"Not bad. The old Daoist was right. Now, the strength at our foundation had become unprecedentedly powerful.
Before long, they would be able to hold up this world of ours.
And what we needed to do was become their pillar before they had fully grown."
"Yes. We had finally seen hope. We absolutely could not let it be extinguished like this!"
"Exactly, exactly. This was not the power of Weird!
If we used Weird power, one day, we would become Weird ourselves.
But righteous qi was different.
Even if we cultivated it to the very end, we would still be ourselves. This was the power that truly belonged to us!"
Listening to everyone around him chime in, the Department Master smiled faintly.
"Enough. Stop talking now. What we needed to do was wait for news from Chen Haoran.
I had just sent someone to ask.
If he had made sufficient progress, then people like us could begin changing gradually as well!"
At those words, everyone nodded in unison, anticipation filling their eyes.
At this moment, in Qi City, Chen Haoran was strolling by the river after finishing his classes.
By then, every Weird in Qi City had already been slain by Chen Haoran using righteous qi.
No new Weird would emerge for a short time.
The local residents also seemed to have sensed their safety, and their numbers gradually increased.
Just as he arrived at a quiet spot by the river,
a ringtone suddenly sounded.
Chen Haoran took out his phone, glanced at it, and frowned slightly.
"Hello?"
A gentle voice came from the other end.
"Hello, are you Chen Haoran?"
Chen Haoran froze for a moment before replying,
"That's right. Who are you?"
The voice immediately sounded much happier as it said,
"Hello, Mr. Haoran. My name