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Chapter 177 Recruiting Talented Individuals

Yun Fuzhao looked at him suspiciously, and after a long while, she said, "You seem to be my most devoted fan..."

"..."

However, since the person was so sincere, Yun Fuzhao had no reason not to accept it. She took the crescent-shaped jade and said, "Really, we're all family, why are you being so polite? Just stay here and rest."

Thinking of something, Yun Fuzhao said, "I asked Qi Huai, and he said that during the time you were away, the Eclipse Wolf Clan seemed to be a bit restless. They probably guessed that something had happened to you."

"I've been away for too long."

Gokui stretched out his palm, staring down at it, "By the time I fully recover, I'm afraid the Eclipse will have already changed hands."

He clenched his palms. "So, I'll give you the key to destiny first, so it won't fall into someone else's hands."

"Don't worry," Yun Fuzhao patted his shoulder, "I will help you reclaim the Eclipse."

Gokui paused, his gaze falling on her face. "...No wonder."

This was a nonsensical statement, and Yun Fuzhao didn't understand what he meant. "No wonder what?"

Gokui hesitated for a moment, then his friend simply shook his head gently.

"metropolitan."

Song Ying walked over. "The Grand Elder is looking for you."

Yun Fuzhao nodded and said to Ge Kui, "I'll go find him first. Call me if you need anything."

Goku nodded, standing quietly watching her leave. Only after her figure disappeared from sight did he slowly turn around.

No wonder you have so many people around you.

……

"Great Elder."

Yun Fuzhao came to find Dai Junde, who was still lying in bed, so badly injured, yet he still wanted to look at the case files.

Dai Junde raised his hand, "Here, take a look at this."

Yun Fuzhao walked over, somewhat curious, "What is this?"

"Items sent by other sects: elixirs, medicinal herbs, magical artifacts..."

Yun Fuzhao gasped, "So many?"

The file was densely covered with the names of various sects and the gifts they had sent. When unfolded, it was half her height.

“Hmm,” Dai Junde coughed, his face still pale, “Once the news of your pact with the dragons got out, nearly half of the sects wanted to befriend you.”

There are many sects on this list whose names Yun Fuzhao doesn't even know.

She looked closely and found that Lingyue Sect had given the most gifts, clearly showing they had gone all out.

“The Lingyue Sect is truly a weathervane. After you killed Bai Yan, they changed their tune faster than turning the pages of a book. They left and then immediately sent gifts to your door.”

Yun Fuzhao thought of Li Gang's face, which was indeed shrewd. "They took advantage of our misfortune back then, thinking that sending some gifts would settle things. But it's not that simple."

She slowly rolled up the file. "If they want me to let this go, they have to support Xie Wan as an elder, otherwise this matter is not over."

Dai Junde chuckled, "I'll leave everything to you."

As if remembering something, he spoke again: "The annual disciple selection conference is coming up soon. Let's recruit more disciples this year. With you here, I'm afraid those cultivators will be knocking down the gates of our Boundless Sword Sect."

“I guessed so,” Yun Fuzhao found a chair and sat down. “What should we do about the elders’ situation? Our sect has too few elders who can stand alone, and you and Master are both seriously injured…”

“Elder,” Dai Junde pondered for a moment, “you’ve been to Peach Blossom Island before, haven’t you? It’s inhabited by big shots.”

That being said, the bigwigs there are all weary of the hustle and bustle of the mortal world, and getting them to re-emerge is harder than climbing to heaven.

Dai Junde naturally knew this as well. "Right now, the best way to recruit talent is there. Poaching from other sects is not only not feasible, but if they are in Cao Cao's camp but their hearts are with Han, wouldn't you be in big trouble?"

Yun Fuzhao nodded. That was true. She hadn't even considered poaching members from other sects. If someone could leave their own sect so easily, how could she guarantee that their sect wouldn't abandon them?

“Speaking of which,” Dai Junde said with a gloating look, “the Xuantian Sect has really suffered a great loss this time. So many disciples have died, and you even killed the sect leader. They have truly fallen from grace this time.”

Yun Fuzhao hadn't paid much attention to their sect's news. "So, who do they plan to elect as the new sect leader?"

Bai Yan's son is still young and certainly not capable of shouldering great responsibilities.

"It is said to be a banquet."

"..."

Yun Fuzhao fell silent. In truth, he was the most suitable candidate. After all, he was Bai Yan's only direct disciple.

Wen Yan and Yu Nian'er are both chosen ones, impossible to kill, like mosquitoes, always coming to her for attention.

Yun Fuzhao originally didn't want to have too much to do with them.

“Wen Yan is nothing to fear. The most worrisome thing about the Xuan Tian Sect right now is their patriarch who is in charge.” Dai Junde said, “Bai Yan is dead. Logically speaking, their patriarch should come out of seclusion to avenge his disciple. But almost two days have passed and he still hasn’t made a move.”

Unless it's an emergency, the patriarch usually won't come out. He might ascend to immortality at any moment. Yun Fuzhao guessed that it was because she hadn't reached the Xuantian Sect's stronghold, and with a sect leader dead, it wasn't necessarily worth wasting the patriarch's precious time.

So much time has passed, hasn't that confirmed her guess?

“I’ll go to Peach Blossom Island first,” Yun Fuzhao stood up, “to see if any big shots are willing to join our sect.”

“Hmm,” Dai Junde was already starting to get tired, “We’ll take whatever we can get.”

Yun Fuzhao left his residence.

Her schedule was packed. Now she had to visit the elders, and in a couple of days she would preside over the disciple selection competition. After settling things down in the sect, she still needed to go to the Northern Continent to find the Jade Marrow Mushroom…

She's come to work in the world of cultivation.

Yun Fuzhao sighed and resigned himself to his fate, stepping onto the Wuji.

Soon, Yun Fuzhao arrived at Peach Blossom Island.

This place is no different from when she first came here, the only change is that there isn't a single old man who's bad at fishing here.

Someone spotted Yun Fuzhao and greeted her warmly, "You're here again. Why isn't Zhen with you?"

Yun Fuzhao suddenly didn't know how to answer. These big shots were usually indifferent to outside affairs, and they still didn't know that Zhen had already left...

"He's still fishing at our sect's place, you know, that's his only hobby."

The man laughed and agreed, then quickly shouldered his hoe and left.

Yun Fuzhao sighed. She had come to win over the big shot, but she had unknowingly ended up at Zhen's old residence.

Surprisingly, she ran into an acquaintance there.

Gong Yuhe was staring blankly at the weeds by the wall when he heard footsteps. He turned around and met Yun Fuzhao's gaze.

"Why are you here?"

Yun Fuzhao walked to his side, her gaze sweeping over him, and she was surprised to find that he was wearing a black robe today.

From the first time they met, Gong Yuhe was wearing a white robe, and whenever they met him afterward, he was always wearing a light-colored robe; they rarely saw him wearing black.

Gong Yuhe said calmly, "I was just passing by."

Look at yourself, do you even believe what you're saying?