Huang Xiao was deeply surprised.
What he had just been thinking was completely wrong.
He had thought the Creation Sect was merely the greatest sect of the Righteous Path in the Desolate Domain. He had not expected Feng Duo to mean that this included the sects across the sea.
"I never imagined there was such a thing. How astonishing. This is the first I've heard of it," Huang Xiao exclaimed. "As for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, you're right. It really is far too thin here. I've found it very difficult to adjust since coming here."
"This is a remote backwater now, after all. It cannot compare with where you come from, my lord," Feng Duo said with a smile.
"My apologies for failing to show due respect," Huang Xiao said. "Once the greatest sect of the Righteous Path! No wonder my master told me I could seek help from the Creation Sect when I came here. So there was this connection."
"Really? Your master truly said that?" Feng Duo's face lit up with delight. "Then you must be an expert of the Righteous Path, Holy Envoy. I was still vaguely worried just now. If the Holy Envoy were a member of the Demonic Sects, we would not have known what to do."
Huang Xiao chuckled inwardly.
He had not expected a remark he had made up out of thin air to move Feng Duo and the others so deeply.
That made sense. This counted as recognition from the sects across the sea.
Their sect's former glory still had its uses. Naturally, they felt somewhat proud.
"Of course I'm not a member of the Demonic Sects," Huang Xiao said.
As he spoke, he reined in his aura a little more.
He could not let the aura of his