When Hao Ren entered the office, he saw Yue Zilong reading the students' files at his desk. He looked to be in his late twenties, but Hao Ren would never treat him as a young man.
The Dragon God Shrine ruled the world. As one of the ten Shrine Masters and a peak Qian-level cultivator, Hao Ren couldn't underestimate his power and strength.
"Sit." Seeing Hao Ren walk in, Yue Zilong pointed at the chair.
Yue Zilong's office was shared with the other counselors, and it wasn't as spacious as Su Han's.
Since the counselors often had to talk to the students, there was a chair beside each desk. Only Yue Zilong was in the office; the other counselors had obviously gone out.
The Mechatronic Engineering Program's office was on the third floor, and so was Su Han's office. The Principal and Vice Principal's offices were on the sixth floor, and it was not small. Yue Zilong, who was the most powerful, had the smallest office and the lowest position.
The contrast between his status in the real world and in the Dragon Tribe could be seen everywhere.
"You did well in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams," Yue Zilong looked at Hao Ren and said with a smile.
He maintained the humility that he had when the Program Director introduced him to the students, which made Hao Ren a bit confused.
"I was just lucky," Hao Ren sat down and said.
"You dropped out of the Dragon God Shrine's general exams halfway, but we still made you a level 3 inspector. Do you know why?" Yue Zilong asked and paused for half a second. "It's because we like your potential."
Hao Ren suddenly felt like Yue Zilong was acting like a counselor.
"Now, the people who know my identity are you, Su Han, and Xu Ke. Even Lu Qing doesn't know my real identity, "Yue Zilong continued.
"How should I address you?" Hao Ren asked.
"You can call me Mr. Yue because my other identity is hidden," Yue Zilong said honestly.
"Ok, Mr. Yue," Hao Ren said. He had to get used to this title.
"The East Ocean Dragon Clan is relying on you more and more, and the metal-elemental dragon clan is also paying attention to you. There's no reason for the Dragon God Shrine to ignore you. You have a good relationship with Su Han, and she is the most powerful inspector in the Dragon God Shrine. "
Yue Zilong said to Hao Ren.
Hao Ren had sensed that Su Han had a high status in the Dragon God Shrine, but it was confirmed by the Deputy Shrine Master.
"Su Han will be the next grand cultivator to advance into the Heavenly Dragon Realm. Since you are her assisting inspector, we will give you face," Yue Zilong continued.
Hao Ren nodded. "What's with that Xu Ke?"
Hundreds of inspectors controlled the lives and deaths of mortals, and the ten Shrine Masters controlled the lives and deaths of inspectors. However, Yue Zilong didn't release his power, and Hao Ren didn't feel much pressure.
However, Hao Ren knew that Xu Ke must have sensed Yue Zilong's power. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown his fear toward Yue Zilong.
"The metal-elemental dragons are the least in number, but they are the strongest. The four ocean dragon clans didn't want to be under the jurisdiction of the Dragon God Shrine, and so did the metal-elemental dragon clan. The structure of the metal-elemental dragon race is different from that of the other four dragon races. "
"Oh?" Hao Ren was interested.
Su Han had never told him about the structure of the metal-elemental dragon clan.
"The four dragon clans of wood, water, fire, and earth use a stable family system. The power centers are their respective dragon palaces, and the elders are important ministers. They can assist the dragon king but can't interfere with the inheritance of the dragon king. However, the metal-elemental dragon clan uses a master-disciple system. All the metal-elemental dragon children will be selected and adopted by the elders according to their potential after three months. "
"The metal-elemental cultivators don't have a dragon palace as the center, and they don't have a dragon king. The masters can take their disciples to cultivate in the wild mountains, live in the cities, or take turns to train in all kinds of dangerous places. They rely on the masters' cultivation experience. During this process, the metal-elemental cultivators only have their masters and no parents. "
"During this process, if the metal-elemental cultivators don't grow up and die during a breakthrough or training, it would be like they never came to this world. The masters who lose their disciples don't have to bear any responsibility. They just have to wait for new children to appear, choose them, and train them again. Correspondingly, the disciples who cultivate hard and reach Kun-level can leave their masters and live alone. When they reach Qian-level, they are qualified to take in disciples. "
Yue Zilong slowly told Hao Ren all these things.
The stronger the disciple, the more powerful the master. Without the love of their parents, the metal-elemental cultivators would have to accept stricter cultivation methods.
Hao Ren could roughly understand what he meant.
"But … isn't it sad that they never know who their parents are?" Hao Ren thought to himself.
"You are thinking that parents can never recognize their children, right?" Yue Zilong asked.
Hao Ren smiled helplessly and nodded. The Deputy Shrine Master of the Dragon God Shrine knew what he was thinking.
"The metal-elemental cultivators can know who their parents are, but they have to reach peak Qian-level," Yue Zilong said slowly.
Peak Qian-level.
If they couldn't reach peak Qian-level, they would never know who their parents were before they died.
Hao Ren understood.
Peak Qian-level, Heavenly Dragon Realm, Su Han, metal-elemental cultivator …
Putting all these together, Hao Ren suddenly had a thought. "Su Han must have her own reasons for cultivating so hard."
Su Han was raised by Elder Xingyue of the East Ocean Dragon Palace. Elder Xingyue wasn't a metal-elemental dragon cultivator, so she didn't have the so-called metal-elemental dragon rules.
"Since Su Han has grown to such a dazzling status, her parents might have noticed her."
"Xu Ke's master is the Taiyi Cave Master in Zhongnan Mountain, and Taiyi Cave is one of the five major caves. His master has more than a dozen disciples. Except for his new disciple, Xu Ke, the others have all reached Qian-level and established their own sects."
Yue Zilong changed the topic and continued.
What he meant was that Xu Ke's master was a tricky figure, and the Dragon God Shrine wouldn't mess with him easily.
Similar to Zeng Yitao, Xu Ke had a powerful force behind him. However, Xu Ke was different from Zeng Yitao. He was only the disciple of the Taiyi Cave Master of the metal-elemental dragon clan, and his master didn't spoil him. That was why he wasn't as arrogant and domineering as Zeng Yitao. On the contrary, if Xu Ke's realm was low and he died in a battle, his master wouldn't be heartbroken. Only the strong survived, and the weak perished. This was the basic rule of the metal-elemental dragon clan.
However, if that was the case, Xu Ke's master wasn't the demon king that Yue Zilong was looking for, and Xu Ke's master wasn't in East Ocean City.
"Last but not least, my purpose in coming to East Ocean City." Yue Zilong looked at Hao Ren and said, "According to the information from the Dragon God Shrine, there are traces of demon kings in East Ocean City recently. I know that you have a demon beast in the Transformation Realm with you, so I suspect that this demon king has something to do with him. "
Seeing Hao Ren's confusion, Yue Zilong touched his silver-rimmed glasses and said, "You don't have to cover for him. We've investigated this demon beast of Zhen Congming's. He came from the Demon Sea and was taken in as an elixir master by Qiu Niu. However, Qiu Niu went to the Nine Dragon Palace, and he came to land. "
"Did you … take Zhen Congming as an elixir master?" Hao Ren narrowed his eyes and looked at Yue Zilong.
Zhen Congming was Qiu Niu's disciple, and the West Ocean Dragon Clan had to stay away from him. However, it didn't mean that the Dragon God Shrine didn't dare to touch him. With the Dragon God Shrine's status and power, they could lock Zhen Congming up and return him to Qiu Niu as an elixir master after he came out of the Nine Dragon Palace.
Although Zhen Congming had a bad temper, he was good to Hao Ren's family. If the Dragon God Shrine wanted to touch Zhen Congming, Hao Ren would turn against them!
"I hope you understand that with Zhen Congming's strength in the Transformation Realm, he can easily become a small demon king in the Demon Sea. If he is in a bad mood and causes trouble, the East Ocean City will be destroyed. As for Qiu Niu, he doesn't care about the lives of mortals. "
Yue Zilong looked at Hao Ren through his glasses.
The Dragon God Shrine could control the dragon cultivators, but it couldn't control the demon kings. The lives of mortals were nothing to the demon kings who had passed the Transformation Realm Heavenly Tribulation.
"The demon king that appeared in the East Ocean City might be Zhen Congming's companion or enemy. Can you imagine the scene if the two demon kings fought in the East Ocean City?" Yue Zilong asked Hao Ren again.
Hao Ren's heart sank as Yue Zilong's words hit him in the heart.
The Deputy Shrine Master of the Dragon God Shrine was here to deal with the changing situation. The demon king that was wandering in the East Ocean City hadn't shown up yet.
But if …
"I'll give you two tasks now. First, pay close attention to Zhen Congming's situation. We won't do anything for now, but if the situation outside the Demon Sea changes, I'll take action immediately. Second, the forces in East Ocean University are quite chaotic. I'll give you one week to subdue the small forces in the Dragon Tribe. "
Yue Zilong said lightly.
Hao Ren thought for a moment and nodded. "Ok."
With a large group of dragon cultivators coming to East Ocean University, the small circle of dragon cultivators in East Ocean University would swarm up again, creating chaos among the cultivators.
Su Han was busy with cultivation and didn't want to meddle in other people's business. However, LingZhao Elementary School was about to open, and Zhen Congming was like a magnet that attracted another demon king. The arrogant young cultivators in East Ocean University across from LingZhao Elementary School might cause trouble.
"In return, I'll give you three realm-breaking notes." Yue Zilong took out three silver dharma notes and tossed them into Hao Ren's hand. "I know you are on Fifth Heaven. These realm-breaking notes can break all the array formations of human cultivators, and you can come and go freely. They can save your life if necessary."
"I'll come to you after everything is done." After putting the three realm-breaking notes into his necklace, he turned around and walked out of the office.
It seemed like he had all the keys to solving a bunch of problems in his hands.
"The demon king that came from the Demon Sea must have a lot of treasures …"
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