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On the Shore of the East Sea, Changhe City

After giving Madam San Miao and Jin Ling'er a thorough scolding, Hao Shuai went into seclusion at Xiaoyao Stream. He carefully studied the second volume of the Book of Heaven he had obtained from Bi Yao and, while he was at it, modified and upgraded the Great Sadness Scripture of Yin-Yang Union.

Who knew that once he went into seclusion, he would lose track of time? By the time he emerged, more than a month had passed.

After teaching the new version of the Great Sadness Scripture of Yin-Yang Union to Wanwan and the others, Hao Shuai hurried straight to Liubo Mountain, afraid he'd miss the excitement that was about to unfold.

Although the Hehuan Sect and Liubo Mountain were both on the shore of the East Sea, they were still quite far apart. Even at Hao Shuai's speed, by nightfall he had only reached Changhe City, the nearest town to Liubo Mountain.

Seeing that it was already late, Hao Shuai decided to rest there for the night and set out the next day.

The clothes worn by the people of Changhe City were much the same as those in the Central Plains. The city had always been a major thoroughfare along the East Sea, and most merchants and travelers passing through stopped there to rest and trade.

Hao Shuai noticed, however, that the city was full of cultivators in the robes of various sects, their strengths ranging from weak to powerful. They had probably all been drawn there by the news put out by the Ghost King Sect.

Hao Shuai scanned all of Changhe City with his Divine Thought but detected no trace of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao. The Qingyun Sect disciples must have already gathered at Liubo