Sunlight shone down from above the Heavenly Pavilion. The cultivators watching from the perimeter gathered in groups of three or five, speaking quietly. "Senior Wu Daoxuan's legacy has blessed us for a thousand years. With such a grand manifestation of his sacred legacy this time, I wonder which fellow cultivator will take first place and receive his precious Ink Treasure."
The speaker was a Rogue Cultivator from the Central Region.
"Hard to say. Hard to say indeed."
Someone beside him shook his head. "Never mind these painting cultivators from the Tang Court's Qingzhou, I hear the Cloud Ink Sect's Dao Child from the Qi Kingdom, who entered the Dao through painting, is among them too."
An elder from a Qi Kingdom sect spoke while stroking his beard. He, too, loved painting and was very well informed about news within painting circles.
He looked toward Wu Xingzhi and lowered his voice. "I suspect that Wu Family disciple didn't expect Dao Child Ink Spirit to appear here either."
"It seems this garden may hold some extraordinary treasures."
"You know, the few who came from the Chu Kingdom this time are all quite capable."
At the heart of the spectators' area, Xuanyuan Sect Master Lou Zhengze stood beside Wu Xingzhi, the Wu Clan disciple responsible for this visit to the former residence, chatting with a face radiant as a spring breeze.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, being able to behold Dao Child Ink Spirit's sacred manifestation on this visit is truly a blessing for cultivators like us."
Lou Zhengze sounded sincere. "From what you said earlier, Fellow Daoist Xingzhi, was this Painting Refinement presided over at Senior Wu Xunzhi's direction?"
"Yes, that's right. In fact, he was the one who sent me to the Chu Kingdom before, too."
"Heh, I am grateful to the very