"Hiss~"
At those words, everyone could not help but suck in a cold breath.
The number one figure in the Primordial Wilderness?!
That terrifying?
But at that moment, Yang Mei cast his gaze over. With his cultivation, there was naturally no way their words could escape his notice.
Yet he merely smiled and shook his head. "Fellow Daoists, please do not flatter me so. I am but an ordinary Daoist; how would I dare call myself the number one figure in the Primordial Wilderness? Besides, before Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan, who would dare claim to be the number one figure in the Primordial Wilderness?"
As soon as Yang Mei said that, quite a few people were stunned.
"Hong Yuan?"
Who was that?
He was actually above Ancestor Yang Mei.
Thus, quite a few people began to deduce his origins.
But the moment they did, their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately spat out mouthfuls of blood.
Some people saw their reactions.
They hurried over to ask them what had happened.
Yet no matter how they questioned them, those people merely shook their heads in terror. In the end, only two words came out of their mouths: Dao Venerable.
Yang Mei was not surprised by their expressions. After reminiscing with Yin Yang and the others for a while, he gradually became serious and continued, "I believe you are all curious why we specifically invited you here today. As for the details, I shall have Fellow Daoist Luohu explain them to you!"
Upon hearing this, Luohu glanced at Yang Mei.
Well, well. He was making him take the lead, was he?
He was making him play the villain!
Still, Luohu did not say much. He did not care about such things anyway.
His gaze slowly swept over the crowd, lingering on Hongjun for a brief moment longer.
Why was it this old mud loach again?
For some reason, after seeing Hongjun this time, Luohu found him even more displeasing to the eye.
But he did not dwell on it.
He then continued, "I invited you here today for one matter only!"
When Hongjun saw Luohu's gaze linger on him for that brief moment, he was nearly scared to death.
The instant Luohu appeared, Hongjun had already vaguely sensed the aura of the Jade Plate of Creation emanating from him.
Therefore, when Luohu's gaze lingered on him for that instant, Hongjun nearly thought Luohu had also discovered the fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation on him.
Fortunately, Luohu only paused for a moment before looking away.
"I wish to set up a grand formation in the Primordial Wilderness! I hope you can all contribute as well! It is that simple!"
Luohu's words were straightforward, practically spelling it out.
This ancestor had called them here to work. Do not mistake his courtesy for weakness!
After all, with Luohu's current mid-stage Primordial Origin Golden Immortal cultivation, aside from Yang Mei and Hong Yuan, he had no need to regard anyone else highly.
Yes, after all these years, with the help of the Jade Plate of Creation fragment Hong Yuan had given him and a little assistance from the Falling Flower Immortal Fruit,
Luohu had directly broken through to the mid-stage Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm.
Meanwhile, people such as Causality and Five Elements had only just broken through to the early stage of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm.
It could be said that aside from Hong Yuan and Yang Mei, he was the number one figure in the Primordial Wilderness!
After hearing Luohu speak so bluntly, the people below looked rather unsightly.
But due to Luohu's current cultivation, they could not say much.
They merely sat below with dark expressions, silent and motionless.
Just then, Primordial Phoenix finally arrived.
The moment Primordial Phoenix saw the deathly silence in the venue, her heart skipped a beat.
This is bad. I am in for it now.
Sure enough, when they saw Primordial Phoenix, some people finally found an outlet for their anger.
They immediately released their auras.
"Where did this beast come from? How dare you show such contempt for us? Do you not know that this gathering has already begun?!"
As soon as those words fell, wave after wave of pressure was about to descend upon Primordial Phoenix.
Although Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin wanted to help Primordial Phoenix, faced with everyone's fury, they could only shrink back and play dumb, not daring to show the slightest reaction.
They could only silently mourn for Primordial Phoenix.
They hoped this woman could survive this ordeal.
Facing everyone's hostility, although Primordial Phoenix had already reached the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, she was confronted by tens of thousands of Grand Unity Golden Immortals, including powerful experts at the late stage and peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm who were recklessly venting their auras.
Her face turned pale, and her entire body swayed as though she might collapse at any moment.
Yang Mei had not intended to interfere. Primordial Phoenix had indeed been in the wrong first, and she had arrived just when everyone was at their angriest.
But suddenly, he sensed a trace of Hong Yuan's aura on Primordial Phoenix.
That immediately startled him.
Without further hesitation, he waved his hand and suppressed every aura.
"Hm?!"
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
They did not understand why Yang Mei had suddenly intervened to help Primordial Phoenix.
Yet Yang Mei did not look at them. Instead, he looked at Primordial Phoenix with a smile and asked, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan is well?"
Only upon hearing Yang Mei's question did Primordial Phoenix understand why he had helped her.
But thinking about it, there could be no other reason besides her connection to Hong Yuan.
Although she had gained sentience early, she had only been born for several Yuan Hui.
She was still worlds apart from Demon Gods like Yang Mei, who had been renowned even in Chaos.
Not to mention someone like Yang Mei, who had retained almost all his memories.
Thus, Primordial Phoenix replied with a hint of respect, "Greetings, Ancestor Yang Mei. The Dao Venerable... he is well."
Seeing Primordial Phoenix's slight restraint, Yang Mei smiled and said, "Do not be nervous. Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan and I are friends!"
"Did Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan send you here?"
Primordial Phoenix hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding. "Yes."
Hearing that, Yang Mei stroked his long beard.
"Since Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan sent you here, sit a little farther forward!"
As he spoke, Yang Mei conjured a jade platform in the front, placed only below Hongjun, Reincarnation, and the others.
Faced with Ancestor Yang Mei's goodwill, Primordial Phoenix hesitated for a moment but did not refuse. She directly took a seat upon the newly formed jade platform.
This left Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin in the crowd utterly dumbfounded.
No, when had she gotten to know the Dao Venerable?
Of course, they also discovered that Primordial Phoenix's cultivation was actually above theirs, leaving them even more bewildered.
Quite a few people looked at Primordial Phoenix's back and began considering whether they should apologize to her later.
After all, their attitudes just now had not been very friendly.
Though Primordial Phoenix herself was not worth their attention,
The problem was that the Dao Venerable stood behind Primordial Phoenix.
If they became friendly with Primordial Phoenix, perhaps they might also have a chance to meet the Dao Venerable.
Thus, the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness were all lost in thought.
Just then, Yang Mei slowly spoke. "What are your thoughts on Fellow Daoist Luohu's proposal?"
Daoist Yin Yang pondered for a moment, then looked at Yang Mei and asked thoughtfully, "May I ask why you wish to set up this grand formation?"
Before Yang Mei could answer Yin Yang's question, Luohu spoke with a gloomy expression.
"Yin Yang, stop asking all these questions. This ancestor only invited you because I think highly of you. All you need to do is give an answer: are you willing or not? If you are unwilling, this ancestor would not mind using you as the foundation to refine the grand formation!"
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