At the sight of the two men who had suddenly appeared, Old Man Tianqing and the other two Venerable Elders immediately recognized their direct superiors and hurried forward to pay their respects.
"Greetings, Eighth Heavenly Venerate, Ninth Heavenly Venerate!"
Within the Soul Hall hierarchy, the Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master held the highest positions.
Below them stood the nine Heavenly Venerates. Each was a pillar of the Soul Hall, and all possessed strength at or above the high-level Dou Zun stage.
Only below the nine Heavenly Venerates came the ordinary Venerable Elders.
Old Man Mu Gu seemed to know the two as well. He merely cupped his hands in greeting, his perfunctory manner making both Heavenly Venerates frown.
In the past, they had let it slide. The Soul Hall had only a handful of high-ranking Alchemists, and Old Man Mu Gu, relying on his status as an Eighth-Rank Alchemy Grandmaster, enjoyed considerable favor from the Hall Master. Before Heavenly Venerates like them, he submitted in word but never in heart, convinced that sooner or later he would become a Heavenly Venerate himself and stand as their equal.
Now, however, another Eighth-Rank Alchemy Grandmaster with clearly greater potential had appeared, yet this old fellow still refused to recognize his place. He truly had no sense of which way the wind was blowing.
Ignoring Old Man Mu Gu, both Heavenly Venerates turned toward Chen Cang.
"I am Mo Yu, the Soul Hall's Ninth Heavenly Venerate. This is Qiu Di, our Eighth Heavenly Venerate. Most of the Hall's affairs conducted in the open are handled by us. We were also the ones who sent you that message earlier."
"Greetings, Eighth Heavenly Venerate, Ninth Heavenly Venerate." Understanding dawned on Chen Cang's face, and he bowed slightly in respect.
These two were, without question,