The Great Luo Immortal Sect had deep pockets.
Almost no Inner Sect disciple had a residence covering less than fifty mu.
Ning Qingshu's residence occupied over a hundred mu. Even allowing for the space martial artists needed to cultivate, it could easily house a hundred people.
Few people lived there permanently. Only because it served as the Mysterious Radiance Society's Zhuzhao Peak headquarters did the central courtyard regularly hold a dozen or so elites with various responsibilities and over a hundred Servant Disciples.
Under these circumstances, when Li Xian headed straight for the residence, the two elites at the entrance instantly paled. They immediately turned and rushed inside to report his arrival, leaving the entrance deserted. Even if Li Xian wanted to follow proper procedure and announce his visit, there was no one to receive him.
Left with no choice, he entered through the main gate.
But a visitor was a guest, and venturing into the central courtyard was no way for a guest to behave.
So he stopped in the front courtyard and quietly awaited the residence's owner, Ning Qingshu.
He did not have to wait long.
Amid hurried footsteps and subdued commotion, a group of over a dozen people rushed out from the central and inner courtyards, swiftly forming a crescent to half-surround him.
"Li Xian!"
With a sharp shout, a man and a woman stepped out from the crowd.
The man...
An old acquaintance.
His buyer today, Sword Hanging from the Heavenly Gate, Chen Jianghai.
The woman walked beside him, dressed in finery. Her poised, aloof bearing, the air of a superior who could control any situation, was no less imposing than Chen Jianghai's.
There was no need to guess. She had to be the Mysterious Radiance Society's executive vice president, Ning Qingshu.
"Li Xian, you have