"Senior Uncle Xin!"
The two Setting Sun Sect disciples immediately bowed respectfully as soon as the monk flew up to them.
"You must be Junior Brother Wang Yu of the Four Symbols Sect. I'm Xin Geng of the External Affairs Hall, responsible for exchanges between sects," the monk said with a broad smile, standing on a giant sword.
"So you're Senior Brother Xin. Sorry for the trouble I'll be putting you to." Wang Yu swept him with his divine sense and sensed that the monk was also at the Foundation Establishment early stage. He promptly cupped his hands in greeting.
"Haha, you're too polite, Junior Brother. First, come back to the External Affairs Hall with me to hand over your assessment assignment, and then I'll arrange your lodgings. I hear you also practice a fire-attribute cultivation art. Cultivating here in our Setting Sun Sect will be like a fish taking to water for you-you'll be no worse off than our own disciples." Smiling, the monk led Wang Yu forward through the air.
"This place really is remarkable. The fire spiritual energy is so abundant, far surpassing that of an ordinary spirit domain. Do all your disciples practice fire-attribute cultivation arts?" Wang Yu urged his wooden boat after him and asked with a trace of curiosity.
"Not all our disciples practice fire-attribute cultivation arts, but when selecting new disciples, our sect does place the greatest importance on fire-attribute spirit roots. That's why most disciples choose fire-attribute cultivation arts. They get twice the results for half the effort that way," the monk replied as he urged his giant sword onward.
Within moments, they crossed the mountain range beneath them. The air ahead abruptly grew hotter, and a vast valley surrounded by barren hills appeared below.
Wang Yu merely glanced into the valley,