Gideon trailed behind the Young Taoist priest as they made their way to the side hall of the middle courtyard in Evercloud Temple. The hall functioned as the temple’s living room, exclusively used for hosting high-ranking guests such as abbots, supervisors from other Taoist temples and distinguished pilgrims who had made substantial donations to the temple.

According to Taoist internal protocols, Taoist priests were allowed to pay short visits to other temples, but they had to take precautions to authenticate each other’s identities to prevent any deceitful acts of tourists and worshipers.

As a result, the Young Taoist found that in order to communicate any news from inside, he had to maneuver through numerous levels of hierarchy, which proved to be more difficult than he had initially expected.

Twenty minutes later, an old man clad in Taoist robes rushed over, a mix of delight and surprise written on his face. He rushed through the packed room, darting a quick glance at Gideon before coming to an abrupt stop at the threshold, transfixed as if under a magical trance.

This person was the current head of Evercloud Temple, known as Renard Stone. Renard was the Taoist name bestowed upon him by his Master when he adopted him as a child. Ever since his early days, his Master had addressed him by this name. After assuming the position of supervisor, he added the word ‘Stone’ to his name.

Gideon looked at him, gently stroking his long beard and asked with a smile, “Renard, do you recognize me?”

Two hot tears welled up in Renard’s eyes and he choked up as he replied, “Master Alastair… is it really you?”

With a slight nod, Gideon affirmed, “It’s really me.”

“Master Alastair, you appear younger than Renard now… Could it be…

real Gideon Alastair as told by Renard. Renard had recounted to them that the last time he had seen Master Alastair was in the late 1950s. Now, nearly seventy years later, the real Gideon Alastair stood before them looking younger than Renard himself. They couldn’t help but believe that Master

centuries, the Taoist priests of Evercloud Temple had been diligently practicing alchemy in

century until the 1940s. In his pursuit to become an alchemy Master, he had voyaged numerous times to the very edge of the gateway to Hell. However, he had never fully comprehended the

returned to China several times, assuming different identities, but he had never set foot in Evercloud Temple. He had intentionally avoided the temple to

to reach this stage must remain a secret known only

Hill. He had procrastinated for days, but

locate Maria’s current whereabouts within her range?” Gideon

to exert his authority among the Warriors Den. As a result, he was left without any backing, except for the Taoist

this here. Is the secret room in the backyard still intact? If so,

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