"Seeking the Dao?"
The guard looked the four of them up and down, frowning slightly. "Your cultivation is too low. Under the rules, you may only listen from the outer perimeter. You cannot enter the core area."
"Fellow Daoist, we..."
Zhao Gongming hesitated, then took the hair that had already lost its luster from inside his robe.
"To be frank, we encountered danger on our journey, and Senior Six Ears bestowed this upon us to save us. He said that if we came to Mount Buzhou, we could invoke his name."
"Senior Brother Six Ears's hair?!"
The moment the guard saw the hair, his expression changed. The disdain in his eyes vanished, replaced by respect.
Six Ears was the Heavenly Emperor's eldest direct disciple and held an exalted position in the Witch Cult. Who would dare deny him face?
"So you are honored guests recommended by Senior Brother Six Ears. Forgive my discourtesy!"
The guard hurriedly put on a smile. "Since you have Senior Brother Six Ears's token, all four of you are naturally qualified to enter the inner grounds."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist!" Zhao Gongming and the three sisters were overjoyed.
"Please follow me."
The guard led them through the Spirit-Gathering Formation, explaining Mount Buzhou's rules as they walked.
"Here on Mount Buzhou, the rules are strict. The greatest opportunity lies in the Law Stele Grove."
The guard pointed toward a distant forest of stone steles radiating the multicolored light of laws, his eyes full of longing. "However, the Law Stele Grove only opens once every ten thousand years, and the time allotted for comprehension is limited. How much you can grasp depends entirely on your own fortune."
"Also, the Heavenly Emperor and all the Ancestor Witches have now broken through to the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm and