"Is your esteemed father the Hall Master Micro-Image of Danming Hall? Over a hundred years ago, I had a fateful encounter with him on a flying ship."
Chen Xihua smiled and nodded:
"Indeed, after my last trip to the Grotto Heaven, I went out on a hundred-year journey. A few years ago, I was fortunate to receive some opportunities, and in the Western Wilderness, I crossed the tribulation and formed my Nascent Soul. Only today was I able to return to the sect."
He didn't explain the details of the opportunities much—the path to a cultivator's breakthrough is full of secrets, and mentioning too much about it would seem deliberate.
Upon hearing this, True Monarch Qian Yuan's face instantly broke into a bright smile, and his aura softened, the previous gravity disappearing entirely. He stepped forward two steps, his tone full of delight:
"Haha! So, it's Fellow Daoist Xuan Zhao!"
