Inside the great hall, Li Changqing asked Qin Tian, "Brother Qin, it's been so long. Has there been any word from above?"
Faced with Li Changqing's question, Qin Tian also looked puzzled. Judging by how things usually went,
a Dou Zun joining the Hall of Souls should have received an answer long before now, yet there was still no word.
Clearly, he could not figure out what was going on either.
"Don't worry, Brother Li. Perhaps your talent is so outstanding that you've caught the attention of someone even higher up. It would make sense for things to take a little longer."
Qin Tian said this to reassure Li Changqing. If Li Changqing lost patience and simply left, Qin Tian would suffer a tremendous loss, and might even be punished by his superiors.
Yet, by sheer chance, Qin Tian had actually guessed correctly.
Li Changqing had indeed caught the attention of an important figure, someone so high-ranking that Qin Tian was not even qualified to know about him.
Qin Tian continued, "Don't worry, Brother Li. With your talent, you'll have no trouble joining the Hall of Souls. See? I'm already treating you as one of our own. I've sent my subordinates out to search for the Yin-Yang Flame you wanted."
Just then, a Dou Zong came to report from outside the door. "Hall Master, senior figures from the Hall of Souls have arrived."
Qin Tian was surprised to hear this.
Under normal circumstances, when someone who had just broken through to Dou Zun joined the Hall of Souls, the higher-ups only needed to make the arrangements, instructing the Dou Zun to report to a higher-ranking Branch Hall or assigning them directly to the Branch Hall where they would serve.
But now senior figures from the Hall of Souls had come