Mo Zhu Mountain, the headquarters of Zhenyang Temple, Li Fan reported to the temple master about his experiences in Changsi City during the national ceremonials held over the past two days.
"...thus I speculate that the 'Seven Friends' of Nangong now possess ranks that surely extend beyond the number 'seven.' If I, as their disciple, am the 'nineteen' born through a certain secret method, there must be at least twelve others ahead of me, born necessarily under the auspices of Taishu, cultivating the method of the Thousand-faced Immortal, and probably having already reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
