Gui Zhuiyun took a dark iron plaque from the Storage Bag at his waist.
Then, he connected it to the Heavenly Profound Mechanism. Before long, pale golden light from the celestial mechanism flowed into the dark iron plaque.
The next instant, Qin Shaofeng saw his name appear on the plaque, with a line of annotation in the lower right—"Subordinate Eighth Rank Deputy General."
Gui Zhuiyun smiled as he handed the iron plaque to Qin Shaofeng.
"Deputy General Liu, keep this safe!"
"This iron plaque will be your proof of identity from now on. With it, you may enter and leave the Water Mansion and access most places within it."
Qin Shaofeng cupped his hands and thanked him again.
"Many thanks, Lord Gui!"
Then Gui Zhuiyun asked Qin Shaofeng, "What attribute Demon Cultivator are you?"
Qin Shaofeng chuckled and answered directly, "I have the Lightning Attribute."
At those words, surprise appeared in Gui Zhuiyun's eyes.
"Then you truly have some affinity with our Water Lord!"
"At today's banquet, the Water Lord probably already intended to take you as his son-in-law, didn't he?"
Qin Shaofeng chuckled. "The Water Lord naturally has that intention."
"But I believe I have yet to establish any achievements, so it can be set aside for the time being."
Gui Zhuiyun laughed and praised him. "You're quite good at handling matters, kid!"
"Our Water Lord's descendants have all developed rather well. Even those dragon maidens with thin bloodlines are guaranteed to reach the Nascent Soul level!"
"They are more than worthy of you. If you can find a suitable dual cultivation technique, you might even be able to improve your bloodline."
Qin Shaofeng put on a look of faint interest.
He even lowered his voice and asked Gui Zhuiyun, "Does Lord Gui have any information on similar dual