Returning Home in Glory

At noon, dark clouds blanketed the sky, and a biting wind from the north swept over them.

November had already turned bitterly cold. The distant mountains were covered in withered branches and fallen leaves, and patches of white snow could faintly be seen on the shaded sides of the peaks, filling the scene with desolation.

Yue An, the Golden Core cultivator responsible for overseeing the teleportation array, stood obediently before the great hall with several Foundation Establishment cultivators. Under normal circumstances, he would have been hiding indoors, drinking wine and savoring pills—not standing outside to gulp wind and eat dust.

Today was different. Yue Shenxiu, mistress of Shaking Light Hall, had come in person, accompanied by Golden Sun True Lord. With two such great figures of the sect present, how could he dare slack off?

Yue An was somewhat puzzled. He had no idea who was arriving today that required both hall masters to personally welcome them at the array. But he was merely a Golden Core cultivator tasked with guarding the teleportation array; he dared not ask, nor even look too closely.

The young Foundation Establishment cultivators, on the other hand, could not help stealing glances at Yue Shenxiu ahead of them.

Clad in a moon-white Daoist robe, Yue Shenxiu stood quietly still, yet she seemed like a celestial maiden descended into the mortal world, making the heart rejoice at the mere sight of her. Even the gloomy, freezing weather seemed to turn bright and radiant because of her presence.

Yue Shenxiu paid no attention to the gazes of the juniors. Her clear, bright eyes remained fixed on the teleportation array before her. It had been quite some time since she had seen Gao Xian. He was now renowned throughout the Nine Provinces as the number-one Nascent Soul True