"Greetings, Clan Chief Yao Dan." Elder Yao slowly raised his head, looked directly at the Yao Clan Chief, smiled faintly, and cupped his hands.
"Yao Chen. We were all wrong about you."
Yao Dan withdrew his gaze from Wei Yang and stared at Yao Chen. Then, he let out a sigh whose meaning was difficult to discern.
He then took a step and appeared atop the stone platform. Amid the respectful greetings of the many Yao Clan elders, he seated himself in the seat of honor.
"Hehe, old man Yao Dan, you finally decided to come out of seclusion this time?"
Just as Yao Dan took his seat, another aged voice, steeped in the vicissitudes of time, echoed through the sky from afar.
Along with that voice came an incomparably rich medicinal fragrance.
Then, everyone saw a flash of green light suddenly flicker at the distant horizon.
That green light gave off an intense sense of vitality.
Wei Yang's eyes flashed. He was extremely familiar with that boundless vitality.
Life Spirit Flame!
"Elder Shen Nong." He slowly leaned back in his chair, one hand braced against the armrest as he propped up his chin, his expression unreadable.
Whoosh!
Within a few breaths, a pale green medicinal cauldron swiftly tore through the air.
Atop the cauldron sat an old man dressed in plain hemp robes. In his hand was a walking stick that looked as though it had been woven from medicinal herbs.
Many jade bottles hung from the walking stick, and as they gently swayed, they produced a crisp clinking sound.
"Elder Shen Nong... I didn't expect even this senior to show himself." A trace of surprise flashed through Elder Yao's eyes as he spoke softly.
Though Elder Shen Nong's name did not sound particularly renowned, he was an extremely