Gradually, word spread across the Jiang Zuo Region that Huayang Pavilion was home to a Female True Person of otherworldly beauty and profound Daoist Magic. Even many influential figures in Jiankang City came to pay their respects.
Huayang Pavilion's fame soared!
Daoists from other renowned Daoist sects, such as Dragon Tiger Mountain, also came to visit, hoping to discuss the Dao with Verdant Green Maiden.
The story traveled far and wide, and by the end of the year, it had reached Crane Call Mountain in Shu. When the abbot of Tai Ping Daoist temple at Crane Call Mountain heard the news, he was furious, believing someone had impersonated their temple. It was utterly despicable.
But when one of their Daoists came from Shu and saw Verdant Green Maiden's appearance, he didn't wait for anyone else to say a word. He ran straight to Huayang Pavilion, knelt at the entrance, prostrated himself, and bowed reverently.
"This junior, Xu Buyan of Tai Ping Daoist temple, pays his respects to the True Person!"
Tai Ping Daoist temple had always passed down a portrait of Verdant Green Maiden. The image had looked somewhat abstract, but they had always held a vague idea of what she looked like. Now, after catching a fleeting glimpse of her, the memory came rushing back.
She really was the True Person!
A True Person like an Immortal!
He was done for.
Seeing the Daoist from Tai Ping Daoist temple so solemn and fearful, many people drew in a sharp breath.
After a long while, a young Daoist emerged from Huayang Pavilion and said to him, "The True Person asks, how are Tai Tai and Ping Ping? Are they still alive?"
"Uh..."
This was no longer a question of whether they were alive.
So much time had passed, but at