Pei Ling immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Pei Ling pays his respects to the senior of Jiuyi Mountain!"
The old man in green robes nodded slightly and said in a calm voice, "This old man is Shiwei, one of Jiuyi Mountain's founding patriarchs."
"Sit."
As soon as he spoke, a rush cushion woven from reeds appeared on the grass opposite him.
So he really was a founding patriarch of Jiuyi Mountain!
Pei Ling's expression remained unchanged, but he immediately understood. No wonder no one from Jiuyi Mountain had come to find him after he finished overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation. Their founding patriarch had discovered him long ago!
But why hadn't the other party stopped him just now?
Still, it was a good thing the Immortal Art he had used this time was [Ten Thousand Feet of Red Dust, Fear Me as Heaven], not [All Living Beings, Ferry of the Sea of Suffering]. The founding patriarch of Jiuyi Mountain probably didn't know he was connected to what had happened that day...
The Righteous Path believed in reason. As long as he handled what came next well, he would most likely be fine...
Thinking this, Pei Ling felt somewhat reassured. He promptly bowed again with great tact, then sat cross-legged on the cushion as Shiwei had indicated.
"Senior Shiwei, about what happened just now..." After sitting down, Pei Ling immediately began to explain his breakthrough at Jiuyi Mountain.
But before he could finish, Shiwei asked in an even voice, "Although you are the Holy Son of the Demonic Path, your challenge to the Five Righteous Sects was upright and aboveboard. You acted with honor."
"Our Righteous Path treated you with courtesy as well."
"Then why did you attack Jiuyi Mountain's gates without provocation several days ago?"
Pei Ling's expression stiffened. What...