Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

Zhang Ze thought that this wasn't something a First Generation Grandmaster would say, but then he remembered it was Tang speaking, and he let it go.

After all, Tang was not normal, especially when he was clearly drunk.

Though drunk as he was, Zhang Ze naturally wouldn't listen to such a ridiculous proposal, nor believe it.

No decent person would play the role of a traitor for fun; such servile acts of betrayal were not something Zhang Ze could do.

However, Tang and Li obviously thought differently.

Tang, with his simple mind, believed that if Zhang Ze took over as Sect Leader, he would be free to skip classes and wander around the Four Continents with his grandfather.

And Li was even simpler.

Li thought, why be a disciple when you could be the Sect Leader, which is much cooler.

And if Zhang Ze became Sect Leader, the treasure vault of Dragon Tiger Mountain would be like her own room; she could freely come and go.

By then, it would be perfectly reasonable to pick up some trinkets from the vault for a feast.

At worst, her fortune-telling fee could increase.

Being the Spirit Pet of Dragon Tiger Mountain's Sect Leader, charging twenty-five Spirit Stones for a fortune-telling doesn't seem excessive, right?

The mischievous duo then started urging Zhang Ze to drink, planning to get him drunk as well so Tang's drunken ramblings would become a reality.

However, Zhang Ze had already embarrassed himself twice before the Sect Leader and his junior sister due to drinking, so this time, he refused to drink to avoid another drunken mishap.

Ignoring Li and Tang, Zhang Ze treated Tang like an elder child, coaxing him to put down the wine cup.

Tang's gaze at Zhang Ze was sometimes clear and sometimes confused, unclear what he was thinking.

After a long while of coaxing, Tang finally spoke, "You know, you're right; being a traitor is indeed... indeed despicable, and all you Sword Sect people are stubborn, especially Zhengyi; he's impossible!."

Tang seemed either sober or convinced by Zhang Ze, as he no longer talked about Zhang Ze taking his place, instead complaining about Pavilion Master Zhengyi.

But soon, Tang's tone shifted again, "It's fine if you don't want to be Sect Leader, but you can't just leave... leave, old Tang still has a way."

"You don't have to be a Sword Sect traitor; you can be... be a Dragon Tiger Mountain... Mountain traitor, I... I don't mind.

We Taoists do whatever we want, go wherever we wish.

No, big, deal.

Here, you're now my good junior brother.

Yes, you're my junior brother, anyway my master has long been gone, I say you're my junior brother, you are my junior brother.

I'm the biggest in Dragon Tiger Mountain, my words count.

You're now Dragon Tiger Mountain's top... great... Grand Elder, second after none.

You first left Dragon Tiger Mountain and went to Sword Sect to be that lousy disciple, now you're back. Come Tang, call him uncle."

"Hello, uncle!"

Tang thought it was fine for Zhang Ze to be his uncle, then later on when other uncles punished him to copy books, he could ask Zhang Ze to plead on his behalf.

Just as Zhang Ze was about to refuse again, he saw Tang suddenly pull out an iron scroll from his body.

Tang's hands moved so quickly, unlike a drunk man.

He spat a little on his hands and wiped it on the iron scroll; despite being disgusted, the scroll emitted a faint golden glow.

This was the Heavenly Master's Register, Dragon Tiger Mountain had two copies. One was held by the successive Sect Leaders, another enshrined in Jiazi Hall.

After Tang had his fun with Zhang Ze, he swayed and fell to the ground, snoring like thunder.

...

Dragon Tiger Mountain, Jiazi Hall.

The Celestial Masters were having a conference.

There were two main topics at this meeting:

One was where Tang Haoran went?

The second was why the Celestial Calculation Disc disappeared.

Li Guanqi, who had not returned to the Seventh Sword Pavilion, was also dragged over, and they wanted the Sword Sect to help look for it.

The loss of the Celestial Calculation Disc wasn't a major concern as they thought it was broken long ago and just a memorial in the hall.

But the loss of Tang was a big deal; these uncles really liked this kid Tang, especially since he was the next Sect Leader, and the old Celestial Master had disappeared, they must find Tang quickly.

Li Guanqi sat in the last seat, listening to the discussions of the purple-robed Celestial Masters, though his mind was occupied with thoughts of his own disciple.

The other day he had contacted the Seventh Sword Pavilion, and the person who contacted him was Wang Buyu who had just returned to the Sword Pavilion.

That old fat man brought two pieces of news to Li Guanqi.

One was that Zhang Ze had been called to the Main Pavilion by the Sect Leader.

The second was that because Zhang Ze performed excellently at the Main Pavilion, you lost thirty years of salary.

Because of these two pieces of news, Li Guanqi stayed at Dragon Tiger Mountain for half a month more, afraid he might return and give Zhang Ze a good beating.

Now Dragon Tiger Mountain was again in chaos, and his mood grew increasingly troubled. Plus, for some reason, he felt this matter might be related to that little rascal.

Just as Zhang Ze's grinning face circled in Li Guanqi's mind, he suddenly heard a purple-robed Celestial Master shout.

"Look over there! The Heavenly Master's Register!"

Everyone turned to look at the Heavenly Master's Register, where it glowed brilliantly and a name was outlined on the iron scroll with the golden light.

Zhang Ze.

The name was right next to Sect Leader Tang Ji.

Based on identity, he was Dragon Tiger Mountain's Grand Elder.

Li Guanqi saw the name and suddenly blacked out, almost fainting backwards, he had to recover for a while to settle his breath.

An acquaintance sitting beside him noticed Li Guanqi's abnormal expression, and asked.

"Do you know this person?"

"No, never heard of this name." Li Guanqi's tone was calm, speaking as if he were truly unaware.

...

Sword Sect Main Pavilion.

Sect Leader, Chen Qianhu, was drinking tea.

He was in a good mood now, his daughter's progress in seclusion was very smooth, after coming out she would be about half-step Golden Core, then after settling a bit, Core Formation next year would be straightforward.

He raised his hand and summoned a map, looking at Diannan and pondering Zhang Ze's task progress.

That Six Paths Immortal's task was naturally deliberately chosen by him; it was a matter of fiction, as decades ago the Sword Sect had sent several groups to investigate, with no results.

He assigned this task to Zhang Ze not only to keep him there longer but also to temper his impulsive nature, making him more composed.

Chen Qianhu estimated that no matter how fast Zhang Ze would have to stay in Diannan for a few months, this experience would likely help him grow significantly.

While pondering Zhang Ze's affairs, a disciple's voice sounded outside the door.

"Sect Leader, there's news of the task you instructed the mission hall to watch."

That task was, of course, Zhang Ze's. He hadn't expected news so soon. Chen Qianhu slightly frowned, then said, "I know."

After the disciple left, an jade scroll appeared in Chen Qianhu's hand out of thin air.

Sword Sect disciples can report back after tasks through the hall or via the Jade Token.

However, Jade Token is generally used for emergencies or request for help.

How it came there news within just two days?

Chen Qianhu opened the scroll, glanced at it, and then threw it aside with a sigh.

He regretted not listening to his wife's advice earlier to send the boy to the West Continent.

Some people indeed look more pleasing the farther they are.

The scroll contained Zhang Ze's report.

[Report to Sect Leader, task completed successfully]

[The matter of Six Paths Immortal has been clarified, caused by Dragon Tiger Mountain's Sect Leader's long stay in Diannan, details are complicated, I'll explain when I return]

[Disciple had additional gains from this mission]

[During the Diannan trip, disciple killed two Water Monkeys, slayed one evil Dog Demon, annihilated one evil cult, discovered one large tomb, was gifted two jin of tea by villagers, saved a ten-jin fatty fish twice]

[Also became close friends with Dragon Tiger Mountain's next Sect Leader]

[Repaired Dragon Tiger Mountain's treasured Celestial Calculation Disc]

[Finally, incidentally became Dragon Tiger Mountain's Grand Elder]

[But disciple still remains intensely loyal to Sword Sect, with no ulterior motives]

[End of report, awaiting Sect Leader's instructions]

...

Diannan, at the tomb.

Zhang Ze put away the Jade Token, muttering to himself, "In less than three days, I completed this task excellently and swiftly, the Sect Leader should be quite pleased now."