Upon arriving at the Chongyang Palace of Immortality, Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei paid a visit to Pei Xiaolou.0

Pei Xiaolou was not just Yao Pei’s Martial Uncle, but also her mother’s cousin. Though they had this close connection, Pei Xiaolou had no idea that Yao Pei had been training at the Wanxiang Daoist Palace, so he was surprised by their visit. It was only now that he learned that Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei had been classmates.0

Qi Xuansu suddenly realized something. He and Pei Xiaolou were both Yao Pei’s uncles, which would technically make him the same generation as Pei Xiaolou. Unfortunately, the Daoist Order did not follow these kinship customs. Instead, it adhered to its own ranking system, where even someone as prestigious as Li Changge, despite his illustrious lineage, was still ranked as a junior to Sage Qingwei within the Daoist hierarchy. Thus, Qi Xuansu could not casually address Pei Xiaolou as Second Brother Pei and Sage Donghua as Big Brother Pei.1

Understanding Qi Xuansu’s purpose, Pei Xiaolou led them to Yuzhen Temple to visit Xu Xiaoying.0

Both Xu Xiaoying and Pei Xiaolou knew why Qi Xuansu had come, yet once they...0