"Wait, you just said — who was it that defeated Huangfu Shengyu?" Zhao Gongyi asked.
Compared to those elders, he was far more concerned about Huangfu Shengyu's situation.
"Reporting to the young master, it was a person named Chu Feng."
"This Chu Feng is also quite a figure."
"Reportedly, he is a Asura World Spiritist, with a True God-level world spirit serving him," the white-haired elder said.
"A True God-level world spirit serving him? Has he already stepped into the ranks of True Dragon World Spiritists?" Zhao Gongyi asked.
"He has not stepped into the True Dragon World Spiritist ranks. He is still a God-cloak World Spiritist, and has not even reached the peak of the God-cloak stage," the white-haired elder replied.
"Ridiculous. How could a God-cloak make a True God world spirit serve him?"
"Could you at least be more reliable when gathering intelligence next time?" Zhao Gongyi said with undisguised contempt.
The white-haired elder did not dare press the matter further.
He was merely reporting intelligence, not here to argue with his young master.
"This can't be right. This intelligence is completely unreliable."
"I said it before — how could Huangfu Shengyu possibly lose to some junior of this era?"
"It seems Huangfu Shengyu will have to be defeated by me."
As he spoke, Zhao Gongyi began walking forward.
But it was clear that even though he didn't believe it, hearing the news had noticeably improved his mood.
Seeing this, the elders exchanged glances.
They naturally understood the situation between Huangfu Shengyu and their young master.
Their young master had once been defeated by Huangfu Shengyu and had been seeking revenge ever since.
But he had never been confident enough to act.
Because the gap between them during their last encounter had been far too great.
"Is the intelligence reliable?"
After Zhao Gongyi left, the elders who had returned with him gathered around.
"Whether it was the junior sparring matches within the Summit of Nine Heavens or Huangfu Bufan's subsequent public challenge, there were many eyewitnesses. The intelligence is absolutely reliable."
"Furthermore, this Chu Feng has conquered the legendary power — the Origin of Veins," the white-haired elder said.
"Origin of Veins?" Upon hearing those four words, the expressions of everyone present rose to an entirely new level of astonishment.
They naturally understood what the Origin of Veins represented — it was a legendary power.
"Oh, and there is one more thing."
"Puppet Venerable has arrived."
"He has confirmed the intelligence. Within a faction called the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect in the Ancestral Martial Heavenly River, there is a hidden secret ground."
"The treasures within are extremely abundant. If obtained, they would provide a tremendous boost to our Seven Realms Celestial Pavilion as well."
"Puppet Venerable plans to unite multiple forces to jointly assault the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect."
"The Pavilion Master is very interested in this matter," the white-haired elder said.
"Unite with whom? Contemporary factions?" the elders asked again.
"Contemporary factions? They are hardly worthy of allying with us."
"It is an alliance between our ancient clans," the white-haired elder said.
"An alliance between ancient clans?"
"Although the restrictions on our ancient clans have been completely lifted, none of us are willing to reveal ourselves publicly."
"Even though the cultivators of this era are weak, our appearance would still be a matter of great consequence."
"If we truly allied, wouldn't that mean all of us revealing ourselves at once?"
"Does Puppet Venerable truly have the prestige to call upon all of our ancient clans together?"
The elders expressed their skepticism regarding this matter.
Their ancient clans were each supremely arrogant.
Not only did they look down upon contemporary cultivators, but even among themselves, the ancient clans held one another in low regard.
In all these years, these ancient clans had never once gathered together simultaneously.
The difficulty of getting them to ally was immense.
"Wait — you said the Pavilion Master is very interested."
"Then it seems Puppet Venerable must have presented sufficiently compelling proof that what he claims is no falsehood."