Unfathomable Senior

Chapter 582

Chapter 582

“I’m sure everyone here has heard about the hero of the west.”

“You mean Long Dong, the brother of the Azure Emperor? What does he have to do with any of this... It couldn’t be?”

“Yes, that’s right, may I present to you, Long Dong, the Golden Dragon of the west.”

‘Huh, I think my title is becoming longer...’

Zhang Dong didn’t flinch as he was being examined by everyone in this open-air meeting place. There was a gentle wind passing by that made the flowy robes that everyone else was wearing quite enchanting. He on the other hand remained in battle-ready robes that wouldn’t constrict his movements in any way.

“You are the honorable Golden Dragon?”

“Yes, that is true.”

“You must excuse us for such a welcome. If everyone knew about your arrival, then we would surely prepare a banquet...”

“Oh no that’s fine, things like that don’t really matter.”

Tao Guan the Heavenly Crane Sect Patriarch was giving him a bright smile that made him look like a gentle grandfather. In his mind however, there was probably chaos brewing and this Zhang Dong knew. This was quite the strange occurrence where a sect leader from a new up-and-coming powerhouse appeared before them without any preparation.

They were caught with their pants down and no one really knew how to react to all of this. Most of the elders were looking with spire and Sun Shen and Sun Shi that brought him over. Normally such a move would be discussed between all of the elders and the Moon Lily faction knew it. It was as if they were going behind everyone’s backs and trying to force a decision to be made.

“With all due respect to the Golden Dragon but I don’t think he or even the Azure Emperor should be looking into our problems, Sun Shen what is the meaning of this?”

“Silence!”

Finally, after a long tiresome back and forth the two guardians stepped forward. Their aura burst through the entire area and smacked everyone in the face. Even the faction leaders had to turn their heads away for a moment as it was too much for them. Only two people were able not to look away, which were the sect Patriarch and Zhang Dong.

This was noticed by the people gathered here and put them in a bad position. First of all, it showed that the name Golden Dragon wasn’t boisterous. Second, they all knew that only masters of a certain level could just shrug off the twin’s suppressive Qi. Thirdly, this put them in a bind as now they were rude in front of a powerful master that could very well be on the level of the Azure Emperor but without confirming this claim further they wouldn’t be convinced yet.

“Please forgive my people, they are under a lot of stress lately, you are probably aware of the situation at our borders.”

“Yes I am but I don’t think that you are taking it as seriously as you should.”

He could see Zhong gritting his teeth after looking up. There were probably various reasons that he would be against this type of meeting. One of the larger ones was probably because it made his sect look weak. Inviting an outsider like this without properly discussing everything was also something that went against sect rules. It was as if his faction wasn’t taken seriously in this decision that Sun Shen had made.

The others that were against engaging with the other empire were probably of the same mind. If it weren’t for Zhang Dong’s high cultivation level he would have probably been removed from this meeting place already. Only thanks to the way that he presented himself and his current fame could he stand tall and on the same level as the other Patriarch.

There was a limit to what he could do however if he was rude and pushed too much even these people here would attack him. They still didn’t know his full capabilities and only if he showed them what he was made of would they actually listen. Otherwise, he would need to return later with an army which they could not deny before forcing an agreement.

“I wish to not be rude to the Emperor’s Brother but these are our sect’s problems. The Azure Emperor has already refused his aid or did the honorable Golden Dragon arrive at the behest of the Emperor to offer aid?”

“No, my brother has nothing to do with it.”

Why the Patriarch didn’t use any rude words he did imply the standing of the Azure Emperor to be above Zhang Dong’s. It somewhat carried an implication that they wouldn’t move for someone like him that had not yet been tested by them. Rumors could only carry him this far without any proper information; they couldn’t take him as seriously as the Azure Dragon.

“But my brother isn’t all-knowing, he does not know the gravity of this situation and it seems that neither do you, the Emerald Phoenix Emperor is an expert not below me or my brother and you won’t be able to stop their forces, at least not by yourself...”

“Honorable Golden Dragon with all due respect, our sect has survived for thousands of years...”

“Will that mean anything when the Emerald Phoenix Empire arrives at your doorstep and crushes your people? Do you really think that these feeble defenses that you have will last you more than a few years? What after that, will you run with tails between your legs to my brother or me to save you?”

“Y...you...”

The Patriarch was stunned by the way Zhang Dong was speaking but he needed to get a point across. This was that the longer they kept to themselves and didn’t do anything the faster they would come to ruin. The only way out would be sending the bulk of their forces out to the warning zones because as it was now, their numbers and experts would be slowly diminished until the enemy arrived at their main sect grounds. Before that could happen and before more people died for nothing he needed to make this group of old farts move.