Compared to Chu Cheng, the Sect Master Was Only Half a Step, After All!

The Vast Heaven Sect's annual meeting has finally arrived.

On this day, all the disciples changed into the latest Spirit Pattern Cloth disciple robes sent by Vast Heaven Weaving Workshop.

Countless disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect gathered together to discuss the various events that had occurred throughout the year.

Sect Gu Mingchao, dressed in a black and gold sect master's robe, sat at the head of the table, while the Grand Elder, as usual, took the stage to host the entire New Year's celebration.

The Grand Elder first praised the disciples of the various palaces of the Vast Heaven Sect, and at the same time set higher requirements for them, hoping that they could reach even greater heights in the coming year.

Subsequently, the managers of various businesses of the Vast Heaven Sect took the stage and gave a brief speech on the sect's development over the past year in front of all the disciples.

Hearing about the terrifying resources created by various industries over the past year, the disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect were moved to tears...

The sect is growing stronger every day! Who wouldn't be proud to be a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect!

"May God bless Vast Heaven!"

No one knows who started shouting it... but in an instant, the sound of "May Heaven Bless Vast Heaven" filled the entire Haotian Mountain Range.

However, not everyone was excited... at least Chu Xinghe wasn't that excited... But just as Chu Xinghe trying to hide his lack of excitement, he heard a stammering voice in his ear.

"The heavenly meat is so sweet..."

"The heavenly meat is so sweet..."

Chu Xinghe turned his head to look... Senior Brother Feng Fei stammered and followed along... He did shout, but his pronunciation was rather off... As for Senior Brother Feng Fei's face, you couldn't see the slightest hint of a smile. As the sect's financial manager... Senior Brother Feng was having a really tough time...

Just as Chu Xinghe was about to comfort Senior Brother Feng and secretly vowed to reassure him that he would definitely help him out of his predicament next Junior Brother Xinghe... Chu Xinghe realized he had been overthinking things... because at that moment, Senior Brother Feng had already started comforting each other with a group of the Civil Engineering Department disciples who were also stammering about how sweet the Heavenly Meat was!

"Senior Brother Feng... there's no hurdle we can't overcome... look at how we lost money on the elixirs... who knows, we might lose even more next year!"

"Yes, yes, yes... Senior Brother Feng, don't be sad. Next year, we'll recruit more junior brothers from the Civil Engineering Department. Even if we don't lose money, with more manpower, we'll at least have some rest time, right..."

"Keep strong, Senior Brother Feng! We must believe that we'll definitely have a holiday next year! Come on! Let's all shout together... Stay strong! Stay strong! Stay strong!"

But the resilient Civil Engineering Department students, after shouting for a while, ended up hugging and crying with their Senior Brother Feng Fei!

Feng Fei couldn't even look at Junior Brother Xinghe right now... What Junior Brother Xinghe... do you even know what kind of life I've been living this past year?

Do you know that I'm actually married...? But the time I spend with your sister-in-law in a year isn't as long as the time I spend with these junior students from the Civil Engineering Department...

I see resources everywhere I open my eyes... and I see resources everywhere I close my eyes too... When will our Vast Heaven Sect's treasure trove ever end!

The disciples of the Civil Engineering Department have now surpassed all other departments in cultivation level, and are almost unrivaled...

Feng Fei didn't know how hard the other disciples worked, but Feng Fei did know that the disciples of the Civil Engineering Department couldn't afford not to work hard...

Because of that endless treasure trove, if you slack off even a little, you'll be discovered...

Other disciples have things like family visit leave... but once the Civil Engineering Department disciples enter the Vast Heaven Sect, they're practically missing... Now, the Civil Engineering Department disciples have no close relatives, only treasures...

Other students' eyes lit up when they saw the resources, but the Civil Engineering Department students were stunned...

You have no idea what kind of awful lives we Civil Engineering Department students live!

The moment I open my eyes, resources are flying everywhere... My treasure trove is running low... The moment I close my eyes, resources are flying everywhere... I'm not getting enough sleep...

Look at the other students, they're all radiant and full of life; look at the Civil Engineering Department students, they're all acting crazy...

Seeing the group of the Civil Engineering Department disciples and Senior Brother Feng crying their hearts out, Chu Xinghe felt he had let them down. However, Chu Xinghe not go up to comfort them, because when he met other disciples in the sect, they would all come up to him and ask, "Senior Brother Xinghe, have you made a fortune lately?"

But whenever you run into a Civil Engineering Department student, they'll come up to you and ask... "Senior Brother Xinghe, we haven't made a fortune again lately, have we?"

That single word, "again," carries so much blood and tears!

Chu Xinghe silently sent 365 blessings to the Civil Engineering Department students and Senior Brother Senior Brother Xinghe, and assured them that he would do his best to give them a big boost next year, so they could have a holiday!

Next, representatives from each palace took the stage to speak.

Mu Bai represented Spirit Crane Palace on stage. Initially, Mu Bai to represent Spirit Crane Palace.

Mu Bai said, "Elder... I... I, Mu Bai, am just a nobody... How can I possibly represent Spirit Crane Palace... How about letting Senior Brother Xinghe go instead?"

But Ma Liang immediately retorted, "Ma Liang Mu Bai, what the hell are you saying?"

Senior Brother Xinghe is representing Spirit Crane Palace. Have you consulted the opinions of the other palaces? Have you consulted the outer sect members? Senior Brother Xinghe is not suitable to represent any palace... Therefore, you Mu Bai, must go!

Standing on the stage, Mu Bai looked somewhat flustered, but still managed to speak, "Thank you, Sect Master... thank you, Elders... thank you, Senior Brother Xinghe Mu Bai... and thank you all for your support of the Spirit Crane Palace. As a disciple of the Spirit Crane Palace Mu Bai, I have wasted this year and haven't made many contributions to the sect. I feel ashamed, but Mu Bai promise that I will work harder next Mu Bai... Thank you everyone."

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe was speechless... Mu Bai, do you have any shame? You call what you've done this past year a waste of time? Completely without any contribution?

Having made no contribution Mu Bai stepped down amidst applause.

Then the disciples from each palace spoke one by one, but what they said was mostly incomprehensible.

You all claim you haven't contributed anything at the drop of a hat... You all declare you'll be on a higher level next year at the drop of a hat. Did you even consider Senior Brother Xinghe's feelings when you said that?

When it comes to the Civil Engineering Department students, they didn't just give any empty words on stage. They immediately declared that Civil Engineering Department students have only one dream... that is to have a year-end holiday next year!

Hearing the words of the Civil Engineering Department students, Chu Xinghe couldn't help but applaud them!

If Senior Brother Xinghe suffers significant losses, the Civil Engineering Department will definitely get a year-end holiday next year!

However, the Grand Elder stated that the purpose of having you Civil Engineering Department disciples speak was not to have you make wishes, and there was no need to make such unrealistic wishes, so please repeat yourself!

Upon hearing the Grand Elder's words, the representative of the Civil Engineering Department, with teary eyes, said... Grand Elder... if this wish cannot be fulfilled, then this disciple wishes that the disciples of the other departments will surpass us Civil Engineering Department disciples in cultivation speed next year!

The entire audience. "..."

If you were to ask which palace was the most powerful in the past, everyone would be fiercely competitive and refuse to concede defeat. But if you ask now which palace's disciples are the most powerful, and the Civil Engineering Department departments don't appear, everyone is silent...

Because the Civil Engineering Department students are genuinely, damn hardworking... No matter how hard the other departments work, dare you say you're more hardworking than the Civil Engineering Department students?

Other disciples from the palace can usually slack off without being caught, unless they reach the level of Mu Xiaoqi, the king of slacking off. But when a disciple from the Civil Engineering Departments starts slacking off... well, the treasure trove won't be enough on the spot...

It's hard for you not to notice...

After the Civil Engineering Department students finished their speeches and made their wishes on stage, the annual meeting finally moved to the most tense and exciting part: the judging process...

First and foremost, the most outstanding disciple of this year's competition...

Compared to the last time, the selection of the most outstanding disciple this year was a fierce competition.

Hu Wenhai initially held the lead in votes... but was overtaken by Shu Da midway through... just when everyone thought that the most outstanding disciple of this year might emerge from among them, Bai Jingyan suddenly rose to prominence... and the three sides were neck and neck for a time.

The vote count was incredibly close, with each side vying for the same spot.

In the end, Shu Da won the title of this year's most outstanding disciple by a lead of 500 votes, defeating Hu Wenhai and Bai Jingyan!

With teary eyes and a cute expression, Shu Da took to the stage to thank his fellow disciples for their support, and especially to express his gratitude to Senior Brother Xinghe for his guidance...

As a Shadow Rat, Shu Da never dreamed that he and his two brothers would achieve what they have today.

Subsequently, Bai Jingyan was unanimously voted the most popular disciple of the sect this year. It wasn't because Bai Jingyan was particularly popular, but mainly because the ballot could only be used to vote for disciples from the current year, so Bai Jingyan's victory was a foregone conclusion.

Soon, the most outstanding disciple of the most important sect was chosen through voting.

The Grand Elder personally went on stage to announce the vote count!

"I hereby announce... the sect's most outstanding disciple of the year... Chu Xinghe, with 298,658 votes!"

The audience erupted in applause!

But just as everyone was waiting for the Grand Elder to speak and express his unanimous vote, the Grand Elder, who had been beaming with joy, turned green!

"Chu Cheng... 1 vote!"

The audience. "???"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

Everyone was stunned... including Chu Xinghe...

No... Dude... I remember very clearly... I didn't vote for Chu Cheng this year... Who the hell voted for Chu Cheng?

Chu Xinghe's gaze swept across the entire room... He glanced at Ma Liang, but the problem was, Ma Liang's face showed the same utter bewilderment as his own!

Chu Xinghe thought it was Ma Liang who threw it... but now it seems that wasn't the case!

Who the hell did this?

The Grand Elder was so angry he was practically fuming!

Chu Cheng! It's Chu Cheng again! He's ended Chu Xinghe's unanimous vote record with just one vote for two consecutive terms! Is Chu Cheng really that unreliable?

But then the Grand Elder thought again, Chu Cheng had already been taught a lesson for what he did last time... Would he dare to do it again this year? Could it be a prank? Was it deliberately voted for Chu Cheng? Could it be White Tiger who voted? I heard that White Tiger Holy Venerable and Chu Cheng have sparred quite a bit... and have a very deep friendship!

We can't wrongly accuse Chu Cheng!

Soon, under the Grand Elder's instruction, the disciples found the vote for Chu Cheng among countless votes...

When the ticket was opened... the blood on it, written all over the nose, was particularly glaring...

Seeing this single, stubbornly determined vote... the entire room fell silent.

If any other disciple had voted like this today, the entire sect would not only have questioned his reasons, but a few hot-tempered individuals might have even started a fight on the spot...

But Chu Cheng... This time, not only the Grand Elder, but even the White Tiger, who supposedly had the most interactions with Chu Cheng, fell silent...

Whether Chu Xinghe is the most outstanding disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect is unknown to White Tiger, but Chu Cheng undoubtedly deserves the title of the most brilliant disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect...

Sect Gu Mingchao Physical Half-Step Main God, hailed as having the toughest physique in the world... But at this moment, White Tiger felt that compared to Chu Cheng... the Sect Master was ultimately only at the half-step level...

What about Chu Xinghe's flawless strategies... what about Gu Mingchao's physical sainthood... before Chu Cheng... who dares to claim invincibility... who can truly be called unbeatable?