"What happened?" I could hardly keep my expression from darkening, and Abandoning Mother was caught in a bind. "Great Immortal, a fight broke out outside. That overlord the Ghost Child brought along led seven or eight hundred ghost immortals into battle against the immortals guarding the mountain. We wouldn't let them in, saying that latecomers had to follow the contest rules. But they refused, and the Ghost Child even started stirring them up. The ghost immortals outside didn't join the fight, but they were egging everyone on, eager to watch the spectacle. So in the end, it turned into a brawl."
"I'll go see what's going on." I cursed inwardly at how troublesome this little ghost was, then followed Abandoning Mother down.
When the Ghost Child saw me emerge with a dark expression, his face went pale with fright. He hurriedly shouted for everyone to stop, then spoke with the booming arrogance of a loudspeaker: "The Creation Immortal Venerable is here! All of you, stop! He'll certainly give us an explanation, so there's no need to bother with these Beitang Sword Dao people! The Venerable will surely honor his promise and let us in!"
I frowned. "Are you slaughtering pigs? Why are you shouting? Which immortal did you bring? Have him come out and speak!"
The Ghost Child covered his mouth with both hands, but soon he couldn't hold back and pointed at a particularly burly male ghost over there. "Immortal Venerable, this immortal is the cave master of Qianyuan Cave whom you told me to invite. He has over a thousand ghost immortal subordinates, more than eighty wives, and over three hundred adopted sons and daughters! If he joins us, he'll definitely add considerable strength. But look at these Beitang Sword Dao people—they've taken your orders and treated your