Yangzhou's Jiangning Prefecture, Yicheng, the headquarters of the Xingyi Sect.
Gu Sheng sat in the seat of honor. Below him were the many senior figures of the Xingyi Sect: Teng Yunlong, the old clan leader of Teng Village; Teng Yongfan, Teng Qingshan's father and the current clan leader of Teng Village; Lord Li, the former top salt merchant of Yicheng and Li Qingyu's father, who now managed the Xingyi Sect's internal affairs; Third Master Liu, the former second-in-command of the White Horse Gang; and many of the veteran figures who had joined the Yicheng Tiger Alliance after its establishment. They had all gathered together.
Teng Qingshan sat to Gu Sheng's left. His seat was slightly lower, but he was clearly on another level from the others, and the difference in status was unmistakable.
"Sect Master!"
Third Master Liu of the White Horse Gang was smooth and experienced in handling affairs. He had avoided perishing alongside Fourth Master Hong and his son back then, and after joining the Tiger Alliance, he had worked hard for many years. He was now the Xingyi Sect's external affairs manager. At this moment, he came forward to report, "Following the order you gave before leaving, we specially selected ten thousand trusted men and used that batch of Inner Force techniques and the Essence of the Northern Sea to cultivate elites.
"Over these five years, these experts have already grown. Among the ten thousand powerhouses who used the Essence of the Northern Sea, six have already become Xiantian experts."
"Six Xiantian experts. That's not a small number."
Gu Sheng nodded. Using the Essence of the Northern Sea to cultivate large numbers of experts was actually a wasteful practice. The best way to use this treasure was to draw out a portion over a long period, cultivating