Ye Jingcheng led everyone straight to the sect's ancestral shrine.
As the great doors opened, wind blew in, and the dim red candle flames flickered between light and shadow.
Inside the ancestral shrine stood many spirit tablets, among them unmistakably the tablet of Fairy Crimson Phoenix.
However, Crimson Phoenix's tablet was not in the very center. Instead, another tablet occupied a position near the middle, making it especially conspicuous.
After Venerable Golden Swan saw that tablet, his gaze could not help but turn away.
"The ancestral shrine is somewhat simple. This was the style our ancestor liked back then. Please forgive the poor showing," Ye Jingcheng said. Then he took out spirit incense and invited the others to offer a stick.
They all nodded. The first was Venerable Golden Swan. He first offered three sticks of incense to Ye Qingfeng, then went to the side and likewise offered three sticks in the incense burner at the very center.
Zhao Deli watched with some confusion.
Ye Jingcheng, on the other hand, showed no change in expression at all.
As for Duan Jinyu, he paid no attention to any of this. He simply stood before Ye Qingfeng's tablet, unwilling to leave for a long, long time.
"Fellow Daoist Ziji, may I stay a little longer?" After a long while, seeming to notice that Zhao Deli beside him was somewhat awkward because he could not find a chance to offer incense, Duan Jinyu hurriedly made room, then looked at Ye Jingcheng and asked.
"Mm!" Ye Jingcheng was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Zhao Deli took the opportunity to offer the spirit incense.
"Senior Golden Swan, let me take you to have some spirit tea first. Try our Qixuan Valley's tea," Ye Jingcheng then said, looking at Venerable Golden Swan.
Since Duan Jinyu