Chapter 131: Danger and Opportunity Coexist, Attitude of the Purple House Sacred Ground
“Is this the few young friends that the Holy Son brought back?”
“Truly a rare gathering of young talents in a century!”
A group of old men began to circle around Gongsun Huaiyu and the others, while Chen Changsheng, standing nearby, received the compliments from the elders with “humility.”
Everyone: “……”
Seriously, is it really that exaggerated?
We can understand that you are being valued by the Purple House Sacred Ground, but you shouldn’t be able to adapt to the environment this quickly.
We haven’t even recovered from our previous emotions yet!
Faced with this sudden situation, Gongsun Huaiyu instinctively cast a questioning glance at Chen Changsheng.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng spoke, “I have already discussed this with the Grand Elder.”
“You three will officially become registered disciples of the Purple House Sacred Ground starting from today, but will enjoy the treatment of inner disciples.”
“This is the opportunity given to you by the Grand Elder, so hurry up and thank the Grand Elder.”
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Huaiyu and the others immediately bowed to the Grand Elder.
Watching this scene, the Grand Elder couldn’t help but smile widely.
“Don’t be too polite!”
“From now on, we are all family; there’s no need to be so constrained.”
“We old bones will reside in the back mountain of the Sacred Ground. If you young friends have any problems with your cultivation, feel free to come ask us anytime.”
“Additionally, the Purple House Sacred Ground has a very comprehensive reward and punishment system.”
“As long as you young friends work hard, the Purple House Sacred Ground will never overlook any genius.”
Saying this, the Grand Elder looked at Ziling and said, “Holy Maiden, the Holy Son and the young friends have just arrived at the Purple House Sacred Ground, so they might not be familiar with the rules.”
“Could you please take some time to explain them?”
“I understand, Grand Elder.”
After a while of idle chat with Chen Changsheng, the group of elders returned to their own retreat locations.
Once the elders of the Purple House Sacred Ground had left, Ziling rolled her eyes at Chen Changsheng and said,
“Lord Holy Son, let me introduce you to the rules of the Purple House Sacred Ground.”
“Although with your abilities, you will likely become one with the entire Purple House Sacred Ground in less than three days, you still need to familiarize yourself with the flow.”
Looking at Ziling’s expression, Chen Changsheng smiled and didn’t say anything.
An outsider like him being more popular than her, the Holy Maiden who grew up here, was entirely reasonable.
Being a bit emotional in situations like this makes complete sense.
……
Back Mountain.
The earlier group of amiable old men were now gathered seriously.
“What do you all think of Chen Changsheng?”
The Grand Elder scanned the room and took the lead in asking.
“Vitality like lead and mercury, able to contend with the Child of the Forbidden Ground without losing ground; both strength and talent are top-tier.”
“Mysterious background, considerable resources; this child is definitely not a simple character.”
Two elders shared their opinions.
Upon hearing these views, the Grand Elder nodded.
“This child has never used his full strength since making a name for himself, which suggests his potential may far exceed our expectations.”
“However, while Chen Changsheng’s potential is indeed formidable, the troubles on him are not small at all.”
“The Seventy-two Smoke Signals are entangled with him, and their inheritor has directly followed him.”
“Furthermore, let’s not forget the unexpected Holy Master incident at the Heavenly Heroes Conference that you all are aware of; how do you see this?”
Upon hearing this, all the old men’s mouths twitched uncontrollably.
Because this matter was truly too significant.
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Setting
Traditional Simplified
Nalan Jing’s sudden return to the Purple House Sacred Ground naturally raised questions among everyone.
However, Nalan Jing’s explanation was as follows:
“There are things resembling indestructible bones beneath the mine veins, and the Dragon Vein has somehow formed an evil dragon due to some origin. The ruling powers in the Central Courtyard have mostly fallen.”
“Chen Changsheng was defeated by Fang Qiancheng, thus withdrawing early from the Heavenly Heroes Conference, and we narrowly escaped thanks to the array formation.”
It took Nalan Jing only a breath to express those two sentences.
Yet the implications contained within required everyone to ponder for several hours.
The strength of their Holy Master was comparable to that of the Holy Masters of other Sacred Grounds.
Even if someone were stronger than her, their advantage would still be quite limited.
However, with most of the ruling powers in the Central Courtyard fallen, yet they had escaped unscathed, this presented a significant issue.
Moreover, five days ago, Fang Qiancheng, with the assistance of the Kunlun Sacred Ground, had encircled Gongsun Huaiyu; this event was widely known.
Now, just five days later, a major problem arose at the Heavenly Heroes Conference hosted by the Kunlun Sacred Ground.
Any person with even a bit of sense would suspect Chen Changsheng concerning this matter.
Thinking of this, one corpulent elder frowned and said,
“Is this trouble becoming a bit too big?”
As soon as these worried words were spoken, the Grand Elder’s gaze swept over.
“Elder Five, you may have been cultivating for too long and muddled your brain.”
“The troubles of the Kunlun Sacred Ground have nothing to do with our Purple House Sacred Ground.”
“The Heavenly Heroes Conference has encountered such great trouble, causing the entire Central Courtyard to suffer catastrophe.”
“Fortunately, the Holy Son had extraordinary fortune to have narrowly escaped.”
“Our Purple House Sacred Ground will not seek trouble with him; does he expect to come looking for us?”
Upon hearing these words, everyone understood the Grand Elder’s meaning.
At this moment, the previously silent Elder Six also spoke up.
“While the reasoning is as such, ultimately, it cannot eliminate all suspicion!”
“Shouldn’t we be doing something, like preparing how to respond to inquiries from various factions?”
“Inquiries?”
“Our Holy Son of the Purple House Sacred Ground is just a little suspected and can be questioned?”
“When it comes to suspicion, who among those entering a chaotic world to seize the Heavenly Mandate isn’t suspect?”
“I suspect this is the handiwork of Jiang Bufan!”
“The goal is to sweep away obstacles and eliminate the young geniuses of the younger generation.”
“Let’s not forget, our Purple House Sacred Ground’s Holy Son is an exceptional talent.”
“What is a prodigy?”
“A prodigy is a talent that has yet to grow up.”
“Since he hasn’t matured, we can say there are some things he cannot achieve, such as causing chaos in the Heavenly Mandate.”
“It is said that catching thieves and seizing evidence; in any case, some things need to be backed by evidence.”
“If there’s no evidence and you simply throw that bucket of cr*p on the Holy Son, then our Purple House Sacred Ground isn’t to be trifled with.”
As soon as these words were spoken, many elders felt their worries alleviated significantly.
After this matter concludes, perhaps some may guess the truth.
But what if they do? Can mere speculation justify coming to the Purple House Sacred Ground to take someone away?
Looking across the entire Central Courtyard, no faction would dare make such a bold claim, not even the Kunlun Sacred Ground.
Seeing that everyone’s worries had been dispelled, the Grand Elder calmly said,
“Most of us are well over two thousand years old.”
“After living this long, you should know how to handle certain matters.”
“Danger and opportunity coexist. Without the corresponding vision and courage, how can our Purple House Sacred Ground attract remarkable talents among the young?”
