Heavenly Pearl City, central floating palace.
The mysterious Jade Dragon Old Mother appeared.
She had crane-white hair and a youthful face, clad in a green robe patterned with dragons. Laws covered her entire body, and she emanated the aura of a Supreme Heavenly Venerable.
Her gaze remained fixed on Zhang Xuan as though she were looking at an old friend she had not seen in ages. After a long while, she bowed and cupped her hands. "Jade Dragon greets Fellow Daoist!"
Zhang Xuan likewise stared intently at Jade Dragon Old Mother, feeling as if he had seen her somewhere before.
"Have we met before?" Zhang Xuan asked bluntly, his brows slightly furrowed.
Jade Dragon Old Mother smiled faintly. "Old friends meet again today, yet they are now spirits from worlds unknown to one another."
"Xuan, have you been well?"
Zhang Xuan froze. "Xuan?"
He searched through his memories as hard as he could, yet he found nothing related to Jade Dragon Old Mother.
Still, this sense of familiarity could not be wrong. The more he looked at Jade Dragon Old Mother, the more familiar she seemed, even giving him an inexplicable sense of closeness.
"Xuan, Jade Dragon searched for the road you took for a long time. Alas..." Jade Dragon Old Mother suddenly said, leaving Zhang Xuan utterly baffled.
"The road I took? What do you mean?"
Jade Dragon did not answer. Instead, she turned her gaze toward Zhu Xiaoxiao and the others and descended.
"Mm, you have recovered quite well. You have gained blessings from misfortune." Her gaze swept over Zhu Xiaoxiao and the other two, and she nodded with a smile.
Zhu Xiaoxiao and the others hurriedly bowed to Jade Dragon Old Mother. "Thank you, Senior, for saving our lives!"
"No matter. Since you are Xuan's people, this