Chapter 178 - 150: Foundation Establishment Level 2
On the second day, Chen went to the Hall of Merits to receive the Spirit Stones for the mission.
The Foundation Establishment elder responsible for the Hall of Merits was surnamed Luo and named Shen. He was one of the six mid-stage Foundation Establishment elders of the Returning True Sect, looking quite old with wrinkles all over his face, his eyebrows drooping, his back hunched, and every time we met, he was drunk.
At his age, he would normally be enjoying his twilight years within the sect, responsible only for some minor administrative tasks.
He was the one who had accompanied Chen during his initiation ceremony.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, it has only been two years since you established your foundation, right? I heard that this time you killed a second-order demon beast by yourself. A young hero indeed, well done!"
Chen felt somewhat mortified upon hearing this.
He was already forty-eight years old, nearly fifty, yet in the eyes of the other person, he was just a youngster.
"It was nothing but a battle for survival," Chen said with a cupped fist salute. "If the demon beast didn’t die, then I would have."
"You speak the truth. Alas, many times combat is such that in moments of life and death, it can bring out a person’s potential and unleash tremendous fighting prowess. Back in my day..." The old cultivator began to prattle on about the past.
Chen had no choice but to listen patiently, responding with brief and cursory comments.
The old cultivator prattled on for a while before he suddenly remembered to attend to the matter at hand, apologizing, "Look at me, getting old and fond of rambling on. I imagine you younger folks might not enjoy listening to it. Let me take care of this for you right now."