Just as he was about to step out through the back courtyard gate, Desolate Ancestor abruptly stopped. "Young Master, wait a moment. I'll bring him over."
Desolate Ancestor knew Xu Yi had not set foot outside the back courtyard for nearly a year.
Xu Yi patted his shoulder and smiled. "It's fine. After being cooped up so long, I have to get out for a walk. Besides, a fellow countryman has come all this way. How could I be so discourteous?"
Half a cup of tea later, Xu Yi met his visitor in a private room. It was Great Elder Su of the Taiqing Upper Sect. They had not had much contact, but Xu Yi knew that, aside from Sect Leader Du, he was the most powerful figure in the Taiqing Upper Sect. He had also survived to the very end and, thanks to Xu Yi, successfully made it through the light gate.
Though he had spent years in seclusion, he had still wielded great authority. He had been a prominent figure in his day.
But after entering this world, all his former glory had faded into the past.
Now that they met again, Elder Su was exceedingly respectful. First, he solemnly thanked Xu Yi for giving him a new lease on life, then praised Xu Yi's great renown, saying that a peerless genius was a peerless genius wherever he went, always able to stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Xu Yi patiently exchanged a few pleasantries with him, then asked about Yan Zi. Elder Su said, "It was fate, I suppose. Miss Yan and I ended up in the same sect, the Thousand Illusions Sect. Miss Yan had an Ascension Token, so she was able to join the Thousand Illusions Sect as a trial disciple simply by presenting