Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 321 - Prove It

It was getting dark now. The sun had gone down and a full moon hung high in the sky. It cast everything under it in a stately silver glow.

“Alright, now onto more serious matters. Dao Brother Di, do you know who Golden Lion Gate’s guest is?”

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Everyone quieted down as they could tell this was what Mad Sword Haoran wanted to talk to Long Di about.

“I only know of someone from Ice Phoenix Hall.” Long Di admitted.

However, Mad Sword Haoran’s and Jingyi Yu’s expressions shifted to one mild surprise upon hearing this.

“So you already know!?” he asked.

Long Di sighed before replying. “Honestly, I don’t know. It’s just that Wei Yun told me to meet her here. I thought she was here for a while but everyone’s acting like she just came.”

“You’re referring to Ice Star Yun, one of the Five Nobles!?”

“What is she, a princess?”

Mad Sword Haoran was shocked as it seemed that Long Di truly met Wei Yun but was unaware of her fame.

“She’s one of the Five Nobles. They are known as the five strongest cultivators in the Western Land. Stronger than the Seven Heroes”

“Okay then,” Long Di drank a glass of juice as he listened.

“However, it’s not her that’s the highlight here. According to sources, tomorrow the Divine Daughter of the Ice Phoenix Hall will be arriving here.”

“That should be Qin Ling, I wonder if she’s okay.”

This simple statement stunned Haoran Jian and Jingyi Yu.

“Who’s Qin Ling?” Shen Ling asked.

Pebbles, who was in the middle of the table, assaulting the meat of some magical beast, stopped and looked at Long Di.

“She’s someone I helped back in the day,” he admitted. “We come from the same city. Wei Yun told me she’s the Divine Daughter or something for Ice Phoenix Hall.”

“Oh, so that’s it!” Both Jingyi Yu and Mad Sword Haoran sighed a breath of relief upon hearing this.

It was one thing to meet one of the Five Nobles like that, it was an entirely different thing to meet the Divine Daughter of Ice Phoenix.

It was said that this Divine Daughter came from humble beginnings. Since no one heard of Long Di despite the latter possessing such heaven-defying abilities, it most likely meant he came from humble beginnings as well. This could very well mean he met the Divine Daughter before she was made as such.

Of course, now their status was nowhere near comparable to one another.

“Is this all you wanted to talk about?” Long Di asked him.

“N-No” Mad Sword Haoran did plan to talk a bit more about the Divine Daughter but that was no longer necessary.

Shen Ling felt a bit uncomfortable about the whole thing but she held her tongue and listened to the conversation.

She was just glad that Long Di didn’t mind her staying beside him like this. Senior brother-in-law Pebbles The Wondercat advised that even though he didn’t show it, Long Di was quite receptive to skinship. As long as she played on this, she could claim ownership of him in no time.

This became even more paramount since the stereotypical childhood friend is now in play.

This Qin Ling may be her biggest challenge yet.

Mad Sword Haoran's expression became serious. “Many people think that the ten great sects are the apex of power in this world. However, at our level, we know that this isn’t the truth.”

“Go on.” Long Di listened intently.

“The Ten Great Sects are only a gateway to a greater world,” he revealed a revelation that shocked Shen Ling And Xiannu Liang.

“What kind of world?” asked Long Di. His interest was piqued slightly, since the only thing he knew of another world was that world of death he saw back then.

“No one knows really,” Mad Sword Haoran confessed. “However, it exists and is known to be countless times stronger than the Ten Great Sects.”

“What does any of this have to do with another?” Long Di asked, wanting more information.

“I’ll explain. Ice Phoenix Hall is at the top of the Ten Great Sects, but my young master advised me the reason this is the case is because they are backed by one of those within this greater world. With a behemoth like that behind them, their position is unshakeable. It’s even said the Divine Daughter might be connected to it somehow.”

Long Di was surprised that someone with the station of Mad Sword Haoran had a young master but he refrained from commenting.

Mad Sword Haoran continued, “My young master charged me with the mission to recruit strong and talented individuals under her banner. She wants to get close to the Divine Daughter so that she can eventually, with her, gain entrance to this world.”

Long Di nodded and took in everything he heard without a word. Once Mad Sword Haoran was finished, he finally asked.

“So, you want to recruit me under your young master’s banner. Who is your young master?” Long Di asked.

“It’s Heavenly Sun Noble!” Mad Sword Haoran swelled with pride when he said this.

“Heavenly Sun Noble?” Long Di’s brow rose in a questioning manner.

“One of the Five Great Nobles!” Mad Sword Haoran explained, unbothered by the fact that Long Di knew nothing of one of the greatest cultivators in the Western Land.

“I see. I refuse.”

“Uck!” Mad Sword Haoran nearly choked on the wine he was drinking. He coughed a few more times before he was able to clear his throat.

“D-Dao Brother… w-why?” He couldn’t understand why Long Di would refuse. For any cultivator, just meeting one of the Five Great Nobles would be the honour of a lifetime. Yet Long Di was throwing that away.

Long Di shrugged his shoulders. “I’m not interested.”

“That’s right!” Pebbles chimed in at this point. “My brother is a leader and joins under no one’s banner but his own! Your Noble isn’t even fit to carry his shoes!”

Mad Sword Haoran’s expression became ugly at this point. “Sir Pebbles the Wondercat, I truly mean no disrespect, but you are not allowed to slander my Master.”

If Mad Sword Haoran wasn’t a little aware of how dangerous Pebbles was, he would have attacked him a while ago for that remark.

“It’s the truth!” Pebbles sneered. “You think you know of his true power? Ha! I laugh at you, HA! This isn’t even his final form!”

Long Di knew Pebbles was trolling at this point, but it was funny, so he wasn’t gonna say anything and continued eating.

“You mean to say that Di Long here can defeat Master Heavenly Sun Noble!? You think he can take on any of the Five Nobles!?” Mad Sword Haoran asked incredulously.

He no longer referred to Long Di as Dao Brother, but rather by his full name to state his stance and feelings right now.

“I don’t think,” Pebbles smiled. “I know!”

Boom!

An explosion echoed out in the distance. Everyone’s attention was drawn to the horizon where a blinding radiance lit up the landscape for miles around.

When Mad Sword Haoran felt the familiar aura, he smiled.

“Well, then, it looks like Dao Brother will have the chance to prove it.”