Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

These words, instead of persuading the young man, only made him distrust Yunping even more.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but do you people all not understand what I'm saying? If I say no, then no."

"I need to see him about something, something very important."

Yun Ping straightened his expression and stared seriously at the young man.

To be fair, the young man's actions were not wrong, but the old rogue really had something to discuss with that old geezer, and time was of the essence; he didn't have time to waste on words.

"No matter how important it is, you have to keep it to yourself."

The young man remained steadfast, and even glanced at Yunping with considerable disdain, saying, "With your poor and shabby appearance, don't even think about the things on the second floor or above. The things on the first floor are enough for you. As for the Pavilion Master, he's too busy to see you."

"Then there's nothing we can do."

Yunping sighed. Since this guy was so stubborn, Yunping had no choice but to let him sleep for a while.

He slowly raised his hand, intending to put the young man to a temporary sleep—

What's all this noise about?

A cool, clear female voice immediately followed.

In an instant, a pale blue light descended from the sky, and a graceful figure with a slender and elegant posture, like a fairy, appeared on the bottom floor of the Treasure Pavilion. The sharp eyes contained a divine light that was almost ruthless.

Her bare, fair legs stood erect, attracting attention, while her exquisite face, unforgettable at first glance, was reflected in Yunping's eyes.

The young man with the bright green hair immediately recognized her. He was terrified and knelt down, trembling. "Sister Hua...you...you've come?!"

The woman, as beautiful as a fairy, glanced at him and said in an extremely indifferent tone, "The Pavilion Master noticed that there seemed to be some trouble at the bottom, so he sent me to check it out..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Yunping.

In an instant, he froze on the spot.

Yun Ping, a sly smile on his face, greeted the woman who instilled such fear in the young man as if she were an old friend, "Oh, we meet again—"

"Little Onion Girl".

……

Upon hearing this address, the woman surnamed Hua was suddenly taken aback. A look of astonishment briefly appeared on her face before quickly turning into understanding and fear.

She didn't say much, but lowered her head and gave the order.

"Kneel down."

Yunping remained still.

The young man immediately became angry, glaring at Yun Ping and saying, "I'm calling you, kneel down! And what about that 'Onion Maiden' you just mentioned? Fairy Hua is..."

Yunping remained motionless.

But the woman surnamed Hua glared fiercely at the young man, her tone exceptionally stern, "I told you to kneel down before him!!"

"what?!"

The young man felt as if there was something wrong with his ears. Why was his boss making him kneel before a stranger?!

But the woman's gaze was so sharp, like the cold wind of a winter night cutting into his soul.

He hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and kneeling down reluctantly.

"Perform the Venerable One's Great Holiness!"

Upon hearing this, the young man was nearly scared out of his wits.

What is the Venerable One's Grand Ceremony? It's a ceremony specifically for great figures at the Half-Immortal level. These are towering figures who can shake the entire Heavenly Realm with just a few stomps of their feet!

Could it be... could it be that this person is actually...?

He dared not think about it any further.

Because he suddenly remembered that he had previously mocked Yunping for being a poor wretch...

Before the young man could figure it out, he saw the woman with a transcendent status in the Treasure Pavilion, Fairy Hua, kneel down in front of Yun Ping and kowtow... performing the Venerable One's salute!

My God! What's going on?!

"Hurry up and do it!!"

Hua Xianzi's words stunned the young man, who immediately began to kowtow and pay his respects.

Boom boom boom!

A series of muffled thuds sounded rapidly.

"Alright, alright, stop kowtowing, get up first." This scene seemed a bit superfluous to Yunping. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't make such a fuss. I don't really like these kinds of formalities. Besides, Little Onion Girl, your attitude towards me has changed quite a bit since I last saw you."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Hua first nodded slightly, then stood up from the cold stone bricks. However, she still kept her head down, not daring to meet Yun Ping's gaze.

Even her voice softened, completely lacking the authority she had displayed when reprimanding the young man, replaced by fear: "This humble woman... was unaware of your identity at the time and has offended you greatly. I hope you will not pursue the matter..."

Yes, this Fairy Hua is the same mysterious Fairy Hua that Yunping met in the painting gallery of Maple Leaf City.

Back then, she was more curious about Yunping than she is now, filled with awe and fear.

The old rogue was hardly one to care about such trivial matters. He smiled and waved his hand, "That's nothing. Compared to that, how has your sect leader been lately?"

"Pavilion Master?" Fairy Hua seemed surprised that Yun Ping would ask about the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion. After thinking for a few seconds, she replied, "Pavilion Master has been fine recently, but some things happened that I can't explain."

"Can't explain it?" Yunping frowned slightly, his mind racing.

“This humble woman is truly unable to recount the scene of that day, but senior, you can speak with the Sect Master in person… I believe the Sect Master will grant you an audience…”

Dear... I wish to meet the Pavilion Master in person!

The young man standing nearby nearly dropped his jaw—didn't the Pavilion Master say he wouldn't see anyone, no matter who came recently? He even said that he wouldn't see the king of the Lantian Empire who was in seclusion.

This seemingly ordinary fellow, who doesn't even have the aura of spiritual energy... why did Fairy Hua actually send him to see the Pavilion Master?

Even more amazingly, he also discovered something else quite astonishing.

That's what Fairy Hua called Yunping—

senior.

In the three great heavenly realms, those who can be addressed as "senior" by Fairy Hua are extremely rare, even the weakest among them must be at least a saint...

In other words, the young man he had just mocked... was actually very likely an unknown saint, or... something even more terrifying...

My God!

The young man, huddled in the corner, trembled as if he were about to be executed.

Yun Ping didn't notice the young man's strange appearance, but nodded to Fairy Hua, "Then I'll go find that old geezer. Fairy Hua, please make yourself at home."

"Senior, take care."

With Fairy Hua bowing and seeing him off, Yun Ping slowly stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor and gradually disappeared from their sight.

After Yunping had completely left, Fairy Hua slowly raised her head, turned around, and coldly glanced at the young man huddled in the corner, trembling.

"Be careful what you say in the future. Fortunately, you are kind-hearted, otherwise you would be a useless plant by now!"

"I..." The young man, whose true form was a thousand-year-old spirit herb, shrank back in fear. Under Fairy Hua's gaze, he could barely speak clearly. "Fairy... who... who exactly is that senior...?"

"That senior?"

Hua Xianzi glanced at him and took a deep breath.

Then he uttered three words.

"do not know."

"Ah? Then why are you still..."

The young man was stunned. What did this mean? He didn't know the senior's identity, yet he was still being asked to perform the venerable salute of a venerable one?

Isn't this like throwing your own dignity to the ground and then trampling on it?!

But Fairy Hua shook her head, her beautiful eyes filled with panic. "The Pavilion Master told me that he is no longer on the same level as us. If I had to say, then it should be considered an unknown."

"And the unknown is often the most terrifying thing."

158. Azure Sea Profound Gold

Yunping did not stay on the second floor for long.

The reason is simple—the spiritual herbs and trees planted in the Treasure Pavilion may be considered precious by others, but if they want to catch the eye of the old rogue, these thousand-year-old spiritual plants are obviously not enough.

Moreover, he also needed to meet with the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion to ask his old friend personally for the rewards for his disciples.

To put it bluntly, it's about squeezing a little bit of profit out of your old friend.

His figure flashed.

Yunping's figure traversed ten floors, a hundred floors, a thousand floors...

He didn't even glance at the spiritual plants along the way. No matter how rich the spiritual energy of the surrounding world was, and no matter if there were spiritual plants with ten thousand or even one hundred thousand years of spiritual energy among them, he still did not choose to stop.

until--

thump.

The slender figure of the young man in white stepped onto the snow-white jade bricks and arrived at the top of this towering tower.

All around are antique bookshelves that cover the view. The bookshelves, made of unknown brown wood, exude a tranquil fragrance. An immeasurable number of books are neatly arranged on them. Above is a warm-toned, pale yellow fluorite light source, and underfoot is an endless expanse of pure white jade bricks as clean as a snowfield.

A dark wooden round table is placed in the center surrounded by bookshelves, with two teacups placed on either side of the table as if they had been prepared in advance, and two wooden rattan chairs placed facing each other.

The surroundings were quiet, much like an empty library at night.

"Dudu lu~"

A childlike, innocent voice rang out.

Yunping looked at the little girl who hopped out from the corner of the bookshelf with a slightly surprised expression, and blinked curiously.

The little girl with green grass on her head and short brown hair ran out, barefoot, wandering around aimlessly with a childlike, innocent smile on her lips, seemingly enjoying herself immensely.

She had only turned around two or three times when, quite unfortunately, she bumped into Yunping.

The little guy's smile vanished instantly, the tuft of hair on his head twitched twice, and his little hand touched Yunping's thigh...

Then, as if suddenly realizing something, he screamed in terror.