After hearing Dongfang Zonggan's proposal, Peng Tao stood there blankly for a long while.
Once this crucial information reached his mind, his thoughts began racing, and his initial worry quickly turned into a faint, burning excitement.
At that moment, Dongfang Zonggan's words seemed to possess a kind of magic, allowing him to see the glorious sight of those six prodigies achieving fame and standing at the pinnacle of Azure Waves.
"Hiss—whoo—"
After a while, Peng Tao drew a deep breath and turned to Dongfang Zonggan. "Fellow Daoist Zonggan, can everything you just said be taken as certain?"
Dongfang Zonggan smiled. "This was personally decided by my ancestor, Venerable Ziyu. Naturally, it counts."
"Then... after I return to the sect, may I report this matter to the elders?"
"Hehe, of course. Since I have made this matter clear to you today, I am not merely speaking for myself. I am speaking on behalf of the Dongfang Clan, giving your Fuyao Sect advance notice."
"Good!"
Peng Tao nodded heavily, a few traces of fiery eagerness flickering in his eyes. "With those words from you, that is enough. If the elders of my sect receive this news, I imagine they will no longer have any objections to Qiwu and Ling Rui's marriage."
While the two held their secret discussion atop the Place of Hidden Treasures, the pair below searching for the Divine Wind Spirit Cores also made repeated gains.
After deploying every puppet to search, Dongfang Yinghao and Liu Yanqing soon found another four Divine Wind Spirit Cores. Only the final one remained before the Mysterious Wind in her possession could advance on the spot.
Yet it was precisely this tenth Divine Wind Spirit Core that had them scour the entire Place of Hidden Treasures without finding its exact location.
Liu Yanqing repeatedly