Whether it was Heaven's will or mere coincidence, not long after Chen Luo exterminated the nineteen Golden Crows of Daiyu Mountain, Chi Yanzi, the master of Daiyu Mountain who had been in seclusion for sixty years, emerged.
For a force like Daiyu Mountain, several decades or even a century could not exactly be called the blink of an eye, but it was certainly not a long time.
At most, a few more prodigious younglings would appear among the clans, and the children would break through to some new realm.
But this time, in a mere sixty years, Chi Yanzi experienced four words.
Things had changed and people were gone!
Sitting in the seat of honor in Daiyu Mountain's council hall, Chi Yanzi's eyes, containing the blazing sun, swept across the empty hall.
Only a few scattered figures occupied the first several rows. Many of the familiar faces he knew were nowhere to be seen.
"Phew..." Chi Yanzi let out a long breath. As he listened to Chi Lianzi, the other vice-master who had remained behind at Daiyu Mountain, recount the whole chain of events, his face revealed neither grief nor joy.
After a long while, Chi Yanzi slowly spoke.
"I gave orders regarding Blazing Flame Valley long ago."
"That Creation Origin could not be taken."
"Chi Songzi was blinded by greed. He seized Blazing Flame Valley while Li Huo Sanren was away, so his death was deserved."
"But!"
"Right was right, wrong was wrong, and vengeance was vengeance!"
"This grudge—Daiyu Mountain cannot let it go. We cannot get past it."
Chi Lianzi frowned slightly. "Big Brother, have you already reached the Creation realm?"
Chi Yanzi shook his head. "I'm still half a step short."
"Originally, after emerging from seclusion this time, I intended to search for a few more treasures.