Cao Xiao Jun’s fame was unparalleled for a time.
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On the third day, Meng Yu opened the courtyard door as usual.
However, the first visitors of the day were official representatives from the Blood God Sect, coming to report on the search for Ouyang Zhen Xue.
The various departments of the Blood God Sect had made unprecedented efforts this time, following various leads, but there were few clues about Ouyang Zhen Xue’s whereabouts.
First, it was confirmed that the Ouyang Family was not involved; this was not an internal family conspiracy.
Second, on the day of her disappearance, Ouyang Zhen Xue was supposed to meet a friend in a certain cave dwelling. No one knew what happened after she entered, and then the dwelling was empty and the friend had also vanished.
According to the Blood God Sect’s information, the likely perpetrator was a Sect known as the Red Lotus Sect, who preached about doomsday and were connected with the Evil God. They had always been carrying out various Blood Sacrifices and were very likely eyeing Ouyang Zhen Xue, intending to use a Golden Core Master to summon demons.
"We will pursue any leads on the Red Lotus Sect as soon as possible, rest assured, the safety of Ouyang Jindan is our priority,"
The speaker was an old man with a white beard, who was smiling amicably. But if you thought he was a good person, you would be mistaken. Behind his kind and benevolent appearance was a notorious Judge from the Blood God Sect.
"So, what assistance can I offer?"
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Meng Yu’s attitude was very cooperative, and the Judge was pleased.
"It’s like this, my subordinates, including myself, are very interested in Mr. Cao’s combat skills. Your abilities have almost reached the level of art. Would you have time to teach us a lesson or two?"
While the incident involving the Golden Core was a serious matter, it wasn’t enough to mobilize several departments of the Blood God Sect, not to mention dispatching a Judge. However, the emergence of a master wielding the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber with close combat skills that neared the level of artistry couldn’t be ignored by the Blood God Sect.
It signified that a path had been opened.
In the distant past, various Cultivation Techniques were kept secret, and students didn’t have the opportunity to choose their paths. Many pieces of precious knowledge were lost and never became public. But with the emergence of the Immortal Sect, the Blood God Sect had adopted their policy of teaching without discrimination.
Anyone who was eligible and passed the university entrance exam could systematically learn, including many profound Cultivation Techniques. Thus, many predicted that the Cultivation World would surge with breakthroughs.
Indeed, countless achievements emerged, but after flourishing for over two thousand years, it was a shock to discover that the number of people who practiced some Cultivation Techniques was declining, or even disappearing.
Especially those with difficult initiations, which required accumulation and various cumbersome procedures, like the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber—how many young people would actually study it nowadays?
Why not learn other simpler, risk-free practices that improved character and even had a higher ceiling?
Even close quarters combat techniques like those of Cao Xiao Jun were increasingly abandoned.
People would at most cultivate one or two insights into Sword Intent or Blade Intent, then spend more time advancing in areas where progress could be made more readily, instead of tediously honing their skills bit by bit.
It wasn’t worth it; everyone knew that, such as Ceres, which hadn’t seen someone like Cao Xiao Jun for decades.
But... talents like Cao Xiao Jun had become even more precious. His staff and stick teachings could rapidly elevate others and provide guidance.
"No problem, just contact Xiao Chang, after all, other visitors are coming today, and it wouldn’t be right to neglect them,"
Meng Yu indicated towards Chang Le Bai, who nodded with a forced smile. Her personal terminal had been flooded with requests from many Golden Cores, but that didn’t mean she was oblivious to the ruthlessness of the white-haired elder.
It was then that a virtual window popped up in her right eye with a webpage.
This wasn’t an advertisement, but an urgent alert.
The day before yesterday, she went back home, to find not only her parents but also her grandparents and her university department head there, all expressing their proactive support, including offering various kinds of support, like now, with teams gathering information from the market, and sending it to her if it was especially important, even through pop-ups, all to serve Cao Xiao Jun.
She served Cao Xiao Jun, and a whole group of people served her, but everyone did so willingly because they saw hope. And as for benefits?
Cao Xiao Jun gave everyone a sum of money, equivalent to two hundred years’ salary of an elite white-collar worker, and just having Chang Le Bai’s added Golden Core contacts, each provided a golden opportunity!
For instance, one of her family’s businesses suddenly became successful, and they didn’t even know who helped.
The pop-up occupied half of her field of vision. Chang Le Bai found it strange; such abrupt pop-ups signified extremely urgent matters. But what could be so urgent?
Over the past few days, Cao Xiao Jun adamantly refused to leave his home, rejecting all invitations to gatherings and banquets. Other than replacing his broken Sandalwood Blade with a better Straight Blade, he avoided everything else.
She glanced at the webpage and froze on the spot.
It was a video by a very famous vlogger, released just now—with both a video and a text-image version!
"Cao Xiao Jun is ninety-nine percent likely to be Meng Yu!"
Chang Le Bai’s heartbeat sped up at the shocking headline.
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"The time of Cao Xiao Jun’s departure correlates exactly with the day Meng Yu disappeared from the Immortal Sect."
"Cao Xiao Jun is highly skilled in Martial Arts, so is Meng Yu. Cao Xiao Jun’s Saber Technique is divine, Meng Yu’s Swordsmanship is extraordinary. Cao Xiao Jun uses a Straight Blade, which is not much different from a sword. Moreover, Cao Xiao Jun has always said he is a swordsman."