"Disciple Liu Hongtao (Zhou Zhaohai) pays his respects to the Ancestor!"
Before long, Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai arrived and immediately stepped forward to bow respectfully.
Heavenly Sword Elder nodded slightly and said coolly, "I have emerged from seclusion. You two will come with me to Jiangnan City at once and take me to find the Sword Cultivator who fled back then, as well as that bastard who dared to look down on Godly Sword Pavilion and insult us."
At his words, Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai were delighted and exchanged glances.
"Yes! We obey, Ancestor!"
Zhou Zhaohai answered at once.
Liu Hongtao looked even more pleased. "With the Ancestor personally taking action this time, neither the Sword Cultivator who fled back then nor that bastard who dared to look down on Godly Sword Pavilion will be able to escape!"
Heavenly Sword Elder nodded faintly. "Enough with the chatter. Let's go!"
He swept his hand through the air, taking Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai with him as he flew off on his sword, leaving Godly Sword Pavilion for Jiangnan City...
Jiangnan University.
Ning Wangshu sat in a corner of the classroom with Ma Junfan and Liu Qi. With only a few minutes left before class began, the three of them were chatting.
"Ning, did you know? According to the statistics online, more than fifty people have been recognized by the Shangqing Palace spirit stele so far."
"Also, the Shangqing Palace disciples left spirit steles in pretty much every city above the third tier nationwide, but not in any cities below that."
"As a result, people from those smaller cities have been flocking to the nearest city with a spirit stele to try their luck. Even now, people are still pouring into those cities."
Ma Junfan lowered his voice.
"Yeah," Liu