Purple Garden Forest.
A green-robed old man was conversing with Yuan Qi while Yuan Qi's Father and the others stared at them in bewilderment.
"Son! Who is this Senior?" he stepped forward and asked.
Before Yuan Qi could speak, the Green Robed Old Man turned around and cupped his hands toward Yuan Qi's Father. "This Old Man is Wood Sea Mountain. Greetings, Fellow Daoists!"
"Wood Sea Mountain?" Upon hearing this, Ling Yuan pondered the name.
After a long while, he shook his head with a smile. Perhaps he is some hidden great expert! It is only natural that juniors like us have never heard of him.
Coming back to his senses, Ling Yuan hurriedly bowed and cupped his hands toward Wood Sea Mountain. "Ling Yuan of the Purple Sun Sect greets you, Senior! Thank you for helping us slay this Black Scale Four Symbols."
Wood Sea Mountain stroked his beard and smiled. "No matter! No matter!"
"May I ask, Senior, what is your relationship with my son?" Yuan Qi's Father was still puzzled and voiced his doubts directly.
Just as Yuan Qi was about to explain, Wood Sea Mountain answered first again. "Oh, this Old Man met little brother Yuan Qi in a special place. We hit it off at first sight and became sworn brothers."
Everyone was astonished, while Yuan Qi shook his head with a bitter smile.
In truth, Wood Sea Mountain was the great tree from that special place, and also one of the hundreds of millions of thought powers. Put plainly, he and Yuan Qi were one and the same.
A moment later, Ling Yuan stored the Black Scale Four Symbols' corpse in his Sumeru Ring. The group swiftly flew away and returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
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