Just then!
A breeze brushed the Cloud Perch, dew clinging to the fresh leaves on the branches as a figure quietly arrived.
She neither flew through the air nor announced her name. She merely walked slowly upon the drifting clouds, her steps exceedingly light, yet each one seemed to fall upon the very heart of the mountains and rivers' vital currents, making the spirit veins of the land tremble faintly—not with a roar, but with a natural resonance.
It was a woman.
Her hair was exceptionally long, black as night, falling from her shoulders to her waist. There were no excess ornaments, only a plain white ribbon loosely tying it back.
Her brows and eyes were gentle, her features clear. She was not stunning at first glance, yet the longer one looked, the quieter and deeper she seemed, like moonlight reflected in a clear spring—warm and gentle, yet carrying an indescribable clarity of her own.
"Eldest Senior Sister!"
"Sister Yueci!!"
"Greetings, Eldest Senior Sister!!"
The Five Aggregates Sect disciples here became somewhat stirred up, looking at Man Yueci with faces full of reverence. Yu Yuanting nearly threw himself at her.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yueci..." A flash of amazement passed through the Heavenly Secrets Dao Palace disciples' eyes as they hurriedly cupped their fists.
Wudao and Youli looked startled. They could not see the slightest hint of might from this woman, not even a trace of cultivation... The clouds beneath her feet seemed to have appeared there of their own accord, utterly natural!
"My junior brothers, junior sisters, Yuanting."
Man Yueci's voice was extremely soft when she spoke, yet incomparably steady, like a wisp of wind in the morning mist. It brushed across the heartstrings without startling or disturbing them, yet made people unconsciously hold their breath and listen.
It