120 Enduring Clan? (1/2)
”Wang Baole!”
”An alchemical cauldron, that's definitely an alchemical cauldron! This Wang Baole actually managed to bring an alchemical cauldron out! Puppets are hanging all around the alchemical cauldron as well!”
”What's the big deal about the alchemical cauldron? It has no lid, and inside it… darn it, there are tons of materials. I even saw some broken Dharmic Armament fragments!”
”…”
As the crowd reeled in shock, Wang Baole picked his ears in order to adjust to the sounds surrounding him. He was indescribably delighted and could not help clearing his throat forcefully before snapping his fingers with his gloved right hand.
Instantly, the puppets hanging on the pail all released their grip. With a loud whoosh, the uncountable objects that they had been carrying fell all over the ground.
Among them were pills, fragments, broken jade slips, as well as some objects that Wang Baole did not recognized. They were numerous and scattered all over the floor.
The crowd held their breaths momentarily, but very quickly, emotions ran high once again.
”Gosh! He… the objects that the puppets retrieved. There's a leaf, could it be a plant?”
”There are even ancient Spirit Stones. Look at those stones! That's right! They're ancient Spirit Stones!”
”Quick! Look at that piece of broken rock! There are runes on it. Could they be Array Runes?”
The comments from the crowd were as loud and chaotic as the crashing waves. Wang Baole proudly puffed up his chest, but he still felt that he had not made a strong enough statement. Therefore, he raised his foot and kicked hard at the large pail, causing it to topple over.
Instantly, even more objects fell out, revealing the four corpses within it!
The four corpses had originally been on top of the large pail. However, fearing that they would fall off during the journey, Wang Baole had shifted them to the bottom. Right now, as the four corpses fell, a louder commotion erupted.
”Corpses!”
”Four of them… I'm not mistaken, right? This Wang Baole… he brought out four corpses!”
The commotion shook the earth, reverberating in all directions. The seniors from the four major Dao Colleges, whose cultivation and status far exceeded those of their respective Chancellors, could not help but gawk with their eyes wide open. As they inhaled deeply, they all looked simultaneously at the four corpses, dumbfounded.
”It's from the same generation as the one we saw just now!”
”Look at their glabellae! These corpses… they are from the Enduring Clan that has been described in the records!”
”Just now, in the location that the girl described… there were five corpses.”
These seniors, usually expressionless and cold as a result of their high levels of cultivation and positions, were now extremely agitated, their eyes aflame. Among them, a red-faced elder immediately turned his head toward Wang Baole and began questioning him.
”Little chap, these four corpses… could they be the remaining ones?”
”Dear elders, these corpses were indeed from the altar. They were obtained after I put in all my effort, experiencing torturous treatment amid life-threatening danger. They were a challenge to retrieve,” Wang Baole answered respectfully as he could see that the few elders were prominent figures and that he had better answer as truthfully as possible.
After hearing Wang Baole's reply, the elders looked slightly confused but seemed to be more surprised than anything else. They all laughed heartily, facing the sky. Their gazes toward Wang Baole carried strong hints of praise and approval. Among them, a long-faced elder dressed in a Daoist robe from White Deer Dao College patted Wang Baole's shoulder as if to show his approval of him.
”Not bad, young man. I appreciate your relentlessness in obtaining all these objects. Come, join White Deer Dao College.”
The moment he spoke, the red-faced elder who first questioned Wang Baole also did not want to lose out. Therefore, he stepped forward, directly slapping away his palm. As he looked at Wang Baole, his praise for the lad was practically glowing in his eyes, and he let out an amiable smile.
”Your name is Wang Baole, right? Young man, stay in Ethereal Dao College. Good job, your future will be bright!”
The elder from White Deer Dao College was not angry. He looked at Wang Baole with a smile on his face before his attention was drawn toward the corpses that he had brought back. He then began inspecting them again.
The surrounding students from the four major Dao Colleges began to quiet down from the earlier commotion. However, the thoughts buzzing in their heads showed no signs of stopping. They stared dazedly at all the items strewn on the floor as well as the gleeful Wang Baole.