"Great Qin has defeated the demon race. We came with sincere congratulations, yet we were asked to leave before even entering the Qin Palace. Isn't Great Qin being rather inhospitable?"
Someone in the crowd spoke sarcastically. They knew Great Qin held a grudge against them for not intervening earlier.
However, as the saying goes, one doesn't strike a smiling face. They had come today with full enthusiasm and goodwill, only for Great Qin to douse them with cold water, showing no respect to their sects.
"Exactly. Great Qin changed its tune so quickly! Several sect leaders are present, and not only did the Qin Lord not personally welcome us, but they didn't even send an influential core figure from Great Qin to greet us. They wouldn't even grant us an audience. Hmph, their arrogance is too much!"
Someone sneered, a hint of anger in their tone. They had never expected Great Qin to refuse them.
"This is outrageous! When have we ever suffered such an insult? A sect leader personally arrives, only to be barred from entry! Humph!"
A sect leader snorted, their face flushing red with a sense of humiliation.
"Today they refuse to see us, but there will surely come a day when Great Qin regrets this!"
"Since they refuse to see us, then let Great Qin's core figures come and speak to us themselves. I refuse to believe that Great Qin would trample on the prestige of all the major sects in Yanzhou like this?!"
From the crowd, voices rose, mostly filled with irrepressible anger. Their voices grew louder, creating a clamor.
"Everyone, it is the Dragon King himself who decreed that you would not be received, and the Qin Emperor also agreed. If you continue to make such a scene, shall I go invite the Dragon King to speak with you?"
The Great Qin warrior who came to deliver the message spoke. He was a young warrior with a hint of contempt and mockery in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Even the weakest among them were at the early Imperial level, yet this warrior, a mere King level, dared to speak to them in such a manner.
"Presumptuous!! Utterly presumptuous!!! You insignificant ant, do you know who we are? Who gave you the audacity to address us with such a tone?"
A sect leader was instantly furious, already seething with pent-up anger and nowhere to vent it. How dare this King level ant come seeking death?
"Kneel and confess your guilt! We are guests here to offer congratulations. Even if the Qin Emperor and Li Xiaotian refuse to see us, you, an insignificant ant, should not insult us like this!"
"Indeed, too presumptuous! Just an insignificant ant, daring to show off before us? Truly deserving of death!!!"
Everyone shouted in unison, their auras locking onto the young warrior, constricting him until his face turned red.
However, the young warrior maintained his disdainful, even cold, gaze. He looked at everyone present and continued to speak.
"Since I deserve to die, then try and touch me. Don't forget, this is Great Qin. Here, a mere Emperor level like yourselves and an insignificant ant like me are no different. It's just a matter of one life!"
When these words were spoken, everyone present became even more enraged, but not a single person dared to make a move.
They dared not!
After all, Li Xiaotian had just killed a overlord. Who among them could match such strength?
If they incurred Li Xiaotian's wrath because of this insignificant ant, it would be far too costly.
Seeing that no one dared to attack him, the young warrior suddenly smiled, then cupped his fists and spoke to the crowd.
"Everyone, I have delivered the message. If there is nothing else, please return!"
With that, he turned and left with great confidence, completely unafraid of the Emperor level warriors behind him making a move. This was Great Qin, and he was a person of Great Qin!
The crowd behind him gritted their teeth, their faces contorted in ferocity, but still, no one dared to act.
"Hmph! Great Qin, very well. This sect leader has noted it!"
Someone spoke with a cold gaze, then turned and left directly.
With one person leading the way, the others also began to leave. Of course, some remained, clinging to the hope of meeting the Qin Emperor and Li Xiaotian.
"What should we do? If we can't see Li Xiaotian, our plans can't be implemented!"
Among the crowd, two figures shrouded in cloaks whispered to each other, their eyes flickering.
They were from the Dark Cloud Sect, considered a top-tier force, second only to the overlord-level powers.
"Wait. If all else fails, we'll find an opportunity to sneak into the Qin Palace!"
The companion next to him replied, a fierce glint in his eyes, then whispered.
"We should have acted when Li Xiaotian returned from the Demon Lord's slumbering grounds! It's a shame our sect had too few powerful experts then, forcing us to lie low. But who would have thought that just as our Great Elder awakened, Li Xiaotian's strength would already be enough to slay an overlord! Damn it!"
"Hmph, killing an overlord is nothing? Don't forget, the Demon Lord had many enemies in ancient times. Perhaps other sects are also looking for opportunities to target Li Xiaotian now. Even the most ferocious tiger fears a pack of wolves, and besides, Li Xiaotian isn't quite a ferocious tiger yet."
"It's truly unfathomable that the Demon Lord would pass his cultivation techniques to a descendant. In ancient times, countless monstrous prodigies sought to enter his tutelage but were all turned away."
The two whispered, discussing their next plan.
The Demon Lord had too many old enemies from ancient times. Those enemies dared not oppose the Demon Lord directly, but now they had discovered Li Xiaotian, who had inherited the Demon Lord's legacy.
The Demon Lord never accepted disciples, and the fact that Li Xiaotian received his inheritance showed how highly the Demon Lord regarded him.
Therefore, some of the Demon Lord's enemies began to devise plans targeting Li Xiaotian. Some were purely for revenge, while others sought the Demon Lord's cultivation techniques.
At the same time, in the boundless void high above the capital, an area nearing outer space, a nearly transparent phantom suddenly appeared.
"Are you dead? Truly vanished into nothingness, with this lucky ant obtaining a fragmented inheritance, or are you him?!"
The phantom muttered to itself, hesitation flickering in its eyes, occasionally mixed with a killing intent.
"Humph!"
Suddenly, a sword light flew from the distant horizon at extreme speed, arriving before the phantom in the blink of an eye.
"Hiding your head and tail, scram!"
The phantom was instantly cleaved by the sword light and dissipated on the spot.
Simultaneously, Li Xiaotian, who was attending the banquet in the Qin Palace, suddenly heard the Demon Lord's voice in his mind.
"Phew! Scared me to death! I was almost exposed just now! Damn it, that dog is still watching me!!!"
The Demon Lord gritted his teeth, his voice laced with both relief and hatred.
"What happened? What just occurred?"
Hearing this, Li Xiaotian's heart suddenly tightened, and his entire being tensed up.
"It's nothing. I just sensed the aura of the person who killed me back then. It seems reversing the demonic cultivation attracted his attention. Fortunately, Tong Tian intervened in the end. Otherwise, the capital would have become a dead city by now."
The Demon Lord spoke with a grim tone, his words sending shivers down Li Xiaotian's spine and a chill to his heart.
The shadowy figure who killed the Demon Lord had appeared? Had he and everyone in the capital walked a tightrope with death without knowing?