Mind-Calming Gate!
Hearing that name, Daoyinzi could not help thinking further.
He had long since learned from Nanmingzi and Chuiyunzi that Daoists from Mind-Calming Gate, as well as Kunlun, had appeared in Southern Chen's capital to vie for the Reincarnated Immortal. But Great Hua Mountain had come from behind, and he had gained a fine disciple.
Now, hearing that sect mentioned and thinking of his new disciple, he could not help entertaining a few suspicions.
"Has something occurred to you, junior brother?"
A voice suddenly came from behind Daoyinzi and Hai Xuan Zi. They turned to find a white-browed old man.
The man had greeted them alongside Hai Xuan Zi earlier, but when the White Crane Boy spoke, he had kept silent.
Hai Xuan Zi looked displeased. "So you can speak now, senior brother? Why was silence golden a moment ago?"
"Don't blame me, junior brother," the old man said. "Before I came, the Sect Leader warned me not to invite trouble. Kongtong's situation is complicated enough. We've gained a Reincarnated Immortal ourselves, but we didn't recruit him through the usual channels—we brought him in from a minor sect. We can hardly afford to become everyone's target. Better to keep a low profile. I imagine Junior Brother Daoyinzi feels the same?"
Hai Xuan Zi merely sneered.
The white-browed old man went on, "There's a reason for what happened today, and it concerns you people of the Eastern Sea Islands."
"What does it have to do with us?"
The old man sat down. "I don't mean your Glazed Island. Four islands hold sway in the Eastern Sea now, and you're not the only one who came. Haven't you heard the rumors about Great Hua Mountain?"
Hai Xuan Zi's expression turned uneasy.
Dao Yin Zi asked, "Senior Brother Golden Crow Zi, please