Soon, a group of cultivators dressed in blue robes entered the hall, led by a strikingly handsome middle-aged man, who exuded an aura of authority from the forefront.0

"Immortal Emperor of Daliang, why have you summoned me in such a hurry?" he asked.0

"Shangqing Hierarch, I apologize for the inconvenience. I invited you in haste because I would be hosting a holy maiden of Shangqing today. Since the two of you are acquainted, I thought it would be nice for you to meet." The Immortal Emperor of Daliang smiled.0

"Oh?" The Shangqing hierarch glanced over curiously to see Lan Yaoguang rise gracefully and bow. "I greet the hierarch."0

"Yaoguang?" the Shangqing hierarch exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"0

At that moment, Xiao Nanfeng stood up and smiled. "I am Xiao Nanfeng, Eastern Aspect of the Imperial Court. I greet the Shangqing hierarch, and I thank you for taking care of Yaoguang all these years."0

Xiao Nanfeng had heard from Lan Yaoguang that the Shangqing hierarch had been rather protective of her. When she was acknowledged by the Cursebane Sword, many elders in the sect were reluctant to pass the treasure to her. It was the sect master who opposed them and supported...0