0p0 Chapter 259 Commitment
Chapter 259 Commitment
Realizing that these two were well-connected and not isolated individuals without any relatives or friends, smiles of confidence and certainty appeared on the faces of the members of the Hundred Families.
why?
Because they have relatives, friends, and family members, it means there are clues to follow and weaknesses to exploit. Sooner or later, they will be able to extract the secrets to advancement from the two of them, so they won't be at a loss like a tiger biting a hedgehog!
As for not being able to grasp it?
People from all walks of life, especially the Xuanmen elders who had been immersed in various soft and hard tactics, power struggles and intrigues for many years, and who were top-notch family heads and clan elders who pretended to be weak while actually being strong, feigned madness and foolishness, and were adept at navigating social situations, smiled humbly.
Immediately, with genuine, warm, and unpretentious smiles on their faces, they surrounded Wei Ying and Lan Zhan as they gracefully landed, showering them with compliments.
If someone is inexperienced, naive, or innocent, and doesn't know the person's true nature, most will be misled by their current behavior, truly believing themselves to be some unparalleled genius, and gradually lose themselves in their sincere and genuine praise and flattery.
In the end, they completely elevated him, and under the banner of upholding justice and protecting the safety of all people, he readily and willingly revealed the secret of his promotion, just as they wished. He even wanted to teach them everything from the bottom of his heart, and felt that he had not done enough!
However, their usually invincible methods have now run into a brick wall.
Whether it was Wei Ying and Lan Zhan directly facing the flattery and praise, or Wei Chaoyan, Lan Wenjing, and others who were also being flattered and complimented, they all knew the true nature of the Hundred Schools and were all experienced. In particular, Wei Ying and Lan Zhan had just experienced firsthand the power and insidiousness of the Hundred Schools' various tricks in a real illusion of inner demons.
How could they be so easily swayed by their lighthearted words?
Wei Ying and Lan Zhan, in perfect unison, politely returned the greeting to the crowd that had gathered around them: "Wei Ying, the rogue cultivator, and Lin Yi and Lin Yuhuai of the Huaiyang Lin Clan greet you all. You are all too kind."
Only then did he respond to Wei Chaoyan and the others' calls, allowing them to touch his hands and face to confirm his current physical condition without any dissatisfaction or discomfort.
After Wei Chaoyan and the others finally relaxed and stopped what they were doing, Wei Ying and Lan Zhan, under the eager and expectant gazes of Wen Ruohan and the other Xuanmen cultivators, calmly admitted: "We are indeed undergoing the tribulation lightning to break through to the next realm!"
"hiss……"
As everyone gasped in surprise and beamed with joy at their supposedly correct guess, the two calmly dropped another bombshell.
"However, we are not undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation, but the Golden Core Tribulation!..."
"impossible!"
“Young Master Wei, Young Master Lin, we understand that you are unwilling to reveal the truth, but you cannot deceive us with empty words like this. As members of the Hundred Schools of Thought, is it not appropriate to act in this way?”
"That's right! If you're not at the Nascent Soul stage, how come you can traverse the void? We're all at the Golden Core stage, so why can you do it but we can't? Surely we're not some fake Golden Core cultivator?!"
……
Before Wei Ying could finish speaking, he was violently interrupted by a cacophony of opinions from various schools of thought.
At this moment, their faces and mouths no longer showed the humility, flattery, enthusiasm, and friendliness of the previous moment. Instead, they became extremely sarcastic, bitter, and mean. Their tone was high-pitched and sharp, rising and falling incessantly, like countless noisy ducks quacking away, revealing their ugly side!
This includes not only the vast majority of immortal families, but also many independent cultivators and disciples of various sects.
As for the more cunning old foxes like Jin Guangshan, the families that are on good terms with or allied with the Lan family, such as the Nie family and the Wen family, as well as several affiliated families or loose cultivator sects that have cooperative dealings, they all waited calmly for Lan and Wei to explain further, without expressing their opinions.
Despite the overwhelming wave of rebuttals and doubts, Wei Ying simply ignored them, continuing his topic as if nothing had happened, his tone, pace, and expression remaining unchanged: "Indeed, as a fellow Daoist just said, most Golden Core cultivators in the Xuanmen sect today are cultivating a fake core, which is naturally quite different from what we two cultivate. As for the root cause..."
Wei Ying raised an eyebrow and drew out his words, deliberately refusing to utter the key words that the Hundred Schools were most concerned about at that moment, thus giving everyone a firm grip on their feelings.
Seeing the pale and sallow faces of the members of the Hundred Schools, and their expressions of wanting to rush over and shake Wei Ying to get the answer and keep their appetites firmly in suspense, Wei Ying finally raised the corners of his rosy lips and said leisurely with an undisguised smile.
"As for the root cause, it is very complicated and cannot be explained in a short time. Please take your leave first. We will go home and go into seclusion to sort things out in detail. After that, we will hold another discussion and invite you all to attend. At that time, we will answer all your questions one by one!"
"This this……"
Bai Jia wanted to refuse, but the words were suppressed by the invisible aura released by Wei Ying, Lan Zhan, Lan Wenjing and others, and he couldn't utter a single word!
"As for the specific time of the discussion, the Lan, Wen, and Nie families will inform you in advance!"