Perhaps due to long-term exposure, Luo Laoba held Lord Chixiao in the highest esteem from the bottom of his heart.
Putting everything else aside.
Just the fact that back when the Monarch's cultivation was crippled, his body severely wounded, he entered the Shangqing Sect under a notorious reputation, like a tiger descending to the plains, enduring bullying—being besieged every few days, having his spirit stones withheld, having his cultivation techniques maliciously altered, facing cold shoulders everywhere, his injuries never ceasing. Even under such circumstances, he persisted. Not only did he persist, but he also advanced against the current, rising from a cripple to an Earth Immortal in a mere nine years.
How many in this world could achieve such a feat?
Just this kind of unyielding, tenacious willpower alone was enough to command profound respect.
Luo Laoba had always wanted to meet the hero of his heart. Unfortunately, over the years, Lord Chixiao seemed to be everywhere, and he couldn't tell which was real and which was fake. So, when he heard the news a while ago that the true Monarch had returned, he had been extremely excited.
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Weiyang Great Domain.
Outside the Dragon Pond Manor.
A crowd had gathered at this moment.
These people weren't here to watch a spectacle; they had come to stand up for Luo Xuan Ancestor.
Hearing that a dozen or so junior members of the Liuguang Clan had the audacity to argue with Luo Xuan Ancestor and even wanted to lay hands on him, folks from the surrounding villages and towns rushed over immediately, surrounding the dozen or so juniors in layer upon layer, leaving no room for escape.
"You little bastards, truly courting death! Daring to cause trouble in the Weiyang Great Domain? Don't you even look at what place this is!"
"Exactly! And you dare to raise a hand against Luo Xuan Ancestor? Have you rebelled?"
"All of us grew up drinking Luo Xuan Old Soup! Listen up, you little brats, if you dare touch a single hair on Luo Xuan Ancestor today, I'll cook you right here on the spot!"
As more and more people ran over to support Luo Xuan Ancestor, among whom were various Earth Immortals and even Loose Immortals, the dozen or so juniors from the Liuguang Clan began to feel afraid. The leader among them mustered his courage and shouted, "What do you think you're doing? We are from the Liuguang Clan!"
"So what if you're from the Liuguang Clan? Does that make your piss fly higher? Shoot farther? Listen up, you brats, this is the Weiyang Great Domain! Don't say you're from the Liuguang Clan, even if you were from the damn Yunshang Clan, it wouldn't work here!"
At that moment.
An old man's voice called out from the crowd, "Alright, alright, everyone, stop arguing. Go about your business. What are you all crowding around for? People who don't know better might think this old man is bullying a few juniors."
This old man was none other than Luo Xuan Ancestor.
"Old Master, these little brats were about to lay hands on you just now! You might be able to tolerate it, but we can't!"
"That's right, Old Master! If these little brats hurt you in any way, where would we go to get our soup in the future?"
Luo Xuan Ancestor had been selling his old soup in Elixir-Eater Town for tens of thousands of years. Almost everyone in the Weiyang Great Domain knew him. Moreover, the old man was naturally forthright and didn't stand on ceremony, so everyone usually enjoyed joking with him.
"So this old man finally understands. You lot really don't mind watching a big scene, huh? Can't wait for this old man to make a fool of myself, is that it?"
"Exactly, Old Master! You got it right! If you don't beat the shit out of these little brats today, none of us will agree to it!"
"What a bunch of characters, all of you! Scram!"
The crowd bantered and joked with Luo Xuan Ancestor, not taking the few juniors from the Liuguang Clan seriously at all.
Just then, a procession of over forty people marched grandly towards them.
These people were all shimmering with silvery, flowing light, each looking imposing and majestic. They wore silver armor with silver-white capes fluttering behind them, resembling Liuguang War Gods, extremely majestic.
Silvery flowing light.
Silver armor and capes.
Everyone knew this was the emblem of the Liuguang Clan. In other words, this was a contingent from the Liuguang Clan.
The leader was a stern-faced man.
Unlike the other members of the Liuguang Clan, this man's body did not shimmer with silvery flowing light, nor did he wear silver armor and a cape. However, he had long, silver-white hair and wore only a silver-white brocade robe. When he appeared, the originally sweltering weather suddenly turned icy cold. Frost formed on the ground, and the sky seemed to snow.
A faint, elusive, yet terrifying aura instantly enveloped the scene.
Seeing this man, the bantering crowd also grew cautious.
Because they all recognized him.
Liuguang Bing.
The leading figure of the Liuguang Clan in the Present Era.
Star Marquis conferred by the Immortal Dynasty.
Mighty Upper Immortal conferred by the Cloud Summit.
He had forged a Frost Immortal Body, condensed a Nine Yin Immortal Spirit, and possessed the Natural Water Element Edict.
Once, with a single thought, he froze a thousand miles of land; an entire sect, over ten thousand people, perished on the spot.
Once, with a single sword, snow blades filled the sky; nine True Immortals turned to dust between his fingers.
The name Liuguang Bing had already shaken the Divine Continent decades ago. Across the entire world, he was a well-known Prodigy of the Present Era.
Seeing Liuguang Bing arrive, the dozen or so terrified Liuguang Clan juniors who had been surrounded immediately ran over, pointing at Luo Xuan Ancestor and saying, "Young Master, we were merely discussing how to deal with that Immortal Dao sinner Gu Tianlang. For some reason, this old thing came over and started berating us, and now he's called all these people, wanting to kill us!"
The Liuguang Clan was considered the most dazzling and prominent Immortal Clan of the Present Era.
Liuguang Bing was an even more renowned Prodigy of the Present Era in this world.
However.
The people who had come to stand up for Luo Xuan Ancestor were not afraid.
They were all 'country bumpkins' native to the Weiyang Great Domain, whose ancestors had cultivated here for generations. Although they weren't disciples of the Shangqing Sect, their connections to the sect ran deep, each one deeper than the last. Inner and Outer Sect Elders of the Shangqing Sect might be lofty immortals in the eyes of others, but in their eyes, they were just like their neighbors—if something happened, a shout would bring them over.
What Immortal Clans, what Prodigies of the Present Era.
They had seen plenty at the Shangqing Sect.
Nothing special.
"Kid, this old man will tell you today why I taught you a lesson. This old man doesn't care what grievances your Liuguang Clan has with Gu kid. You can badmouth Gu kid elsewhere, and this old man won't interfere. But you absolutely cannot speak ill of Gu kid in front of this old man. No one can. Don't say your Liuguang Clan, even the Grand Elders of the Shangqing Sect can't do it."
"Oh?" Liuguang Bing said indifferently, "May I ask what relationship the old senior has with the Immortal Dao sinner Gu Tianlang?"
"What relationship? This old man has no special relationship with Gu kid. We're not relatives, nor master and disciple. If you must say there's a relationship, it's simply that when Gu kid was cultivating at the Shangqing Sect back then, he would come to this old man's place every day to drink a bowl of Luo Xuan Old Soup. That's all."
As he said this, Luo Xuan Ancestor looked particularly proud.
The people beside him who had come to support him couldn't help but tease, "Old Master, enough already? You've been showing off about this trivial matter for almost five hundred years now."
"Aren't you just trying to tell people that back when the Monarch was cultivating at the Shangqing Sect, it was because he drank your Luo Xuan Old Soup that he managed to persevere?"
"Hahaha! Exactly! That's precisely what this old man means! What? You're not convinced? Even if you're not, there's nothing you can do about it."