Sword Domain Heavenly Palace - Requesting Monthly Votes!

The gathering of the previous generation's Three Heroes of Shushan could only be called an unhappy parting.

Chu Liang had originally wanted to organize a meal so everyone could reminisce about old times. They had once been close fellow disciples—what knot could not be untied through conversation?

Yet before they had even ordered, Daoist Yan's brows had already drawn together.

Immortal Whale Rider said even more directly, "I should go first. If others see me, it will inevitably cause trouble. Ah Feng, Yan Zi... we will meet again someday."

With a flash, he vanished from where he stood. Daoist Yan stared in the direction of his disappearance, a look of melancholy and loss in her eyes.

Some people were simply like that. When they stood before you, it was always difficult to speak to them calmly. Yet once they left, you suddenly realized that the longing in your heart could not be untangled.

Before long, a genial voice suddenly sounded from outside. "Congratulations to Shushan on gaining another Tianyuan powerhouse."

"Please come in," Daoist Yan replied.

The visitor was a thin, diminutive old man with a goatee and gentle features. He was not particularly eye-catching, seemingly no different from the old grandpas who spent their days fishing by the village entrance or lakeside. If there was anything special about him, it was likely his smiling expression, which made one feel as though bathed in spring breeze and gave him an exceptional air of warmth.

"For the Headmaster to personally come offer congratulations, I am truly honored beyond measure." Daoist Yan rose to greet him.

Though her words were polite, her face was written all over with displeasure, leaving the old man across from her somewhat bewildered.

After a pause, he smiled again. "The addition of a Tianyuan to the Nine