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Chapter 154: Gathering Again
Staying indoors while one's reputation spreads throughout the entire Ji'an Market.
This was precisely the effect Zhang Yuhe desired.
Having the reputation of an Artifact Refiner would not only earn him greater respect.
The crucial point was that in this way.
No one would ever connect him to the falling incident of Ouyang Lishan and the others again.
Who would ever imagine that the kind-hearted Grand Master Zhang was the ruthless character who instantly obliterated more than a dozen True Immortals of the Ouyang Family?
No one would think of it.
Coupled with the misleading information previously spread by Xie Mingyuan, absolutely no one would link him to the deaths of Ouyang Lishan and his group.
...
Time slowly passed.
Zhang Yuhe accepted Artifact Refining commissions on the one hand while quietly cultivating inside his Cave Dwelling on the other.
On this day, his expression suddenly shifted, and the Immortal Transmission Mirror appeared in his hand.
After casting a spell-art.
A projection of Liu Haitao emerged within the Immortal Transmission Mirror.
"Tomorrow, a small-scale trade gathering will be held at my estate. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhang would be interested in attending?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yuhe's brows could not help but wrinkle slightly.
Why would Liu Haitao seek him out?
Although he currently held a modest reputation in Ji'an Market.
He had no close relations with Liu Haitao; at best, they had only met once.
As for Xie Mingyuan asking Liu Haitao to look after him in the city previously.
That was merely a polite formality.
If he took it seriously, he would be a fool.
However, since someone extended an invitation, he might as well go and take a look.
After all, he was not Xie Mingyuan.
Xie Mingyuan was caught in the vortex, watched by so many people, and completely unable to move.
Even though more than a hundred years had passed.
The Ouyang Family still had not given up and continued to arrange people to watch outside his Cave Dwelling every day.
They hoped to use Xie Mingyuan to drag out the Golden Immortal behind him.
This made it very inconvenient for Zhang Yuhe to go and visit Xie Mingyuan.
They could only communicate through the Immortal Transmission Mirror.
However, it was completely fine for Zhang Yuhe to go out on his own.
The people from the Ouyang Family were not watching him.
At least, that was how it appeared on the surface.
As long as he did not step out of the city, he would definitely be safe.
Most importantly.
A hundred years had passed, and the Primordial Unity Divine Power had long finished its cooldown. Even if the Ouyang Family truly tore off all pretenses.
He would not fear them in the slightest.
He might not be able to defeat Golden Immortal Cultivators for the time being.
However, after activating the Primordial Unity Divine Power, he should be able to run away if he wanted to.
...
The next day.
Zhang Yuhe arrived outside a magnificent courtyard.
Seeing him arrive, Liu Haitao hurried out the door to welcome him, speaking with a very courteous expression.
"It is my utmost honor that Fellow Daoist Zhang could grace me with your presence. I was truly blind last time."
"I never expected Fellow Daoist Zhang to possess such profound attainments in the Dao of Artifact Refining."
Zhang Yuhe modestly replied.
"Senior Brother Liu is too polite. Just some minor tricks, not worth mentioning."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they quickly arrived at a small pavilion on the surface of a lake.
At this moment, quite a few True Immortal Cultivators had already gathered in the pavilion, and He Xingfa was among them.
Seeing Zhang Yuhe arrive, He Xingfa immediately stood up and called out courteously.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang has also come, come and sit over here."
The others also stood up, treating him with extreme courtesy.
"So it is the Grand Master Zhang of the Dao Saint Sect, please take a seat."
"With Grand Master Zhang participating in this gathering, I presume everyone will gain something."
"That is naturally the case. Grand Master Zhang surely has many good items on hand, I am only afraid we won't be able to afford them, hehe."
"Haha, for this trading meeting, this little brother specially made some preparations and will definitely be able to trade for a handy Immortal Artifact."
...
With Zhang Yuhe's arrival, the atmosphere at the scene became extremely lively.
Who would not want to be on good terms with a highly skilled Artifact Refiner?
Even if there was no immediate need, it was hard to guarantee that one wouldn't need to beg Grand Master Zhang for help in the future.
Therefore, everyone behaved extremely politely toward him.
This made Zhang Yuhe, who had always preferred to keep a low profile, feel very unaccustomed.
When the participating Cultivators had mostly arrived, everyone began to discuss animatedly.
More than two thousand years had passed since the last gathering, but the Chaos Continent had not shown any abnormalities.
The imagined Chaos Beast tide had yet to appear.
As for the terrifying Immortal Tribulation, there was not even the slightest movement.
Therefore, everyone's discussion involuntarily shifted to the matter of Ouyang Lishan and the others' downfall.
After all, this incident had only occurred a little over a hundred years ago, and it happened near the city.
It was impossible for everyone not to pay attention to it.
"It is indeed a pity for Ouyang Lishan. Who would have thought that a Great Perfection True Immortal like him would also fall."
"Indeed, originally the relationship between the Ouyang Family and the Dao Saint Sect was extremely tense. After this incident, they seem to have become even more cautious."
"Hmph, if you ask me, the Ouyang Family had it coming."
"Back in the day when Old Ancestor Lu was around, they were as obedient as dogs. Now, seeing that Old Ancestor Lu has not shown himself for hundreds of years, they've actually grown arrogant."
"Yeah, I wonder what Ouyang Tianchen is thinking. What if Old Ancestor Lu appears? How will they clean up this mess?"
"Could Old Ancestor Lu have truly fallen?"
"Who can say for sure about this matter?"
"Could the one who killed Ouyang Lishan and the others be Old Ancestor Lu Yunfei?"
"That's impossible, right?"
"It's hard to say for sure."
"That's true, it's just a pity that Fellow Daoist Xie didn't come this time. Otherwise, we would know by just asking him."
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Xie's recent days have not been easy. With Ouyang Tianyue, the Golden Immortal Ancestor of the Ouyang Family, watching outside his door every day, he doesn't even dare to step out."
"The people of the Ouyang Family are truly too bullying."
"They ambushed Fellow Daoist Xie, but ended up being counter-killed, yet they still refuse to let him go."
"Alas, what can be done about it? Who asked the Dao Saint Sect to be weak right now?"
"Let us hope the Ji'an Sea Area does not fall into Chaos."
"Let's hope so."
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Most of the people present were disciples of the Nine Immortals Sect and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
Additionally, there were a few Loose Immortals active within the city.
Therefore, speaking of the downfall of Ouyang Lishan and the others, everyone had no reservations.
As they chatted, they even secretly sized up Zhang Yuhe's expression.
After all, Zhang Yuhe was also a disciple of the Dao Saint Sect and could be considered half of the parties involved.
In their view, Zhang Yuhe should be privy to this matter.
However, Zhang Yuhe acted as if he were an outsider.
Listening to everyone's discussion, he merely smiled and nodded without speaking.
He even felt somewhat amused inwardly.
The imagination of these people was truly extraordinary.
They could actually associate this with Old Ancestor Lu Yunfei.
Their thoughts had wandered far indeed.
If Old Ancestor Lu had truly returned.
Would he target small fries like Ouyang Lishan?
I'm afraid he would have long since stormed the Ouyang Family's stronghold and reached Tianchen Island by now.
Eighty million years ago, Old Ancestor Lu was already a Great Perfection Golden Immortal.
After so many years, even if he hadn't made a breakthrough.
He could easily suppress the Ouyang Family.
There was no need to sneakily hide in the background and stir up trouble like this.
Wouldn't it be over just by charging right in?