73: After leaving Qingfeng Gate, head towards the Zhang family.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yang and his Revered Master, Xie Chonghe, arrived at the Sect's main hall.

At this time, in addition to the many Elders of the Clear Wind Sect, there were three more old men in the hall.

These three old men were vaguely the leaders in the hall; judging by their appearance,

Zhang Yang knew that these three were the remaining Grotto-Heaven Realm Grand Elders of the Clear Wind Sect.

“Everyone, I am leaving now! Revered Master, take care! Junior Brother, I will wait for you in the Central Province!” Ling Yue looked at Zhang Yang with a smile.

“Safe travels, Sect Head!”

“Take care, Senior Brother!”

In the next instant, Ling Yue tore through space and transferred toward the direction of the Central Province.

After Ling Yue left, the three Grand Elders came to Zhang Yang's side, observing him carefully and letting out exclamations of wonder from time to time.

“This must be Zhang Yang! His natural talent is indeed extraordinary!”

“Yes, to have such a cultivation at this age! He is much stronger than us old fellows!”

“Alright, you all know the matters I've entrusted to you, right?”

Xie Chonghe waved his hand, interrupting their praise.

The faith needed to collect name stones for Zhang Yang was crucial; there could not be the slightest mistake.

“Rest assured, we basically understand everything. We guarantee that within two months, the name of the God Zhang Yang will be praised throughout all the Mortal cities of the Southern Region.”

One Grand Elder waved his hand, though he didn't know why Xie Chonghe wanted them to do this.

But these matters were relatively minor, merely refining some Medicinal Pills and having the entire Mortal Realm praise the name of the God Zhang Yang.

In reality, they didn't need to do most of it themselves; they just needed to order those below them to do it.

They were basically only responsible for the stability of the overall situation.

“Zhang Yang, you should set off now,” Xie Chonghe nodded and then spoke to Zhang Yang.

“Alright.”

Zhang Yang nodded, then flew out of the Sect's main hall and toward the outside of the Clear Wind Sect.

After Zhang Yang left, Xie Chonghe looked at the three Grand Elders: “Do the job well. Rest assured, you won't lack for good things.”

“I have longevity-extending pills here, enough to extend your lives by three hundred years.”

“Once this matter is handled well, they will be yours.”

Xie Chonghe understood that although getting these three to help wasn't a big problem given his prestige,

if he wanted them to help wholeheartedly, he still had to pay a certain price.

Hearing Xie Chonghe's words, the three Grand Elders exchanged glances, their hearts burning with desire. These were pills that could extend life by three hundred years!

All three of them knew Xie Chonghe's background; he was the only person in the Southern Region to have returned from the Central Province in the last few thousand years.

It wasn't surprising that he had such pills. With a three-hundred-year lifespan—since the lifespan of the Grotto-Heaven Realm is only three thousand years—this was a full tenth of their life!

“Rest assured, Brother Xie! We will certainly do our utmost!”

The three guaranteed once more. With pills that extended a tenth of their life as a reward, simply having the entire Southern Region praise Zhang Yang's divine name was

practically a pure profit!

“Dispatch all the Disciples of the Clear Wind Sect. Each of you will be responsible for one region. You must ensure it is done beautifully.”

“And do not use force to coerce them; you must follow what I said and use benefits to guide them.”

“All of you prepare first. Once I have refined the Main Divine Statue, you can begin your actions,” Xie Chonghe instructed.

“Don't worry! We understand the specific process. While you are refining the statue, we will prepare to ripen the Spirit Medicines and refine some Medicinal Pills.”

The three Grand Elders all nodded. This task was relatively simple and wouldn't consume much effort for them.

The three Grand Elders left, and the entire Clear Wind Sect began to move. Disciples and Elders were all led out by the Grand Elders.

Zhang Yang left the Clear Wind Sect, landed on the ground, and thought about which Family to start with.

Last night, Zhang Yang had looked through all the information and portraits of the women sent by those families in his Storage Ring.

It had to be said, as expected of a martial world, there were no ugly ones. Their looks and figures were all top-tier, and the beautiful ones each had their own unique characteristics.

Zhang Yang was almost dazzled by the choices.

Moreover, many of them fit Zhang Yang's aesthetic. Back during the Inner Sect Grand Competition, when the Great Experts of the Nascent Transformation Realm were inquiring about Zhang Yang's preferences from all angles, it had yielded some results.

With a thought, several portraits were taken out from the Storage Ring and unfurled in the wind.

The three women in the paintings: one was heroic and valiant, one was lively and cute, and one was charming and moving.

In his previous life, they would have all been peerless beauties, each with her own style and temperament.

“Let me see... the Zhang Family. The highest cultivation in the Family is at the seventh level of the Nascent Transformation Realm, and they aren't too far from the Clear Wind Sect. I'll start with this Family first!”

Having decided on his goal, Zhang Yang put away the portraits and then flew toward the east.

These three portraits were all sent by the Zhang Family, and they all seemed to be female members of the Zhang Family. According to the attached background information, they were all quite clean.

However, even so, Zhang Yang still had to see for himself.

Furthermore, the Zhang Family had a Martial Skill that was very famous throughout the Southern Region.

It was called the Eight Trigrams Transformation. Rumor had it that this Martial Skill was on the verge of reaching Earth Rank Middle Grade.

The Zhang Family Head also relied on this Martial Skill to rank among the top in combat power for his level.

For Zhang Yang, such a Martial Skill was naturally the best nourishment. Used to smelt into his Martial Scripture, it would definitely provide an improvement... At this moment, in the Zhang Family, the Zhang Family Head Zhang Jingyuan was pacing back and forth in the Family hall.

“Those portraits were sent to the Clear Wind Sect two or three months ago. Why is there still no news?”

“I wonder if Zhang Yang took a fancy to the three portraits I sent. Could it be he didn't like them?”

Zhang Jingyuan's expression tightened. He had heard about some of Zhang Yang's preferences back then.

These three women were also carefully selected by him from within the Zhang Family; they definitely matched Zhang Yang's aesthetic.

Their Family backgrounds were also very clean, and they didn't have any childhood sweethearts or anything like that.

One of them was even his granddaughter, and her talent was also decent. Could he still not like them?

Zhang Jingyuan fell into doubt.

“I say, husband, pacing back and forth like this isn't the way. Is that Zhang Yang really as good as you say? To the point that even our precious granddaughter's portrait had to be sent over.”

On the other side, a woman looked at the pacing Zhang Jingyuan and couldn't help but speak.

She doted on this granddaughter very much, and now she actually had to send her portrait over for someone else to choose from?

Their Zhang Family had a large business and a great reputation; when had they ever done such a thing?

The people who wanted to marry into their Zhang Family were too many to count, let alone for her precious granddaughter.

“What do you know? Women's short-sightedness!”

Zhang Jingyuan glared at her. “Zhang Yang's talent and background are beyond your imagination.”

“He is the Disciple of that Grand Elder of the Clear Wind Sect. His future achievements are not to be underestimated, and he is also the future Sect Master of the Clear Wind Sect! If he really takes a fancy to our granddaughter, then our granddaughter has climbed a high branch!”

Zhang Jingyuan shook his head. He was very familiar with Zhang Yang's Revered Master, that Grand Elder, who had caused quite a stir back then.

Moreover, the Disciple taught by that man was no ordinary person either. Take the current Sect Master of the Clear Wind Sect, Ling Yue—he couldn't even last three moves against Ling Yue.”

“Sigh!”

Zhang Jingyuan let out a sigh. It had been two or three months since he sent out the portraits, and there was still no news. It seemed Zhang Yang likely didn't take an interest.

What a pity!

I should have sent a few more back then!