Grandma Golden Flower

The next morning.

Sū Nán hugged the Azure Frost Sword Li Zhōujūn had given her and arrived at Cloud Dwelling Hall early.

As soon as she arrived, Sū Nán discovered that Li Zhōujūn was already seated in the main hall of Cloud Dwelling Hall.

"Good morning, Master!" Sū Nán greeted Li Zhōujūn.

Li Zhōujūn smiled and nodded. "Good morning."

"Begin. Perform it once and let your master see how far you've progressed in your swordplay." Li Zhōujūn got straight to the point.

"Okay, Master. Watch closely!" Sū Nán said as she drew her flying sword. With a shift of her figure, she began displaying her swordplay inside Cloud Dwelling Hall.

As Sū Nán's swordplay grew faster and faster, the temperature throughout Cloud Dwelling Hall suddenly dropped several degrees.

There was no denying that the little girl had tremendous talent and a profound understanding of Azure Frost Swordplay.

After watching her finish, Li Zhōujūn found that there seemed to be nothing left for him to teach her.

"Master, how was it?" After performing Azure Frost Swordplay, Sū Nán looked at Li Zhōujūn expectantly, hoping he would point out her shortcomings.

"Mm, not bad." Li Zhōujūn smiled. "It's clear that you have your own unique understanding of Azure Frost Swordplay. That's very good. As the saying goes, a master leads you through the door, but cultivation depends on the individual. If you simply followed my path, you might only reach my level. But what I hope for is that you'll surpass your master."

After hearing Li Zhōujūn's words, Sū Nán said seriously, "Master, I understand."

"Mm." Li Zhōujūn nodded with a smile.

"Is the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord present?" Suddenly, a mysterious old man's voice came from outside Cloud Dwelling Hall.

Li Zhōujūn froze when he heard it.

At the same time.

Elsewhere.

Mu Taiyu was drinking tea inside Dao Tian Hall.

But in the next moment, as if sensing something, his figure appeared inside another great hall called Tai Ling Hall.

At the very center of the great hall stood a huge stone tablet.

Countless names were inscribed on the stone tablet. Some radiated golden light, while others had already dimmed.

This was Dao Tian Sect's Life Tablet.

The so-called Life Tablet was a tablet on which the name of every person was engraved upon officially becoming a member of Dao Tian Sect. A name shining with golden light meant that its owner was still alive.

Those names that had dimmed, however, indicated that their owners had fallen.

At that moment, one of the names on the Life Tablet was flickering between light and darkness.

And the owner of that name was none other than Murong Xue!

"Sect Master, it seems the Lingxue Mountain Lord has run into trouble."

Just as Mu Taiyu appeared in the great hall, the master of this hall and guardian of the Life Tablet, the Tai Ling Hall Master, suddenly appeared.

The Tai Ling Hall Master was an elderly-looking man with a head of white hair, no different from an ordinary person.

"Can you find out where she is?" Mu Taiyu asked the Tai Ling Hall Master.

"The place between Azure Continent and Cloud Continent... Golden Flower Island." The Tai Ling Hall Master spoke in a solemn voice.

"Why did she go there?" Mu Taiyu's expression turned grave.

Golden Flower Island was home to Grandma Golden Flower, whose strength was astonishingly formidable.

Even Mu Taiyu didn't dare claim that he was certain he could defeat her.

Thus, over the years, Golden Flower Island and Dao Tian Sect had reached an unspoken understanding: neither would interfere with the other.

Who could have expected Murong Xue to go to Golden Flower Island?

"Sect Master, you must not go to Golden Flower Island." The Tai Ling Hall Master spoke up at that moment.

Mu Taiyu frowned. "What, are you telling me to ignore Murong Xue's life or death?"

"Of course not." The Tai Ling Hall Master gave a bitter smile. "Sect Master, you know that many forces beyond Azure Continent have been eyeing it covetously. They all want to enter the vast and resource-rich Azure Continent and claim a share. If something happens to you on Golden Flower Island, those forces will likely exploit the opening and invade. By then, Azure Continent may well be plunged into a bloody storm."

"Then what should we do?" Mu Taiyu asked.

"I would recommend sending someone to Golden Flower Island to rescue the Murong Mountain Lord." The Tai Ling Hall Master spoke.

"The Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord?" Mu Taiyu asked in confusion.

"Indeed." The Tai Ling Hall Master nodded. "If my judgment is correct, this Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord is certainly the most outstanding among all the mountain lords of Dao Tian Sect. Even those old mountain lords who broke through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm long ago yet continued concealing their strength cannot compare to him."

Mu Taiyu shook his head. "No. The Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord has exceptional talent. He reached Tribulation Transcendence at forty, and his future is limitless. We absolutely cannot let him take this risk."

"Uh, but Sect Master, before you came, I had already sent a clone to notify him."

The Tai Ling Hall Master helplessly spread his hands.

Mu Taiyu: "???"

Just moments earlier, at Cloud Dwelling Hall.

"Tai Ling Hall Master, what brings you here?"

Li Zhōujūn walked out of the main hall and saw that the person who had summoned him was none other than the Tai Ling Hall Master.

However, the Tai Ling Hall Master's figure was illusory at that moment. It seemed to be merely a spiritual-energy clone.

"Could I trouble the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord to make a trip to Golden Flower Island?

The Lingxue Mountain Lord has run into trouble there. After considering it from every angle, this old man still believes that entrusting this matter to the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord would be the safest course." The Tai Ling Hall Master smiled.

[Ding: The host's future prospective wife is in danger. The system has issued a mission: go to Golden Flower Island and rescue Murong Xue! The host will receive a generous reward!]

"What do you mean, 'future prospective wife'?"

Li Zhōujūn looked at the mission issued by the system, utterly speechless.

That said, Li Zhōujūn still agreed righteously, saying to the Tai Ling Hall Master, "Leave this matter to me. However, the situation is urgent. Does the Tai Ling Hall Master have any way to speed up the journey?"

"Of course." Seeing Li Zhōujūn agree, the Tai Ling Hall Master immediately took out a jade cicada. "This is a Spatial Jade Cicada. Crush it, and it can teleport the mountain lord directly to the Murong Mountain Lord's side."

"Excellent." Li Zhōujūn accepted the jade cicada from the Tai Ling Hall Master.

"Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord, be especially careful. Grandma Golden Flower of Golden Flower Island is no easy person to deal with." The Tai Ling Hall Master warned him. As soon as he finished speaking, his figure dissipated.

Li Zhōujūn then looked at Sū Nán. "Your master is going out for a while. Stay properly on Yunju Mountain and wait for me to return."

"Master, be careful on the way. You have to save Mistress!" Sū Nán said with a smile.

"You little girl, don't go saying things like that." Li Zhōujūn's face was covered in black lines. He immediately crushed the Spatial Jade Cicada.

The next moment, he felt as if the heavens and earth were spinning.

Immediately afterward, the surroundings around Li Zhōujūn underwent a dizzying transformation.

The instant the scene settled into place,

a golden snake-headed cane came straight at him and slammed into Li Zhōujūn's head with a loud bang.

The blow left Li Zhōujūn seeing stars.

"Damn it, which bastard launched a sneak attack!" Li Zhōujūn snarled through clenched teeth in pain.

"Who are you?!"

At the same time, an old woman's startled cry rang out.

"Li Zhōujūn?!"

Immediately afterward, Murong Xue's voice sounded behind Li Zhōujūn, filled with both delight and worry.

Following the voice, Li Zhōujūn focused his eyes and saw that the person who had struck his head was an old woman dressed in a golden robe, with graying hair and a golden snake-tongued cane in her hand.

At that moment, the old woman stared at Li Zhōujūn in utter disbelief, her gaze fixed on the large lump swelling on his head.

"You're the one who hit me?!" Li Zhōujūn covered his head with one hand and glared angrily at the old woman.