Once More into Outer Space

The calling card had supposedly been delivered by Daoist Cang Yue's disciple, yet the one who came to see Wang Ping was a Third Realm Artifact Cultivator from Chongyuan Prefecture. The moment he spotted Wang Ping from afar, he threw himself flat upon the ground in a full prostration and shouted:

"Your humble servant pays respects to Renwenwude Changqing Daxing Prefect!"

That cry startled Dong Can, who had been utterly unprepared, and even Wang Ping, sitting upright beneath the Huai Tree, looked somewhat surprised. Yulian, who had been sleeping atop the branches, opened her eyes as well.

Only after his surprise did Wang Ping realize that this Third Realm Artifact Cultivator of Chongyuan Prefecture was calling out his mortal-world title. Of that string of titles, only "Changqing" was his Daoist Name; every other word had been bestowed by the Emperor of Great Harmony. Nearly every time an emperor ascended the throne, another word had been added to his title.

Before he had advanced to the Third Realm, the latter part of his title had been "True Person." After gaining the Dao Palace's recognition, it had been changed to "Prefect."

Yet such titles were only called out when mortals worshipped him. Under normal circumstances, even mortals merely addressed him as "Prefect Changqing."

Thus, this was the first time Wang Ping had heard someone recite his entire title to his face.

"This Artifact Cultivator's Primordial Spirit consciousness is in disarray, yet he hasn't gone mad. What a strange thing!" Yulian rode a cloud over to Wang Ping's shoulder and lay there, her pair of Vertical Pupils curiously studying the Artifact Cultivator ahead.

At that moment, the Artifact Cultivator shouted again, "Pays respects to the Spirit Yuan Yun Tan Great Dharma Envoy!"

Well, that was Yulian's title in the mortal world. Her formal