Tianshui Sect, Sea Heart Island.
The port.
Lin Bai, Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, Ye Guyu, and Fang Yuanshu, along with Second Elder, Fifteenth Elder, Sixteenth Elder, Seventeenth Elder, and Eighteenth Elder of the Elders Council, as well as Li Guxian and He Qiyun, boarded the ship and left Tianshui Sect for the imperial capital.
Before departing.
Zhang Bailiu looked at Lin Bai and said quietly, "Saint Son Lin Bai has always been clever. I imagine I need not trouble you with any reminders, but once you arrive at the imperial capital, remember to act with caution."
Lin Bai nodded. "Thank you for your guidance, Patriarch."
Zhang Bailiu drew a deep breath. "The Chu Emperor's ten-thousand-year birthday celebration is now, at most, two years away. If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon be heading to the imperial capital as well."
"We'll meet again in the imperial capital."
For the Chu Emperor's ten-thousand-year birthday celebration, every major force in the Devil Realm would send martial artists to offer their congratulations.
As one of Chu's Five Great Families and Seven Sects, Tianshui Sect would send every Patriarch who was not in secluded cultivation to the imperial capital to celebrate.
Because of their battle with the Heaven and Earth Gate, Zhang Bailiu, Pan Qing, and Shen Chunfeng had not returned to secluded cultivation after emerging from it. Most likely, they would head to the imperial capital two years from now to attend the Chu Emperor's birthday celebration.
The spirit vessel raised anchor and set sail, cleaving through the clouds and mist as it left the Water Mirror Sea.
Lin Bai stood on deck, gazing into the distant horizon.
Li Guxian walked over and asked, "What is it? You can't bear to leave this sea?"
Lin Bai smiled faintly. "When I came to Tianshui Sect,