873: Five gentlemen entered Danhe Tower.

Tantai Xian looked at Xie Weilou and chuckled, "From now on, Buxian will follow me to Cultivate. I will teach him everything I know. As for you..."

He pondered for a moment and said, "I have heard about your affairs. Your identity is special, and your background is complex. For now, you shall hold the title of a gentleman at Hongru Academy, which will give you an identity to act as you see fit. When the time is ripe, I will naturally tell you about that Opportunity."

That Opportunity would appear sooner or later, but not now.

As for Xie Weilou, this young man with a mysterious background and formidable cultivation was truly extraordinary.

Recently, the other party's reputation had grown significantly; even these Old fellows had heard of him.

By staying at Hongru Academy, he might have a chance to seize that Opportunity. That Opportunity was no simple matter and would certainly not disappoint Xie Weilou.

"Very well!" Xie Weilou bowed to Tantai Xian.

To him, the Opportunity or whatever else did not really matter.

What was important was having a suitable identity to stay in this Eastern Wasteland City. The identity of a gentleman at Hongru Academy was not bad at all.

"Zilu!" Tantai Xian said slowly.

The young man from before stepped quickly into the courtyard and bowed respectfully to Tantai Xian: "Greetings, Dean."

Tantai Xian smiled and said, "Take them to find a place to stay first."

"Disciple obeys!"

Zilu led Xie Weilou and Xie Buxian out of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, Zilu looked at Xie Weilou and cupped his hands, "Disciple Zilu, may I ask your honorable name, Sir?"

Xie Weilou chuckled, "My name is Xie Changan. You may just call me Mr. Xie. As for the one beside me, this is Xie Buxian. He is the Dean's newly accepted Disciple."

"Very well, Mr. Xie!" Zilu bowed respectfully to Xie Weilou.

He then looked at Xie Buxian with some surprise. This was actually the Dean's Disciple?

Within this Hongru Academy, there were five gentlemen, all of whom had wanted to take the Dean as their master, but the Dean had not agreed.

He had not expected the Dean to accept a new Disciple today.

Xie Buxian bowed to Zilu: "Greetings, Senior Brother Zilu."

Zilu quickly helped Xie Buxian up, "Buxian, there is no need for such formalities. From now on, if you have any needs within Hongru Academy, you can tell your Senior Brother. Now, let me take you to your residence."

Afterward, Zilu led Xie Weilou and Xie Buxian toward their residence.

Along the way, he told Xie Weilou and Xie Buxian about some matters regarding Hongru Academy.

Hongru Academy previously had five gentlemen and thirty students.

Overall, it was quite desolate and lacked people; it was not even as good as a normal school, and it certainly could not compare to those martial arts academies and cultivation colleges.

The students who came here to learn were basically very ordinary, with ordinary backgrounds and ordinary talent.

However, the five gentlemen were quite extraordinary.

The Grandmaster, Dongfang Zheng, was the first gentleman recruited by the Dean. He excelled in the Four Books and Five Classics, and his attainments in the Confucian Sage's Dao were unfathomable.

The Second Master, Su Huairen, excelled in debate.

The Three Sages, Ye Ziran, excelled in the way of the zither.

The Fourth Mr., Lu Zhili, excelled in calligraphy.

The Fifth Mr., named Wen Jiu, excelled in painting.

Outside a pavilion, Zilu said to Xie Weilou, "Mr. Xie, you will stay in this pavilion."

"Mm! Thank you for your trouble." Xie Weilou nodded slightly.

"This Disciple will take his leave. If you have any needs, Sir, you may tell this Disciple."

Zilu bowed and then retreated.

Xie Weilou and Xie Buxian entered the pavilion.

Xie Weilou took a simple look around; the pavilion was elegantly decorated, and the environment was pleasant.

He said to Xie Buxian, "Buxian, what you need to do next is to learn diligently from the Confucian Sage."

"Don't worry, Brother Xie, I will definitely work hard." Xie Buxian's expression was extremely serious.

His fate was supposed to have been death; it was Xie Weilou's appearance that had changed his fate.

He had already embarked on the path of Cultivation, and now he had been accepted as a Disciple by a formidable Senior. Naturally, he had to seize this Opportunity and Cultivate with all his might.

Xie Weilou smiled and said, "Then you familiarize yourself with this place first. I need to go out and take care of some matters."

"Alright." Xie Buxian nodded.

Not long after, Xie Weilou left Hongru Academy and walked through the streets of Eastern Wasteland City.

After wandering around for a bit, he saw an imposing treasure tower—Danhe Tower!

Xie Weilou headed straight into Danhe Tower.

When the attendant at Danhe Tower saw Xie Weilou, he quickly stepped forward to serve him: "May I ask what this distinguished guest needs?"

Xie Weilou casually took out his token from the Danhe Realm.

"This is..." When the attendant saw the token in Xie Weilou's hand, his pupils constricted, and he whispered, "Elder, please follow me upstairs!"

He led Xie Weilou upstairs.

On the third floor, in an exquisite room, an old man with white hair bowed respectfully to Xie Weilou: "Danhe Realm Ninth-Grade Alchemist Elder, and Chief Steward of the Eastern Wasteland City Danhe Tower, Hong Liang, pays respects to Elder Xie!"

Xie Weilou's identity had long since spread.

Within the Danhe Realm, they had sent portraits and some information about Xie Weilou to those like them who handled affairs in the outside world; anyone who saw Elder Xie was not to be negligent.

Although Elder Xie had disguised himself now, making it hard to recognize him, that token could not be faked.

In the entire Danhe Realm, there were only three such tokens.

Xie Weilou waved his hand lightly and said, "Elder Hong, there is no need for such formalities. I came to find you mainly because I have something I want to ask you."

Hong Liang quickly said, "Please ask, Elder Xie."

Xie Weilou said, "I need to find Tianji Pavilion to inquire about something. Do you know where Tianji Pavilion is located?"

Tianji Pavilion claimed to know everything, but their location was extremely mysterious.

The people of Tianji Pavilion were elusive; finding them was no small difficulty.

Hong Liang said, "I do not know the exact location of Tianji Pavilion, but I do know the location of the Tianji Hall, which is in Changfeng Alley in the north of the city. This Tianji Hall is a branch of Tianji Pavilion. Generally speaking, if you want to inquire about various pieces of information, finding a branch is sufficient."

When Xie Weilou heard this, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Elder Hong."

Hong Liang took a box from his Storage Ring and handed it to Xie Weilou: "If Elder Xie wants to find Tianji Hall to inquire about information, you can just take this with you."

Finding Tianji Hall to inquire about information was not cheap; if an ordinary person went, they would certainly be fleeced to the bone.

It just so happened that he had an item in his hand that Tianji Hall was looking for, so it could be exchanged for information.

Xie Weilou did not stand on ceremony. He took the box and smiled, "When I have time, I will come to have a drink with Elder Hong."

Hearing this, Hong Liang's face lit up with joy, "It's a deal!"

He was only an Eighth-Grade Alchemist, while Xie Weilou was a Heaven Grade Alchemist.

If the other party was willing to have a drink with him, he naturally could not ask for more.

If they could exchange some knowledge on alchemy, that would be even better.

"Then I will go attend to my own affairs." Xie Weilou smiled indifferently and left the room.

Hong Liang stood up and bowed to Xie Weilou's back: "Respectfully sending off Elder Xie!"