The Lower Rank practitioners on the first floor rose one after another, straightened their clothes, and silently watched the entrance.
The doors stood wide open as Guo Xiang and Li Qingxian strode in.
Guo Xiang said, "Let's go upstairs."
Li Qingxian nodded, crossed the first-floor hall, and climbed the stairs.
The Lower Rank Fate Arts Masters waited quietly, gazing eagerly at the Middle Rank practitioners upstairs with their ears pricked.
The Middle Rank practitioners upstairs looked at one another and shook their heads.
When Li Qingxian and Guo Xiang reached the second floor, the Middle Rank Fate Arts Masters cupped their hands and said, "Welcome, fellow cultivators."
Li Qingxian returned the salute. "I have only just arrived and came here to exchange knowledge and learn. I hope you will not hesitate to offer your guidance."
Seeing that Li Qingxian had not introduced his background, the crowd gradually dispersed. Still, they moved slowly, and many acquaintances winked at Guo Xiang.
Guo Xiang smiled. "This friend of mine has been Middle Rank for two years and has made considerable achievements in Momentum Configurations. He wishes to refine his skills still further, so he came to the teahouse. I told him that the Fate Arts Teahouse is a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons abound. Though the words here may be fierce, we address matters, not people. Don't hold back."
A round-faced middle-aged man laughed. "Anyone who entered through Jade Cup Golden Tea has attained no small accomplishment in Momentum Configurations. I don't know whether he can come here to learn and exchange knowledge, but he is more than qualified to sit on the second floor and half-teach."
Everyone laughed.
Following several people's gazes, Li Qingxian saw a platform halfway up the stairs between the second and third floors, with a table