Bai Guyi called out to Mount Zibai, but his eyes were on Mount Qingcheng.
For he was not supposed to know that True Lord Cheng had already arrived in the Shu Central Region, much less reveal that he knew True Lord Cheng had gone to Azure City. Speaking this way was like covering his ears while stealing a bell, yet he had no choice but to cover them. He could not deceive those in the know, but he would conceal as much as he could and preserve whatever face remained for Emei. The latter half of his words seemed addressed to Miechenzi on Emei Mountain, but his thunderous call could cover the entire Shu Central Region, which of course included Azure City. Thus, those words were themselves an invitation from Bai Guyi.
As he spoke, he also secretly sent a message to Miechenzi, explaining everything and ordering him to go directly to Azure City to request an audience.
Bai Guyi flew higher and higher, but he kept his head lowered, gazing at the mortal world.
Panic gripped Emei Mountain.
As the foremost establishment among the Xuanmen immortal sects, the Emei School had always had its rules. The Sect Leader oversaw all sect affairs on the mountain and controlled the sect's repositories and Mountain-Guarding Grand Array. Even Immortals had to obey. This was the same among the great sects of the East and even the immortal sects of the North: it prevented conflicting orders from multiple authorities. Personal cultivation and overseeing sect affairs were also entirely different matters; outsiders could not be allowed to direct experts. In an emergency, if something happened to the Sect Leader or he was away from the mountain, World-Remaining Immortals could intervene and take over the sect, with precedence given to those who had experience governing