"Shrine Master?"
Hao Ren stopped and looked back at Elder Luo in surprise.
"Envoy Hao, please follow me." Elder Luo stood up and led Hao Ren out of the small room.
The Shrine Masters cultivated on the top floor of the Dragon God Shrine, which was even higher than the rooms of the level 4 inspectors.
As a level 3 inspector, Hao Ren shouldn't be able to enter the area of level 4 inspectors. However, with Elder Luo leading the way, he didn't encounter any obstacles.
Elder Luo was only responsible for recording the materials in the treasure vault, but he could walk freely in the Dragon God Shrine. He must have been working here since the beginning of the Dragon God Shrine, and he was a veteran.
The higher they went, the denser the nature essence was.
Hao Ren had just returned from the Demon Sea, so he wasn't surprised by the density of nature essence.
However, the density of nature essence on the top floor of the Dragon God Shrine was almost half of the density of nature essence in the inner sea of the Demon Sea, which was much higher than the density of nature essence on Sixth Heaven. It was hard to find a place on land that had the same density of nature essence.
Elder Luo walked Hao Ren to the entrance of the top floor and stepped back respectfully, letting Hao Ren enter by himself.
"Thank you, Senior." Hao Ren watched Elder Luo walk down the stairs step by step before turning around and walking into the corridor.
The Dragon God Shrine was built with black stones, and it looked very solemn. Walking in it, the light from the outside couldn't enter, and the nature essence wouldn't seep out. It was like a huge cave with many caves.
Hao Ren walked straight to the big stone door at the far end and counted the rooms on both sides. There were nine rooms in total, and they should be the rooms of the nine Deputy Shrine Masters.
There was a groove in front of the stone door, and Hao Ren put his token in it, and the stone door opened automatically.
In the big dim room, there were nine armchairs on both sides of the room, and nine cultivators were sitting in them. Yue Zilong was sitting in the third chair on the right. He was wearing a black robe, and there was a vivid five-clawed golden dragon on his shoulder.
Hao Ren had never seen the other eight cultivators before. He tried to sense them, but he couldn't see their realms or sense their elemental attributes.
It was said that three of the nine Deputy Shrine Masters had reached peak Qian-level, and the remaining six should be top-tier Qian-level. Hao Ren thought.
On both sides of the room, there were a total of six luminous pearls, emitting a faint white light.
A man with a broad back was sitting on a stone wall in front of them. He wasn't facing Hao Ren, but the cold, black stone wall.
The words' Heaven and Earth 'were written on the stone wall, and Hao Ren was touched just by looking at it.
"You … are Hao Ren, right?" Facing the back of the stone wall, he suddenly said.
"Yes," Hao Ren stood in the middle of the secret chamber and answered.
The light in the room was a little dim, and the luminous pearls were embedded in the walls on both sides. Hao Ren could vaguely recognize Yue Zilong, but he could not see the faces of the other Deputy Temple Masters. He could only see that they were tall, short, fat, and thin.
"Take this Penglai Immortal Token." A golden round token rose from the Shrine Master's arms and floated to Hao Ren.
Hao Ren took the gold medal and put it in his necklace. This was a token that Zhen Yuan Zi asked him to use to complete the mission and not for Hao Ren. It was okay for the Shrine Master to take it.
The nine Deputy Shrine Masters around the secret chamber looked at Hao Ren with a whole new level of respect. Especially Yue Zilong, he didn't expect Hao Ren to go back and forth in the Demon Sea in half a day.
He knew that Hao Ren had a relationship with Lady Zhen, but Lady Zhen wasn't the only big demon king in the Demon Sea, and those big demon kings might not respect Lady Zhen. It was very risky for Hao Ren to enter the Demon Sea as a Dui-level cultivator.
If no inspector could take this mission, the Shrine Master or the Deputy Shrine Master would have to go in person. However, Zhen Yuan Zi would look down on them if they did that.
Hao Ren went to the Demon Sea as an inspector and delivered the token to Zhen Yuan Zi, which earned the Dragon God Shrine's reputation. Although the Demon Sea was dangerous, the Dragon God Shrine could send people there and return safely.
"Did the Penglai Island Master make things difficult for you?" the Shrine Master asked.
"He set up a Seven Killing Array, and I was lucky enough to break it," Hao Ren said.
Hearing Hao Ren's words, the nine Deputy Shrine Masters sitting in the old-fashioned wooden armchairs shivered a bit.
They all knew that Zhen Yuan Zi had a weird personality. When the inspectors of the Dragon God Shrine came to his island, he wanted to test their strength, but they didn't expect that he would set up the most powerful Seven Killing Array.
They didn't expect that Hao Ren could break it!
"Very good, very good …" The Shrine Master nodded in satisfaction.
On the surface, Hao Ren had completed a mission to deliver the token, but he had actually gone to Penglai Island in the Demon Sea as a messenger. The more powerful Hao Ren was, the higher Zhen Yuan Zi's evaluation of the Dragon God Shrine would be.
There were many masters in the Dragon God Shrine, and a Dui-level cultivator dared to enter the Demon Sea, showing that the Dragon God Shrine didn't have any experts!
Of course, the Deputy Shrine Masters thought that Hao Ren had flown across the surface of the sea and returned quickly. They didn't know that Hao Ren had attracted the big demon kings at the bottom of the sea and almost caused a great battle between demon kings!
This time, Hao Ren didn't fly to the center of the Demon Sea, find Penglai Island, and leave the Demon Sea with Zhen Yuan Zi's token. Instead, it was a close shave with death!
"You have made a great contribution, and you should be rewarded. However, you have already received your contribution points, and you shouldn't be rewarded beyond that. How about this? You will be promoted from a level 3 inspector to a level 4 inspector. "
The Shrine Master continued.
The nine Deputy Shrine Masters were slightly surprised. Hao Ren had become a level 3 inspector after participating in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams. Now, he had become a level 4 inspector in less than a month. His promotion speed was a bit too fast!
In the history of the Dragon God Shrine, only Su Han had made faster progress. However, she was already a Kun-level cultivator when she came here, and she soon became a Qian-level cultivator. During her time as an inspector, she didn't make any mistakes except for one time when she was punished for the war between East Ocean and West Ocean.
However, Hao Ren was now a level 4 inspector, which meant that he was one level higher than Su Han. From her assistant, he suddenly became her 'superior'!
"Zilong, do you guys have any objections?" the Shrine Master asked.
"Hao Ren is the first inspector to go to the inner sea of the Demon Sea and return safely. His courage and intelligence are worthy of being a level 4 inspector," Yue Zilong said.
The other Deputy Shrine Masters also had no objections.
The Shrine Master wanted to recruit Hao Ren. Not to mention promoting him to a level 4 inspector, he could even give him some treasures.
"Since you guys have no objections, then Zilong can change his token," the Shrine Master said.
Yue Zilong raised his hand slightly, and the black token in Hao Ren's hand was suddenly taken away. In the next moment, a new token appeared in his hand. It was engraved with a four-clawed golden dragon, and the edge of the black token had a golden rim.
To be promoted to a level 4 inspector in the Dragon God Shrine, the Main Shrine Master and the nine Deputy Shrine Masters had to pass many tests and strength tests. As a level 4 inspector, Hao Ren had been nominated by the Main Shrine Master and approved by the nine Deputy Shrine Masters. It was the smoothest promotion process for a level 4 inspector.
Hao Ren didn't even have time to react before he suddenly became the highest level 4 inspector and the only level 4 inspector who wasn't at Qian-level or Kun-level.
"Zilong, you guys go out. I have something to ask him alone," the Shrine Master who was facing the stone wall said suddenly.
The nine Deputy Shrine Masters all stood up and walked past Hao Ren, walking out of the secret chamber.
Hao Ren couldn't sense any Nature Essence from them, indicating that the nine Deputy Shrine Masters had reached the pinnacle of their concealment techniques!
With their strength, they could fly on the surface of the Demon Sea with some dharma treasures. The demon beasts on the surface of the sea wouldn't notice them, and the demon kings at the bottom of the sea wouldn't notice them either.
The stone door closed slowly, leaving only Hao Ren and the Shrine Master in the room.
Hao Ren thought that the Shrine Master would turn around slowly and wanted to see what the Shrine Master looked like. To his surprise, the Shrine Master still faced the stone wall and released waves of nature essence.
"I see that you have an Immortal Physique, and your cultivation speed should be very fast. Did Zhen Yuan Zi say that he wanted to take you as his disciple? "the Shrine Master asked.
"Yes, but he didn't mention it after I broke his Seven Killing Array," Hao Ren answered.
"Zhen Yuan Zi is the ancestor of Earthly Immortals, and one of his Immortal Fruits can increase one's cultivation strength by 1,000 years. If you want to improve yourself, I'm willing to take you as my disciple, "the Shrine Master said.
Hao Ren looked at the Shrine Master's back and hesitated for half a second.
The Shrine Master of the Dragon God Shrine ruled a super organization like the Dragon God Shrine and was almost the leader of the Dragon Tribe. If Hao Ren became his disciple, he would be second only to the Shrine Master.
"Thank you for your kindness, Shrine Master," Hao Ren said after a moment of consideration.
Perhaps if he became the disciple of the Shrine Master, he would be able to take any treasures in the Dragon God Shrine, and the nine Deputy Shrine Masters would teach him cultivation wholeheartedly. However, Hao Ren didn't want to get too close to the Dragon God Shrine.
He still felt that he was a member of the East Ocean Dragon Clan.
"Everyone has their own aspirations … I won't force you," the Shrine Master said calmly.
After a few seconds of silence, he saw that Hao Ren was still standing on the stone slab in the secret room. He continued, "If there's nothing else, you can go back now."
"There is … one thing," Hao Ren said.
"Speak."
"When can the thing that the East Ocean Dragon Clan lent to the Dragon God Shrine?" Hao Ren asked.
Facing the stone wall, the Shrine Master took a deep breath.
The nature essence that came out of his body suddenly increased in pressure.
Hao Ren's feet stepped on the floor, and he stood steadily. Now that the nine Deputy Shrine Masters had left, and he was facing the highest leader of the Dragon God Shrine, he had to ask the question that had been on his mind.
"There are two things in this world. One is strength, and the other is rules." The Shrine Master raised his hand and asked, "Do you believe in the former or the latter?" If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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