Chapter 1076: Gathering Attention (2)
Seeing that Divine Lord Tertis and Divine Lord Paio were no longer easy to rile, Divine Lord Buquilus decided to stop provoking them. His attention shifted to the Grand Chamber of Dilemma in the distance.
With no one going inside to verify the answers on the Wall of Dilemma and the number of flickering Dilemma Buzzers ever increasing, everyone’s curiosity also grew.
Did the new Noble Being truly possess such depth of knowledge despite his shallow and short cultivation?
Or was it all just a publicity stunt to attract attention?
"What do you think, Brother Tertis? Do you believe Noble Vaan is truly solving problems on the Wall of Dilemma with genuine knowledge?" Divine Lord Buquilus casually asked.
Divine Lord Tertis was unwilling to interact with Divine Lord Buquilus any further. But seeing that the latter wasn’t looking for any more trouble, he replied, "I don’t have an opinion. Only time will tell."
"Hoho, is that so? This Humble One personally thinks it would be far more interesting if Noble Vaan had genuine knowledge," Divine Lord Buquilus lightheartedly shared his thoughts, adding, "Don’t you think so too, Brother Tertis?"
"Hmph!" Divine Lord Paio suddenly snorted from a distance and asked gloomily, "Why are you only asking Brother Tertis and not me, Brother Buquilus? Am I beneath your notice?"
Although Divine Lord Paio didn’t really want to interact with Divine Lord Buquilus, he felt disrespected when he was excluded from their discussion.
Divine Lord Buquilus glanced at Divine Lord Paio interestingly and teased, "Why, you ask? Brother Paio, you can’t even take a joke. Wouldn’t this Humble One be asking for trouble by talking to you?"
"You are such a hot pepper. Are you sure your elemental affinity isn’t fire instead of water?" Divine Lord Buquilus asked.
Divine Lord Paio almost coughed up blood in anger. He immediately regretted asking.
If he let Divine Lord Buquilus open his mouth, he would only shorten his lifespan. Whether it was done on purpose or not, Divine Lord Buquilus certainly had a way of pissing people off.
"It’s definitely water!" Divine Lord Paio firmly assured before gloomily adding, "Forget that I asked anything, hmph!"
"Kukuku, your mental cultivation is quite lacking, Brother Paio. If you don’t strengthen it, you may succumb to your heart demons and fail to advance your divine path. May this Humble One suggest the Golden Saint Scripture to you? It should be beneficial on your road to becoming a Divine King," Divine Lord Buquilus suggested kindly.
Veins protruded on Divine Lord Paio’s forehead due to anger.
The Golden Saint Scripture was an ascetic practice within the human Buddhist lineage, emphasizing celibacy and devotion to religious teachings. Asceticism wasn’t something many were willing to practice.
Although Buddhist Laws couldn’t be underestimated, Divine Lord Paio wasn’t interested in becoming a monk.
"Are you mocking, Brother Buquilus? Do I look like I want to become a monk?"
"Not at all, Brother Paio. You are being too narrow-minded. Learning from the Golden Saint Scripture does not mean you have to become a monk. All paths converge and lead to the Great Way. You should simply treat it as a tool for spiritual enlightenment and nothing more."
"What you say makes a lot of sense. However, I refuse!"
Divine Lord Paio did not want to be brainwashed by the Golden Saint Scripture and turn into a wannabe monk like Divine Lord Buquilus. He shuddered at the very thought of becoming such an unlikeable character. It would ruin his image.
"Hehehehe! Brother Paio made the right choice. Everyone has to be decisive and firm when refusing Brother Buquilus’s suggestions. Just treat his preachings as farts and ignore them. Who doesn’t know Brother Buquilus is a Mulm-picker?" an effeminate male voice sounded.
Another male Divine Lord suddenly arrived, seeing that the area was quite lively and interesting. The area was quickly filled with a pleasant yet nauseating scent of flower extract-based perfumes.
"B-Sister... Shar!"
Color was quickly drained from the faces of the three Peak-stage Divine Lords as they recognized the newcomer, Divine Lord Shar, an Elite Disciple serving the sixth-ranker of the Golden Generation Ranking, Noble Tishtar.
Divine Lord Shar was a Blue Whale Fish-man who enjoyed following the beauty trends of women. As a result, he used the power of make-up to transform his appearance into something that was neither man nor woman.
He liked to act like a woman, but he didn’t completely abandon the nature of men either. Femininity or masculinity was a choice that depended on his mood.
Needless to say, his character was very chaotic and eccentric.
Whether it was Divine Lord Tertis, Divine Lord Paio, or Divine Lord Buquilus, every one of them had suffered greatly from their dealings with Divine Lord Shar.
Divine Lord Shar’s power wasn’t impressive, but he was more horrifying than beings of higher levels. The three Peak-stage Divine Lords would rather deal with the followers of the first-ranking Noble Being than face him.
"B-Sister Shar? Little Paio, you ought to address me properly... or have you already forgotten how to do so? Should this Big Sister teach you again?"
"T-There’s no need, Sister Shar," Divine Lord Paio stiffly replied with a forced smile, seemingly petrified.
"Very good!" Divine Lord Shar nodded with approval and said, "So you do know how to address me properly. This Big Sister should reward you. Come, let Big Sister give you a kiss!"
"Ahh—!!!"
Divine Lord Paio immediately cried in horror, retreating several thousand meters in an instant. Although he successfully escaped the disaster, his skin exhibited symptoms similar to goose bumps in humans.
"I don’t need it, Sister Shar! Such a great reward should be given to Brother Buquilus! He would love it!" Divine Lord Paio passed the hot potato to the infuriating wannabe monk.
Meanwhile, Divine Lord Buquilus shuddered upon meeting Divine Lord Shar’s eyes.
"Ah, I’m sorry, Brother Buquilus. I doted on Little Paio so much that I forgot that you were also here. I didn’t know you wanted a kiss from this Sister that much. There’s no need to be shy. There’s plenty of kisses for everyone."
As Divine Lord Shar approached Divine Lord Buquilus, the latter retreated several steps with a pale look. However, Divine Lord Buquilus quickly recovered his bearing and exerted his powerful divine aura to deter Divine Lord Shar’s advancement.
"You better stay the f*ck away from me, you mental thing! If you dare to touch me, I’ll fight you to the death!" Divine Lord Buquilus roared furiously, breaking character.
"Haiyah~ If you don’t want it, just say so. Why resort to force and threats? I haven’t even done anything, and yet you are so agitated, Brother Buquilus. It seems like your mental cultivation is also lacking. You should practice what you preach."
As Divine Lord Shar spoke coyly, he rubbed his sore cheek, which had slammed against Divine Lord Buquilus’s divine aura.
A patch of white make-up powder could still be seen on the partially solid wall of divine aura.
Half of Divine Lord Shar’s whitened face had been left behind on Divine Lord Buquilus’s wall of divine aura. Those who saw the sight couldn’t help but click their tongues, twitch their lips, or drop their jaws in dumbfoundment.
At the same time, Divine Lord Shar sensed the strange situation. He quickly took out a handheld mirror and inspected his beautified face. His face immediately fell in the next instant.
"Brother Buquilus, I am very angry. You have ruined my face. How will you compensate me?" Divine Lord Shar calmly spoke.
No one could see a trace of anger on his face. However, everyone knew this was just the calm before the storm. Divine Lord Shar would explode with rage if Divine Lord Buquilus failed to appease him.
"Woahhh—!"
Suddenly, a huge wave of commotion erupted among the Junior Disciples gathered outside the Grand Chamber of Dilemma.
Someone had finally mustered their courage to sneak inside and take a look at the solutions to their problem on the Wall of Dilemma. The person couldn’t even believe there was such a cheap alternative solution to their problem. In fact, it seemed too good to be true.
However, after the Junior Disciple recorded the solution and brought it outside, he traded with other Junior Disciples to collect all of the low-ranking magical plants needed.
Among the millions of Junior Disciples, at least several thousand were also proficient in alchemy or potioneering.
As such, the Junior Disciple was able to commission an Alchemy Master to refine his medicine for him. Furthermore, it was done at a discounted price due to the fate they shared together for many years.
When the Junior Disciple finally consumed the medicine, his ten-thousand-year-long illness was cured within minutes.
"Oh my Aegaeon! It really works! I’m cured!" the Junior Disciple wept with overwhelming joy.
It was as if he had been given a second chance at life. No, he did get a second chance at life! Moreover, it only cost him one-tenth of the original medicine required in contribution points!
Even if he didn’t receive friendly discounts from his peers, the total cost of contribution points still wouldn’t exceed one-fifth of the Divine Purity Pill’s cost.
However, that wasn’t the end of the good news.
When the Alchemy Master found out the pill recipe he had used to refine the medicinal pill was authentic, he decisively returned his commission fee to the Junior Disciple.
The small gains from his commission fee were nothing compared to the insights he had gained from refining the deviant medicinal pill. The pill recipe itself became priceless, and he was able to learn it.
How could the Alchemy Master still charge the person a commission fee after that? Wouldn’t that be slapping the saintly benefactor’s goodwill?
"The cheaper solution worked?" a Junior Disciple repeated in a daze, seemingly dreaming.
Everyone was immediately moved.