Chapter 1182: Craze (1/2)

Seeing Chu Rui and the elders of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace arriving one after another, Guan Cong loudly protested against the injustice he had received from Nie Tian. “Please preside over justice for me, Seniors!

“We were only here to confine the residual evil of the Blood Spirit Sect and Li Langfeng, who has connections with the Heavenly Corpse Sect, on Vice Sectmaster Luo’s command. Both of them have close connections with the seventh Son of the Stars, Nie Tian!

“However, not only did Nie Tian refuse to admit to his wrongdoing, but he even instructed his subordinates to imprison us!”

Guan Cong ranted on, as if the arrival of the seniors of the Ancient Fragmentary Star had emboldened him.

Before the arrival of Chu Rui, Wei Lai, Yan Zhan, and the other elders, he had been deeply apprehensive about Nie Tian’s force, and thus hadn’t dared to do or say anything.

Now, he didn’t seem to be apprehensive anymore, even though Luo Wanxiang still hadn’t shown up.

After all, he assumed that he was in the right.

However, it wasn’t long before he froze.

He suddenly realized that it didn’t matter whether it was seniors like Chu Rui, Wei Lai, and Yan Zhan, or Sons of the Stars like Wang Meijia or Fang Yuan; none of them even looked at him.

Instead, all of them were gathered around Nie Tian, either smiling or frowning.

Some of them were worried about Nie Tian, while others thought he had acted rashly, and thus advised him against letting his emotions get the best of him.

None of them seemed to hear his rant the whole time.

Seeing this, he froze.

He fell completely silent as he watched the elders and vice sectmaster take the initiative to gather around Nie Tian, with some even cozying up to him.

“It seems that Nie Tian has not only won Mo Heng over, but Vice Sectmaster Chu Rui, Wei Lai, Yan Zhan, and the other elders too...” Guan Cong thought to himself, suddenly realizing that even after Luo Wanxiang got here, he might not be able to pressure Nie Tian with his status as a vice sectmaster.

SHEW!

A stream of glorious light suddenly ripped the dark void open in a place not far from Nie Tian.

In the next moment, Ji Yuanquan, Qi Lianshan, Ling You, and a few others from the Void Spirit Society walked out of it.

Qi Lianshan and Ling You flew directly to Pei Qiqi and greeted her by bowing slightly and saying, “Miss Pei!”

At the same time, Ji Yuanquan smiled and nodded at Pei Qiqi. “The sectmaster learned that you left the Shatter Battlefield and came to this place, so he sent us here to escort you back to our sect.”

Pei Qiqi, however, was as expressionless as she always was. “I’m waiting for Nie Tian to finish his business here.”

“I see,” Ji Yuanquan said, as if he knew everything that was going on. With a warm smile, he turned to Nie Tian, bowed slightly, and said in a sincere fashion, “Nie Tian, our sectmaster heard about the incident between you and Luo Wanxiang as well. He said that if you’re not happy in the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, the Void Spirit Society will be glad to take you in so you’ll be one of us.

“He also wanted you to know that whatever the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace is giving you, our sect will give you more.

“He’s grateful for what you and your master have done for not only us, but for those outsiders and Ancientspirits in the depths of the Shatter Battlefield too.”

Ji Yuanquan grew more and more serious as he spoke. Clearly, he wasn’t joking.

All of the important members of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, including Chu Rui, Wang Meijia, Fang Yuan, and even others like Master Blood Spirit were flabbergasted. “What?!”

From the look of it, Ji Yuanquan from the Void Spirit Society had come here to escort Pei Qiqi back to their sect. However, upon arriving, he reached out to Nie Tian on Qu Yi’s behalf and invited him to join the Void Spirit Society.

Did he do this to vie for Nie Tian? So openly?

Chu Rui shook his chubby body and asked with an embarrassed look on his face, “Are you kidding, Brother Ji? Nie Tian is a Son of the Stars of our sect. You know what that means, don’t you? Unlike regular disciples, he’s received our sect’s core legacies and has a chance at becoming our next Lord of the Stars!