After the pleasantries, Zhao Chengping couldn't wait to ask, "Taoist Qing Leng, has the exchange meeting started?"

The beautiful woman replied solemnly, "Before the two of you, more than twenty fellow Daoists have already arrived at Nanke Hall. The first small-scale exchange meeting can commence at any time."

"Wonderful, being timely is better than arriving early! I ask the Taoist to open the passage and let us attend the meeting." Zhao Chengping clapped his hands with a smile.

"Please wait a moment, esteemed seniors!"

After the beautiful woman bowed respectfully, she began chanting incantations and made several hand signs, sending out beams of white light into the surrounding void.

In an instant, all the furnishings, walls, and ground of the room vanished into illusions, replaced by a white archway leading to a long white corridor.

"Esteemed seniors, the hall is just ahead, please." The beautiful woman stopped casting and said.

Zhao Chengping nodded at her, "Much appreciated!"

"Mr. Lei, let's go in."

Saying this, Zhao Chengping made a gesture of invitation and then stepped into the corridor.

Zhao Sheng observed the corridor's sides as he walked, eyes showing a hint of amazement.

The corridor appeared to be an illusion as well, yet the technique was so exquisite that it seemed real, indistinguishable from reality.

"The Ke family possesses the Heavenly Illusion Bloodline, particularly adept in Illusion Techniques. Nanke Hall is this clan's treasured heirloom, possessing the Great Divine Power of Transforming Void into Reality." Zhao Chengping glanced at Zhao Sheng and whispered.

Hearing this, Zhao Sheng nodded slightly, then furrowed his brows and whispered back, "It's just an exchange meeting, nothing shameful, yet they deliberately act mystifying? It seems the situation in Ximeng Continent is unstable. The Ke family is intentionally showing force. But this act is a bit petty."

"Hehe, due to their bloodline, the Ke family has practiced intermarriage within the clan since ancient times, resulting in a small population. Hence, their actions are always like this; you'll get used to it over time." Zhao Chengping shook his head, quietly explaining.

"I see." Zhao Sheng nodded in sudden realization.

"By the way, this grand event will last about three months. During this period, high-end exchange meetings will be held intermittently. If Mr. Lei is interested, you could stay here for a while longer." Zhao Chengping added.

"I'm like a wandering cloud; meeting a few Nascent Soul Daoists would be good." Zhao Sheng smiled slightly and agreed immediately.

"Mr. Lei, with your profound cultivation, all fellow Daoists are eager to befriend you." Zhao Chengping was very grateful upon hearing this and quickly responded.

As they spoke, they reached the end of the corridor and saw a tall, energetic elder in a green robe standing at the doorway, smiling towards them.

"Taoist Wudang, welcome, welcome. Hmm, who might this Taoist be?" The Green Robed Elder came forward and, noticing Zhao Sheng behind Zhao Chengping, paused slightly.

"This is a Nascent Soul senior of the Zhao Family's ancestral lineage, who recently traveled from overseas to this realm, hence not widely known. Mr. Lei, this is Taoist Ke Chang, known for his extensive connections in our state and also one of the hosts of past exchange meetings." Zhao Chengping seemed familiar with the Green Robed Elder and introduced with a smile.

"Taoist Ke, I've long admired your name!" Zhao Sheng cupped his fists towards the Green Robed Elder.

"So it's the esteemed 'Thunder God' senior, what an honor to meet you." The Green Robed Elder reciprocated the gesture, then said, "Please follow me, the exchange meeting is about to start."

Leading the two out of the passage, the Green Robed Elder took a few steps, entering a grand and peculiar hall.

The floor was paved with white clouds, and the surrounding walls transformed into magnificent natural scenery with mountains, rivers, lush forests, and bamboos. Above, a vast starry sky adorned with brilliant galaxies illuminated the entire hall brightly.

In the hall with floating white clouds, over twenty white Magic Platforms were scattered around, each seating a Nascent Soul Realm high cultivator of varied appearances.

As Zhao Sheng and the two others stepped inside, three white Magic Platforms rose from the depths of the Cloud Sea, one of which was nearly twice the size of the others, clearly deliberate.

Seeing the three arriving, all Nascent Soul cultivators looked over, some with subtle curiosity, their gaze intensely focused on Zhao Sheng's face, evidently very intrigued.

Scanning the scene, Zhao Sheng released a faint Divine Thought, his gaze falling on each of the "curious" individuals, causing them to shudder and quickly avert their eyes.

Zhao Sheng withdrew his gaze, elegantly landing on the largest Magic Platform, sitting cross-legged in peace.

Zhao Chengping engaged in conversation with many in attendance, and with further exchanges among other Nascent Soul cultivators, the atmosphere quickly became lively.

Zhao Sheng did not participate, maintaining a detached demeanor, keeping others at a distance.

With his powerful Divine Thought, he easily discerned the cultivation levels of everyone present. Among these twenty or so Nascent Soul cultivators, the majority were at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, five were at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and only two were Great Cultivators.

One was a chubby middle-aged man in a luxurious embroidered Magic Robe, with thin black mustaches on his lips, his eyes darting around like a plump rat.

The other was an elder in a Crimson Robe, with a rather cold expression, sitting there with closed eyes, indifferent to those around him.

The rat-eyed chubby man noticed Zhao Sheng's gaze and turned his head to look over, their eyes meeting perfectly.

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