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"Young master s.h.i.+! Young master s.h.i.+!"

A senior disciple ran into the hall where the YuanLi sect leader and the young master of the ShenJiangs.h.i.+ sect sat in silence. He prostrated in front of the two, before raising his head up.

"Has words come from the GuBaiJin sect?!"

"It is as you said Young master s.h.i.+, a letter just came in from Sect Leader Jin!"

"Hurry! Let me have a look!"

The disciple ran to where s.h.i.+ Yunxu was, handing him the letter that came the trusted scribe of the GuBaiJin leader. The good looking youthful lad opened up the sealed parchment that came from the GuBaiJin sect to read its contents.

It was as the Li Guoliang had said, the other sects had been slaughter by the demon lord's armies, leaving no remnant behind. Leaders from the remaining sect were to gather at the GuBaiJin sect hall of temperance before nightfall. Li Guoliang could not hide his curiosity, he was already stretching his neck to see what was in the letter that s.h.i.+ Yunxu was holding in his hands.

"Sect Leader Li, you may have it."

Li Guoliang looked at the cheeky young master s.h.i.+, he knew that the other saw his unbridled interest at the message from Jin Ruimin, to hide the edginess, the YuanLi sect leader arched his eyebrows in disdain.

"Let's see what Sect Leader Jin has to say."

Making sure that his fingers never made contact with those of the younger cultivator, Li Guoliang read the missive that came from the GuBaiJin sect.

"Is the ShenJiangs.h.i.+ sect going to be able to join the war against the demon realm?"

The young master heard the barb behind the words of Li Guoliang, but chose not to reply in kind.

"Sect Leader Li, your concern is deeply moving, but I a.s.sure you that we at ShenJiangs.h.i.+ sect would not run away from the enemy."

"Tsk! What would a child like you know! Humph!"

s.h.i.+ Yunxu maintained his cordial smile with the overbearing Li Guoliang, underneath the folds of his left arm was fingers that were held in a tight fist. The young master could hardly stand the conceited YuanLi leader, even if he had to eat sand, the young master of the ShenJiangs.h.i.+ sect would not allow the other cultivator to see how much he loathed him.

"I do have much to learn, but I'm willing to receive advice from Sect Leader Li."

"The standard of the Pugilistic world has truly fallen!"

Li Guoliang began to lament, when he heard the young master of ShenJiangs.h.i.+ sect seeking counsel from him. To the proud sect leader, it was unheard of, most especially when the one asing was of a higher rank than him. s.h.i.+ Yunxu's father had taken ill some months back, now that the time to rea.s.sign a new rank to the other sects was drawing near. It was obvious who would be at the top between the two. One had experience, the other not so much.