Golden Ao Island.
The news was like a stone tossed into a still lake, sending ripples swiftly outward.
"Have you heard? That one from the Blood Sea... is coming to join our Interception Sect?"
"Ancestor Minghe? The vicious fiend who's said to be Blood Sea Unwithered, Nether River Undying?"
"The Vice Sect Master personally recruited him. He's already outside the island!"
Discussion surged like a tide between the various peaks and caves.
Countless Jie Sect Disciples were roused from their cultivation. They emerged from their caves, mounted streaks of light, and gathered toward the island's outskirts.
Before long, the skies above the waters ten thousand li beyond Golden Ao Island were already crowded with figures.
Daoist Duobao, dressed in a golden-yellow Daoist robe, stood at the head of the disciples. His expression was solemn, and his gaze was deep.
Behind him, Zhao Gongming rode a Black Tiger, Golden Whip in hand. The San Xiao Fairies stood shoulder to shoulder, their cloud robes fluttering, their immortal bearing peerlessly beautiful.
Farther back, Personal Disciples such as Saint Mother Jinling, Saint Mother Wudang, and Saint Mother Guiling had all arrived, along with the Seven Attendant Immortals and numerous Outer Disciples.
Though not every one of the Jie Sect Myriad Immortals had arrived, the core disciples had gathered.
The atmosphere was solemn, and no one spoke out of turn.
Everyone's gaze fell on the blood-red rainbow ten thousand li away.
Within it, Ancestor Minghe stood with his hands clasped before him. His blood-red robe stirred slightly, and his aura was restrained. Gone was the overwhelming ferocity of old.
Yet the cold, baleful aura originating from the Blood Sea Origin still made the hearts of many less-cultivated disciples tremble.
"It really is Minghe..."
Zhao Gongming spoke in a low voice, a trace of surprise flashing