Chen Lingming stepped onto the stairs formed from flowing water and walked step by step toward the cloud-wreathed Five Emperors Mountain.
Though his face was calm, his heart was filled with countless emotions.
When he had left back then, even he had thought he would never return.
As Chen Lingming stepped into the clouds and mist, his figure gradually blurred. The three Outer Sect Elders of Yiyuan Immortal City each wore different expressions. In the end, the leader, Lianshui Elder, could not help asking, "Dao Son, have you truly thought this through?"
Chen Lingming's figure paused slightly. He nodded without turning around, then vanished into the five-colored rosy light and entered Five Emperors Mountain.
"It's been a long time, Martial Uncle Wood Virtue."
The moment Chen Lingming entered, he saw Wood Virtue Mountain Lord waiting for him.
Wood Virtue Mountain Lord was a lean, scholarly man. Faced with Chen Lingming's greeting, he nodded in acknowledgment, then silently led Chen Lingming toward the great hall at the mountain peak.
"The scenery here hasn't changed much compared to when I left..."
On the way, Chen Lingming spoke with implied meaning, but Wood Virtue Mountain Lord remained silent.
Before long, they had arrived inside the great hall.
The other three Mountain Lords had already been waiting for quite some time.
"Sit!"
When Earth Virtue Mountain Master saw Chen Lingming enter, he pointed to a prayer mat before him and spoke.
"Greetings, Martial Uncles."
Only after Chen Lingming bowed to everyone with proper courtesy did he sit down unhurriedly.
"Lingming, you could be considered someone we watched grow up. We do not wish to see you stray onto the wrong path, so we will give you one final chance to turn back."
Earth Virtue Mountain Master spoke first. After Chen Lingming heard him, his