People of the orthodox sects are hypocritical, malicious, greedy, despicable, cunning, and sanctimonious.

People of the demonic cults are frank, bold, loyal, and true to their nature.

If most people formed such an impression, wouldn’t the reputation sound much better?

One must still seize the high ground of public opinion...

Amidst his complaints, a faint flame began to burn in his heart, growing ever stronger.

He was eager to give it a try.

However, there were still some things that didn’t suit his taste.

“Well done.” Logan Brooks closed the dossier, looked at the two before him, and said, “From here on, you must work even harder and strive for greater gains.”

Quentin Green and Lawrence Griffin were both overjoyed. They knelt on one knee and said in unison, “We are willing to give our all for the Sacred Cult!”

Logan Brooks nodded in satisfaction, then continued, “However, you must not become arrogant or complacent.”

He looked at Quentin Green: “Your skill in crafting human-skin masks is indeed outstanding, but with your current level, you can only make one such mask. You need to study new techniques, innovate, and be able to produce multiple masks of the same top quality, so as to handle more possibilities. Don’t get stuck in past glories and stop moving forward.”

Quentin Green was taken aback, then straightened his expression and said earnestly, “In recent years, I have indeed become restless and somewhat stagnant. Thanks to your guidance, I am now awakened. I will strictly follow your teachings, work diligently, strive to create more techniques, and never dare to be arrogant or complacent again.”

As he spoke, he bowed to Logan Brooks once more.

Logan Brooks nodded slightly. “Good. With such ambition, you are worth cultivating.”

He then handed the dossier to Lawrence Griffin beside him. “The same goes for you. Go and prepare well.”

The young man before him bowed deeply. “I will strictly follow your teachings, Cult Master.”

After receiving the dossier, the young man left the stone chamber.

Then, Logan Brooks turned to Quentin Green and said, “Recently, regarding intelligence gathering, report everything, no matter how big or small. Today, I’ll check your work.”

Quentin Green replied respectfully, “Yes, Cult Master.”

He quickly presented a jade slip.

Logan Brooks looked at the jade slip, feeling a bit guilty.

How do you use this thing...

Fortunately, Quentin Green was both sycophantic and eager to help.

He placed his palm on the jade slip, and a glow appeared on its surface.

Logan Brooks observed carefully and felt as if an invisible force was surging within the other’s body.

Is he injecting true qi or something into the jade slip?

Logan Brooks seemed to understand.

The glow on the jade slip condensed into a screen of light.

A large amount of text appeared on the light screen.

Logan Brooks settled down to read.

After reading, he nodded. “Not bad.”

Quentin Green said humbly, “It’s all part of my duty.”

Logan Brooks put away the jade slip and stood up. “Alright, that’s all for today.”

Quentin Green hurried to escort him out of the underground palace.

Back on the surface, in his own room, after closing the door, Logan Brooks immediately began rummaging through his belongings.

Earlier, he had found several jade slips in the room.

At the time, he didn’t know what they were for.

Now that he thought about it, they probably contained intelligence and reports from the cult members to him, the Cult Master.

He tried injecting his own true qi into these jade slips.

At first, it was very difficult.

Having just arrived, his soul now occupied the body of this demonic cult master. It was like a rookie who had never touched a steering wheel suddenly driving a top-tier race car.

No matter how good the car or how detailed the manual, it would still take time to fully master it.

Moreover, this fine car had even been in a major accident and hadn’t been repaired.

Logan Brooks struggled for half the night and finally managed to activate those jade slips.

Reading through them gave him a better understanding of the current situation in the vast land of Shenzhou and his own circumstances.

He read through the night.

By the time dawn arrived, Logan Brooks finally came to his senses.

Although his body was still injured, he didn’t feel tired in spirit.

He put away the jade slips and ordered someone to prepare breakfast.

For breakfast, Evelyn Young still accompanied him.

After the meal, Evelyn Young was about to leave Ganlu Manor.

Logan Brooks summoned his chief chamberlain. “Escort Miss Evelyn out.”

“Yes, Cult Master.” The middle-aged woman bowed to Evelyn Young again. “Miss Evelyn, you are currently in the secret incense hall of our cult. According to our rules, for the sake of secrecy, I must escort you out. Please forgive the discourtesy, and I hope you will understand.”

Evelyn Young returned the bow. “Thank you, elder.”

She then bowed to Logan Brooks. “Thank you, Cult Master Brooks.”

Logan Brooks nodded casually. “I won’t see you off. I hope you find the answers you seek.”

“Thank you for your kind words, Cult Master. Please take care.” The young woman took her leave.

The gray-robed elder appeared before Logan Brooks, kneeling on one knee.

Logan Brooks nodded.

The gray-robed elder disappeared on the spot.

Logan Brooks returned to his room and continued reading the intelligence stored in those jade slips.

By noon, he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the manor outside.

Logan Brooks lightly tapped his jade pendant three times.

Quentin Green quickly arrived.