"The Withered Glory Pavilion should be in this direction."
After leaving the Affairs Hall, Jiang Fan followed the map's directions straight toward his own cave residence.
About an hour later, he arrived at the location of the cave residence.
This place was practically at the edge of the Sky Dome Mountain Range. Peaks encircled it on all sides, forming a valley floor. Looking up from the valley floor, he could not even see where Heaven Sect's main peak was.
"Remote location, scarce spiritual energy—it looks like a place of exile!"
"If not for that trace of the Withered Glory Rule inside, probably no one would choose this place!"
Jiang Fan shook his head.
"But fortunately, I prefer somewhere a little quiet. This place suits me well enough!"
There were not many buildings in the Withered Glory Pavilion.
There was only one iconic pavilion building and a small courtyard.
When Jiang Fan arrived, a Servant Disciple was already waiting at the entrance to the pavilion.
"May I ask if you are Senior Brother Duan Gang?"
"I am Servant Disciple Chen Ping! I just received notice from the Affairs Hall saying that the Withered Glory Pavilion already has a master, so I came specially to welcome you!"
Jiang Fan was surprised when he heard this.
"Oh?"
"You came from the Affairs Hall? You're even a little faster than me!"
On the way here, Jiang Fan had mostly been observing his surroundings and had not picked up his pace, so it was not surprising that this Servant Disciple had arrived first.
Unexpectedly, when the Servant Disciple Chen Ping heard that, he smiled and shook his head.
"I've been at the Withered Glory Pavilion all along!"
Seeing Jiang Fan's puzzled expression, Chen Ping explained.
"There is something Senior Brother Duan may not know!"
"Before