HBWnovel Chapter 413 Provocation
Chapter 413 Provocation
Chapter 413 Provocation
Seeing that Lin Fei had fully understood his meaning, Master Yongcheng nodded with satisfaction.
"This child is a dragon among men, destined for great things. Even if he is not a disciple of my Jade Emperor Sect, there is no need to antagonize him," thought Master Yongcheng.
Lin Fei is now ranked first on the Tiger List, the number one person below the Celestial Realm, and in addition, he is the Emperor of Southern Tang. Even Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm have to take him seriously.
In the past, given Yongcheng Zhenren's status, even if he liked Lin Fei, he would never have taken the initiative to show goodwill towards him.
"Let's go up the mountain now!" Master Yongcheng said to Lin Fei with a smile, "so that the people of Leiyin Temple won't have to wait too long."
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Master Yongcheng and Lin Fei ascended Little Spirit Mountain together. This time, they wouldn't take the back path. Even a major Buddhist sect like Leiyin Temple would never be so arrogant as to allow a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm to take the back path.
The gates of Leiyin Temple opened wide to welcome the celestial masters who had come to this place. And those who greeted them at the gates were not ordinary guest monks, but the abbots of each of the various courtyards of Leiyin Temple.
The person who greeted Lin Fei and Master Yongcheng was none other than Lin Fei's old acquaintance—Master Xuan Kong, the head monk of the Bodhidharma Hall of Leiyin Temple.
This monk Xuankong suffered quite a loss at Lin Fei's hands in the Tomb of Zhenwu. If he hadn't escaped quickly enough, and if Lin Fei hadn't been somewhat wary of Leiyin Temple, it's questionable whether Xuankong would have even made it out of the Tomb of Zhenwu alive.
Therefore, upon seeing Lin Fei, Monk Xuan Kong's expression turned rather unpleasant. His face changed several times before he finally steeled himself and stepped forward, bowing to the two with a Buddhist salute, saying, "Amitabha, it turns out to be the Jade Emperor Sect's Yongcheng Zhenren and His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Tang Kingdom. Our temple has failed to greet you properly; please come in."
Even if Monk Xuankong harbored hostility towards Lin Fei, he wouldn't be foolish enough to lash out at this moment. After leading the two into Leiyin Temple, Monk Xuankong withdrew.
Before Lin Fei and Master Yongcheng, many grandmasters at the Celestial Realm had already arrived at Leiyin Temple.
In today's world, there are not many Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm, no more than twenty. An ordinary person would probably never see a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm in their entire life.
Currently, at least ten people have already arrived at Leiyin Temple. It must be said that the appearance of the ancient Heavenly Court ruins is a rare and grand event for all cultivators. Even these grandmasters, who probably wouldn't step out of their mountain gates more than a few times in their entire lives, have gone to great lengths to come to Leiyin Temple.
This is probably the first time in their lives that so many of these masters have come here.
Master Yongcheng is ranked third on the Dragon Ranking, making him a top-tier figure even among the many Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm.
Therefore, as soon as Master Yongcheng arrived, many Celestial Masters came over to greet him.
Compared to Master Yongcheng, Lin Fei was far less well-known among these Celestial Masters. Almost everyone present was of the same generation as Lin Fei's grandmaster. He was of the same generation as Master Yongcheng, the leader of the Jade Emperor Sect, and a generation higher than his own master, Yuanyi.
Although Lin Fei is the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, this identity might be useful in suppressing others, but it obviously has little persuasive power in front of these grandmasters at the Celestial Realm.
Everyone went up to greet Master Yongcheng, while Lin Fei's side was completely deserted.
Fortunately, no one bothered Lin Fei, which relieved him—after all, he hadn't come here to curry favor with these Grandmasters. The fact that no one paid him any attention allowed Lin Fei to relax and enjoy himself.
Just then, a middle-aged man with a full beard walked up to Master Yongcheng, greeted him, and then suddenly looked at Lin Fei, who was not far away, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Master Yongcheng, why did you bring your sect's juniors to this gathering of Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm? This is not a place for these juniors!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, many people turned their gazes toward Lin Fei, their eyes carrying a hint of mockery.
These Grandmasters, to varying degrees, harbored resentment towards Lin Fei, a junior, for sitting at the same table with them. However, either out of consideration for their status or out of disdain for a junior, they merely ignored Lin Fei and no one actively sought to cause him trouble.
Now that someone has taken the initiative to stir up trouble, everyone is happy to watch the excitement before getting down to business.
Given Lin Fei's current status, even if these Celestial Masters look down on him, it's absolutely impossible that they don't know his identity. There's no reason for them to mistake Lin Fei for a member of the Jade Emperor Sect.
The man was asking a question he already knew the answer to; it was clearly a provocation directed at Lin Fei.
The speaker was someone Lin Fei had long heard of; he was Zhuo Bufan, the sect leader of the Peerless Sword Sect, one of the four great sword sects. Nicknamed "Sword Overlord of the Southern Heaven," he ranked eighth on the Dragon Ranking.
Even among the many celestial-level masters in the world, this person ranks in the upper-middle range.
Faced with such a grandmaster-level figure, it would be perfectly normal for Lin Fei to back down. After all, the other party was a renowned Celestial Grandmaster who had been famous for many years. If Lin Fei had directly backed down, given Zhuo Bufan's status, he would at most mock Lin Fei a few times, but wouldn't really be shameless enough to cause trouble for Lin Fei again.
But Lin Fei was unwilling to back down so easily. This was a time of great upheaval and change, and Lin Fei didn't want to be looked down upon by others at this crucial moment.
Moreover, although only Zhuo Bufan was causing trouble, the other Celestial Masters actually shared the same thoughts. If Lin Fei didn't display some of his abilities and make these arrogant Celestial Masters take him seriously and truly regard him as someone on the same level as them, he would likely face endless troubles in the future.
Thinking of this, Lin Fei sneered and said, "So it's Sect Master Zhuo of the Peerless Sword Sect. Has the Sect Master's eyesight deteriorated with age? My identity is known throughout the world, yet Sect Master Zhuo still mistakes me. In my opinion, Sect Master Zhuo should go home as soon as possible, lest his cultivation be insufficient and he encounter danger in the Heavenly Court ruins, thus wasting all those years of cultivation!"
Lin Fei's words stunned not only Zhuo Bufan, but also the other Grandmasters. They never expected Lin Fei to respond so forcefully.
The numerous Grandmasters looked at Lin Fei in disbelief, all thinking to themselves—has this kid lost his mind? How dare he say such a thing to a Grandmaster?