Most of the items were useless, but a few truly bore Heavenly Book Characters.
"Heavenly Book Characters are manifestations of the Great Dao. Though I've embarked on the path of Primordial Taiyi and no longer need to gather Scattered Characters to forge my own Dao Path,
"stones from other mountains can still polish jade. Gathering more to broaden my horizons can only be a good thing!"
Tang Changsheng set down the last item in his hand, and Sun Ningyuan immediately came trotting over. "Master, how was it? If nothing here suits you, I'll go find more.
"Oh, right. Quite a few fellow cultivators have arrived outside. They all want to pay you a visit!"
"Oh? How long have they been here? I suppose I can meet them." Tang Changsheng sounded interested.
Since they had come, they ought to know his rules. Presumably, they had brought gifts. Who knew what treasures he might find among them?
When Tang Changsheng reached the reception hall, he heard a tall, bald man complaining impatiently. "Wait? How much longer are we supposed to wait?"
"If you can't wait, you're free to leave!" came a voice. The bald man flared up at once, but when he saw who had spoken, his heart skipped a beat. His anger vanished as though someone had doused him with a bucket of cold water.
He looked at Tang Changsheng. At first glance, Tang Changsheng seemed no different from any living person. But at the second glance, something about him felt deeply wrong.
It was a feeling the man could neither name nor explain. Tang Changsheng looked exactly like everyone else, yet somehow did not seem quite alive.
Looking closer, the man finally noticed a faint glow around Tang Changsheng, a ring of light so pale it was almost invisible, yet