Xiao Ji and Lin Bai sat in the courtyard, chatting until deep into the night, thoroughly refining their plan.
At the same time, Xiao Ji had people spread word throughout Lian Province that Qing Luo had suffered severe injuries, disfigured himself to escape calamity, and later received help from an alchemy master. Although his injuries and appearance had both been restored, his face had changed drastically. The rumor was especially widely circulated in Clearwater City, until the martial artists there began to believe it.
That way, Lin Bai could assume Qing Luo's identity openly and naturally.
Three days later, after Xiao Ji had arranged the affairs in Mooring Moon Bay, he brought Lin Bai, Zhou Xi, Sun Yao, Xiao Lie, and the others aboard a spirit boat and headed to Candle Dragon Sect to pay a visit to Huang Hang, an inner elder of Eternal Devil Sect.
The Lian Province Candle Dragon Sect lay in the central region of Lian Province, with its mountain gate built within the famed Blessed Land of Lian Province, "Candle Dragon Mountain."
Candle Dragon Mountain was one of the three most famous mountain ranges in Lian Province. It sprawled across the heart of Lian Province for tens of millions of miles. Viewed from high above, it resembled a divine dragon coiled upon itself, magnificent and imposing, gathering Lian Province's spiritual power and fortune.
Xiao Ji, Lin Bai, and the others set out from Immortal Corpse River aboard the spirit boat and traveled upstream. Half a month later, they reached "Candle Dragon Ferry," where Candle Dragon Mountain met Immortal Corpse River. After disembarking there, they could enter the region of Candle Dragon Mountain.
Once the spirit boat came ashore, it soared into the sky and flew straight south. After another five days, they reached the mountain