Seraphina was speaking the truth. If the protective array was indeed set up by the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign himself, even if the array could no longer prevent cultivators from entering, those entering from the same location would still be randomly teleported to different places. Of course, there was also a possibility of being teleported to the same place. In any case, it was uncertain.
“Miss Seraphina, Young Lord Benson sincerely invites you. It wouldn’t be appropriate to refuse like this,” said the thin old man behind Gilberto in a deep voice.
It was known that Gilberto, as the young master of the Runecarver Sect, commanded respect even from the princes of the Martial Dynasty. Seraphina, merely the chief disciple of the Falling Blossom Palace’s master, refused Gilberto in front of so many people, which was disrespectful to both Gilberto and the Runecarver Sect.
“Young Lord Benson and the experts of the Runecarver Sect are highly skilled. I dare not overreach,” Seraphina replied coldly, glancing at the thin old man.
The old man’s face darkened immediately. “Miss Seraphina, Ms. Wright, it seems your Falling Blossom Palace does not wish to give face to our Runecarver Sect?”
These words were heavy. Gracie, Willow, and the elders of the Falling Blossom Palace present all had their expressions change slightly. Although the Falling Blossom Palace was not weak, it still had a certain gap compared to the Runecarver Sect.
As the atmosphere in the hall grew tense, a light laugh broke the silence. “Heh, face is not something that can be forced. Trying to coerce someone into accompanying you with a soon-to-be-known secret is rather shameless, isn’t it?”
The thin old man’s sharp gaze instantly locked onto Leo. “Who do you think you are? A mere lord dares to speak so boldly!”
A cold glint flashed in Leo’s eyes. Mike stepped forward and shouted, “How dare you! Who do you think you are to speak to my lord like that!”
As Leo’s subordinate, Mike had to stand up when his master was insulted. Hearing Mike’s rebuke, a cold light flashed in the old man’s eyes. As an elder of the Runecarver Sect, he had never been scolded, especially not by someone with lower cultivation.
“You, a mere lower-stage Spirit Saint cultivator, dare to speak to me like that?” The old man took a step forward, releasing a powerful aura. Leo noticed that the runes on the old man’s white robe glowed slightly. From the aura released by the old man, Leo judged his cultivation to be at the peak of mid-stage Spirit Saint.
Thus, the silent fat old man should also be at the peak of mid-stage Spirit Saint. This showed that the Runecarver Sect’s strength was indeed extraordinary; even their accompanying members were two peak mid-stage Spirit Saints.
Feeling the overwhelming aura of his opponent, Mike’s pupils contracted slightly. However, his face did not show much fear as he stared defiantly at the old man.
On the main platform, Gracie and Willow’s faces turned somewhat grim. No matter what, this was the main hall of Falling Blossom Palace; they could not allow others to act recklessly here.
“If this elder wishes to fight in our Falling Blossom Palace’s main hall, I can accompany you,” Seraphina said coldly, staring at the old man.
Gilberto did not want to upset Seraphina and sternly said to the old man, “Elder Derick, this is Falling Blossom Palace. Do not be rude. Step back!”
“Yes, Young Lord,” replied Derick Chandler with a slightly darkened face as he stepped back behind Gilberto.
“Ms. Wright, Seraphina, I apologize for Elder Derick’s overreaction earlier,” Gilberto said with his signature gentle smile.
In fact, if he had wanted to stop Derick, he could have done so when Derick first started questioning them. The reason he didn’t stop him was that he wanted to use this opportunity to pressure Falling Blossom Palace. He didn’t expect a small town lord like Leo to stand up.
Moreover, this small town lord seemed not to take their Runecarver Sect seriously with his words.
“No problem,” Gracie said with a slight shake of her head upon hearing Gilberto’s apology. She did not want to fall out with Runecarver Sect.
“Seraphina, it was presumptuous of me to invite you. The island won’t be accessible for another half month; let’s see how things go then,” Gilberto said with a carefree expression.
Seraphina merely nodded slightly, seemingly unwilling to speak further with Gilberto. Not wanting to embarrass himself further, Gilberto shifted his gaze from Seraphina to Leo.
A small-town lord who had just gained some fame was not worth his attention as a young master. If he wanted to deal with him, it would be a matter of minutes. If this small-town lord did not know his place and got too close to Seraphina, Gilberto wouldn’t mind making him disappear from this world.
Since meeting Seraphina half a year ago in the capital of Martial Dynasty, Gilberto had been deeply captivated by her. Her ethereal and fairy-like aura and her veiled face hinted at an extraordinarily beautiful appearance.
Aside from her looks, it was rumored that Seraphina possessed an extremely rare Icesoul Physique. Women with this physique were ideal Dual Cultivation partners for male cultivators.
Thus, from the moment he saw Seraphina, Gilberto decided that he would pursue her at all costs and make her his Dual Cultivation partner! Anyone standing between him and Seraphina would be eliminated without hesitation.
“Mr. Bloomer, I heard you set up a large Killing Formation outside Clearwind Town and killed four Spirit Saint experts from Bloodsoul Sect. Your achievements in array formation must be extraordinary,” Gilberto said playfully as he looked at Leo.
Leo nodded. “Hmm… it’s passable. But you’re definitely not as good as me.”
With these words, everyone’s eyes focused on Leo’s face. On the main platform, Gracie looked surprised.
To Gracie, this Clearwind Town lord did not seem like a reckless person and shouldn’t have said such things. Adding to his previous mockery, this was already his second verbal conflict with Runecarver Sect. Was he really not afraid of them?
Leo’s words made Gilberto’s smile freeze momentarily as a dark look flashed in his eyes.
“Heh, our Runecarver Sect specializes in Talisman Path. Although I have dabbled in array formation, my expertise is limited compared to Mr. Bloomer,” Gilberto said nonchalantly.
However, Gilberto had already made up his mind to teach this annoying fellow a lesson on how to behave properly.
Elder Derick glared coldly at Leo and said harshly, “Young Lord is a genius in Talisman Path; how could a small-town lord understand that?”
Even city lords of major cities wouldn’t dare speak to the young master of Runecarver Sect like this; a small-town lord truly didn’t know his place.