Unspeakable bubbles

Yes, inheriting the family business and becoming a lord is acceptable.

What's going on with the Dark Commander?!

“I did receive the letter. After arranging things for the rebels, I will head to Sain immediately.”

"Leader?"

The pig-headed man's quick agreement was completely unexpected by Keke.

"I... I miss Bubbles too, but..."

"Hehe, don't you know how severe Elijah's food shortage is? Most of the time, everyone is fighting on an empty stomach!"

Toka said earnestly, "If I can get a large amount of food from Yug, I must go, no matter how risky it may be."

Section 492, Chapter 491 Guidance

After resolving Elijah's matter, Qianbian did not linger and immediately headed towards the Great Plains.

The recipient of the letter from the Great Plains was Saintess Tana, a powerful figure on the plains who was not someone one could meet casually.

Qianbian was well aware of his own abilities. With his cultivation, he could run rampant in Elijah, but to do the same on the Great Plains would be tantamount to courting death.

Forget about infiltrating Saintess Tana's side; it's too difficult, and there's no need to make things so complicated.

After traveling day and night to reach the grasslands, Qianbian headed straight for the headquarters of the Black Heaven Cult.

Having evaded wave after wave of patrols, the Thousand Transformations finally revealed themselves in front of the Black Heaven Cult headquarters.

"Ok?"

Qianbian's eyelids twitched when he saw the two grassland men who suddenly appeared in front of him.

These two guys subtly posed a threat to me, so their cultivation level must undoubtedly be that of a Grandmaster.

However, before even reaching the headquarters, they encountered two grandmasters blocking their way, which made Qianbian feel quite alarmed.

"With its rich history and profound resources, the grasslands have rightfully earned their title as the third strongest nation after their crushing defeat of Duke William."

'It's best for me to keep a low profile in this place.'

Thinking this, Qianbian took a step back to show that he had no hostility.

"Who are you? What brings you to headquarters?"

The master on the left spoke up, and because he sensed that the woman in front of him had unfathomable cultivation, his tone was quite polite.

"I am the Thousand Transformations of the Viper, and my purpose in coming here is to deliver the Commander-in-Chief's personal letter to the Holy Maiden."

"Viper?"

"A personal letter from the Dark Lord!"

It must be said that the Dark Lord has considerable influence among various forces, even the Grandmasters belonging to the Black Heaven Cult are moved.

"Could we deliver this letter?"

"I'm sorry, but the Commander-in-Chief instructed me to deliver it to Her Majesty the Holy Maiden personally."

After a pause, Qianbian continued, "Our commander-in-chief and the Holy Maiden are also on good terms. Please inform your superiors."

The Holy Maiden and the Dark Lord have a connection? They've never heard of such a thing.

"This matter is of great importance. Please come to headquarters for a detailed discussion."

"Of course."

With a smile on her face, Qianbian followed the two into the headquarters of the Black Heaven Cult. Along the way, she met many Black Heaven Cult priests who had only appeared in rumors before.

Most of the priests wore white robes, and only occasionally did you see a few young men in gray robes with serious expressions; they were probably apprentices.

"Please wait a moment, messenger."

After leading Qianbian to a tent, the two masters went outside.

'Do all people on the grasslands live in tents? That's so rudimentary!'

'However, there are truly many experts here!'

Leaving aside the Grandmasters, in the short time Qianbian waited inside the tent, he felt three auras that were comparable to his own 'passing by' outside the tent.

At this moment, Qianbian is only one step away from becoming a super strong person. Even within the entire Viper Organization, she is already among the top three strong people.

However, there are at least three experts of the Thousand Transformations level at the Black Heaven Cult headquarters!

"Besides, Venerable Baoyin is a renowned veteran super-strong expert; even Shura is probably inferior to him."

'And there's Agudamu... He shouldn't be a match for the Commander-in-Chief, right?'

Lost in thought, an old man dressed in a green priest's robe walked in.

He had a full head of white hair and a very kind smile.

"Miss Thousand Changes, please come with me, I will take you to see Her Highness the Holy Maiden."

"Good work."

Seeing that Qianbian was staring at his clothes, the old man chuckled and said, "Do you feel the color is too bright? Sigh, I also think that the earth-yellow priest's robe I used to wear suited me better, but after the Holy Maiden re-ranked me, my level can only wear green."

"Green makes you look energetic."

As he spoke, Qianbian smiled.

Just as the old man said, the green priest's robe was too bright. It would look fine on a young person, but on this old man, it looked particularly out of place.

"I'll have to give Her Highness a suggestion when I get the chance. Those who are qualified to wear green priestly robes are usually old guys. Dark green is acceptable, but grass green is a bit..."

"Haha, you're right."

Qianbian smiled and said, "Old man, judging from your tone, you and the Holy Maiden are quite familiar with each other."

"Well, I'm Tana's teacher, how could we not be familiar with each other?"

"Oh?"

Startled, she calmed herself and tried to sense the old man beside her, but she couldn't detect even the slightest bit of cultivation from him.

"Old man, don't you have any cultivation?" Qianbian asked directly.

"Cultivation level... Ah, you're a martial artist, aren't you?"

The old man shook his head: "My system is different from yours. I don't have the 'cultivation' you mentioned."

"..."

"We still have a long way to go, so feel free to ask me anything. Seeing you looking like you want to ask but aren't makes me feel bad too."

"You never hone your physical and mental skills, and you don't have any cultivation techniques. Where does your power come from?" Qianbian asked the question that had been on his mind.

"It may be that we don't train our bodies, but we've never neglected our spiritual cultivation."

The old man said calmly, "To understand the universe and to use the power of nature for our own benefit—this is the path of us priests."

"'Leveraging others'? I only trust myself; my own strength is the only true strength."

Although he had only heard a superficial explanation from the old man, Qianbian immediately lost interest in the so-called 'way of the priest'.

The old man wasn't angry; he just said with great emotion, "Young lady, you're still too young."

Seeing Qianbian frown, the old man waved his hand and said, "Miss Qianbian, you have exceptional talent. At such a young age, your cultivation is already unfathomable. What I said just now was not meant to belittle you."

"However, one thing at a time, some things are not something you can understand just because you have high cultivation."

"Oh? Old man, then tell me, what is it that I don't understand?"

"Miss Thousand Faces, you just said you only believe in yourself, right?"

“That’s right, every martial artist… well, I mean every martial artist who has reached the Grandmaster level, they all believe in their own power.”

"This is what it means to say 'there is nothing but me'."

"That doesn't make sense."

The old man stared at Qianbian with bright eyes: "You say you don't trust anyone but yourself, then what about your commander-in-chief?"

"Don't you trust your commander-in-chief?"

Qianbian was stunned. She stared blankly at the old man, unable to say a word.

"Some people only believe in themselves, but others do not."

“Girl, although we haven’t known each other for long, I don’t think you’re the kind of person who only trusts yourself.”

"But, but..."

"Relying on yourself is not necessarily a sign of strength, and trusting others is not necessarily a sign of weakness."

The old man smiled and said, "Guru Agudamu is the most devout warrior of Khwarazm, but according to your logic, the guru shouldn't have any faith at all."

Section 493, Chapter 492: Elite Army

"Miss Thousand Changes, you don't even understand yourself."

"If this continues, no matter how hard you try, or how advanced your cultivation techniques are, I'm afraid..."

"Hahaha, this old man's old habit of being a know-it-all has struck again. Ah, don't forget those unpleasant words I just said."

"..."

"No, thank you for your guidance."

Although she didn't know why the teacher of the Black Heaven Cult's Holy Maiden would give her special guidance, Qianbian wasn't ungrateful.

She bowed very solemnly to the old man and thanked him again, saying, "I will always remember your guidance."

The old man seemed very happy, and his face was full of smiles until he led Qianbian into the largest tent in the headquarters.

"The messenger will have to wait a little longer; Her Majesty the Holy Maiden is already making urgent preparations."

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