Chapter 430: A Conspiracy Against Xiao Han

On the day Xiao Han agreed to accept the invitation from the Ling Pulse to participate in the Ice God Festival, he was directly arranged to stay within the ancestral grounds of the Ling Pulse.

To his surprise, for several consecutive days, his life was incredibly dull; he spent every day cultivating in his room, and without his permission, the people of the Ling Pulse did not act on their own to disturb him, nor was there any trouble from other main or branch pulses as he had speculated.

Since his opponents were willing to give him some peace, Xiao Han was happy to enjoy the leisure.

Behind Xiao Han's back, a conspiracy targeting him and the Ling Pulse was slowly unfolding.

In a pavilion within the ancestral grounds of the Ice Spirit Clan, among the complex cluster of tall buildings that made up the clan's territory, this small building, only four stories high, was unremarkable.

At this moment, in this nameless small building, the vast majority of the geniuses within the Ice Spirit Clan were gathered.

"Bang!"

Watching helplessly as the burly man swaggered in from outside the door, the two leaders sighed inwardly; no matter how many times they had seen this face, they still couldn't bring themselves to treat this guy as one of their own!

Casually pulling over a chair and sitting down with a wide, imposing stance, Bing Lingkun revealed an impatient expression and said in a muffled voice:

"Bing Huiyan, Bing Jingyu, speak up, why did you two look for me?"

Crude!

Seeing this posture of Bing Lingkun, the man and woman couldn't help but frown, evaluating him in their hearts.

Perhaps because he had spent years roaming outside the Ice Spirit Clan, Bing Lingkun's daily behavior and conduct lacked the demeanor of a main pulse successor of an Ancient Race; instead, he was as vulgar as a mercenary from the bottom of the Great Thousand World, completely incompatible with the nobility of the Ice Spirit Clan.

If not for the fact that his strength was extraordinary and he was the Young Master of the Ling Pulse, this meeting would never have sent him an invitation.

Bing Lingkun naturally sensed that he was unwelcome, yet he had no intention of changing his ways; to him, strength and victory were what mattered most, not clinging to the so-called honor and etiquette of an Ancient Race.

Precisely because their philosophies differed, the atmosphere at the start of the meeting had already become heavy; if not for their common enemy, the two sides would have been at each other's throats, fighting to the death as was only natural.

A light cough suddenly broke the nearly frozen air; looking toward the sound, it was Bing Lingye, who was always inseparable from Bing Lingkun. The latter smiled slightly:

"Since the two Young Masters were willing to invite our Young Master here, it must be for the matter regarding the Ling Pulse; why don't we all sit down and have a proper talk?"

Hearing this, Bing Huiyan and Bing Jingyu both snorted coldly and withdrew their auras.

As for Bing Lingkun, in non-combat states, he always followed the advice of his strategist, Bing Lingye, whose working style and level of competence had never disappointed him, so he also set aside the dispute.

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"Since everyone is here, I will say a few words first."

The first to stand up was Bing Jingyu; as the Young Master of the Crystal Pulse, his image undoubtedly better matched the aesthetic of the Ice Spirit Clan.

His snow-like skin would make women jealous, his pair of crystal-blue eyes were as warm as jade, and his lips always held a polite smile; holding a folding fan in his hand, he seemed like a humble gentleman, possessing great approachability.

Only those familiar with him, like Bing Huiyan and Bing Lingkun, knew of the arrogance and cold pride hidden beneath Bing Jingyu's gentle exterior.

Since Bing Jingyu was willing to step forward, the others were happy to see it and one after another assumed a posture of listening attentively.

"First is regarding the identity of that mysterious powerhouse from the Ling Pulse."

As he spoke, Bing Jingyu casually condensed a light screen, and Xiao Han's image appeared upon it.

"This person is named Xiao Han."

"Strength unknown."

"He first appeared three years ago at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy on the Beicang Continent; it is preliminarily speculated that he is related to the destruction of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's opponent, the Dragon Demon Palace. He should be a powerhouse from a lower plane."

"He seems to have a small chamber of commerce under his name called the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce."

"Other information remains a mystery."

After listening to Bing Jingyu's narration, everyone only felt Xiao Han's image gradually becoming clearer in their minds...

Like hell it did!

Everyone's lips twitched uncontrollably; could these things even be called intelligence?

Isn't this just reporting the person's date of birth and background in the Great Thousand World?

You didn't mention a single thing related to his strength!

The only useful bit, related to the destruction of the Dragon Demon Palace, was completely devoid of reference value; everyone present could easily accomplish that.

The people below were slandering him inwardly, unaware that Bing Jingyu was also feeling extremely uncomfortable at this moment.

Xiao Han had arrived in the Great Thousand World too recently; he had no representative combat experience, and he was extremely mysterious, always keeping a low profile and traveling alone even when he went out.

Even at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, he was an absolute secret; except for a small number of high-level figures, the vast majority of instructors and students didn't even know this person existed, so how was he supposed to start?

As for the matter of Xiao Han destroying the Shadow Demon Sect, which could barely be considered a major event, the only ones in the know were the participating Immortal Fox Sect Elder, the Immortal Fox Sect Master, and the second-in-command of the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce, Yang Qianshan; it simply couldn't enter the field of vision of a high-and-mighty main pulse Young Master like Bing Jingyu.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, Bing Huiyan glanced, seemingly unintentionally, at Bing Lingkun, who could barely suppress his smile, and said with a flowery smile:

"What? It seems Young Master Bing Lingkun has something to say!"

Then, she acted as if she had just realized it,

"That's right!"

"I heard that Young Master Bing Lingkun fought that Xiao Han a few days ago!"

"Is that okay?"

"Could you tell us about the situation with that Xiao Han?"

Bing Huiyan's words immediately drew everyone's gaze to Bing Lingkun, who instantly woke up from the pleasure of being the only one who knew the truth; hearing these catty words, he cursed inwardly.

Seeing that his external brain had no intention of objecting, Bing Lingkun slapped the table and stood up, destroying the table in the process, and snorted coldly:

"Bing Huiyan, you don't need to put on such a hypocritical act."

"I will naturally speak."

"Then please!" Bing Huiyan made a gesture of invitation, her smile remaining unchanged.

Bing Jingyu stepped aside, returned to his seat, and cast an inquiring gaze as well.

"I don't have much to say." Bing Lingkun said in a dull tone, speaking rapidly:

"Just two points."

"First, that Xiao Han's cultivation should be at the Upper Earth Sovereign level, but he possesses the means to erupt with the strength of a Great Perfection Earth Sovereign for a short time."

"Second, he is skilled in spear techniques, and it seems he still has trump cards he hasn't used."

"In short, that is all."

He spat out all the intelligence Bing Lingye had analyzed for him in a crisp and efficient manner, then returned to his seat with a swaggering gait.

"Upper Earth Sovereign? And he can still erupt with the strength of a Great Perfection Earth Sovereign; this is somewhat troublesome!"

"Indeed."

"..."

The intelligence from Bing Lingkun was clearly much more valuable, and soon people began to discuss Xiao Han's strength, though there was no anxiety in their words.

In their view, Xiao Han could only be called "decent in strength," yet his luck was not good, and he was far too overestimating of his own abilities, actually daring to attempt to oppose the power of almost the entire Ice Spirit Clan.

Soon, reality would teach him a lesson.

This was the common consensus of everyone, even the cautious Bing Huiyan and the others were no exception.

However, when a lion hunts a rabbit, it still uses its full strength.

Out of caution, they still decided to give the opponent the greatest degree of importance.

A cold, biting glint flashed and vanished in the eyes of Bing Huiyan and the others.