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Although Li Xiangru's status was exalted, the disciples of the Sword Pavilion did not worship him with the same fervor as people elsewhere. At most, those who passed him would stop to greet him, while those who encountered him during their shifts merely nodded in acknowledgment. It seemed the atmosphere of learning here was quite strong. Thinking back, it was actually Taishu Qian and those crooked-path practitioners who had been excessively polite when they first met Li Xiangru.
Li Xiangru was also quite courteous in his dealings with others. I followed him all the way to the Sword Pavilion's palace-like pavilion, resembling an Immortal Palace, and along the way he greeted every immortal he knew. By the time we reached the main hall, we had spent a fair amount of time, but that was still within the bounds of reason.
"Grandfather is gentle and modest by nature. Whether with people or matters, he is always amiable. No one here puts on airs either," Li Nianjun whispered to me.
"That's right. Immortal Venerable Li is truly a model worthy of admiration." I smiled, but I did not really think that way. This old man was the craftiest of old foxes. If I let his outward appearance fool me, I would no longer be Xia Yitian. For all I knew, he was currently scheming about how to set me up. After all, I had a seventy- to eighty-percent feeling that he knew my true identity.
After entering the main hall, Li Xiangru introduced the facilities here, then explained the general character of the place before leading me to the Sword Pavilion behind the main hall.
After turning into a passage behind the main hall, we soon arrived at a rear courtyard. Since this place stood at the highest point of the