As he spoke, Xuantian's figure vanished from where he stood. In just a few steps, he disappeared from everyone's sight.
"What was that about, sir?" After exchanging glances, Xuan Yi and the other three bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Please rise, uncles," Xu Fengnian said politely.
"We dare not accept being called Your Highness's uncles," Xuan Yi declined.
"Haha, there's no need for such formality. Since Old Xuan holds you all in such high regard, you must be men of loyalty and righteousness. Fengnian is still young. If I ever fall short in the future, I hope you uncles will offer me more guidance."
Four peak Finger Profound Realm masters—Xu Fengnian was secretly delighted, and he did not worry that Xuantian had any schemes in mind.
That fellow's indifference to fame and fortune was renowned throughout Northern Liang.
And since he had come to Yongzhou, Mount Qingcheng naturally became a place Xu Fengnian had to visit. His aunt, Zhao Yutai, was there.
Xu Fengnian's mother, Wu Su, Princess Consort of Northern Liang, had been the previous Sword Crown of the Wu Family Sword Tomb—the undisputed greatest female sword immortal in centuries.
When a descendant of the Wu Family Sword Tomb entered the world, a Sword Crown and a sword attendant were the standard pairing. Back then, Zhao Yutai had been Wu Su's sword attendant.
Xu Fengnian regarded Zhao Yutai as close blood kin.
This visit to Mount Qingcheng was also because Xu Fengnian wished to see this aunt of his.
Mount Qingcheng held a prominent place in Daoist history. It was home to the Fifth Grotto-Heaven, ranking ahead even of Mount Longhu and Wudang Mountain, the ancestral courts of the two great Daoist lineages.
The mountain's Daoist temples lay hidden amid green peaks and clear waters, their architecture perfectly aligned with