Things went exactly as Yi Qiushui had said. After two hours, the seven individuals she had contacted, including Ye Bingling, gathered in the pavilion master building.

Zhou Yuan greeted them as they arrived. The group was led by deputy pavilion master Ye Bingling and had some familiar faces such as commanders Xiao Hong and Lu Mingyue. However, the last member somewhat surprised Zhou Yuan. It was Sheng Xiaoling, who had recently joined the Wind Pavilion.

Sheng Xiaoling was more on the petite side and had rather pretty facial features. However, there was a scar that ran down from her left eyebrow, giving her a somewhat stern look. She was a person of few words, but Zhou Yuan knew that a girl like her who managed to come so far as an unaffiliated cultivator must have experienced much more dangers than a man.

Upon seeing that Zhou...