"City Lord!" the Lotus Avatar also bowed to him.
"No need for formalities. Wuming, your rate of advancement has been even faster than I imagined." Nine-Ren Mountain smiled. Ever since something had gone wrong in Luoyang Prison, Nine-Ren Mountain had rarely shown such a satisfied smile. After all, he had once had Xue Daoyuan to share part of the pressure, but after something happened to Xue Daoyuan, no one had been able to fill that gap for a time. The Celestial Court had only so many Golden Immortals, and none of them were truly idle. Most were either in secluded cultivation or occupied with their own affairs. Yihua Daoist had only been temporarily transferred here because the situation in Nine Central City was urgent.
At least they now had a sword immortal named Wuming. Although he was only at the Heavenly Immortal realm, because of the Seven Suppressing Swords, he naturally could not be treated like an ordinary Heavenly Immortal. Still, Nine-Ren Mountain had to confirm this with the Lotus Avatar and see his actual strength. Otherwise, if something truly happened in Luoyang Prison later and he left this place in the Lotus Avatar's hands, entrusting it to the wrong person could result in a terrible disaster.
"This is also thanks to the advantage provided by the Seven Suppressing Swords. Otherwise, I wouldn't have advanced so quickly," the Lotus Avatar said.
"You. I saw the entire process of your advancement, so there's no need to be modest. How do you feel now?" Nine-Ren Mountain asked.
"Not bad. I've improved in every aspect," the Lotus Avatar said.
"I mean under the condition that you use the Seven Suppressing Swords." Nine-Ren Mountain spoke seriously. "You know the current situation in Nine Central City as well. Abnormalities have been occurring repeatedly in Luoyang