Near the Golden Region, a newly discovered region was named the Demon-Sealing Region after scholars jointly discussed it following its conquest.
The region was not particularly large. It had been conquered entirely through the scholars' combined efforts, so the position of Regional Controller rotated among them. Nearly every scholar who had contributed had a chance to become its controller.
The current Regional Controller was Xue Qie. He was obsessed with researching ancient cultivation techniques, and his interest in the Demon-Sealing Sect stemmed entirely from the possibility that it contained unknown ancient techniques.
He had once refined parts of the cultivation system's techniques. He had even combined ancient formations with ancient talisman arts to create an entirely new system of formation talismans. In the eyes of many practitioners of formation talismans, he was a patriarch-level figure.
At that moment, Xue Qie was resting.
The scholars had a rule: the controller was forbidden from researching the Demon-Sealing Sect.
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The main concern was that a controller with excessive curiosity might do something irrational. Therefore, whoever became controller had to stay away from the research center instead.
With nothing to do, Xue Qie could only sleep all day and wait eagerly for his term to end.
Whoever wanted this controller position could have it.
Several days later.
Xue Qie could finally step down.
The scholar replacing him as controller was Katteya. He was a frail, sickly scholar whose primary field was ancient writing. He had once written Thirty-Three Characters of Ancient Writing: Meaning and Form, which eventually became a commonly used reference book among many scholars.
This showed just how respected he was.
Xue Qie handed the controller position to Katteya and said happily, "I can finally research the Demon-Sealing Sect. This past year nearly suffocated me."
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