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The Sage Master's feelings were complicated. Not only had their Langya Sacred Land lost a genius for nothing, but now this genius had also written a book called " On Resource Theory" and had even comprehended the power of words.

In contrast, his own son merely inherited his Supreme Lore.

How come other people's children are so outstanding?

"Father, I did well too! I've grasped the power of Mirror Images!" Kong Xiuping said hurriedly.

He was truly speechless!

Is he outstanding?

Certainly!

But why was his father never satisfied?

In the past, he would have panicked.

But now he's trained.

Upon hearing that Kong Xiuping had comprehended the power of Mirror Images, the Sage Master immediately became interested and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Kong Xiuping hurriedly told his father about his Wu Jing and even demonstrated the power of Mirror Image for him to see.

The Sage Master nodded in satisfaction and said, "Excellent!"

In any case, his son, who was usually so dense, has finally seen the light and is starting to understand the Dao.

But, thinking of his Literary Vein legacy...

He pondered for a while, then asked, "What do you think, how about I give you a younger brother?"

"Huh?" Kong Xiuping looked at the Sage Master in bewilderment.

Shouldn't we ask for his opinion on this?

"I'll go and adopt Zhang Changshan as my godson, or I can use you to exchange for Zhang Changshan, and then you can join the Azure Cloud Sect. What do you think?" the Sage Master asked seriously.

Kong Xiuping felt even more bitter, but he still said, "Father, I can accept it, but the Azure Cloud Sect might not release them! Also, should we discuss the Ghost Realm matter and make arrangements for the Prodigy Battlefield?"

The Sage Master sighed and shook his head helplessly, "Yes, the Azure Cloud Sect won't release them!"

"Tu Shan!"

"Sage Master!"

Tu Shan appeared before the Sage Master.

"Select ten disciples at the Nascent Primordial Spirit Realm and ten at the Nascent Soul Realm. They must be strong in combat. Send them to Azure Cloud City to participate in the Arena Battle." The Sage Master's expression turned serious. "Tell them that as long as they defeat the people from the Ghost Realm and win back a precious treasure for our Langya Sacred Land, their status will be elevated to Holy Son, and they will be rewarded with a Spirit Artifact!"

"Yes!" Tu Shan hurriedly replied, then asked in surprise, "Are there people from the Ghost Realm in the arena competition in Azure Cloud City?"

The Sage Master nodded, then continued, "Select disciples under the age of forty to prepare for entering the Prodigy Battlefield eight years from now!"

Tu Shan was greatly surprised and asked, "Isn't the Prodigy Battlefield supposed to open in three hundred years?"

"Eight years from now!" the Sage Master said solemnly, "The Demon Lord, the Ghost Realm, and the Demon Race may forcefully break through the restrictions we've set up and enter the Prodigy Battlefield. This is top secret; we must prepare in secret and not leak it out!"

They didn't tell the other sects and secretly began preparations.

The people of Tu Shan were dumbfounded. Could they really train geniuses to fight their way into the Prodigy Battlefield in eight years?

In the past, preparations were made forty or fifty years in advance.

There's no time to worry about anything else now; we just need to get things arranged quickly.

After arranging everything, the Sage Master said to Kong Xiuping, "Let's go, my son and I still need to go to the Azure Cloud Sect!"

Given the importance of the Ghost Realm and the Prodigy Battlefield, he had no choice but to go to the Azure Cloud Sect.

Kong Xiuping's heart immediately jumped into his throat. Could this really mean he had another younger brother?

However, he had no other choice but to follow his father to the Azure Cloud Sect.

This time, Azure Cloud Master did not come out to greet them; he only sent Ling Yunzi and Zhang Yang to greet them.

Since everyone is already familiar with each other, being overly polite would only create distance.

Of course, he stood at the mountain gate to show respect for the arrival of the Sage Master.

"Fellow Daoist, please!"

"Fellow Daoist, couldn't you have asked your disciple to show a little more sincerity!" The Sage Master complained as soon as he arrived. "Such an important matter, and you didn't even tell us? Aren't we allies?"

Azure Cloud Master felt guilty.

Zhang Yang, however, ignored all that and asked with a wronged expression, "Sage Master, what are you talking about? We received the news and immediately relayed the information to you. Isn't that enough sincerity?"

We were also from the Ghost Realm, here to compete. We only found out after asking a few Demon Lord!

"I didn't even charge you for such important information. Isn't that enough to show the sincerity of our allies?"

The Sage Master glanced at Zhang Yang and said irritably, "Just shut up!"

They started recruiting Azure Cloud Sect disciples ten years ago, keeping it a secret from us for a whole decade!

He was actually testing the Azure Cloud Sect to find out the exact time when they learned the news.

"Uncle Sage Master, you're being unreasonable!" Zhang Yang retorted without any politeness. "Our Azure Cloud Sect is short of people. Do we really need to prepare for recruiting disciples? Why don't we inform you when we open our sect in the future?"

We chatted idly along the way until we arrived at the Azure Cloud Great Hall.

After they sat down, the mutual probing ended, and the Sage Master asked earnestly, "Will the Prodigy Battlefield really open in eight years?"

Zhang Yang nodded. "With your wisdom, Uncle Sage Master, you should be able to understand this situation. The situation where your major sects controlled the Prodigy Battlefield is over! From now on, the Prodigy Battlefield will become a 'no man's land'."

For thousands of years, the Prodigy Battlefield has been in the hands of a few top sects, becoming their private domain.

A thousand years ago, the Azure Cloud Sect was also kicked out of this situation, and the power was taken over by the Nine Great Sects.

"What exactly is inside that great hall?" the Sage Master asked.

He knew very well that the Prodigy Battlefield was not worth the effort of the Ghost Realm and the Demon Lord, and even the Demon Race had broken their oaths to come out of the mountains.

"I don't know!" Zhang Yang shook his head decisively. "But a place that hasn't been opened for three thousand years should have some benefits, right?"

Anyway, once you open it, if you don't see any benefits, then it's none of your business.

The Sage Master was deep in thought; he didn't think Zhang Yang would lie to him about this matter.

Because they haven't opened the main hall for so many years, how could Zhang Yang possibly open it?

The benefits of this grand hall, which has remained unopened for three thousand years, are truly immense!

He pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "We can cooperate. How about we split the contents of this hall in half?"

Zhang Yang shook his head decisively and said with a smile, "Uncle Sage Master, I can still enter the Prodigy Battlefield in eight years!"

The implication was clear: Just because I got in, you think you can split the spoils with us?

The Sage Master looked displeased and said, "I admit that you will definitely play a very important role in the Prodigy Battlefield, but how much of a role can you possibly play? Our Langya Sacred Land sent so many people in; even a 50/50 split would be too lenient for you."

Furthermore, we must fight against the Ghost Realm and the Monster Realm, right?

"Does our alliance still count?"

"Qingxu and Hu Dali can both go in!" Zhang Yang said slowly.

The Sage Master couldn't help but clench his teeth.

If those two prodigies get in, how are the others supposed to fight?

One is powerful and can provide Spirit Blood, while the other can immediately begin mass-producing magical Law Treasure. In a very short time, the Azure Cloud Sect's combat strength will surpass that of others.

Isn't this just benefiting the Azure Cloud Sect again?

"46, that's my bottom line!" the Sage Master said solemnly.

"Nineteen!" Zhang Yang said earnestly.

"Sanqi!" The Sage Master was furious. "You've crossed my line. If you don't agree, I'm going to get angry!"

"Nineteen!" Zhang Yang answered firmly.

"Bang--"

The Sage Master slammed his fist on the table, pointed at Zhang Yang, and cursed, "You're not giving me any face, are you? I am the dignified lord of Holy Land, thousands of years old, and you won't even give me this much face? Do you believe I'll lose my temper? Let me tell you, 28 is my bottom line, otherwise I'll go berserk!"

Kong Xiuping, standing nearby, tensed up completely. Had the negotiations fallen apart?

"Zhang Yang, let's go with 28!" Azure Cloud Master said from the side.

In his view, they had already taken all the benefits, so even if they gave the Langya Sacred Land a 50/50 split, it wouldn't be a problem.

Zhang Yang shook his head. "Since Master has said so, then we'll give you 20% of the prize money, but we want to prioritize the best parts!"

"No problem!" The Sage Master beamed with joy.

Whether it's a priority or not, we'll talk about that later!

Kong Xiuping, standing nearby, stared in disbelief.

He genuinely thought the negotiations were about to fall apart, but he never expected...

He felt he needed to continue his training!