Across the Azure Sea, All Know Your Name; Treasures Secured! Hatred of Demons and Devils, Everything in Place!

Inside the Great Hall of Military Merit at the alliance encampment.

A startled voice suddenly rang out. Though it was not loud, everyone present apart from the two false core stewards was a Nascent Soul-level existence.

Naturally, they all caught it.

In an instant, they all thought of something. Some eyes flashed with strange light, while some faces filled with surprise. They turned, following the pale-faced Nascent Soul True Lord's gaze toward the black-robed cultivator.

Even the two false core stewards instinctively stopped what they were doing and saying, looking over as well.

Clearly, they had all heard True Lord Ten Thousand Longevity's name.

For a moment, Lin Changheng became the focus of the great hall, every gaze converging on him.

Yet his bearing and expression remained as calm as ever, entirely unaffected by their attention. He merely smiled faintly at the pale-faced Nascent Soul True Lord who had revealed his identity. "Did you need something, fellow Daoist?"

"No, no."

The pale-faced Nascent Soul True Lord immediately waved his hands, then smiled. "It is only that you slew two mighty Demon Kings, Brother Ten Thousand Longevity, making an extraordinary contribution to the Inner Sea. When we fellow cultivators heard of it, we were all shocked and deeply impressed, and our desire to make your acquaintance grew by the day. Now that we have met you, we simply cannot let this opportunity slip by. That was why I took the liberty of disturbing you. Please forgive me-"

"Haha, I wondered what it was! With war raging and the Inner Sea tossed about by wind and rain, we fellow cultivators have long been one. Becoming acquainted and discussing the Dao are only right and proper. What disturbance is there, and what need for forgiveness?"

Lin Changheng glanced at True Lord Qingwei, and