Yan Lingxiang had barely approached when his gaze fell on Li Fengquan and his companion like a blade.
"So Fellow Daoist Yan has come as well. What a rare guest." The gray-robed elder seemed to know Yan Lingxiang, and his smile broadened as he approached.
"Elder Wei, Junior Brother Wang is a Personal Disciple of our Green Water Palace's Pure Fire Peak Master. This is his first visit to the Seven Star Stone Shop, so surely you won't refuse him this courtesy." Yan Lingxiang cupped his hands toward the gray-robed elder, his words laden with meaning.
"So Fellow Daoist Wang is a Personal Disciple of your palace's Golden Core True Person. Forgive my lack of respect." Startled by this revelation, Elder Wei cupped his hands toward Wang Yu once more.
"Fellow Daoist Wei, my Master is Gong Xianyi. I wonder if you've heard of her," Li Fengquan said slowly to the gray-robed elder.
"Gong Xianyi? The Tuoyue Patriarch! You're a disciple of Senior Gong?" Elder Wei's expression changed again.
"That's right. Junior Sister Gong is my Family Ancestor's sole direct descendant. Her Mental Secret Art activated earlier only because she began cultivating it recently and momentarily failed to control it. It was merely a misunderstanding," Li Fengquan said calmly.
"A misunderstanding?" Elder Wei looked visibly hesitant.
At the same time, Yan Lingxiang's voice transmission reached Wang Yu's ears:
"Junior Brother, the Tuoyue Patriarch is a fairly renowned rogue cultivator True Person in the Chaotic Spirit Domain. She veers between righteousness and wickedness, but she has cultivated an extremely powerful earth divine ability. It's said she once fought a True Person from the Spirit Puppet Sect without falling at a disadvantage, which has earned her quite a reputation among rogue cultivators. The Seven Star Stone Shop probably won't want to offend