Jiang Ding spent several months in secluded cultivation before opening his eyes again.
"Great Sun Senior."
In front of him, an elder dressed in a navy-blue robe bowed respectfully, with a hint of reverence. "I am Tianqing, the Dean of the Xianmen Science Institute. I have come to report to you."
He had received an audience with the Great Sun Celestial Lord.
The Dean of the Xianmen Science Institute and its numerous vice deans served the same role: to assist the Nascent Soul cultivators, forming research teams centered on their expertise. They were akin to officers in charge, not necessarily among the strongest within the sect.
Just like how Jiang Ding had been elevated from the Sword Dao Hall Group to the Immortal Sect Sword Dao Science Academy, Jiang Ding himself was not a dean either.
"You are Tianqing?"
"Tianqing, ah, it has been long since we last met."
