With a thought from Immortal Venerable Ning Shuang, the figures vanished once more, and the Nine Venerable Palace returned to its original state.
What just happened was only a fleeting moment, but to the onlookers outside, it was no less than a huge earthquake!
That Nascent Soul cultivator from the Five Elements Sect... is actually sitting on equal footing with all the Immortal Venerables?
"My God, must I have seen wrong?"
"...We must have both misread it..."
"What qualifications does he have? He actually... he actually sat next to Immortal Venerable Ning Shuang?!"
...
The members of the Five Elements Sect exchanged blank stares, unable to find anything to say.
The scene just now... no matter how I think about it, I can't find any reason why it could have happened.
A Nascent Soul cultivator? Does he truly represent the pinnacle of cultivation?
"Hey, why are you making such a fuss?"
In contrast, Liang Yuxian and the other two were not too surprised.
Liang Yuyan acted as if it were perfectly natural.
"I told you Uncle Sect Master is very powerful. All of this is normal. If he gets serious, he can be even more powerful! No one knows just how powerful he really is!"
"Junior Sister, why do you call him Uncle Sect Master? Also, how do you know he can become even more powerful? Can you tell me... By the way, I'm your Tenth Senior Sister, Tang Shishi. Consider this Azure Rainbow Silk a gift for you to play with!"
"And me, I'm the eleventh senior sister, Luo Lingshan. This flying sword is one I used when I was in the Nascent Soul stage; I'm giving it to you."
"I am Ninth Senior Sister, Tong Zixuan..."
"I am the seventh senior sister..."
...
In an instant, everyone stuffed the gifts that were supposed to be given after the initial introduction into Liang Yuyan's hands, leaving her dazzled for a moment.
Liang Yuyan really wanted to accept them all, but after a moment of hesitation, she returned them.
"No, no, I'm not familiar with you. I can't tell you the sect leader's secret!"
The group looked at each other.
I had only heard Wei Lan say that Liang Yuyan had a childlike nature, but I didn't expect her to be so innocent and carefree. I immediately sent her the gift again.
"We don't want secrets, just tell us things that aren't secrets!"
"Yes, yes! You can't tell anyone the secret, so just tell us what you can."
It's no wonder that the group coaxed and lied to Liang Yuyan; everyone was simply too curious about Ye Feng.
How could a Nascent Soul cultivator sit calmly beside an Immortal Venerable?
Liang Yuyan glanced cautiously at her sister, and seeing her nod slightly, she happily put her things away.
"Alright then, I'll just tell you a little something..."
In fact, Liang Yuyan knew very little about Ye Feng.
He's not much different from an ordinary cultivator from Tiannan...
As Liang Yuyan began her story about the East China Sea beast tide...
Zhou Yongcheng, along with Yang Lingzhi and Murong Zhao, immediately set up an isolation array around them.
With the three of them working together, even a first-stage immortal would not be able to find out what was happening inside without alerting them.
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Inside the Nine Venerable Hall, Immortal Venerable Ning Shuang stared intently at Ye Feng and said in a cold voice,
"If you're bored, you can go out and have some fun!"
Ye Feng stopped forcing a smile and sat up slightly.
"Um, that was an accident. I'm done playing, you guys continue!"
Seeing Ye Feng's shameless attitude, Immortal Venerable Ning Shuang shook her head helplessly.
This Ye Feng is just like Ling Fenghan; he does things without any rhyme or reason, like a little kid.
Disturbed by Ye Feng, everyone lost the will to continue their deductions and discussions.
The old immortal woman spoke directly.
"Since there is no foolproof plan, I'm afraid the only option left is to negotiate peace!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng noticed a scholar-like immortal nodding in agreement.
"Actually, we and the alien beasts are facing the same situation now... and there's really no need for a life-or-death battle!"
Someone echoed this suggestion, and the proposal to negotiate immediately divided the opinions in the hall.
Four people nodded, two remained silent, and two others shook their heads and sighed.
At this point, Ye Feng couldn't sit still any longer. If they had already reached a settlement, how was he supposed to complete his mission?
If the mythical beasts and the immortals become allies, and I go to subdue the demons, wouldn't that mean I'd be going against the eight great sects?
This is amazing!
He immediately disregarded social hierarchy and stood up, shouting loudly.
"How can you negotiate peace? They are alien beasts, not of our kind, and their hearts are bound to be different! Even if they are afraid of the unity of our human race and are only pretending to seek peace, they will probably still steal and eat humans behind our backs!"
"Besides, if you make peace, wouldn't all those cities devoured by the beasts and all those humans who died unjustly have died in vain?"
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Ling Fengxue nodded secretly.
But everyone else, including those who had previously remained silent and shaken their heads, wore sneers on their faces.
How could a mere Nascent Soul cultivator possibly understand the bigger picture?
The things he mentioned are so basic, yet everyone here already knows them.
Still too young, like the Frost Immortal Venerable, prone to acting impulsively and spouting useless nonsense...
Ignoring Ye Feng, Zhang Tiancheng of the Supreme Sect continued to speak.
"If we're going to talk, we need to do it quickly. A Qiongqi beast appeared near Daoyong City before... If we don't make a decision soon, these beasts might unite to try and deal with us!"
“These strange beasts have survived the tribulation of lightning and can transform into humans. Their intelligence is no less than that of any of us here. If we delay any longer, things will only get out of control!”
Ling Fengxue remained silent for a moment, then firmly shook his head.
"I do not agree with feeding beasts with human offerings!"
"This matter should be addressed sooner rather than later. Since there is no consensus, let's vote. With all eight...nine Venerables present, let's vote directly!"
"good!"
"Can!"
This vote was conducted in secret format.
Upon hearing Zhang Tiancheng's statement, two options immediately appeared in Ye Feng's mind.
In an instant, eight orbs of light lit up in the center of the hall, seven green and one red.
Feeding and offering humans to exotic beasts... While Ye Feng was filled with dread, he also noticed a location: Dao Yong City!
Zhang Tiancheng stood up from his seat.
"Now that the vote is over, then..."
"Wait a moment!"
It was Ye Feng who called for a halt, this insignificant and trivial Lesser Nascent Soul cultivator.
Zhang Tiancheng's cold eyes flashed like lightning as he looked at Ye Feng.
"As a representative of the Five Elements Sect, you have the option to vote, but with seven votes in favor, your opinion is irrelevant!"
"I disagree with voting!"
As Ye Feng's voice faded, another red light appeared in the center of the hall.
"But what I want to ask is, Daoyong City... is it the Daoyong City where the Zi family is currently located? The one of the Great Dao Boundless Sect, the descendant of Zi Yun...?"
No one paid any attention to Ye Feng, nor did they expel him from the main hall; this in itself was an act of mercy from the assembled dignitaries.
Just when he was in utter despair, that cold, sarcastic voice that had been so hostile before rang out again.
"The main branch of the Zi family is indeed in Daoyong City... However, tens of thousands of years have passed, and now the Zi family only has two Void Returning cultivators in charge..."
Perhaps because Ye Feng voted against it, Ning Shuang Immortal Venerable's tone was much gentler as her only ally.
Ye Feng sighed deeply.
Since that's the case... then there's no room for negotiation on the price.
Money can be earned slowly, but once a person dies, there is no "future."
No matter how many other innocent people die, to Ye Feng, there is only regret.
But if the Zi family is gone because of him....
Ye Feng's conscience wouldn't allow him to make the choice to ignore it.
Zhang Tiancheng: "The resolution is final, I hereby announce..."
"I have a plan!"
Ye Feng's gaze sharpened as he looked at the group of immortal venerables.
"I said, I have a way! I can capture the strange beasts!"
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