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Tang Changsheng had already discussed this with Arabella and the senior members of the Sages' Society.
Then Tang Changsheng turned to the great sage named Cedric and smiled. "Actually, I can help with some of the... problems you've been having."
A flicker passed through the eyes of the great sage, whose expression had been as still as an ancient well. At last, he no longer looked quite so lifeless. His vast mental power stirred, and light seemed to shoot three inches from his eyes as he fixed his gaze on Tang Changsheng.
His mental power was so immense that it had almost taken physical form. But Tang Changsheng thought little of it. He met that dangerous gaze with a smile, his pupils like a boundless sea that could swallow anything.
"That's wonderful!" Before the great sage could speak, the other elders lit up with delight.
In the entire Sages' Society, this great sage was probably the only person Tang Changsheng considered a true master. He was the pillar holding up the society, yet his condition had worsened year after year. Everyone who knew the truth had been deeply worried.
Now that Tang Changsheng claimed he could help the great sage, their excitement was immediate.
Of course, it mattered who was making that claim. Had it come from some unknown youngster who had appeared out of nowhere, the masters of the Sages' Society would never have taken it seriously.
But everyone present had some idea of Tang Changsheng's identity. He was a formidable cultivator whose abilities they had seen for themselves, and he was now a prospective member of the royal family of the world's most powerful nation. What was more, his Pill Refining