Phoenix Perch Prefecture City.
Lin Yan returned here once again.
This time, he was no longer in a hurry. He paid another visit to the Phoenix Tree Mother Goddess.
Han Zheng, Lu Tang, Lu Changsheng, and the others had already been waiting in the city.
Reunion with old friends brought them much joy.
At Duke Lu's residence, Lu Changsheng hosted a banquet.
"You're leaving tomorrow?"
Han Zheng's expression turned complicated. He said quietly, "Ever since you left Gao Liu City, you haven't stopped for even a day. More than ten years have passed, and now that you've finally returned, you're leaving again..."
"Since the Ancient Era catastrophe, the Human Race has remained turbulent. Things look stable now, with a prosperous age in bloom, but in truth, it's still a castle in the air. There is no Pillar of Support."
Lin Yan spoke solemnly. "I can't become an immortal. My abilities are ultimately limited, and it's difficult for me to make any more tremendous progress... Besides, if the path to immortality can't be continued, the Human Race of later generations won't be able to break its shackles. When faced with chaos caused by immortals and gods, even a Martial Saint of the Human Realm would be no more than an ant."
He drew a deep breath and said, "If one day I meet with misfortune and there is no successor, then the current Holy Alliance will perish with me just as it did in the Human Emperor Era, and collapse afterward!"
The atmosphere fell silent.
Han Zheng said nothing.
Lu Tang appeared even more depressed.
Lu Changsheng paused, then said gravely, "Then you must keep living."
Lin Yan raised his wine cup and smiled. "Even the immortals and gods of the All Heavens have times when they fall, let alone me,