"So you must be Junior Brother Qi."
On an elevated, cushion-like patch of earth, Li Qingshan smiled, inviting Qi Xiu into his thatched cottage. The cottage had already been tidied and was spotless, save for some furniture and a few ancient tomes with faded covers.
"And you must be the former Agriculture Official, Senior Brother Li Qingshan."
Qi Xiu smiled as he clasped his hands towards Li Qingshan in a gesture of respect.
Two months ago, his master, Daoist Yunxiong, had briefed him on some matters regarding this Senior Brother Li.
One should not judge this Senior Brother by his farmer-like appearance.
In actuality, he was a personal disciple of Dongfang Qing, the Supreme Patriarch of the Shenxiao Sect.
Having joined the sect for five hundred and thirty years, he had reached the Extreme Realm of Bloodied, with half a step into the Dao Body Realm.
Within at most a hundred years, he could break through the final barrier and enter the illustrious realm of the mighty.
