The Green Wolf Mountain Master automatically interpreted Gui Yan's gaze as intense interest and secretly despised him for it, but he knew even better when to quit while ahead. He swiftly changed the subject and got down to business, unaware that he had thereby escaped a calamity.
Gui Yan still had doubts unresolved. How could an enlarged, bottomless "Tongde Hall" possibly hold up the facade of the Four Seas Society, and even make Longevity True Men such as Hai Hong and Mr. Wugou flock to it?
There had to be secrets within that he had yet to discover.
He held the bronze plaque in his hand and, following the Green Wolf Mountain Master's instructions, changed the merit information within into an ascending order of value. At the very highest tier, amid the usual old trio of cultivation methods, pills, and magical artifacts, there appeared an exceptionally eye-catching category:
Lectures.
Five Extremes True Man's first lecture on Five Elements Marvelous Transformation, Wan Feiluo's third lecture on "Cloud Evasion Profound Meaning," Jade Flower True Man's final lecture on "Toxin Exorcism and Spirit Cultivation Scripture"... and so on and so forth.
Never mind what they were teaching—the people listed before them were all Longevity True Men... Mr. Wugou's name was among them as well.
"Are these lectures for teaching the Dao and imparting knowledge?"
The Green Wolf Mountain Master nodded vigorously. "That's right."
Gui Yan drew a long breath, unable to suppress his astonishment.
Perhaps few of the Longevity True Men here truly came from major sects. When they lectured, they mostly spoke of personal insights and unique paths suited only to themselves, yet the attraction remained considerable.
One had to know that, due to sectarian prejudices and all manner of other issues, not every Longevity True Man had the leisure to come