Now that I had returned, I naturally had to meet these hidden agents. After all, the chaos caused by the surviving immortals of the Heavenly Dao was largely due to the Dao-Proving Immortals. To cure the illness, one had to find the right medicine.
When I arrived at the underground cavern abode of the Sword-Unbinding Immortal Gate, these four had also been summoned from seclusion. Seclusion was the best way to wait—time could flash by in an instant—so when they saw me, they still wore the same expressions they had when they first met me all those years ago.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, have you proven the Dao? You certainly kept us waiting. The year before last, we even discussed whether we should wait a few more years before returning. After all, staying here for so long didn't necessarily serve any purpose, and we were all afraid you had truly disappeared," Emperor Qingzi said in shock.
Although Qingbaijun, Huqiushi, and Aunt Sangyue had all seen plenty of the world, they were still deeply shocked to see me appear with such an existence.
"Hehe, I'm grateful for Senior Emperor Qingzi's concern. I have already proven the Dao of the Genesis Heaven. Only after finding this body did I have the good fortune to meet you seniors again," I said with a smile.
Emperor Qingzi looked me up and down, stroking his beard with a smile. "You're already extraordinarily powerful. In any case, if we didn't possess things like Dao Seeds, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be qualified to stand here."
"I never liked being here. They guard against us as if we were thieves, calling us some kind of Dao Calamity. No matter what, we're Dao-Proving Immortals too, aren't we?" Huqiushi said unhappily.
"It's quiet underground, so what's the harm? Didn't they