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Yuqing Domain, Domain Lord's Great Hall.

The Light Screen went dark. Little by little, the Gray-Robed Elder straightened his back and looked back at the round conference table behind him.

In an instant, the figures who had been sitting stiffly upright sprang to their feet. The chief speakers from all sixty-seven Supergalactic Clusters across Yuqing Domain bowed in unison.

"Greetings, Domain Lord!"

"Ah, how many times have I said it? Everyone, no need for all these cumbersome formalities. This old man is merely Lord Yu Qing's steward..."

As Qu Hongwen spoke those polite words, a satisfied smile curled across his lips. He naturally took his seat at the head of the table.

Only then did he raise a hand and press it down lightly, signaling everyone to sit.

The speakers present were long used to this. After offering their thanks once more, they took their seats in turn. Some even followed Qu Hongwen's words with flattery.

"Domain Lord, there is no need for modesty. You knew Lord Yu Qing in his humble beginnings and witnessed his Star Ascension all the way to the Ancient Hall!

"With such toil and merit, it is only right that you govern the entire domain and shoulder more burdens for Lord Yu Qing!"

"Ah, Xiao Lin, that is too much, too much. This old man has merely done his small part!"

Qu Hongwen waved a hand in feigned displeasure, yet the smile at the corners of his mouth could not be suppressed.

Around him, the seated speakers' faces twitched faintly. They could only force awkward smiles to accompany him.

There was no other reason. A similar scene played out at almost every meeting.

Qu Hongwen had completed the First Step to Becoming a Venerable and set foot Above the Nine Heavens.

Yet he had not