190 Elder Palace (1/2)

”Alright stop it with the nonsense. You two continue guarding and I'll look for our master.”, Miss. Klein told them while chuckling.

She then continued on with Ivan and Serge following her. The two guys stayed back and continued guarding. Elder Lin on the other hand said goodbye and left first.

Ivan and Serge were unable to fly on their own and it was banned to summon pets, so they could only walk towards their goal. If they had to walk at their usual speed then it would have taken days if not weeks for them to arrive at Miss. Klein's master abode. Luckily the robes they were wearing had formations engraved which, when inside the sect's formation could speed up their movement speed. As such the time needed could be greatly shortened. And with the ways designed for this type of fast movement it wasn't problematic to really use the formations as well.

So after walking for about an hour they arrived in front of a palace sprawling at the side of a mountain.

”This is where my Master and her close disciples stay.”, Miss. Klein introduced.

The paöace was too big to see at once. Standing before it, it was only possible to see parts of it, with other buildings vanishing in the distance.

”Isn't this a bit too big?”, Ivan asked in surprise.

Miss. Klein chuckled, ”This is one of the smaller palaces owned by an elder.”, she told them. ”And it isn't as if only master and her disciples stay here. You can say that this is like a small sect. There are all kinds of mortals as well as craftsmen. Just about anything you would need, you can find here.”

”Isn't that a bit redundant?”, he asked confused.

”Yes and no. The distances here are big and the sect is big as well. There are so many disciples so it is better to distribute them and make secondary centers, which are the elder palaces. For high ranking things you have to go to the center where the different professions have their central pavilion.”

The palace wasn't guarded but they had to cross a formation that scanned their robes. He didn't know what would happen if he didn't have a robe, pass, or something similar, but he was sure that it wouldn't be anything good.

The palace was filled with people who were busily running here and there. It was just like a city, with shops and everything. With Miss. Klein leading them they soon arrived in front of a large gate behind which there was just forest to be seen. Like with his villa it seemed like the important people here too liked to live in nature instead of the bustling city.

A short time later they stood in front of an old-style building. It was built of wood and didn't have any glass windows. Instead there were formations fulfilling the same function. To Ivan and Serge it looked primitive and uninviting, although it could be said that it had some charm if one liked the style.

The interior was similarly old-school. There was no modern furniture or anything like this. Instead all functions would be either fulfilled by hand or through magic devices.

In the center room they finally met Miss. Klein's master, who was sitting on a hard wooden school in front of a desk, filled with books. Books that spilled over and filled the whole room. It looked like this elder was extremely focused on researching something.

”Put these books down there.”, the woman said while gesturing towards one of the last free spots on the floor. She didn't even look up and seemed to have forgotten to check who had entered. This was something that surprised Ivan, shouldn't someone with her power and cultivation is able to easily observe their surroundings even when focused.

Miss. Klein smiled and said, ”Master, you know you shouldn't lose your focus like this.”, she reprimanded.