Medical Sage

The corpse Chen Fei took from his storage bag was naturally that of the King of Gilded Toads.

If one wishes to conquer this Golden Toad Cave, probably nothing else can match its deterrent and practical effect.

And in reality, that is exactly the case.

As soon as Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, took out the corpse of the King of Gilded Toads, almost everyone present, the Golden Toad Cave experts, felt their limbs go weak and bodies turn cold. Their eyes toward Chen Fei were filled with horror and deep-seated fear!

It’s unavoidable. In the past, the King of Gilded Toads was the strongest among them, wielding authority within their cave and the ultimate power of life and death! But now?

But now that was their former Lord Cave Master—the King of Gilded Toads! Even some powerhouses of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer would show him respect, and now, he had been slain by a human cultivator, who also brought his corpse here.

To the many Golden Toad Cave experts who had long been suppressed under the authority of the King of Gilded Toads, the shock and horror in their hearts were indescribable, clear as day!

The point is, the combat power of this human cultivator standing before them right now far exceeds their imagination! Moreover, he is much stronger than the former King of Gilded Toads; otherwise, how could the latter have died!?

”The King of Gilded Toads once wanted to kill me, so I eliminated him as revenge. As for you all... if you are willing to pledge your allegiance to me and stay, I, Chen Fei, promise you will not regret this decision. But if any of you are unwilling, it’s okay; I will give you an incense stick’s time to consider and leave now.”

Chen Fei coldly scanned the grand hall, then continued, ”I am true to my word, so if you wish to leave now, you need not worry. I won’t do anything to you, nor seek revenge! But if any of you remain here after the incense burns out, then don’t blame me for saying the harsh words upfront—those who are ambiguous in loyalty will be killed without mercy!”

Whoosh!

The icy murderous intent and power contained in his words swept through the grand hall like a storm.

Almost everyone who felt it couldn’t help but tremble all over, their eyes shaking.

They understood clearly that such killing intent was no joking matter.

Poof!

Then Iron One, from the Eight Great Iron Guards, somehow found an incense stick, lit it, and the curling smoke filled the grand hall where no demon beast had ever been this panicked and frantic.

For although Chen Fei said they could leave willingly if they didn’t want to submit, the question was, could such words really be trusted?

Many Golden Toad Cave experts were strenuously pondering the authenticity of this statement.

Because a small portion of them had previously been involved in encircling Chen Fei, and now that Chen Fei returned as a king and directly slaughtered the King of Gilded Toads, how could they dare to remain here? What if there was payback later?

After all, who could clearly speak of such matters?

Thinking of this, a Toad Demon at the Second Level Early Stage Beast clamped his jaw, arduously lifted his first step, and walked toward the outside of the hall. In his view, staying means death, leaving also means death, so why not gamble!

Then the eyes of all the Golden Toad Cave experts present gathered on him, while secretly observing Chen Fei’s reaction.

However, in fact, Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, showed no reaction at all. Letting those who wished to leave do so, he stood there with eyes closed, serene as ever.

Seeing this, the experts of Golden Toad Cave who originally harbored thoughts of leaving immediately grew excited.

Then they didn’t hesitate to each step out, leaving the grand hall.

In just a moment, at least one-fifth of the original Golden Toad Cave experts had chosen to leave.

Of course, more people chose to stay.

After all, many of them had joined Golden Toad Cave merely to find backing, a force’s protection, and now? Although the King of Gilded Toads is dead, Chen Fei’s exhibited dominance and strength are even greater!

The same submission, they have no reason not to choose Chen Fei. At the very least, the King of Gilded Toads perished at his hands, and such combat power is enough to win their allegiance.

However, Chen Fei’s dominance has its perks and downsides. Some Golden Toad Cave experts considered whether Chen Fei might be too overbearing; will their future days become difficult?

Thinking of this, some people chose to leave one by one.

Ultimately, after the incense had burned out, only three-fifths of the people remained in the hall.

From a numerical perspective, first, they lost high-level experts like the King of Gilded Toads and Deputy Cave Master Zang Rui, and now many core members and elites chose to leave, indeed dealing a severe blow to their vital energy!

However, Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, obviously did not care about this. Because such a small issue is something he can resolve in minutes.

Additionally, it is worth mentioning that Mon Yi, the original Deputy Cave Master of the Golden Toad Cave, surprisingly chose to stay. Following this, he knelt on one knee before Chen Fei, and in a muffled voice, apologized, ”Previously, I did not know of your identity, Lord Cave Master. I have offended you in many ways, and I beg for your forgiveness.”

”The culprit, the King of Gilded Toads, has been executed. I will overlook past grievances. However, do not spread word about my previous experience of the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Qi Baptism, understood?” Chen Fei waved his hand and said slowly.

”Yes, Lord Cave Master.” Upon hearing this, Mon Yi let out a sigh of relief and responded without hesitation.

At the same time, he still felt a sense of relief internally.

His decision to risk staying was at least seventy percent influenced by having witnessed Chen Fei undergoing the fourfold Spirit Qi Baptism Thunder Tribulation, something unheard of to him. What does this signify!?

It signifies that such a person, if not derailed by unforeseen circumstances on the path of cultivation, undoubtedly holds the potential to reach the Foundation Establishment True Person Realm, that formidable state!

Given such significance, if Mon Yi could submit and pledge allegiance, it would mean, in a sense, that he had truly found himself a powerful ally!

Should Mon Yi have a Foundation Establishment True Person Realm expert as his backing in the future, wouldn’t Eagle Gorge, and even the surrounding regions, be at his leisure to traverse? This is a gamble, and it seems the first stage is a successful one.

”Master, should we give a new name to this Golden Toad Cave?” At this moment, Iron One respectfully suggested. The territory of Golden Toad Cave had changed rulership, and retaining the old name seemed inappropriate.

”It can be changed.” Chen Fei stroked his chin and, with a sudden glint in his eyes, declared, ”Let’s call it the Enlightened Deity Mansion.”

”Enlightened Deity Mansion?” Upon hearing this, everyone present hesitated slightly. After all, a suffix like ’Mansion’ isn’t casually used in Eagle Gorge.

”Yes, Enlightened Deity Mansion.” Chen Fei affirmed once more. This wasn’t a whimsically thought-out name; it was inspired by the honors of the high master from the Cultivation World who had imparted wisdom and guidance to him, the revered title contained the characters ’Enlightened Deity.’

Now, as he takes his first steps in the Cultivation World to establish his foundation, he wishes to use this origin and starting point as a driving force and symbol for his future conquests—never forgetting his original intention.

However, Mon Yi carefully interjected, ”Lord Cave Master, though there’s nothing wrong with ’Enlightened Deity,’ no power in the Eagle Gorge area dares to use ’Mansion’ as a suffix, only the top-tier forces on the side of Ghost Wolf City have that audacity and qualification.”

”There are such rules?”

Chen Fei was slightly taken aback to hear that the Ghost Wolf City domain had such taboos.

He wasn’t particularly attached to using ’Mansion’ as an end suffix, so upon hearing this, he didn’t insist further and calmly said, ”In that case, for now, let’s call it Enlightened Deity Cave.”

Though not insistent, if he could use a more powerful word as the suffix, why would he not? So, let’s call it that for now.

The numerous experts of the Golden Toad Cave, or rather the Enlightened Deity Cave, present in the great hall obviously grasped the underlying tone of Chen Fei’s words, yet they collectively chose to ignore it.

Because if their power could truly rise to the level of being named with ’Mansion’ as a suffix, wouldn’t they be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with those top-tier forces of Ghost Wolf City? Is that possible?

Given their current level and status, it’s something utterly unimaginable, so they simply chose to ignore it.

”Our Enlightened Deity Cave is just being established. In order to not appear stingy, and for good fortune, Mon Yi, this item is quite nice even among mid-grade magical artifacts. Take it and use it.”

With a whoosh, a black light cut through the air. Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, without saying any more, took a hammer exuding a powerful aura from his storage bag and tossed it to the kneeling Mon Yi.

This item was a mid-grade magical artifact for which Zang Rui had paid a high cost to acquire from Canglan Island. Its attack power was strong, and its value was certainly precious!

”This is?” As Mon Yi knelt on one knee and saw the hammer before him, feeling the strong aura emanating from it, his eyes immediately lit up with excitement, and he loudly thanked Chen Fei, ”Thank you, Lord Cave Master, for your generous gift!”

Like Zang Rui, he too had no handy mid-grade magical artifact.

And now, with this mid-grade magical artifact in hand, he could immediately feel how perfectly suited it was for him!

If he could wield it, his strength would certainly increase substantially.

”Rise.”

Chen Fei then said. He then swept his gaze across the hall, noting the eager, excited eyes after Mon Yi received the mid-grade magical artifact, smiling slightly before saying slowly, ”As for the rest of you, bring me all the alchemy materials available in this cave.”

Alchemy, alchemy materials!?

Upon hearing Chen Fei’s words, all the experts in the Enlightened Deity Cave hall couldn’t help but feel stunned. Then, an expression of incredulous shock quickly appeared on their faces! Their eyes were filled with excitement, trembling with disbelief.

Could it be that their new cave master is also a highly esteemed Alchemist!?