Venerable Kong Qing and Madam Min also rose to see him off. Just as Venerable Kong Qing smiled and was about to say something,
his expression suddenly shifted, surprise appearing on his face. He then said to Ning Fa,
"Please wait a moment, Daoist Ning. Senior Brother Wu Xin wishes to meet with you."
"Senior Brother Wu Xin?" Ning Fa's heart jolted. He immediately realized who this was, and astonishment filled his eyes.
The Senior Brother Wu Xin Venerable Kong Qing spoke of was none other than Hermit Wuxin, the Second Elder of the Heavenly Evolution Sect.
He was a veteran Great Cultivator whose name had resounded across the Five Spirits Sea for centuries, a figure of immense renown.
Ning Fa had previously heard that, aside from the First Elder, the Heavenly Evolution Sect had dispatched all three of its other Great Cultivators on this expedition to the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh.
Yet he had never seen this Second Elder, Hermit Wuxin, make an appearance. He had not expected this man to seek him out now.
Just then, Ning Fa sensed something and turned toward the hall entrance.
A man walked in.
He looked very young, no more than twenty-odd years old. He wore a silver-trimmed white robe with a black lotus embroidered on its front. He appeared refined and elegant, strikingly handsome, yet his eyes brimmed with the vicissitudes of time.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Wu Xin."
Upon seeing him arrive, Venerable Kong Qing and Madam Min immediately rose and spoke with respectful attitudes.
"Daoist Wu Xin." Ning Fa also offered a greeting, though inwardly he became vigilant.
Even with his current cultivation, he could not fully gauge Hermit Wuxin's depth. His instincts told him that Hermit Wuxin was likely stronger than both True Lord Tian Xu and the Mountain