Chapter 469 Unkind Invitation
Chapter 469 Unkind Invitation
Tong Mingshan entered the scene again and appeared in the mirror image, walking towards the leaders of the three major sects who were standing on the steps holding treasures.
The leader of the Lihuo Sect on the side of the stairs stretched out his hand and gestured, indicating Tong Mingshan to come over here.
All the weapon refiners in the audience stared at Tong Mingshan with countless envious looks on their faces.
Gu Lianni, who had already woken up, also saw it, feeling sad and surprised by Tong Mingshan's white hair.
People like Luo Shengsheng and Mi Liangmeng accepted their defeat with a sincere heart and looked at him with respect.
Walking down the steps, Tong Mingshan bowed respectfully to the leaders of the three major sects. His expression was calm and his mentality was unusually calm. Even if he wanted to be emotional, he had no energy to do so. He seemed neither humble nor arrogant.
If it were his usual self, he would probably be extremely nervous if he saw her.
Don't think that it's okay just because he met a few of them when he followed Shi Chun to sell the secret techniques. In fact, the supreme leader of such a top-level sect is absolutely a high-ranking existence in the world of cultivation. Not everyone can see him if they want to. Most people may not even meet him once in their entire life.
This is the occasion.
Regardless of whether they were competitors before, the leaders of the three major sects looked at Tong Mingshan with admiration that was hard to conceal.
The three of them were experts who noticed that this fellow who absorbed four divine fires only used two of them for the decisive battle. The reason behind this seemed to be related to enlightenment, and they all wanted to learn more about it.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, there was no need for politeness or nonsense. Luo Yan, who was in the middle, made a gesture of "extending your hand", and the "True Fire Ruyi Tower" in front of him floated lightly towards Tong Mingshan below.
This is a reward and a gift, and it has aroused the envy of countless people.
Tong Mingshan was not rude and reached out to take it with both hands. At this moment, Luo Yan's voice sounded in his ears, "Tong Mingshan, Liantian Sect has a place for you at any time."
Given his status, there is no need to say much. The meaning has been made very clear. Anyone who is not stupid will understand what it means.
Tong Mingshan remained calm as ever. He took the treasure and bowed in greeting.
Then, the head of Shudao Mountain, Gu Yanduo, pressed his palm and pushed, and the orb containing the 'Remnant Dragon Spirit' also floated towards Tongming Mountain below.
Tong Mingshan, who had received the pagoda, reached out to take it again. Gu Yanduo's voice sounded in his ears again, "Shudao Mountain has countless secrets, and they are in need of disciples like you to inherit them. I am also in need of a last disciple, so you might as well consider it carefully."
Tong Mingshan, who received the treasure with both hands, still bowed in greeting.
The last one was Su Qiao, the leader of Jihuo Sect. He raised his finger and pointed, and the bow-shaped sharp blade slowly descended. He also reminded them through voice transmission: "Jihuo Sect also has human cultivators. If you are interested in Jihuo Sect, you can come at any time. If you need any help from Jihuo Sect, just ask."
Tong Mingshan, who received the treasure, bowed calmly as always.
Seeing the treasure fall into the hands of others, especially the opposite side killed Black Tiger, Su Qiao was actually depressed, but when he looked up at the mirror image in the sky, he saw himself, Luo Yan and Gu Yanduo appearing side by side, and he felt a little happy in his heart.
Without further ado, the leader of the Lihuo Sect gestured for Tong Mingshan to leave the stage, and then loudly and formally announced, "The divine fire will not be extinguished, and the weapon refining world will shine forever!"
"The divine fire is immortal, and the weapon refining world will always be bright!"
All the weapon-refining sects suddenly shouted in unison, with a certain piety and solemnity. The sound shook the valley and could even be heard far away outside the valley.
Shouts suddenly exploded all around, scaring Shi Chun and his gang who were caught off guard. After looking around, they also regarded themselves as part of the weapon refining world, clenched their fists, waved their hands, and shouted a few times.
After a period of resonance, this year's Divine Fire Covenant came to an end.
People in the valley began to scatter, and each faction prepared to return.
Shi Chun didn't know whether they could leave or not, as it was said that the Observatory wanted to arrest them.
No matter whether he can be caught or not, he had to get the thing first. Shi Chun winked at Wu Jinliang, who understood and immediately ran to the Lihuo Sect which was hosting the event.
The process was a bit bumpy. The thing was not in the hands of the Lihuo Sect, but was taken away by the Daming Pavilion. Wu Jinliang didn't care about it and went directly to the Daming Pavilion to ask for it.
Damingge was also unhappy with Mingshan Sect, and also wanted to take the Linglong Heart back for research, so he expressed his curiosity, asking, who said that whoever refined the finished product in the competition would own it?
Well, Wu Jinliang was too lazy to try to reason with him. He just had a loud voice. There were still quite a lot of people at the messy scene. He was shameless, but Damingge still had some dignity, so they gave it back to him, so the process went smoothly.
He easily took back the exquisite heart that Tong Mingshan had refined, and threw it to Shi Chun.
Young Master Nan who was halfway up the mountain also came down happily. He found a group of people and bowed to express his congratulations repeatedly. He smiled so hard that his eyes and nose were almost wrinkled, and he looked so happy that he was dying.
As the figures around him were in chaos, Shi Chun exchanged glances with the ten major sects, then turned to the Mingshan Sect and said, "The Sect Master is too tired. There is no hurry to leave. Let's go back to where we are and let him relax for a while."
Didn't they say that the people in the Star Observatory were waiting? Can we take a break? Chu Jingtang and the others looked at each other with some worry.
They naturally thought that they could not possibly have anything to do with the evil ways, but once they fell into the hands of the Stargazing Pavilion, they had no choice.
Shi Chun has the final say on decisive matters, which is the summary of past experience. He said he would not leave yet, and a group of people followed him back to his destination.
Young Master Nan also left a few people with him and returned with Shi Chun and his group.
It seemed that the ten major sects had no plans to stay. Except for the Liantian Sect, the people from the other nine sects greeted the leader of the Lihuo Sect and left directly with their people.
As soon as Luo Yan arrived at the entrance of the temporary residence of Liantian Sect, a disciple ran over and whispered, "Sect Master, all the people from the nine sects have left."
Luo Yan paused, "So urgent?"
The visitor hummed, "It does seem a bit urgent. He left as soon as the show was over." Luo Yan, who was standing in front of the mountainside courtyard, turned back and looked at the countless figures slowly leaving the valley. He said in a deep voice, "All nine sects are so anxious. It can't be a coincidence. It seems to be related to Shi Chun's previous collusion." He tilted his head and asked, "What's the situation with Master Xuanji?"
The elder on the side whispered: "Still on the top of the mountain, no response for the time being."
Luo Yan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the mountain to pay a visit. You guys take care of the rest."
"Yes." Several people accompanying him responded one after another.
Luo Yan immediately left with only one elder.
In the pavilion on the mountain, Mulan looked at both sides of the mountain. On one side, she saw the gathering and dispersion of people in the valley, and on the other side, she saw the hustle and bustle outside the valley, as well as the vast blue sea in the distance.
Outside the pavilion, the attendant holding the mother-child talisman contacted someone and suddenly walked into the pavilion quickly, reporting: "Except for the Liantian Sect, the other nine of the ten major sects have left, but several have sent news that their leaders have left."
Mulan tilted her head slightly to ask, "The leaders of the several families who received the news have all left?"
The subordinate said, "Yes, judging from the total, they all happened at the same time. This shouldn't be a coincidence. The departure of the nine families may be suspicious."
Mulan Jin: "Where are Shichun and the others?"
The subordinate said, "He is quite honest. He has not left and is returning to where he stayed."
Then he took out another mother-child talisman and looked at it, saying, "Master, Luo Yan has come up. He should be looking for you."
Mulan walked a few steps and looked down the mountain. She saw the figure going up the mountain.
Not long after, Luo Yan brought an elder to the top of the mountain. He took a look at the situation outside the valley and looked at the mirror image in the sky.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, the elders who were accompanying them stayed outside the pavilion. Luo Yan walked into the pavilion and expressed some dissatisfaction, "That Young Master Nan is relying on his background to do whatever he wants. It's really outrageous."
Mulan, who was standing with her hands behind her back, glanced at him and ignored such nonsense because she was not worthy of his hypocritical response.
Luo Yan was not embarrassed to find a new topic. He also knew the other party's dissatisfaction, so he didn't want to beat around the bush and got straight to the point. "May I ask, Lord, when will you take the Mingshan Sect away?"
Mulan said calmly: "When should I take him away? Do I still need your instructions?"
Luo Yan hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I have an unreasonable request, please fulfill it."
Mulan glanced back at him again and didn't respond.
Luo Yan had no choice but to be more direct, "Master, can you hold off on bringing the person back? Give me half an hour in Liantian Sect. I want to talk to Shi Chun."
Mulan looked into the distance, not knowing what she was thinking.
Luo Yan politely looked at his back as he stood with his hands behind his back and waited.
Suddenly, Mulan said something shocking: "Want to silence me?"
Luo Yan's expression froze, but he, the largest sect in the weapon refining world, was not easily frightened, so he quickly apologized, "Master, you are too kind. How can you say that I want to silence you? Our Liantian Sect is only interested in Shi Chun's secret method of finding the divine fire. Before the competition, the other nine sects were in collusion with Shi Chun. Now the other nine sects have left in a hurry. I'm afraid those nine sects have already seen through the secret. How can our Liantian Sect be willing to fall behind?"
Mulan Jin: "What does it have to do with me? Or do you think the affairs between your sects are more important than the affairs of Heaven?"
Luo Yan frowned slightly, but remained respectful. He cupped his hands again and said in a very sincere tone, "Just half an hour. After half an hour, no matter whether we can get the result we want or not, you should immediately withdraw and go back to the Heavenly Court to rush to make the batch of magic tools. I will also urge them to do their best. Please grant my blessing, Lord."
Mulan tilted her head and glanced at him with a deep gaze.
Luo Yan stood there with his hands clasped and was reluctant to get up.
After a period of silence, Mulan Jin suddenly asked, "Are you sure Shichun will tell you?"
Luo Yan: "We should try it if we can."
Mulanjin slowly turned her head and said to her subordinates, "Shichun is not familiar with the people of Liantian Sect. Arrange two people to change into the clothes of Liantian Sect disciples and accompany Sect Master Luo. Sect Master Luo, I am also interested in the secret method. Do you have any objection?"
Luo Yan was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly: "If the nine families know about it, it won't hurt to have one more master know about it."
After returning slowly with a group from Mingshan Sect's temporary residence, Shi Chun first signaled to close the door to welcome visitors, then arranged for Tong Mingshan to rest in a room on the side, and stopped others from going to the main hall, and asked everyone to rest in the yard, including Young Master Nan and his group.
Young Master Nan was puzzled, and found that this guy was sneaking around a lot, but thinking that he had helped him make money again, he was too lazy to care about it. He took out the mother-and-child talisman to contact people from the outside world and inquired about the preparations for the opening of the gambling bet.
Wu Jinliang followed Shi Chun up the stairs and went straight to the main hall. When they reached the gate, Shi Chun gave a look and Wu Jinliang stopped immediately. After Shi Chun went in alone, he immediately closed the door and stood guard at the door.
As the door was closed, the light in the hall dimmed. Shi Chun glanced inside the hall, walked to the living room on the side, pressed his hand on the door, and slowly pushed it open. He stretched his head and looked inside, only to see several figures turning back and looking at him.
The lighting inside was not good and dim, but the light coming in through the air vents allowed one to clearly see the vague faces of the people inside.
The nine people were none other than the leaders of the nine major sects who had already left. They came here at some point in time and all of them were in disguise, with changed clothes.
(End of this chapter)