"This is wonderful! Our Qing Branch finally has five seats!"
"God Emperor is truly too powerful. Our young mistress really has a good eye!"
"Exactly, exactly."
Many members of the Qing Branch cheered at that moment.
Originally, the Qing Branch was supposed to be demoted from a main branch to a sub-branch in this All Veins Martial Meet.
Yet with God Emperor's intervention, not only had they avoided being demoted to a sub-branch, they had even seized two elder seats from the Mo Branch and Xuan Branch.
With those two elder seats, the Qing Branch's status as a main branch would at least remain unthreatened for the next two All Veins Martial Meets.
The cultivation resources and treatment they enjoyed would remain as they had always been.
This would give them an unprecedented chance to catch their breath, giving them hope of restoring their former glory!
Qing Tian Branch Leader and Elder Qing Xuan both wore delighted expressions.
Everything had gone according to plan. It had gone so smoothly!
"Brother Zhao..."
Qing Shuang gently pinched the corner of her skirt, staring at Zhao Chen's back with her lips lightly pursed.
Had he not been here, the Qing Branch would likely have been in serious trouble this time.
Xuan Guang Branch Leader currently looked utterly dejected.
For the first time, he felt an enormous sense of disparity unlike anything he had ever experienced.
Their cultivation levels were clearly the same.
Yet the gap in their strength was so terrifying that he found it difficult to accept.
Only after a long while did he force a bitter smile and say to Zhao Chen,
"God Emperor truly lives up to his name. I was the one who acted presumptuously. Please forgive any discourtesy on my part."
He regretted it.
He should have simply