"Kong Xuan, my young friend, has truly great fortune. We haven't been so lucky."
Mystic Turtle shook his head. Where could they possibly have learned of the whereabouts of a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root?
Qing Qiong then led the three across the Stone Bridge and onto Lakeheart Island.
The moment Mystic Turtle and the others stepped onto Lakeheart Island, they saw a man in azure robes sitting beside a bamboo grove. He held a Fishing Rod in his hand, its line passing through the void and descending into an unknown place.
In the lake before him, three Lotus Thrones shone brilliantly against one another.
The three exchanged glances. There was no way they could fail to recognize the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platforms.
They had only heard that Jieyin of the Western Lands possessed a Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit, bestowed upon him by the Dao Ancestor. As for the other Lotus Platforms, they had merely heard rumors and had no idea where they were. They had never expected them to be in the Dao Venerable's hands.
"Fellow Daoist Mystic Turtle, Clan Leader of the Clam Clan, it has been a long time."
Xuan Qing reeled in his Fishing Rod, tossed a Spirit of the Earth Vein into the Heaven and Earth Dao Diagram, then turned to greet them.
"Greetings, Dao Venerable!"
Mystic Turtle and Jade Bead hurriedly bowed. Kong Xuan had intended to bow as well, but Qing Qiong held him back, leaving him too afraid to move.
"Hehe, there is no need to be so distant. We had such pleasant conversations back then, so why are you being so formal now?"
"Dao Venerable, you are now a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal. We cannot bear such treatment from you."
Mystic Turtle and Jade Bead were startled. All beneath saints