The golden-robed man was Chen Xiao, the Sect Master of the Spirit Control Sect. He had cultivated for more than three hundred years and possessed Core Formation Late Stage cultivation.
Chen Xiao accepted the Blue Book, flipped through several pages, nodded, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Lin, you have worked hard."
"It is all part of my duties. Sect Master Senior Brother, you are too courteous."
Master Azure Python said modestly.
Chen Xiao nodded. His gaze swept over Shen Long and the others, and his expression turned solemn as he ordered, "All new disciples, follow me inside and pay respects to the Grandmaster."
He strode into the Founder's Hall, with Master Azure Python close behind. Lin Sisi and the other new disciples followed them inside.
The grand hall was spacious and brightly lit. A huge statue of a man stood within it, with a silver Flood Dragon coiled around the man's body.
Dozens of portraits hung upon the stone walls on both sides. Men, women, young, and old were all depicted, and without exception, every painting contained a Spirit Beast, Spirit Bird, or Spirit Insect.
A huge Golden Incense Burner stood before the statue, filled with numerous bundles of incense.
"This is True Monarch Spirit Control, the Grandmaster of our Spirit Control Sect. Our sect has stood for over fifty thousand years. The Grandmaster has already ascended to the Spirit Realm. At the height of our sect's prosperity, we had one Spirit Transformation cultivator and more than twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators, but that is all in the past now."
Chen Xiao spoke slowly.
"Grandmaster above, this disciple Chen Xiao leads the new disciples in paying respects to the Grandmaster."
Chen Xiao bowed deeply.
Master Azure Python also bowed, his expression respectful.
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
Lin Sisi and the more