"Disciple pays respects to Master. What are your instructions?"
Fang Zhengli set down the Jade Slip in his hand and glanced at the disciple he was most proud of in this life. After pondering for a moment, he personally handed over a gold-embossed invitation from the desk and said softly, "The Wangyue Song Clan sent this. Take a look."
"The Wangyue Song Clan?" Hou Yu found it strange upon hearing this, yet he did not dare be negligent as he carefully read through it once. The doubts in his heart only deepened.
"Master, what exactly is this Southwestern Alliance Conference? Our Nine Profound Gate has been rooted in the Yulong Cultivation World for nearly five thousand years, yet I have never heard of any alliance conference in the Southwest.
"This invitation was sent by True Lord Zixu. True Lord Zixu's reputation is widespread; he is warm and hospitable and enjoys discussing the Dao with others. Could it be that, like the Myriad Manifestations Palace in the past, he wishes to hold a Dao Discussion Meeting to deepen exchanges between the various regions?
"If that is the case, then in this disciple's humble opinion, it is a good thing. The Myriad Manifestations Palace lies deep in the farthest reaches of the East Sea, truly far too distant from our Southwest.
"In recent years, the Myriad Manifestations Palace's Exchange Meetings have almost never included us. True Lord Zixu is a peerless prodigy even acknowledged by True Lords. Perhaps in the future, he may attain that profound and unfathomable realm of a Nascent Soul True Lord. That would be a good thing for our Southwest as well.
"When True Monarch Yusu was still alive, although she was merely a Loose Cultivator and had a rather eccentric temperament, the Southwest remained peaceful for quite