An old crone appeared silently in the courtyard, leaning on a dragon-headed cane. A phoenix hairpin adorned her head, her hair was gray-white, and her face was like tree bark—so old she barely looked human.
Wei Fan's pupils contracted slightly. She was at least a Great Sage-level powerhouse, her cultivation unfathomable. His martial intuition had already begun warning him.
All around, many people retreated warily. No one knew just how many thousand years such an old monster had lived.
"Disciple greets the Grand Elder!"
Delight appeared on Yun Yun's face as she hurriedly knelt to pay respects to the old woman. The moment the title Grand Elder was spoken, gasps rose from every direction.
In ordinary sects, the hierarchy was generally like this: ordinary disciples, core disciples, true disciples, Holy Sons, followed by elders and the sect master.
Grand Elders rarely appeared. Only when a sect master had not yet died but passed their position on to the next generation early would a Grand Elder exist.
The Mystic Maiden Pavilion was unusual in nature, but it was still a sect. Its structure was no different from other sects; it likewise had elders and a sect master.
However, their Holy Sons were called Mystic Maidens, while their sect master was called the Pavilion Master. In other words, this decrepit old woman before them was the previous Pavilion Master of the Mystic Maiden Pavilion.
"It's her—the Fairy Cai Xia of old. Back then, she was peerlessly elegant, her beauty overshadowing every other flower. Who knew how many Holy Lords and Imperial Lords she enchanted? I never thought she would grow so old."
An elder figure revealed the name of the Mystic Maiden Pavilion's previous Pavilion Master, his eyes filled with emotion.
The Mystic Maidens of the Mystic Maiden Pavilion differed from other