An inexplicable smile appeared on Ling Xiao's face, but no one knew what he was planning. Glancing behind him, Ling Xiao motioned for Ye Yunfeng to take Gu Ze's Space Ring.
Looking at this smile, Gu Ze couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Their Gu Family had paid a heavy price this time, putting aside their dignity and face, hoping to temporarily bury the hatchet with Ling Xiao. If Ling Xiao didn't appreciate their kindness, then their Gu Family's face would be completely gone.
However, even though Ling Xiao had asked someone to accept the gift, Gu Ze still felt that Ling Xiao didn't seem to take this matter seriously.
"That's very kind of you. Yun Feng, please put this gift in the book. When you get back, remember to return the gift. We, the Proud Smiling Palace, don't be disrespectful!" Ling Xiao said. He didn't show any emotion on his face.
Logically speaking, since the Gu Family had put down their pride to make peace with him, he should have shown a warm and grateful expression, but he didn't show such an emotion. The others who saw this had a different feeling in their hearts.
The representatives of the forces who had come to attend the ceremony all made up their minds to build a good relationship with the Proud Smiling Palace.
Gu Ze understood the meaning behind Ling Xiao's words. It turned out that the gift he had given was taken as a congratulatory gift for attending the ceremony, and not a sincere gift to ask for peace and apologize.
Gu Ze could only swallow his anger and say, "Palace Master Ling, you have seen the sincerity of our Gu Family. Let bygones be bygones and everyone will be happy. What do you think?"
If he didn't get Ling Xiao to take a stand today, he wouldn't be able to put down the boulder in his heart!
The several Elders behind Gu Ze stared at Ling Xiao, as if they would turn hostile if Ling Xiao didn't agree.
At this time, Xuan Yao spoke up, "Palace Master, the opening ceremony is about to begin, what do you think …"
Ling Xiao smiled and said, "That's right, let's hold the opening ceremony first. If there's anything else, we can discuss it after the ceremony!"
Gu Ze panicked. How could he not tell that Ling Xiao was trying to shirk responsibility?
At this moment, the devil from the Ghost Darkness Sect spoke again, "Elder Gu Ze, it's useless to say more. They won't give face to your Gu Family. Don't we have another matter to discuss with them?
Who knows, maybe he'll change his mind after hearing about it! "
Gu Ze patted the back of his head and said in realization, "That's right, how could I have forgotten about the important matter!"
Then, he looked at Ling Xiao and said, "Palace Master Ling, the granddaughter of the Gu Family is going to marry the son of the Gui You Sect in the near future. Our Gu Family and the Gui You Sect will become the best allies. Apart from coming to watch the wedding, we also want to send you an invitation. We hope that Palace Master Ling will come to the Gui You Sect to attend our wedding!"
At this point, Gu Ze suddenly felt more confident. He thought to himself, "No matter how arrogant you, Ling Xiao, are, you wouldn't dare to go against the Gu family and the Ghost Underworld Sect at the same time, right?"
The purpose of the Gu Family and the Ghost Underworld Sect coming together was to intimidate Ling Xiao and resolve this grudge.
Ling Xiao once again asked Ye Yunfeng to step forward and take the invitation. He smiled and said, "Then this Palace will congratulate you in advance on forming an alliance!"
In fact, Ling Xiao had not caused trouble for the Gu Family all this time because of Han Kai's words. Now that the Gu Family had gone to this extent and asked for peace, he could also push the boat with the current and postpone this matter for now. At the very least, before he broke through to the Emperor Stage, he would not bring up any war.
After all, all this time, although the Gu Family had wanted to kill him, the price they had paid was the greatest. His own losses were not that great.
However, as the leader of an assassin organization, Sha Tian, Ling Xiao would sooner or later challenge them all!
As for the Gu Family, it would depend on whether they and the Ghost Underworld Sect were at peace.
When Xuan Yao once again urged Ling Xiao to enter the palace to hold the opening ceremony, many people from other forces arrived.
This time, everyone present was shocked once again.
The ones who arrived first were the members of the Dan Alliance, the Spiritual Martial Pavilion, the Medicine Sect, and the Dongfang family.
The Dan Alliance came with the Pill Sect, the Yan Clan, and the Heaven Returning Sect … There were a total of six alchemy forces, and all of them had sent people to deliver congratulatory gifts and come to watch the ceremony.
With regards to the arrival of the people from the Dan Alliance, Ling Xiao was a little surprised, but he did not think too much about it. He only thought that they had come for him.
The other three were all top forces in the Central Region. They were much more imposing than the Feng Clan, the Gu Family, and the Ghost Underworld Sect.
The person who came from the Spiritual Martial Pavilion claimed to be Zhuo Xiangwei, the direct disciple of Dao En. He was a middle-aged man who already had the strength of a high level Sky Sovereign. His personality was very gentle, and he treated Ling Xiao extremely respectfully.
Zhuo Xiangwei was a smooth and slick person, he had heard his master talk about the deeds of the Evil Emperor since he was young, and he had also worshipped the Evil Emperor since he was young. As the only disciple of the Evil Emperor, Ling Xiao, he suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and when he heard his master talk about it at the beginning, he did not pay much attention to it. At that time, Ling Xiao was only a mere First Emperor, and was lucky enough to be slightly stronger than his junior brother, Wu Bufan. However, in terms of true strength, Zhuo Xiangwei still felt that his junior brother, Wu Bufan, was stronger.
However, as Ling Xiao's fame grew, and after the battle between Ling Xiao and his junior brother two years ago, Zhuo Xiangwei finally realized that Ling Xiao was truly worthy of being called a genius. His future was absolutely limitless.
Therefore, when he came to Wind Cloud City and saw Ling Xiao, he did not seem to be overbearing at all. Instead, he tried to get closer to Ling Xiao. Those who did not know better would think that Zhuo Xiangwei and Ling Xiao were old friends.
Ling Xiao naturally would not leave Dao En's disciple out in the cold. He addressed Zhuo Xiangwei as "Brother Zhuo", which made Zhuo Xiangwei extremely happy.
As for the people from the Medicine Sect, they sent people to deliver the gifts for the ceremony and left in a hurry. No one stayed to watch the ceremony.
For the Medicine Sect to be able to do this, Ling Xiao felt that it was enough.
After all, the old Sect Master of the Medicine Sect was his Uncle-Master Ping Yi. Although it was a little heartless, he had also killed a Saint from the Medicine Sect. His Uncle-Master Ping Yi did not come to cause trouble for him, so there must be some feelings in it.
Ling Xiao knew the person who came from the Dongfang family. It was Dongfang Jing's cousin, Dongfang Xiong. He was the tall man who had participated in the Imperial Ranking Tournament with them.
This guy seemed to be much more thick-skinned than Ling Xiao. When he saw Ling Xiao, he did not call him "Palace Master Ling". Instead, he directly called Ling Xiao "brother-in-law".
This time, the surrounding people were all shocked to the point of not knowing what to do!
They had long heard of the Dongfang family's princess, Dongfang Jing, courting Ling Xiao. Now it seemed that it was true!
When they saw that the number one force in the Central Region, the Spiritual Martial Pavilion, had such a good relationship with Ling Xiao, they were really glad that they had made the right decision to come to the ceremony!
Even the people from the Gu family and the Ghost Dark Sect, who were one of the 18 forces, had mixed feelings. Obviously, they did not expect the Proud Smiling Palace to have such a wide network.
The Japanese had to swallow his resentment and did not dare to speak rudely to Ling Xiao anymore.
After confirming that no one else was coming, Ling Xiao was about to lead everyone into the transmission room and enter the inner palace.
At this time, Ye Yunfeng stopped the two of them and said, "You two, aren't you going to leave?
Why are you still following us? "
The two people who were stopped were Chen Chen from the Blue Sun Sect and Zhou Yang from the Zhou family. Previously, they had dared to challenge Ling Xiao's authority. Now that the situation was not in their favor, they did not dare to say anything. They had been thinking about how to make up for their previous mistakes.
However, they could not think of a way. Now, they were being targeted by the Proud Smiling Palace. Their hearts sank!
"Well … We don't mean anything else. We just want to go in and watch the ceremony." Chen Chen was a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a while and said.
"That's right. We didn't mean to embarrass Master Ling just now. Now we are going to watch the ceremony with sincerity. In the future, we will definitely be the best allies of the Proud Smiling Palace!" Zhou Yang said with a flattering smile.
The two of them were shocked by the continuous attacks. They had thought that not many people would come to watch the ceremony of the Proud Smiling Palace. However, they did not expect that many people would come to watch the ceremony. It showed that Ling Xiao's influence was so great that they could not make things difficult for him.
Ye Yunfeng turned his eyes to Ling Xiao, as if he was asking for his opinion.
Ling Xiao did not respond to Ye Yunfeng's look. However, Ye Yunfeng had already understood Ling Xiao's meaning. He immediately said to the two of them, "Please go back. You have accepted the gifts. However, you don't need to come to the Proud Smiling Palace with the others!"
Ye Yunfeng knew Ling Xiao's personality well, so he said so. How could he spit out what he had already eaten?
Chen Chen and Zhou Yang wanted to beg a few more words. However, when they saw the expressions of the people present, they wanted to find a hole and hide in it. They had been so humiliated.
They did not want to stay any longer, so they left the Wind Cloud City in disgrace.
The two of them were just a small interlude. It did not affect Ling Xiao's mood.
The group of people moved to the headquarters of the Proud Smiling Palace from the transmission device.
This time, everyone was shocked. The Proud Smiling Palace had built its own Space Land.
After all, a Space Land was an independent space that could only be built by a peerless powerhouse at the Saint Stage. However, the Proud Smiling Palace had built one. Everyone could guess what it meant.
It meant that the Proud Smiling Palace had a peerless powerhouse at the Saint Stage!
For a moment, everyone's thoughts were running wild. They surrounded the people of the Proud Smiling Palace and flattered them from time to time. They all wanted to build a good relationship with the Proud Smiling Palace as soon as possible.
The Proud Smiling Palace already had the qualifications to become a third-grade sect. Building a good relationship with such a rising power would only bring them benefits.
Ling Xiao led the group to the martial arena on the main peak. The tables and chairs for the ceremony had already been prepared.
The group of people took their seats according to their status. The representatives of the Wulin Pavilion, the Dongfang Clan, the Feng Clan, the Gu Clan, and the Ghost Ghost Sect naturally sat in the front row with the Great Elders of the Proud Smiling Palace.
Ling Xiao walked to the huge martial arena and raised his drum stick. He faced the largest bronze drum in the center of the arena and waited for Xuan Yao to call out, "The time has come. The opening ceremony will begin. Palace Lord, please strike the gong to shake the heavens and earth!"
"Palace Lord, please strike the gong to shake the heavens and earth!"
"Palace Lord, please strike the gong to shake the heavens and earth!"
… …
Today, the Proud Smiling Palace, which belonged to Ling Xiao, was officially established and announced to the public!