Town Suppressing Abyss, an ordinary palace situated at the heart of the city.
At its entrance stood two utterly unremarkable stone lions, while the decorations on its plaque were equally sparse and commonplace.
Yuan Tan True Monarch followed Zhang Chun through the palace gates and down a long corridor before arriving at an antique, elegant little courtyard.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang is truly the most low-key person this old woman has ever met," Yuan Tan True Monarch said first.
"Low-key would be an overstatement. The Zhang Family took more than five thousand years to rise from an ordinary family into one of Green Abyss Sect's core pillars. Such are the clan rules; we have never dared forget them," Zhang Chun replied with a smile.
At the side, Zhang Ping poured Spirit Tea for the two of them.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Tan, what important matter brings you here today?"
"There is indeed an important matter for which I seek your help." Yuan Tan True Monarch did not beat around the bush. If Zhang Ping had been the one before her, she might have circled around and probed first.
But the one before her was Zhang Chun.
"I wish to exchange for the Sixth-Order Spirit Attraction Stone in your possession."
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Tan, you jest. I also need this Sixth-Order Spirit Attraction Stone. As you know, I intend to establish a Heavenly Gate within Zhang Family territory." Zhang Chun refused without any surprise.
Yet Yuan Tan True Monarch did not look disappointed. Instead, she gazed thoughtfully at Zhang Chun.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you should have been able to establish the Heavenly Gate long ago, shouldn't you?" Yuan Tan True Monarch added.
Naturally, she had investigated beforehand. The Zhang Family appeared not to possess a Sixth Order Spirit Vein, but in truth, they