Before One Wave Settles, Another Rises

The sound of waves came in bursts, and white mist filled the air.

Just as the Green Robe Old Man in the Shattered Jade Ancient Domain realized what Wei Suo was about to do, the area around the nameless deserted island where Ji Ya and the others were in the Stinging Qi Sea was exceedingly calm.

Crack!

Over a stretch of sea more than two thousand miles from the nameless deserted island, a sudden cracking sound rang out. A yellow pillar of light, exceptionally distinct even amid the white fog, immediately shot into the sky.

Very soon, one yellow and one green streak of light suddenly appeared in the sky above that yellow pillar and descended. They were a Yang Zhi Bird, surrounded by two bright yellow halos, and an azure luan whose long feathers resembled divine iron, its body flowing with streams of intensely verdant green flames.

After circling the area for a while, both spirit birds revealed remarkably human-like expressions of suspicion and surprise. They then swept toward the nameless deserted island.

Screech!

After the two spirit birds had been gone for the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a faint chirping sound suddenly emerged from the void. A barely visible streak of white light pierced out of the void and shot away, vanishing instantly into the boundless Stinging Qi.

Inside Ji Ya's quiet chamber, a faintly blue glazed pill bottle emitted a dreamy halo. Beneath it, an exquisitely crafted fire jade furnace gave off steady heat, keeping the medicinal liquid within the bottle at a certain temperature.

"That damn fellow still hasn't come back." Han Weiwei propped up her cheek as she sat beside Ji Ya, looking at the pill bottle on the table before Ji Ya. Her lips were pursed, and she looked