Ch. 881A Chance Encounter with an "Old Friend"
Key Plot Points and Events
- Lu Wushuang decides to distribute demon-slaying contributions fairly, not favoring Lu Yao.
- The protagonist decides to leave the Zhennan Immortal Mansion due to the attention they've drawn from their battles.
- The Snow Emperor wants the protagonist to return to the Snow Domain for trials and refinement of pills.
- The protagonist learns that the Blood Banquet has escaped from Liu Feng, another Immortal King.
- The protagonist encounters Hou Ba, an old acquaintance, in the Yuhui Islands on their way back to the Snow Domain.
Character Developments
- The protagonist reflects on their battles and decides to focus on improving their cultivation and physical body strength.
- Liu Feng, a cautious and timid Immortal King, underestimates the Blood Banquet's strength and fails to contain it.
- Hou Ba's cultivation remains at the True Immortal Sixth Realm, and his Immortal Physique and Divine Eye have not awakened yet.
Significant Themes
- The protagonist's desire for strength and self-improvement.
- The consequences of underestimating powerful enemies, as seen with Liu Feng.
- The changes in the world due to the "Change of All Heavens."
Character Interactions
- The protagonist and Lu Wushuang have a tense interaction regarding the distribution of contributions.
- The protagonist and the Snow Emperor have a mutual understanding about the protagonist's return to the Snow Domain.
- The protagonist and Liu Feng have an indirect interaction through the news of the Blood Banquet's escape.
- The protagonist and Hou Ba have a chance encounter in the Yuhui Islands.