The meaning behind his words was obvious: Shan Yue still wanted to curry favor with the Absolute Pill Emperor.
These people from the Mountain Clan were likely not direct subordinates of the Ancient Ten Absolutes, but they had clearly already thrown their lot in with them...
Perhaps they wanted to obtain the complete inheritance of the Five Absolutes.
Or perhaps they wanted some peerless pill.
Or perhaps they wanted a higher position in the "Reshaping of the Vast Universe."
The Mountain Clan did not know whether Sikong Jing's claim that the Absolute Pill Emperor had personally invited him was true, but they knew full well that both the Absolute Beast and the Absolute Sword Emperor hated Sikong Jing to the bone...
As long as the Mountain Clan personally delivered Sikong Jing into the Peerless Pill Pavilion, it would be one thunderous bootlick.
"I'm afraid it won't be your turn. The Celestial Race's clan chief will be here to pick me up soon," Sikong Jing said blandly again.
The moment those words came out...
Everyone around them looked at one another, mouths hanging open. This really sounded like boasting now.
His claim that the Absolute Pill Emperor had personally invited him had already been outrageous, yet now he was saying that the Celestial Race's clan chief would personally come to pick him up...
It was simply laughable, and so Shan Yue laughed...
"So you, Sikong Jing, are all fame and no substance—a braggart..."
Before he could finish... Boom!
An expert manager from the Peerless Tavern flashed down, sweeping an indifferent gaze over the crowd. "The Celestial Race's clan chief will arrive shortly. He has already reserved the Peerless Tavern in Pill-Tempering City. We will now be clearing the premises."
"Everyone except Young Master Sikong, please leave the Peerless Tavern immediately."
Hiss...