Clang!
A resonant bell suddenly rang out, and a powerful surge of energy swept down from above the square.
Everyone looked up. A vortex had appeared in the sky, and a massive pillar of light descended from it. Three figures slowly drifted down within the light.
At the front was a white-haired old man holding a Withered Wood Staff. He was thin and hunched, his face lined with wrinkles. His aura was so faint he looked as though he might breathe his last at any moment.
Behind him stood a young man and woman. The man was handsome and dignified, with the bearing of polished jade, while the woman seemed blessed with all the grace of heaven and earth.
Once the white beam vanished, the old man glanced around and said, "Welcome to Longevity Valley, fellow cultivators. I am its Valley Master, Li Changsheng!"
"Li Changsheng?"
At the sound of the old man's name, the Fire Origin Glazed Saint's eyes narrowed slightly, and shock crossed his face.
Many others present reacted just as the Fire Origin Glazed Saint had.
"Senior Huo Li, what's wrong?"
Seeing the Fire Origin Glazed Saint's surprise, Fang Chen could not help asking.
The Fire Origin Glazed Saint said at once, "Li Changsheng lived in the same era as the Xuanhuang Great Emperor. I never imagined he'd still be alive!"
"What? He lived in the same era as the Xuanhuang Great Emperor?"
Shock filled Fang Chen's and the Myna bird's faces.
The Fire Origin Glazed Saint nodded slightly. "Li Changsheng was a close friend of the Xuanhuang Great Emperor. They used to be inseparable, brothers in all but blood. Once, when the Xuanhuang Great Emperor was wounded, Li Changsheng ventured alone into the heart of Devil Race territory to find medicine that would save his life.