Originally, Fang Yuan and the others wanted to push straight to the entrances of the Heavenly Fiend Alliance and Demon God Sect's branch offices in one go, but Bai Ling strenuously stopped them.
Her reason was that the sect was expanding too quickly, the personnel were too complex, and internal problems were likely to arise, so they had to stop and reorganize.
Fang Yuan and the other three could only return home dejectedly, letting Bai Ling handle everything.
However, issues like personnel allocation, sect rules, work assignments for various halls, and resource distribution were a series of problems.
All of these required a lot of time to reorganize and could not be solved overnight.
Now it was Fang Yuan and the other three's turn to be bewildered; apart from the experienced Zhang Ziqiang, Fang Yuan and the other two had no idea about these matters, so they simply waved their hands and handed everything over to Zhang Ziqiang to handle.
Their initial intention was to make a quick buck and then run, but the current momentum had already exceeded their expectations.
The God Extinguishing Sect seemed to be getting out of their control.
After managing for two days, Zhang Ziqiang directly went on strike, declaring, "I can't even manage things in reality, and now I have to manage this mess in a game? Forget it, I'm not doing it!"
In the end, Fang Yuan and the other two had no choice but to dump all these matters on Bai Ling, telling her to call them if there were any major decisions she couldn't make.
But as soon as Bai Ling returned from her busy work, she saw the four of them lying leisurely on the main hall, basking in the sun, and she completely blew up.
She immediately flew to their side, grabbed Qin Hao without a word, and pulled him away.
Fang Yuan and the other two lifted the banana leaves from their faces, glanced at the two of them, and then ignored them, continuing to lie there and sunbathe.
Clang, the door was locked from the inside, and Bai Ling even added two extra barriers.
"This... in broad daylight, isn't it a bit much?" Qin Hao said, feeling a little guilty as he saw her aggressive demeanor.
"Shut up, reward me!"
Bai Ling gritted her teeth and approached Qin Hao step by step, then tore off his robe and bit him on the neck.
Fresh blood instantly stained her lips.
Qin Hao frowned slightly and picked her up in his arms.
Bai Ling took the opportunity to wrap her legs around Qin Hao's waist, clinging to him like an octopus.
...
On the other side, Fang Yuan and the other two, bored, opened their virtual interfaces and sent messages to Zhao Shijie and Li Taibai.
Soon, the three received replies from both sides.
Zhao Shijie and his group had already arrived in Desolate State, preparing to occupy a place to open up an upgrade route for future players.
In addition, they also needed to capture a batch of spirit beasts to raise in the sect and find suitable spirit pets for themselves.
As for Li Taibai and his group, there was no progress; the three had just arrived in Central State and were inquiring about the whereabouts of the Vermilion Bird's essence blood and the Five Elements Innate Spirit Plants.
"How about we go to Desolate State to catch spirit pets and then come back?" Fang Yuan suggested.
Upon hearing this, Sun Yiyi and Zhang Ziqiang's faces showed signs of interest.
"What about here then? What if other sects attack?"
"The God Extinguishing Sect now has over thirty Nascent Soul Stage cultivators; ordinary forces wouldn't dare to provoke us.
Even if other sects attack, the God Extinguishing Sect can resist for a period of time, and we can just rush back then."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go, I'm so bored." Sun Yiyi patted her bottom and stood up.
"Don't just openly run away; I'll send a message to Qin Hao and have him deal with Bai Ling."
At the same time, inside the room, the ground was a mess, and the two, who had just experienced a fierce battle, were now embracing on the bed.
Qin Hao turned his head to look at the sleeping Bai Ling, then opened his virtual interface, and his expression froze when he saw Fang Yuan's message.
"Bai Ling, wake up." He gently shook Bai Ling's body.
"What's wrong?" Bai Ling opened her hazy eyes, a lazy sound escaping her nose.
"We need to leave for a few days; the God Extinguishing Sect will be left for you to manage from now on.
If anything comes up, just inform me with a sound transmission talisman."
Qin Hao said as he got up and dressed.
Bai Ling reached out and pulled the quilt over her body, then propped up her head and looked at Qin Hao, saying, "You wouldn't abandon the God Extinguishing Sect and run back to the Hua Xia Sect, would you?"
"If that's truly the case, then I don't want the God Extinguishing Sect either; I'll just go back to the Hua Xia Sect with you."
"What are you talking about? You manage the God Extinguishing Sect well, and we'll be back once we're done." Qin Hao sat back on the edge of the bed, his tone much calmer.
They say familiarity breeds affection, and Qin Hao hadn't even noticed that his attitude towards Bai Ling was quietly changing.
"Alright, if you don't come back within ten days, I'll take the God Extinguishing Sect to Ji State."
Qin Hao thought for a moment, felt that ten days should be enough, and immediately nodded, "Okay, then I'm leaving."
"Wait a moment!"
Bai Ling suddenly grabbed Qin Hao's arm, pulled him in front of her, and then bit him on the hand.
Immediately, a streak of fresh blood flowed out.
Bai Ling wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, "Don't heal it; I want you to think of me every time you see this wound!"
"Tch, crazy."
Qin Hao scoffed, leaving without looking back.
Bai Ling watched his retreating figure, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned.
...
Central State, Saint Martial Dynasty's capital, Holy City.
The streets were bustling with people, various shouts and cries were incessant, and many cultivators rode various strange and powerful beasts, weaving through the crowds.
On the bustling streets, there were also rows of soldiers in official uniforms patrolling back and forth.
In the very center of the street, there was a restaurant called "The World's Number One Restaurant," which was the most famous restaurant on the Tianxuan Continent.
Here, you could eat all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas; according to rumors, as long as you had enough money, you could even eat the meat of a Transformation God Realm demonic beast.
The entire restaurant was divided into five floors, each representing a different group of people and serving different clientele.
For example, the first floor only entertained wealthy merchants or cultivators with lower cultivation levels.
The second floor served royal family members.
The third floor only received guests above the Golden Core Stage.
As for the fourth floor, only with the restaurant's approval could one enter.
The top floor, it was said, only received young prodigies on the Heaven's Chosen List.
At this moment, on the third floor by the window, three people sat on chairs, their gazes occasionally sweeping over the crowd on the street.
"The food here is quite good, do you two want to eat something?" Chu Heshan held a large pork hock in his hand, eating with oil dripping from his mouth.
Li Taibai shook his head slightly, his gaze still fixed on the crowd below, with a look of curiosity in his eyes.
Shen Qinghan, sitting opposite, nibbled small bites of the spirit fruit in front of her.
"These fruits taste good; when we go back, I'll bring some back for Xiao Xialing and Luo Xi."
Shen Qinghan revealed a faint smile, and two shallow dimples were vaguely visible.
"The food is good, but it's a bit expensive; just this little bit of food costs us five hundred high-grade spirit stones, it's simply a rip-off!"
Chu Heshan ate heartily, not forgetting to complain.
"Shh."
Shen Qinghan suddenly gestured to Chu Heshan, signaling him to listen to the sound from next door.
Five meters away from the three, six Golden Core Stage cultivators were sitting, currently discussing matters of the Heaven's Chosen List.
"Today, the Golden Core Heaven's Chosen List was updated; the top ten remained unchanged, but the top twenty had significant changes."
"What do you mean by that? Did someone successfully challenge?"
"No, it's because Baixiao Pavilion ranked the people from the Hua Xia Sect, and as soon as the list came out, it caused huge controversy."
"Who? Who from the Hua Xia Sect?"
"Li Taibai of the Hua Xia Sect is ranked twelfth, Zhao Shijie is thirteenth, and all the way down to the top thirty are people from the Hua Xia Sect."
"No way? Although these people performed well in the Mo Yun Battlefield, their combat power is not accurate at all; both sides must have fought to know."
"That's the biggest point of contention; you have to know that the Heaven's Chosen in the top twenty are all at the peak of the Golden Core Stage, and their Golden Cores are already at the fourth or fifth rotation."
"Those people from the Hua Xia Sect have only just stepped into the peak of the Golden Core Stage, at most, they are at the first rotation of the Golden Core; such a ranking is simply inaccurate."
"Who says it isn't? Many people are now running to Baixiao Pavilion, demanding a re-ranking, causing a huge uproar."
"What's even more outrageous is that Chu Huaian is actually ranked sixth on the Nascent Soul Heaven's Chosen List, it's truly laughable!"
"You can't say that; someone who can wreak havoc in the Mo Yun Battlefield must have extraordinary abilities; I actually think Baixiao Pavilion's list is very authoritative."
"Alas, the main thing is that the people from the Hua Xia Sect haven't come out; now various Heaven's Chosen are looking for them, especially the Demon Son of the Demon God Sect, who has offered a sky-high price to find the person who fought him that day."
"Do you think the people from Baixiao Pavilion might be doing this on purpose, just to stir up this storm and force the people from the Hua Xia Sect to show themselves, so that various Heaven's Chosen can challenge them and thus more accurately know the strength of this group of people?"
"Listening to you, that's actually quite possible."
"Then we just have to wait; as long as the people from the Hua Xia Sect aren't cowards, they will definitely show up!"
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