"An Old Acquaintance"

Now that you had the Third-ring Dao Qi Alchemy Furnace, you believed it would certainly be of great use in Zhang Tianhuo's hands. It might even allow him to directly refine Heaven-Piercing Immortal Grade pills.

While you were at it, after bringing Zhang Tianhuo away, your other relatives and friends whose cultivation was insufficient could also temporarily suspend their cultivation in Tianqing Realm. After all, Qingming Hetong Heaven was not safe now.

As one of the Thirty-Six Heavens, its cultivation environment was better, but the recent war between immortals and demons had also made matters somewhat delicate. Should events truly develop in a bad direction, the relatives and friends living in Tianqing Realm might still survive for a while longer.

That same year, you submitted an application to Zhu Yu for a short leave of absence. Perhaps True Immortals were not as important to the Immortal Mansion as Immortal Kings, or perhaps Zhu Yu thought highly of you. Before long, he approved your request, allowing you to leave briefly during the next rotation of the guard.

In the 877,181st year, you returned to Immortal Mirage Sea City. After telling the Old Dragon King about the matters at the front line and Shen Xing's current situation, you met the relatives and friends who had been waiting for you at home.

After seeing Zhang Tianhuo among them, you discovered that his aura had changed somewhat again. Judging from those details, Zhang Tianhuo was already close to completely matching certain cases recorded in the books.

Only then did you learn that not long after your departure, Zhang Tianhuo had made further progress in alchemy. Yet with you absent, he still remembered your warning that he must not refine high-grade pills alone.

Perhaps he had not wished to disturb you before, so Zhang Tianhuo