"It's such a wonderful transformation!" Zheng-Fu replied warmly to Hai-Dong, turning with a smile.
"You look tired. Maybe you should take a break, and we can talk about this later?" Hai-Dong suggested, noticing Zheng-Fu's weary expression. He couldn't help but feel concerned, so he told Zheng-Fu to rest first and continue their conversation later...
"It's just that my spiritual energy is low. I'm not so weak that I can't walk or listen, big brother! Let's go outside first, and then you can tell what happened," Zheng-Fu said, shaking his head. He indeed didn't need rest; a quick energy adjustnt would be enough to restore his strength.
"All right, if that's what you want, I won't push it," Hai-Dong replied, understanding Zheng-Fu's determination.
In monts, the two were outside the dicine Hall, moving with such speed that few could follow. Zheng-Fu, with a higher energy level, was still faster than Hai-Dong.
Thump!
"Respect to the Founder!"
"Respect to Senior Grandmaster Hai-Dong!"
As soon as Zheng-Fu and Hai-Dong stepped out to the entrance of the dicine Hall, the respectful and polite greetings of the guard disciples stationed at the front echoed. Everyone on duty here was an expert at the high level of the Spirit Sage stage, and encountering Zheng-Fu was like a stroke of good fortune for them.
Zheng-Fu nodded at them warmly, then glanced around, noticing that there were more people here than before. Each of them wore a badge with the symbol of an alchemy cauldron on their chest, indicating their status as alchemists.
The place where Hai-Dong was taking Zheng-Fu was the sect's main hall, newly renovated to be several tis larger than before, with nurous powerful protective enchantnts inscribed throughout.
In the grand hall of the Over the World, Beyond Heaven Denomination...
"In just one week, many seed pri disciples and common pri disciples have broken through to the Divine Emperor stage, giving our denomination over a hundred martial masters at that level. Many more are close to advancing," Dan-Chun-Gu reported to Dong-Kuang and the other elders on the week's progress.
"It's thanks to Young Master's Purple Heavenly Demon Potion! I've experienced significant gains from it myself," Fu-Tao-Qi added with satisfaction.
"Any issues with the missions?" Dong-Kuang asked, pleased with the report but curious about the progress of the disciples' tasks.
"The missions on the mission board are taken up almost completely every day. All the disciples are eager, even crazed, to take on missions because the points they earn are more valuable than gold. However, so do use their points to exchange for other items, which I haven't intervened in. Overall, their mission progress is going well!"
Creak!
"Excellent work, everyone! Thank you for all your hard efforts this week."
Suddenly, the large doors of the hall swung open, accompanied by the familiar voice of a young man who entered before his figure ca into view. This young man was none other than Zheng-Fu, followed by Hai-Dong, who had waited for him at the dicine Hall and brought him here.
Flap! Flap!
"Young Master!"
"Founder!"
Everyone in the hall rose in greeting to Zheng-Fu.
"No need for formalities, everyone." Zheng-Fu waved, slightly embarrassed, and asked them to sit down. Taking his place at the center of the hall, he noticed Dan-Chun-Gu preparing to repeat his report.
"No need to repeat it—I've already heard everything," After Zheng-Fu sat down, he spoke to Dan-Chun-Gu, who looked as though he was about to say sothing, likely related to the situation report he had just given. Zheng-Fu had already heard it from a distance earlier.
"Yes, Young Master! Then, would you like to hear about the situation outside the kingdom?" Dan-Chun-Gu inquired.
"Please do," Zheng-Fu nodded, knowing that external developnts were as crucial now, given the ongoing chaos in the Holy Ancient Region.
"Yes, sir! The situation outside remains mostly stable. Most kingdoms are calming down after the demon attacks and have stationed skilled martial masters to monitor the areas where demons erged to prevent further outbreaks."
"There's also an unusual gathering of powerful martial masters in Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Country. They are all at the ninth and highest levels of the Divine Emperor stage, but no one knows the reason for their assembly."
Dan-Chun-Gu reported all he knew to Zheng-Fu. The informant who was sent out could not gather any further information because it was too dangerous to proceed.
"Mhm! So many great, skilled martial masters are gathered at Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Country?" Zheng-Fu pondered, then turned to the recently joined mysterious, highly skilled martial masters. "What do you all make of this?" he asked, knowing they had thoughts on the matter.
"It must be as you say, Founder. They've gathered there for one reason: to participate in the disciple selection for the five weird elders and one mystery elder!" replied Kun-Xiang with a knowing smile.
"You're right, as Master Kun Xiang said, those experts went for that reason. However, I think this ti they won't pass the test as usual, since each of them is already quite old. From the last ti I participated, I saw that power level alone doesn't guarantee they'll pass the selection!"
Another hidden expert, nad Hui-Dian, confidently added his thoughts, also sharing his past experience of participating in the disciple selection process.
"I agree with you both, but this ti, I won't send our highly skilled martial masters to Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Country." Zheng-Fu agreed with both of them, stating that he would not send any experts to Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Country.
"Why, Founder? If we don't send any skilled masters, won't others view our denomination as weak?" One of the mysterious masters asked, standing in surprise.
"That's right! If we don't send our experts to participate this ti, others might see our denomination as weak. Therefore, I think we should send our Divine Emperor-level experts to take part in this disciple selection, to boost our sect's reputation!" Another expert nearby stood up, adding his opinion in agreent with the previous expert.
"Huh! If Young Master has made his decision, we should follow it. You both disagree simply because you want to participate yourselves, don't you?" a dissatisfied female voice interjected. The owner of the voice was Wu-Xiao.
"You!!!"
"Enough!" Zheng-Fu raised his hand, stopping them. "I'm not sending any skilled martial masters because it isn't necessary. Isn't that so, Elder?" Zheng-Fu then turned toward an apparently empty space to his right, surprising everyone.
Huh!?
As soon as Zheng-Fu asked this question while looking toward an empty spot, everyone in the hall widened their eyes in shock and wondered who Zheng-Fu was speaking to. Was there a ghost in the hall, or was there soone else hiding whose presence no one in the room could sense or detect?
"Ha ha ha! This kid is sharp. I didn't misjudge him!" A man's laughter echoed through the hall, and gradually, a figure appeared in the once-empty spot.
"It's good to see you again, kid! And greetings, everyone. No need for introductions—I don't usually share my na. I'm quite the introvert, you know?" he grinned. "Straight to the point, then. You don't need to send anyone to Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Country because I'll bring the masters needed from here!"
The figure that appeared before everyone was a young man around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. However, the power and pressure he emitted were fierce and terrifying. Even Zheng-Fu could sense that this man was far stronger than him; even if he used all his power, he wouldn't be able to win.
Zheng-Fu had seen and spoken with this young man once before, though it had been over a year since their last encounter. He still rembered the man's face well because he was the first to ntion the concept of the "Main World" to Zheng-Fu, making him realize that this person was no ordinary individual.
On the day of the celebration, Zheng-Fu had sensed two mysterious presences attending the event. He couldn't pinpoint their exact location, only feeling that they were masters far above his level, even surpassing the rank of the Divine King. Zheng-Fu tried to guess their identities, recalling a similar presence he had sensed in the Artsy Water Land.
Therefore, Zheng-Fu concluded that these two individuals must be among the five weird elders or the mysterious elder, though he couldn't be certain. The likelihood was more than half, and today, sensing the sa presence again, he decided to ntion that he wouldn't send his experts and turned to question this mysterious young man who had revealed himself.
"Indeed, Elder! This is exactly what I wanted to tell everyone. And looking forward to the future, I believe that our Over the World, Beyond Heaven Denomination will no longer need to go to Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Country. Isn't that right, Elder?" Zheng-Fu spoke with a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, turning to question the young man.
"Well, I can't give you an answer to that. It all depends on you and your people's abilities to earn that kind of privilege!" The young man neither agreed nor disagreed, as it was all a matter for the future.
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