Lu Feng carefully sensed the changes.
It seemed Duobao and the others had gained something during their time in the Secret Realm.
Through their training in the Secret Realm, their cultivation had also improved considerably.
That put Lu Feng much more at ease.
Ten people had now comprehended his novels.
Those ten cultivated far faster in the Secret Realm than they did outside.
If anyone else managed to find his novels there, Lu Feng would not mind packing them off to cultivate immediately.
But with his junior brothers and sisters working so hard,
Lu Feng certainly could not fall behind.
So he quickly threw himself into cultivation as well.
Meanwhile, inside Zixiao Palace,
the atmosphere in the great hall had grown stagnant.
Taishang Laozi stood silently to one side.
At the center of the hall stood Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Jieyin, and Zhunti.
Hongjun had just repeated to Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and the other two what he had told Taishang Laozi.
When he learned that the Interception Sect would still bear the tribulation this time, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi was overjoyed!
Losing to his own junior brother had already cost him enough face!
Who could have imagined that beyond the dark willows and bright flowers lay another village? Their teacher had actually ordered them to reunite the Interception Sect!
That meant neither the Chan Sect nor the Western Teachings would have to fight until their heads split over that single spot.
Hongjun looked at the four disciples before him and said calmly,
"I have said everything that needed saying."
"The rest is for you to handle."
As soon as Hongjun finished speaking, Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the others bowed to him together and answered respectfully,
"Yes!"
Watching Taishang Laozi and the others leave, Hongjun's eyes flickered.
The Interception Sect had been his