Chapter 852: Inviting an advisor
"Calling card?" The stout middle-aged man extended his fan-sized palm and seized the jade slip presented to him.
His divine sense swept over it.
He understood at once.
He said lightly, "What is the background of this newly appointed hall master, that the gang would make such a great fuss and create an additional hall master position for him?"
"Reporting to Hall Master, this man's origins are extraordinary."
"It is said that he is the disciple of a reclusive cultivator, blessed with unparalleled talent—a peerless prodigy."
"Most importantly, Second Master thinks highly of him."
The cultivator respectfully presenting the jade slip lowered his head as he spoke.
His voice was gentle and soft, like a spring breeze brushing past.
The stout cultivator, meanwhile, resembled a great cauldron half-hidden in darkness, immovable as a mountain.
Even upon hearing the words "Second Master," he did not waver in the slightest.
The "great cauldron" sneered. "Late Nascent Soul?"
There was no contempt in his tone, only serenity taken to the extreme.
No matter what cultivation that Nascent Soul cultivator possessed, so long as he had not crossed that threshold, he could never stand on equal footing with them.
Even if he were some world-shaking prodigy or unparalleled genius, it would still be so.
"You will receive him."
"This seat is burdened with official duties and has no time to receive this new hall master." The stout cultivator gave a slight wave of his hand.
Who knew how many times matters like this had happened? Yet the Jade Gold Gang had always had fifteen hall masters, not for any other reason than because they had first possessed the strength required to become hall masters.
Meng Zhi currently did not even possess the most basic foundation, so there was nothing