When he thought of all the things he could have gained from the Purple Flower sect, he couldn't help but lament and say, "At the end of the day, it is all because I lack strength."
He has gained a lot from the formation diagrams that he earned as compensation for the exhibition fights. But the knowledge he gained has also given him the need to practice.
He wants to practice making formations, and he also wants the formation breaker to practice breaking formations. All of these things need materials, and he will need a lot of them in order to practice until he is satisfied.
It goes without saying that if he can get the stock of an entire sect, he should have enough materials to practice with. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the money to buy that many materials, and he doesn't have the strength to take the materials he needs from others. This has left him with an itch that he can't scratch.
He could only say to himself, "I can't wait to get to the sect. A couple of decades of cultivation will surely boost my strength. If I can get some centuries of cultivation, then I will be able to have whatever I want in the Five Veins region."
He needs strength not only because he is lusting after the possessions of other people and wants to be able to rob them, but also because of the upcoming war.
As it stands, the war can occur at any time. As a golden core elder of the Blood Skull sect, he doubts he can stay out of it.
He expects that he will have to participate in the war. If this is the case, then he will be in danger soon.
Even if he could stay out of the war, he doesn't want to because the war won't bring only danger. The war will also bring opportunities to earn a lot of resources.
He doesn't want to miss these opportunities, so he needs strength, and he needs it quickly. This is why the progress of the divine abilities of the Mountain Sitting Dao has put him in a good mood.
The lottery that he held caused a surge in the progress of all of his divine abilities. This means that he will be able to grow stronger faster and will also be much stronger than his peers very soon.
As he was lost in his thoughts, the flying ship met the flying ship of the Purple Flower sect. The people on the flying ship waved at the other flying ship.
Well, it was the people on Arthur's flying ship that had the energy and mood to wave. The disciples of the Purple Flower sect, coming from the Blood Skull sect, looked drained mentally and physically. They were despondent and uninterested in waving to the other flying ship.
This sight made Arthur chuckle to himself and say, "I wonder what they experienced in the Blood Skull sect. Things couldn't have been that bad, right? They make it look like they are survivors of a journey to hell."
Arthur received no answer to his question. So he decided to wait until he returned to the sect to get the answers he wanted.
The rest of the journey was uneventful. When they got back to the city outside the sect, everyone quickly disembarked from the flying shop and went to report at the personnel hall about the end of their mission.
Arthur first went to visit the shopkeeper whom he had helped before he left the sect for the exchange program. When he reached the shop, he found it closed down.
He still didn't give up in his quest to meet the shopkeeper, so he went around asking for information about the shopkeeper. He wanted to know where he lived.
But no one knew where the shopkeeper lived. All they had to say was that the shop had been closed for a year now.
The time that the shop closed aligned with the time Arthur met with him and helped him. This made Arthur nod with satisfaction and say, "It seems he took my suggestion seriously and decided to focus on cultivation. That's good. I expect great things from him."
This short event further enhanced his good mood. But he decided not to waste any more time, so he hurried in the direction of the sect.
As soon as he entered the sect, he received a message from the array spirit about a meeting in the council hall that was to be held in the next five minutes. So he rushed into the inner sect and went directly to the council hall.
He didn't stop along the way to greet anyone, such as Roar. He had the time to see Roar, but he wanted to get to the council hall early.
However, even though he got there in one minute and had four minutes to spare, he discovered that he was still late to the meeting. This was because the meeting had already been held for a while. They had just been waiting for him.
The five minutes that the array spirit gave him were the time that he was allowed to settle down and prepare for the meeting. But everyone else had been present in the council hall for over an hour.
So when he got to the council hall, the array spirit asked him to brief everyone about the progress of the exchange program. He was also asked to provide suggestions about the future plans for the exchange program and to point out anything of note about the Purple Flower sect.
He did as he was asked. Everyone listened to what he had to say. Then the meeting was called to an end.
The array spirit said, "Let us end today's meeting here. As I said earlier, we still plan to hold another exchange program. But this time, it will involve every sect in the Five Veins region, and the location will be at the Purple Flower sect."