Early the next morning, at Evergreen Peak.
Outside Chen Changqing's residence, all the disciples of Evergreen Peak had gathered in the open space, with Liu Mu and the other core members standing at the very front.
Behind them, over a hundred disciples stood quietly.
Among them were disciples who had joined Evergreen Peak earlier, while the rest were the several dozen people who had only recently been recruited.
Before long, the door to the house in the courtyard slowly opened.
Following the sound, Chen Changqing, clad in a green robe, walked out and stretched lazily.
"Oh?"
Suddenly, Chen Changqing glanced aside and spotted the densely packed crowd standing outside the courtyard.
Seeing Chen Changqing's gaze fall upon them, Liu Mu and the other core members of Evergreen Peak were the first to bow, saying in unison:
"Greetings, Holy Son!"
Immediately afterward, the hundred-plus Evergreen Peak disciples behind Liu Mu and the others followed suit, bowing together as they said:
"Greetings, Holy Son!"
Chen Changqing paused in slight surprise.
Ever since the Seven Peaks Grand Competition ended, life had been rather leisurely for him. Every day, he either basked in the sun and slept or wandered around the Holy Land with the Little Black Dog.
Meanwhile, Liu Mu and the others had been running about, busy arranging the recruitment of new disciples.
Now that the recruitment of new disciples had come to an end, Liu Mu had gathered those who had newly joined Evergreen Peak and brought them here to meet Chen Changqing.
After standing still for a moment, Chen Changqing walked out with an indifferent expression.
Seeing this, Liu Mu hurriedly said:
"Holy Son."
"Following your instructions, we recruited a total of fifty-six new disciples this time."
"They are all here!"
As he spoke, Liu Mu glanced toward the many