Changsun Shenghai, Taishi, and the others also departed one after another. Xu Ying took Saint Venerable, Qingxuan, and the others back to Taiyi Sect. Along the way, they saw that the Other Shore had become much more desolate, no longer as prosperous as before.
In the past, they could often see members of the Other Shore Saint Clan traveling everywhere in search of knowledge, heading to various Dao vistas to study their mysteries. They could also see the martial and vigorous members of the Other Shore Saint Clan battling one another and cutting the scalps from the defeated.
But such scenes had become much rarer, and the place had grown somewhat quiet.
When they returned to Taiyi Sect, they saw that Taiyi Sect had just opened She'an Palace. Several disciples were emerging from the palace, and when they saw the five of them, they were all greatly shocked, thinking they had encountered ghosts.
Xu Ying asked them why. When the disciple saw him, he was terrified and said, "To evade the Calamity Fortune, our Taiyi Sect has been sealed off for twenty-eight years. The Patriarch ordered that no one was allowed to leave, and that we were to remain in the sect and avoid disaster. We only broke the seal and came out today. Five senior brothers returned from outside—could it be that you died and have come back as vengeful ghosts? Senior brothers, please don't harm me!"
Seeing that Daoist Wukong had spoken rudely, he stepped forward and gave him a beating. The disciple said happily, "Senior brother's yang energy is overwhelming. It seems you really aren't a ghost."
Daoist Wukong sent him away.
They entered She'an Palace. Before long, Nine Hates Dao Lord hurried over. When he saw the five of them, he cried out in surprise, "They're