"Fellow Daoist, there is something you may not know. Some time ago, when the Chixiao Alliance held its alliance gathering, Alliance Leader Zuo invited Great Cultivators from the Western Wastes to exchange insights and verify what they had learned. Since Alliance Leader Zuo extended the invitation, the Western Wastes' Great Cultivators naturally would not refuse him face. Baosha the Rogue came for that reason as well.
His arrival in Azure Cang now was merely because he happened to be passing through, not because he came here deliberately."
The speaker was an elderly Celestial. Stroking his long beard, he sat upon the azure platform and explained with a smile.
"So that is how it is." The Celestial who had asked the question nodded slightly, as if suddenly enlightened.
"I did know of the Chixiao Alliance's gathering, but I had not expected there to be such an interesting matter within it," a Celestial said with a laugh, his expression relaxed, as though he were chatting with old friends.
"I heard that Alliance Leader Zuo cultivates the Chixiao Treasure Scroll and has achieved success with his treasure body. Now, he intends to go a step further and cultivate the Chixiao Flawless Body, so he has widely invited experts from all sides to verify much through discussion. The Western Wastes lie in a desert region, with harsh conditions and many body-refining Cultivators. It is indeed fitting for Alliance Leader Zuo to invite Great Cultivators from the Western Wastes."
"The Chixiao Flawless Body?"
Chen Ping'an's heart stirred.
The Chixiao Alliance was an alliance power, vast in strength and far-reaching in influence, far beyond what ordinary regional forces could compare with.
The Chixiao Alliance Leader cultivated body refinement, and the members of the alliance mostly cultivated body-refining methods.
Previously, when Chen Ping'an had been in North