The Daoist boy looked endearingly ugly, his face wreathed in smiles. He was none other than Perfected Red Staff's foremost disciple, Red Staff Immortal Boy Ruan Jiu.
He had cultivated for over a thousand years, and both his inner and outer disciplines had long since reached perfection. He could have ascended to the Lingkong Immortal Realm long ago, but because Perfected Red Staff stayed, he stayed too, remaining below to keep his master company and waiting to face the Earth Immortals' Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth together.
A Coral Staff was tucked into his waistband. Though he looked young, his bearing was exceedingly composed. Ding Chang introduced him. "This is our eldest senior brother, whose name is Ruan Jiu. He is known as the Red Staff Immortal Boy."
Although Ding Chang also had a thousand years of cultivation, she still possessed a little girl's mischievous streak. As she spoke, she pointed at the crimson Coral Staff tucked into Ruan Jiu's waistband.
Ruan Jiu approached and said, "At my master's command, I have come here expressly to welcome you. He is awaiting your arrival at the Jade Truth Palace." After exchanging a few pleasantries, he took the initiative to lead the way farther inside.
Accompanied by the three fellow disciples, Shi Feiyang entered the Lingqiao Immortal Palace.
Perfected Red Staff and his wife had built this immortal abode with their disciples, pouring tremendous effort into it over a thousand years.
Shi Feiyang saw echoes of his own immortal palace on Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain in its design.
Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain was a piece of land that had fallen from the Lingkong Immortal Realm, and the immortal palace upon it was a genuine palace of that realm.
Immortals from heaven often descended to visit Perfected Red Staff, and the two