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Chapter 459: The Shen Sect Master Who Couldn't Afford Monthly Salaries
Chapter 459: The Shen Sect Master Who Couldn't Afford Monthly Salaries
As the bloody sea above retreated and the boundless Demon Emperor's Palace vanished, clarity returned to the sky.
The golden flames merged into the black robe.
The scorching heat in the surroundings gradually subsided to a comfortable temperature.
Liu Qingyun quietly slipped the envelope into her sleeve, sensing that her father had probably given this imperial decree to deal with some minor troubles within the executive ranks.
But looking at Shen Yi's current performance...
It was highly likely that this decree would end up in the hands of another powerful practitioner in White Jade Capital.
She was starting to feel bewildered.
Each time they parted ways, and when she met Shen Yi again, it felt like encountering an entirely different cultivator.
The boundary between the early and middle stages seemed like a joke before him.
What was even more terrifying was that, upon careful deduction, it actually seemed quite reasonable.
He had evidently already mastered the Spirit Body Technique, along with two layers of the Celestial Palace, and that profound cultivation method that could only be seen in the hands of a proud son of heaven.
None of these were things that ordinary cultivators could come into contact with.
"What's wrong?"
Yan Wencheng snapped out of his astonishment and turned to Ye Wenxuan beside him, who was wiping her forehead.
"Nothing... I'm just feeling a bit cold..."
Ye Wenxuan was extremely frightened. Just a few days ago, she had actually walked right up to the gates of hell.
If she had made a slight mistake then and revealed the matter of the Red-Blooded Phoenix's essence blood,
she would have been among those swallowed by the sea of fire just now.
"... "
Chen Zelong stared blankly at a certain spot in the main hall.
His body suddenly felt weak as he leaned on the coffin. He had suddenly lost his father and then his brother.
All of this was because he had unintentionally seen Ziqi and the demoness meeting in secret.
He had clearly wanted to fulfill their wishes and protect the Chen family.
Wanting to have it both ways, he had ended up losing both.
With his third-level Returning Void cultivation, he was praised as the Dragon Son of the Chen family, but in the eyes of both the Dragonfish Hall and the Seven Sons of Nan Hong, he was insignificant.
Since the woman from Dragonfish Hall had died here, there had to be others who would be buried with her.
Chen Zelong looked fearfully at the many clan members and didn't know how to face them.
"Don't just stand there."
Zheng Qian walked over and secretly kicked him, not looking back as she said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, but Sect Master Shen is short on people right now."
Anyone with a bit of a brain knew that it was impossible for the Celestial Sword Sect to turn against the Chen family and actually fight the South Dragon Palace over this matter.
After all, their hard power was not inferior to the South Palace, but one must not forget that the other three palaces stood behind them.
If one could oppose the four great dragon palaces with their own power, they wouldn't be called the Seven Sons of Nan Hong in the future; they should just be called the Seven Fathers of Hongze.
Since the South Dragon Palace had agreed to this matter and given this place to Dragonfish Hall,
they had probably already sent the underwater treasures for exchange to the Celestial Sword Sect.
It was just a transaction, not a big deal, at most a loss of face for the Seven Sons of Nan Hong.
It was just a pity for the people below; they would probably lose their lives.
"Sect Master Shen!"
Hearing these three words, Chen Zelong was like a drowning man grasping a straw, and he had no time to consider whether it was true or not.
He stumbled and rushed out of the main hall.
He knelt behind Shen Yi and knocked his head, "It's my fault! I shouldn't have hidden Zi Qi and the aquatic clan from the Upper Sect! But I really didn't let Zi Qi participate in any Chen family matters, we really haven't betrayed the Seven Sons of Nan Hong!"
"All the mistakes are my fault alone."
"Please, Sect Master Shen, take in my clan members... Spare their lives... They really don't know anything..."
Hearing this, Shen Yi turned back in confusion.
"Don't you want a monthly salary?" Shen Yi suddenly took an interest.
"No! We will even contribute offerings to the Upper Sect, and we dare not delay for a single day!" Chen Zelong vowed, clenching his fists.
The Nanyang Sect was indeed short on manpower at the moment.
The only one who could barely be considered an executive was the elderly Yu clan ancestor.
Although the Chen family's strength wasn't particularly remarkable, they did have a few at the Fourth Layer of Returning Void.
"..."
Shen Yi nodded slightly, "Alright."
After all, this would be his future place of Harmonious Union with the Dao. It had to be able to function, at the very least.
However, he didn't know that this simple word would cause all the Chen clan members in the hall to freeze in their places.
They immediately knelt down, filled with gratitude, their excited shouts ringing in his ears.
They had thought they were as good as dead, but now, a glimmer of hope had appeared.
"Hurry up and leave. It'll be troublesome if the Dragonfish Hall really comes... unless you have some other tricks up your sleeve." Zheng Qian hurried towards Shen Yi, suppressing the shock in her heart.
"Let's go."
Shen Yi didn't hesitate at all.
Despite how easily he had just slain the Sixth Layer Demon, after witnessing the means of the Treasure Flower Fairy, he understood that even within the same realm, there could be a world of difference in strength.
If a true scion of the water clan were to appear, his current strength would be far from sufficient.
"Gather your clan members and get on the ship!"
At Zheng Qian's order, Liu Qianyun quickly summoned the Clear Moon Sect's treasure ship. After all the Chen clan members had boarded, she dared not delay for a moment, directly piloting the treasure ship towards Nanyang Sect.
No matter how powerful one's background, it couldn't withstand the fury of a daughter whose lover had been slaughtered.
First, they would evacuate from this place.
"So..."
Yan Wencheng suddenly felt something was a little odd.
He put away the array objects he had prepared in advance. It seemed that the only thing he and the others were responsible for on this trip was to stand by and support Sect Master Shen.
Ye Wenxuan stood quietly in the corner, glancing at Shen Yi's back.
She wanted to ask him something, but didn't know how to bring it up.
As time passed...
The Clear Moon treasure ship hovered above the Nanyang bas-relief.
Shen Yi led the Chen clan members into the light curtain, never once turning back to look at her.
"..."
Ye Wenxuan closed her eyes.
When she had left the sect in the past, her excessive actions had caused the Nanyang Sect to lose face.
The fact that they didn't hold a grudge was already extremely magnanimous, not to mention that they had even helped her.
To hope to return... that might be too much to ask.
"What's your relationship with him? Do you have some history?" Zheng Qian noticed her strangeness and curiously asked.
Liu Qianyun's face turned bitter, and she pulled Zheng Qian back, "Are you crazy? How can you talk about him like that now?"
To be able to casually slay a Sixth Layer of Returning Void with a wave of his hand, that was incredible.
In the Seven Sects, he would be qualified to be an Outer Elder.
"Hmm."
Ye Wenxuan opened her eyes and forced a smile, "Wenxuan is just a small cultivator who happened to escape with Sect Master Shen's help and has been barely surviving until now."
"Thank you all for your help on this trip and saving my life. If there's anything I can do for you in the future, please let me know."
"Hey."
Zheng Qian waved her hand, "Who helped? From start to finish, wasn't it just our Sect Master Shen fighting?"
After speaking, she grinned ferociously, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Let's go! Let's go find Cui Hao!"
(End of Chapter)
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