"As far as I know, Xu Huaizhang was a Heavenly Master of his generation, guardian of the Southern Heaven Gate, and once an invincible True Lord. Later, he created Immortal Art, broke away from the Daoist Sect, and took thirty-six disciples, known as the 'Heavenly Dipper True Immortals.' Among them was one called Li Canghu, who surpassed his master. He brought the Immortal Art system to its culmination, made the immortal path complete, and dominated an era besides, earning the title of 'Immortal Emperor.'"
As Chongxuan Zun spoke, he looked again at Jiang Wang's waist. A plain white jade pendant hung there. He had seen Jiang Wang wear it for years and had found nothing special about it. Yet that was precisely what made it most unusual—given Jiang Wang's current status and standing, what on his person was not a treasure?
"Since you're asking about the Immortal Master, and you have Cloud Peak Immortal Palace in hand..." Chongxuan Zun mused. "Could the White Tiger of the West, which Xu Huaizhang once used in rites, be this very pendant?"
Jiang Wang lowered his head for a look, a smile appearing on his face. "My little sister gave this to me when she was young. She bought it with the New Year's money she'd saved herself... It isn't some treasure artifact, but it is a treasure. You don't have a little sister. You wouldn't understand."
This jade pendant, patterned with auspicious clouds, indeed had some years on it—it was the New Year's gift little An'an had prepared for her elder brother in Cloud City, in the year Master Dong was slain by the sword in Xin'an City.
The jade pendant from his sister had replaced the first jade ornament of his life—the [Essence-Control Jade Pendant] Master Dong had given him, the one