Of course.
That was what they said.
But Lu Yuan alone clearly was not important enough for the Tai Ling Ancient Clan's clan chief to personally come out and welcome him.
At the end of the day, in the Tai Ling Ancient Clan's eyes, Lu Yuan was merely a Supreme with the potential to become a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign. Even if he truly were a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, the Tai Ling Ancient Clan's clan chief was also a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign. At most, he would wait and receive him at the entrance; he would not go out personally to greet him.
In the etiquette of the Myriad Heavens, going out to welcome someone was the highest standard of reception, and going out to see someone off was likewise the highest standard of farewell.
Moreover, there were countless powerful cultivators in the Myriad Heavens.
Many of them could casually take a few steps and cross several thousand miles.
Therefore, what mattered was the form, not the distance.
In other words, in the world of ordinary people, welcoming someone from ten li away was considered the highest hospitality. And ordinary people rarely had the chance to employ such a greeting. Most ten-li welcomes occurred only when an emperor received a victorious general and his army returning from war.
For slightly lesser treatment, one would still go out to greet the guest, but the distance would be reduced from ten li to five li, three li, or a hundred paces.
Distance could clearly reflect the host's attitude.
Whether they valued you or looked down on you.
All of that could be judged from the length of the distance.
However, because the Myriad Heavens had extraordinary beings, the phrase "welcoming from ten li away" had become little more than a figure