Long Chen and the others were surprised to see that sixteen figures had appeared at once from the transportation formation. These sixteen people were all Meridian Opening experts, and four of them were currently holding a golden palanquin.

That scene caused them to be a bit stunned. What kind of nonsense were they doing? The new sect leader was sitting within the palanquin? That was being a bit too pretentious, wasn’t it?

Even the monastery head, Shui Wuhen, had always come directly on her own. Furthermore, cultivators would usually abstain from sitting in palanquins.

A palanquin and other similar vehicles inhibited a person’s movement. If they were ambushed, they wouldn’t even have a chance to run.

Now, two Meridian Opening experts quickly rolled open a red carpet. Only once the carpet was properly laid down did they set down the palanquin. The curtain was pushed open, and a man appearing to be in his twenties got out.

This man didn’t look that bad, with a very fair complexion. But...