Stillheart Lake was like a huge emerald set upon the island of the Imperial Palace, with an octagonal pavilion standing in its waters.
At this moment, two young men were inside the octagonal pavilion.
However, the two men behaved in completely different ways.
One was unkempt and filthy from head to toe. He sat dejectedly on the ground, clutching a wine pot and drinking without pause.
The other wore splendid brocade robes and had an extraordinary bearing. He stood beside the pavilion, gazing out at the bottomless lake and the fish swimming back and forth within it.
After walking through the covered corridor, Lin Bai spotted the two men in the octagonal pavilion from afar. He immediately said to Dao Child Yu You and Old Wen behind him:
"You two go take care of your business. You don't need to follow me."
Old Wen and Dao Child Yu You saluted and left. Lin Bai rose into the air and drifted into the octagonal pavilion as lightly as a swallow.
Nie Shang, the Worship Heaven Sect's Holy Son, spotted Lin Bai approaching from afar and let out a long breath as well.
He was not worried that Lin Bai had come. Rather, he had been worried that Lin Bai would not come.
After all, during the past period of time, Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect had tried every possible means to meet with the higher-ups of Devil Palace, but whether it was the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace or the Eternal Elder, all of them had refused to receive them.
If Lin Bai also chose not to see them this time, Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect truly would have no recourse left.
But the same logic applied.
If none of the higher-ups of Nine Underworlds Demon