Chapter 393: Chapter 393: Kneel and Speak to Me!
"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce, this is the renowned Xuanhuang Celestial Lord of the Upper Realm."
With a sweeping gaze over the crowd, Meng Xuanji spoke boldly.
"Haha, so it is the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord gracing us with their presence. I thought someone of such lofty status wouldn’t deign to attend a gathering of young people like ours."
Someone immediately laughed and spoke. Although the words seemed complimentary, the tone implied mockery.
The speaker was a young man in a Python Robe, surrounded by Dragon Energy, seemingly a Prince from some dynasty.
Qin Zi glanced at him and said indifferently, "Though I am the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord, I am also young. Why should I not attend such a gathering?"
The young man in the Python Robe forced a smile and said sarcastically, "That’s true, but a Celestial Lord is a Celestial Lord; ultimately, our identities differ, unlike us juniors."
Qin Zi sneered, "Since you think our identities differ, why don’t you kneel while speaking? Is this how you talk to your father?"
"What did you say?!"
The young man in the Python Robe turned livid, comparing him to his father was clearly an insult.
Qin Zi said coolly, "Is there a problem? Is my status as the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord not as noble as your father’s? If you didn’t know, that’s one thing, but since you do know I’m the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord, yet remain indifferent, are you looking down on my Xuanhuang Heaven?"
Qin Zi directly placed a hat on him!
Looking down on Xuanhuang Heaven—no one could bear such a label.
You could be sarcastic or hypocritical, but you cannot publicly admit it! Otherwise, the consequences would be severe.
"You... you are speaking nonsense!"
The young man in the Python Robe, no fool, realized the gravity of the situation and became somewhat anxious.
"You what? Still daring to be disrespectful? Kneel and speak to me!!" Qin Zi sternly commanded.
Wow!
At this moment, everyone’s expressions changed slightly. They didn’t expect Qin Zi to use his status to press down on others.
This was not an honorable move.
But when this tactic was used, it seemed... indeed, no one could withstand it.
This was the weight of Xuanhuang Heaven, also the weight of the thirty-eight powerhouses of Xuanhuang Heaven, and moreover, the weight of that great world behind Xuanhuang Heaven!
"You... I..."
The young man in the Python Robe was stunned by Qin Zi’s strong stance, his face flushing and his words incoherent.
He looked at the people around him, only to see them turning their heads, seemingly wanting to distance themselves from him.
"Brother Zifang, help me!"
In the end, he looked towards a figure dressed in white.
That person was tall, with a free-spirited demeanor, surrounded by a faint white light, solitary like an Immortal.
That person’s face changed slightly.
Seemingly weighing the pros and cons in a brief moment, he then stepped forward with a gentle smile.
"Brother Qin, since you came here today, it must not be under the identity of Xuanhuang Celestial Lord, right? I guess you also came as a young person, wanting to interact with peers. If that’s the case, why wield power to oppress others?"
Qin Zi looked at him and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Zhang Zifang, a descendant of the Longevity Zhang Family. Haha, to put it into perspective, my Zhang Family is also descended from Xuanhuang Heaven, only my ancestor became a powerhouse and established a separate lineage, detaching from Xuanhuang Heaven." The young man in white smiled gracefully and said.
"Since you are a descendant of Xuanhuang Heaven, as the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord, at least I am of the same generation as your ancestors. What makes you think you can address me as a peer?"
Qin Zi said coldly.
This kind of person, looking graceful and suave, is often the most self-righteous. They believe themselves to be somebody, with an air of righteousness, thinking others owe them a favor.
But in Qin Zi’s eyes, such a person is nothing but nonsense!
And now, facing Qin Zi’s questioning, this individual looked somewhat embarrassed, seemingly in an awkward position.
"Celestial Lord, please calm down!"
At this time, Meng Xuanji of the Yin Yang Sect mediated, "These two likely subconsciously regarded you as one of their peers and forgot the hierarchy. Please, Celestial Lord, don’t stoop to their level."
Qin Zi looked at Meng Xuanji calmly. In his view, this person was the most challenging role on the scene.
This person was courteous, but this precisely made it difficult for him to seize upon as a pretext, as one doesn’t hit a smiling face.
But even so, he couldn’t let it go just like that. Instead, he retorted, "Why can they be disrespectful to me, but I cannot respond in kind? Who dictates this? Is it you?"
"This..."
Meng Xuanji’s face stiffened slightly, realizing he too was caught in it.
At this moment, Qin Zi was like a swamp. As long as he didn’t concede, whoever stepped in to mediate would get stuck.
Qin Zi looked at the young man in the Python Robe and the one in white, Zhang Zifang, and then asked, "These two have been disrespectful to me, making them kneel and apologize shouldn’t be too much, right?"
"This..."
Meng Xuanji hesitated because these two had significant backgrounds. If they were forced to kneel here, the Yin Yang Sect would not easily escape responsibility.
Nevertheless, if they didn’t give the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord an explanation today, that would be a real problem.
The weight of Xuanhuang Heaven far surpassed the forces behind these two, completely different in scale.
Eventually, he stiffened his neck and said with difficulty, "Brother Song, Brother Zhang, you should apologize to the Celestial Lord..."
After speaking, he felt somewhat flushed, embarrassed as if he were a turncoat.
Wow!
The two’s faces flashed red and white, appearing extremely aggrieved and conflicted, filled with deep regret.
Blaming their own loose tongues!
Why did they act as the vanguard? Though the Xuanhuang Celestial Lord was like a paper tiger, even a straw could serve as an impromptu command stick!
"Bang, bang!"
Finally, grinding their teeth, they knelt down with twisted expressions, nearly on the edge of madness.
"It was disrespectful of us earlier, please Celestial Lord... forgive us!!"
The last two words almost popped out from between their teeth, as if they would shatter.
"Stand up; I hope you refrain from employing such petty tricks in the future... Reflect on your actions," Qin Zi said coldly.
The two rose in silence, then retreated to the back of the crowd—such a loss of face, there was no face to remain.
"Jingle-jangle!"
"Buzz-buzz!"
Just then, the lake surface surged, beams of light shooting up from the waterbed, gorgeous and brilliant.
"The Sun and Moon Spectacle is about to appear!"
Someone exclaimed.
Qin Zi looked out, seeing two enormous spheres, one gold and one silver, slowly rising from either side of the lake, pushing great quantities of water apart, and two completely different beams of light, one cold and one warm, shot simultaneously, splitting the sky above the lake into two halves, distinctly separated!
Sun rising in the east, moon appearing in the west!
"Boom, boom, boom!"
A series of divine sounds echoed in the sky; on the peripheries of the sun and moon, appeared halos composed of runes.
These halos crisscrossed, slowly spinning, and as they rotated, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth activated, countless Chains of Laws appearing out of nowhere above the Celestial Vault, awe-inspiring to behold.
"Such rich Great Dao energy, the various mysteries of Heaven and Earth are manifesting, I feel I’m about to comprehend the Dao!"
"Worthy of the once-in-a-millennium Sun and Moon Spectacle, it’s marvelous, it was worth coming this time!"
"Hahaha, I’m about to make a breakthrough!"
Joyous voices sounded, and the crowd, ecstatic, began finding places to sit and contemplate the Great Dao.
Many had ulterior motives for coming here, but for now, cultivation was the priority before thinking about anything else.
By the lakeside were numerous high platforms, resembling gigantic pillars, and upon these platforms, people sat cross-legged, observing the sun and moon.
Meng Xuanji pointed to an exceptionally large pillar, about a thousand feet high, and said politely, "This is a spot specially prepared for you by the Yin Yang Sect, also the best position for observation, Celestial Lord, please take your seat."
"Hmm."
Qin Zi nodded calmly and then intended to fly up, but as he ascended a dozen meters, his brow suddenly furrowed.
Because he discovered.
Above the pillar, a pressure was emanating, and the higher he went, the stronger it seemed!
Qin Zi squinted his eyes.
So this is where the setback lies!!