Chapter 295

Everyone drank immortal wine, ate spirit fruits, and chatted casually.

The various Peak Masters and Elders of the Dao Yi Sect were also present, along with many direct disciples.

They were all great cultivators of the Eastern Continent and knew each other, so it looked quite harmonious.

However, it was not hard to notice that the crowd was generally divided into four camps, led by the four major sects.

The Dao Yi Sect, Luoxia Sect, Qingyun Sect, and Huangji Sect—the crowd was basically gathered around these four major sects.

As the time arrived, Qi Xiong appeared in the main seat. Looking at the crowd below, he said loudly.

"Welcome everyone to our Dao Yi Sect to attend this grand assembly. I toast you all."

"Sect Master Qi is too polite."

"Indeed, it is our honor to be able to come to the Dao Yi Sect."

"Haha, Sect Master Qi, please drink this cup together."

"Good, then I shall drink this cup with all of you."

Everyone raised their cups together and drank them in one gulp.

"This grand assembly is to welcome Fellow Daoist Qingshi to join our Dao Yi Sect..."

Next was the standard procedure, but looking at Qi Xiong on the high platform, everyone was a bit confused. Where is Qingshi?

Logically speaking, Qingshi should be the protagonist of this event. Why hasn't he appeared yet?

"By the way, where is Fellow Daoist Qingshi?"

"I don't know."

"Indeed, why hasn't he appeared yet?"

Many were puzzled, and Qi Xiong on the high platform naturally took in everyone's expressions. He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Two bastards, making me, a dignified Sect Master, stand at the front."

But there was no choice; the assembly had to go on, so Qi Xiong could only bite the bullet.

Until he finished speaking and drank another cup, he was just about to let everyone drink to their heart's content when someone spoke up.

"Everyone, there is no need to be restrained at this banquet. It is rare for us to gather together; today we must drink to our heart's content. Come..."

"Sect Master Qi, may I ask where Fellow Daoist Qingshi is? He is the protagonist today; why hasn't he shown his face yet?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned, and the Dao Yi Sect experts frowned, looking unkindly in the direction the voice came from.

A white-haired old man with an extraordinary demeanor, dressed in a long black robe, looked quite majestic.

This person was Su Luoxing, the Sect Master of the Luoxia Sect, also a giant figure in the Eastern Continent. His status and position were on par with Qi Xiong's, so it was no wonder he dared to interrupt Qi Xiong directly.

However, there was a clear provocative tone in his words, which everyone could naturally hear.

Facing the gaze of the Dao Yi Sect experts, Su Luoxing didn't care at all, smiling slightly, and said.

"Sect Master Qi, you've been talking up there for a long time, and Fellow Daoist Qingshi still hasn't appeared. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Hearing this, Qi Xiong narrowed his eyes and looked coldly at Su Luoxing. Their gazes met, and the atmosphere in the venue became somewhat tense.

The four great immortal sects of the Eastern Continent, although allied to defend against the demon race and demonic cultivators, naturally had constant competition in their daily lives.

After all, who wouldn't want to become the number one sect and dominate the Eastern Continent?

Seeing that it involved the four major sects, the cultivators didn't dare to speak up; they didn't want to get involved in such trouble.

Fortunately, after a stare-down, Qi Xiong laughed loudly.

"Coincidentally, Qingshi and Hong Zun were just sent out by me to handle some matters and are currently not in the sect."

Upon learning that Su Luoxing had come in person, Qi Xiong knew that this old thing had no good intentions. After all, having fought for so many years, he knew exactly what kind of person he was.

He had prepared his words beforehand; compared to continuing to hide it, it was better to admit it generously and completely block the old thing's follow-up. Anyway, I've admitted he's not here, what else can you do?

Sure enough, hearing this, Su Luoxing was slightly stunned, but soon smiled and said.

"With the grand assembly imminent, Sect Master Qi still sent Fellow Daoist Qingshi away; this is indeed puzzling."

"It was just a sudden matter."

"Is that so? But there haven't been any major events in the Eastern Continent recently, have there?"

"Why, listening to Sect Master Su, does it mean that whatever our Dao Yi Sect does, we have to notify you?"

"That's not necessary."

After some back-and-forth, Qi Xiong turned to the crowd and said.