Just as they had expected, more than two million cultivators of Myriadpath Valley were indeed overjoyed.
Most Myriadpath Valley cultivators had now accepted missions from the Hellfiend Clan and were lining up to head to the various realms. With an operation on such a vast scale, the Myriadpath Celestial Star Formation had no way of handling everyone at once. The Hellfiend Clan estimated that even for one million people to make a round trip, it might take more than half a year.
Gongsun Yan was basically among the first batch to arrive at the Firmament Realm. By the time he returned, at least eight hundred thousand people had yet to depart!
Thus, the moment he returned, he heard explosive news spreading through the Myriadpath Celestial Star Formation!
"Li Tianming's punishment as a first-degree major criminal of Myriadpath Valley has been revoked by the old saint ancestor of the Sui Shen Clan!"
"That old saint ancestor decided to grant them his blessing, allowing Dao Master Li to return to Myriadpath Valley and marry Little Dao Master Sui Shen Yao!"
"Wouldn't Sui Shen Yue cry himself to death?"
"I heard the old saint ancestor rewarded Sui Shen Yue with a Myriad Cosmos-grade Heavenly Origin Divine Artifact on the spot. Sui Shen Yue must have woken up smiling even in his dreams. He didn't get the Sui Shen Blood anyway, and letting Li Tianming return earned him a Myriad Cosmos-grade Heavenly Origin Divine Artifact. He didn't lose out this time."
"Haha! He really didn't lose out. If it were me, I'd be happy too."
When Gongsun Yan heard this news, he nearly fell to the ground. When Li Tianming had received that severe punishment last time, he had mocked him for ages, smug as a petty man drunk on success. Now, it felt