Chapter 1281 - 1281: Hiding

"Can you tell me now where this place is?"

Ever since they arrived, the elder had kept asking Zheng-Fu where he was, but Zheng-Fu did not answer him at all. It was not until they sat down that he saw it as a good opportunity, so he asked again.

"This is my second home. As for its location, I cannot tell you. Even these people don't know where this place is. They only know that this is their temporary residence before they leave the Eternal Continent with me. They received the same offer as you and chose to join my clan, so I brought them with me!"

Zheng-Fu answered briefly and to the point as much as he could. Because it could be dangerous if too many people knew his secret. He and the elder had only known each other for a short time, so there was no need to explain any further.

Umm!

Hearing that, the elder flinched slightly. Before he looked around and saw that there were tens of thousands, maybe even a hundred thousand, of people there. Moreover, there were not only the Human Race, but also the Demon Race, Half-demon, Half-monster Race, and Half-human, Half-demon Race.

"I don't care which race they're from. As long as they're loyal to my clan and don't do immoral or cruel things, I'll welcome them."

Zheng-Fu knew that the elder was wondering why there were so many races there, so he explained the reason. He did not hate any race members in particular, but he hated those who were evil and who committed unforgivable, villainous deeds.

Umm…

"Your idea is great! However, you should be careful. The hearts of people of any race are truly unpredictable and unfathomable. Today, they may be good people, but in a few days, they may become rapists and murderers. So, …"

"I know what I'm doing. You must have encountered such cruelty before, so you've kept it in your heart. I have been through it as well. Therefore, all of my descendants and clan members must make a blood promise and swear. So, if anyone breaks the rules and does evil, their bodies and souls will be destroyed instantly without exception!"

What the elder warned was not that Zheng-Fu did not think about it. He had already thought about it and knew how to deal with it. Although the blood promise seemed a bit cruel, it was a good method of control. Because it would help strengthen the bond between the clan members and prevent them from turning against each other.

"You're so…! sigh! I surrender. In this world, there's probably no young man of your age who can think like you, Clan Leader!"

Hearing Zheng-Fu's explanation, the elder made up his mind more easily, and he finally willingly agreed to join the Tian-Tang Clan.

"I have already thought that you'll eventually accept it, Master Grand Elder!"

Zheng-Fu smiled in satisfaction when the elder willingly accepted his offer. Of course, an identity like the elder, who had already reached the initial ninth level of the Great Deity Stage, was the most suitable for the position of the clan's Grand Elder, because the elder was second only to him in strength. If it wasn't him, there would be no one else who was suitable for this position.

"I, Bo-Tian, am very pleased!"

Umm…

"Congratulations to Master Grand Elder Bo-Tian!"

Congratulations to Master Grand Elder Bo-Tian!!!

Thank you, everyone!

The surrounding important representatives immediately congratulated Elder Bo-Tian when they heard that the elder had obtained the position of the clan's Grand Elder.

Yaaaaak!!!

Bang!!!

Groooaaan!!!

At the same time, the maneuver of the two young men that was in progress had just ended. The winner was the son of the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe's First Elder. Although the young man was at the utmost Genuine Deity Stage, the energy he displayed was comparable to the initial Deity Monarch Stage.

"Not bad! It was a great fight. If he practiced the skills I gave your tribe further, he would definitely become much stronger," Zheng-Fu praised as he looked at the young man.

He knew that the young man had only recently practiced the skills he had given to the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe, but he was already able to perform such powerful energy. If he practiced for another half year, he would be able to easily step into the first level of the Deity Monarch Stage.

"Xiao-Teng is a young man who can be considered one of the top five geniuses of our tribe, sir Master. He and Huo-Tian are our hopes and have the greatest chance of success. Unfortunately, Huo-Tian chose not to participate in this selection."

The current chieftain gave the young man's details to Zheng-Fu, and he looked sad when he mentioned his son, who had given up his right to maneuver for the chieftain position.

Why?!

Zheng-Fu was immediately interested in this matter. He knew that Huo-Tian's abilities were very suitable to be the next chieftain.

"Because… he wanted to be Master's follower, sir."

Hah?!

"My follower?!"

"Yes, sir."

Umm!

Zheng-Fu was surprised at first, but then he understood. If he were Huo-Tian, he would have thought the same. The Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe was now just a branch of his Tian-Tang Clan. If the young man chose to follow him, he would have the chance to directly become an elder or hold a high position in the Tian-Tang Clan. It would be better than having a high position in his tribe, which was just a branch of the clan.

"If he wants to, I'll let him be my follower, but he must pass my test first!"

Zheng-Fu had no problem with this. But the person who would become his follower must have passed his test first, otherwise he would definitely not accept him as his close one.

Umm!

"Thank you, Master, for your kindness!"

The chieftain initially believed that Zheng-Fu would decline. Therefore, he was very pleased and encouraged when Zheng-Fu chose to give his son an opportunity.

Umm...

After a short while, the new chieftain selection maneuver ended, and the person who received the position of the new chieftain was Xiao-Teng, the son of the First Elder. Meanwhile, the previous chieftain was promoted to the position of Tribe Elder, who protected the tribe, along with another Tribe Elder and Tribe Lady Elder.

At the Chieftain Office...

"Congratulations to the new chieftain for receiving the position, and to congratulate you, as the Grand Leader, I'd like to present a congratulatory gift to the new Chieftain. Here, take it!"

Flop!

"This is the 'Conquer-the-World Step Sword', a three-star Deity Weapon."

Blop!

Thank you so much, Grand Leader!

Xiao-Teng knelt down and respectfully received the sword as soon as Zheng-Fu handed it over. Before he stood up and said, "I, Xiao-Teng, Chieftain of the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe Branch of Tian-Tang Clan, swear allegiance to the Grand Leader and Tian-Tang Clan forever."

Good!

Well said!

"Well then, now that the selection ceremony for the new chieftain is over, I guess I'll have to take a break. Everyone, go do your duties. Importantly, you guys have to quickly train to become stronger. I think after returning to the clan, we might have to join the war right away."

Zheng-Fu really had that feeling. After he left the Eternal Continent, he would definitely encounter a war and fight with someone. He had felt this way once before, and it turned out to be true. So, he was quite sure that this time would be the same. He had to prepare by having everyone train harder to become stronger. If there were a real battle, they would be part of his forces.

Yes, sir, Grand Leader!!!

All the branch clan leaders and elders responded in unison. Although they did not know what war or battle Zheng-Fu was talking about, they would not let Zheng-Fu down.

Excellent!

Back to the God of Jade Auction House again, in the special reception room…

After Zheng-Fu disappeared, the elders and representatives from various clans and power groups who were discussing were in a state of chaos and panic. They set their main target on Zheng-Fu to seize the Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade. So, when Zheng-Fu disappeared, a commotion erupted.

"How did he disappear? Who saw him when he left?!"

"No one saw when he left. The elder and the staff who handled the item exchange with him said that when they left room number thirty, the young man was still in the room."

"Then how did he disappear?"

"Could it be that he knew that we wanted to investigate him, so he went away by using some kind of magic treasure?"

Hah!!!

"That's impossible. We didn't do anything unusual. How could he know about our plan? Even the people in the second-level special room number nine accepted our invitation."

That's right!

The more these elders thought about it, the more confused they became. They could not figure out how Zheng-Fu disappeared, and although there were many good reasons, there were many contradictions.

"Never mind! Since he's gone, there's nothing we can do. Unless we have his picture and order our people to search the entire capital, if he's still here, we'll definitely find him!"

The elder of the Men Clan thought that panicking would not help, so he tried to calm down and thought of another plan. The only way he could think of was to use Zheng-Fu's picture to search the entire capital.

"Your idea isn't bad. But if he's gone for too long, or we find him after many days, do you think the Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade will still be with him? Don't you think he's already used it?" Sang Clan's elder said. He thought that following the plan of Men Clan's elder was meaningless. Since the target had disappeared, would he have reappeared if he had not used the Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade that he had obtained yet?

Umm!!!

Master Elder Sang was right!

Exactly!

Then what are we going to do?!

Err...

Each was at a loss for words, and they could do nothing but look at each other. When they could not conclude this matter, they reluctantly chose to let it go. However, some clans and power groups still did not give up. They still wanted to follow Zheng-Fu with hope. After all, there was no loss in following the young man to obtain the high-level Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade. And if they got it, it would be absolutely worth the time.

However, they did not know that Zheng-Fu would not leave his secret dimensional space until he successfully broke through to the seventh level of the Great Deity Stage. His goal was to defeat the supreme commander of the demon monster beast hordes, who was at the half-step Supreme Deity Stage, and obtain the Fragment of Lord Ming-Suan-Kong's Memories as his reward. Then, he would leave this test and save his wife, who was waiting for him.

The requirement for him to be able to cure his wife was that he must have reached the Great Deity Stage first. And at that time, he had already achieved that condition. However, he had not yet left the testing area because time in the Eternal Continent passed several times faster than in the world he had come from. Even though he had been there for tens of years, the outside world might have only passed one or two years. So, it was not a big deal that he would stay for just a few more months to complete his goal.