Chapter 73

"Is this Ling Zongzhu... coming out to greet personally?"

"Can't be, right? Previously, even for those ninth-rate sect people, Ling Zongzhu didn't come out. Even for the elders of the eighth-rate sects, it was only Deputy Zongzhu Yun Yinan who came to receive them."

"This little guy is just a Dragon Vein Realm, how could he make Ling Zongzhu come out personally? It must be that a big figure is about to arrive, so Ling Zongzhu came out to greet him as well, which can also be considered his luck."

"But I don't feel that way..."

Everyone was staring at Ling Qinghai, and they saw that his face was beaming with joy, his gaze fixed on Su Han, not moving to the surroundings at all.

"Su Han's talent is indeed very strong, but does the Zongzhu need to come out to greet him personally?" Huang Yuanzhang also frowned as he watched the scene.

"I thought Su Gongzi would come earlier to help me receive guests," Ling Qinghai said, feigning displeasure.

But his words made everyone stunned again.

Receive guests?

A Dragon Vein Realm coming out to receive guests?

After all, those who could come today were either wealthy or noble, mostly from ninth-rate sects, and even eighth-rate sects, either Zongzhus or elders. How could a mere Dragon Vein Realm be asked to receive them?

"Ling Zongzhu, isn't it inappropriate to have this little guy come out to receive guests?"

Someone spoke up, and from their attire, it was clear they were an elder from the eighth-rate sect, Flowing Snow Sect.

Flowing Snow Sect was originally an eighth-rate sect. Although Cold Cloud Sect would also be promoted to an eighth-rate sect today, its foundation was far inferior to Flowing Snow Sect. This elder, though just an elder of Flowing Snow Sect, clearly did not take Cold Cloud Sect seriously.

"I forgot to introduce him."

Ling Qinghai loudly said, "From today, Su Han will be our Cold Cloud Sect's Honorary Guest Elder."

"What?!"

This time, even the people of Cold Cloud Sect, including Huang Yuanzhang, were shocked.

Throughout Cold Cloud Sect, there were many guest elders, but there were only three Honorary Guest Elders.

In any sect, the status of an Honorary Guest Elder was extremely exalted.

An Honorary Guest Elder would not manage any affairs of the sect, akin to a hands-off manager, but their authority was second only to the Zongzhu and Deputy Zongzhu.

Precisely because of this, the cultivation of Honorary Guest Elders in major sects was extremely strong, and they would only act when truly needed.

But Su Han, a mere Dragon Vein Realm, had become an Honorary Guest Elder of Cold Cloud Sect?

"Zongzhu, isn't this inappropriate?" Huang Yuanzhang frowned deeply.

Beside him, Yang Lin stood there, brought out by Huang Yuanzhang to broaden his horizons.

Yang Lin never imagined that Su Han, who had refused to become Ling Qinghai's disciple, would become an Honorary Guest Elder, a position even higher than a Zongzhu's personal disciple.

"There's nothing inappropriate. The position of an Honorary Guest Elder is something I can decide," Ling Qinghai glanced at Huang Yuanzhang.

Huang Yuanzhang's body trembled, and he hurriedly said, "I spoke out of turn, please punish me, Zongzhu."

Seeing this, many people understood that Ling Qinghai had indeed come out to greet Su Han personally.

Ling Qinghai ignored him and smiled at Su Han, "Su Gongzi, please come inside. I have already prepared the finest tea, which no one else has tasted."

"Wait a moment."

Su Han glanced at the pile of gifts that had almost become a mountain and smiled lightly, "Today is the day Cold Cloud Sect is officially promoted. If I, as an Honorary Guest Elder, don't prepare a gift, wouldn't I be laughed at?"

"Hmph, a mere Dragon Vein Realm, what good gift can he prepare?"

"Low-grade elixirs? Low-grade weapons? Hahaha!"

"If he were really the son of the Xiao family from Happy City, he might have a grand gesture, but this mere Xiao family from Far Mountain County, what good gift could they possibly have?"

Hearing that Su Han was going to present a gift, everyone looked up, and a wave of mocking voices spread through the crowd.

But Ling Qinghai didn't care about them, his face full of anticipation as he looked at Su Han.

Others might not know, but he did. Since Su Han dared to present a gift in front of so many people, the gift would certainly not be bad.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Su Han waved his hand, and a scroll appeared in his palm.

"This is a painting I prepared for you." Su Han handed the painting to Ling Qinghai.

Ling Qinghai hurriedly took it and smiled, "Thank you, Su Gongzi."

After that, the two were about to leave.

But at that moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Ling Zongzhu, what painting is that? At least let us see it!"

"Right, the gifts those people gave you, you all reported them. Why are you leaving with the painting now?"

"It seems this painting must be extremely precious, or Ling Zongzhu wouldn't be so reluctant to show it to us!"

Clearly, these people were mocking Su Han's gift.

The gifts others had given were either silver-grade weapons or silver-grade elixirs. Although the quantities were not large, silver-grade items were very precious in ninth-rate sects.

"This is a gift from Su Gongzi to our sect, so it's not convenient to show it here..."

Ling Qinghai's words were cut off by Su Han, "No problem, if they want to see it, let them have a look."

"Alright."

Ling Qinghai shook his head helplessly and then opened the scroll.

"What is this?"

"A human figure? A cliff? What does this painting mean?"

"It's just an ordinary painting, nothing to see."

Seeing the scene in the painting, everyone sneered and shook their heads.

But when Ling Qinghai heard their words, he was stunned.

He hurriedly looked at the image in the painting and saw a figure standing on a cliff.

"This is..."

Ling Qinghai's eyes widened. The moment he saw the painting, the dragon qi in his body suddenly boiled.

This painting was precisely the Void World that Su Han had previously displayed!

To others, the painting showed only a figure and a cliff.

But when Ling Qinghai looked at it, the cliff transformed, revealing the sea, an island, a city, and numerous figures!

It was as if this was not a static painting but a scene that could change.

And this scene could only be seen by Ling Qinghai, because his cultivation was moving towards the spatial laws.

When Su Han had displayed the Void World, it almost made him enlightened. Although he didn't break through, his understanding of the realm had greatly improved.

Later, Ling Qinghai had sighed, regretting that Su Han had only displayed the Void World for a short time.

But today, Su Han had actually given him a painting of the Void World!

To Ling Qinghai, this was far more precious than all the other gifts combined!