Three years later, on Zhiling Island in the Chang Kong Sea.
"Elder Guo, welcome, welcome! Your presence at our sect's founding ceremony truly brings splendor to our humble abode..."
Dong Haisheng, a renowned elder of the East Sea, wore a brand-new, lavish ceremonial robe as he welcomed guests from all quarters at the mountain gate with a large group of reception disciples.
The various factions of the righteous immortal sects had all sent delegations led by Core Formation elders to attend the founding ceremony of the East Sea's Rosy Mists Gate.
Naturally, Guo Wuyan, Alliance Leader of the East Sea Immortal Alliance, could not fail to make a gesture. He had come on behalf of his own Old Ancestor to congratulate the Incense Accumulation Sect on establishing a new subordinate sect.
"Fellow Daoist Dong, I never imagined you would join the Rosy Mists Gate in the blink of an eye..."
With a hint of wistfulness, Guo Wuyan spoke quietly to the man before him.
"Back then, even the East Sea Immortal Alliance's most earnest invitations failed to move you..."
Dong Haisheng cupped his hands. "To tell you the truth, I joined the Rosy Mists Gate as an attendant to repay the kindness of the Incense Accumulation Sect expert who saved my grandson and his family years ago. I have disappointed your generous intentions, Alliance Leader Guo. My apologies, my apologies."
Guo Wuyan laughed heartily. There was little he could say about such an excuse.
An Immortal Alliance member accompanying Guo Wuyan stepped forward to smooth things over. "Alliance Leader Guo, the East Sea's Rosy Mists Gate is a newly established sect under the Incense Accumulation Sect. Although it stands here in the East Sea, its entire structure and the true teachings it receives are no different from those enjoyed by