As Little Lord's voice fell, Niu Dao Ren and Purple Lightning Mother both froze, instinctively turning to look.
In the distant heaven and earth, a lotus throne silently appeared.
Upon the lotus throne stood a Middle-Aged Daoist with flowing beard and hair, a strikingly refined face, a wish-granting crown upon his head, and a blue jade ruler in his hand.
"Master!"
Niu Dao Ren and Purple Lightning Mother were first stunned, then both lowered their heads, shame on their faces.
The newcomer was none other than the ancestor of the Yuqing lineage of Three Purities Temple, graced with the supreme title of "Primordial Origin Ancestor, Daoist Heavenly Venerate."
At the Other Shore of Destiny, Yuqing Daozun was likewise a mysterious, transcendent existence—one of the few Chaos Initial Ancestors!
All legends concerning him carried an air of mystery and myth, yet one fact was universally acknowledged: no legend could ever describe the loftiness of Yuqing Daozun's Great Dao!
If the Other Shore of Destiny were likened to a complete cultivation world, then Yuqing Daozun stood beyond that cultivation world.
Such primordial ancestors of the Great Dao were indeed few enough to count on one's fingers!
Yet now, Yuqing Daozun, ever renowned for his mystery and detachment from the world, had somehow appeared within this Sword Hiding Cave!
Niu Dao Ren was his Dao Attendant.
Purple Lightning Mother, meanwhile, was the artifact spirit of the treasure under his command, the Purple Qi Bell!
"It has been a long time. Little Lord's bearing remains as splendid as ever."
Yuqing Daozun spoke with a smile. Standing upon the lotus throne, he looked tranquil and leisurely, as idle as drifting clouds.
Every gesture, every word and deed of his not only brought no sense of oppression, but instead made one feel as if bathed in