Wei Xin felt like he had a long dream.
In the dream, he found himself at the Dark Moon Palace... then he fainted from fear when he saw a demonic beast...
When he woke up, he saw a group of Senior Brothers from the Dark Moon Palace, but before they could exchange a few words, one of the Senior Brothers was swallowed whole by a demonic beast. If this wasn't a nightmare, what was?
Finally, Wei Xin woke up again... When he opened his eyes, he saw familiar faces. Why did these faces seem like he had seen them in the dream?
Wasn't that Senior Brother at the back the one who was half-eaten by the demonic beast just now?
Seeing that the Senior Brother was standing there perfectly fine, Wei Xin immediately understood that it was indeed a nightmare.
But just as Wei Xin was relieved that the nightmare was over, it started again.
The Senior Brothers of the Dark Moon Clan were incredibly enthusiastic...
Senior Brother Anzhen jumped out and criticized Anshen, who had just performed being swallowed half by a demonic beast, saying, "How could you show such an intense performance to Junior Brother Wei Xin right away?"
"Take it step by step!""You've been dead for so many years, and you still don't understand what 'step by step' means?"
"Come, come... watch Senior Brother Anzhen perform a beheading technique for you..."
"Don't think that Senior Brother Anzhen's beheading technique is like Senior Brother An Lan's. Senior Brother Anzhen's beheading technique has surpassed Senior Brother An Lan's. I, Senior Brother Anzhen, can stab someone else to death the moment after I chop off my own head!"
Anzhen didn't waste any words, pulled out a knife on the spot, and chopped off his own head in one stroke. Truly worthy of being called the number one in the Dark Moon Clan's beheading technique.
In the instant his head was chopped off, Anzhen swung his knife again and chopped Anshen next to him.
The members of the Dark Moon Clan all applauded.
A few people even commented...
"As expected of Senior Brother Anzhen, in terms of beheading technique, Senior Brother Anzhen is definitely the number one in our Dark Moon Clan. Only our Senior Brother Anzhen can chop off his head and still manage to kill someone else at the same time."
"Come, come, Junior Brother Wei Xin, although I don't have Senior Brother Anzhen's beheading technique, let me explain the structure of the human body to you."
"Look... these are my intestines... this is my stomach... this is my heart, look, look... it's still beating..."
"You might not know, but if you squeeze a human heart hard enough, the blood can spray over a meter away."
Then this Senior Brother from the Dark Moon Clan demonstrated by squeezing his own heart...
Just as he said, the blood sprayed over a meter, splattering all over Wei Xin's face.
Wei Xin felt his face was splashed with blood...
Then he felt warmth in his pants... and fainted again...
Who knows how much time passed, but Wei Xin woke up again... He suspected it was definitely a dream, a continuous dream.
This time when he woke up, Wei Xin cautiously opened his eyes and saw no Senior Brothers from the Dark Moon Clan around...
So it was indeed all a dream...
But just as Wei Xin was wondering why he had such a strange dream, his gaze fell on the ground...
There lay a pile of headless corpses in disarray...
Wei Xin had seen corpses before, and even headless ones wouldn't scare him.
But has anyone ever seen a pile of headless corpses... with a row of bloody heads next to them that would wink at you for no reason? Is this something that could appear in the human world?
This time Wei Xin just lay down... Not because he had grown and could hold his urine, but because he was too scared to have any left...
As he lay down, only one thought occupied his mind... What kind of hellish place is this...
Is this the Dark Moon Palace or hell?
Mom... I want to go home...
A group of Senior Brothers from the Dark Moon Palace picked up their respective heads from the ground, reattached them, and looked at the unconscious Junior Brother Wei Xin on the bed with joy on their faces.
"Senior Brother Anzhen... will scaring him like this cause any trouble? After all, he was sent by the Saint."
"Yeah... will the Saint blame us..."
Facing the others' concerns, Anzhen waved his hand dismissively, saying they were overthinking it.
"Why did the Saint send him to the Dark Moon Palace? It must be because he's timid, and the Saint is worried he'd be bullied outside because of it."
"So the Saint's intention is definitely to let him enter the Dark Moon Palace, so the Senior Brothers and Sisters here can toughen him up. We're helping him improve!"
"Just now, Junior Brother Wei Xin personally asked us to train him well, so we're giving him the highest level of training!"
"As the saying goes, a sharp sword is forged through honing, and you can't see a rainbow without weathering a storm."
"What we did today wasn't to scare him; we were completely following the Saint's instructions to train him. Through our training, his courage will surely grow, and this will not disappoint the Saint's intentions."
After hearing this, the members of the Dark Moon Clan nodded in agreement, saying Senior Brother Anzhen made sense.
"In that case, let's continue with the next step of training when he wakes up. We can't let the Saint down!"
The members of the Dark Moon Clan, who had nothing to lose, were now extremely excited, each racking their brains on how to provide Junior Brother Wei Xin with better training.
What kind of training Wei Xin will receive next, Chu Xinghe didn't know. All Chu Xinghe knew was that he wouldn't be able to inspect any of the southern industries.
Ever since it was known that Chu Xinghe had arrived in Rong City, all the deacons of the southern industries flocked to Rong City.
Each deacon, without saying much, first thanked Xinghe for the opportunity, then presented a list of embezzlers from each industry to Xinghe.
And they stated that everyone had returned what they shouldn't have taken.
Those who couldn't make up for it had already signed promissory notes, promising to return everything they shouldn't have taken in the shortest time possible. Now, with the double salary offered by Xinghe, everyone was full of enthusiasm.
Each one was shouting that they must double their income next year.
Does that sound like something a person would say?
Why aren't you deacons staying at home, and instead, you're all rushing to Rong City for no reason?
And saying you must double your income next year? Do you know that's basically cursing?
Even if it were cursing, it wouldn't be as nasty as what you're saying, right?
What do you mean by doubling your income? Are you turning against me?
If it were someone else, it would be fine, but why did Lu Chengqing come too?
Are you that free, Lu Chengqing?
As it turned out, Lu Chengqing wasn't free at all. Now that he controlled the Grand Sky Mirror, Lu Chengqing was full of vigor.
Lu Chengqing had developed a program called "Voice of the Grand Sky" based on previous ideas. The program was still in the audition phase, aiming to select a group of talented, qualified, and sincere musicians and actors from all over the world to perform on the stage of "Voice of the Grand Sky" and showcase themselves to the world.
At the Millennium Grand Festival, the fame of those musicians and actors who performed skyrocketed.
In the past, when evaluating a musician's skill, you had to consider various aspects.
But now, the evaluation standards have changed.
What? You say you're highly skilled? What role did you play in the Millennium Grand Festival?
Didn't participate?
And you dare claim you're highly skilled?
So now musicians are divided into those who have participated in the Millennium Grand Festival and those who haven't.
Those who have participated are quite arrogant.
What? You say my music is bad?
That's because you don't appreciate it. I performed at the Millennium Grand Festival, who are you to say my music isn't good?
So upon hearing about "Voice of the Grand Sky," musicians and actors from all over went crazy, each desperately finding Lu Chengqing to sign up.
Just from the registration fees alone, Lu Chengqing was overwhelmed.
And besides the registration fees, major sects from all over the world also approached Lu Chengqing.
After the Millennium Grand Festival, with the revival of spiritual energy, not only did those who couldn't cultivate before gain the possibility, but the potential of more geniuses was raised to new heights.
Now, sects are recruiting, eager to strengthen their forces during this time.
And the advertisements on the Grand Sky Mirror naturally became the first choice for many, even though the ad fees were exorbitant, the results were undeniably effective.
Look at Martial Emperor City, which was the first to spend money on advertising. This year, the number of disciples participating in the first assessment there increased fivefold compared to previous years.
For a sect, what is fundamental?
Without a doubt, it's inheritance and disciples!
Look at the Grand Sky Sect, ever since Chu Xinghe appeared, the sect has become incredibly wealthy...
Seeing the Grand Sky Sect's wealth, we all want to join it.
So only when disciples improve and increase in number can a sect thrive. While hoping for another Chu Xinghe is unrealistic, having someone like Zheng Yu would be a huge blessing.
Various parties have approached Lu Chengqing, and not even considering the registration fees for "Voice of the Grand Sky," the advertising fees from major sects alone are enough to support the Grand Sky Mirror's expenses.
Moreover, besides the major sects, even smaller sects have started approaching Lu Chengqing, and many large families want to promote their businesses too. Lu Chengqing has made so much money in such a short time that even he can't calculate it.
Why did Senior Brother Xinghe come to the south?
Lu Chengqing thought it was mainly because Senior Brother Xinghe cared about their Southern Branch. Under the guise of a southern tour, Senior Brother Xinghe actually wanted to see the development of the Southern Branch.
After listening to Lu Chengqing's report, Chu Xinghe remained indifferent.
Ma Liang, on the other hand, was only half indifferent. He couldn't help it... Ma Liang wanted to learn from Senior Brother Xinghe to maintain his composure, but listening to his trusted aide Lu Chengqing's report, Ma Liang, despite his efforts, could only manage to appear half indifferent.
Seeing Senior Brother Xinghe's completely indifferent and slightly bewildered expression, Ma Liang realized the gap between himself and Senior Brother Xinghe was still huge.
Hearing how much Lu Chengqing had earned, Ma Liang, although appearing half indifferent, was genuinely excited inside.
But look at Senior Brother Xinghe, not a hint of excitement, even looking as if he had lost money!
Ma Liang felt that he might never achieve that level in his lifetime.
How does Senior Brother Xinghe manage to hear about earning so much and still feel dissatisfied, even looking like he's at a loss?