Turning toward the voice, they saw a woman with a voluptuous figure standing in the center of the plaza.
"That's Qin Guangwei of the Celestial Immortal Sect."
"I've heard she has a explosive temper, and seeing her today, it's clearly true."
"But publicly provoking someone like this—won't it cause trouble?"
"Why would she be afraid? The Nine Souls Heavenly River is a desolate wasteland. I doubt anyone there has even stepped into the Half-God realm. They probably don't even have many juniors at the Martial Venerable realm."
"And from what I've heard, Qin Guangwei has already entered the Third Grade Half-God realm. How could Xian Miaomiao of the Nine Souls Heavenly River possibly be her match?"
"Xian Miaomiao, sure, Qin Guangwei wouldn't fear her. But I'm talking about the people from the Summit of the Nine Heavens. Regardless, Xian Miaomiao was invited by the Summit of the Nine Heavens. Would they allow Qin Guangwei to provoke her like this?"
"That is a fair point, but won't the answer be revealed soon enough? Let's just watch."
"True."
More and more onlookers gathered, and they all wanted to see whether Qin Guangwei's actions would bring trouble.
So everyone fixed their gazes in the same direction.
This plaza was the sole passage for everyone coming and going from their residences. Surrounding the plaza were mostly living quarters.
And when looking from the plaza toward those quarters, all one could see was a dense white mist.
The mist was reinforced by powerful barriers that even Spirit World Masters could not see through.
Yet in several directions, one could clearly see characters glowing with red light.
Those characters were like plaques—despite being in the distance, they remained perfectly visible through the mist.
The names displayed were Qin Xuan, Feng Ling, Xianhai Yu'er, Wang Qiang, Jie Tian, and Xian Miaomiao.
All of them were invitees.
This was the exclusive treatment reserved for specially invited guests.
And so everyone knew the direction of Xian Miaomiao's residence.
"It's gone out."
Soon, the crowd grew excited.
Xian Miaomiao's name had dimmed, which very likely meant she had left her residence.
Xian Miaomiao might have come out.
Sure enough, before long, a figure emerged from the mist.
The moment they saw her, every person—regardless of gender—lit up.
"Is... is that Xian Miaomiao?"
"She's actually quite pretty."
Yellow hair, blue eyes, pointed ears—at first glance she looked more like a member of the Demon Race.
But she was beautiful. That delicate face, especially those lively blue eyes, bore none of the aggression one might associate with the Demon Race. Instead, she possessed a nobility that even humans lacked.
And this was indeed Xian Miaomiao.
There were many women present. Some were naturally stunning, and even those who weren't born so would seek out Spirit World Masters to alter their appearance, refining their features and figures as much as possible beyond what their parents had given them.
So very few among the crowd were unattractive.
Yet the moment Xian Miaomiao appeared, without exception, every woman was rendered dull by comparison.
They were simply not on the same level.
"She really is beautiful. Forget strength for a moment—how is Xian Miaomiao this gorgeous?"
Even among these conceited geniuses in the crowd, seeing Xian Miaomiao's appearance drew involuntary words of praise.
Some were even swallowing hard, looking like they'd never seen anything like her in their lives.
And Qin Shu, who also hailed from the Celestial Immortal Sect, looked Xian Miaomiao up and down, then down and up again, scrutinizing her repeatedly.
The more he looked, the more he liked what he saw.
"If I could take her as my servant, that would be quite nice." Qin Shu silently hatched his own scheme.
This Qin Shu was Qin Xuan's younger brother.
But he was hardly a decent person.
Back when Chu Feng was in the Ancient Realm, he had run into him.
At the time, Qin Shu had teamed up with Jia Chengying of the Alchemy Immortal Sect and Zhou Dong of the Green Moon Divine Temple, opposing Chu Feng at every turn.
Later, when the Green Moon Divine Temple invaded the Ancient Realm, they had let him leave unharmed on account of his identity.
After returning, Qin Shu had thrown himself into his training. Now he had improved considerably compared to before.
He had even managed to secure tenth place in the trial to enter the Summit of the Nine Heavens.
But his character was rotten to the core. Qin Guangwei's public provocation of Xian Miaomiao had been instigated by none other than him.