Apotheosis

Meanwhile, Zen observed them for a few seconds and then went back to his food again. They spoke in such deafening volumes that everyone in the restaurant clearly heard their conversations.

The sound of the metal utensils clinking against plates mixed with their cacophonous voices. "Brother, are we really not going back to Dragon Valley?" asked a man among them.

The group's leader raised an eyebrow at the question. "Go back to Dragon Valley? You're just dreaming!

Do you even know who they are? Let me tell you, they are from top seven noble clans! No matter which one you provoke, they can even destroy our Bamboo Leaf Sect with a single finger!" he said with a wide-eyed expression. The rest of them just shook their heads at this fact.

"Alas! It's unfair! Our Sect has been staying at Dragon Valley for so many years, but now we have to leave because it was occupied by some powerful group! What a shame!" the man who sat beside their leader angrily exclaimed. It was true, and once again the rest of them nodded in agreement.

"Since we have no choice, we have to leave. Even though a strong dragon finds it hard to control a local snake in its place, our Sect is not even a local snake in their eyes! And who are they? They are even more powerful than strong dragons," their leader continued.

He spoke the words with such exaggeration, as if he couldn't find a better metaphor.

They continued to eat their food as they talked more about their current topic.

"Fortunately, they are generous. With those cubic crystals they gave us, we don't have to worry about our future life. Let's find some girls and have fun in the brothel tonight!" another one of them piped up. When one of them started talking about fun and brothels, the rest of their words drowned in Zen's ears.

He raised an eyebrow when he heard them talk about Dragon Valley.

The name was not unfamiliar to him, because he had seen it before on a book page when he had previously read the Weapon Refining Principle. There were two place

is now!"

The group leader nervously glanced at the cubic crystal on the table and knew that he had no choice but to accept it, and tell Zen the address of Dragon Valley.

Small beads of sweat had formed on his temples before he spoke carefully. "Cloudy Mountain…is not big. In fact, it's rather small. You may reach it after getting out the north gate of G County and walking about 20 miles along the national road. Dragon Valley is located on the side of Cloudy Mountain. You'll see a bamboo forest when you climb up Cloudy Mountain. After bypassing the bamboo forest, you'll find a deep pool. Behind it, is Dragon Valley," he finished. After all, Dragon Valley was their former base, so the leader told Zen about its location quickly even when he was extremely nervous.

After that, Zen patted him jovially on the shoulder and said, "Good job! This cubic crystal belongs to you now!"

He then paid for his meal and walked downstairs. He decided that he must pay a visit to Dragon Valley.

As soon as Zen left, the noisy group's leader slumped on his chair. All his courage went down the drain now. "These assholes!" he cursed.

Another disciple of the Bamboo Leaf Sect who stood beside him couldn't agree more. "He's not only incredible in power, but also in generosity. I didn't expect that we'd get another cubic crystal so easily!"