Upon entering the hall.
Qin Ming looked up and saw a female cultivator dressed in Green Daoist Robes, her hair bound beneath a high crown. Her attire was simple and unadorned, and her appearance remained that of a middle-aged woman, though she was likely several centuries old in truth.
The person before him was Azure Sea Adept—Nalan Xi.
She was also one of the crucial pillars that had allowed Azure Sea Immortal City to stand firm for so many years at the crossroads of the four nations.
Nalan Xi was beautiful and still possessed a mature charm. There were no superfluous ornaments on her person, and the aura of her cultivation was wholly restrained, making her seem like an ordinary person. It was impossible to gauge her depth.
Yet the instant Qin Ming saw her, he felt an intensely palpitating sense of danger.
"Greetings, Adept!"
After entering the hall, Qin Ming bowed in salute.
"No need for such formalities."
Nalan Xi smiled faintly and raised a hand in invitation. "Young Friend Qin, please take a seat and have some spirit tea."
In truth, she had heard of Qin Ming long ago. After all, he was an independent cultivator capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
Before Qin Ming had entered the hall, she had already reviewed every dossier concerning his background.
He had begun as a Spirit Farmer conscripted from his clan to perform compulsory service for the sect, planting Spirit Rice. Step by step, he became a Tier 2 Spirit Planter, left the Spirit Feather Sect, then outshone all rivals in the Spirit Rest Archipelago and claimed Moon Gazing Island. He lived in seclusion, kept out of worldly disputes, and did nothing but farm and cultivate Spirit Plants on the island. The investigation had been exceedingly thorough.
His background was