Bestowing Treasures, Expounding the Dao

Zhao Gongming hurriedly stepped forward.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he solemnly bowed to Wu Tian and shouted:

"Disciple Zhao Gongming greets Master!"

Then came three loud thuds.

Wu Tian smiled and nodded. He had met Zhao Gongming before, but only through a divine-sense incarnation.

This was their first true meeting!

Seeing Zhao Gongming's dignified bearing and handsome features—almost three-tenths as impressive as his own—Wu Tian could not help feeling satisfied. No wonder he had done so well in the Intercepting Sect...

Cultivators cared about appearances too!

After Zhao Gongming finished paying his respects, Wu Tian said with a soft smile:

"Rise. There is no need for such formality!"

A gentle force descended upon Zhao Gongming and helped him to his feet.

Wu Tian then looked toward Tongtian.

"Thank you, Daoist friend..."

"My disciple has caused you much trouble!"

Handing his own disciple over to someone else for instruction was something only Wu Tian could do. Fortunately, Tongtian had the temperament to accept such a task!

Tongtian immediately burst into laughter.

"Ha ha..."

"Daoist friend, you are too polite. It is only a small matter; there is no need for thanks..."

He felt that he owed Wu Tian far too many favors and karmic debts. Merely teaching Zhao Gongming—what did that amount to?

"Besides..."

"I like Gongming as well. If Daoist friend had not claimed him first, I would certainly have accepted him into the Intercepting Sect as my disciple!"

The two chatted and laughed atop the platform.

Below them, Zhao Gongming was beaming with pride. Yet the many disciples of the Intercepting Sect found things increasingly strange, becoming ever more convinced that the rumors circulating through the Primordial Wilderness were true.

Their teacher really was close to Wu Tian!

Tongtian had never appeared so relaxed and cheerful, not