Dengji Gate and the Five Elements Sect arrived outside the Shangqing Shenxiao Realm from two different directions. Following the customary etiquette of the Myriad Worlds, the jade boat of Dengji Gate, under Eight Dao Lords's control, veered aside slightly to let the Five Elements Sect pass first.
As they brushed past each other, Water-Fire Dao Lord Zhu Hongtu lightly nodded to Eight Dao Lords in greeting. Both were veteran Half-step Golden Immortals who had achieved Dao Foundation Perfection but had yet to witness External Dao Manifestation, and each presided over a sect. They could be considered long acquainted.
Shen Chenxi and Lian Yu also took the chance to greet Jian Tonghui and Kong Ran. After all, they had met once at the Tai Xu Dharma Assembly and shared Shi Xuan as a fellow Daoist. Kong Ran answered each of them with a faint smile. Though Jian Tonghui remained aloof, she did not lack basic courtesy.
After exchanging greetings, Lian Yu suddenly spotted the Five Elements Attendant and smiled as he nodded. To his surprise, the Five Elements Attendant hastily turned its little face away, seeming somewhat shy and timid around strangers, yet also as if it did not dare face Lian Yu.
Rubbing his chin, Lian Yu watched the Five Elements Sect enter the Shangqing Shenxiao Realm and said in considerable puzzlement, "I had always heard that the Artifact Spirit of the Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure, the Five Elements Divine Light Shield, was afraid of strangers, but I never expected it to be this bad. I truly wonder how it passed its Nascent Spirit Decay."
Shen Chenxi smiled faintly. "In Shen's view, it seemed more like the Five Elements Attendant was afraid of seeing you. Could it be that you encountered it while traveling in the past and even taught it