"Junior Zhou Daoping pays his respects to Senior Song!"
The Zhou Daoping before him was none other than the fiancé of Senior Sister Li Xuanyi, whom Song Qingming had met when he visited Cloud Dragon Mountain years ago.
Since their farewell in that pavilion, several decades had passed without the two seeing each other again.
Seeing that Song Qingming had now successfully formed his Nascent Soul while his own cultivation remained at the Golden Core Realm, Zhou Daoping could not hide the envy on his face. He stepped forward and respectfully bowed to him.
Song Qingming hurried forward and helped him up.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou and I were acquaintances back then. There is no need to be so formal!"
After rising, Zhou Daoping quickly took out a sealed letter and handed it to Song Qingming.
"This is a letter my family's Old Ancestor instructed this junior to deliver to you. The Old Ancestor specifically ordered that it be placed personally in your hands. Please inspect it, Senior."
Song Qingming accepted the letter, removed its seal on the spot, and opened it.
The contents were exactly as he had expected. Li Boying, the Li Family's Old Ancestor, had specially sent an invitation asking him to come to Cloud Dragon Mountain as agreed.
A few years ago, at Pure Heart Pavilion in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, Song Qingming had asked Li Boying to refine a magic treasure for him.
Now that so much time had passed, Li Boying had specially sent someone with a letter inviting Song Qingming over. Barring any surprise, his magic treasure had most likely been successfully refined.
After reading the letter, Song Qingming put it away with a smile before slowly speaking.
"I should have been the one to visit Cloud Dragon Mountain first. Unfortunately, I have been