CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: RETURNING WITH A FULL LOAD

"Anyway, if he triggers the Summoning Talisman, you’ll see a white vortex."

"At that time, you’ll know who he relied on to destroy those sects."

"Without Master Tiger, he’s nothing."

The Three-Eyed Tiger closed its eyes, feeling quite pleased.

It was more than happy to take Jiang Cheng down a peg, happy enough to be active in doing so.

If it couldn’t defeat that kid, it could at least ruin his reputation, reveal his true form, and see if those disciples still admired him so much afterward.

What, you ask what benefits Master Tiger gains from doing this?

Does it need to gain anything?

It’s not like it hasn’t ever done something that harms others without benefiting itself.

It had just finished speaking when it was lifted by the nape of its neck.

Then it soared into the air, getting thrown out.

Who dared to treat Master Tiger like this?

Just as it was about to get angry, it heard Jiang Cheng’s familiar voice.

"Why are you back in my spot again? Pay attention to your position."

This kid is back?

The Three-Eyed Tiger was actually lazy; with its power, it could sense Jiang Cheng with just a single divine thought.

But it was enjoying its leisure and didn’t want to waste the energy.

"Sect Leader!"

"Ah, the Sect Leader is back!"

"Sect Leader, are you alright? Why didn’t you summon Brother Hu?"

As soon as Jiang Cheng returned, the disciples downgraded the Three-Eyed Tiger’s title from Master Tiger to Brother Hu.

Having someone to back you up makes all the difference.

"Why would I need to summon it?"

"Uh, well..."

Luo Yuan stammered; it really wasn’t easy to tell Jiang Cheng to his face that he only destroyed so many sects relying on the Three-Eyed Tiger.

Either way, those grudges were avenged by Jiang Cheng stepping in.

And the good treatment they received was all because of Jiang Cheng.

Ji Linghan gave a meaningful look, and the disciples tacitly played it off with laughter.

"It’s nothing, Sect Leader, even if you didn’t destroy the Red Sun Sect, it’s no big deal."

"Yeah, there’s no rush."

"No need to rush at the moment."

In their eyes, Brother Cheng was exaggerating a bit.

But that didn’t stop them from supporting and loving him.

Jiang Cheng felt very disappointed, quite disappointed.

After boasting so massively at the Red Sun Sect, they were completely unaware?

It seems the intelligence systems like voice transmissions and image projections in the Feixian Sect need an urgent upgrade.

"Who said I didn’t destroy the Red Sun Sect?"

This rhetorical question was an affirmation, and the disciples were astonished.

"Huh?"

"You destroyed them?"

"How did you do it?"

Jiang Cheng smirked and casually said, "How else? Of course, with my deep and profound power as Sect Leader."

The Three-Eyed Tiger sneered.

"With your so-called deep and profound power..."

It suddenly shut up because it just realized Jiang Cheng was no longer at the Soul Splitting Eighth Layer, but at the Spirit Platform Sixth Layer.

This discovery shocked it beyond belief.

Spirit Platform Sixth Layer was still an ant to the Three-Eyed Tiger.

But it shattered its understanding.

In just half a day, he jumped eight small realms, and one of them was across a great realm.

This kind of thing, it had heard of, but only at the most basic advancement from the Body Tempering Realm to Condensing Vein Realm.

Some absolute geniuses, along with serendipitous encounters, could indeed rise several minor levels within a few short hours.

But at the Soul Splitting and Spirit Platform levels, this was almost impossible.

However, this impossible thing happened right under its nose.

"How, how did you do that?"

"I told you, I’m an expert, isn’t that obvious?"

Brother Cheng was so adept at boasting that he didn’t even blush.

"Pah!"

The Three-Eyed Tiger couldn’t get an answer, so it continued to undermine him.

"Even with your current power, you couldn’t possibly destroy the Red Sun Sect."

"Whether they’re destroyed, can’t you just see for yourself?"

"Watch then!"

The Three-Eyed Tiger then extended its divine thought, spreading it across a hundred thousand miles.

Moments later, its eyes were as wide as saucers.

"How, how did you manage it?"

"You actually left not a single one?"

"Even in the Celestial Fate Realm, that’s not possible!"

The Celestial Fate Realm could wipe out the Red Sun Sect, but not so cleanly.

"I’ve said it eight hundred times already, I’m an unparalleled expert!"

"I clearly don’t want to brag, so why do you keep forcing me to prove how strong I really am?"

Brother Cheng felt aggrieved, the Three-Eyed Tiger was confused, and the disciples were all astonished.

Oh my, Sect Leader actually obliterated the Red Sun Sect single-handedly?

Instantly, all the disciples’ admiration for Jiang Cheng rose to a new level, nearly viewing him as a living immortal.

"Sect Leader is a divine being!"

"His power is indeed unfathomable!"

"Little Brain Axe said that Sect Leader relied on it to destroy four sects before, but that was just boasting without any basis."

"Exactly, Sect Leader can destroy the Red Sun Sect all by himself, let alone those sects."

"It just took advantage of the Sect Leader’s absence to flatter itself."

"Exactly, it’s not even one-thousandth of the Sect Leader."

These words deeply provoked the Three-Eyed Tiger.

It was so furious it gritted its teeth and stomped its feet, yet had no evidence to prove itself.

Jiang Cheng certainly wouldn’t explain or testify for it.

So this guy took advantage while he was gone to undermine him behind his back?

Did it want to fool his disciples into rebelling?

This was intolerable!

Not beating it up was Brother Cheng’s mercy.

"Alright, we can talk about celebrating later, but now we can start recruiting new members."

Mentioning this made everyone excited.

"Now that the Sect Leader has defeated the Red Sun Sect, new recruits can join without any concerns!"

"Exactly, this time many talents will surely come to join us."

"The growth of the Feixian Sect is within reach!"

"Finally, it will become lively again..."

Luo Yuan, excited, suddenly remembered that the Sect Leader only accepted true disciples, not inner and outer sect members.

So, even if many people applied, the Feixian Sect wouldn’t gain many new members.

It was still far from being lively.

"Sect Leader, can’t we accept a few more people?"

"No!"

Jiang Cheng answered decisively.

But then he changed his tone: "If they’re unparalleled beauties, we can slightly lower the standards."

Uh...

The disciples couldn’t bear to look.

Brother, though everyone’s aware of some preferences, isn’t voicing it so bluntly a bit damaging to your image?

Especially since you’re the esteemed Sect Leader.

"Ahem!"

Ji Linghan cleared her throat softly and gave Jiang Cheng a meaningful glance.

Then she solemnly told Luo Yuan: "The Sect Leader has said he’ll only accept true disciples, why ask more? Those without the talent for true discipleship will not be given exceptions!"

She then added, earnestly, "Don’t make things difficult for the Sect Leader, understood?"

Luo Yuan couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat, inwardly feeling wronged.

Clearly, it was the Sect Leader who mentioned beauties, not him. Why reprimand him?

Also, the senior sister seemed to be gaining more authority!

With Ji Linghan’s interference, Brother Cheng’s plan to recruit more beauties as maidservants couldn’t be mentioned again and had to be temporarily shelved.

"By the way, store these in the Library Pavilion."

After speaking, he swiped his ring, and an array of ancient books and jade talismans fell out.

"What are these?"

"Looted from the Red Sun Sect, all their Cultivation and Martial Techniques, Spirit Platform Secret Techniques, Pill Refining Artifact Talisman Arrays, and other classics..."