"I suppose so..."

Chen Xiao said casually.

"..."

Gu Zhendong was directly silent, staring at Chen Xiao with a strange look.

Chen Xiao was puzzled, "Uncle Gu, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Chen Xiao, tell Uncle Gu the truth. How exactly did you offend the Divine Sect?"

After a long silence, Gu Zhendong asked.

Chen Xiao didn't hide anything from Gu Zhendong and told him the story of the Eight Tiger Gate Village from beginning to end.

Of course, he concealed the part where he took possession of the manjusaka, only saying that he had destroyed them all.

After listening to Chen Xiao's words, Gu Zhendong fell silent again.

Chen Xiao asked, "Gu Zhendong, what's going on? Why aren't you talking?"

Gu Zhendong sighed and said, "Chen Xiao, you've caused a big disaster this time. Even if you told me you killed the master of the Huang Sect, Uncle Gu wouldn't worry. But you destroyed the flower fields of the Divine Sect and killed their people. This is..."

"You're wrong, Uncle Gu. It wasn't a person, it was a rat spirit."

Chen Xiao corrected him.

Gu Zhendong smiled wryly, "It's all the same. Don't even mention a rat spirit, even a cockroach, if it belongs to the Divine Sect, its status is incredibly precious, a hundred times more precious than the masters of the five evil sects."

"Is it really that evil? What kind of sect is this Divine Sect?"

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, realizing that this Divine Sect didn't seem as simple as he had imagined.

Gu Zhendong explained, "Chen Xiao, to tell you the truth, although I spent most of my life in the Liu Sect, I don't know much about the Divine Sect. Actually, the Divine Sect's real name is the Five Gods Sect, and because it's a secluded sect, the disciples of the four evil sects call it the Divine Sect. Only the disciples of the four evil sects call it that."

"A secluded sect? What is that?"

Chen Xiao asked in confusion.

"No way, Chen Xiao, you don't even know about secluded sects?"

Gu Zhendong was a little surprised, but then he explained, "The so-called secluded sects, as the name suggests, are a general term for cultivation sects that are independent of the secular world. The disciples of the secluded sects rarely travel in the secular world, remaining isolated from the world."

"The strength of the secluded sects is exceptionally strong. I don't know about other secluded sects, but take the Five Gods Sect, for example. It's said that even the weakest of its disciples are at the Jindan (Golden Core) stage. I've also heard that every secluded sect has a true immortal sitting in town. When the sect is in danger, they can even ask the immortal to descend..."

"Of course, these are all things I've heard, and I can't guarantee their truth. Maybe there's some exaggeration."

Although Gu Zhendong said he couldn't ensure the truth, one thing was certain: the strength of this Five Gods Sect far exceeded Chen Xiao's imagination.

Seeing Chen Xiao frowning, Gu Zhendong comforted him, "But Chen Xiao, you don't need to worry too much about this matter. Although the Five Gods Sect is powerful, they spend all their time cultivating immortality and have lost their humanity. They are not happy with external gains, nor do they grieve over personal losses. They might not even take this matter to heart. Even if they really come knocking one day, as long as you take the initiative to admit your mistake, I believe they won't bother a secular person like you, considering their status. Rather than worrying about them, you should worry about the Huang Sect's revenge!"

"Now we've made enemies of both the Huang Sect and the Liu Sect at the same time. If that Huang Laoxie and Liu Wuji join forces, it will be quite troublesome!"

Gu Zhendong looked worried. Although Chen Xiao had made the feud with the Huang Sect himself, the word 'we' showed Gu Zhendong's position and attitude.

Chen Xiao smiled faintly and said, "In that case, wouldn't the Five Gods Sect help the Huang Sect and Liu Sect?"

Gu Zhendong curled his lip, "They're not worthy! To put it bluntly, the five evil sects are equivalent to the Five Gods Sect's agents in the secular world. Although that's the case, the five evil sects are only responsible for doing some dirty work. For example, the Huang Sect is responsible for transporting *mandala* flowers, but they don't even have the qualification to plant them. The Five Gods Sect would rather entrust this kind of thing to a rat spirit than to the Huang Sect. You can see how low the five evil sects' status is in the eyes of the Five Gods Sect."

"Moreover, it seems that there's an agreement between the secluded sects that they won't interfere in secular affairs unless it's absolutely necessary. Whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, or even war, they don't care. That's why I say they've lost their humanity in their cultivation!"

"As for small matters like grudges and affections, they don't even bother to care about them!"

After speaking, Gu Zhendong finally summarized with a sentence: "So, Chen Xiao, you don't need to worry about anything. At worst, we'll cross the bridge when we come to it!"

Chen Xiao said lightly, "Do I look like I'm worried?"

Gu Zhendong laughed heartily, "Then I'm relieved. Alright, you should rest early. I have to go back."

After saying that, Gu Zhendong left.

Before long, Chen Xiao sensed the aura of cultivation in Gu Zhendong's room.

From this, it could be seen that although Gu Zhendong said he wasn't worried, he might not really think so in his heart...

Chen Xiao didn't hesitate either. Although with his current strength, unless a true immortal descended, no one could pose any threat to him.

But the problem was, what if the secluded sects could really invite a true immortal to descend, as Gu Zhendong said?

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao also came to the basement and began to cultivate.

...

The next day, Chen Xiao went to work as usual. When everyone saw him, their faces were filled with surprise, followed by a burst of excitement.

"Director Chen, what exactly happened? We were so scared yesterday!"

Li Dafu said, patting his chest.

He wasn't just pretending. After Chen Xiao was arrested yesterday, he had been worried, and even asked friends to inquire, but Chen Xiao was taken away by the Po Xie Si (Demon Subduing Division), and with his connections, how could he find out anything?

Seeing Chen Xiao come to work normally, his heart was completely relieved.

Chen Xiao said with a smile, "It's nothing, just a misunderstanding. They called me over to cooperate with the investigation. After the misunderstanding was resolved, I went home last night."

Wu Feier looked at Chen Xiao with a resentful expression, as if to say, you went home and didn't even tell me you were safe. Do you know how worried I was about you?

The grace of a beauty is the hardest to bear!

Chen Xiao nodded at Wu Feier with an embarrassed expression and walked towards the director's office.

Chen Xiao stayed in the office for the whole day, but he wasn't just sitting idle. He had been working on perfecting his TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Handbook.

Towards the end of the day, the first draft of the TCM Handbook was finally completed.

Chen Xiao called Li Dafu in and instructed, "Deputy Director Li, please organize this TCM Handbook and distribute it to everyone, one copy per person."

"Director Chen, can I take a look first?"

Li Dafu asked tentatively. He didn't expect Chen Xiao to produce the handbook so quickly. Could it be a perfunctory job?

"Sure, go ahead!"

Chen Xiao stretched lazily and said casually.

Li Dafu scanned through it quickly, and his face was immediately filled with shock...