Splash!
The sound of surging water carried in every direction.
"Martial Uncle, this is what you asked us to bring you."
Aboard the painted boat, Yang Ling'er led Li Dingji and the others in greeting Chen Cuo, then presented the sandalwood box in her hands.
But what Yang Ling'er had said was peculiar indeed. Not only did Little Pig and the others behind Chen Cuo turn to look, even Li Dingji and his companions, who knew the purpose of this trip, exchanged speechless glances.
Chen Cuo paid it no mind. He took the wooden box without looking inside and smiled. "A month is neither long nor short. With your ability to travel, you ought to have visited quite a few places and seen quite a few sights." As he spoke, his gaze swept across the young people before him.
Eleven people had come with Yang Ling'er. Even the strongest among them was only at the early stage of the second realm.
Those who can enter the Divine Treasury cannot have reached Longevity, but couldn't they have sent someone at the peak of the second realm? Then again, Great Hua Mountain has improved these past few years, but much of that comes from cultivators drawn by its reputation. They joined as guest elders and lent the sect prestige. Most outer and inner disciples only entered the mountain recently, so their cultivation naturally isn't very high. The standouts are mostly traveling beyond the mountain, too, and couldn't be gathered at a moment's notice.
As he thought, his gaze settled on several of them—
Of the twelve in the party, besides Yang Ling'er, he had met Li Dejiang, Li Dingji, and Li Chunfeng before. All three had now entered the sect. But while Yang Ling'er had become Nanmingzi's disciple and Li Dingji had