Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

"Manager, open the top-floor lounge of your restaurant for us and prepare a table of the finest food and wine," Wu Fa said to the manager at the counter on the first floor of Jiuwanlou.

The shopkeeper heard this.

He looked somewhat embarrassed and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, but the top floor of our restaurant tonight has already been reserved and the guest has already gone up."

The shopkeeper looked at Wu Fa and the others; each of them possessed an extraordinary aura and a powerful presence.

They must be from some major sect or powerful organization.

Do not provoke them.

"How about I arrange seats for you gentlemen on the second to last floor below the top floor? From this floor, you can also overlook the night view of Jiuwan City, and there aren't many guests here right now," the innkeeper said politely.

"The top floor is already taken?" Upon hearing this, Wu Fa pondered for a moment and said, "Don't arrange for us to go to the floor below the top floor. We want to go to the top floor."

"Go and chase away the people eating on that floor. Tell them we are inner disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect. They'll know what to do," Wu Fa said to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was startled to discover that these young people were actually inner disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Qingyun Sword Sect, one of the eight major sects.

They are ranked above Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, one of the top ten chambers of commerce in the Shenchao Dynasty behind their Jiuwanlou.

Moreover, these people are not outer disciples, but inner disciples.

Inner disciples have a completely different status from outer disciples. They are the key personnel cultivated by the sect and will be the backbone of the future.

This put him in a difficult position.

The Qingyun Sword Sect's Jiuwanlou is not to be trifled with.

But the people dining on the top floor now are people that Jiuwanlou cannot afford to offend either.

The Yu, Zhu, and Qiao families, the three local families in Jiuwan City, are irrelevant to Jiuwanlou.

Even the Tianwan Gang and Jiuwanlou could be ignored.

After all, Jiuwanlou is backed by Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.

However, they had to pay attention to the Sihai Chamber of Commerce and the Liuyun Chamber of Commerce. These two chambers of commerce were forces of the same level as the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce and were among the top ten chambers of commerce in the Divine Dynasty.

not to mention.

The person they were hosting tonight was none other than Gu Chen, the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City.

Everyone knows how valuable the Night Watch is in the Divine Dynasty.

The Night Watch alone is a force to be reckoned with, on par with the five great families of the Divine Dynasty. Moreover, the Night Watch is backed by the Divine Dynasty.

He offended Gu Chen, the head of the Night Watch in Jiuwan City.

If Gu Chen wanted to target their Nine Bays Building, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce wouldn't dare say anything.

This is a bit tricky.

"Esteemed guests, how about I arrange for you to stay on the floor below the top floor?" The innkeeper looked at Wu Fa with difficulty, "The guests on the top floor have already started eating. It wouldn't be right to kick them out, nor would it be in accordance with the rules of Jiuwanlou."

"Alright then, esteemed guests, your food and drinks tonight will be on the house. How about you make do with dining on the floor below the top floor?" the innkeeper tentatively suggested.

Upon hearing this, Wu Fa glanced at the shopkeeper with a cold look.

Snapped!

He slammed the longsword in his hand onto the counter.

"Who needs your free meal? Are you treating us like beggars?!" Wu Fa shouted coldly. "We don't need your money for this meal!"

What they want is to get to the top floor.

Others simply said no, and that's it.

In Wu Fa's view.

The shopkeeper in front of them simply didn't want to give face to the Qingyun Sword Sect.

"No, no, esteemed guests, that's not what I meant," the innkeeper quickly apologized. "It's just that there are already guests dining on the top floor, and it wouldn't be right for us to send them away."

"There's nothing wrong with that. Just go and tell them that we are disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect's Feidu Peak, and that my senior brother, Liu Chen, ranked 501st on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, has come to Jiuwan City today and wants to dine on the top floor. They will make way for us," Wu Fa said.

Jiuwanlou, the largest restaurant in Jiuwan City, is always packed with customers every night.

Many people come here to eat.

The first floor is where guests come and go the most.

The argument at the counter quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Liu Chen frowned slightly and looked at Wu Fa: "Eighth Brother, can't you handle it?"

"Senior Brother Liu, it'll be done soon," Wu Fa replied obsequiously.

Then he looked at the restaurant owner and said, "Did you hear that? Hurry up and go. If you delay my senior brother's dinner, I'll tear this restaurant down."

"Alright, alright," the restaurant owner said helplessly, and had no choice but to agree.

"Please wait here for a moment, gentlemen. I'll go upstairs and speak with the guests at the top table," the innkeeper said.

"Okay, go quickly." Wu Fa nodded. "Don't keep us waiting too long, or we'll just go up and kick them out."

"Alright." Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly left and headed upstairs.

The surrounding crowd finally understood.

The group of disciples from the Qingyun Sword Sect wanted to eat on the top floor of the restaurant.

However, the top floor seats in the restaurant have already been reserved for tonight.

They were unwilling to settle for other floors and wanted the owner of Jiuwanlou to ask the guests already dining on the top floor to leave.

That's really domineering.

Is this the style of these top-tier disciples?

They completely disregard those from the lower classes.

It seems like once they're here, they can do whatever they want.

The crowd didn't leave; instead, it grew larger and larger.

They also wanted to see who was dining on the top floor tonight.

Will they eventually be driven away by the Qingyun Sword Sect?

at this time.

At the top floor.

Gu Chen was enjoying drinks with a group of high-ranking officials from the six major powers.

Tonight's earnings exceeded 20,000 taels of silver.

These six powers also promised to seek their help again if they or their business allies encounter bandits and pirates in the future.

It put him in a very good mood.

He then wanted to have a few more drinks with the executives of the various factions.

Soon.

The manager of Jiuwanlou hurriedly came up.

He ran over to Jiang Hong, the general manager of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Jiang Hong initiated this banquet, so he came directly to Jiang Hong to discuss it.

Jiang Hong, the general manager of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, put down his wine glass.

"Can't you see we're having a great time drinking with Lord Gu? Where are you going to move us to?!" Jiang Hong said unhappily.

"But Steward Jiang, they are disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and they insist on eating on the top floor today," the manager of Jiuwanlou said helplessly.

Gu Chen and the other executives from the various factions at the table had already figured it out.

It seems that disciples from the Qingyun Sword Sect have arrived.

They want to dine on the top floor, and they want them to move to another location.

That's really arrogant.

They think they're something special just because they're disciples of a top-tier organization.

Do you think people have to give way to you wherever you go?

Gu Chen remained silent.

He simply raised his glass and took a sip.

There was absolutely no intention of giving up his position.

Jiang Hong then understood what he meant.

With him here today, there's no way he'd give up his seat; everyone's having a great time drinking.

They were having a great time.

It wouldn't be a big deal to go drink on a different floor.

But it might make them feel inferior.

It seemed that as soon as the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect arrived, they were inferior to them.

It's as if we need to make way for them.

Jiang Hong understood what Gu Chen meant.

"So what if they're disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect!" Jiang Hong said, looking at the manager of Jiuwanlou. "Does being a disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect give you special privileges at Jiuwanlou, without any regard for first-come, first-served?"

Jiang Hong sneered, "Besides, tonight we're hosting Lord Gu Chen. No matter how powerful their Qingyun Sword Sect disciples are, can they compare to our Lord Gu in Jiuwan City?"

"No, no," the manager of Jiuwanlou hurriedly denied.

No matter how they compare their backgrounds or status, the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect are naturally no match for Gu Chen, the head of the Night Watch, a seventh-rank official of the Divine Dynasty.

However, he was just a small restaurant owner.

He couldn't afford to offend the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Gu Chen is someone he can't afford to offend.

He is in a real dilemma now.

Seemingly sensing his predicament, Jiang Hong said, "Go down and tell them that the person dining on the top floor right now is the Director of the Night Watch, Lord Gu Chen. They will know what's important and will leave on their own."

"Yes." The restaurant manager received the order and turned to leave.

at this time.

The restaurant is on the first floor.

A group of women with a cool and aloof demeanor, dressed in matching yellow dresses, came down from the second floor.

They were from Coldwind Valley.

The one leading them was Ye Xuemei.

They arrived a little earlier than the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and had already finished eating and come downstairs, where they saw people gathered around the counter.

Ye Xuemei sent a disciple from Cold Wind Valley to inquire what had happened.

After the female disciple went forward to inquire and learned the truth, she returned and said, "Senior sister, it's Liu Chen from the Qingyun Sword Sect who has arrived."

"Liu Chen!" Ye Xuemei's eyes sharpened; he had arrived too.

Liu Chen's ranking on the Prodigy List is even higher than hers, only one place below Gu Chen.

Thinking about the purpose of my visit.

Liu Chen's Qingyun Sword Sect is also located within the territory of Huangzhou, so it is not surprising that he came.

"What are they looking at?" Ye Xuemei asked.

"Liu Chen and the Qingyun Sword Sect disciples he brought wanted to eat on the top floor, but there were already people eating there. They didn't want to settle for other floors, so they used their status as disciples of a top-tier sect to threaten the manager, who then went up to the top floor to kick them out," the female disciple from Hanfeng Valley replied.

"I see." Ye Xuemei understood.

This is also in line with the behavior of the disciples of these top-tier forces.

Wherever you go, you have to enjoy the treatment of a superior person.

If anything goes wrong, they'll bring up their sect's influence to intimidate others.

She secretly despised it.

If you are capable, others will naturally respect you.

If you're a useless person, all you do is use your sect to intimidate others.

What others fear is the sect behind you, not you.

She disdains and finds such behavior rather repulsive.

When they arrived at this restaurant, they asked if the top floor was available. If it was, they could dine there.

If they've already been reserved, they can stay on a floor below the top floor.

They wouldn't do something as unreasonable as the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, who made the shopkeeper go upstairs to kick them out.

"Senior sister, should we stay and watch the show?" At this moment, the Cold Wind Valley disciple who had just stepped forward to inquire about the situation said, "I just heard people talking that the people who have reserved the top floor tonight are from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and the Flowing Cloud Chamber of Commerce, two of the Ten Great Chambers of Commerce. If they are not happy about being kicked out, a conflict may break out, and then there will be a good show to watch."

"I'm bored. You guys can look all you want. I'm going back now," Ye Xuemei said.

Her main purpose in coming to Jiuwan City was to challenge Gu Chen.

Not interested in other things.

We traveled for two consecutive days.

She planned to go back to the inn to adjust her condition so she could challenge Gu Chen the next day.

At this time.

The manager of Jiuwanlou Restaurant rushed down, his face filled with helplessness. "Esteemed guests, I'm truly sorry, but the guests on the top floor refuse to give up their seats! They are..."

Of course!

Snapped!

Before the shopkeeper could finish speaking, Wu Fa slapped him so hard that he flew backward, crashing into the stairwell and breaking the handrail.

"Damn it, I've been up there for ages, and all you bring me is this?" Wu Fa had been waiting impatiently for so long, surrounded by onlookers.

They are disciples of one of the top factions among the eight major sects.

When you're out in the world, you need to save face.

Today, we'll have a meal at a small restaurant in Jiuwan City.

They're bound to encounter people who don't give them face.

This news later reached the ears of the other eight factions and even some first- and second-tier forces below the top.

I thought the people from the Qingyun Sword Sect were easy to talk to.

Wu Fa, as an inner disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect's Feidu Peak, is only twenty-three years old, but his cultivation has already reached the third level of the Innate Realm.

It was not something that the Nine Bays City manager, whose strength was only at the first level of the Innate Realm, could withstand.

The manager of Jiuwanlou was slapped so hard that his mouth and nose bled, and his head was spinning. He was furious but dared not utter a word to refute or resist.

Struggling to sit up, he looked at Wu Fa.

Fine, you guys are awesome, so arrogant. Then I won't say anything more. Let these Qingyun Sword Sect disciples go up to the top and chase Gu Chen away themselves!

He wanted to see if these arrogant Qingyun Sword Sect disciples would still dare to be so arrogant when they saw Gu Chen later.

Wu Fa snorted coldly and, along with Liu Chen and the other Qingyun Sword Sect disciples, stepped past him and went upstairs to the top floor.

They'll see.

Who are the people having dinner on this top floor today?

They dared not give face to the Qingyun Sword Sect.

The onlookers behind immediately followed suit.

They wanted to see too.

Who are having dinner on the top floor today?

They wouldn't even give face to these Qingyun Sword Sect disciples.

Jiuwan City is just a small city.

Normally, a master at the first level of the Innate Realm is someone that many people can only look up to but never reach.

The Qingyun Sword Sect disciples who appeared today all seemed to be experts at least at the first level of the Innate Realm.

What kind of beings would dine on the top floor, unafraid of the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect?

"Senior sister, let's go take a look too." The group of female disciples from Cold Wind Valley looked at Ye Xuemei and said.

They usually practice in the valley, which is very monotonous.

Now we finally have a chance to go out and see the world.

Another bombshell has struck.

If you tell them not to eat and just let them go to the inn to rest, how could they possibly want to go back?

Ye Xuemei watched as the Qingyun Sword Sect disciples stormed upstairs with great momentum.

Seeing the expectant looks from the disciples of Coldwind Valley, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's go up and take a look. We can only watch the excitement from the sidelines and must not cause any trouble."

"Great!" Upon receiving the order, the female disciples of Cold Wind Valley excitedly followed the crowd to get some melon seeds.

Ye Xuemei followed the group of Cold Wind Valley disciples upstairs.

Although she disliked the way the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect acted.

But if it were them dining on the top floor tonight, they wouldn't dare refuse to give up their seats.

While Coldwind Valley is considered top-tier in the Desolate State, it is only a first-rate power within the entire Divine Dynasty.

In terms of overall strength and foundation, it cannot compare with top-tier forces like the Qingyun Sword Sect.

She was also curious about what kind of person was having dinner on the top floor tonight, someone who dared to disregard the Qingyun Sword Sect.

At the top floor.

Gu Chen and the others had just raised their glasses again, ready to continue drinking.

A group of Qingyun Sword Sect disciples rushed forward.

"It's because you're unwilling to give us your seats!" Wu Fa led the charge, and immediately shouted at Gu Chen and his group, "Get the hell out of here! If you're even a second late, I'll throw you all out."

He was furious and didn't pay attention to Gu Chen and the others' identities, so he started cursing and yelling at them right away.

At this moment, Liu Chen looked at Jiang Hong and Gu Chen's group.

Their gaze finally fell on Gu Chen, and they were taken aback when they saw the Night Watch uniform on Gu Chen's body.

The Night Watchmen.

Although he came here to challenge Gu Chen, he had never met Gu Chen before, so he did not know that the person in front of him was Gu Chen.

I thought he was an official from the Night Watch of Jiuwan City.

It involves personnel from the Night Watch.

They could no longer treat the restaurant manager as casually as they had treated the previous manager.

Although they are disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

But the other party is one of the official institutions of the Divine Dynasty.

Other forces might fear the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, but the Night Watchers wouldn't.

Gu Chen was astonished to see that these disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect were so domineering.

I'm feeling unhappy.

Before Jiang Hong could speak, Gu Chen interrupted, saying, "It's us who aren't willing to give up our seats. You try moving!"

Gu Chen looked at Wu Fa!