The Immaculate World was adorned with snow-covered trees and jade blossoms.
At the very top of Qiongxian Pavilion, nestled among the brilliant jade flowers, Xu Yi savored jade brew and fragrant, spirit-essence-rich immortal fruit. Beneath the lofty sky and wispy clouds, even the bloodstink clinging to him seemed to fade.
Perhaps because she finally had a playmate, the already lively Qiu Wa had become utterly uncontrollable.
Even A Li, who had always been sensible, had shed the little-adult air she'd worn in front of the great demons like Old Hu. She chased Qiu Wa from the pavilion's top floor into the jade forest, then the two of them had so much fun in the forest that they vanished without a trace.
As Xu Yi savored the rose-colored wine in his cup, wondering what its original brew had been, he suddenly stopped and looked toward the door.
Wearing a golden crown and a red dragon robe, Long Jingxiu walked in. She stopped and looked at Xu Yi.
At that glance, clouds of emotion seemed to rise.
Xu Yi cupped his fists. "Brother Long, it's been too long."
Long Jingxiu smiled faintly. "It's been a full twenty years, yet Brother Xu no longer has the flair of the Love Seeker from back then."
Only then did Xu Yi realize what he looked like now: a loose, faded blue robe, hair and beard grown wild, and a face marked by the years. He had indeed changed beyond recognition.
Noticing Xu Yi's embarrassment, Long Jingxiu smiled, warmth rising in her heart.
The man before her might no longer have the dazzling charm of the Love Seeker who had made her heart race twenty years ago, but he had become a peerless powerhouse, able to kill Long Jianji—the thorn in her side—with a flick of