Jing Jiu paid no mind to the unpleasant smell on the middle-aged professor, nor did he shut off his six senses.
He held considerable respect for both One-Thatch Studio and this man.
Zeng Ju, the seventh Studio Master of One-Thatch Studio.
He was the most respected Sage in the history of the Chaotian Continent. His character was noble, his bearing extraordinary, and he held the whole world in his heart, surpassing even Bu Qiuxiao. He had ascended over seven thousand years ago.
It was said that the founding patriarch of Fruitful Accomplishment Temple had established the Chan Buddhist lineage only after receiving his guidance.
Jing Jiu could recognize him because of the game Great Dao Toward Heaven.
In that game, Zeng Ju had lingered in the Thousand-Li Wind Corridor for too long, triggering the computational program Jing Jiu had set up and being flagged by the big-data processing system.
While Jing Jiu and General Li were speaking in the Art Museum on the Capital Planet's Antarctic Ice Sheet, Ran Handong had confirmed that Zeng Ju and another Ascension One were watching from beyond the atmosphere. He had then left with the fleet, presumably coming here to the Dark Matter Sea as well.
Jing Jiu was somewhat surprised. He had not expected the man to appear before him so simply.
Zeng Ju had not expected Jing Jiu to recognize him, and glanced at Shen Yunmai.
Shen Yunmai raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't look at me like that! I'm not your student! I didn't say anything!"
He was the Green Mountain Patriarch's son, and his cultivation was no weaker than that of these Ascension Ones. Even toward General Li and a Sage like Zeng Ju, he showed little courtesy.
Zeng Ju smiled, then looked at Jing Jiu and asked, "When you