Chapter 216: How Did He Know?
Yang Xiu’s eyes were wide when she walked into the amphitheater. Hundreds of orbs, each a different color, floated above the open-air stadium. She’d never seen anything like it. She’d never even dreamed of anything like it.
Reaching out with her spiritual sense, she determined the orbs to be made of glass, but the light was produced by qi. Even more astounding was that additional qi was holding up each of the glass balls.
She’d only just stepped into the party and already felt like it would be a truly magical evening. From the reactions of her brother and the three Poison Claw Sect members behind her, they felt the same.
“It’s so pretty,” she said.
“It’s amazing,” Kang Lin said. “The qi powering the light and levitation of each of those ornaments feels natural, not like a formation. I’m positive that Master is controlling each of the hundreds of those decorations individually.”
Yang Xiu boggled at the thought. With a lot of practice, she’d managed to control the flights of five arrows at once. Six caused her to get a headache and lose her influence before they reached their respective targets. She couldn’t imagine the strength, concentration, and sheer quantity of qi it would take to manipulate hundreds at once, even if the purpose was only to keep them stationary.
The feat didn’t particularly surprise her, though. Master was, after all, unfathomable.
“Master Kang is a wise man,” Pan Jiang said. “He quickly recognized the power of Sect Leader Chao Su and made him a friend of the sect. His star will rise due to that decision.”
“It was the right thing to do.” Though Kang Lin’s words somewhat refuted her sect brother’s sentiment, her smile said that she appreciated the compliment given to her grandfather.
The next group to arrive was Zou Tian, practically dragging Wan Ai behind him, along with Bai Xinyi and a few others from the Alchemy Pavilion.
Yang Xiu snickered. The introverted alchemist’s worst nightmare had to be attending a party. Good for Zou Tian for making her come.
“Greetings, junior brothers and sisters,” Yang Xiu said. “Welcome to my birthday party.”