"Chief Steward! Since when could these be reserved?" Li Xiaoya froze at those words, sneering inwardly, then asked the chief steward coldly.
"Someone reserved it? Why didn't I know?" the chief steward asked in surprise. He turned to the three men. "Senior brothers, our Inheritance Spirit Pools don't accept reservations. Why hasn't anyone told me about this?" He really did look as though he knew nothing about it.
However!
Li Xiaoya had already spotted the clues. Clearly, these three cultivators weren't on good terms with the chief steward. Otherwise, why would the chief steward help him? He was evidently doing this deliberately. Why else would he have mentioned Pool Thirteen? Still, this also meant Pool Thirteen must be more special than the others. Having worked that out, Li Xiaoya suddenly stepped forward and said coldly, "In any case, since no one's using it, I'll take Thirteen!" He was a Legacy Disciple now, so his standing certainly wasn't low. More importantly, these three cultivators weren't qualified to enter the Inheritance Spirit Pools. Naturally, they were saving this pool for an Inner Clan Disciple. Whoever they intended to give Number Thirteen to would be his competitor, so there was no reason to be polite.
Besides!
The Inheritance Spirit Pools didn't accept reservations at all. Naturally, he would grab the benefits first and worry about everything else later. Why should he care about anyone else? Although these three cultivators were at the late Great Void stage, under the rules, they were merely guards for the Teleportation Formation. They had no authority over him whatsoever. Why should he humor them?
"You...!" The cultivator choked on his words and frowned. Another cultivator, who was facing Li Xiaoya, suddenly noticed the Legacy Disciple token on his chest and said, "These spirit pools are all the same.