Chapter 658 - 412: Hidden Dragons and Leaping Fish (Part 3)

This room is not very large, and the layout is quite simple. There is a magnificent screen depicting embroidered mountains and rivers in front, and a Grandmaster’s Chair placed rather casually. Next to it, somewhat incongruously, is a rectangular tea table, and underneath are two rows of Grandmaster’s Chairs and a few desks.

When Duan Rong followed Zhu He inside, three people were already seated in the two rows of Grandmaster’s Chairs in the room—two men and one woman.

As Zhu He entered, the three immediately stood up, but their eyes quickly focused on Duan Rong.

Zhu He went straight to the screen, sat down casually, and gestured with his hand to the three, saying, "Please sit." Then he turned his head to Duan Rong and said, "You sit too."

Duan Rong quickly sat in a chair towards the back.

Zhu He looked at Duan Rong and said, "These are my other disciples who entered earlier, your senior brother and sister. This is Senior Sister Fan Hongjiao, Senior Brother Wu Shidao, and Third Senior Brother Lu Geng."

After saying this, Zhu He paused, looked at Wu Shidao, and asked, "Where is Wang Yue? Why isn’t he here?"

Wu Shidao replied, "He went to the Divine Cloud Prefecture."

Only then did Zhu He show some emotion, seemingly recalling something, as he continued to look at Duan Rong and said, "There is another junior brother named Wang Yue, who isn’t present today. You’ll meet him when he returns. Ah, no, now that you are here, he’s no longer the junior brother; you are the junior brother now, and you should call him Fourth Senior Brother."

Zhu He smiled slightly, looking at Fan Hongjiao, Wu Shidao, and Lu Geng, and said, "This is my newly accepted disciple, named Duan Rong. Please get acquainted."

Upon entering, Duan Rong had already guessed the identities of the three roughly. Based on the sequence in which they were seated, he could also deduce the order of their entry.

Fan Hongjiao sat in the first seat at the head, the only woman in this room, with starry eyes and delicate eyebrows, a graceful figure, and especially her chest prominently raised.

Wu Shidao had a scholarly air, but his eyes were deep, composed and steady, somehow reminding Duan Rong of those strategists from Yingchuan.

Third Senior Brother Lu Geng was burly, giving off a sturdy impression, and was the only one among the three who looked at him with a smile.

When Zhu He introduced him, Duan Rong immediately stood up, bowed to each of the three, and said, "Hello, Senior Sister! Hello, Second Senior Brother! Hello, Third Senior Brother!"

Fan Hongjiao smiled slightly, showing a dimple on her cheek, and said, "What an adorable junior brother!"

Seeing Fan Hongjiao like this, Wu Shidao and Lu Geng exchanged a glance.

Zhu He suddenly brushed his sleeve over the tea table beside him, and two porcelain bottles appeared on the table.

Zhu He said, "Duan Rong, I haven’t prepared anything special. These two bottles contain Bone Marrow Ash from the Primordial Beast’s Spinal Bone. It should somewhat benefit your cultivation. Consider them my greeting gift."

"Bone Marrow Ash from the Primordial Beast’s Spinal Bone?!"

Fan Hongjiao, Wu Shidao, and Lu Geng’s expressions changed upon hearing this.

How is this not preparing anything special?!

The master is too fond of the junior brother; he gets two bottles of Bone Marrow Ash right upon entering.

Bone Marrow Ash from the Primordial Beast’s Spinal Bone is extremely rare.

Only higher-tier Primordial Beasts might have Bone Marrow Ash within their spinal bones, and it’s very difficult to extract.

How could this be merely somewhat beneficial? It’s clearly very advantageous!

The Bone Marrow Ash from the Primordial Beast’s Spinal Bone, once absorbed by the body, can gradually improve the body’s affinity to Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. This change can be considered a fundamental enhancement to cultivation.