Li Ye appeared in the Corpse Refining Courtyard with a thought.
Everything here was just as it had been, except the Corpse Burners had changed generation after generation.
The Black-Clad Guards had grown much older.
After all, nearly forty years had passed.
Within the Divine Concealment Sect, the Eight True Inheritors of those days had long since risen to prominence. One after another, they had received imperial appointments and become guardians of the Great Gan Empire.
And the Little Emperor of those days had long since grown up, becoming a wise ruler skilled in both letters and arms. He commanded awe throughout the realm, and the Great Gan Empire flourished.
"Brother Corpse Incineration Furnace, long time no see."
Li Ye greeted the Corpse Incineration Furnace.
A string of words surfaced in his mind: a response from the Corpse Incineration Furnace. "Congratulations, you're near-immortal."
Li Ye chuckled.
It was broad daylight, and there was no work at the Corpse Refining Courtyard. Li Ye walked out, and with a flicker of his body, appeared inside the Devil Sect.
The Devil Sect was now under Flower Demon's rule. It had long since turned over a new leaf and abandoned evil for good.
More than twenty years had passed, but Flower Demon still looked the same.
She wore a long, sheer black dress. Her figure was slender and sensual, her skin fair, and her features exquisite. Her beauty was peerless.
She lounged on the Sect Master's throne, twirling a strand of hair between her lips, looking utterly bored.
Suddenly, her expression shifted. Her starry eyes lit up, and she broke into a delighted smile. "Brother Li?"
"...You're back."
Flower Demon lowered her long legs, which had been crossed, and rose to approach him.
Her eyes were sharp; at a glance, she could tell that