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The questioning cultivator's expression froze.

He swallowed all the words in his belly and hurriedly said, "So it is a great cultivator from a superior sect. Please, come in."

As he spoke, his figure appeared before the mountain gate. Possessing an extraordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, he cupped his hands in salute and made a welcoming gesture.

The mountain-guarding cultivator saluted and respectfully addressed him as Sect Master.

The cultivator clad in black-and-red robes and wearing a bamboo hat gave him a casual glance.

This man had early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation and a pure aura, yet he should not have been the sect master of the Taiyi Sect. That meant he could only be the administrative sect master. After all, for the Xingluo Taiyi Sect, which spanned the entire Xingluo region, it was impossible to have an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator serve as the sect master.

The black-robed cultivator strolled leisurely up the long stone stairs leading into the sect, withdrawing his gaze at the same time.

The administrative sect master lowered his head and led the cultivator behind him onward. The moment he had sensed the presence of spiritual fluctuations, he had used the Spirit Official Dharma Eye. Not looking had been one thing; once he looked, he was utterly horrified.

What appeared before him was a pillar of light as towering as mountains and seas, so immense that he had nearly thought he was hallucinating.

This emissary from a lofty sect surely possessed extraordinary cultivation.

A short while later.

They arrived at the Taiyi Sect's guest reception hall.

The black-robed cultivator calmly took his seat and lifted the tea bowl for a light sip.

"Fellow Daoist has come from afar. You must have had a difficult journey."

A Daoist in white-and-gold robes entered the main hall. With a