After Zhu Can's carriage passed through the thick black fog of the Mountain Range of Death, the area in front of them suddenly opened up.
The Five Elements Spiritual Qi that filled the sky overflowed from the five mountains outside. The Five Elements Spiritual Qi spread out in an arc, hitting the surrounding black fog before returning to the five mountains.
The mountain in the middle was the tallest and most magical. Black qi soared into the sky from the top of the mountain and even knocked away a corner of the clouds. When the black gas reached 10,000 meters away, it spread out and formed a huge black fog cover that covered the entire Death Mountain Range.
"I'm finally back." Zhu Can, who had passed through the black fog, looked at the six mountains in front of him. His heart was filled with excitement. It was as if he could already see the day when he was put in an important position by the sect master and could hold his head high.
"Let's go." Zhu Can shouted loudly and directed the convoy to head straight for the black mountain in the middle.
As they neared the black mountain, they saw a huge manor on the mountainside. On the gate of the manor were two large black and gold words," Dark Religion ".
"Who is it?" Just as the convoy approached the foot of the mountain, a loud shout came from the mountain.
"I'm Zhu Can, the disciple of the fire messenger. Before I was born, I was ordered by the Cult Master to go out to do some work. Now that I've finished my work and returned, I need to report to the Cult Master.”Zhu Can did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly walked out of the carriage and used his Qi to reply to the mountain.
"Wait at the foot of the mountain first. I'll go and report it now.”A voice rang out from the mountain, and before Zhu Can could reply, it quieted down.
About an hour later, a message came from the mountain,"The Cult Master has ordered you to come up, along with the things you brought back."”
As soon as he finished speaking, a strand of black gas that was originally soaring into the sky split off and spread down from the courtyard on the mountainside, forming a bridge made entirely of black gas.
"Come on up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Can commanded the convoy to move toward the bridge formed by the black gas, heading toward the manor on the mountainside.
After Zhu Can led the convoy into the manor, he was called to the main hall.
The entire hall of the Dark Cult was about a hundred meters long, a hundred meters wide, and a hundred meters tall. The hall was completely made of Black Nightmare Stones, and nine huge black pillars of coiling dragons were firmly supporting the mountain above.
The deepest part of the hall was ten meters deep, and there were stairs that rose up. On the ninth step, there was a huge black dragon chair.
There was a chair on the left and right of the seventh step, and a chair on the fourth, fifth, and sixth steps below.
When Zhu Can walked into the main hall, only the left chair on the sixth floor was empty among the nine chairs. The other eight chairs were all occupied by a person.
"Disciple Zhu Can greets Cult Master and Emissaries.”
Although it was not his first time in the hall, Zhu Canhao felt a wave of pressure in his heart as soon as he walked into the hall. Slightly tightening his mind, Zhu Can said,""Reporting to Cult Master and Emissaries, disciple Zhu Can has not failed the mission and has recruited a hundred youths between the ages of twelve and fifteen for our cult.”
"Haha, good, good."
Just as Zhu Can finished speaking, he heard a loud and clear voice coming from the highest point of the hall. The moment Zhu Can heard this, he felt a burst of wild joy in his heart.
"Zhu Can, you've done well this time. What reward do you need from me?”The person who spoke was the Cult Master of the Dark Cult, Duan Wuji. He had a square face and was wearing a black robe with nine dragons spitting out pearls. He sat on the dragon chair at the highest point of the hall and asked Zhu Can.
At this moment, although Zhu Can was extremely excited, he was not so smug that he lost his mind. He bowed and said,"Zhu Can is serving the sect and the sect master, so he doesn't dare to ask for a reward.”
"Mhm, very good." Duan Wuji was obviously very satisfied with Zhu Can's answer. He turned to the Fire Envoy sitting on the fourth step and said,""I'm not the kind of person who doesn't give rewards. Fire Envoy, Zhu Can is your disciple. When we return, you can give him a higher level cultivation method.”
"Yes, Cult Master." The ordinary-looking fire emissary responded.
"Thank you, Cult Master. Thank you, Master." When Zhu Can heard that his reward was a high-grade cultivation technique, he was overjoyed. One had to know that in the sect, strength was status. Only by possessing higher strength could one obtain a higher status.
"Alright, you can leave first." Duan Wuji waved his hand.
"Yes, Cult Master." After saying that, Zhu Can left the main hall of the Dark Cult.
After Zhu Can walked out of the hall, Duan Wuji muttered to himself for a moment and said sternly,""Left and right protectors, five envoys, regarding the matter that I have Zhu Can handle this time, all of you should be clear about it. If you have any opinions, you can voice them now.”
After Duan Wuji finished speaking, none of the seven people in the hall spoke. No one was willing to be the first to speak.
Everyone was silent for a long time. Sitting on the right side of the sixth step of the stairs, the gold emissary Duan Tianfeng, who had a gloomy face and a hooked nose, broke the silence and said,"Cult Master, this foolish brother has no objections to your order to recruit a hundred children from all over the world to expand our cult's strength.”
A gold envoy spoke first. Left Protector Lan Tu, who was on the left of the seventh step, also echoed,"Indeed, this matter has more advantages than disadvantages for our sect.”
The others nodded in agreement.
"Yes." Duan Wuji was obviously very satisfied with everyone's performance. For a sect leader, it was a pleasant thing to be able to get the support of the core figures in the sect.
" You know," Duan Wuji said after sorting out his thoughts." In recent years, the three sects of Taoism have been vigorously recruiting talented youths between the ages of 12 and 15. "Although it doesn't seem to have much of an impact on our Demon Sect in the short term, if one doesn't think far ahead, there will be immediate worries. Once these youths grow up, in less than 30 to 50 years, the strength of the Dao Sect will definitely increase substantially. This is unfortunate for our Demon Sect.”
"Yes." "Indeed."
The seven people present were all experienced people. How could they not understand what Duan Wuji meant?
"Even though the Dao Sect has Zhang Liang's plan, I also have a ladder to cross the wall. Therefore, before the age of 20, I had Zhu Can, the Fire Envoy's subordinate, go to various places to recruit 100 children to ensure that in the future, our Demon Sect, or at least our Dark Religion, will definitely not be weaker than the Dao Sect.”Duan Wuji said firmly.
"Cult Master is wise, but how do you think we should distribute these hundred children?”The one who spoke was the Water Emissary, Nangong Shanrou. She was also the Second Guardian of the Dark Cult and the only female among the Five Emissaries.
Although Nangong Shanrou didn't seem to care when she asked this question, the other four Emissaries and two Guardians pricked up their ears and looked at Duan Wuji with burning eyes.
"About that." Duan Wuji saw that the seven of them were all looking at him with rapt attention. He smiled and said,""I will assign the left and right guardians. The five envoys will pick ten children from each of the hundred children. The remaining thirty children will return to the main hall. What do you think?"
"Yes."
"Alright."
"Very good."
Everyone was obviously satisfied with Duan Wuji's arrangement.
Seeing that everyone was satisfied, Duan Wuji said,""Alright, everyone can go outside and choose your own people. I must remind everyone that these children will be the future strength of my sect. Don't disappoint me.”
Everyone repeatedly agreed. After saying that, they scrambled to walk out, afraid that if they walked slowly, the child with good aptitude would be chosen by others.
"Haha." Duan Wuji laughed out loud when he saw how anxious the seven of them were.
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