The sky was a flawless blue, and Mount Song's rugged peaks stretched endlessly. Outside the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, a figure took shape—it was Zhang Yuanqing, dressed in black combat gear.
Since Old Clapper could appear in the First District, the guild instance presumably could not hold her either. Zhang Yuanqing took out a scroll of parchment and laid out, one by one, the materials needed to summon Lady of Three Paths Mountain.
He used the power of the stars to "ignite" the materials, then placed the scroll bearing the summoning Spirit Talisman on top.
More than ten seconds later, the parchment absorbed the spirituality of the materials. The formation diagram upon it shot up a dazzling golden pillar of light that pierced straight into the clouds.
Following the customary ritual, Zhang Yuanqing began chanting under his breath:
"Lady, Lady, come out quick. Lady, Lady, come out quick."
Having witnessed the combat power Lady of Three Paths Mountain had displayed, he did not dare joke around in the slightest. In the past, he would have dared to shout, "Youqing! Get out here for this Celestial Venerable!"
As his muttered summons continued, after a long while, circles of golden ripples spread across the Spirit Realm's sky, covering the entire heavens.
Then, a hole tore open in the sky, and a golden pillar of light descended through it.
The divine lady, clad in flowing feathered robes and possessing peerless grace, rode the wind down. Her cool, beautiful eyes looked down from above.
Zhang Yuanqing immediately bowed low. "Lady, your divine power is unrivaled beneath heaven. May you endure through a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, your lifespan equal to that of heaven itself!"
Lady of Three Paths Mountain nodded in satisfaction. Her voice was cool as a