NOVEL NEXT Chapter 708: The Waters Run Deep
The middle-aged Daoist still eyed Su Yu coldly, coughing up blood and sneering as he said, "Have you ever heard the saying? 'The arrogant will meet with disaster, the proud will meet with misfortune.'
"Originally, I came with good intentions to give you a piece of advice, but unfortunately, there's no need for it now. If a person doesn't know their limits, they won't go far."
Su Yu chuckled silently, speechless and amused by these people's logic.
So, not following your orders is arrogance? Is it that being proud will necessarily lead to misfortune? That not knowing one's limits means you won't go far?
Who gave you the qualification and courage to say such words in front of me?
However, from the recent times and the tone of this person, it's not hard to deduce that there are only two possibilities behind this person: one is the Bai Family of the Divine Monarch Mansion, the other is some interests-affected factions within the Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance.
Having the old dragon step forward to restrain the person, Su Yu directly took him to the headquarters of the Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance.
It was an extremely vast region of Suspended Immortal City, standing in the sky like a sea of stars.
Each Suspended Immortal City formed a Supreme Immortal Array, which constituted the headquarters' force of the Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance.
Upon Su Yu's arrival, Immortal Chi Jian was already waiting outside. However, when he saw Su Yu bringing the middle-aged Daoist over, Immortal Chi Jian was secretly surprised and stupefied for a moment: "Su, my young friend, and Daoist Feng Cheng, what is going on here?"
Before Su Yu could speak, the middle-aged Daoist was already furious, saying, "Vice Alliance Hierarch, this guy doesn't even have the slightest regard for the Immortal Alliance. I just encountered him on the road, thinking he was about to take on the position of Immortal Alliance Elder, so I thought I'd go up to greet him."
"As a result, without a word, he had someone beat me up, even though I said I was the Immortal Alliance's offering, he still wouldn't stop, almost wishing to beat me to death."
"How can such a person be qualified to be an Immortal Alliance Elder? I'm not convinced!"
Upon hearing this, Su Yu gently smiled, not interrupting the middle-aged Daoist, but merely looked at Immortal Chi Jian with a calm expression, intending to see his or the Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance's stance on this matter.
Immortal Chi Jian furrowed his brows, his expression growing colder as he gazed at the middle-aged Daoist, saying nothing. He just looked at the other coldly until the middle-aged Daoist could no longer maintain his furious demeanor, and his eyes became somewhat bewildered, evasive, and guilty.
Immortal Chi Jian coldly said, "Who gave you the guts to dare trouble an Immortal Alliance Elder? Speak, who instructed you to intercept Elder Su midway?"
The middle-aged Daoist was instantly flustered and angrily said, "Vice Alliance Hierarch, don't you believe me? You'd rather trust an outsider than believe me!"
With a wave of his hand, Immortal Chi Jian slapped him directly, giving the middle-aged Daoist a slap: "Slap!"
The middle-aged Daoist neither dodged nor resisted, and his face instantly swelled on one side. He seemed somewhat incredulous, unable to believe that Immortal Chi Jian would slap him over such a matter.
Immortal Chi Jian angrily rebuked, "Hmph, go back, and if you dare to disregard the Immortal Alliance's rules and offend an Elder again, you'll find out what happens."
He looked at Su Yu, his face showing a wry smile as he said, "Apologies, Elder Su, I didn't expect such a thing to happen."
Su Yu said with interest, "Doesn't Senior Chi Jian believe what he says is true?"
"After all, the injuries on him were indeed inflicted by the old dragon."
Immortal Chi Jian sighed lightly and said, "Daoist Feng Cheng is an offering of the Immortal Alliance, like me, a Loose Cultivator, and one of the few offerings at the Taiyin Immortal Realm in the Immortal Alliance, joining at about the same time as I did."
"Moreover, he associates closely with some factions. If I couldn't even see through what's going on with him, I'd be a useless Vice Alliance Hierarch, unworthy to meet with you, my young friend Su."
Su Yu went with Immortal Chi Jian into the Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance, casually discussing the matter of the middle-aged Daoist on the way.
"I can let that Feng Cheng Daoist off this time, but Senior Chi Jian must tell me which factions are close to him and might warn me to be cautious or not to overstep."
Immortal Chi Jian pondered for a moment, then lightly sighed and said, "Perhaps there are three. For example, the Xuan Family of Dai Prefecture, the Yuanlong Taiyi Sect, and the Guanhe Heavenly Harmony Immortal Sect."
He looked at Su Yu and said, "Originally, these were factions vying for the Elder position in this campaign, but they never expected that you, my young friend Su, or the Yellow Court Immortal Alliance would be unanimously chosen by us, and everyone voted for the Yellow Court Immortal Alliance to assume the Elder position this time."
"Naturally, these factions lost their chance to compete in the campaign."
"Thank you, Senior Chi Jian, for the information."
Su Yu nodded in thanks, at least now he knew which factions were causing trouble this time.
Immortal Chi Jian clearly didn't want to deal with such matters, taking Su Yu and the others to a suspended star in the center of the Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance, pointing to this star and saying, "This is one of the ten great Dao sites arranged for Elders by the Immortal Alliance. Elder Su can inspect it personally; this is the Control Token."
Immortal Chi Jian handed a token to Su Yu, smiling as he said, "During the term, this Dao site entirely belongs to Elder Su. Even the Alliance Hierarch and we have no right to trespass."
"The Immortal Alliance meeting will be in just over four months. Elder Su can rest a bit for now, and in a few days, I'll take you on a tour around the Immortal Alliance."
"Good, thank you, Senior Chi Jian." Su Yu performed a salute, watching the other leave.
After leaving Su Yu's Dao site, Immortal Chi Jian's expression darkened, cursing Daoist Feng Cheng and those foolish factions in his heart.
Though, indeed, the current strength of the Yellow Court Immortal Alliance and Su Yu seemed a bit weak to him, was the reason they elevated the Yellow Court Immortal Alliance to the Elder position because of the Yellow Court Immortal Alliance or Su Yu? No!
It was because of that connection with the Infinite Immortal Palace Daozi!
Compared to the Infinite Immortal Palace, what is their Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance worth?
The current Yellow Court Immortal Alliance or Su Yu, or that Fairy Wen may seem weak, not even in the Taiyin Immortal Realm.
But with the protection of the Infinite Immortal Palace Daozi, could they not improve in the future?
Furthermore, with the protection and connection of the Infinite Immortal Palace Daozi, wouldn't having this relationship provide an additional backup when the Immortal Alliance encounters difficulties in the future?
Those people are incredibly foolish, not building connections or currying favor with such influential ties.
Instead, they're creating conflicts over interests that aren't even theirs before the other party takes office!
Immortal Chi Jian coldly snorted in his heart but didn't intend to pay heed. The Hundred Rivers Immortal Alliance is considerable in scale, with several dozens of member factions, each with its interests and allies, a complicated web indeed.
Though he aims to curry favor with the Yellow Court Immortal Alliance and Su Yu, before seeing tangible benefits, he intends to remain neutral, not meddling in the disputes among the factions.