A discussion! Taking Gluttony down first!

Wen Dao smiled even more brightly.

He turned and shouted toward the foot of the mountain.

"The Hall Master has returned!"

His voice, empowered by his Immortal Sovereign Peak Stage cultivation,

rang throughout Xuanji Hall, across every peak, every ravine, and every sea of clouds.

Countless disciples rushed out and looked toward the Back Mountain, unsure what had happened.

But the elders knew.

They sensed that gentle, familiar aura, one they had not felt in ten thousand years.

Someone knelt.

One after another, they dropped to their knees.

Chen Xuanji stood on the stone platform on the Back Mountain, gazing at those kneeling figures in silence for a long time.

Then he turned to look at Sword Emperor Wuqing.

Sword Emperor Wuqing still wore that cold expression that kept everyone a thousand miles away, but his eyes had softened somewhat.

He looked at Chen Xuanji and gave a slight nod.

Chen Xuanji drew a deep breath, then turned to face Su Ming.

He walked over to Su Ming and stopped, studying the young man.

He looked at the brand of the character "Ming" on Su Ming's palm.

He looked at the Dawnbreaker Sword at Su Ming's waist, then at the Human Emperor War Flag behind him.

He looked into Su Ming's eyes, which remained clear even after countless brushes with death.

"Su Ming."

Chen Xuanji spoke, his voice gentle yet solemn.

"Thank you."

Su Ming shook his head.

"Senior, there's no need to thank me."

"You and Senior Wuqing slept in my Sea of Consciousness for years. It was your protection that kept me alive until today."

"If anyone should be giving thanks, it's me."

Chen Xuanji gazed at Su Ming in silence for a long time.

Then he smiled, his eyes curving like those of a kindly elder looking