The two putting on their act froze.
A large group of cultivators had arrived from afar, their robes of assorted styles. They looked like sect disciples, yet not quite.
Crack, crack.
The white-robed cultivator suddenly started cracking melon seeds, raising an eyebrow. "Fellow Daoists, do carry on."
Gradually.
They gathered around. Before long, more and more passing Eternal Cultivators joined them, watching the pair with curious eyes and a hint of surprise. Had these sect disciples come out of the mountains beyond the city to gain experience?
After all, every race in Eternal Antiquity, down to every household, possessed a long-standing legacy. There was no way they could be short of travel money.
"Ji Yan, are they from the Immortal Prison?" Chen Xun laughed casually, pointing at them. "Looks like the benefits your Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance offers aren't much good either. Hahaha..."
As though he had finally found a weakness in Ji Yan, he launched a blistering attack.
That was what came of the ancient legend circulating through the Eternal Ancient Immortal Realm, which went roughly like this: the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance was generous, while the Five Elements Immortal Sect was stingy.
"Du Shi, naturally, we can't compare with your Five Elements Sect." Ji Yan stood with his hands behind his back and spoke mildly. "I could never make Qi Condensation Stage disciples run through the mountains and Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators support an entire lineage. You're one of a kind."
"Chen Xun, I simply cannot believe those words came out of your mouth. Where's your shame?" An "old codger's" voice rang out from the crowd, his brows and beard practically "swaggering with arrogance."
It seemed the Heavenly Wheel Immortal, buried for so many years, had finally emerged alive.
Before his words had even faded.
Tian Li stared