Fang Qing gestured for the other two to fall silent before speaking. He didn't argue with Ming Yi, but instead narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Yu. "I presume the one who broke the seal and violated the agreement back then was him."
"My generation of Ming Yi has extraordinary talent, and I've embraced the new era's ideology. Naturally, I'm different from you," Ning Yu retorted, staring at Fang Qing. He then looked at Lu Qingfeng and Lai Wuwei, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table, creating a heavy sound. "Also, my great-grandson said something very well."
"Now, you are the fish and meat, and I am the cleaver," Ning Yu said, his eyes narrowing. "What are you two, to be spewing venom at my Ning family members on my territory!"
As he spoke, he adopted a posture as if he were about to attack.
"Great-grandfather, please don't!" Ming Yi cried out urgently.
Ning Xuesheng also said hurriedly, "Grandfather, the bigger picture is more important."
"Hmph!"
Ning Yu relented, lowering his hand.
In terms of cultivation, he was far superior to both Lai Wuwei and Lu Qingfeng. Especially here, on his Ning family's domain, with the Unmelting Bone as a guarantee, their aggressive aura was completely suppressed by him.
Qi Tian, seated at the same table, felt utterly awkward. He pulled out his notebook and began calculating and correcting data, transmitting it to the cloud storage of his chips, preparing for new puppets.
Lin Xiao watched him from the side. He couldn't understand the bulk of the data, but he could grasp some of the images, video feeds, and 3D modeling elements.
These were clearly data collected by Qi Tian using his puppets and drones, capturing the usage of techniques and spiritual energy.
"Can you understand any of this?"
Qi Tian transmitted telepathically to Lin Xiao. He didn't particularly care if Lin Xiao understood; he simply displayed it openly. He believed that among those present, only Lin Xiao's group would be able to comprehend it. As for the elders of the Ning family and the people from Misty Immortal Palace, he was certain that even if he explained it to them, they wouldn't be able to remember it.
"A little,"
Lin Xiao replied, unable to admit that he couldn't understand anything that wasn't moving.
"You can understand the images, right?"
Qi Tian, without any pretense, bluntly called him out.
"..."
At this moment, Ning Yu looked towards Qi Tian.
Instantly, Qi Tian felt a cold sweat break out. He immediately looked up.
"Young Master of the Artifact Sect. Back then, this old man didn't have the chance to meet such an important figure. I never expected someone like you to visit my Ning family today. I wonder what it is the Artifact Sect desires this time." Ning Yu tried to keep his tone as calm as possible.
However, the question was rather difficult to answer.
"Elder Ning, you jest. Our Artifact Sect has no intention of interfering in these matters. I merely saw the situation from afar and rushed here to mediate, to prevent the complete end of this Age of Dharma Decline," Qi Tian said quickly.
Lin Xiao seized upon a key point.
The end of the Age of Dharma Decline.
What did that mean?
"Then... Young Master, may I ask why you are in this vicinity?" Fang Qing also spoke up. "If I recall correctly, you left our Misty Immortal Palace just an hour ago."