"Elder, you should be a transcendent existence beyond the two realms, it's inappropriate to intervene in mundane affairs."
Qi Xian struggled to calm his emotions, glancing at Shen Yi beside him, who showed no abnormal expression, as if he had expected to be stopped and was therefore calm, suggesting it might not be a matter of life and death.
He immediately wanted to distance himself from the situation and said to the white-robed monk, "We came following the Imperial Edict, and we don't know which person the elder is waiting for here, nor what matters you wish to instruct."
"..."
The Pure World Venerable stood up, walked barefoot down the deadwood, and stepped into the clear water.
He did not look at Qi Xian, but seriously scrutinized the Taoist Monarch Xuan Shang, his gaze penetrating the haze, falling upon that fair and handsome, yet extremely familiar face.
The last time he saw that face was in Southern Sumeru.