Gathering

Liang Zhaohuang and the others climbed to the fourth floor of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. Looking around, they found that more than twenty Golden Core True Persons had already gathered here. Most stood in groups of three or five, drinking tea and chatting.

Among them, Liang Zhaohuang spotted quite a few familiar faces.

For instance, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion masters from the commanderies under Ying Province: Lu Yaochong of the Nine Plains Pear Lu Family from Jade Pear Commandery; Sun Yulei of the Geng Star Cloud Sun Family from High Terrace Commandery; Li Leshui of the Flowing Spring Brew Li Family from Ice Spring Commandery; Xue Huaiyu of the Azure Cloud Xue Family from Fujiwara Commandery; Jin Hongxi of the Golden Spirit Water Jin Family from Golden Sand Commandery. With Liang Zhaohuang himself included, six of the eight Hundred Treasures Pavilion masters of Ying Province's commanderies were now present.

Besides the Hundred Treasures Pavilion masters from Ying Province's various commanderies, Liang Zhaohuang also knew many of their counterparts from Qing Province, Xu Province, and Guang Province. At the very least, they had met during the previous three Hundred Treasures Pavilion alliance conferences and were familiar by sight. Some were even business partners of the Liang Family, either procuring goods from them or supplying them.

Liang Zhaohuang excused himself to Mo True Person and parted from him. He stepped forward to call upon, one by one, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion masters from various commanderies whom he knew. He visited those from Ying Province, as well as those from Qing, Xu, and Guang Provinces with whom the Liang Family had business dealings, renewing their ties and discussing the present situation in the mystic realm.

Through these conversations and discussions, Liang Zhaohuang gradually gained some understanding of the current situation within the mystic