Chapter 1358 - 1358: What If He Succeeds

After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, he flew out of the Ice Palace.

Looking at his stance, it really seemed like he was going out to recruit people.

Everyone in the hall had expressions of shock.

Clearly, they hadn't recovered from his last statement.

Ha!

Venerable Lanmiao was the first to burst into laughter.

Soon after, the other female immortals were laughing uproariously.

"What did he just say?"

"Ten thousand people are unworthy of him?"

"Oh my, how arrogant and ignorant can he be?"

"Forget ten thousand people, even if he recruits ten, I'd be impressed."

"Tee-hee, now that he's talked big, let's see how he handles it."

"He might end up too embarrassed to return."

"That would be perfect, and we wouldn't have a Supreme Palace Master anymore."

"Bring it on!"

Watching the girls in the hall eagerly waiting for a joke at Jiang Cheng's expense, Gong Qing slightly shook her head.

"What if he actually does it?"

"What will you do then?"

The girls quieted down instantly.

If someone else had said it, they would surely laugh it off.

But since Gong Qing said it, they had to consider the possibility.

After a long while, Venerable Wuyuan said seriously, "If he can do such a thing, then the Supreme Palace Master would indeed live up to his name."

At its peak, the Ice Palace only had a little over two thousand people.

If he suddenly recruits ten thousand, that would mean expanding the sect's size and power fivefold.

That was something Gong Qing had never accomplished before.

If Jiang Cheng could do it, they'd have no choice but to accept it.

"Impossible!"

Venerable Linjing shook her head heavily, refusing to believe such a miracle could happen.

"He cannot possibly do such a thing!"

Meanwhile, after Brother Cheng flew out of the Ice Palace, his divine thought sensed the outside.

Then he chose the direction with the most people and flew there leisurely.

Was he confident in recruiting ten thousand people?

Brother Cheng said he wasn't.

He's not foolish; just from the reaction of the women, he could tell how hard recruiting was.

But he wasn't worried.

If he truly couldn't recruit, he had a backup plan!

At that time, he'd just directly incorporate all forty-five thousand demons of Purple Brown Bear Pi.

After all, it's just about headcount, right?

No one's demanding they have to be free newcomers without a sect.

Nor did they specify the race.

Just let the demons of Mo Yuan Valley switch factions, pledging their consciousness to Red Cloud of Ice Palace, and it's done.

How easy is that?

As for whether Purple Brown Bear Pi is willing?

He definitely would be.

Even if he originally wasn't willing, Demon Lord Jiang would make him 'willing.'

He hadn't flown far when he bumped into a few people head-on.

"Elder Jiang!"

"Haha, it turns out Elder Jiang is fine!"

"Huh, you guys?"

Seeing Tian Lin and Taiheng hurriedly arriving, Brother Cheng was quite surprised.

"Weren't you returning to the Celestial Pill Department?"

"We came to rescue you!"

Tian Lin was very delighted to see him safe and sound.

They were late because back then, the Three-Eyed Tiger only met the female immortals of the Ice Palace at Cyan Bear Cave Mansion.

He didn't actually know their exact location.

They had been aimlessly wandering around the nearby area all these days.

"Great, it turns out you've already escaped danger."

Taiheng Daoist Venerable gave several thumbs up too.

"As expected of Elder Jiang, even a million female immortals can't hold you down!"

Although it felt good to be flattered, Brother Cheng was confused by this praise.

"Rescue me?"

"A million female immortals?"

"What do you mean? Do I even need rescuing?"

Taiheng and Tian Lin Daoist Venerables both looked at the Three-Eyed Tiger.

This Tiger Demon had been dodgy ever since they met, quite unlike its usual flashy style.

The two Daoist Venerables finally realized.

They instantly got angry.

"You damn Tiger Demon, were you deceiving us?"

"This is outrageous; if you want to make stuff up, fine, but how dare you make things up about Elder Jiang?"

"Absolutely unforgivable!"

"What's really going on?"

Taiheng Daoist Venerable furiously pointed at the Three-Eyed Tiger, sternly said, "He made it all up."

"He claimed you encountered over a million female immortals and were in trouble, that's why we rushed here to rescue you."

Ha!

Brother Cheng spat out water immediately.

He looked at the Three-Eyed Tiger speechlessly.

"You really are a little genius!"

As his long-time partner in pretending, he immediately saw through the Three-Eyed Tiger's intention.

This was just deliberately messing things up for him.

"Hehe..."

The exposed Three-Eyed Tiger simply shrugged off the embarrassment and grinned widely.

"I was worried you were getting lost in a sea of comfort, softening your heroic aspirations, so I brought people to rescue you from disaster!"

"Fine, fine..."

Jiang Cheng didn't want to hear him babble nonsense.

"The sect over there is called the Ice Palace, currently only has twelve hundred people, the Palace Master is an old friend of mine, so I got myself a Supreme Palace Master title."

Reassured, Tian Lin and Taiheng Daoist Venerables also started to laugh.

"No wonder Elder Jiang hasn't returned, so that's the case."

"Haha, as expected of Sect Leader Jiang, within days you managed to become a Supreme Palace Master of an unfamiliar sect."

"Indeed, Elder Jiang always fits in anywhere he goes!"

Tian Lin Daoist Venerable stroked his white beard with satisfaction, a complete contrast to his angry demeanor towards the Three-Eyed Tiger.

"Where are you headed, Sect Leader Jiang?"

"Preparing to return to the Celestial Pill Department?"

Brother Cheng shook his head: "No, this time I'm out to recruit people."

"Recruiting people?"

Tian Lin and Taiheng couldn't help but chuckle.

"You're really treating the Ice Palace as your own sect, huh?"

"Are you planning to settle here?"

"Not really."

Jiang Cheng had thought about the future of the Ice Palace.

He didn't have any particular feelings for the Ice Palace.

But Gong Qing was different; these years she'd been tied to the Ice Palace.

"Regardless, before I leave, I'll try to help her strengthen the Ice Palace."

"So that after I leave, she can stand firm here without hiding again."

That was his genuine reason for agreeing to recruit people — to compensate Gong Qing for her years of perseverance.

As for the attitudes of those female immortals, they meant nothing to him, just a way to pass the time.

"Ha, since that's the case, why don't I join Elder Jiang in recruiting?"

Tian Lin's suggestion piqued Taiheng's interest too.

"I'll join too; it's a great chance to experience Yunmi Dao's customs."

They had returned just to reunite with Jiang Cheng.

Now that Jiang Cheng was by their side, there was no rush anymore.

The group hurried to their destination.

In front of them appeared a bustling market.

The floating streets went as far as the eye can see, with immortals of various races passing by shoulder to shoulder.

Even the Three-Eyed Tiger couldn't help but comment.

"There are so many people."

Brother Cheng thought recruiting ten thousand would be easy with so many people.

But he quickly realized he was wrong.

All the people at the market had sect and race markings.