222 Chapter 222 (1/2)
”Who is that, senior? They have a really big ship, are they from one of the top sects?”
”They are from the…United Element Sect?”
Two people were talking with each other. They were looking at seven approaching ships. They could see six regular-sized ones barely keeping up with a really large one made from metal. Even from here, everyone could tell that the large one was something special, it was a heaven grade treasure.
”Haven't heard of them… the other ships bare the flags of the Limitless Sword Society and the Demon Subduing Sect…”
The junior asked while he kept looking, the senior member took out a scroll with the list of people that were invited. The sects that were coming today were supposed to be at the lower end of the strength spectrum. This meant that this United Element sect shouldn't be anything special. For some reason, they were being escorted here by two other more powerful sects and their ship looked very powerful.
”Ah yes it's written here, United Element Sect, it's a newly established sect… the only note here is that their Patriarch could potentially be a threat...”
”Ah… I know, their Patriarch apparently took on the Dark Palm sect single-handedly and survived!”
The Junior member said with passion while the senior next to him gave out a sigh.
”You shouldn't believe the rumors, that sect is new and they only survived thanks to Zhang Dong's master.”
Most people didn't want to believe that someone as young as Zhang Dong could go against the old monsters that easily. He apparently fought off five nascent soul cultivators at once, one of them was even a late stage cultivator. Their skepticism was confirmed as the United Element sect was still paying spirit stones to the other sects surrounding it. This implied that they felt inferior and didn't want to cause trouble with them.
”Is that so?”
”Yes now straighten out, even though this sect isn't anything special we must show our hospitality!”
They were still guests of the Yinglong Pavilion. Every sect here was considered to be medium sized and with nascent soul elders at the top. Each of them was a potential source of income for this guild of merchants. They were only profit-driven and didn't care who was feuding with who, if they were able to spend high grade spirit stones they were good to start a business with.
”Yes senior!”
The two men went on their way to prepare the welcome. They needed to guide many of the cultivators to their temporary living quarters and explain the rules. This was neutral ground so fighting was forbidden. Not all of it as sects that had grievances could fight with each other in sanctioned matches. This was also a source of income in this city, betting on the fights between high level experts brought in quite the number of spirit stones.
They had orders to not allow anyone on board. Not even if they were powerful cultivators, they were to activate the defensive formations and even return fire. Of course, they would only retaliate if they were attacked and call him over to smooth things out. There was a teleportation gate inside the ship, so Zhang Dong could even teleport there to help them out.
He had certain special treasures that linked him up to the ship's teleportation gate. His system wasn't something that was responsible for this feature. This was something that he managed to produce through the years of practicing his crafting profession. He was already a person that could craft heaven graded items with ease and the same was true for pills.
It wasn't actually forbidden to take your weapons and spatial rings into the city premises. The Yinglong Pavilion people were confident in their grand formation that encompassed the entire city. It boosted their sides might and the other cultivators had no way of resisting if they got serious.
”Everyone gather up, we will be departing. Captain, I leave the Argonaut in your hands, if someone tries to cause trouble follow the agreed-upon procedures.”
Zhang Dong said while waving his hand around. A large golden veil surrounded everyone from the twenty man group. They started to gently float up and left the protective barrier of their large flying ship.
The people from the other two sects would be also waiting outside with them. They were ordered to remain here to watch and report back to their side. Their own sect leaders would be arriving later as they were from the more prominent sects.
The two nascent soul masters that were with them looked at the golden bubble that flickered with electrical energy. While looking at it they flinched out of fright. The lightning Qi surrounding that bubble was of the utmost purity, they didn't know how this person could achieve such a mastery at such a young age. They made sure to report their findings and then retreated into their flying ships.
Zhang Dong and his group floated towards the main gate where some people were waiting for them. There was a familiar-looking nascent soul elder there, already waiting for him. He was wearing a top hat and a tuxedo quite different from what the other people wore.
”We meet again good fellow, let me be the first one to greet you here ol' chap.”
The man he was looking at was sticking out like a sore thumb again. He had a western looking tuxedo on just like the last time he met him. At first Matt thought that this might have been the whole vibe of this merchant organization. It would make more sense if they all were wearing western clothing but no. Only this man was doing it.
”Ah yes, greetings fellow Daoist, I'm Zhang Dong, I didn't catch your name last time we met, it was a bit hectic back then…”
Zhang Dong had lowered his spiritual veil from his sect members and they all moved behind him. They were now looking at the entrance gate of his large city. Normally people from so far away in the lower areas of the empire would be opening their eyes wide with mouths agape. This group of oldies wasn't doing such a thing though. Their own city walls were at least of equal quality to these.
”My humble name is Sebas Tian, you can just call me Brother Tian!”