Across the boundless East Sea, blue waves stretched for miles, sea and sky merging into one.
The cool sea breeze blew gently, stirring up layers of snow-white spray.
Rich innate water spiritual energy filled the world. A single deep breath was enough to refresh the mind and lift the spirits.
Compared with the gruesome battlefield outside Longevity Mountain, battered into a wasteland of chaos, this place was a secluded paradise untouched by worldly strife.
Yun Xiao Fairy wore an elegant white immortal dress. Gentle and dignified, she resembled a secluded orchid blooming in an empty valley.
Yet when her gaze fell on the man in blue before her, whose presence had grown ever more profound, as still as a deep pool and steadfast as a towering mountain, her heart involuntarily skipped a beat.
Scenes from their time on Golden Ao Island rose unbidden in her mind.
It had been when Ye Xuan visited the Interception Sect's sacred grounds as a guest.
That day, everyone had sat on the ground outside Biyou Palace, discussing the Dao and drinking freely.
Yun Xiāo had never held her liquor well, but she had become so engrossed in Ye Xuan's account of the Great Dao of heaven and earth that she indulged in a few extra cups of immortal wine.
As the wine went to her head, the world seemed to spin. Her legs weakened, and in her daze, she tumbled into a broad, sturdy embrace.
She distinctly remembered the warmth of that embrace, that firm chest, and the crisp, masculine scent unique to the sovereign of humanity.
Ye Xuan had merely steadied her gently, never overstepping any bounds. Yet for Yun Xiāo, who had always kept her heart pure, her desires few, and her bearing dignified, it had been an unprecedented shock.
Now, as