Qingping Mountain, within a secluded valley.
A somewhat chilly mountain breeze blew in from outside, producing a whimpering sound.
A veiled woman paced back and forth in the valley, seemingly waiting for something.
Suddenly, a sound of tunneling through the void came from outside the mountain.
The woman's heart lifted with joy, and she quickly went out to greet it.
At the moment she saw the arrival, she elegantly performed a familiar ritual of greeting, "Ascendant Master Tao Wen greets Sect Leader Li!"
Li Yingzhang waved his hand and smiled, "Why bother with such formalities, Sect Master Tao? Our families have deep ties, there's no need for such alienation."
Beneath the veil, Tao Wen bitterly smiled.
The once prestigious Qingdan Valley, esteemed as a Golden Core Great Sect, was powerful at that time, and the Luo Tian Creed was then but a second-rate force.
Now, Qingdan Valley has only three Golden Core Cultivators, barely maintaining its status as a Great Sect.
