Ye Bing's voice rang out beyond the courtyard gate.
"Master, you summoned this disciple. What are your instructions?"
The words had barely left her lips when Ye Bing sensed something and turned around, only to see Lan Chen flying over.
"Hm? Fellow Daoist Lan Chen, why are you here?"
Lan Chen landed beside Ye Bing.
"I was summoned by Martial Aunt Bai Wei."
"You were summoned by Master as well?" Ye Bing looked somewhat surprised.
Just then, the courtyard gate abruptly swung open.
"You two, come in." Bai Wei's voice came from within.
The two women stepped into the courtyard and immediately felt a heavy, stagnant aura press down upon them, freezing their expressions.
A woman sat upright in a wooden chair in the courtyard. Her face was cold and clear, her eyes deep and unfathomable. Not a trace of spiritual power fluctuated around her, yet an indescribable pressure radiated from her.
Behind that woman stood a young female cultivator at the Spirit Transformation stage, gazing curiously at them.
As for the courtyard's mistress—Bai Wei—she stood with her hands lowered before the woman seated in the wooden chair, not daring to overstep in the slightest.
Bai Wei turned to look at Lan Chen and Ye Bing.
"Why have you not hurried over to pay respects to Senior Ying Wu?"
The two women had clearly heard Ying Wu's name before and immediately stepped forward to bow.
"This junior, Ye Bing (Lan Chen), pays respects to Senior Ying Wu."
As they spoke, the two women could not help secretly appraising Ying Wu, the only Tribulation Transcendence cultivator currently in Southern Nether Province.
Upon hearing Lan Chen state her name, Zhou Siyi, who stood behind Ying Wu, gave her a friendly look.
Lan Chen knew of Zhou Siyi's existence as well, so she