"Three fellow Daoists, we meet again!"
Tian Yunzi stepped forward to greet the three, his voice immediately ringing out.
"I never expected the Sect Master and so many elders to come in person. It seems this 'Heavenly Gifted Power' is truly of great importance to your sect!"
Fairy Yun Hua's cool voice rang out, sounding half like a question and half like a tease.
She made no effort whatsoever to conceal the deeper meaning behind her words.
"'Heavenly Gifted Power' is of tremendous importance. It concerns our response to the great calamity of the Cultivation World and the lives and safety of countless living beings.
Tiandao Palace will naturally spare no effort and treat it with the utmost seriousness!"
The smile on Tian Yunzi's face remained unchanged as he swiftly gave his answer.
"Tiandao Palace is truly righteous. This Fairy admires you!
Actually, this Fairy has long had a question. I wonder whether I ought to ask it..."
Fairy Yun Hua was not so easily fooled. She smiled and offered a word of praise, then abruptly changed the subject, her expression turning hesitant.
As she spoke, she also stopped where she stood, making no hurry to continue forward.
"If Fairy has any questions, please ask freely!" Tian Yunzi said with a smile, though his brows unconsciously furrowed slightly.
At the very last step, the three before him had suddenly stopped moving. It was not a pleasant feeling.
What Tian Yunzi feared most was some unforeseen change.
If the three changed their minds, then even if he had a way to subdue them, he would have no way to make them willingly accept the 'Heavenly Gifted Power.'
This... was not the outcome he wanted.
"What exactly is Tiandao Palace's so-called 'Heavenly Gifted Power'?
Since this power can allow someone to ascend