Black Abyss Calling

Qingfeng City, Linglong Treasure Pavilion.

Meng Wei was rather surprised by Xiang Tian's return. He treated him to fine wine and good food—after all, these were genuine Sky Crystals. They were money!

"Brother Xiang Tian, are you currently studying at the Immortal Academy?"

Meng Wei raised his cup to Xiang Tian.

Xiang Tian nodded. "Yeah. There are countless monsters in the Immortal Academy, so I could only run out here to lie low."

Xiang Tian sounded utterly helpless, leaving Meng Wei momentarily stunned.

Countless monsters? Of course, he understood that Xiang Tian was joking, using it as a metaphor for the people at the academy. But thinking about it, it was true enough. There were only two kinds of people there: one kind possessed talent so terrifying it was practically monstrous; the other had backgrounds so powerful they struck fear into people.

Xiang Tian had casually spent twenty million. He was probably among the very best of the latter kind.

Meng Wei made up his mind that he had to serve this young master to his utmost satisfaction.

"Student Xiang Tian, I heard that the academy fell out with the Ding Family some time ago. I'm a curious man—could I presumptuously ask what happened?"

Xiang Tian smiled and held his wine as he looked at Meng Wei. "What, Shopkeeper? Did you miss the livestream that day?"

Meng Wei sighed. "I was settling accounts that day. I had no time to watch it at all. Later, I only heard bits and pieces, but the news was locked down too tightly. I heard even the Immortal King Changning stepped in."

Xiang Tian set down his cup. "It was no big deal. That day, I crippled the Ding Family's young master."

Clatter!

Xiang Tian said it casually, but Meng Wei shuddered upon hearing it. The chopsticks he had been about to use to pick up food fell onto the table.

His eyes widened as he stared at Xiang Tian. "Young Friend Xiang Tian, you... you aren't joking with me, are you?"

Xiang Tian calmly picked up a bite of food and muttered, "There's no need to joke with you about something like that."

Good heavens. Meng Wei rubbed his hands back and forth over his knees. Sitting across from Xiang Tian, he even felt as though he was unworthy.

The Ding Family's young master—what kind of concept was that? He knew the Artifact Immortal Sect behind Linglong Treasure Pavilion, right? Even it could only barely stand on equal footing with an Aristocratic Clan like that. Xiang Tian had opened his mouth and said he had crippled their young master. How was Meng Wei supposed to accept that?

And there were even rumors that an Immortal King had backed him. This was utterly outrageous—outrageous beyond belief. Meng Wei had never imagined that one day, he would sit drinking with someone like this.

"What's wrong, Shopkeeper? Why aren't you eating?"

Meng Wei gave a dry laugh. H-How could he dare eat now?

"It's nothing. I've always been easygoing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here to disturb you. Oh, right—does the name Ning Rong ring a bell?"

Xiang Tian had merely asked in passing and did not hold out any hope, yet Meng Wei suddenly slapped his thigh, visibly excited.

"I know! I know! Do you mean that Ning Rong from the Immortal Academy?"

Xiang Tian nodded and looked at him expectantly, waiting for more.

"You know the Queen Mother of the West from the Jade Pool Immortal Realm in the east, right? Ning Rong is her biological granddaughter!"

Meng Wei's face had turned red as he spoke. He admired figures like that from the bottom of his heart, and so he became somewhat incoherent whenever he talked about them.

Xiang Tian had not expected Ning Rong's background to be so immense!

Of the Heavenly Realm's three Immortal Kings, the Queen Mother of the West was one of them, an existence capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Immortal King Changning. As for the last one, only legends of him existed, and he rarely showed himself. He was the most mysterious of the three.

Moreover, rumor had it that when the Immortal King Changning was young, the Queen Mother of the West had once fallen for him. Yet the Immortal King had been dense as a block, devoting himself wholeheartedly to cultivation until he ultimately attained the Dao Fruit.

Though the Queen Mother of the West had become a wife and mother, she had never once slackened in her cultivation. She soared onward by leaps and bounds, and after founding the Jade Pool Immortal Realm, people said she still loved the Immortal King. Yet in the end, no one dared ask again.

When he had accepted Ning Rong back then, the Immortal King Changning had probably suffered quite a headache over it.

No wonder, no wonder she was so arrogant. With her status as a second-generation heir, she was likely the most formidable in the entire Immortal Academy!

Very quickly, Meng Wei seemed to realize something. He shrank his neck and no longer dared speak. Could it be that Xiang Tian had offended Ning Rong?

He had heard that Sinan Yao had always been pursuing Ning Rong. He did not know whether it was true, but if it was, wouldn't Xiang Tian have provoked two great Buddhas?

Forget his tiny Linglong Treasure Pavilion—even the Artifact Immortal Sect would not be able to bear it!

Xiang Tian stroked his chin and muttered to Meng Wei, "Tell me, if I've offended a little girl, what should I do?"

Meng Wei was dumbfounded. Had he really guessed right?

What could be done? I need to find a way to send you away quickly. What if they come after you to Linglong Treasure Pavilion? Wouldn't we be finished?

Yet he still did not dare open his mouth. He could only sigh miserably to himself. He truly had eight lifetimes of bad luck.

Xiang Tian put down his chopsticks and let out a long sigh. "Forget it. If worse comes to worst, I'll pay her grandmother a visit and explain things clearly."

Xiang Tian spoke as lightly as drifting clouds and a gentle breeze, but Meng Wei's heart churned like rivers and seas.

Going to see the Queen Mother of the West? You made that sound far too easy.

Suddenly, Xiang Tian sensed something and took out a square object.

It was an ordinary communication device in the Heavenly Realm. People relied on this thing for most of their day-to-day contact.

He looked at it and saw an unfamiliar number.

Xiang Tian answered it, and the voice that came through was equally unfamiliar.

"Xiang Tian, I advise you to send the Divine Armor to the Endless Sea immediately. Otherwise, bear the consequences yourself. We will crack every last piece of your information without leaving out a single word. If you do not wish to implicate your family, this is your best course of action."

Meng Wei heard that voice loud and clear, and he was so frightened that he nearly dropped to his knees.

Watching Meng Wei tremble without stopping, Xiang Tian curled his lip and replied directly to the person on the communication device. "If your Black Abyss has that ability, then investigate all you want. I don't mind. Oh, right, let me give you a reminder while I'm at it. You've made a move against me, so I won't let this matter go. Tell the Ding Family as well—once I'm done being busy these next few days, I'll personally pay them a visit."

With that, he directly hung up.

Purchasing communication devices in the Heavenly Realm was strictly regulated and required real-name registration. It was perfectly normal for Black Abyss to find his number, and Xiang Tian did not take it to heart.

At Black Abyss headquarters, the Abyss Master saw Xiang Tian hang up on him and furiously smashed the communication device to pieces.

"This is utterly outrageous! A mere brat actually dares threaten me!"

The Abyss Master jumped and raged, but there was nothing he could do about the fellow.

Inside Linglong Treasure Pavilion.

"Y-Young Friend Xiang Tian."

Meng Wei wanted to toast him, but why were his hands trembling so badly?

Xiang Tian raised his cup and clinked it against his, saying indifferently, "It's fine. They're merely clowns leaping about on a beam. I just have to fight Sinan Yao in a few days, so I don't have time to deal with them. When I get a spare moment another day, I'll go meet them."

Sinan... Sinan Yao? Fight him?

This time, Meng Wei's face went pale from fright. He could not hold his cup steady, and it fell, splashing wine all over his face.

Never in his life had he seen someone so ferocious. Meng Wei felt that ever since he had sat down at this table today, his heart had been rising and falling without cease. If he could do it over again, he truly would not want to take this order. This was simply too terrifying.