Upon seeing the First God Cult Master and the other two, Zhang Yuan rose and cupped his hands in greeting.
Tan Duanchang and Deputy Cult Master Gao nodded slightly.
The First God Cult Master suddenly asked, "How did you know who I was?"
His question made Tan Duanchang and Deputy Cult Master Gao realize something as well.
That was right.
Recognizing the two deputy cult masters was one thing; Elder Wang and Elder Fang might have described them beforehand. But how had he recognized the cult master?
The cult master stood at the peak of the Ascension Realm. In this era when Divine Masters did not appear, he was synonymous with invincibility. Like a divine dragon whose head appeared but whose tail remained unseen, he was always elusive. Even his deputy cult masters only saw him a handful of times over several years.
This man had joined the First God Cult barely a day ago. How had he identified the cult master at a glance?
Faced with their three scrutinizing gazes, Zhang Yuan had already prepared his explanation. In a sincere tone, he said:
"From this pavilion, I watched the two deputy cult masters fight that demon fiend, with both sides suffering grievous injuries. Yet the moment you appeared, Cult Master, you swiftly destroyed the formation and drove the demon fiend back. Surely only the cult master could possess such formidable strength."
So that was it!
Tan Duanchang and Deputy Cult Master Gao understood at once and found his explanation reasonable. Especially when Zhang Yuan described the battle as both sides suffering grievous injuries, rather than them being crushed one-sidedly, they nodded repeatedly in approval. They felt that this Candidate Holy Son was a talented young man.
He truly was a talent worth molding.
The First God Cult Master also