After everyone entered the grand hall, they took their seats according to their roles as hosts and guests. This time, Li Zhongyuan offered the seat of honor to the Demon Lord. All of them were cunning old foxes who knew how to behave. Their previous slight towards the Demon Lord was indeed due to their genuine underestimation of him. They thought he was just lucky to have taken Chu Mo as his disciple. But, witnessing how Chu Mo treated his master made them realize one thing: the consequences of offending the Demon Lord could be much worse than those of offending Chu Mo.

So, their attitudes changed immediately and seamlessly, without a hint of embarrassment.

The Demon Lord was always indifferent until this moment, when a faint discomfort appeared on his face. His disdain for the Immortal Realm didn't mean he was ignorant of etiquette. No prominent figure could make him bow, that was impossible!

But this preferential treatment came from the efforts of his disciple, which filled the Demon Lord with warmth and emotion, while at the same time a hint of sadness, but more than that... deep-seated pride.

"I'm just lucky to have such a disciple, and you can all be envious!"

Thus, he quickly regained his composure. He seated himself calmly, without any awkwardness.

After the tea was served, Li Zhongyuan slowly began, "Young Master Chu, do you find this a bit strange?"

Chu Mo nodded, "It is a little strange, although I have always heard that the Illusion Sect is a reasonable place, there is a clear difference between being reasonable and being weak. It doesn't make sense to be so gracious even after your ancient sect's gate has been smashed."

"Not just ancient... that sect's gate has a history of millions of years!" A man who had previously looked at Chu Mo with some hostility couldn't help but complain.

"It's alright..." Li Zhongyuan waved his hand and said, "It was us who smashed someone else's cultivation place first. They only smashed our sect's gate. By comparison, we have come off better."

"How could that be the same?" Another elder at the lower seat couldn't help but interject.

Li Zhongyuan said, "There's no difference. In this world, although strength is respected, certain identities and statuses are equally revered. Young Master Chu's identity and status justify his actions. Even if today he had smashed the entire Illusion Sect, it wouldn't be a big deal."

At these words, everyone was shocked. Even Chu Mo looked at Li Zhongyuan with surprise, thinking to himself, is this Sect Leader insane? What kind of identity and status do I have? Earned through fighting? Even if the Illusion Sect is somewhat wary of me, they shouldn't be this frightened, right?

While several elders below were still indignant, Li Zhongyuan waved his hand, then addressed Chu Mo, "We have offended you previously, and on behalf of the Illusion Sect, I would like to apologize to Young Master Chu. Also, to Miss Qin Shi and Miss Dong Yu, I'm sorry for startling you."

With that, Li Zhongyuan stood up and gave a slight bow to Qin Shi and Dong Yu.

Qin Shi and Dong Yu were momentarily taken aback before gracefully standing up to return the gesture. For the two former princesses of the great Heavenly Realm clans, manners were something they were never lacking.

Yet, the bewilderment within everyone's hearts intensified; the Illusion Sect was known for being reasonable, but this was perhaps taking reasonableness too far. They had never seen a sect that was so accommodating!

Li Zhongyuan then sat down and continued to Chu Mo, "As for the incidents targeting Miss Qin Shi and Miss Dong Yu, as well as the destruction of Piaomiao Palace's cultivation ground, these indeed had their reasons. At that time, we were unaware of our personal connection with Young Master Chu."

"Hmm?" Chu Mo looked at Li Zhongyuan, unable to fathom what kind of connection he could possibly have with the head of the Illusion Sect.

Li Zhongyuan didn't continue to speak in riddles, and with a candid expression, he said, "The matter concerning Piaomiao Palace and the two ladies involved three parties. I'm sure you'll know who they are once I mention them."

Dong Yu said, "The Dong Family, the Qin Family, and the Luo Family?"

Li Zhongyuan said, "Miss Dong is clever indeed, it's those three families, and even afterwards... a fourth family came."

Chu Mo said coldly, "The Zhuge Family of the Heavenly Realm?"

Li Zhongyuan nodded, "Indeed, but by that time, we had already learned some things and thus refused the Zhuge Family. However, before that, our Illusion Sect in the Heavenly Realm had indeed agreed to the request of those three families to take the two ladies into the Illusion Sect. The reason was simple. Some people in the Qin and Dong families did not want the ladies to grow up and seek trouble with them again. Thus, they asked the Heavenly Realm's Illusion Sect for help. As for the Luo Family... they wanted Young Master Chu's life."

As Li Zhongyuan spoke, he glanced at Chu Mo: "They all knew that given Young Master Chu's character, if anyone destroyed the Piaomiao Palace's dojo in the Immortal Realm and put Young Master Chu's friends in jeopardy, Young Master Chu would definitely not stand idly by. And with that... they would have the opportunity to target Young Master Chu."

"How sinister!" Dong Yu said coldly.

Li Zhongyuan said with a bitter smile, "This was originally just a transaction and to be honest, we didn't think there was much wrong with it at first. In fact, the Illusion Sect had no real intention of harming Young Master Chu. After all, we have no grievances or grudges against each other. Moreover, the heritages carried by Young Master Chu may be coveted by others, but our Illusion Sect... is not lacking in such things. The reason we agreed was that the Illusion Sect once owed the Luo Family a favor. It was a significant favor, and we had to repay it. So we thought, by luring Young Master Chu to the Illusion Sect and then arranging for someone to fight a few battles with Young Master Chu, whether win or lose, we would have fulfilled our obligation to the Luo Family. It's just that we didn't expect the situation would take a turn afterward. When someone heard about this, they went directly to the Illusion Sect in the Heavenly Realm and told the people there that Young Master Chu must not be touched!"

Chu Mo frowned slightly, revealing a thoughtful look, as if he had come to some realization.

Li Zhongyuan continued, "The person who approached the Illusion Sect held an extremely high status and stature, so much so that almost no one within the entire Illusion Sect could stand on equal footing with that esteemed individual. Moreover, that person spoke of certain origins, and we finally understood that Young Master Chu is actually the descendant of a supreme figure. With that connection, our Illusion Sect could never undertake any action against Young Master Chu. So, as I just said, it wouldn't matter to us even if Young Master Chu demolished the entire Illusion Sect, let alone just the gate... if it would help Young Master Chu vent his anger."

Origins, supreme figures, descendants.

These keywords stunned everyone present, including the Demon Lord.

In this Cultivation Realm, those who could be called supreme figures... were truly few and far between.

What kind of person could be considered a supreme figure? Someone of supreme status? Not necessarily!

Because even a supreme could simply be someone with profound cultivation, and without significant acts of benevolence, why would they be recognized by the entire Cultivation Realm? And why would they be called a supreme figure?

The eyes of Qin Shi and Dong Yu twinkled as they looked at Chu Mo, their gazes filled with inquiries and even more so with shock.

Not everyone in the Illusion Sect knew the details of this matter, so some who had previously looked at Chu Mo unfavorably were now staring at their sect master in complete shock.

At this moment, Chu Mo truly understood that this matter was related to his own family. To be precise, it should be related to his semi-saint grandfather!

In this Cultivation Realm, the only person who could be called a supreme figure was probably his own grandfather, who had once fought against foreign invaders.

But he had not expected that the Illusion Sect would also have a connection to the Chu Family of those days.

With this realization, Chu Mo stood up and bowed to Li Zhongyuan, "I see, so it seems that the previous incident was all a misunderstanding?"

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