Only then did everyone learn that this Green Lotus Hermit came from an overseas land called Great Tang.
Much like Eastern Victory Continent, Righteous Qi Continent also possessed colonial territories in the overseas realms akin to the Azure Sea and Vast Sea, such as the Vermilion Sea region where the Bone Kun Warship now lay hidden.
But Righteous Qi Continent considered itself the exalted celestial empire and never spared those overseas lands a second glance. Even when an Immortal Mountain and Blessed Land was discovered, they usually did no more than relocate its spirit veins and implant them in Righteous Qi Continent, leaving the outside world impoverished to the extreme, its overall landscape that of a low martial arts world.
No one had imagined that such a place could produce a Grand Confucian, let alone an extraordinary figure who seemed to possess considerable potential to become an ultimate sage.
Attaining the Sage Dao...
That was not something just anyone was qualified to attempt.
Although none of them had heard the saying that monks from afar recited the scriptures better, they still dared not pass rash judgment on unfamiliar things. And seeing their own king praise the man to the skies, they naturally followed suit.
Hu Ze's Avatar asked, "What brings you here, Master Taibai?"
Li Chen said, "While traveling through these parts, I heard that Your Majesty had arrived. Truly, an old friend encountered in a foreign land."
Hu Ze's Avatar burst out laughing. "Well said! Today, not only have I encountered an old friend in a foreign land, I've also been promoted to Great Qian's Great General! Lads, bring the fine wine! Master Taibai and I shall drink three hundred cups!"
Lesser demons immediately went to fetch wine and meat, while everyone offered congratulations in chorus. For a time,