"Who goes there?"
On the Desolate Plain, beside Great Ming Lake, a Bright Sect disciple guarding the sect gate spotted a young woman approaching slowly and called out a warning.
"Red Dust of the Tang Kingdom. I've come to visit the Bright Sect!"
"Red Dust? The princess of the Tang Kingdom? The kingdom Fuzi helped establish?"
"Yes!"
"Wait here. I'll report your arrival!"
She did not have to wait long. The disciple soon returned and led Red Dust through the gate.
After winding through one turn after another, she reached the depths of the sect and met an elderly man dressed in white. He looked nothing like the founder of the so-called Demon Sect.
No one stood beside the old man, but Red Dust could sense numerous killing and trapping formations within the sect grounds, along with many powerful auras. Several belonged to Knowing Destiny cultivators.
"Heh. So you're the Red Dust that old Fuzi can't stop praising?
"You're clever and gifted indeed—a fine prospect for cultivation.
"I heard you only began cultivating recently, yet you've already reached Profound Insight Peak. You're one step from Knowing Destiny. Remarkable."
"Greetings, Sect Master. You and Fuzi both flatter me!"
The white-robed elder asked, "What brings you to the Bright Sect, young friend?"
"I'd like to discuss the Dao with the Bright Sect's seniors and test my understanding of my own path!"
The elder looked surprised. "You're young, so perhaps you don't know that everyone is calling for the Bright Sect's destruction these days. And the reason is our cultivation method.
"Aren't you afraid at all?"
Red Dust smiled. "I only want to discuss the Dao and learn about the Bright Sect's approach to cultivation. That doesn't mean I have to practice it.
"Besides, once someone is as strong as you or Fuzi,