Duanmutian, a titan of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, was twenty years younger than Bai Fuyun. He was another Grand Elder who could rightly be called a pillar of the sect.
His relationship with Bai Fuyun was much like Fang Qianyuan's with the Wolf Saint, Elder Deng, and the others: mighty figures from different generations who stood guard as the sect's protectors.
It was precisely because Bai Fuyun had been guarding the sect that he had felt at ease entering a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land to study the "Constant Time Transformation." He had never expected Wu Lianyi and the others to exploit that opportunity and suddenly strike.
When Fang Qianyuan reached the Myriad Phenomena Sect's headquarters and met this mighty expert, whose name he had heard but whose face he had never seen, he discovered a withered-looking old man of seventy.
A Heaven Tier titan should have been an accomplished cultivator. Even if he paid little attention to his appearance, he should at least have been able to preserve his vitality, presenting himself with crane-white hair and a youthful face.
Yet all Fang Qianyuan saw on him were the marks of time's erosion. He could not tell whether Duanmutian had always looked this way, or whether the strain of recent events, coupled with an error in his study of the "Constant Time Transformation," had reduced him to his present state.
As Fang Qianyuan studied Duanmutian, Duanmutian looked at him in turn and exclaimed admiringly, "So this is Grand Elder Fang of the Azure Cloud Sect? Truly, you have the bearing of a dragon and phoenix, and a countenance radiant as the sun. During your promotion celebration, I had to remain behind to guard the sect and could not leave. Fate denied us a meeting then."
Fang Qianyuan nodded slightly. "My greetings, Grand