Star Luo Hall, one of its five immense floating peaks.
At the summit of Dust-Cleansing Peak, situated due west.
At that moment, Gu Chenfeng bowed respectfully toward the tightly shut doors of the cave abode before him.
"Your disciple Gu Chenfeng pays his respects, Master. Earlier, I was in a hurry to return to Yan Province and failed to come pay my respects in time. Please forgive me, Master!"
After returning to Star Luo Hall, Gu Chenfeng had immediately come here with Si Mingwei.
Along the way, Si Mingwei had briefly introduced this master to Gu Chenfeng.
One of Star Luo Hall's Four Supreme Elders, the Sword-Walking Venerable, Mu Chen.
He was already well over a thousand years old, a powerful sword cultivator with Source Venerable Realm cultivation.
But he was solitary and low-key by nature, disliked managing mundane affairs, and did not take disciples in great numbers.
Thus, among the four supreme lineages of Star Luo Hall.
Dust-Cleansing Peak alone had the fewest members and wielded the least authority.
Mu Chen had only three true direct disciples.
Si Mingwei was the last of those three, while Gu Chenfeng had now become Mu Chen's only nominal disciple.
In response to Gu Chenfeng's respects and apology.
A reply soon came from within the cave abode.
It was still Mu Chen's ethereal voice, clear and unworldly.
"No matter. Your senior sister already told me that your lineage faced a crisis. Has the trouble been resolved?"
"Master, everything has been properly handled."
Gu Chenfeng did not elaborate that the trouble his lineage had encountered even involved a Source Venerable Realm mighty figure from Central Province.
After all, he was now merely a nominal disciple the other man had casually taken in.
He did not know this powerful figure's character or temperament, either.
Still