Just then, the man suddenly smiled, and the pressure that had filled the room vanished completely, as if it had never existed even for a moment. He leaned forward calmly, his movements unhurried, and placed a jade slip on the table between them without any hesitation.
Lin Xiaotian's gaze tightened slightly at the sudden shift, but he did not show it outwardly and simply reached forward to pick up the jade slip. As his eyes scanned its contents, his fingers paused for a brief moment, and a faint stiffness appeared in his posture before he suppressed it.
"You are here to apply as an elder and are a loose cultivator?" Lin Xiaotian asked calmly, his tone steady while his gaze remained fixed on the man sitting before him.
The man nodded lightly, his expression unchanged, as if the matter held no weight for him at all.
