Zhan Hongying joined the Mystic Heaven Sect, taking up a guest elder position.
It was an idle post, with little to do on ordinary days.
"Sect Leader, Su Heavenly Venerable is outside requesting an audience."
At that moment, Elder Ruyan entered the hall and spoke.
"Let her in," Chu Kuangren said.
Before long, Su Heavenly Venerable walked in and cupped her hands toward Chu Kuangren with a smile. "Greetings, Heavenly Punisher."
Chu Kuangren nodded slightly. "There's no need for such courtesy, Heavenly Venerable."
This time, he wanted to find out exactly what a Heavenly Punisher was. Rather than shrouding himself in mystery, he asked outright.
Su Heavenly Venerable was not particularly surprised by his question. Clearly, before coming, she had already investigated a few things and knew that Chu Kuangren was not the Heavenly Punisher she had imagined.
"The Heavenly Punishers were assembled by the Human King of old. They were a secret force of the human race. Their numbers and identities were unknown, but they played an enormous role in the ancient War Against the Gods.
"You could even say that without the Heavenly Punishers, at least half as many of us again would have died in the War Against the Gods.
"Thus, it would not be wrong to call the Heavenly Punishers the greatest contributors to the War Against the Gods. They are deeply revered among the Human Race. Even Dao Lords have no authority to interfere in their affairs..."
Su Heavenly Venerable explained slowly.
When she finished, she looked curiously at Chu Kuangren. "The greatest distinguishing feature of Heavenly Punishers is their mastery of Heavenly Punishment Dao Patterns. But supposedly, those were all bestowed by the Human King. Fellow Daoist Chu, how did you come to possess them?"
Bestowed by the Human King?!
Chu Kuangren's pupils contracted