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The Sect Leader had sent word. Though he had merely asked whether Cheng Xinzhan had time to return to the sect for a discussion, without sounding particularly urgent, anything that prompted the Sect Leader to summon him was probably no small matter. Cheng Xinzhan dared not delay and hurried back on the lion.
Leaving the lion on Flat-Top Mountain, Cheng Xinzhan entered the Three Pure Ones Palace.
Inside the hall, he found not only Ji Hehe but also Marshal Kui and Fa Wujiu, the Mountain Lord of Shaking Light Mountain.
"Sect Leader, Marshal Yuan, Mountain Lord Fa."
Cheng Xinzhan greeted them in turn.
He was not particularly familiar with either of the other two people in the hall. Marshal Kui had only recently awakened, and they had rarely met. Still, one was the sect's literary grandmaster and the other its martial grandmaster, which gave them a special connection. With the additional bond of the lion between them, they held a mutual fondness for each other.
Although Mountain Lord Fa had always managed the mountain's affairs, Shaking Light Mountain was unlike Pivot Mountain or White Tiger Mountain: Cheng Xinzhan had little contact with it. Situated at the Kan Position of the Lotus Blessed Land, its Dao Lineage revered Guan Yinzi and practiced the arts of building towers to observe the stars, divination, and seeking mountains through Qi Observation.
His only impression of this Dao Lineage came from his good friend Xu Jishen, who belonged to it. When he was young and his cultivation was low, he had often visited the mountain to see Jishen. Later, as his responsibilities grew, his visits dwindled, as did his contact with many friends, Jishen included. Now, Brother Ji Hu was the only one he still kept in regular touch with.
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