(Sigh! It's been four or five days since I sent off my second application for an A-level contract, and there's still no reply... I hope everyone will keep supporting this book! My writing will keep getting better.)
"Oh! Young fellow Daoist, may I ask whether you're a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect?" the middle-aged cultivator asked quite courteously. He seemed well-mannered, without the slightest arrogance of a Core Condensation Stage senior. As he spoke, the two slowly approached.
"Ah! Yes, I'm a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect. What can I do for you two?" Li Xiaoya answered with apparent nonchalance, though inwardly he grew wary. His encounter with the Five Fiends of Huangling had taught him a lesson: he could not let his guard down around unfamiliar cultivators.
"Hehe! I'm a disciple of the Kunqi Sect. Our sect master sent me to inform your sect about the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering. This is my first time here, so I hope you could give us some directions, fellow Daoist," the middle-aged cultivator said, cupping his hands.
"So you're disciples of the Kunqi Sect!" Li Xiaoya said in surprise. The Kunqi Sect was also one of the Six Great Righteous Sects. Its cultivation methods supposedly focused on immortal qi condensation, and its mastery of that art was unrivaled beneath heaven. Still, Li Xiaoya did not really know what immortal qi condensation actually looked like. This business about Spiritlight Lake, however, greatly piqued his curiosity. Why did they need to send a Core Condensation Stage cultivator just to deliver a notice? Intrigued, he asked, "The Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering? What's that?"
"Well... you don't know?" the middle-aged cultivator asked in puzzlement.
"Every True Cultivation Stage cultivator should know about the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering!" the young woman suddenly said, her voice