Published: January 8, 2025
The two men exchanged glances, and one of them said, "We dare not. We are merely executing orders from above, so please, Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable, retreat and do not make things difficult for us."
"That's right," the other added with a light chuckle. "Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable, you are the master of the heavenly work hall and a significant figure in the human race; we wouldn't dare to obstruct you. However, we have received orders from the Ancient Realm, and as mere subordinates, we can only guard the entrance. I believe you, as the esteemed master of the heavenly work hall, understand the difficulties faced by us small characters and would not make things hard for us, right?"
These two spoke with neither humility nor arrogance, smiling lightly at the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable.
Though they referred to themselves as small characters, they showed no intention of retreating from the entrance.
Moreover, their expressions, while respectful, revealed a hint of casualness.
The Ancient Realm is not to be entered.
In their view, without orders from above, no one could enter, and this included the heavenly work hall.
"So, does that mean there's no room for negotiation?"
The Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable smiled amiably, appearing very approachable.
One of them replied, "Master of the heavenly work hall, you know the rules of our Ancient Realm. Unfortunately, even though our Ancient Realm is also part of the human race, we rarely interfere with the matters of other human race factions. Therefore, we ask that you please leave."
"In fact, if you were not the master of the heavenly work hall, we wouldn’t have said so much. For people like those out there, we would have simply driven them away. However, we still hold respect for you, Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable."
The other added with a smile, casually as if speaking to an equal.
After all, to others, the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable was quite powerful, known as the creator of treasures for the major factions of the Human Race Alliance and having good relationships with them.
But for the Ancient Realm's ancient clan, they had their own heritage and did not need the heavenly work hall to forge treasures. To be able to speak politely for so long was already giving him considerable face.
But still, the bottom line was just two words.
Not allowed to enter.
In the distance, people from Heavenly Dao City and other factions gasped in shock.
Wow.
The Ancient Realm really has guts; even the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable does not receive face and is not allowed to enter. This is truly domineering.
Though the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable was merely a heavenly venerable, he was still the master of the heavenly work hall, overseeing the top refiner faction of the Human Race Alliance, and had a close relationship with the current top leader of the human race, Carefree Supreme.
Now that the Ancient Realm's ancient clan dares to stop even the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable, then the previous blockages faced by these people aren’t even worth mentioning.
There’s no helping it; the ancient clan is that formidable. Even though they are part of the human race, they have never bothered to give face to other human race factions.
"Hehe."
Qin Chen, who had been watching from the side, couldn’t help but laugh, "Lord Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable, it seems your face doesn’t carry much weight in the Ancient Realm, does it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around was stunned and turned to look.
Who is this kid?
Daring to speak to the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable like that?
Upon closer inspection of Qin Chen, the venerable aura around him made their expressions change. He was so young but already a venerable; he must be one of the top talents from the heavenly work hall, right?
Could he be someone brought by the Divine Artisan Heaven Venerable to participate in the Ji Family’s martial arts recruitment?
But that would be too arrogant!
As a disciple of the heavenly work hall, he actually mocked his own master in such a situation; they had never seen someone like this before.