Facing such a formidable Dao Rhyme powerhouse, Chen Lin grew cautious as well. After joining the others in offering his respects, he sat quietly in his chair and stopped asking questions through voice transmission.
"Clan Leader Xin, please take the seat of honor!"
Once the pleasantries were over, Ba Yeyu addressed the Xin Family Clan Leader respectfully.
Despite this act of usurping the host's role, Yue Tianyi showed no displeasure. Instead, he bowed behind Ba Yeyu as well.
Dao Rhyme had nine layers, with the fourth and seventh serving as dividing lines. Reaching the seventh layer was equivalent to entering late-stage Dao Rhyme, where one's Dao arts approached perfection, far beyond those of lower-layer practitioners.
Xin Shangxiu accepted without ceremony and sat directly in the central seat of honor.
Ba Yeyu and Duanmu Jue sat to her left and right, while Yue Tianyi, the host, could only take a lower seat off to the side. This alone revealed the rigid hierarchy of the Immortal Cultivation World.
"Fellow Daoists, the division of Duobao Island's resources is a matter of great importance. We must work together and not let personal grudges ruin our greater undertaking."
After these opening remarks, Xin Shangxiu continued, "You may not yet know this, but a mysterious place was discovered beneath Duobao Island recently. It contains large quantities of spiritual herbs over ten thousand years old. The major factions are currently breaking through the restrictions inside while negotiating how to divide the resources. Most likely, each faction will send representatives inside to obtain what they can through their own abilities. That is why we must unite if we wish to secure substantial gains."
Delighted surprise appeared on everyone's faces.
Even the weakest cultivator present was in the late Spirit Transformation realm. Ordinary spiritual herbs were already useless to