Huang Jian shook his head after hearing Mu Tianzhi's words and said, "It is said that City Lord Di has been in seclusion for three years, and I have never seen him.
On weekdays, the ones we see most are the Outer Court elders and deacons. As for the Inner Court elders, except for the Dean, we only see them occasionally at the year-end competition or other large-scale events."
After Mu Tianzhi pondered for a while, his eyes sparkled and he said, "Brother Huang, do you know what level of strength the Emperor City Lord has?"
Hearing Mu Tianzhi's question, Huang Jian was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said: "I have heard that the Emperor City Lord is a master of the Divine Phase, but it is said that he has not made a move for many, many years, so no one knows what level he is now.
I asked some of my former disciples, and they said that the Emperor City Lord spends most of his time in seclusion, so there are very few opportunities to see him. Many disciples who grew up in the Imperial City have also not seen him many times. "
Hearing Huang Jian's words, Mu Tianzhi nodded and said, "Sure enough, he is still as mysterious as the outside world says."
As they were talking, the six inner court elders all sat on the high platform in the middle of the square. Qi Wei looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, today's banquet is customary to celebrate your successful practice this year and the joining of new people.
This year is coming to an end, and the new year is coming soon. We elders hope that you can practice diligently and strive to become the pillars of our Imperial City in the future as soon as possible..."
Qi Wei spoke for a whole incense stick of time, and most of his words were clichés without much substance.
After that, right after he announced the start of the banquet, the disciples began to eat and drink excitedly. Countless people held up wine jars and wine glasses and started looking for acquaintances to toast them.
Ye Li and Mu Tianzhi didn't know anyone except Huang Jian, so they were just busy fighting with the delicacies on the table.
But after a moment, Huang Jian stood up with the wine jar and wine glass, then took Ye Li and the other two and started running around the place to toast.
The purpose of him bringing Ye Li and the other two to toast was to introduce them to the outside disciples.
Outside disciples have always been in a weak position in the sect, but they are quite united with each other. When they saw the newcomers Ye Li and the other two, they showed great enthusiasm.
Just when Ye Li and the others got familiar with everyone and started toasting and drinking with each other, Wen Tuo, whom Huang Jian had told Ye Li and the others about at the end of the competition, came towards Ye Li together with Du Peng and the others.
When the foreign disciples saw the few people coming, the excitement and joy on their faces suddenly disappeared, and turned into full caution.
"Our brother Wen has been looking for you two for a long time, but I didn't expect you to be here."
Next to Du Peng, a young man with a pointed chin and monkey-like features glanced at the people around him with a sarcastic expression and spoke.
Among the outside disciples on Ye Li's side, a young man dressed in the clothes of a ground-level disciple who had joined the Imperial City for three years frowned and said, "Wentuo, what do you want to see Ye Li and the others for?"
Hearing the young man's words, Wentuo frowned and said coldly: "Hu Xiu, we are here to find these two guys. It has nothing to do with you."
Hu Xiu has already entered the late stage of the divine descending stage, and is waiting for next year's competition to strive to be among the top five, so that he will have the opportunity to become a heavenly-level disciple.
His strength was much higher than Wentuo's. After hearing Wentuo's arrogant tone, his face suddenly turned gloomy.
"Wentuo, you'd better look clearly at who you are talking to. You are only at the early stage of the Divine Descendant Stage. Don't think you can be arrogant just because you got the quota of Earth-level disciple this year. To be honest, I don't take you seriously."
Hu Xiu spoke in a somewhat stern tone, staring at Wen Tuo.
Wen Tuo raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth, and said: "Hu Xiu, your strength is indeed good, but you can't control this matter. Brother Yue Kuang has been in seclusion today and will come out soon. By then, whether it is to deal with you or Qi Haizheng, it will be easy.
So you'd better keep a low profile and don't force yourself to stand up for others here.
Let me tell you, this guy named Ye beat up Boss Yue Meng today, and this matter definitely won’t be let go like this.
I came here to challenge him to a duel. I want to see how powerful he is. He actually slapped Boss Yue in the face."
Just as Hu Xiu was about to speak, Ye Li snorted coldly and said, "Fight if you want, who's afraid of who..."
Seeing Ye Li speaking so happily, Hu Xiu frowned and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Brother Ye, don't be impulsive..."
After stopping Ye Li for a while, Hu Xiu turned his gaze to Wentuo and said, "Wentuo, Ye Li is a new disciple. According to the sect rules, you cannot duel with him within three months, otherwise you will be severely punished. You haven't forgotten this, have you
If you have no one to fight with, just come to me. I will be happy to teach you how to be a good person."
Hearing Hu Xiu's words, Wen Tuo was slightly stunned, then snorted coldly and said, "Hu Xiu, your realm is much higher than mine, I admit that I am not your opponent.
But if you want to fight, there will naturally be senior brothers with higher cultivation to deal with you, and it is not my turn to take action.
This guy surnamed Ye and I are both at the early stage of the Descending Spirit Stage. It is only natural for me to challenge him. What do you have to say?"
As he was speaking, two Earth-level disciples immediately jumped out from behind Wentuo and looked at Hu Xiu with sarcasm on their faces. They were the senior brothers with higher literary skills that Wentuo mentioned.
Looking at the two, Hu Xiu's face changed, and he snorted coldly, saying, "It seems that you came prepared today, but we are still at the dinner party, do you dare to take action here?"
Wen Tuo smiled coldly and said, "Yes, that's right, we are at the dinner party now, and I really don't have the courage to do it.
But I don’t know if this new guy is a wimp and whether he dares to accept my challenge.
According to the rules, you do have three months of protection, but after these three months, do you have the guts to fight me?"
As Wentuo spoke, he looked at Ye Li provocatively.
Ye Li looked at the other person, took a step forward, and spoke again, saying solemnly: "Since Yue Peng doesn't dare to get back the situation by himself, and is asking you for help, then there is nothing I dare not do.
Since you are all people of great loyalty, I will send you one by one to accompany Yue Meng in his humiliation."
Ye Li didn't want to be too tolerant. Since Wen Tuo challenged him head-on, there was no reason for him to retreat. After all, their cultivation levels were similar, and he didn't think he would lose.
"Hmph, you are quite good at talking. I will twist your mouth in three months and see if you can still talk like that!"
Seeing that Ye Li accepted his challenge, Wen Tuo achieved his goal, so he didn't say anything more. After leaving a cold word, he turned around and left with a group of people.