The next day.
More than a dozen invitation cards appeared on ng Yu's desk, all from various powers within the city. Logically, ng Yu should first invite soone from the Eternal Night Palace to co in and clarify everything.
But would that be of any use?
So conflicts, once initiated, will spread endlessly. You find yourself frowning and resorting to thods you dislike to resolve them.
Killing soone can't solve the problem, but it can quiet the whispers, not to ntion that ng Yu really dislikes the thods employed by the Eternal Night Palace.
Thus, he picked out an invitation and permitted its bearer to enter.
"Greetings, Sect Master ng."
The first to be granted entrance was an elder with a dragon's head and a human's body.
To say he had a dragon's head wasn't quite accurate; the elder looked almost human, but the two small horns on his head and the dragon scales on his neck betrayed his identity.
Sun Bodang, a hybrid of the human and dragon race, was the chairman of a certain third-party trading company in the city. He was also the person who had left a na card for Ding Yijun on Bai Qianqian's behalf. Behind him stood the patronage of the East Sea Dragon Monarch, one of the Nine Great Divine Beasts of the Dragon Clan.
The East Sea Dragon Clan was known for its splendor, and ng Yu also wanted to help Bai Qianqian inquire about the whereabouts of a sister from a certain 'loser's alliance,' to see if she was still living as a ho-bound dragon.
Sun Bodang entered the Five Elents Formation with all due respect.
For over a hundred years in Sleepless City, he had completed various missions, earning a wealth of spirit stones for his superiors. Yet every ti he went back to report the details, his lord would always ask how Bai Qianqian was doing.
He hadn't gone to the Western Wastes, but he had always kept an eye on the modest storefront of the Moon-Watching Sect. He was perplexed, did this pancake and fruit crepe stand (flag) really warrant such significant attention?
Then today, as he stepped into the center of the Great Formation, the scene that unfolded before him was one he would never forget.
...
Half an hour later, Sun Bodang left, and a Golden Core from the Palace of Eternal Night in the Western Extres hurriedly ca up to him.
"Elder Sun..."
"Don't call that. I went in and saw Sect Master ng."
Having left the Great Formation, Sun Bodang's attitude grew even more deferential.
Not ng Yu, but Sect Master ng, and his words were full of respect.
"Sect Master ng said that he ca here privately for leisure and has no intentions toward the Eternal Night Palace. He wants you to kill Wang Yingjie."
He had gone in, shared a cup of tea and a few words with ng Yu, and then left.
"Hehe, is there anything else?"
Soone sneered contemptuously. Wang Yingjie was just a minor character, but this touched upon the reputation of the Eternal Night Palace, and how to account for the fact that ng Yu had just killed a few of their people.
"Sect Master ng is reasonable. The people from the Myriad Gold Pavilion took the initiative to act against the Moon-Watching Sect this ti, and he hopes that the Eternal Night Palace will not allow the Myriad Gold Pavilion to stay in Sleepless City any longer. He will say the sa to the other powers in the northwest region. Whoever continues to do business with the Myriad Gold Pavilion is showing disrespect to the Moon-Watching Sect."
"Hahaha."
Soone suddenly burst out laughing.
The appearance of ng Yu sent shockwaves throughout Sleepless City. Not only did the Golden Cores of the city mobilize, and the city's formations operate at full capacity, but also a large number of personnel from the Eternal Night Palace headquarters, thousands of miles away, were rushing over via the Teleportation Array. anwhile, a Nascent Soul Master had arrived outside Sleepless City, ready to suppress any situation that arose.
ng Yu dared to say that he was just out for a private excursion!
"Did he ntion how many Golden Cores he brought with him?"
Another Golden Core asked this.
"I wouldn't have ntioned it if Sect Master ng hadn't instructed to, but he told that he only brought one Golden Core guard on this long journey. He asked the Eternal Night Palace not to bully the weak or harbor inappropriate thoughts."
While saying this, even Sun Bodang felt a bit odd.
A tea table made of Fourth Grade spirit wood, the tea set, and the other party's calm and indifferent deanor showed him a poise reminiscent of his master.
He didn't know if ng Yu was pretending to be ignorant or intentionally fishing, but as a person whose words were as heavy as nine sacred cauldrons, ng Yu shouldn't be lying openly about this matter.
"Did he really say that?"
The color drained from the face of the Eternal Night Palace's Golden Core.
The most terrifying thing about ng Yu was his three hundred Golden Cores, not to ntion a Divinity Transformation father. But if he had ventured tens of thousands of miles from the Western Wastes and was also alone, then he would beco an irresistible target for everyone.
"I swear upon the na of the Dragon Monarch, I'm speaking nothing but the truth," Sun Bodang stated calmly.
"Elder Sun, could you share what you observed inside?"
A familiar Golden Core asked.
"Heh."
Sun Bodang scoffed, glanced at the inquirer, and then shook his head.
Before entering, he was sowhat curious about ng Yu's capabilities. However, after stepping inside, he was drenched in cold sweat.
The East Sea Dragon King was known for his unparalleled wealth, but the furnishings and items in ng Yu's courtyard made Sun Bodang feel an even more formidable foundation.
These were the everyday tools of a True God Transforming Master, and now they had fallen into ng Yu's hands. The aura they contained made Sun Bodang tremble all over.
Offend such a person?
Right, they were just laid out there casually.
Heh heh.
…
Since Sun Bodang had beco the Pathfinder, naturally, the Eternal Night Palace would be the next to pay a visit.
Regrettably, ng Yu tactfully stated that no more than three people were allowed to enter, and only those at the Foundation Establishnt stage. Golden Cores were not welco, for he himself was rely at the Foundation Establishnt stage.
Fine… The Eternal Night Palace actually felt that ng Yu was a bit cowardly and petty.
When the younger mbers of the Orthodox Sects and Holy Sects, the True Seeds, and Saint Heirs and Holy Maidens travelled the world, they were all grand and arrogant to the extre. Those at the Foundation Establishnt Stage would respectfully greet a Golden Core and act even more courteously towards a Nascent Soul. Yet here was ng Yu, confronting adversity by raising his defenses like a turtle in its shell, giving the impression of being utterly craven.
The Eternal Night Palace wasn't insane; why would they nab or kill the child of a True God Transforming Master without any rhy or reason... Everyone exchanged looks with each other...
During this ti, the Eternal Night Palace was under great pressure. With the appearance of three hundred Golden Cores in the Western Wastes, what if they showed up in the northwest?
Although they had Nascent Soul Masters and the Mountain Protection Array, what if the other party really wanted to do sothing?
If they could detain ng Yu, if they could demonstrate the power of the Eternal Night Palace...
Soon after, the three Foundation Establishnt Cultivators who had paid the visit ca out, each seeming a bit bewildered.
Those who were allowed inside were the most experienced, most perceptive, and most eloquent.
Then, they began to discuss the opulence they witnessed.
The tea tables and stools were made of Fourth Grade spirit wood (although the Immortal Sect had only been around in that region for ten thousand years, it doesn't an that before then, millions of years had passed without Sects leaving behind various treasures. And although Fourth Grade spirit wood lost its magic essence and beca Third Grade treasure after being fashioned into furnishings, such waste was equivalent to seeing prized horses plowing fields—it made them feel as though they were witnessing an incredulous squandering).
And then, the Spiritual Tea, Spirit Fruit…
When the Immortal Sect shalessly settled accounts with ng Yu, they loved to stuff him with flashy but useless items, just like those Yellow Pear Wood antiques from another planet. The Immortal Sect's enforcent agencies had confiscated so many that they used to be sowhat valuable, but with the flourishing spirit stone market, these items had further lost their value.
But, the people from the Eternal Night Palace didn't know that.
Everyone also recalled how ng Yu had arrived in the Western Wastes and set up a canteen outside the Moon-Watching Sect, where passing Cultivators could eat Spirit Rice for free. At that ti, everyone thought he was a complete fool, throwing away money so freely that the Sky-splitting Sword Sect believed they could take advantage of him…
"The ten Magic Artifacts constituting the Array—I recognized the Xuan Yin Mirror, the Banner of Black Water, and the Kai Yang Sword..."
Another Foundation Establishnt Cultivator recounted what he saw, and the various details.
"Did ng Yu ntion what he is here for this ti?"
An imposing Golden Core Cultivator asked this.
"First, Wang Yingjie dies. Second, since the Myriad Gold Pavilion attacked the Moon-Watching Sect's people in Sleepless City, and since Sleepless City has taken Ding Yijun's managent fee, they need to provide an explanation and expel the Myriad Gold Pavilion from Sleepless City."
Are ng Yu's conditions troubleso?
Not troubleso. Wang Yingjie is just an ant; the big trouble he caused ans nobody would object to crushing him. As for the Myriad Gold Pavilion matter, although it's a bit more intricate, they initiated the wrongdoing. Hence, it wouldn't be wrong for Sleepless City to take action against them, even the Myriad Gold Pavilion couldn't argue against it.
However, precisely because the demands were so light, everyone felt it strange.
"Just this, just this?"
"Yes, ng Yu said he and a Golden Core guard are preparing to travel the world and don't wish to make a big fuss. Today's incident was an anomaly. He has no other designs against Sleepless City or the Eternal Night Palace, and if by chance their paths cross, they will just smile and move on. As long as these two matters are handled, or rather, if Wang Yingjie is killed, he won't pursue the Myriad Gold Pavilion matter any further. He will deal with them himself in the future. As long as we kill Wang Yingjie, we will have no further involvent."
The eldest among the Foundation Establishnt Cultivators said this.
At that mont, he listened to ng Yu's demands with unease, knowing full well that the Eternal Night Palace would never agree unless ng Yu demanded that Wang Yingjie's entire family, including True Sage Wang, be killed, which might lead the Eternal Night Palace to consider discussing the matter.
"Heh, wishful thinking."
At that mont, the Sect Leader of the Eternal Night Palace in the Western Extres made a decision.
Killing Wang Yingjie was no matter; not to ntion one, but killing a hundred like him wouldn't an anything. But in doing so, the reputation of the Eternal Night Palace in the Western Extres would be completely destroyed.
A Foundation Establishnt Cultivator together with a Golden Core cos to Sleepless City and pressures the Eternal Night Palace to reveal its Nascent Soul Master, and by the end, they must kill their own person. What would be left of the Eternal Night Palace's reputation? This was utterly preposterous.
"Don't reply, let him stew for a bit, keep waiting."
He ordered this.
He glanced at the Array in front of him, disdainfully curling his lip. What sort of disturbance could this Array cause among Sleepless City's Arrays?
Even if Nascent Soul Masters were unable to act in Sleepless City, there were so many Golden Cores here—a united effort would break through the defense Array and capture ng Yu within half an hour.
Soone checked the ti; ng Yu had given the Eternal Night Palace three days to consider.
That person earnestly said, "Please give a reply. If you don't give face, then things will really turn unpleasant. Thank you."
How absurd, how totally absurd!
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