The members of the Spirit Suppression Bureau were all excited, and the way they looked at Lu Guoshuang was filled with admiration.

"Boss is truly the boss, noticing that the Buddhist Sect was collecting information about the Observatory Master, immediately realizing they intended to damage his reputation!"

"Luckily, we already knew the Observatory Master had previously pursued a Fox Demon in the Red Light District."

"Haha, those monks from Zen Spirit Temple probably still think that lady admired him and that's why she gave him that video."

"Little did they know, it was us behind the scenes!"

Everyone's face was filled with smug smiles.

The online affair was orchestrated by them, with the aim of throwing the Observatory Master into a storm of public opinion first.

After he received widespread condemnation, they would release the second half of the video, so that everyone who criticized him would feel ashamed.

And after this, the public would no longer easily doubt the character of the Observatory Master in the future!

Even if the Buddhist Sect really obtained some dirt on the Observatory Master, they wouldn't be able to ruin his or Daoism's reputation.

Of course, all of this was orchestrated by Guardian Lu Guoshuang.

"Observatory Master Lin has given my Spirit Suppression Bureau a rebirth of gratitude, so this battle of public opinion serves as a small token to repay him," said Lu Guoshuang.

Everyone shared a knowing smile.

However, some had a vague concern: "Boss, if our secret planning of this wave of public opinion gets discovered by those above, won't there be trouble?"

Even though this wave concerns the Observatory Master's reputation, it's essentially a battle between Buddhist Dao.

By rights, the Empire shouldn't intervene.

Especially not the Spirit Suppression Bureau!

The Buddhist Sect's influence is immense, any movement affects the whole, and ordinary cultivators taking sides isn't an issue, but the Spirit Suppression Bureau's organizational nature dictates they can't easily get involved.

So, while feeling exhilarated by Lu Guoshuang's involvement, some members couldn't help worrying about the boss's future.

But, at this moment, Lu Guoshuang mysteriously smiled and said:

"Don't worry, there are certain lines that without permission from above, I wouldn't dare to cross."

Upon hearing this, everyone present changed expression.

"Boss, do you mean the Empire is going to make a move against the Buddhist Sect?" someone blurted with a straightforward mouth.

Lu Guoshuang was startled and quickly glared at that person.

The person knew they had misspoken and hurriedly shut up.

However, Lu Guoshuang did not blame anyone, merely said with deep intent:

"Some forces have developed too quickly, disrupting the balance."

"A little warning wouldn't hurt."

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and then showed excited smiles.

"By the way."

Then Lu Guoshuang said to Yan Tong: "Today the Buddhist Sect might send someone to the Daoist Temple to provoke the Observatory Master, you go and tell him not to get angry to avoid being talked about!"

"Leave all the public opinion to us!"

Yan Tong nodded seriously: "Understood!"

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On the other side.

Qingfeng Temple.

After taking that Seventh Grade Treasure Pill last night, Lin Heng, who was already close to the Profound Communication Fourth Layer, saw his cultivation soar again, unexpectedly breaking through to the Seventh Layer of the Profound Communication Realm in one go!

This surge in improvement was something he completely hadn't anticipated.

It's known that after advancing to the Profound Communication Realm, every small improvement takes hundreds of thousands of cultivation value.

And a few days ago, killing Du'e at the same realm only provided him with half a million cultivation value.

But now, a single elixir brought Lin Heng two million in cultivation value!

It's too unexpected, too incredible!

"So, the content of a Seventh Grade Elixir is far more terrifying than I thought!"

"No wonder Dragon and Tiger Mountain has held the top among the Holy Lands for so long!"

Each of the Five Great Holy Lands excels in their own way.

Wudang excels in martial arts, Maoshan in talismans, Lao Mountain in techniques, and Qingcheng in Qi.

And Dragon and Tiger Mountain specializes in alchemy, passed down from their ancestral master Zhang Daoling!

Imagine Dragon and Tiger Mountain disciples, with elixirs at their aid, how could the cultivation of Daoists in the sect not be high?

It's no wonder Dragon and Tiger Mountain could stand at the top of the Holy Lands for a thousand years.

"Even at Dragon and Tiger Mountain, a Seventh Grade Elixir is a rare treasure."

"For the Spirit Suppression Headquarters to be this generous, it seems the Empire indeed wishes to befriend me."

Lin Heng mused.

He was well aware that to truly revive Daoism, the Empire's assistance would be indispensable.

And the arrival of this Seventh Grade Elixir undoubtedly represented a bit of goodwill from the Empire.

This goodwill was far more important than the elixir itself.

Because it's a gesture of goodwill!

Having understood this, Lin Heng's lips curled into a smile.

But then he thought of his reputation value again.

When taking the elixir last night, his reputation was on a steady rise from daytime.

But in the middle of the night, for some unknown reason, the rising reputation suddenly came to a halt.

As if a cigarette had been suddenly extinguished.

It went silent.

Lin Heng looked at his current total reputation, which was over four thousand, still not reaching fifty million.

This puzzled him greatly.

Could this be the reputation upper limit?

Just as Lin Heng was pondering, voices began to come in from outside one after another.

Lin Heng was startled, looked at the sky, and realized that the dawn was breaking, and a thin morning mist had risen over the entire White Cliff Mountain.

"Alas..."

"Another restless day."

Feeling a bit helpless, Lin Heng got up and opened the Daoist Temple's door.

As he expected.

Incense burners were swarming in.

But what was different was that the expressions on today's 'incense burners' faces were very complicated.

Each one looked at him with disappointing and painful eyes.

Lin Heng was bewildered.

What was going on?

In the next second, he heard angry voices rising from the crowd.

"As a cultivator, you went to such a place, seeking pleasure with women of blemished reputation, it's disgusting, so base, pfft!"

As this voice came out.

Several voices immediately echoed from the crowd.

"Exactly, ignoring the incense burners but all smiles to those kinds of women, can he still be called a Daoist? He's clearly a rogue!"

"To think we respected you so much, but didn't expect you'd be so dirty in private, how are you different from those monks who break the rules?"

"Being a cultivator but looking for women in that place, even if he's not disgusted, I find it appalling!"

"If Daoism is all about hypocrisy fronting and deceit behind, it truly deserves its decline!"

"Although you indeed have skills, not a charlatan, you still make me feel ashamed!"

"You have deeply disappointed us!"

With these reproaches, the incense burners present finally exploded, reprimanding Lin Heng with a hatred for failing to live up to expectations.

Among them, many were young girls who had once admired the overwhelmingly handsome Observatory Master.

Now, they no longer saw him as unworldly but simply dirty.

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