Heaven Beyond, the Ninth Layer of Heavenly Strategy Manor.
Hearing this, Xiao Tian Ming gave it little thought and immediately cupped his hands. "All right, I'll go make the arrangements shortly."
"Tian Ming, thank you for all your hard work over the years. From now on, stay in the clan and cultivate. As for the northwest, I'll go there myself," Xiao Tian Ce said with a smile.
"What? Brother Ce/Tian Ce/Third Uncle, you're going to the northwest yourself?"
The moment he finished speaking, all three cried out in astonishment.
Was he kidding? The northwest was so barren that it did not even have a single Dou Zun expert. Anyone who reached Dou Zong could practically swagger around unchallenged and become a major figure capable of founding a sect.
Even Dou Emperors, hundreds of whom they could poke to death with one finger, could live quite comfortably there.
Why would a place like that need one of the Dou Qi Continent's strongest experts to visit?
Seeing their astonished expressions, Xiao Tian Ce waved a hand to calm them down, then nodded. "It's settled. The clan is stable now, and Qing'er, a mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, is here to hold the fort. Besides, if an emergency arises, we can recall Heavenly Net to help. There won't be any problems.
"I've been in seclusion for over two hundred years. If I don't get moving, my bones will rust. I've never had a proper look around the northwest anyway, so I might as well go this time."
Seeing that his mind was made up, the three considered it and felt it was reasonable, so they nodded in agreement.
With business concluded, they sat down to chat at ease. Before long, a guard came up to report that several elders wished to discuss some matters