Before the South Heaven Gate, atop a cloud platform.
Li Wei's figure emerged in a moon-white Wide-sleeved Flowing Immortal Skirt. The hem billowed open, and her bearing was as cool and clear as the moon.
Remembering the location Ma Baoguo had mentioned, she stepped forward, muttering under her breath.
"Turn right at Ling Xiao Palace, east of the ruins, twenty-some minutes..."
But before she could step onto Cloud Bridge, a sudden gust of wind came from behind.
She instinctively turned around, only to see four cloud vortices abruptly surge up beneath the gate, four or five steps to her rear.
"What's going on?"
Li Wei instinctively backed away two steps and watched warily.
In the blink of an eye, the clouds condensed into shape, transforming into four human figures.
All four wore White Jade Masks. Judging by their clothing and appearance, there was one man and three women.
Li Wei recognized one of them at first glance—the woman wearing the Eight Treasures Pearl Crown and the Golden Thread Crimson Silk Robe.
It was none other than "Queen Mother," who had driven her out of the place of reception earlier!
At Queen Mother's side stood a man wearing the Plain Heaven Crown and the Black and Yellow Emperor Robe.
The man was tall and slender. Golden dragons soaring through clouds were embroidered across his imperial robe, while boundless Dao rhymes flowed quietly around him. His aura was majestic and overwhelming.
Just standing there, he seemed to dwell at the center of heaven and earth, supreme and immense.
Li Wei froze. Bath... ahem, the Jade Emperor. Damn, what incredible style...
To the left and right of the "Jade Emperor" and "Queen Mother," the other two female immortals were likewise extraordinary in bearing.
Judging from their clothing and dignity alone, their divine positions