Seeking an Old Friend After the Feast

Fang Shu emerged from seclusion. The Lone Pavilion Master, his second uncle Yu Le, and the others who had long been waiting in the hall immediately appeared before the entrance to the underground chamber.

As they listened to the sounds rising from below, delight already spread across their faces.

Had the breakthrough failed, Fang Shu's footsteps would not have been so steady. Yet he had emerged after only five days of seclusion; such speed was astonishing, and it still left them somewhat uneasy.

Fortunately, that unease vanished without a trace the instant they saw Fang Shu.

Facing the two men in the courtyard, Fang Shu immediately bowed with a smile. "Master, Second Uncle, Fang Shu has not failed your expectations."

Joyful laughter immediately burst from the Lone Pavilion Master and Second Uncle Yu Le.

The Lone Pavilion Master could still maintain some restraint. After all, Fang Shu had merely passed the fifth tribulation; he had not yet reached Foundation Establishment. But Second Uncle Yu Le strode forward and gave Fang Shu's shoulder a heavy pat. "Promising!"

The three headed toward the council hall. Later, the Lone Pavilion Master still had to examine Fang Shu's physique, magical power, and the like; there were quite a few small matters to attend to.

Yet when they appeared in the courtyard, news that Fang Shu had successfully broken through and advanced into a Five-Tribulation Immortal cultivator first reached the ears of the Solitary Gu Hall disciples, then certain people outside the hall, and swiftly became known to every pavilion master in town.

"That old crone Du really does have some luck. Not only is her disciple one who remembers old ties, but he has barely come down the mountain and has already broken through to the fifth tribulation."

Upon hearing the news, some were