The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 503 Official Endorsement
Hearing this, Wang Wu was not surprised at all. He had guessed it, because this was also the standard way that major powers such as the Nine Alliances, Three Associations, and Two Sects used to handle personal grudges.

After all, they are both extremely powerful forces. It's impossible for them to declare war on each other just because their subordinates start fighting each other in the future, right?

The reason it is a major power is that it has existed for countless years and has countless factions within it.

Take the Hidden Origin Society for example. Its seven internal domains are like seven mountain peaks. Does that mean that if someone dies in the Frost Domain, the other six domains will rush over and declare war on the other party?
Are you perhaps going to sit back and watch the show from the sidelines?
A war can only break out when the greatest interests clash.

For example, even if Wang Wu were in the wrong today, he could still charge in and kill Yu Sheng and his group, and destroy their spirit-capturing ship. It would be difficult to alarm the Great Luo Immortal of the Mountain and Sea Alliance. At most, it would alarm someone of the same level as the Hidden Origin Elders' Council.

Of course, this is already terrifying, and the consequences will be dire.

Previously, Wang Wu killed Senior Sister Qin, causing such a big commotion, but the half-step Grand Luo from the Hidden Origin Society did not appear.

From beginning to end, only Old Gray and the Qin family conducted an investigation.

A few years later, it disappeared without a trace.

After all, for Da Luo, Taiyi is just firewood, and it's not up to you to decide.

Even someone as powerful as Frost Lord obediently handed over the Vermilion Bird Array Soul.
Therefore, in order to prevent him from hiding in the spirit-catching boat and not coming out, Yu Sheng took this step and applied to have a duel in the Trial Hall of the Outer Heavens, which is a level higher than a duel for personal grudges.

It's an official endorsement; once it's agreed to, killing the other party is considered killing them.

Moreover, the victor will not only become famous in the cultivation world, but will also be listed on the Trial Hall's ranking list, which is a highly prestigious list that clearly represents authority and rewards.

At this moment, Wang Wu was indeed a little hesitant.

Because he knew nothing about the Trial Hall of the Outer Heavens, Lu Tong and his companions wouldn't have written about it in their travelogues.

"I refuse! I still prefer to have my personal duels here, since there are no restrictions."

Wang Wu quickly made a decision: once they arrived at the Trial Hall, he would definitely be beaten to a pulp by Yu Sheng in a one-on-one situation, and he would have no time to make any preparations or launch a sneak attack.

The key issue is that we can't call in reinforcements.

But here, he can actually call for reinforcements, and of course, Yu Sheng on the other side can also call for reinforcements.

These are also recorded in travelogues.

When the old man opposite Wang Wu heard that he was unwilling to go to the Trial Hall, he was not surprised. Only a fool would go. In fact, Yu Sheng's original intention was not to go to the Trial Hall. The key point was the official endorsement.

With this official endorsement, Yu Sheng could even destroy the Frost Domain's spirit-capturing ship through various means, such as accidents.

The Hidden Yuan Society couldn't say anything either.

This is equivalent to a small war with low transparency, but definitely more exciting.

The key point is that there won't be any future troubles, and it won't trigger a war between the two major powers. Everyone from top to bottom is happy to see this.

The bosses of those underground casinos had already caught wind of this and set up various betting odds.

"Very well. In view of this, you and Yu Sheng will both sign a personal feud duel agreement. Within five years, without the intervention of others, you shall not interfere with the normal spirit-hunting operations of other spirit-hunting ships. Then, you will fight to the death. The Mountain and Sea Immortal Alliance hereby declares that this duel is a personal feud between you. The Mountain and Sea Immortal Alliance will not hold Wang Wu of the Hidden Origin Society accountable for the destruction or death of Yu Sheng and the resources he used."

"I also hope that in this duel, you can fight with style, innovation, and brilliance, and forge ahead without hesitation!"

"Furthermore, if you cannot determine a winner within five years, then you shall not seek revenge against each other again, unless you are prepared to start a new personal duel."

After saying that, the old man tossed the document to Wang Wu.

After he signed and pressed his fingerprint on it, and then used his divine sense to imprint his soul seal, the document immediately took effect.

No sooner had the elder from the Mountain and Sea Immortal Alliance left than another golden light descended. The newcomer was none other than the Black Emperor, the Lord of the Hidden Origin Society's Black Domain—an old acquaintance.

He stared at Wang Wu for a long while with a complicated expression before shaking his head and smiling, "Wang Zhige, you've chosen the wrong name. You really should be called Wang Wu. Zhige, Zhige, see? Without the words 'Zhige,' you can't stay at peace."

“I just went to the spirit-capturing ship of the Mountain and Sea Immortal Alliance, questioned Yu Sheng, and signed the duel document for personal grudges. Do you know what this means? It means that you have put the Frost Domain's spirit-capturing ship on the table.”

"However, let's go through the formalities first. Are you sure you want to accept this personal duel? Don't be fooled by the fact that you've already signed one copy. If you don't sign the copy here at the Hidden Origin Society, then it won't stand. Anyway, it's not too late to back out now. It's just an apology and five hundred Great Cold-Weather Birds. Young man, don't be so impulsive."

"Thank you, senior, but I have no other choice!" Wang Wu refused decisively. No matter how big the matter was, he would have called for help himself.

"Alright, we're now on equal footing, so you certainly have the right to make decisions. I can understand you quite well. The Frost Domain is exhausted, Frost Lord is injured and in seclusion, and Azure Frost City is facing even greater crises. I admire the commotion you've stirred up here."

Good luck!

"Come on, sign this document."

The Black Emperor chuckled, seemingly casually saying, "Actually, you should have chosen the Trial Grounds in the Outer Heavens. That way, you could have a fair and just duel. Unlike now, the outside world is in an uproar. All the unrelated spirit-capturing ships within a radius of 500,000 miles have left. Everyone is waiting for your duel. By the way, Yu Sheng might be able to invite a seventh-tier Taiyi cultivator. You'd better be prepared." With that, the Black Emperor left on his own.

Wang Wu stood quietly for a moment, not thinking much about it, or perhaps there was no need to think much about it. Whatever happened in Qing Shuang City was none of his concern, but he had to hold on to the spirit-catching ship.

It wasn't just a personal feud with Yu Sheng, but also a special spiritual tax, because the two things were different in nature.

His personal feud duel can hardly be considered bringing glory to the Hidden Origin Society. If he dares to let the personal feud duel affect the payment of the special spirit tax, then he will have no choice but to revisit the Great Wilderness Prison Tower.

There are less than five months until the next special spirit tax is due, but he only has twenty-six Great Cold Birds, far short of five hundred.

This is actually quite similar to a dilapidated house being hit by a sudden downpour, or a leaky boat being caught in a headwind.

Because the special spirit tax of the Frost Domain is not paid by one person, but refers to the tax levied on the entire Frost Domain, which includes hundreds of billions of mortals, tens of millions of cultivators, tens of thousands of Earth Immortals, and hundreds of Taiyi True Immortals. It is an average tax levied on all living beings.

For example, Shuang Liuyun's spirit-catching team was not fighting alone. Other spirit-catching ships usually had six, seven, or even eight powerful Taiyi working together.

So under normal circumstances, gathering 500 Great Cold-Weather Birds within a year is not a problem at all; in fact, there should be a surplus, otherwise how would their own forces develop? Right?

The current problem in Frost Domain is that Frost Lord is injured and in seclusion, Lu Tong has been nominally executed, and the Frost family wants to take the opportunity to purge the court of treacherous officials. All these things have come together at once.

Otherwise, what could possibly happen if we just transferred Lu Tong here and had him sit down?
Fortunately,

Once we get through this hurdle, all problems will cease to be problems.

Ok?
Ah!
At this moment, Wang Wu suddenly seemed to realize something, turned around sharply and looked back, "Holy crap, am I seeing things?"

He rubbed his eyes hard and saw that Qingxue had arrived at some point and was now standing gracefully at the bow of the boat, looking at him with a faint smile.

What the hell?

It feels like Qingxue has become even more beautiful after all these years. The key thing is her attitude; she's so gentle.

But how did you manage to get out of the country?
So well-informed?
You haven't been secretly watching me all along, have you?
"Are you ok?"

Qingxue spoke calmly, a very ordinary sentence, yet it seemed to contain a thousand words.

Wang Wu grinned, "It's great, I'm eating well and sleeping soundly. But why are you here? Didn't your master say you were going into seclusion for five hundred years?"

"I had some insights recently and made some progress. I just came out of seclusion and was worried about you, so I came here."

As Qingxue spoke, she glanced at the spirit-catching ship with a hint of emotion. "Before coming here, I received a message from my master. She said she might be in seclusion for ten thousand years and wouldn't come out unless something major happened. She also asked me to tell you not to worry. In addition, she wants to thank you for saving Lu Tong. She said she is very relieved to hand over the position of Lord of Frost Domain to you."

"Really?"

Wang Wu was very happy to receive praise from Shuang Jun. He felt it was a great achievement, after all, this person might be about to advance to the half-step Great Luo realm.

He felt safe and secure holding onto that thigh.

And isn't he working so hard just to curry favor with powerful figures in the future?
He can now be considered half a loyal subject who followed the emperor.

Qingxue looked at him with a half-smile, "You seem to care a lot about my master's opinion?"

"How can you not care about what she said? Do you dare not care? Lord Frost Lord is now the backbone of our Frost Domain, the big tree that shelters us from the wind and rain. She sees far and wide and understands everything. Of course I'm happy that she praised me."

Wang Wu was genuinely happy. At this moment, he felt that all the pressure he had felt before had vanished. With Qingxue by his side, nothing was a problem.

"Oh, since you like being praised so much, next time I see Master, I'll ask her to praise you a few more times!" Qingxue seemed very happy, because since she appeared, she had smiled more times than all the previous meetings combined.

"No! Please don't! You mustn't ruin my image in Lord Frost's eyes. I can't bear the shame."

"So wouldn't you call this an attempt to cover up the truth?"

"Of course not. As long as you don't say anything, who would know?"

Qingxue smiled again, "How do you plan to deal with Yu Sheng? Once the personal feud starts, it will be no less than a small war, and we are a bit short-handed."

"Huh? You're asking me? Of course I'll follow Lady Qingxue's orders!" Wang Wu said half-jokingly, but also very seriously.

He had witnessed Qingxue's abilities firsthand, and frankly, she was the most suitable person to be the ruler of the Frost Domain.

"Don't be lazy. Didn't you want to gain experience? This matter can be a perfect opportunity for you. If you're lucky, you can advance to the Taiyi realm in no time."

After Qingxue finished speaking, seeing that Wang Wu was still trying to argue, she added, "This is also something my master asked me to tell you. You can decide for yourself what to do!"

(End of this chapter)