This...
There hadn't been any preparation at all. How had they come knocking so directly?
Before the mountain gate, Li Changshou had broken precedent by "riding clouds at excessive speed," hurrying over from Lesser Qiong Peak. He cupped his hands toward the handsome young gentleman outside the gate in a Daoist salute and smiled. "How did you find the time to come, Young Master?"
The handsome young gentleman smiled with her eyes and replied gently, "Did I come too abruptly?"
"How could that be called abrupt?"
Li Changshou smiled and gestured for her to enter, then turned to salute the elderly immortal guarding the mountain gate.
"This Young Master Xiao is a friend of mine. Might I bring her into the mountain gate first? I'll go to the Hall of Hundred Affairs later and make up the entry-and-exit token."
The elder on duty guarding the gate looked somewhat troubled. "Though this poor Daoist trusts Martial Nephew Changshou, the Sect Rules are the Sect Rules. You cannot bring someone inside without authorization..."
Excellent! These elders truly carried out their duties faithfully!
That way, given the visitor's gentle nature, she certainly would not make things difficult for him.
Indeed, the "handsome young gentleman" was already about to invite Li Changshou for a stroll near the mountain gate instead. There was no need to insist on entering.
But!
Whoosh—
A sharp sound tore through the air as a streak of azure light shot from Sky-Breaking Peak. It transformed into a wooden token and landed before Li Changshou.
Empty—cough—Wuyou's Sect Master Token!
Ji Wuyou's voice came from within the token:
"Some days ago, Changshou resolved the problem of spiritual-power continuation and conversion in the Five Elements Array Formations, a vexing matter that had troubled this poor Daoist for tens of thousands of years. This