The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1001: Chapter 1001 Divine Spring Hall

Very beautiful.

Seeing Green Wood Bureau Manor, beauty was Jing Yan’s first impression.

”Chief, sir!”

Arriving outside the manor, the guard saw Gong Luo and immediately bowed in salute.

Gong Luo nodded to him, then looked at Jing Yan and said, ”Jing Yan, this is the First Palace Qingmu Department. Before you are promoted to the Second Palace, you will cultivate here.”

”Mm.” Jing Yan was very satisfied with the environment here.

The entire estate was very large, and Jing Yan felt it should be comparable to a small city in a low-class world. Moreover, the spiritual energy within the estate was much richer than outside the estate. Green Wood Bureau Manor clearly also had a Spirit Gathering Array in operation, capable of concentrating the space’s spiritual energy.

”Chief, sir, is this the newcomer that our Qingmu Department recruited?” A deacon of Qingmu Department, seeing Jing Yan, immediately asked.

”Yes, this is Jing Yan, who will also be a member of our Qingmu Department in the future. Jing Yan, this is Deacon Rui An.” Gong Luo introduced with a smile.

”Fellow Daoist Jing Yan.” The deacon greeted Jing Yan, turning his gaze to size up Jing Yan, who looked quite young, though his cultivation was unknown.

This time, how strong are the newcomers that Qingmu Department attracted in the selection evaluation? Looking at Chief Gong Luo’s expression, he seemed very pleased. Could this Jing Yan be a genius that has reached the level of a Three-star Void God?

”Deacon Rui An.” Jing Yan responded. Rui An was a Four-star Martial Artist, quite aged, definitely well over ten thousand years.

”Deacon Rui An, summon all the deacons of Qingmu Department to the Council Hall, I have matters to discuss.” Gong Luo ordered Rui An sternly.

”Alright, I’ll notify them right away.” Rui An paused for a moment, as calling a deacon council was not a common occurrence in Qingmu Department.

Nonetheless, Rui An swiftly proceeded to carry out the order.

”Jing Yan, let’s head to the Council Hall and wait. We have four deacons in Qingmu Department, and they’ll all be here soon.” Gong Luo said to Jing Yan with a smile.

The two entered the Council Hall and didn’t wait long before the four deacons of Qingmu Department arrived one after another.

Aside from Deacon Rui An, the other three deacons showed surprised expressions upon seeing Jing Yan in the Council Hall. Even Rui An had a noticeable change in facial expression.

The Council Hall is not a place regular members of Qingmu Department can enter. But it seemed Chief Gong Luo intended for this newcomer Jing Yan to also participate in the council.

Could this newcomer have really strong capabilities?

Rui An and the other deacons had not yet realized that the reason for the chief summoning them to the council was precisely because of newcomer Jing Yan.

Once the four deacons arrived, Gong Luo introduced Jing Yan to the other three beyond Rui An.

”Greetings, deacons.” Jing Yan greeted with a smile.

All four nodded to Jing Yan.

”Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, choosing our Qingmu Department was a wise decision.”

”Hehe, from now on you’re a member of Qingmu Department. If you ever have conflicts outside, come find me, Xia Yu, and I’ll stand up for you.”

”We are very united in Qingmu Department.”

”Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, just focus on cultivating here, strive to meet the conditions for promotion to the Second Palace as soon as possible.”

The deacons were all very enthusiastic, showing no displeasure about Jing Yan’s presence in the Council Hall, nor did they have any intention against him. Particularly, a deacon named Xia Yu had a very forthright and welcoming personality.

Listening to those words, Jing Yan felt quite happy and nodded repeatedly.

These deacons had previously stayed at Green Wood Bureau Manor, so they did not yet know of Jing Yan’s performance in the selection evaluation. Since Director Gong Luo had recruited him, Jing Yan certainly had some ability. However, it was clear they did not think Jing Yan’s martial arts strength could be very strong.

They were used to it.

Among the ninety-nine departments, Qingmu Department was rather weak, and geniuses from the Heaven Flower list usually would not choose Qingmu Department.

Even though Director Gong Luo always wore a smile, appearing to be in a good mood, they believed Jing Yan was at most a regular Three-star Void God, and might barely make it onto the Heaven Flower list.

Recruiting a genius from the Heaven Flower list, even if they were only ranked over ninety thousand among martial arts geniuses, would still be delightful for Qingmu Department.

”Chief, sir, this Fellow Daoist Jing Yan has good strength, right?” The burly Deacon Xia Yu shifted the topic, looking at Director Gong Luo to ask.

The other three also suddenly became focused, directing their gaze at Gong Luo.

”Not just good; it’s extremely impressive, beyond what you can imagine.” Gong Luo was in a very good mood, intentionally not revealing Jing Yan’s specific strength directly.

”I called you here to discuss the rewards we will give Jing Yan.” Gong Luo continued.

Actually, Gong Luo, as the chief, could decide Jing Yan’s rewards alone. But to respect the deacons, Gong Luo chose to gather all four of them.

”Chief, sir, you can decide the rewards. Why need to discuss with us?” Rui An said.

Qingmu Department had long established a general standard for rewarding new members.

”Indeed, Chief, sir, you can decide.”

”Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, I’ll take you to choose a place to stay later. Haha, there are many vacant houses with great locations still unused in our Green Wood Bureau Manor. Mm, I’ll help you find a satisfactory one.” Xia Yu laughed.

Gong Luo waved his hand, and the deacons stopped speaking.

”Since Jing Yan is somewhat special, the rewards will be quite different.” Gong Luo shook his head, continuing, ”I plan to reward Jing Yan with two hundred thousand Divine Crystals. Additionally, Jing Yan will be allowed to cultivate in the Divine Spring Hall for three months.”

The Divine Spring Hall is a cultivation sacred land of Qingmu Department.

Generally, Qingmu Department members have only one day each year to cultivate in the Divine Spring Hall. Qingmu Department does have quite a few members, each selection evaluation recruiting two or three, cumulatively increasing slowly.

Moreover, among ordinary members of the First Palace, if a martial artist suddenly rises up, for example, moving from a Two-star Void God to a Three-star Void God, and not over ten thousand years old, Qingmu Department would consider recruiting them too.

Although there are constantly members promoted to the Second Palace, the First Palace Qingmu Department still maintains a scale of about a few hundred members.

Other departments are similar as well.

In essence, space in the Divine Spring Hall is very tight. Each member culturing in the Divine Spring Hall for one day a year appears to be very limited. The Divine Spring Hall can only accommodate one martial artist at a time for cultivation.

”Two hundred thousand Divine Crystals?”

”Three months of cultivation in the Divine Spring Hall?”

Upon hearing Gong Luo’s words, the four deacons were directly dumbfounded.

Two hundred thousand Divine Crystals by itself was shocking enough. Typically, Qingmu Department’s initial reward for recruiting Heaven Flower-listed geniuses didn’t exceed one hundred thousand crystals. But this time, it was directly rewarding two hundred thousand Divine Crystals.

Two hundred thousand Divine Crystals weren’t that significant; the three-month cultivation in the Divine Spring Hall was even more outrageous. For ordinary members, cultivating for one day a year in the Divine Spring Hall meant nearly a hundred years would pass before they’d accumulate three months of cultivation there!