My Master Knows It All

"Even if your disciple Zhu Pengqiang is capable, what if the challenger specifically calls out another one of your disciples?"

"You're referring to Duo Duo, aren't you?" Cao Zhen looked towards the now stunningly beautiful Little Duo Duo with a smile and said, "Actually, Duo Duo's strength should be even stronger than Zhu Peng's."

As he spoke, he also looked at Duo Duo and asked, "Duo Duo, your strength is greater than Zhu Peng's, isn't it? I remember your brothers and sisters saying you were more formidable than him.

Even your second senior sister said, give you a few more decades, sister, and you might even catch up to her."

He didn't have much contact with his two disciples, but his other disciples had interacted with them a lot. Little Zhu Peng, although exceptionally strong and highly talented,

was only an Immortal Body!

But Duo Duo was an Ancient Immortal Body.

At the same cultivation realm, an Ancient Immortal Body was an invincible existence!

Upon hearing this, Yang Yudong was suddenly shocked. Cao Zhen's other disciple was stronger than Zhu Peng? How could that be?

No, that was absolutely impossible!

Duo Duo nodded without hesitation after hearing her master's words, "I am indeed stronger than Zhu Peng, but as for what the second senior sister said..."

She didn't continue, uncertain whether she felt that she wouldn't need so long to catch up with Yan Yourong or that Yan Yourong was being modest.

Yang Yudong, on the other hand, didn't believe Duo Duo's words at all. If Zhu Peng was already that strong, and Duo Duo was even lighter than him, then her strength could definitely rank in the top ten in the Eastern Wasteland, no, top five. How could someone of such caliber easily enter their Eastern Border?

If she had truly come to the Eastern Border, she would have brought a large group of experts with her, and surely they would have focused on her, not relying on her to listen to a Nine Abnormals Golden Core.

However, since the other party had put it this way, he didn't want to directly expose them but looked helplessly at Cao Zhen and said, "The opponent might not just target your disciple, but also you. What if they find someone with extremely strong combat power among the Nine Abnormals Golden Cores to directly challenge you?"

"Challenge me?"

Before Cao Zhen spoke, Sha Haoqiong next to him chuckled and openly laughed, "Challenge Sect Leader Cao? Are they sending a Nine Abnormals Golden Core to challenge Sect Leader Cao?"

That was simply a death wish.

Even without Nine Abnormals Golden Core, sending a Ten Abnormals Golden Core to challenge Sect Leader Cao would be seeking death.

Perhaps, if they sent their best fighter from the Eastern Border to challenge Sect Leader Cao, there might be some chance of not being defeated too miserably.

After laughing, Sha Haoqiong seemed to realize he had acted inappropriately and quickly added, "Please don't mind me; I was just thinking of something very amusing."

"Challenge me? Then they really wouldn't have a chance of winning. As for Sha Haoqiong..." Cao Zhen looked at Sha Haoqiong and said, "This matter is between the Hundred Peaks Sect and them. It was our Hundred Peaks Sect's disciple who killed, and it has nothing to do with your Cliff-Watching Sect. So when others issue a challenge later, you don't need to step in."

"Ah?" Sha Haoqiong was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "Peak Master Cao, I am also a person from the Eastern Wasteland, and actually, my strength is not bad. Although I'm not as strong as your disciples, but..."

"If you can't even match them, then there are no 'buts.'" Cao Zhen quickly interrupted Sha Haoqiong. He didn't know Sha Haoqiong's actual strength, and letting him go fight others—should he be killed, how would he explain to the Cliff-Watching Sect?

Yang Yudong was speechless. What kind of act were they putting on at such a time? And his disciples—did he really not know which of his disciples were stronger? Were these truly his disciples? This Duo Duo, and that Zhu Peng, probably weren't his disciples at all.

Cao Zhen no longer engaged with Yang Yudong but looked at the talismans being sold all around. In the Eastern Border, just like their Eastern Wasteland, some highly populous mundane great cities had markets specifically catering to immortals.

However, unlike in the Eastern Wasteland or the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, each market store here was backed by an Immortal Sect; it wasn't possible for mortals to directly run the show like they could in the Eastern Wasteland.

What they saw, whether it was talismans, various spiritual medicines, or materials, were all sold by mortals as proxies for the great Immortal Sects.

Cao Zhen noticed along the way that the standard of talisman-making in the Eastern Border was quite ordinary; overall, it was somewhat behind the Eastern Wasteland.

Of course, there were areas where the Eastern Border was stronger than the Eastern Wasteland, such as their overall array refinement skill level.

With just an ordinary level of talisman-making, might it be possible to extend his business to the Eastern Wasteland?

Cao Zhen began to ponder. Due to geographical differences between the Eastern Border and Eastern Wasteland, although common spiritual medicines could be found, there were still some unique to the Eastern Border.

Later on, he could sell talismans for spirit stones in the Eastern Border and directly use them to buy those unique spiritual medicines, thus boosting the Eastern Border's economy and increasing the locals' purchasing power for his talismans.

At the same time, selling talismans would also stimulate the economy of the Eastern Wasteland.

It was a shame that he hadn't brought Yi Sheng with him this time, or else he could have asked Yi Sheng to make a proper plan. Now he had to rely on himself.

As Cao Zhen was contemplating, suddenly, a figure descended from the void.

In the Eastern Border, there was no rule that cultivators couldn't fly overhead within city walls.

The person arrived with an anxious look and said, "Sister Song, Brother Yang, people from the Tianxing Sect have arrived. They said that Du Xingchen lost to someone from the Eastern Wasteland and they couldn't accept it; hence, they've come to have another competition!

Moreover, it's not just people from the Tianxing Sect—folks from the Ultimate Sword Sect have come too, and leading them is none other than the Sect Master of the Ultimate Sword Sect, Jue Jianzi!"

"What, Jue Jianzi has come, too!"

Yang Yudong's expression abruptly changed as he looked towards Cao Zhen and whispered, "Peak Master Cao, the Ultimate Sword Sect is one of the top three battle-focused Immortal Sects among the ten great sects, and they are the most ferocious. Their Sect Leader is one of the top ten experts in the Eastern Border. They come prepared; it would be best if you could find a way to refuse their challenge."

Before Cao Zhen could answer Yang Yudong, the person continued, "It's not just the Ultimate Sword Sect; people from the Flowing Light Sect have also arrived."

"What? The Flowing Light Sect?" Yang Yudong completely lost his composure, "Isn't the Flowing Light Sect neutral? Why have they sent someone?"