"Hmph, you Howling Ape Old Ghost, you're as noisy as ever."
Over by the Jade Great Radiance Church, the middle-aged man who had been sitting quietly in meditation suddenly turned his head and replied blandly.
Clearly, he was the "Fellow Daoist Yin" the Howling Ape Old Ghost had mentioned.
On the other side, Hua Wujiang also turned his head slightly. "Old ghost, this isn't your Howling Ape Peak. Shouting and yelling like that-you'd better not disgrace your Giant Strength Fire Prison Sect."
The Howling Ape Old Ghost paid him no mind and laughed, his voice booming like a great bell. "Hahaha, so what? Everyone who comes is a guest."
"I'm a guest here for the gathering too. Surely the Imperial Clan won't throw me out just because I speak a little loudly?"
As he spoke, he led his people forward in great strides, reaching the area beside the Golden Wing Sect.
Barely had he sat down before he swept his gaze over the Golden Wing Sect's Heaven's Chosen and called out to Hua Wujiang, "Well, Fellow Daoist Hua? You must have brought some promising seedlings this time, right?"
"Don't let it be like the last gathering, when these juniors of mine threw every last one of them off the arena before they'd lasted even a few rounds!"
The Howling Ape Old Ghost made no attempt at courtesy, and his words drew a burst of raucous laughter from the Giant Strength Fire Prison Sect disciples behind him.
"Just a flock of little chicks. Let's bet on who can throw them the farthest."
"Look at them, all so skinny and small. Look, there's even a little runt over there. Even someone like that can attend the gathering?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Looks like the Golden Wing Sect really is finished, letting people like