The man had a square face with a set of rather rough features, and his aura indicated that he was a mid-Great Encompassment cultivator.

He was greeting Han Li like an old friend, but Han Li had never met him before.

However, he then quickly caught onto what the man was doing, and he put on a warm smile of his own as he greeted, "Indeed, Fellow Daoist Zhou, it's been far too long."

The two of them began to engage in some small talk, while the elderly man standing beside them heaved an internal sigh of relief, thanking the heavens that he hadn't displayed any disrespect to Han Li for the lowly cultivation base that he had initially displayed.

Zhou Xianyang and Han Li made their way into the inner hall of the branch together, and the former instructed, "Elder Zhu, go and prepare a feast. Bring out that jar of Azure Haze Jade Elixir that I've been saving for a special occasion."

The elderly man immediately departed to carry out his bidding, following which Zhou Xianyang invited Han Li into the room before...