Chapter 779: Sea Demon Tribe Visiting

Yun Yang glanced at her suspiciously."What trick are you playing now?"Shang Shiqiu became anxious."Quiet down, listen to the Pavilion Master announce the names."

Now was the time to confess, before it was too late. If her master figured it out herself, everything would be over."Master, please pick one quickly."

Yun Yang frowned. "Let's hear the good news first.""Your good news might not actually be good. But bad news is definitely bad. I'm not in a good mood right now and can't handle any shocks. Let's hear something good to ease into it."Shang Shiqiu quickly said, "Master, you have a new disciple named Jiang Fan, do you remember?"Yun Yang rolled her eyes. "Nonsense! Didn't you recruit him on my behalf? By the way, where is he? He should have come up already. Why hasn't he come to see me, his master?"

Shang Shiqiu's small hands clasped together nervously, her gaze shifting away."You've already met."Yun Yang looked confused. "When? Why do I have no memory of it?"Shang Shiqiu felt even more guilty. "Master, say the name 'Fan Jiang' backward once."Yun Yang said without thinking, "Fan Jiang, Jiang Fan... Jiang Fan? Jiang Fan!"Her eyes widened. She grabbed Shang Shiqiu's arm. Shaking her vigorously, she demanded, "What did you say? Fan Jiang is Jiang Fan? He's my new disciple?"

Shang Shiqiu was so shaken she felt disoriented. She quickly replied, "Yes, yes, he is. Your disciple wanted to give you a surprise. Master, aren't you happy?"How could Yun Yang not be happy? She cheered in surprise, "Oh my goodness! I'm not dreaming, am I? Jiang Fan is my new disciple! This is truly fantastic! The Dharma Seal Vajra's salvation list actually missed one for me to take as a disciple? It's finally my turn for extraordinary luck! He gained eight thousand merit points on his first visit to the underground world! My other disciples can also follow him... follow him..."

"Wait!"The smile on her face suddenly froze. She stiffly turned her head, slowly looking at Shang Shiqiu."You just said that you had a friend who turned Fan Jiang away, which led him to form a new team and take other people's disciples to great heights?"Shang Shiqiu hunched her shoulders and quietly stepped backward. She said sheepishly, "That's the bad news I was going to tell you. That friend was actually me. Master, you're not angry, are you?"Yun Yang shook her head. "I'm not angry. I just want to beat you to death!"

With a whoosh, she charged forward, her beautiful face contorted with rage."You unfilial disciple! I was cleaning up your messes in the underground world, but you blocked my path! Eight thousand merit points! A team member with eight thousand merit points, and you let him benefit someone else's disciples! I'll beat you to death!"Shang Shiqiu covered her head, screaming as she ran:"Murder! Help! She's murdering her own disciple! My master has gone mad, quick, stop her!"The various stewards looked bewildered. The four Deputy Pavilion Masters, however, all looked visibly relieved.The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets glanced at the master and disciple with a puzzled expression. Then he continued to read:"First place, Jiang Fan, eight thousand merit points."

He smiled, looking at Jiang Fan in the crowd, and said:"Jiang Fan is still a newcomer, yet he achieved such results on his first trip to the underground world. Now look at yourselves, don't you feel ashamed..."Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow. *Are you still going on? Thank you very much. You won't stop until you've made everyone hate me, will you?*He quickly interrupted, "Thank you for the praise, Pavilion Master. May I ask, Pavilion Master, can this disciple go to the treasure vault to exchange items now?"The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets smiled slightly and stopped speaking. He said, "Hold your identity token and proceed to the Treasure Vault Hall. Alright, everyone check your merit points. Once confirmed, you may go to the Treasure Vault Hall. You are dismissed."

Before his last word had even left his mouth, Jiang Fan was already making his escape. But after only a few steps, a burly figure in a red robe blocked his path. Six other red-robed figures formed a crescent shape, surrounding Jiang Fan."Junior Brother Jiang, after achieving such distinguished merit, won't you share your experience with your senior brothers?"Li Shangqiu spoke of "sharing," but his face was exceedingly grim. Today's limelight had been completely stolen by Jiang Fan alone.

Jiang Fan sighed helplessly, but he had nothing to fear. He said, "Pick a spot. We can't really fight here." With these arrogant people, actions were more effective than reasoning.Li Shangqiu said indifferently, "You've misunderstood. I'm here to tell you that there's a garment called the 'Bright Brocade Robe' in the team's treasury. I don't want you to take it. Do you understand?"Jiang Fan scoffed. "So there's a team treasury? And it contains something like the Bright Brocade Robe? Senior Brother Li cares about it so much, it must be a good item. Thank you for informing me, Senior Brother Li. I'll take it."

Li Shangqiu's face darkened. "You're asking for trouble!"Jiang Fan said coolly, "Come on, let's go somewhere else. I'll teach you how to talk to me!"

In the distance, You Yunzi frowned. He walked over to the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets and said, "Pavilion Master, was there a reason you deliberately let Jiang Fan make more enemies?"The Pavilion Master's actions and words had always been very methodical. But just now, he had repeatedly created hidden enemies for Jiang Fan. This was definitely not a slip of the tongue; it was intentional.The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets said calmly, "Someone asked me to temper Jiang Fan more. They said he's a promising talent. Creating some enemies for him will help him grow faster."You Yunzi was surprised. *Who could this person be? The Pavilion Master actually gave them such respect, not hesitating to play the villain and draw animosity towards Jiang Fan.*

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets smiled. "Let's observe together. I'm also curious about his true strength..."Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and looked outside the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. His expression subtly grew serious."It seems we'll have to wait until next time. Important guests are arriving."A gust of wind blew in, bringing with it the faint, unique scent of the sea, which permeated the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.

Immediately after, seven figures entered the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets first. Some recognized them as Wang Chongling's team, who had gone to the Southern Sea for a mission. Wang Chongling had a good appearance, a tall figure, and a gentle demeanor. She approached the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets with a look of shame."Pavilion Master, this disciple was incompetent. The mission to invite the Southern Sea Demon Emperor failed."It had been ten days since the Hellish Wasteland Beast broke its seal and emerged. The intelligence from the demon race indicated a critical situation. Several demon tribes had already suffered catastrophic destruction. Furthermore, the Hellish Wasteland Beast was continuing its southward advance, heading directly towards the human Nine Sects' lands. The problem was, the envoys dispatched by the Sky Demon Emperor to the Northern and Western Seas had returned without success. Now, the envoy she had sent to the Southern Sea had also returned having failed. But this was understandable; the sea demon race wouldn't feel the pain until the problem directly impacted them. The four Sea Demon Emperors naturally weren't willing to risk confronting the Hellish Wasteland Beast.

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets looked outside the hall and asked, "And who are those accompanying you?""It's the Southern Sea Princess," she replied. "And her close friend, the Third Princess of the Eastern Sea."Jiang Fan heard the words "Third Princess of the Eastern Sea" from a distance. His face immediately turned green.