"Oh, it's so lively here. You're all here early!"
Along with the dense and pure Spiritual Qi, a person walked out from the House of Overturning Immortal Steps and said to everyone with a smile.
This person's strength was only at the Peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, but with the huge amount of Spiritual Qi, his momentum was no less than that of a cultivator at the Crossing Calamity Stage, especially the aura of spiritual power that permeated the entire imperial capital, which was even greater than that of a cultivator at the Crossing Calamity Stage.
Everyone's expression changed when they saw this person.
This person was the Bu Clan's Patriarch, Bu Chen. Behind him were many elders and core disciples of the Bu Clan.
Although the Bu Clan was humble in front of a group of first-grade cultivation forces and a Tribulation Passing Stage cultivator, they were neither servile nor overbearing.
As the leader of a second-grade cultivation force, they had the qualifications to speak here.
"So it's Patriarch Bu Chen. Apologies for not going out to meet you." Grand Prince Cheng smiled and cupped his hands.
A Great Ascension Stage cultivator obviously couldn't make Grand Prince Cheng, who was in the Tribulation Passing Stage, act like this. The reason for this was because the Bu Clan had a good relationship with the imperial family. Especially Bu Chen, who was supported by the Nakagawa Empire. Others might not know, but Grand Prince Cheng was well aware.
"Haha, Grand Prince Cheng is too polite." Bu Chen immediately returned the greeting and respectfully greeted the others. "Greetings State Teacher Peony, Grand Prince Jin, and Grand Prince Duanzhong."
After this greeting, Bu Chen had already brought the Bu Clan's people to their side. It was clear who was close and who was distant.
"Patriarch Bu Chen is too polite. I heard that something happened in the Bu Clan. Has it been resolved?" Grand Prince Jin asked with a smile.
It wasn't easy for a powerful force to stand on the imperial family's side, so Grand Prince Jin naturally had to be more enthusiastic. At the very least, he had to put on a show.
If it was any other time, as the leader of the nine Grand Princes, he would at most nod and greet Bu Chen.
"Something happened during the gathering, but it's mostly resolved now. I believe that those who were detained will regain their freedom during the millennium celebration," Bu Chen explained. Then, he cupped his fists and bowed to the surrounding people. "I'm sorry, everyone."
Back then, the Bu Family had detained many people. There were people from all the major powers, such as the Imperial Family, Yuan Zong, Lin Family, etc.
Although these people weren't particularly important in the upper echelons, they had all gone to watch the ceremony out of respect for the Bu Family. Now that Bu Chen was here, he had to give them an explanation.
When Prince Jin heard this, he smiled and did not say anything else.
Since Bu Chen didn't explain it in detail, Prince Jin didn't probe further. After all, their relationship wasn't bad, so there was no need to fuss over this matter.
But even if Prince Jin did not ask, it did not mean that others would not ask.
"One of our elders has been detained in the Bu Family. Family Head Bu Chen, you have to give us an explanation," said Zhang Lin solemnly.
"Sect Master Zhang, please calm down. Once the millennium celebration begins, everyone will be sent back to their respective sects. There won't be any accidents," said Bu Chen. Compared to the enthusiasm he had for the royal family, his expression was much colder.
"Hehe, that better be the case." Zhang Lin sneered.
At the same time, Mu Li and Lin An were secretly chatting via voice transmission.
"It looks like the Bu Family has completely fallen into Hayashikawa's hands. Tsk, tsk, tsk. What a show," said Lin An.
The moment he saw Bu Chen, he already knew what Hayashikawa was capable of.
Bu Chen was naturally still the Bu Family's Patriarch, but his mind was probably no longer his.
"How many of the people from the Bu Family do you think belong to Hayashikawa?" asked Mu Li.
"I saw Bu Kuang, but I don't know the rest. However, the person standing beside Bu Chen has a strange cultivation. He's probably Hayashikawa's father-in-law. His disguise is really good. Only I can see through it with my Eye of Creation. No one else can see through his disguise," said Lin An.
Hearing Lin An's words, Mu Li immediately looked at the middle-aged man beside Bu Chen.
This person had an ordinary appearance and was only at the early-stage Great Ascension Stage. No matter how Mu Li looked at him, he couldn't see anything special about him.
"He's really powerful!" said Mu Li.
Even he, who knew that something was amiss, couldn't see anything when he went to take a look, let alone others.
"Let's go. We don't need to stay here any longer. Let's go …" Prince Jin didn't want to continue arguing with the various factions. But before he could finish, Alchemist Peony suddenly moved.
"Who is this? I don't think I've heard of him before. "Alchemist Peony came to Bu Chen's side and looked at the person standing beside him.
"This is Elder Bu Yan. He has been in seclusion for a long time and just came out of seclusion, so I brought him here to participate in the millennium celebration. Is there a problem with the Peony Imperial Preceptor?" Bu Chen asked.
Alchemist Peony looked at the middle-aged cultivator and narrowed his eyes.
He felt that there was something special about this person, but he couldn't tell what was special about him.
"Could it be that we've been discovered?" Mu Li's expression changed slightly.
"No, at most, he just felt that there was something strange. Alchemist Peony is really powerful to be able to find clues like this," said Lin An.
The middle-aged cultivator beside Bu Chen saw Alchemist Peony staring at him and bowed. "Greetings, Imperial Advisor Peony."
Alchemist Peony nodded and didn't say anything else.
The Bu Family was one of the few factions willing to stand with the imperial family. He had to give them some face. If it had been someone from another faction, he might've tried to test them out.
Prince Jin and the others looked at Alchemist Peony's actions in confusion. They didn't find anything strange about the middle-aged cultivator.
"It's fine. Let's go," said Alchemist Peony softly.
"Alright, then everyone follow me …"
This time, Prince Jin still didn't finish his sentence.
Buzz!
Another wave of fluctuation came from the sky, and the scale was very vast. At a glance, one could tell that it was the attack of a Crossing Tribulation cultivator.
"Looks like everyone has a tacit understanding today. Everyone chose the same time to come." Venerated Shangyuan chuckled.
In this short period of time, one first rank faction after another arrived. It was simply too much to handle.
The Transcending Tribulation Stage experts, who were usually elusive, appeared one after another in front of everyone today as if they were going to a market. Many people looked over after sensing the vast aura fluctuations in the sky. They curiously guessed which force had arrived.
"There aren't many tribulation passing realm cultivators who haven't arrived yet. There are only a few first rank factions. Who could it be?" Lin An chuckled.
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