A venerable old man in gray robes sat upright in the centermost seat of a resplendently lit hall. His face was waxy, sallow, and gaunt. His eyes were turbid, and he looked entirely unassuming. But the moment Su Yi and Xi Ning followed Jing Hongyu into the hall, they sensed that he was a Great Martial Stage powerhouse!!0

Before long, Jing Hongyu introduced the old man: Jing Cheng. The high elder of the Giant Whale Spirit Race, an expert of the True Martial Stage!1

Years ago, he’d been afflicted by divine misfortune, and his vitality was badly damaged. The Giant Whale Spirit Race sold off those Great Unity battle clothes to find someone capable of treating Jing Cheng’s divine misfortune.0

“Please take a seat, my fellow Daoists,” Jing Cheng said with an amiable smile. Once Su Yi and Xi Ning were seated, he ordered an attendant to pour them tea. His manners were impeccable.0

But Su Yi had never liked pleasantries, so he got straight to the point. “Please enlighten me. What have you called me here for?”0

Jing Cheng said solemnly, “'Enlighten' you? I dare not call it that, but...0