Chapter 854

With the arrival of the Formation Master Alliance, over the next few days, the Pill Master Alliance and the Talisman Master Alliance also arrived one after another at Cloud Luo Holy City.

I thought the next would be the Spirit Chef Alliance, but who could have imagined that the Artifact Master Alliance, which has always been isolated and rarely contacts the outside world, actually came as well.

"My heavens, the Artifact Master Alliance actually came?"

"Aren't they the ones who never deign to participate in the Four Alliances gathering?"

"Could it be because of Fan Zu?"

"Very likely."

Originally, the Four Alliances gathering was actually supposed to be the Five Alliances, but because the Artifact Master Alliance never interacts with the other four alliances, it was naturally excluded.

This group of weapon refiners, who knows what they're thinking, just hole up in that volcano crater all day, constantly hammering away at a pile of materials.

They never concern themselves with outside affairs, and they haven't even built their own city.

They are definitely the most peculiar existence among the Five Alliances.

But this time, the Artifact Master Alliance actually came.

Many cultivators increasingly feel that this gathering might have some good drama to watch.

Cloud Luo Holy Land quickly arranged accommodations for the Artifact Master Alliance; now, among the Five Alliances, only the Spirit Chef Alliance has yet to arrive.

Two days later, amid everyone's eager anticipation, the Spirit Chef Alliance finally arrived at Cloud Luo Holy City.

However, just as they arrived outside the holy city and before entering, their starship was intercepted by the disciples of Cloud Luo Holy Land.

"Halt."

"What business do you have?"

Seeing this, one of the alliance leaders stepped forward and politely asked.

"Stay put here; we need to check your identities."

The leading steward said coldly; hearing this, the alliance leader frowned and his expression turned grim.

Since the Five Alliances gathering is being held in Cloud Luo Holy City, it naturally means they had previously contacted Cloud Luo Holy Land.

When the Four Alliances came before, this scene did not happen.

But when it came to the Spirit Chef Alliance, they wanted to check identities outside the city—what are they trying to do?

"It seems there has never been such a rule, right?"

He said in an icy tone, but the leading steward directly replied.

"There wasn't before, but now there is—let everyone come out; we need to inspect."

"You............"

This was clearly an attempt to make things difficult, but since it was their turf, the Spirit Chef Alliance members all came up onto the deck and registered their identities one by one.

It was only when it came to Ye Zhangqing's turn that the head steward began again.

Ye Zhangqing? The chief elder of Dao Yi Shengdi? Just you?

Just me.

Ha, even a greenhorn brat can be chief elder—looks like Dao Yi Shengdi is nothing special.

Insolent!

Before, everyone from the Spirit Chef Alliance had tolerated it, but this time the steward dared to mock the Rice Ancestor Sir, and immediately the three alliance leaders shouted angrily in unison.

Even the other spirit chefs glared angrily.

Don't go too far.

How dare you be disrespectful to the Rice Ancestor Sir.

The Cultivation: Great Saint deputy alliance leaders charged with protecting Ye Zhangqing had already prepared to take action.

It's just taking money to do someone's bidding.

Don't think that just because we're facing people from Yunluo Shengdi, the deputy alliance leaders are in any way lacking.

Though the Spirit Chef Alliance is far inferior to Yunluo Shengdi, who is Ye Zhangqing? He is the chief elder of Dao Yi Shengdi.

Moreover, that position—those from Yunluo Shengdi may not know it, but they are perfectly clear about it.

Thus, even when facing Yunluo Shengdi, these deputy alliance leaders are utterly fearless, for they have Dao Yi Shengdi behind them.

Seeing the Spirit Chef Alliance members all glaring angrily, the Yunluo Shengdi steward who had spoken curled his lips in a smile.

Alright, enter the city—someone will arrange your lodgings.

Having said that, he didn't linger, but turned and led the people away.

Leaving only the Spirit Chef Alliance members seething with anger.

Rice Ancestor Sir, I...

The three alliance leaders looked at Ye Zhangqing with apologetic faces; encountering this before even entering the city left them utterly embarrassed.

What's worse, it even subjected the Rice Ancestor Sir to humiliation—simply infuriating.

It's fine, nothing much—let's go into the city.

Ye Zhangqing waved his hand indifferently.

Although he didn't consider himself some Mary Sue, he wasn't going to lose his composure over a single mocking remark.

So Ye Zhangqing didn't take the matter to heart at all.

Seeing this, the three alliance leaders finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then surrounded Ye Zhangqing as they entered the city.

With the arrival of the Spirit Chef Alliance, the entire Yunluo Shengcheng was eagerly anticipating the gathering of the Five Alliances.

Many people looked at the Spirit Chef Alliance's contingent and sighed.

My goodness, all three alliance leaders have arrived.

Who is the Rice Ancestor?

I don't know; there was no prior description of the Rice Ancestor.

"Could it be that they also only appear once the gathering starts?"

"Who knows? Anyway, we've already waited so many days; what's two more?"

Along the way, many cultivators were discussing animatedly, while a steward of the Cloud Lotus Holy Land led the Spirit Chef Alliance group to a corner in the northern part of the city.

Actually, even on the road, the three alliance leaders had already felt something was off.

It's not that they've never been to Cloud Lotus Holy City; during the previous gathering of the Four Great Alliances, their lodgings had been arranged in a grand mansion in the city center.

Just look at how, this time, they've been led all the way into this remote corner.

Just as the three were puzzled, the steward ahead finally stopped, smiling as he spoke to everyone.

"We've arrived; for the duration of the gathering, please stay here temporarily."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the courtyard before them and immediately flew into a rage.

"This is going too far."

"Damn it, what does Cloud Lotus Holy Land mean by this?"

"Are you trying to bully the Spirit Chef Alliance because we have no one?"

"What the hell is this?" Looking at the manor before them, it was obvious at a glance that it had been uninhabited for a long time.

"Even the damn door is only half left, and it looks like it could topple with a gust of wind."

Gazing inside, even without seeing the full picture, just the front yard alone—covered in dust and fallen leaves—was a complete mess.

"Calling this a haunted house would be an understatement—is this even a place fit for human habitation?"

They fixed their glare on the steward before them, thinking that the earlier difficulties outside the city had merely been a coincidence.

But now it's clear that wasn't the case.

Even an idiot could see that the Cloud Lotus Holy Land was deliberately targeting the Spirit Chef Alliance.

The three alliance leaders' gazes were sharp, cold intent flashing in their eyes as they gritted their teeth and said coldly to the steward.

"Shouldn't Cloud Lotus Holy Land give our Spirit Chef Alliance an explanation for this?"

"We've always kept to ourselves; what does Cloud Lotus Holy Land mean by doing this?"

"Do you really think the Spirit Chef Alliance is easy to bully?"

Faced with the three alliance leaders' questioning, the Cloud Lotus Holy Land steward showed not the slightest fear, even though he was only at the Heavenly Human Realm.