Si Chen's words still echoed in everyone's ears.
The entire gathering was so quiet that a falling pin could have been heard.
Even the Immortal Emperor himself fell silent for a moment.
Qin Yuan stood frozen, the embarrassment of Si Chen's rebuke still on his face, yet now he had even forgotten to gloat.
Was this... a warning to the Immortal Emperor?
Countless gazes shifted between Si Chen and the figure at the highest seat. No one dared breathe too loudly.
The Immortal Emperor looked at Si Chen.
Si Chen looked back at him.
But the longer this continued, the more peculiar the surrounding Immortal Kings' expressions became.
Bai He frowned slightly. Everything that had happened today had exceeded his expectations.
Chen Yong and the other two Immortal Kings from Purple Firmament Heaven exchanged glances, utterly tense.
"Good. Very good."
At the highest seat, the Immortal Emperor finally spoke.
His words were light as drifting clouds and a gentle breeze, but the oppressive pressure left every cultivator present sitting on pins and needles.
At this critical moment...
"Heh."
A cold laugh shattered the frozen atmosphere.
Everyone turned toward the sound.
Jiang Ling stood up.
She looked at the figure in the highest seat, undisguised mockery curling her lips.
"Gu Hong."
She addressed the Immortal Emperor by his personal name.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
Madness!
Another mad one!
Gu Hong?
That was the Immortal Emperor's true name!
How many tens of thousands of years had it been since anyone dared call him that?!
Even Si Chen and the others gave her a somewhat surprised glance.
Si Shuo was utterly exasperated. See, didn't I say so?! This woman was wild beyond belief!
The Immortal Emperor finally shifted his gaze from Si Chen to Jiang Ling.
For the first