Silver's Triple Aspect
In a secret chamber, five men and two women were discussing something. Venerable Black Lotus was among them.
"Old Monster Liao, the Black Lotus Dharma Assembly is nearly over. Why hasn't that Shi Yue shown his face? Could this kid be a puppet you made up, just to swindle people out of Spirit Stones?" A tall Purple Robed Daoist with a thin mustache spoke in a low voice, his tone laced with mockery.
From the start of the Black Lotus Dharma Assembly, Venerable Black Lotus had announced that Shi Yue, the manager of the Immortal Herb Pavilion, would attend. But now, with the assembly nearly over and Shi Yue nowhere to be seen, Venerable Black Lotus was left with egg on his face.
"Exactly. He even claimed to be a disciple of an Integrated Body Great Talent. Heh, I say he's a fraud. Good thing this old man didn't have anyone place an order." The Elder in Gold Python Robe spoke with a half-smile.
"Tsk, tsk. I hear cultivators line up every day to reserve Spirit Herbs at the Immortal Herb Pavilion. Looks like this old woman could make up a puppet like that too and use it to rake in money. Then I'd just find an excuse to kill it." A wrinkled old woman in a green robe nodded in agreement, looking on with amusement.
A buxom woman in a red dress furrowed her slender brows and spoke up in Venerable Black Lotus's defense. "You shouldn't put it that way. Fellow Daoist Shi is a disciple of an Integrated Body Great Talent; perhaps something held him up. If Fellow Daoist Liao were faking it, why would he bring out a Three-Glow Lotus that was three thousand years old? And the Shapeshifting Spirit Pet and protective talisman—those