Chapter 694 - 694: The Shocked Moderators

After hanging up, Zhao Yuan caught Zhao Ling as she was trying to sneak away and chided her irritably, "When did you become such a big mouth? You can't keep a single secret."

Zhao Ling smiled apologetically and said, "A proposal and an engagement are a big deal. Of course I had to tell Mom and Dad. Besides, aren't they very supportive of you?"

Zhao Yuan glared at her. Just as he was about to scold her again, the doorbell rang.

"That must be the private tutor here for my lesson," Zhao Ling said hurriedly, wriggling free from Zhao Yuan's grasp and dashing to open the door.

Standing outside was, indeed, the private tutor.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao." The tutor greeted Zhao Yuan politely after stepping inside.

Zhao Yuan returned the greeting courteously. "Hello. Please, head to the study for your lesson." He then shot a look at Zhao Ling and mouthed some words that seemed to say, 'I'll let you off the hook for now, but I'll deal with you after your lesson is over.'

Zhao Ling stuck out her tongue and pulled the private tutor into the study.

Zhao Yuan returned to his bedroom, opened his laptop, and logged into his alternate QQ account, intending to ask the Chief Moderator if he had received the items he'd sent. But as soon as he logged on, he saw that the Chief Moderator had sent several messages in a row.

He opened them to find they were all questions about the Talismans and Elixirs.

The earliest one was sent around ten o'clock that morning: "Senior, I've received the Talismans and Elixirs you sent."

The second was sent at half-past ten, likely right after he'd seen the 'instruction manual' tucked inside with the Talismans and Elixirs and gotten a shock. The Chief Moderator's astonishment was clear between the lines: "Senior, is the information on your list written incorrectly? The power of the Talismans is double that of other, similar Talismans? And those Purifying Qi Pills… their Purifying Qi effect is as high as ninety-five percent? How is that possible! Did you write the nine and the five backward?"

Next were several more messages in a row:

"Senior, please reply!"

"Senior, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? I'm on my knees waiting for an answer!"

"Senior, when will you be online? Please reply when you are."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and chuckled. 'I didn't expect this Chief Moderator to be such a chatterbox.'

It was a good thing the Chief Moderator didn't hear that, or he would have burst into tears.

Ordinarily, the Chief Moderator was a very calm and composed person. It was just that in the presence of a Demon-Level figure like Zhao Yuan, all his calm and composure flew out the window.

Zhao Yuan typed a line in reply: "The information on my list is correct. The Talismans I personally draw are twice as powerful as equivalent Talismans drawn by others! As for the Purifying Qi Pills, the Purifying Qi effect is indeed ninety-five percent! Aren't you having them appraised? Once the results are in, you'll know if I was lying."

The Chief Moderator happened to be online and replied instantly: "Senior, we don't suspect you of lying, we're just completely shocked."

Zhao Yuan sent a smiley face and replied, "It's fine. After you've been shocked a few more times, you'll get used to it."

The Chief Moderator was left speechless.

Just then, someone in the moderator group chat asked him, "How's it going, boss? Did you get in touch with Senior? Did he get the data wrong?"

The Chief Moderator replied, "Senior said the data is correct."

The moderator group chat instantly erupted, and even the lurkers were drawn out of hiding.

"Let's not even talk about the Talismans. With Senior's abilities, doubling their power is plausible. But those… what are they, Purifying Qi Pills? I've never even heard of them before. A Purifying Qi effect of up to ninety-five percent? How is that possible?"

"Yeah, if such an incredible Elixir really existed, how could we have never heard of it?"

"There must be a mistake somewhere. A ninety-five percent purification effect… isn't that even stronger than an Immortal Pill? Is that even possible?"

The moderators buzzed with discussion, none of them believing such an insanely powerful Elixir could possibly exist.

The Chief Moderator had his own doubts, but he didn't make a rash judgment. 'After all, the theoretical knowledge displayed by the Wan Family's Master, Senior Little Ghost, is terrifyingly profound! Perhaps he really can create a miracle!'

"Alright, don't be so quick to dismiss it. Let's wait for the Talisman Master and Pill Master we invited to finish their appraisal," the Chief Moderator said in the group after a moment of thought.

Hearing this, the moderators stopped their discussion and started asking, "Boss, who did you invite to do the appraisal this time?"

The Chief Moderator replied, "For the Talisman Master, I've invited Zhang Tao from Dragon Tiger Mountain. The Pill Master is our forum's own Cold Mountain Elder, Shan Han."

As he was speaking, his phone rang. Zhang Tao and Shan Han had arrived.

"Speak of the devil. I'll have them appraise the Talismans and Elixirs first and tell you the results later." The Chief Moderator left the group chat, answered the phone, and headed out.

A moment later, he led Zhang Tao and Shan Han into the Cultivator Forum's office area.

The place looked exactly like a normal company's office, but only a Cultivator could sense the extremely powerful Array set up there. Moreover, every single person working here was a Cultivator.

Two other moderators had also rushed over today. Seeing Zhang Tao and Shan Han, they hurried forward to greet them.

After a round of pleasantries, Shan Han said, "Let's get down to business. Where are the Elixirs that need to be appraised?"

"In the appraisal room. This way, please." The Chief Moderator led Zhang Tao and Shan Han through a security check and into the appraisal room.

This was the most heavily protected area in the Cultivator Forum's office! Even the most powerful Cultivator would find it difficult to force their way in.

The Chief Moderator opened a safe engraved with Runes and began taking things out as he explained, "The Talismans and Elixirs that need appraising this time are a bit special…"

Zhang Tao said, "I know. They're from the Wan Family's Master, Senior Little Ghost. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't have taken this job."

"There's more," the Chief Moderator said. "Senior included a list with the Talismans and Elixirs explaining their effects. According to him, all of these Talismans are twice as powerful as identical ones drawn by others! As for the Elixirs, they're even more incredible. Their Purifying Qi effect is as high as ninety-five percent!"

"How is that possible?" Zhang Tao asked, his face a mask of shock.

Shan Han, however, raised an eyebrow. "Those Elixirs… are they called Purifying Qi Pills?"

"Huh?" Now it was the Chief Moderator's turn to be surprised. "How did you know?"

"Because I've appraised them before. If it really is this type of Elixir, then its Purifying Qi effect is indeed as high as ninety-five percent!" Shan Han said, the image of Zhao Yuan involuntarily appearing in her mind.

She couldn't help but wonder, 'What exactly is the relationship between Zhao Yuan and the Wan Family's Master, Little Ghost?'

'Could they actually be…'

'Master and disciple?!'