Arrival, Ancient Demon God Thunder Duke

"Captain Xi Rong, I've long heard of your great reputation." Cardamom Rainbow smiled and clasped her fists.

Her words were polite enough, but she was already calculating whether she could form a marriage alliance, capture him and take him back, or something along those lines.

But tracking a Dharma Aspect was no easy matter.

Her opponent's combat power was formidable. And the fact that he dared to come meant he possessed a certain awareness of counter-surveillance.

"It's merely an empty reputation."

Ning Zheng waved his hand, his smile warm. "Before this, we only became famous throughout the Nine Provinces by cooperating with all of you. Going forward, I hope we can deepen our cooperation."

"Of course."

Cardamom Rainbow beamed. "We have a newly researched Heavenly Spiritual Root here. Would you like to take a look? It seems extremely suitable for crafting magical artifacts as well."

"Of course I'm interested." Ning Zheng chatted and laughed with them like an old friend.

He had long grown accustomed to the top experts of the Nine Provinces. He had no idea what stage fright meant.

He had not even backed down when facing Xin Xichen, the Nine-Headed Dragon Emperor, Phoenix Yi, or Disaster Summoner—the top combatants of the Nine Provinces. What more could he fear from these academic professionals?

Besides, in the eyes of the world, he, the Xi Rong Manor Lord, was the foremost scholar in all the Nine Provinces, even if it was merely the result of those illiterate blacksmiths deceiving everyone, exploiting every opportunity, and propping him up in that position.

And.

Ning Zheng already knew that they had begun tracking him through his Dharma Aspect.

Yet he was utterly unafraid.

His foundations had been completely restored. Every divine ability and spell had been raised to the fully equipped level of