Old Lord Gouchen was also known as the Starry Sky Sovereign, a living fossil who had ascended to the ranks of giants in the most ancient era of Zhongxuan Dao Ruins.
Yet in Zhongxuan Dao Ruins, very few knew that Old Lord Gouchen had another title—
Shepherd.
Any opponent he suppressed would become prey within his sheepfold, reduced to a goat for life, unable to speak.
"I never expected you to know this old man's title, Fellow Daoist. It truly surprises me."
In the distance, the Daoist Robe Old Man looked astonished.
He had come at someone's request, intending to meet the mysterious master of Revere Heaven Pavilion.
As for who this pavilion master actually was, Old Lord Gouchen had no idea.
Ruo Su asked, "Your Excellency is also one of the Reclusive Powerhouses. Why have you come looking for me today?"
Old Lord Gouchen smiled. "Fellow Daoist, there is no need for concern. I have come to inform you of a pact just established by Reclusive Mountain."
Ruo Su's heart stirred. "I'm all ears."
Reclusive Mountain was an utterly unremarkable-sounding faction.
Whether upon the River of Destiny or on the Other Shore of Destiny, it was a force virtually unknown to anyone.
Only a tiny handful of giant-level existences knew that Reclusive Mountain was not an actual mountain, but a faction formed by some of the most ancient Reclusive Powerhouses of Zhongxuan Dao Ruins.
This faction was very loose. It had no strongholds, no Mountain Gate, and no authority or positions.
Naturally, it had neither inheritance nor successors.
Everyone in Reclusive Mountain was a Reclusive Powerhouse.
Yet those Reclusive Powerhouses were not allies. Many were even mortal enemies.
The reason Reclusive Mountain had been established was simple: to cooperate in matters where cooperation was possible.
When faced with thorny