At the mention of Daoist Jiao Hu, the Stone-Surnamed Cultivator's face took on an expression of reflected pride.
Though impatient, Wang Ba could only steel himself and listen.
As it turned out, Daoist Jiao Hu had been the Eastern Saint Sect's sect master two generations ago.
After achieving success in cultivation, he had traveled through the Chen Kingdom and unexpectedly discovered traces of the divine beast Fanming here. Overriding all objections, he had moved the Eastern Saint Sect to this place.
It had since put down roots and gradually become one of the Chen Kingdom's five great sects.
It could be said that the Eastern Saint Sect's present prestige was inseparable from Patriarch Jiao Hu's contributions.
Unfortunately, after Patriarch Jiao Hu, the Ten Thousand Beasts Office's lineage had never produced another such figure, only declining further and further. Whenever the matter came up, everyone in the Ten Thousand Beasts Office sighed endlessly.
Wang Ba felt nothing at all, treating it as merely a story.
Even after the story ended, the Stone-Surnamed Cultivator seemed reluctant to stop. Wang Ba hurriedly suggested going to take a look at Ding Ten Manor.
This was proper business, so the Stone-Surnamed Cultivator did not dare delay and led Wang Ba to Ding Ten Manor.
After briefly familiarizing himself with Ding Ten Manor, Wang Ba found that although it had fewer Spirit Chickens than Dingjiu Manor, there were still over six hundred.
Wang Ba took the opportunity to casually remark, as though in passing:
"Immortal, didn't you say the sect master and the others wouldn't leave for another few days? Why have the immortals from Ding Ten Manor gone over so early?"
"That's where you don't understand."
The Stone-Surnamed Cultivator said with a chuckle:
"Battles between cultivators aren't that simple. Though those fellows are all skilled