to advance.    

    

Unexpectedly, Xiong Xiying laughed and said: "Fifth Uncle, it's just that Brother Zhe is obsessed with formations and wants to spar with Brother Yang. I guess senior brother Yang and Brother Yang will not blame him."    

    

Yang Junshan watched their performance with a smile. Shi Jingxuan quickly said, "Of course I won't blame them. Since Brother Xiong wants to spar, as long as Brother Yang agrees, we will begin the preparations immediately."    

    

At this time, Xiong Xiying finally looked at Yang Junshan and said, "I just don't know if it's convenient for Brother Yang now."    

    

At this time, Shi Jingxuan had an awkward expression on his face as he said, "Brother Yang, look …"    

    

Without waiting for Yang Junshan to speak, Shi Nansheng could not stand it any longer and said, "Jingxuan, there are guests in the front hall. You should go and have some fun first. Let's wait until the banquet is over!"    

    

Unexpectedly, Shi Jingxuan didn't give his uncle any face and directly said, "The front hall has its own steward, and the left and right are just some mortal cultivators. There is no need for me to personally look after them, and even if we wait for years, we might not even have the chance to see two array masters sparring. I'm already a little impatient, I don't have the mood to look after these mortals!"    

    

Anger flashed on Shi Nan Sheng's face. He heard Xiong Xiying clapping her hands and laughing, "Exactly, even I can't wait. I wonder who is stronger between Brother Zhe and Brother Yang."    

    

Shi Jingxuan waved his hand towards the outside of the hall, and instantly a servant came forward carrying a square table. This square table was five feet long and wide, so it was obvious that it had been prepared a long time ago. However, Yang Junshan was still surprised when he saw this.    

    

"Brother Yang, as a formation master, if the inheritance is orderly, then you should know about formation chess. I wonder if Brother Yang has ever seen a real formation chess before, if not, then Brother Xi Zhe would be able to broaden his horizons!"    

    

Shi Jingxuan's words were always taunting him, whether intentionally or unintentionally.    

    

Yang Junshan thought to himself, of course, he knew about chess, and even though chess was rarely seen among array masters, there was no array master who didn't know chess. Although Shi Jingxuan secretly mocked Yang Junshan for being a country bumpkin, he was still waiting for them to spar, without worrying that Yang Junshan might not know how to play chess.    

    

Array chess was not only used by array masters to compare skills, but was also a type of magic tool, an array disc that could be used against enemies at any time. It was also used by array masters to study array formations, and was the most intuitive tool to deduce array diagrams.    

    

After Shi Jingxuan had set up the square table, Xiong Shizhe glanced at Yang Junshan and saw that he was indeed calm. Obviously, he knew how to play chess. With a flip of his hand, a palm-sized board appeared in his hand.    

    

This small chessboard was held up by Xiong Xizhe. He opened his mouth and blew towards the chessboard, and this chessboard transformed into a huge chessboard three feet square and landed on the square table.    

    

Yang Junshan looked towards the chessboard. The formation chessboard was different from the ordinary chessboard. Even the worst formation chessboard had twenty-one lines running through it. At this moment, Xiong Xizhe's chessboard was a low-grade magic tool with twenty-one lines running through it.    

    

These pieces were all meticulously crafted from spirit jade, and the value of each piece was not inferior to three jade coins. The value of these two pieces in total were more than four hundred pieces, and the value of these pieces were over a thousand jade coins, which was astonishing to hear.    

    

Xiong Xizhe looked at Yang Junshan and saw him carefully studying his chessboard, he said, "No formation master knows how to play chess, but I expect that this is the first time you've seen chess. According to the rules, you should go first!"    

    

Yang Junshan took the white jade bowl from Xiong Xizhe and said, "Ok!"