"Let me try."
Within the Sea of Consciousness, Black Tortoise closed his eyes, raised his index and middle fingers, and chanted an incantation.
Beside him, White Tiger was positively exuberant. "Come to think of it, it really has been ages since I last saw Lord Azure Dragon!" he exclaimed.
"Once we rescue Lord Azure Dragon, we Four Sages Immortal Venerables will finally be reunited on the Nine Netherworlds Continent."
"Just thinking about it sets my blood boiling!"
"Brother White Tiger, please be quiet for a moment," Vermilion Bird said evenly.
"Lord Azure Dragon always hated noise and commotion most."
"Once Brother Black Tortoise contacts Lord Azure Dragon, beware of his temper if he hears you making such a racket."
At those words, White Tiger promptly shrank back and sheepishly shut his mouth.
Watching the three Immortal Venerables converse within his Sea of Consciousness, Lin Mo looked intrigued.
This Senior Azure Dragon seemed rather different from the others.
The way the other three seniors addressed and treated him was telling enough.
Of the three seniors he had met so far, Black Tortoise seemed to be the eldest, followed by White Tiger, with Vermilion Bird the youngest.
Black Tortoise called White Tiger his younger brother and Vermilion Bird his younger sister.
Vermilion Bird, in turn, addressed both Black Tortoise and White Tiger as elder brothers.
Yet Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird all addressed Azure Dragon as "Lord."
Moreover, whenever Azure Dragon came up, respect colored Black Tortoise's and Vermilion Bird's voices, and even the boisterous, unrestrained White Tiger became perfectly well-behaved.
Every sign pointed to Senior Azure Dragon being the most exceptional of the Four Sages Immortal Venerables.
Unable to contain his curiosity, Lin Mo asked, "Senior Black Tortoise, could Senior Azure Dragon be even older than you?"
"No."
Black