Southern Border.
Mountain ranges stretched without end, and below, it seemed a crowd of figures was kneeling.
The Great Void was hazy. Fang Daoling followed Liu Junyan, standing behind the white-robed youth, his expression uncertain and alarmed.
"That one... seems to be Hou Tu True Person of Cloud-Touching Cliff..."
With a sidelong glance, Fang Daoling spotted the figure who had invited him for tea in a pavilion and gifted him "Heaven-One Generates Water."
Then he saw another group. Their attire differed greatly from Hou Tu True Person's, their faces were pale, and a faint corpse stench clung to them.
"The Corpse Yin Sect is here too." Liu Junyan recognized them as well.
Fang Qing merely gave a cold laugh. "A few packs of homeless dogs, and they dared come wagging their tails for pity?"
Straight ahead, the Great Void was misty. White light flickered, while Central Yellow qi roiled forth and transformed into immortal vapors of every color.
A white deer with light, graceful steps leaped out through the doorway. Between its antlers, streaks of Winnowing Basket Water radiance gleamed. Its entire coat was white as silk, and ripples of water undulated around it.
It was none other than the "White Deer Immortal Deity"!
"Honored guests have come, yet I failed to greet you from afar. Please forgive my offense."
The white deer looked toward Fang Qing, lowered its head gracefully, and offered a bow.
The daoist ground of that Profound Void Subtle True Lord? Fang Qing grumbled inwardly, but said aloud, "I came from the Esoteric Treasury and wish to visit the Kitchen Lord and your master."
The White Deer Attendant Deity immediately replied, "Ancestor Master is in seclusion. Even my master finds it difficult to see him. As for my master, he has long swept the couch and