My Master Knows It All

After all, the Outer Heaven Battlefield is too vast. Most of the time, we’re just on the road. Of course, when traveling, you need to be careful not to fly in the sky, as it’s easy to attract enemies that way, and don’t easily expose your Immortal Mountain, since it’s so high, enemies can easily notice it.

Actually, just staying near Broken Chaos City is relatively safe. But recently, there might be new rules requiring us not to linger around Broken Chaos City, urging us to explore more of the Outer Heaven Battlefield to contend for resources.”

Among the ten people opposite, a rather playful-looking woman heard and immediately asked curiously, ”I’ve always heard about contending for resources, contending for resources. How much is there really for us to compete for? Plus, it’s been over a hundred years now. I fear most areas’ resources have been scoured off; we might need to go deeper to compete for resources?”

”Of course...” The cultivator who just spoke was about to explain when he heard footsteps and looked towards the doorway. Around him, the others also turned to look.

Cao Zhen sensed everyone’s gaze, waved the token in his hand at the crowd, and said, ”I am the captain of the fourth squad, and tomorrow, I’ll be leading you out.”

”Captain? We’re finally departing?”

The ten newcomers heard this, and each one showed complex expressions—some excited, some worried, and others expressionless.

The four experienced individuals, however, showed signs of surprise. The cultivator who had just spoken seemed bewildered and said, ”So fast? I thought we would have to wait ten more days or half a month.”

Cao Zhen recalled how Immortal Lord Chun Yi at the city gate insisted that he lead the team, even asking him to lead ten teams. Looking at the current situation, he curiously asked, ”What, are there very few people leading teams now?”

”What, don’t you know?” The four sensed this, and their faces turned oddly strange. Generally, those who lead teams have been at the Outer Heaven Battlefield for a long time, have sealed experience, and possess considerable combat strength.

But this guy doesn’t even know this—how can he claim to be experienced?

Among the ten newcomers, many showed signs of disappointment. This captain seems to know less than they do; at least they all know it’s difficult to find team leaders here in the Outer Heaven Battlefield. How could their captain be so ignorant? This seems rather unreliable.

A slightly chubby cultivator, seeing the other not responding, continued saying, ”Have you been away from Broken Chaos City for a long time? Initially, it was relatively easy to find someone to lead a team in Broken Chaos City because there was a rule that experienced individuals had to lead newcomers once.

As time progressed, those experienced individuals are no longer in the city. Those who remain are mostly injured and cannot lead newcomers.

Many of those who occasionally return have already led newcomers once and are not suitable to lead them again.

So, you see, we’ve been waiting here for three days, just to have you as our leader.

Besides this, previously it was ten experienced individuals leading ten newcomers; now, due to the shortage, it’s become five experienced individuals leading ten newcomers.

If this continues, I estimate it will become three experienced individuals leading ten newcomers.”

Cao Zhen finally understood why Immortal Lord Chun Yi was adamant about him becoming a leader. They were so short on people that they couldn’t pass up the chance to grab someone willing to lead. How could Immortal Lord Chun Yi let him go?

Speaking of which, Immortal Lord Chun Yi was also doing it for the Human Clan,

The slightly chubby cultivator, continuing, took the initiative to say, ”I am Venerable Huang Tu, a mid Immortality Regainment Realm loose cultivator. How should I address you, Dao Companion?”

Cao Zhen slightly nodded and introduced himself, ”Hundred Peaks Sect, Cao Zhen, Late Immortality Regainment Realm.”

”Cao Zhen?”

Everyone was stunned upon hearing his name. After entering the Immortality Regainment Realm, everyone generally has a venerable title. How come this guy still uses his name? It can’t be that Cao Zhen is his venerable title—there’s no such title.

Although they didn’t know why he didn’t have a venerable title, they couldn’t really ask.

Moreover, this guy was merely in the Late Immortality Regainment Realm, not at the peak.

It seems they’re indeed short on people. Previously, many team leaders were in the peak Immortality Regainment Realm.

Now, it looks like they can’t wait for a peak Immortality Regainment Realm to appear, and they directly let someone in the late realm lead. Of the three teams that departed earlier, only one was led by someone at the peak.

Beside them, the other three experienced individuals also introduced themselves one by one.

”Venerable Wu Wei, loose cultivator, Late Immortality Regainment Realm.”

”Overbearing Peak Sect, Venerable Ba Feng, Mid Immortality Regainment Realm.”

”Thousand Silk Sect, Venerable Bai Chan, Late Immortality Regainment Realm.”

Cao Zhen internally sighed; indeed, things had changed. Initially, the team leaders could still be seen as disciples from the great teachings, but now, these four individuals weren’t from any great teaching.

He looked at Venerable Huang Tu and said, ”I just heard you explaining something. You don’t have to mind me; please continue.”

”No need.” Venerable Huang Tu chuckled gently, waving his hand slightly, and said, ”This is something for the captain to say. It’s inappropriate for me to speak.”

”It’s okay.” Cao Zhen also waved his hand and said, ”I’m not very clear about these things; please continue.”

A newcomer to the Immortality Regainment Realm opposite heard this and became increasingly despairing. This captain knows nothing at all—was he randomly assigned because there was truly no one else?