The sky was azure.
The old man slowly opened his eyes and watched the few immortal cranes gliding between the clouds overhead.
"Mm..."
Then he let out a long breath, stretched, and sat up from the ground.
The old man wore a pale white Daoist robe, with a crane cloak draped over it.
As he moved, the token at his waist swayed gently.
Four words were engraved upon it—
Empty Mountain Cardinal.
"What's going on? You skipped the Supreme Four Courts' morning assembly again today?"
An old man approached, wearing a Bagua outer robe over the same pale white Daoist robe.
However, this latter old man looked somewhat older.
The old man in the Bagua robe also had a token hanging at his waist.
There were likewise four words engraved upon his token.
Those four words read: Empty Mountain Supervisor.
"Hahahaha, I accidentally overslept..."
The old man in the crane-feather cloak replied with a laugh:
"What is it, Second Senior Brother? What was discussed at today's assembly?"
The old man in the Bagua robe was Yue Chi, the current Supreme Cardinal Elder of the Empty Mountain Sect and a Personal Disciple of Yun Yichen.
He currently served in the Empty Mountain Sect's Supreme Supervisor Court and was at the late Guiyi Realm.
The old man in the crane cloak was Lin Qifeng, Yun Yichen's fifth Personal Disciple.
He was now at the early Guiyi Realm.
Several hundred years had passed since Qin Qingyu took command of Du Cang Mountain and became Chenping Continent's second ruler.
"There's been a major development over at Du Cang Mountain. Master has been so occupied that he had no time to care whether you attended the assembly or not."
Yue Chi said.
"A major development?"
Lin Qifeng was slightly puzzled upon hearing this, then continued: