Salute to the Master’s Portrait

In the green mountains, beneath the grand plaque of the Phoenix Feather Sect, people came and went, a scene of bustling noise and excitement.

Looking up, from the ethereal main hall on the peak of the green mountain, down to the long staircase extending to the foot of the mountain, it was surprisingly full of people.

Countless Cultivators stood in a single queue, and looking further out, there were also countless long lines stretching all the way to the foot of another mountain.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yun was very puzzled.

No matter how high or low, which part of a Cultivation Sect wasn't a blessed land of immortal grace and peaceful freedom?

Why was this Phoenix Feather Sect so noisy now?

It was as if she had come to a bustling market.

Liu Yun settled down and continued to walk forward, carefully observing the various Cultivators queuing.

Everyone held something in their hands, whispering to each other, their expressions joyful and carefree.

This made it seem even more like a small alley in a market.

Yet, among these people with a market aura, there were not a few powerhouses of the Myriad Laws Realm and even the Returning to One Realm.

What exactly happened?

How could these Cultivators, who were powerful enough to be Sect Leaders or faction heads, be standing here in line?

Thinking of this, the puzzled Liu Yun unconsciously reined in her ability to conceal her Qi.

Soon, someone noticed Liu Yun's presence.

A young Phoenix Feather Sect Disciple, dressed in Divine Bird robes, strolled over; the young Disciple, only at the Sanyin Realm cultivation, walked up to Liu Yun with a smile: "Miss, what brings you here?"

Liu Yun hesitated slightly, then calmly said: "I'm looking for someone."

"Looking for someone?"

"Miss, who exactly are you looking for? Miss, you see, everyone queuing here is looking for someone."

Perhaps seeing Liu Yun's extraordinary appearance, the young Cultivator's face was always flushed when he spoke.

Liu Yun looked at the queuing crowd, feeling even more puzzled.

Are all these people looking for someone?

Who are they looking for?

But before she could speak further, the young Cultivator in front of her walked with a stern face to the long queue.

He put his hands on his hips and pointed at two old Returning to One Realm Cultivators.

"Hey! Don't think I didn't see you! You two cut in line!"

"Now! Immediately! Go to the very back and queue again!"

The Cultivator at the Sanyin Realm pointed at the noses of these two powerful Returning to One Realm Cultivators and scolded them sharply.

Behind him, Liu Yun looked closely and saw that both of these Cultivators were extremely powerful experts deeply cultivated in the Returning to One Realm; truly, they were not much worse than the Elders of this Phoenix Feather Sect.

How could such a young Cultivator at the Sanyin Realm dare to scold them like this?

"Yes, yes, little brother is right, this old man is old and dim-sighted, I momentarily took the wrong Dao."

"We'll go queue again right now, we'll go, we'll go."

Saying this, the two old men walked sheepishly to the very end.

And the other Cultivators in the queue seemed to be accustomed to this scene and remained unmoved.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yun felt even more bewildered.

Why is this?

The Phoenix Feather Sect is powerful, but it's far from powerful enough to allow a young Disciple at the Sanyin Realm within its Sect to treat external Returning to One Realm powerhouses like this.

"Miss, if you're here to look for someone, you'll have to queue too."

"Recently, too many people have come to visit the Sect, you see, I'll give you a number, you take it and stand here to queue."

"If all goes well, you'll be able to enter the mountain gate by tomorrow night."

The young Cultivator left and returned, standing in front of Liu Yun again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yun immediately frowned.

She would never foolishly stand here and wait; her primary task now was to confirm whether Zhong Qing was truly within the Phoenix Feather Sect.

Seeing Liu Yun's displeased expression, the young Cultivator quickly explained thoughtfully.

"Miss must have come from afar, right? Perhaps you don't know yet, our Phoenix Feather Sect's Divine Bird has returned to its place!"

"Because of this, the number of people coming to pay respects recently is very large, which is why this queuing method has been implemented!"

At this point, a deep sense of pride appeared on the young Cultivator's face.

Countless years ago, it was the first generation Divine Bird that established the Phoenix Feather Sect.

After the first generation Divine Bird disappeared and the second generation Divine Bird did not appear, although the Phoenix Feather Sect was still a powerful Sect in the Chaotic Land, its influence did not further increase.

Recently, the news of the Phoenix Feather Sect's Divine Bird returning to its place spread throughout the Chaotic Land.

Most of the Sects in the Chaotic Land were now queuing up to pay their respects.

There was no other reason; the Phoenix Feather Sect, with its Divine Bird returned, was clearly about to soar to great heights!

Now, forging good relations with the Phoenix Feather Sect had become the unified consensus of various Sects and Loose Cultivators!

After all, no one wanted to offend the future overlord who was about to emerge from the Chaotic Land!

Thus, the magnificent scene of everyone queuing up at this very moment came into being.

Liu Yun's eyes flashed upon hearing this; she had also heard about the Phoenix Feather Sect's Divine Bird's disappearance, she hadn't expected it to have returned to the Sect in just a few days?

Although this matter was astonishing, it had nothing to do with her purpose of coming to find Zhong Qing.

She casually spread her palm, and a portrait of Zhong Qing appeared in her hand.

"I am not here to pay respects, but merely to find someone."

"Is this person within the Phoenix Feather Sect?"

The young Cultivator looked down, his expression immediately becoming respectful, and he bowed to Zhong Qing's portrait.

"Hmm?! It's Master!"

"Good morning, Master!"

As soon as he spoke, more than a dozen Cultivators maintaining order on the long stairs outside the mountain gate swiftly flew over, respectfully bowing to Zhong Qing's portrait.

"Good morning, Master!"

Zhong Qing? Master?

Liu Yun's eyes flashed; these young Disciples of the Phoenix Feather Sect actually truly regarded Zhong Qing as their Master?

It was clearly a solid confirmation of what the Ye City Lord said.

But she felt even more incredulous.

Although Zhong Qing's strength was considerable, there was no need for the Phoenix Feather Sect to recruit an outsider to train its Disciples, right?

"Miss, how do you have a portrait of my Master? As I recall, Miss, you don't seem to be a member of our Phoenix Feather Sect."

A Cultivator who arrived later looked up, scrutinizing Liu Yun from head to toe.

And at this moment, Liu Yun was already filled with doubt.

What exactly was going on with all of this?

At this moment, another figure floated gracefully to the scene.

"Seventeenth Shixiong! You've arrived!"

Someone looked up; the newcomer was none other than Sect Leader Feng Buqun of the Phoenix Feather Sect.

"Hmm, good morning, One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Thousand One Hundred and Fourteenth Junior Brother, why is it so noisy outside?"

"Didn't I tell you to manage the queuing order outside?"

Feng Buqun stood under the mountain gate plaque, stroking his beard, looking leisurely and at ease.

Behind him stood several Elders of the Phoenix Feather Sect, all seasoned powerhouses above the Returning to One Realm.

"Reporting, Seventeenth Shixiong! We are bowing to Master's portrait!"

As soon as the words fell, Sect Leader Feng Buqun and the several Elders behind him instantly rushed over as if flying.

In a blink of an eye, they appeared before Liu Yun.

"Good morning, Master!"

"Good morning, Master!"

"Good morning, Master!"

"Good morning, Master!"

Four consecutive shouts, each like a clap of thunder!

Since Zhong Qing threw out several Saint-Grade treasures during the Phoenix Feather Sect's great competition a few days ago.

The current Feng Buqun, including all the Elders.

They truly and sincerely held Zhong Qing in the highest respect from the bottom of their hearts.