Deep within the Gui Water Institute, surrounded by waterside pavilions, a thin mist lingered.
Nie Shanshan glided through the covered corridors with light steps, holding a Sect document as she headed directly for Lishui Pavilion, where her master, Chu Jinyun, was in secluded cultivation.
Inside the pavilion, Chu Jinyun sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, her eyes closed as she regulated her breathing.
A faint aura of Gui Water True Gang enveloped her, leaving her moon-white robes unstained by a single speck of dust.
Nie Shanshan waited respectfully outside the pavilion. Only when her master's breathing had completely calmed did she report in a low voice:
"Master, the Sect's grand celebration is imminent. The list of Chief Disciples for each institute has been finalized, and the documents have been distributed."
Chu Jinyun slowly opened her eyes. "Read."
