Meanwhile, the disciples before the mountain gate had their attention drawn to the spirit vessel slowly descending.
Just as they were guessing which great figure had arrived at the Holy Land, the Holy Land suddenly stirred.
Figures shot out from the depths of the Holy Land, racing toward the mountain gate.
What was going on? Why had the Holy Lord and the others all come out?
As they looked at those familiar yet unfamiliar figures before them,
the disciples present were all struck dumb with shock.
"I know a thing or two about this."
At that moment, a proud man with his arms folded around his sword spoke blandly.
"What is it?"
Everyone looked toward Chu Changge.
Chu Changge's extraordinary background was no secret.
Thus, few in the Holy Land dared to offend him.
Still, they had to admit that he possessed sources of information they lacked.
"That spirit vessel belongs to the Realm Guard Hall. I once visited the place with the elders of my Lineage."
At this point, Chu Changge curled his lips in a faintly arrogant smile. "Back then, the Hall Master of Realm Protection Hall used this very spirit vessel to escort us."
Damn it, this bastard was showing off again.
Everyone truly could not stand the look on Chu Changge's face.
"I heard from the elders of my Lineage that our Holy Lord has invited Hall Master Jiang more than once to become an honorary Holy Lord."
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. The Hall Master of Realm Protection Hall's surname is Jiang."
Heh heh.
So you know everything, huh?
Everyone forced stiff smiles as they endured Chu Changge's posturing.
Chu Changge was very pleased with their reactions, so he continued, "If I'm not mistaken, Hall Master Jiang must have accepted our Holy Lord's request."
"So it is no strange thing for the entire sect to come out and welcome him."
So that was it.
I knew it.
How else could the Holy Lord and the others have all come out to welcome him?
Everyone came to their senses one after another, their expressions turning solemn as well.
Lower Realm barbarians were barbarians after all. What was the Realm Guard Hall? Nothing more than gatekeepers.
The truly powerful forces were those primordial races of the Upper Realm.
Chu Changge shook his head, his eyes filled with disdain.
Naturally, the Holy Lord and elders knew nothing of Chu Changge and the others' thoughts.
At this moment, they stood with solemn expressions, their bodies slightly bowed in welcome.
Especially Holy Lord Ji Youyue, who had received a voice transmission from Jiang Taichu.
He had said that a Young Master from a Hidden Force of the Upper Realm had arrived and wished to train here.
The moment she heard the news, she had been so frightened that she immediately leaped out of her coffin, not daring to continue her secluded cultivation.
A Young Master from a Hidden Force coming to a minor power like theirs to train? Was this a joke?
The most fucked-up part was, what kind of training involved exposing one's own identity?
Rather than training, it was more like coming here to show off.
If she had not known his identity, she could have played dumb and muddled through.
But now, who would dare?
No matter what, she had to serve this lord well, even if she had to offer herself to his bed.
Only after cultivating for longer did one come to understand how terrifying those great powers truly were.
At that thought, Ji Youyue lowered her spine even further.
On the spirit vessel,
"Young Master, we may go down now," Jiang Taichu said from the side.
"Alright." Chen Wen nodded.
The first to appear in everyone's sight was Jiang Taichu.
The moment he appeared, the restrained aura around him lowered the pressure in the area by several degrees.
To those present, the pressure of the Heavenly King Realm was no less than the sky collapsing.
So this was the Hall Master of Realm Protection Hall? How terrifying.
As everyone looked at Jiang Taichu, they could not help holding their breath, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Naturally, Chu Changge had seen Jiang Taichu before, so he recognized him at a glance.
Yet his face showed none of the shock displayed by the others. He remained as calm as ever.
In his eyes, these barbarian bumpkins were overreacting. They had clearly never seen any truly important figure.
Hmm, something was wrong.
Why had Jiang Taichu bent over?
Everyone soon noticed another strange sight, their eyes filling with confusion.
Amid their confusion, Chen Wen walked out from within and gradually entered everyone's view.
He wore white robes, his face as flawless as carved jade, his bearing lofty and dignified. A gentle, scholarly aura radiated from him, making him seem utterly extraordinary.
Chen Wen walked forward calmly, finally stopping at the edge of the spirit vessel and looking down upon everything below.
Jiang Taichu hurriedly stepped back, his entire body half-bowed, his expression solemn.
Moreover, he immediately restrained his aura to the utmost, leaving no trace of the distinctive presence of a Heavenly King Realm expert.
At this very moment, Jiang Taichu's presence had been completely overshadowed, as though he truly were nothing more than a servant.
Uh.
What was going on?
Had they not agreed to come welcome Hall Master Jiang?
Everyone stared at the scene before them in astonishment.
Chu Changge's expression changed slightly as well. He stared fixedly at Chen Wen, as if trying to determine whether everything before him was real.
"We welcome Young Master Ye."
At that moment, Ji Youyue and the others all bent their bodies and spoke in unison.
Their voices rolled like thunder, echoing endlessly through the air and spreading throughout the entire Holy Land in an instant.
Young Master Ye?
What kind of background did this man have?
Even their own Holy Lord and Hall Master Jiang, figures of such stature, had to bow their heads and submit before him.
At the same time, quite a few disciples looked toward Chu Changge, as though saying, Didn't you claim to know all about this?
Didn't you say the Holy Lord and the others had come to welcome Hall Master Jiang?
How did you explain this situation now?
Naturally, Chu Changge noticed their mocking gazes, and his face immediately became somewhat difficult to maintain.
He, Chu Changge, a dignified descendant of a holy clan—when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
He, a dignified attendant of an Emperor's son—when had he ever been treated like this?
"What are you doing? Kneel!" Seeing the disciples standing there in a daze, several Peak Masters and elders immediately flew into a rage at their failure to meet expectations.
Who did you think you were?
This was someone even I had to kneel before.
Yet you were still standing there.
The more they thought about it, the more they wanted to slap these idiot disciples to death.
In an instant, rows upon rows of people in the martial arena fell to their knees.
A vast sea of black, it was an astonishing sight.
"We pay respects to Young Master Ye."
In an instant, a heaven-shaking cry rang out and continued without end.
Yet among the disciples kneeling in rows, one person stood out like a crane among chickens.
This disciple stood with his spine straight, his arms folded around his sword, his face full of unyielding arrogance, as though he possessed a spirit that would not yield to the world.
The Great Elder, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, nearly died of rage when he saw this.
He was not unfamiliar with the disciple before him.
He was the disciple of Lu Piaomiao, Peak Master of the Sixth Peak, and came from a great Upper Realm power. He had long been accustomed to looking down on everyone.
Of course, as elders, they had no intention of suppressing these descendants of great families who had come merely to gild themselves.
After all, fewer troubles meant fewer problems. Their Holy Land had no need to drag itself into trouble.
But what time was it now, and this bastard was still trying to flaunt his individuality?
Was he the only smart one in the world? Was he the only capable one?
Fuck!!!
At this moment, Ji Youyue's face darkened as well, and she cast Lu Piaomiao a cold glance.
Lu Piaomiao's entire body stiffened.
She knew that her Holy Lord was truly enraged.
If she did not handle this matter properly, the trouble would be truly enormous.
Huff.
Lu Piaomiao took a deep breath, then quietly edged back to Chu Changge's side and growled through suppressed fury, "I told you to kneel. Did you hear me?"
"I fear this disciple cannot comply."
As he spoke, Chu Changge's voice gradually rose. He lifted his proud head and looked toward Chen Wen. "Since I began cultivating, I, Chu Changge, have knelt only to Heaven and Earth, never to all living beings."
"And he happens to be unworthy."
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