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"Everyone, this way please …"
Before Ding Yi took his seat, another group of people was led to the center of the second floor by an elder. The newcomers also had quite a strong cultivation base, the lowest among them being at the Transcendence Stage, including Qin Ziming, who had previously suffered at the hands of Ding Yi.
Other than Qin Ziming, there were also some juniors with extraordinary cultivation. All of them had about twenty people. Including the dozens of people who had already arrived at the second floor, there were already more than thirty people with extraordinary cultivation.
"This should be someone from the other great powers in Jiang-Nan city, right?" Ding Yi thought in his heart.
"Brother Lu, Brother Qin, Brother Gu, please come in …"
Sure enough, after this group of people arrived, many of the people who arrived first went up to greet them with cupped fists. These powerful warriors came from two rivers and were already familiar with each other. On the contrary, a guest like Ding Yi who came uninvited seemed a little out of the ordinary.
Even though Ding Yi wasn't very familiar with these people, they had more or less interacted with each other before. For example, two of the great figures of Qin Family had lost to him, and the Gu Clan's Young Lord, Gu Xi Dynasty, had lost to him.
If Ding Yi revealed his identity directly, half of the people present would probably explode. After all, Ding Yi's achievements in the past were too shocking.
However, what Ding Yi was concerned about was not this. His attention was focused on a woman who had just arrived, and that person was the First Miss of the Jiangnan Lyu Family, Lyu Qiushui.
Looking at this woman, Ding Yi naturally recalled some of the past events that happened back then. Back then, when Ding Yi was still in the Gold Core Stage Realm, he had experienced some past events with this woman, and coincidentally had a relationship with her. Counting how time had passed, they had not seen each other for almost two years.
Quietly inspecting Lyu Qiushui's current cultivation, Ding Yi discovered that the current her had made great progress compared to the past. Her cultivation had already reached the Transcendence Stage Realm, and looking at her aura, the current Lyu Qiushui was even stronger than Qin Ziming. She should be on the same level as Holy Maiden and Chen Kexin from Heavenly Sound Pavilion.
The reason why Ding Yi looked at Lyu Qiushui was not only because of their dewy relationship back then, but also because Lyu Qiushui was holding a baby in her arms. From the looks of it, she was only around one year old.
Thinking of this possibility, Ding Yi felt a little disappointed in his heart. Although his feelings for Lyu Qiushui couldn't be compared to those of Han Feirong and Murong Xixue, he was, after all, someone who had a close physical relationship with them. Ding Yi felt a sense of frustration in his heart when a woman like her found out that the other party had already returned to their home.
"She, is already married, or …" Ding Yi saw the glimmer in Lyu Qiushui's eyes and thought for a while.
"Everyone, we're almost there. Please take your seats. We will need everyone to make a decision on today's agenda …"
Just as Ding Yi was lost in thought, Heavenly Sound Pavilion Pavilion Master Ning Fengxing suddenly spoke. After Ning Fengxing finished speaking, the people on the second floor started to match numbers and sit down.
In the center of the second floor, there was a very ancient looking oval long table. Around the table were all sorts of chairs carved from precious sandalwood.
Ding Yi indifferently swept his eyes over everyone present and discovered Ning Fengxing and the two white-haired elders, who were half-a-step into Earth Immortal of the Jiang-Nan Gu family, sitting at the top three seats respectively. The others, on the other hand, sat at their sides in order of status and cultivation.
Ding Yi wasn't that surprised by this situation. In today's world, strength was respected, and if Ding Yi wanted to, he could sit at the top position. However, at this moment, Ding Yi didn't want to show off.
Therefore, Ding Yi chose a lower middle-class seat and casually sat on it. From the look of things, his status was lower than the Patriarchs of the big families. He was just like some of the foreign delegates and elders of the big forces.
"Hmph …"
Qin Ziming glanced at Ding Yi viciously. Previously, he had suffered quite a bit at the hands of Ding Yi. More importantly, he had lost a lot of face in front of Chen Kexin. This was simply intolerable.
After that previous encounter, Qin Ziming had long understood that Ding Yi was not a kind person, but rather a person who played the role of a pig to eat the tiger. Previously, when Qin Ziming was alone, he was indeed afraid of Ding Yi. But now that the patriarch of his family who had half a step into the Earth Immortal had arrived, he was definitely going to find an opportunity to get back the face he had in the past from Ding Yi.
Ding Yi didn't have the time to care about Qin Ziming's thoughts. In his eyes, a weakling like Qin Ziming couldn't afford to cause too much trouble no matter how much trouble he caused. If the other party had truly made him feel disgusted, then even if all of them attacked him together, it was likely that they wouldn't be able to save his life under Ding Yi's hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone should be aware of the current situation. The current cultivation world is constantly changing, and blood could easily flow from it. Under such an environment, I suggest that Cultivator from Jiang-Nan and Jiangbei should form an alliance to face the possible disaster …"
The Heavenly Sound Pavilion's pavilion master, Ning Fengxing, was just like his name. He did not procrastinate when doing things, and immediately stated his intentions when opening the door.
Ding Yi also felt that Ning Fengxing's suggestion was true. The world was indeed very chaotic today. If Jiang-Nan and Jiangbei could really gather together like Ning Fengxing had said, it could indeed avoid the coveting of many people.
"To form an alliance?"
After Ning Fengxing finished speaking, everyone present had a thoughtful expression. Although they were familiar with each other, they had always been doing their own things. It was obviously not easy to suddenly form an alliance.
"Everyone, I feel that Pavilion Master Ning's words make sense. Earlier, my Yinn Family people were ambushed by unknown forces and suffered heavy casualties, and a few days ago, they even sent us an integration note, hoping that we would bow our heads in submission. I also feel that only by forming an alliance like Pavilion Master Ning does, can we live in peace …"
While everyone was silent, Yinn Ruoli, the manager of the North River Yinn Family, stood up and expressed her support for Ning Fengxing.2
The current patriarch of Yinn Family, Yinn Ruoli, looked to be around thirty years old and had the appearance of a beautiful middle-aged woman.
Aside from that, Yinn Ruoli's power was also quite subtle. Although she looked like she only had the power of the peak of the Transcendence Stage, there was a strange power hidden in her body. According to Ding Yi's perception, even though the power had not fully awakened, once it merged with her body, she could still unleash half a step of the Earth Immortal power at any time.
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