Qin Ming followed Gu Qingzhao up to a private room on the seventh floor of Mirror Snow Pavilion.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, you truly didn't have to go to such lengths."
Although Qin Ming had sent Gu Qingzhao a Message Talisman as soon as he arrived at Azure Sea Immortal City,
he had never expected that she, the dignified master of a pavilion, would personally come out to receive him.
He was truly flattered.
Gu Qingzhao's starry eyes secretly appraised Qin Ming. She vaguely felt that, upon seeing him again this time, he had clearly undergone some sort of change, yet she could not put her finger on it.
Beyond that,
Qin Ming had also gained an air of detached serenity, as though he stood apart from the dust of the mortal world.
Despite her Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, she found herself somewhat unable to see through him.
Gu Qingzhao replied in a voice like a clear spring murmuring over stones, "Fellow Daoist Qin is an important partner of this pavilion, as well as an honorary guest elder."
"This is your first time in Azure Sea Immortal City, so naturally the people of the pavilion should come out and get acquainted with you."
Qin Ming could only nod with a smile.
Inside the private room,
a delicate fragrance curled through the air.
Gu Qingzhao poured Qin Ming a cup of spiritual tea, then said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, have you come this time for the Jade Marrow Mushroom as well?"
"Precisely." Qin Ming took a sip of spiritual tea and replied.
"Alas, this item truly is difficult to find. It has all been monopolized by the upper-tier sects."
"Very little of it ever makes its way into the outside world."
Qin Ming had already expected as much, but he still said, "It