"The hour is late, but having such a long, pleasant conversation with you, Fellow Daoist Ancient City, has truly refreshed both body and mind."
"I shall take my leave. I will call on you again soon!"
Guo Poyun cupped his hands and spoke meaningfully.
"Take care, Fellow Daoist Guo. You are welcome anytime!"
Liu Yu smiled, personally escorting him outside the cave abode and watching him leave.
As he watched the departing figure, his gaze gradually deepened. Only after Guo Poyun had vanished completely did he turn and return to the pavilion.
Through their fairly formal discussion, Liu Yu had learned that the organization behind Guo Poyun was called the Cloth-Clad Alliance.
It was a relatively powerful organization of rogue cultivators, with a considerable reputation among them.
Guo Poyun had also hinted, seemingly in passing, that the Cloth-Clad Alliance had more than one Nascent Soul True Lord.
Since Liu Yu was considering joining, he had naturally gathered information during this period. According to what he had learned, the Cloth-Clad Alliance was indeed deeply rooted in Jiang Province.
Although it still could not contend with the sects and aristocratic clans, it had established a firm foothold and gained the ability to "bargain."
I wonder whether he will bring what I want on his next visit.
Liu Yu tidied the tea set as various thoughts passed through his mind.
He had first laid out two conditions as prerequisites for joining. Only if the organization could fulfill them would he consider becoming a member.
The first was to help gather the spirit herbs needed to refine Soul-Congealing Pills.
Even in the Divine Capital, gathering the remaining spirit herbs beneficial to the primordial spirit would still take quite some time.
Thus, he had taken this opportunity to raise the matter.
The strength of the