The old man's beard and hair were both white, yet his complexion was ruddy and his skin looked so delicate it could be broken by a breath. At a glance, he was clearly some monster-level existence.
Anyone who dared to fly openly within the market was undoubtedly from Hundred Herbs Valley. True Immortals from other factions rarely did such a thing.
Seeing him fly over through the air, someone shouted loudly, "Greetings, Five Willows Grandmaster!"
The arrival was Five Willows True Immortal, foremost among Hundred Herbs Valley's three Grandmasters and also Huaiheng Real Person's master.
He had always been devoted to the Dao of alchemy and rarely concerned himself with worldly affairs. He also preferred others to address him as "Grandmaster" rather than Celestial Immortal.
He extended his divine sense to inspect the area and found no one in the small courtyard. He then sent out his divine sense to ask, "Where are the people here?"
A Hundred Herbs Valley disciple hurried over from afar and answered loudly, "Reporting to Supreme Elder, they left three days ago!"
"Three days?" Five Willows True Immortal flew into a rage. "Why did you let them leave?"
The Hundred Herbs Valley disciples did not dare answer. They knew the Supreme Elder's temperament all too well.
If they did not defend themselves, then no matter how enraged the Supreme Elder was, he would force himself to restrain it and wait until he had calmed down before learning the details.
But if they tried to explain themselves now, the Supreme Elder might take it as sophistry in his fury and punish them without another word.
Five Willows True Immortal was stern and unsmiling, but he rarely lost his temper. His nature was merely somewhat old-fashioned.
However, his most prized disciple, the sect's most outstanding rising star,