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The Barren Mountains were teeming with powerful figures.

Demigod Qin Tian, the Palace Master of Po Tian, the Sword Master, the Palace Master of Cang Qiong, the Palace Master of Jing Lei, the Palace Master of Ji Feng, and other top figures of the human race were all seated in the honored guest section of the Barren Sect.

Of the twelve Palace Masters of the Palace of Inquiry, only the Palace Master of Ji Tian and a few Palace Masters who had been in long-term slumber were absent—the Palace Master of Ji Tian was unable to leave the Nine Brilliance Divine Kingdom.

Moreover, powerful figures like Zhan Wuwei, Ye Tianhun, and General Jing Yu were usually seated in the honored guest section as well. However, today, because there were simply too many top-tier powerful figures present, their seats were relegated to the back.

At this moment, Gu Kongshan, the Sect Master of the Barren Sect, was beaming with joy; he truly never dreamed that the Barren Sect would have such a glorious day.

Such a grand occasion had never occurred before, even when the founder of the Barren Sect was still alive!

Moreover, Gu Kongshan was Xu Ming's father-in-law; even the top figures of the human race treated him with courtesy.

"It really feels like a dream!" Gu Kongshan even found it hard to believe the scene before him.

…

Meanwhile, in a remote corner of the Barren Sect, a large crowd of people had gathered.

Surrounded in the center was Xu Ming's loyal follower, "Number Two," as well as some other high-level members of the "Alliance of God's Palms."

Today was the joyous occasion of the Barren Sect's rebuilding of their sacred ground, with congratulations coming from all sides. The Alliance of God's Palms, taking advantage of this opportunity, was setting up a stall to recruit new members.

However, as soon as the stall was set up, Number Two and the other high-level members of the Alliance of God's Palms felt some "regret"!—Damn, there were simply too many people signing up to join the Alliance of God's Palms! A massive crowd, they couldn't even keep up!

Of course, although they were busy to death, Number Two and the other loyal followers were very excited!—The more people who signed up, didn't that prove that "God's Palm" Xu Ming's influence was greater?

Xu Ming also saw the busy Number Two and his other followers, and he suddenly felt a little guilty.

Number Two, for example, was one of the earliest followers of Xu Ming; later on, he even diligently helped Xu Ming manage the Alliance of God's Palms, developing it into a massive and terrifying "fan group"!—Because he poured all of his energy into the Alliance of God's Palms, Number Two was still unmarried even now.

"When I have time, I have to help Number Two solve his personal problems!" Xu Ming thought to himself.

…

After another hour or so, the auspicious time arrived.

The highly respected Demigod Qin Tian personally announced that the Barren Sect had once again become one of the thirty-six sacred grounds!—Although Demigod Qin Tian was not the Palace Master of the Palace of Inquiry, he was the human race's "artifact controller," making his status even more noble than the Palace Master of the Palace of Inquiry!

At the moment when Demigod Qin Tian made the official announcement, many disciples of the Barren Sect were so excited that tears streamed down their faces!

In response, Xu Ming was very calm!

"Sacred Ground" was just a name; other than sounding good, it had no other practical significance—if Xu Ming wanted to, he could destroy a sacred ground with a flip of his hand!

The name "Sacred Ground" was empty; only strength was real!

Next was a pile of lengthy red tape, including sacrifices to the heavens and whatnot; but it had nothing to do with Xu Ming, who was watching from the side, feeling drowsy.

"Red tape is the most boring!" Xu Ming thought to himself.

After the ceremony, the banquet began.

For this banquet, the Barren Sacred Ground had also put in a lot of effort; there were many rare items, even some that Xu Ming had exchanged from the Artifact Shop—for example, the "Nourishing Dao Wine" at the banquet was also quite valuable in the Artifact Shop; even Dao Venerables could subtly improve their understanding of the Heavenly Dao after drinking it.

Many experts who participated in the banquet, after discovering the magic of the Nourishing Dao Wine, accidentally… got drunk!—This was a good thing that could improve their understanding of the Heavenly Dao, how could they not drink more?

Xu Ming, on a whim, even toasted Shen Hui a cup alone, as a way to help this kindred spirit whom he had met by chance and had similar experiences—with this cup of wine toasted by Xu Ming, I'm afraid that no one in the entire Golden Sun Sacred Ground would dare to provoke Shen Hui in the future! No matter who it was, before provoking Shen Hui, they would have to think about the fact that Shen Hui was someone who had been toasted by Xu Ming!

Shen Hui's gratitude to Xu Ming was naturally beyond words.

After thinking for a while, Shen Hui mustered his courage and said, "Brother Ming, can I have a word with you in private?"

"Oh?" Xu Ming was a little surprised and taken aback, but he still said, "Sure!"

Under the envious gazes of the crowd, Shen Hui followed Xu Ming to the side.

Shen Hui secretly transmitted his voice: "Brother Ming, I have an important treasure that I want to offer to you!"

"Treasure?" Xu Ming couldn't help but laugh in his heart—in his opinion, what treasure could Shen Hui possibly come up with that would catch his eye?

"There's no need for a treasure!" Xu Ming replied with a smile.

"No, no, no! Brother Ming, you must take a look!" Shen Hui excitedly exclaimed, "This treasure is very special and magical!"

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Very special and magical?—Xu Ming didn't believe it!

However, since the other party had the good intention of offering a treasure, Xu Ming didn't want to hurt his feelings, so he could only say: "Then thank you!"

Shen Hui quietly handed over a storage ring; the treasure was placed inside the storage ring.

Xu Ming accepted the storage ring and said: "I still have to toast now, I don't have time to study the treasure; I'll take a look after the banquet is over!"

"Okay!" Shen Hui transmitted his voice, "Brother Ming, this treasure is very unusual, you must take a careful look!"

"Okay!" Xu Ming casually said perfunctorily.

In fact, after the banquet was over, Xu Ming had long forgotten about Shen Hui's so-called "treasure."

After all, Xu Ming and Shen Hui were two people on completely different levels!—For example, a half-divine artifact, for Shen Hui, was naturally incomparably precious, special, and magical; but for Xu Ming, half-divine artifacts were already things he couldn't even look at.

For another example, when Xu Ming was weak, he obtained the Misty Rain Ship from the Bitter Old Man, how excited was he; he even dared not reveal the existence of the Misty Rain Ship, fearing that "a common man is innocent, but possessing jade is a crime." Not long ago, Xu Ming opened the "third restriction" left by the Bitter Old Man, and the treasures inside were even more precious than the Misty Rain Ship combined, but Xu Ming was not excited at all—his level was different!

Therefore, Xu Ming found it hard to believe that Shen Hui, whose "level" was far lower than his own, could offer any precious treasure. As a result, Xu Ming directly put this "real treasure" behind him, and it was not until a considerable amount of time later that he coincidentally discovered the mystery of this treasure.

Today's first chapter is here.

Just to explain: because of writing, Lao Wang has a lot of work piled up in reality… I have to deal with it these few days, otherwise, Lao Wang will lose his job. Therefore, please forgive me for the updates.

I plan to take a few days off next month to write, deduct the salary and deduct the salary… sigh…