Li Fan briefly explained the matter of rebuilding the immortal city of the Congyun Sea, then extended an invitation to meet in person.

His tone was warm, entirely free of the airs one might expect from an Island Master.

Gao Yuan was left flustered, uncertain how to receive such unexpected courtesy.

Having spent most of his life grinding away within the Myriad Immortals Island's hierarchy, he knew all too well that those with "acting" and "deputy" titles were often harder to deal with than formally appointed ones.

He had no idea why this rather well-known cultivator from the Heavenly Mechanisms Sect had singled him out, but the man was his highest-ranking superior. There was no room for carelessness.

Gao Yuan tidied himself up and set off at...