Elder Kong's face darkened at once. This is bad, he thought.
The moment the white-robed Daoist revealed his identity, all of Elder Kong's carefully laid plans were thrown into disarray.
He had made up his mind not to accept anything this man said. If the man kept harping on, he would have him driven out. But he had never expected that the moment the man revealed his identity, all his tricks would become useless.
The reasoning was simple. It was like seeking advice on numerology and having the King of Numbers, Lin Yun, show up, or studying the stars and coming face-to-face with the Star Sage, Tianji Zi.
When authorities of this caliber appeared in person, the right to speak in their field naturally fell into the hands of its most eminent figures.
The matter before them was just the same. Even Elder Kong had heard of Lin Sen of the Seven-Colored Forest, a leading figure in the Qi Gazing World. With him here, there was no point in discussing Qi Gazing!
No matter how much authority Elder Kong held over the proceedings, when it came to Qi Gazing, he could hardly stand against Lin Sen.
Xu Yi smiled. "Elder Kong, do you still need to inspect the mountain qi of Cold Sun Peak? If you insist, then have the Household Registration Department send another Qi Seer to assess it alongside Daoist Lin. What do you think, Elder Kong?"
Elder Kong's thoughts raced. "Qi Gazing is elusive and debatable. How can it be settled by one person's word? Besides, the authorities have their own rules. How can some mountain hermit, who has never been admitted to the Household Registration Department, be qualified to examine the land qi of Huaixi's mountains and rivers? The mountain qi of Cold Sun Peak has