Entering Elder Firecloud's Hall, they found Elder Firecloud seated in a great gilded chair, reading a Yellowed Book.
Wisps of blue smoke curled up from the table before him, carrying a delicate fragrance that cleared the mind and refreshed the spirit.
Hearing their footsteps, Elder Firecloud slowly set down his book and looked over with a smile.
Xu Yang and Gao Lin hurried forward and cupped their hands. "Your disciples pay their respects, Master."
Elder Firecloud nodded slightly and smiled at Gao Lin. "You handled this well. You could say you've avenged your Third Junior Brother and Fourth Junior Brother. Tell their families the news later."
Three Blood Lotus Cult members at Major Marrow Cleansing had died in this battle. Almost all the cult disciples who had attacked them in Earthvein Fire Valley that day were among the dead. Gao Lin nodded. "I'll see to it later."
Elder Firecloud turned his gaze to Xu Yang. "To think everyone underestimated you, and I ended up getting a bargain. Even I misjudged you. You really hid your abilities deep, boy."
Minor Marrow Cleansing after three years in the sect-this was the first time he had taken in such an outstanding disciple.
In the past, disciples like this had always been taken by the Sect Master or one of the three Peak Masters. Of course, disciples with such talent would not have thought much of an elder like him, either.
Yet this time, the prize had fallen into his lap.
Elder Changchun had not wanted him, the Peak Master had not wanted him, and Elder Iron Float had not wanted him. In the end, they had forced the boy on him, and he had reluctantly accepted. Who could have imagined that this was a precious pearl hidden beneath dust, a genius who might