Pointing the Way
"Everyone knows that the Grand Elder is wise and mighty, but who would have thought that beneath your decisive ferocity lies boundless mercy? Chi Liu wishes you a life as long as Heaven and Earth, shining alongside the sun and moon!" Chi Liu was so moved that he immediately launched into the kind of speech the Wu Race used when addressing deities. I gave him a kick and scared him away. "If you have time to butter me up, shouldn't you be getting to work?"
Gu Rong, Chi Liu, and I had always been close. Whenever I was around, we inevitably drank and boasted together, so naturally we joked around with each other as well.
The Wu Race was no longer what it had once been. They had long since lost their former willfulness and pride. The Demon Race was the same. Human Immortals had devoured more than half their territory, and their living space was shrinking by the day. Besides remaining vigilant against the Human Immortals, they had to guard against being swallowed up by other Demon Race tribes at every turn. Life was truly difficult.
Now they had the immortal energy from the Divine Tower to cultivate with, as well as the major sects as a guarantee of unity and mutual aid. Both great races were filled with gratitude. They took the initiative to mediate friction between their tribes whenever possible, which was how the present harmony under Heaven's Unity had come about.
"Brother Yitian, how did things over there go?" Gu Rong instead asked about the situation at the Danyun Sect.
"That kid Lu Ge has already taken over as sect master, and I even left the Divine Transformation Fish with him." I smiled.
Gu Rong immediately looked envious. "Just like you said—he really