Great Xia Imperial City, Taiji Palace.
This place was originally the residence of the reigning Emperor of Great Xia, but after Emperor Xia Xuanmin passed the throne to his son, he did not move out. Instead, he stayed and continued his cultivation in seclusion.
The current Emperor, having no choice, had to build a new palace for himself and left this place for his father.
Inside the main hall of Taiji Palace, Xia Xuanmin, dressed in casual clothes with black hair and an authoritative face, sat behind the Dragon Bookcase. Yet, he was staring blankly into space.
Outside the hall, a guard hurried in and knelt on one knee to report, "Your Highness, the Supreme Emperor, a great monk outside requests an audience with you."
No sooner had the words fallen than the portly monk had already walked in through the hall doors.