The people at the banquet all discovered something strange. Not only were the auras of these geniuses fluctuating, their countenances were all extremely unsightly to behold. Among them, Jiang Yan and Nion were the worst. Jiang Yan's countenance was as cold as a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice, as though he couldn't stand the sight of anyone.
Nion also had an expression similar to Jiang Yan, as though she was humiliated by someone. Her beautiful countenance turned green and those who didn't know might even think that this beautiful woman was sullied by someone.
"What happened?" The hearts of the spectators were filled with curiosity.
"Could it be that they didn't manage to kill that young man, Tianwen?" Someone mused.
However, the possibility of this was extremely small. With so many experts, how could they fail to kill a mere third-level ascendant? Even with Cheron and Mu Yan's help, the strength of these geniuses should be sufficient to delay the two of them before killing that young man. There was no doubt about this at all.
Just as they were contemplating, the other geniuses had already arrived. They landed on the ground with ashen expressions and none of them spoke a single word, directly returning to their seats at the banquet. In fact, they didn't even bother to speak to Pei Tianyuan. This caused the spectators to feel that something was amiss.
"Pei Xiao." Pei Tianyuan's gaze landed on Pei Xiao. These people were all geniuses from major powers and it wasn't appropriate for Pei Tianyuan to force them to speak. Only Pei Xiao was his descendant, hence it was naturally more appropriate for him to question him.
Pei Xiao inclined his head and stared at Pei Tianyuan with an awkward expression on his face. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. If he spoke the truth, the faces of these geniuses wouldn't look good. But in front of Pei Tianyuan, he didn't dare to lie.
"My King." Pei Xiao bowed slightly as he spoke, "That fellow can borrow the power of runic inscriptions to battle."
"Borrow the power of runic inscriptions to battle?" Pei Tianyuan's expression froze. Although Pei Xiao had only said one sentence, he immediately understood the meaning behind it. The fewer words Pei Xiao spoke, the more likely it was that something unexpected would happen. Even Pei Xiao didn't know what to say.
"Even if he borrowed the power of runic inscriptions to battle, with so many geniuses acting together, killing him should be as easy as flipping a palm." However, at this moment, a person who didn't understand the current situation spoke out. His words caused Nion to coldly glance at him. After which, she replied, "There's nothing to hide. That young man's attainments in runic inscriptions are extremely high. Although his strength isn't that high, he is extremely crafty. He lured us to the Nine Immortality Bells and borrowed the power of the runic inscriptions to attack us. We have no way to kill him."
As the sound of the crowd rang out, everyone understood. Upon seeing the fluctuations of Nion's aura, they felt that she was injured and even injured.
Not only were they unable to kill the other party, it was likely that all of these geniuses had suffered. Otherwise, they wouldn't have returned in such a sorry state.
Things were getting interesting now. It was one thing for the geniuses to return in low spirits one after another, but most likely, they were even abused by the other party.
Nion also didn't conceal this matter. There were countless people who witnessed the battle and most probably, this news would soon spread throughout the entire Driftsnow City. There was no way to hide it, and the people at the banquet would soon learn about it. Hence, she might as well reveal some information first so as to not lose too much face.
"Duke, come, let's drink." One of them spoke, trying to ease the tense atmosphere. Pei Tianyuan immediately understood. He smiled, "Everyone, let's have a drink. Everyone, please enjoy the banquet today."
The crowd raised their cups and drank together with the Prefecture King Pei Tianyuan. Although this was the case, the rest of the banquet was extremely dull. There was no way to enjoy the banquet to their heart's content. The Heaven's Chosen didn't have the slightest bit of interest in the banquet. They only greeted the Prefecture King Pei Tianyuan for a short while before bidding their farewells. They only came back because they wanted to give the Prefecture King Pei Tianyuan some face.
This enmity must be settled with that fellow.
Pei Yu, on the other hand, was happier. She didn't expect Tianwen to be so powerful. Naturally, she could guess that these people had suffered a disadvantage in the hands of Tianwen.
The banquet ended in a hurry and everyone took their leave. Soon, there were only a few people left at the banquet.
The Jiangling King Pei Tianyuan, the Tower Lord of the Cloud Tower Ji Kong, the City Lord of the Driftsnow City, as well as the subordinates of the Pei Clan.
Pei Tianyuan picked up his wine cup and took a sip. He raised his head and looked at Pei Xiao, "Tell me what happened in detail."
"Yes." Pei Xiao nodded and recounted everything that had happened, causing Pei Tianyuan to furrow his brows from time to time. Occasionally, a sharp glint would appear in his eyes.
After Pei Xiao finished speaking, Pei Tianyuan muttered to himself for a moment before shaking his head, "We've misjudged. No wonder Cheron is so close to this young man. So it's because of the Nine Immortality Bells. To think that the person with the deepest comprehension of the Nine Immortality Bells would be the first to be offended by us. Not only that, we even formed a grudge with these major powers. How depressing."
This time around, experts from all over the Cloud Prefecture came to the Driftsnow City for the sake of the secret of the Nine Immortality Bells. However, Qin Wentian was the one who managed to sound the bells the most yet he was humiliated repeatedly during the banquet. What a laughable matter. Most probably, if this matter were to spread out, he, Pei Tianyuan, would surely be the target of criticism from many in the Driftsnow City.
However, what sort of figure was Pei Tianyuan? He wouldn't care about all this.
"My King, since we know that Tianwen's attainments in the Dao of Divine Inscriptions are extremely high and he might be able to unravel the secret of the Nine Immortality Bells, why don't we befriend him now?" Pei Yu interjected. Pei Tianyuan glanced at her before laughing, "How naive. Although he's at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, he's merely an ant-like existence to me. But I'm not a fool. If you befriend him now, he would at most feign civility with you. I'm afraid he would already be filled with hatred in his heart."
"Also, so what if his attainments in the Dao of Divine Inscriptions are extremely high? His cultivation base is still weak. Why would we offend the geniuses from the major powers of the Cloud Prefecture just for him? Pei Yu, you are truly too naive. Even if we take ten thousand steps back and he really unravels the secret of the Nine Immortality Bells, so what? The secret was unraveled by him, does that mean that the benefits would belong to him? "
Pei Tianyuan stared at Pei Yu as he spoke, his words causing Pei Yu's countenance to turn pale. Pei Tianyuan's words caused her to feel a chill in her heart.
"Pei Xiao, continue to maintain a good relationship with those people. Pei Yu, you should leave as well. You are still too inexperienced." Pei Tianyuan spoke. Pei Yu nodded her head before bidding farewell.
"My King, since you told Pei Yu all these, why did you allow her to leave?" Pei Xiao asked.
Pei Tianyuan stared at Pei Xiao, he didn't say anything. Ji Kong who was at the side laughed, "Pei Xiao, the Jiangling King is doing this intentionally. Pei Yu is someone from the Jiangling King's Manor, she should maintain a good relationship with Cheron, Mu Yan and Tianwen, treating each other with sincerity. As for you, isn't it good to maintain a good relationship with Jiang Yan and the others? No matter what the Jiangling King's standpoint is, at the very least, he doesn't need to take the initiative to target anyone. Just let them fight amongst themselves. "
Pei Xiao was enlightened. After which, he respectfully replied, "Many thanks for Tower Lord Ji's guidance."
"Learn well." Ji Kong patted Pei Xiao on his shoulder. After which, he stood up and departed as well. This banquet could be considered a failure but Pei Tianyuan didn't mind it.
In the following days, the news of Qin Wentian's battle with the geniuses circulated around. Momentarily, Tianwen's name became even more resounding. Many people knew that the young man who sat cross-legged before the Nine Immortality Bells every day wasn't because he couldn't communicate with them. Rather, it was because he was trying to comprehend them on a deeper level.
As for Jiang Yan, every time he appeared, the gazes of everyone would be strange when they stared at him. This caused Jiang Yan to feel extremely uncomfortable, as though he was on the verge of collapse.
At the same time, as time flowed by, more and more experts arrived at the Driftsnow City. Truly a gathering of geniuses, experts were as common as the clouds. These experts all headed towards the Nine Immortality Bells, attempting to comprehend them.
In fact, many experts from the major powers of the Cloud Prefecture also arrived. Around the Nine Immortality Bells, immortal-foundation experts could often be seen, radiating immortal halos, causing others to look up to them.
In the surroundings of the Nine Immortality Bells, immortal-foundation experts could be seen everywhere.
All of a sudden, snowflakes drifted about in the Driftsnow City. These snowflakes weren't cold at all, they danced in the wind and swiftly melted when they landed on the ground, existing only for an instant.
Beside one of the Nine Immortality Bells, Pei Yu was clad in white. She stretched her hand out, allowing the snowflakes to land on her palm. Her beautiful eyes stared at the sky as she mumbled, "Each and every snowflake that falls, are they the tears of 'you'?"
The 'you' in Pei Yu's words naturally referred to the Driftsnow Master. In the legends, the Driftsnow Master used his flesh and blood to forge a city, infusing his soul into the Nine Immortality Bells. When the bells chimed, it was because he missed Immortal Jade. When the snowflakes fell, they were his tears.
"Aren't you a little too infatuated?" Cheron walked to the side of Pei Yu as he smiled. Although he believed in this legend, he didn't believe that these snowflakes were the tears of the Driftsnow Master.
Pei Yu stared at Cheron as a sweet smile appeared on her face. "Anything is possible. The secret of the Nine Immortality Bells has yet to be unraveled and Tianwen said that he has already seen the Driftsnow Master. What else is impossible?"
"That fellow is a freak. Although I can communicate with the Nine Immortality Bells and form a connection, I've never seen the scene within before. This fellow actually said that he saw the Driftsnow Master? This is simply inconceivable. How high is his attainment in this aspect exactly?"
Cheron's lips twitched as he stared at Qin Wentian. This was already the fifth time Qin Wentian had comprehended the Nine Immortality Bells. He wanted to completely comprehend all nine of them before he would have a chance to unravel the secret within.
At this moment, Qin Wentian sat before the Nine Immortality Bells. His consciousness seemed to have sunk into the Nine Immortality Bells, or to put it more accurately, a scene within.
In this scene, snowflakes drifted unceasingly. In the center of a gigantic castle, an incomparably gigantic silhouette quietly sat there. This silhouette was over ten thousand meters tall, as though its head could touch the heavens and its feet could touch the earth. It was simply terrifying.
However, this giant merely had a gigantic physique. His countenance was handsome, and his countenance was gentle. His eyes stared into the horizons, filled with a sense of attachment. He stretched out his palms, allowing the snowflakes to land on his palms as they melted. However, he couldn't feel the coldness at all. He simply sat there like this, as though he wanted to sit there for the rest of his life, experiencing the passage of countless years!
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