Thirty thousand years ago, when the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect had declined, the Heavenly God Sect went on the offensive against them. The Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect did not only lose their kingdom that they had ruled for many generations, but they had also lost all of their Grand Elders, more or less, in this war!
After this war, the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect had never recovered. The Heavenly God Sect erected the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom on the remains of the collapsed kingdom of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect!
Dong Sheng Long was a noble at the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom, and he was bestowed Royal Noble by this kingdom; why would the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect invite him to be a guest adviser? He was assigned here as an adviser by the Mortal Emperor of the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom.
Regarding this particular guest adviser, the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect could not decline. Today, the sect was no longer able to compete with the Heavenly God Sect or the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom. With this guest adviser sent by the kingdom, the sect could only accept him inside.
Dong Sheng Long, as a guest adviser at the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, had his own mission – he kept a very low profile during his time here. Besides cultivating, he rarely went outside, and he, even less, interfered with the matters of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect; thus, Dong Sheng Long had not made that many protectors and elders to outright reject him.
Cao Xiong was an elder of the sect. In the past, he, similar to the other protectors and elders, had great animosity towards Dong Sheng Long. However, Cao Xiong, in his heart, also had many things that he wanted to change since he always had an ambition towards the sect master’s seat.
During that year, regarding the passing down of the sect master’s seat and taking into consideration of order according to status, the sect master’s seat should have went to the first elder or to him!
However, inexplicably, Su Yong Huang appeared, and this made him painfully lose the sect master’s seat! In these recent passing years, Cao Xiong had lost the idea of becoming Sect Master himself; he instead placed all of his aspirations into his disciple, Leng Shi Zhi.
This was also the reason why Cao Xiong had so often tried to turn his disciple, Leng Shi Zhi, into the prime disciple, but this progress was not so smooth.
With this result, Cao Xiong became disconsolate, and his magnificent aspiration was difficult to achieve. Under these conditions, with Dong Sheng Long intentionally acting friendly towards him, Cao Xiong inadvertently became closer to Dong Sheng Long; his previous hostility towards Dong Sheng Long had dissipated by a lot.
Later, Dong Sheng Long had implied many times that him and his backing would be able to assist Cao Xiong in climbing to the sect master’s position of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect!
With such a tempting offer from Dong Sheng Long, it would be strange if Cao Xiong was not interested! Cao Xiong knew the people that were behind Dong Sheng Long were powerful, but he also knew what Dong Sheng Long wanted.
If he truly joined Dong Sheng Long, Cao Xiong knew that him becoming the sect master was not a difficult matter. The problem was, once he joined Dong Sheng Long, he had to put in great effort afterwards. The backing of the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom was not easily bestowed upon, and this deal would symbolize his betrayal of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect and the ancestors.
Even though Cao Xiong truly coveted the sect master’s seat and was tempted by Dong Sheng Long’s offer, but as an elder of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect and a disciple that grew up here, he ultimately couldn’t cross this bottom line in his heart. In the end, for him, to betray the sect and the ancestors would be something that will torture his conscience!
Of course, Dong Sheng Long was not in a rush either. The Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect had declined, and the items of this sect, one day, would fall into his hands; he had enough patience. Naturally, if Cao Xiong would join him, then it would be even better.
Facing Dong Sheng Long, Cao Xiong was just drinking without replying while Dong Sheng Long maintained his smile. It was a smile on the outside, but inside, it wasn’t.
Finally, Cao Xiong placed down the bowl in his hand, and he said.
“The sect master is not present, so I do not need to worry.”
Dong Sheng Long, with his pretentious smile, said:
“Brother Cao is an elder of the sect, and you have truly contributed to it with your blood and courage. Brother Cao should be more aware of the current situation of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect.”
Cao Xiong was waiting for Dong Sheng Long to say these words; he looked at Dong Sheng Long, and he said:
“My mind is dark; please give me a few pointers.”