With a mix of bluffing and flattery, Xu Qingtong won Hong Chenxian over in less than four hours.
"Brother... Qing... tong, let me tell you... the truth. This time, on my master's orders, ostensibly... I came to investigate... the Traveling Palace, but in fact..."
After hearing Hong Chenxian out, Xu Qingtong finally let out a long sigh of relief.
So this fellow had not come to arrest him! Quite the opposite: Immortal Lord Cangwu had sent him here mainly to recruit talent!
A thousand years ago, the Ten Directions Immortal Lord of the Spirit Realm had fought one another for the position of Immortal Emperor, suffering devastating casualties. As a result, talent in the Spirit Realm was now scarce, and true elites were scarcer still!
Thus, Immortal Lord Cangwu had turned his thoughts to the Mortal Realm. Limited by resources, even exceptionally gifted talents in the Mortal Realm found it difficult to achieve much in cultivation. These people had all been tempered in harsh conditions. Once they reached the Spirit Realm and had ample resources, they often proved more useful than native cultivators!
However, the Spirit Realm had sealed the Mortal Realm's Ascension Passage, leaving these people unable to ascend smoothly to the Spirit Realm.
This was Hong Chenxian's main purpose in coming!
"Brother Hong Chen, have you ever heard of someone called Zhong Ziqing in the Spirit Realm?"
"Zhong Ziqing? Do you mean... Commissioner Zhong?" Hong Chenxian asked, his drunken eyes bleary.
"I don't know whether he's a commissioner. I only know that he was Shattering the Void from the Mortal Realm and went to the Spirit Realm!" Xu Qingtong said.
"Mm... that's him, then! Brother Qingtong... you know... Commissioner Zhong?"
"I've heard of him! How is he doing now?"
Hong Chen struggled to open his eyes wider and