Just as "He Mu" fell silent, inwardly considering how to resolve the matter of his Daoist grounds, someone else lost patience on his behalf and began loudly rebuking Immortal King Changyi.
It was none other than Immortal King Huanmu!
Immortal King Huanmu actually rose to his feet, looking at Immortal King Changyi seated opposite him with undisguised displeasure in his eyes. He spoke bluntly.
"Changyi! You are skilled at scheming, but why turn those schemes against one of our own?! Wuliang Dao Friend is now a member of our realm as well. A venerable Immortal King would be a pillar holding up the current in any realm. By bullying him like this, are you trying to drive Wuliang Dao Friend away and let the ancient realm decline day by day?!"
That was a severe accusation. Immortal King Changyi had not expected Immortal King Huanmu, who normally kept clear of every faction and presented himself as a neutral, amiable man, to fly into such a rage over a newcomer.
Could this newly ascended Wuliang Immortal King actually be an old acquaintance of Huanmu's, someone from the same faction?
Still, all that was secondary. The most pressing issue was the severe accusation Immortal King Huanmu had just leveled at him.
Words concerning the realm's fortunes carried tremendous weight. Under no circumstances could Immortal King Changyi accept such an accusation.
Besides, just as Immortal King Huanmu had said, "He Mu" was a genuine Immortal King. How could scheming against a King, even a new King, be so casually laid out in the open?
Thus, Immortal King Changyi likewise sprang to his feet, anger lurking on his face as he challenged Immortal King Huanmu in return.
"Huanmu! What do you mean by that?! How have I bullied Wuliang Dao Friend? Stood by and watched