High Lord Shi Wen left the eting feeling strange. He had first taken the man for a gloating rival, wanting to show off that the Holy Fla Sect had gained another Nascent Soul. Then the man had the bold claim of being a Gardener and wanting the secrets of their sacred arts. He had thought then it was not just posturing, but insults. The man was here to make fun of them and pick a fight.
Then his whole world was turned upside down when this Lang Sheng casually pulled two won out of nowhere. In the ti it took him to blink, the won had transford into Demonic Plants and no matter how he checked them they seed perfectly genuine.
It was only at that ti that he realized that this Lang Sheng was not looking to show off or pick a fight. The ridiculous claims that were made turned out to be true. He realized his mistake and hurriedly apologized. Now that Shi Wen left the room he had a mont to reflect and realized there had been a hint of killing intent that hed overlooked in his eagerness to examine the Demonic Plants. Not only was it lucky for him to leave with such a valuable gift, but there was also a chance he might have never left that eting at all. Of the two Demonic Plants, one of them was more powerful than he was while the other was only slightly weaker. Even so, the weaker one, that vicious looking vine with the brilliant white chrysanthemum flower, made him feel a great threat.
Shi Wen t the City Lord in a study and the two shared a look of commiseration. They realized that neither of them could get the upper hand over this foreign guest. A look and a nod was shared before they put on their polite public personas and exchanged greetings and a pot of wine. Then Shi Wen detailed the situation, I am going to arrange a eting for Lang Sheng with one of the Supres. I will send a ssenger to you when the details are secured.
A Supre is going to co here?
The two of them shared another defeated look, This Lang Sheng truly has the capital to get a Supre to co here to et him.
The City Lord imdiately put away any ideas he had on getting revenge upon this guest of his. Lang Shengs status, and threat, imdiately rose a few notches and he resolved himself to do everything in his power to keep his guest appeased so hed leave without incident and as quickly as possible. Shi Wen reached out and patted his old friend upon the back, Its good you understand. Its not all bad. Werent you rewarded handsoly already? This Lang Sheng isnt stingy.
At this point the City Lord rembered the hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones he received and wondered what gifts were given to the Cult Elder to make him so agreeable. Then he rembered Shi Wens serious look and he decided not to wonder any more. The City Lord had made it his business to be as uncurious as possible, as those who wondered too much always seed to wander themselves right into a problem. He was quite pleased with his position, and as long as his cultivation didnt miraculously rise a few levels, this was the highest place he could reach in life. He knew his place. There were those he could step on and those he would only be stepped upon by. Better to be a gilded footstool than the dirt and mud.
The thoughts of the two n seed to align once more and then the High Lord rushed off, wanting to put so space between himself and this confusing person. He enjoyed the rewards, but he resolved to put this matter into soone elses hands. Shi Wen returned to the Cult of the Woodlord and headed directly to the temple of the Supre that he had the greatest relationship with.
Back in Daggerguard, Sage no longer had to deal with the gentle attempts of the City Lord to kick him out. Since the City Lord knew that a Supre would be coming for a eting he decided the matter was completely out of his hands. The servants were already instructed to treat this guest as extrely important and not to be offended, so there was nothing else for the City Lord to do. He put this whole affair out of his mind and let it resolve itself. Even if he was constantly sending extravagant als to the man, such a small cost was nothing for a City Lord.
On Sages end, he rely set up an array formation to hide the energy fluctuations in his room and started training with his Heavenly Materials. The Soul Clone was unable to practice much with them, as they made up the world he was in. The power of the Heavenly Materials were all around him, so while he could use them it was nothing like how he had to use them in his true body. Developing thods to control the Heavenly Materials on the Inner World was very different than how it was for him in his true body.
It was now one of the few things he could only train while on the outside world. Now that his two bodies were a much closer match his strength had already risen by leaps and bounds. A month passed by in a blur before a Supre finally arrived for a eting. Sage was introduced to a surprisingly young looking man by the City Lord.
Lang Sheng, this is the Supre Arborist Lin Muzhi.
Then, the City Lord bowed deeply to them both and then left fast enough to be called an escape. Sage looked this man up and down finding that the fellow wasnt anything like how young he looked. Sage could only assu this Supre had been a super genius and broke into a high rank at a young age. This Lin Muzhi was a Nascent Soul and compared to a lifespan of ten thousand years, a cultivator might not even look thirty until they were over three thousand years old. That was without considering any techniques to appear younger, or that Cultivators aged like the healthiest of humans. There was also the chance that the man was extrely vain and spent a fortune to find a Face Setting Pill. Usually, they were coveted by won, but maybe this man had taken one to freeze his physical appearance.
After so ti for the two to examine each other, Sage waved his hand to bring out the two won as he had for Shi Wen. The two knew what they were supposed to do this ti so they transford, returning to their original bodies and filling the chamber with their vines and leaves. The Supre examined them for a while and then nodded, at which point Sage sent them both back to the Inner World where they were given rewards for their performance.
What do you think? Id like to trade my services as a Gardener for Arborist techniques. I will sign a contract to guarantee the knowledge you trade wont make it back to the Holy Fla Sect.
Sages offer was t with a shake of the head, That wont do.
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