A woman was quietly seated several kilometers away at a pavilion with a veil over her face.
The fragrance of tea swirled in the air in front of her and the trees rustled behind her.
She was surrounded by several high level martial artists.
If Kong Ming were here, he would have sensed that even the ones just guarding the pavilion were at his level of martial arts.
After a short while, a young man passed through all the layers of protection and walked quickly to the woman right in the middle. He bowed and reported, "Teacher, we received news that the team from China arrived in Manaus earlier this evening."
The woman stopped drinking her tea and finally looked up. "Are they finally here? How many of them are there? Is there a grandmaster among them?"
The young man shook his head and replied in a low voice, "My subordinates have checked the four members of the Chinese team, and none of them is on the grandmaster ranking in China. The most famous of the four is the top imminent grandmaster of the country, Kong Ming. The other three are probably new talents to the scene, so they're not famous at all. They should all be below grandmaster level, and they are no threat to us."
The woman nodded. "This lineup from China does stand a chance in this rainforest."
"Haha! What's the point? With you around, Chu Sect is definitely going to have the last laugh in this fight for the spirit energy fruits! All the other nations are just playthings to us," laughed the young man with a snort. His voice was filled with pride and self-confidence. The fight hadn't even begun, but he could already foresee their victory.
But the woman shook her head. "Do not be careless. You should know why I'm here this time. I will not do anything unless something out of the ordinary happens. The only people you can use are still the fighters who are below grandmaster level."
"Teacher, don't worry, I know what to do. You can focus on what you need to do, and I'll get the rest done. I won't let those lowly fellows interrupt your grand plans," replied the young man with a smile.
"Also, my father has been stuck at a bottleneck for many years now, so I hope that after this mission is complete, you could give a little of the fruits to my father," requested the young man politely as he looked at the woman in front of him.
The woman nodded. "You don't have to worry about this and just focus on doing what you need to. Once I get the fruits, the excess will definitely be split among everyone else. Regardless of whether you're from the Chu family or the Jones family, you're all part of Chu Sect. If all of you become strong, Chu Sect will also become strong."
"Alright now, you may be dismissed. Go and remind Monroe to follow the plan and not to do anything rash."
The young man left after the woman finished giving her instructions.
The pavilion fell silent again.
But nobody knew that an invisible palm had come over the entire place in the darkness.
As more and more martial artists arrived from various countries, the city of Manaus started to liven up.
Manaus was the city that was the closest to the Amazon rainforest, so all the martial artists chose to stay here before entering the rainforest.
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