The "Old Nascent Soul Cultivator" was named "Wang Gang."
He held a very high seniority and was extremely experienced within the "Qintian Jian." Coupled with his good interpersonal skills and decent abilities, he was temporarily appointed as the "Director of Qintian Jian" after the "Three Giants of Qintian Jian" went to the front lines to fight.
"Wang Gang" would rather not have been the director.
Low pay, a lot of work, and having to take the blame for any problems.
It was too miserable!
"Wang Gang" glanced at the "young Qintian Jian cultivator" who came scrambling, feeling very depressed and utterly emo!
"In this current situation, what good news could there be, unless His Majesty the Emperor could awaken!"
"Yes, Uncle-Master Wang Gang, even if His Majesty the Emperor woke up, he has already been escorted away by people from the Imperial Palace. When he left, he also said that his injuries had nothing to do with our Qintian Jian, and there was no need to hold our Qintian Jian responsible!"
Ah, that thoughtful of him?
"Wang Gang" couldn't quite believe his ears for a moment.
"Wang Gebi" was by no means a benevolent person, nor was he a "benevolent ruler."
"Wang Gebi" was openly domineering, and his principle of action was "Who else but me."
According to his past temperament, he would never have uttered words that showed consideration for the "Qintian Jian."
On the contrary, "Wang Gebi" would have seized the opportunity to severely suppress the "Qintian Jian."
The current "Qintian Jian" was too prominent, and an ambitious emperor like "Wang Gebi" strongly disliked seeing the "Qintian Jian" steal the limelight.
Daily admonishments were never absent!
But today, "Wang Gebi" had suddenly changed his ways and was actually thoughtfully considering the "Qintian Jian."
Was the sun rising from the west?
"Wang Gang," after all, was an old fox.
He thought carefully and quickly understood the cause and effect.
In the end, it was "Wang Gebi" who had chickened out.
"Wang Gebi" had been injured by the "Power of the Sea of Bitterness," and his cultivation base had regressed significantly, falling from the "Peak Nascent Soul Realm" to the "Mid Nascent Soul Realm."
Previously, "Wang Gebi" had even considered attempting to reach the higher "Integration Realm," which was why he always carried a domineering aura of "Who else but me."
He had sufficient strength, so of course, he could be arrogant!
But, that "good old days" were gone forever!
With the decline of "Wang Gebi's" realm, he could no longer maintain his former dominance.
To put it bluntly, previously, the "Three Giants of Qintian Jian" were extremely subservient to "Wang Gebi." On one hand, it was due to fear of "Wang Gebi's" identity as the Emperor. A larger part of the reason was "Wang Gebi's" own formidable strength.
Now, the strength of the "Three Giants of Qintian Jian" surpassed that of the severely injured "Wang Gebi."
The power balance had reversed!
"Wang Gebi" no longer dared to be as overbearing.
His attitude towards the "Qintian Jian" had changed from "admonishment" to "co-optation."
Heh heh...
After figuring all this out, "Wang Gang's" old face broke into a smile like blooming chrysanthemums.
He was happy!
The "good days" for the "Qintian Jian" were coming!
"Wang Gang" shifted his gaze to Li Xiaoyao, Ye Qiye, and the others who were preparing to leave the area.
"Hey, wait a moment! What did you just say, you want to join Qintian Jian? Alright, I agree!"
"Wang Gang" was a person who believed in "destiny" above all else.
He felt that it was this "strange quartet" who brought him good luck, and this "strange quartet" was his lucky star.
He took a closer look, and the strength of this "strange quartet" was not weak!
Among them, the "crazy beggar" was the strongest, reaching the "Peak Nascent Soul Realm."
Moreover, the "crazy beggar's" cultivation was very peculiar; his true essence was much more profound than that of ordinary "Peak Nascent Soul Cultivators."
Of course, it was much more profound because the "crazy beggar" had ten thousand personalities within him.
Besides the "crazy beggar," Li Xiaoyao and Ye Qiye's cultivation had both reached the "Nascent Soul Realm," which could be considered quite formidable experts.
The "Qintian Jian" was currently in need of personnel, so absorbing this "fresh blood" was not a bad idea.
Therefore, "Wang Gang" agreed to Li Xiaoyao and the others joining the "Qintian Jian."
Huh?
It works like this!
Li Xiaoyao, Ye Qiye, and the others had long since given up hope.
They never expected "surprise" to come so quickly, with "Wang Gang" actually agreeing to let them join.
Then, what else was there to say? They would join then!
And so, the "Star Seeking Quartet" successfully joined the "Qintian Jian" and began their undercover careers!
Let's switch scenes.
While Li Xiaoyao and the others joined the "Qintian Jian," on the other side, in the direction of the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest," a "grand carnival" had just begun.
Three hundred "Ninth-Grade Golden Lotuses" tore through the sky, carrying an endless Buddhist aura as they landed in the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest."
With the descent of three hundred "Ninth-Grade Golden Lotuses," various "Buddhist phenomena" appeared one after another.
The heavens bloomed with lotuses, and the earth gushed forth golden springs!
Buddhas preached, and Bodhi realized the heart!
...
The entire "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" was filled with endless Buddhist light, a boundless illumination that almost transformed it into a "Buddhist sacred land"!
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The monkey, seeing this scene, expressed his discontent!
He was the officially certified successor of Buddhism!
The "Golden Giant Ape Dharma Image" roared to the heavens, its aura immense.
But in the next second, the "Endless Power of the Sea of Bitterness" descended, and with just a sweep, it shattered the "Golden Giant Ape Dharma Image" entirely.
The monkey reverted to its original form, suppressed on the ground, unable to move.
At this moment, a certain senior's ostentatious voice sounded at the opportune moment.
"Insolent monkey, do you know your mistake!"
In fact, Hao Ren had nothing to do with suppressing the monkey; it was solely the self-generated power of the three hundred "Ninth-Grade Golden Lotuses" that condensed the might.
However, after Hao Ren's shout, to everyone's ears, this was the senior making a move to suppress the "Little Spirit Monkey King"!
Powerful, powerful, powerful!
Too strong!
With one move from the senior, he was incredibly awesome!
He easily suppressed the monkey, pinning it to the ground so it couldn't even lift its head.
The senior's might was heaven-shattering and earth-shattering!
What was even more impressive was that the senior did all of this with effortless ease, without any pressure.
"The senior is too powerful! The Golden Giant Ape Dharma Image was clearly so formidable just now, even receiving the recognition and blessings of the Buddhas of all heavens... In front of the senior, it was no match at all!"
"Heh, the recognition and blessings of the Buddhas of all heavens? Look carefully now, the Buddhist phenomena that the senior is causing, all the Buddhas have flocked to the senior's side, and they are all fawning over the senior!"
"Yes, that makes sense. Looking closely, those golden phantoms containing the will of the Buddhas are all bowing and scraping. Rather than blessing the senior, they seem to be currying favor with the senior!"
"These are minor matters, quickly look, the senior seems to have summoned three hundred Ninth-Grade Golden Lotuses!"
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