Before long, they appeared above a towering black mountain, atop which stood a vast manor.
Inside the manor was an enormous black lake filled with black lotus flowers. At its center stood a black stone pavilion, where Liu Yixiong and a graceful, beautiful woman in purple robes sat.
"It has been a long time, Fellow Daoist Liu. Your cultivation has improved greatly—congratulations!"
Han Changming smiled faintly as he offered his congratulations.
"Fellow Daoist Han's cultivation has advanced greatly as well. Congratulations to us both."
Liu Yixiong replied politely, then pointed to the beautiful woman in purple beside him. "Junior Sister Li, this is Fellow Daoist Han I told you about. If not for Fellow Daoist Han's help, you might have perished, body and soul extinguished."
"I am Li Ling. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Han, and thank you for coming to my aid."
The purple-robed woman gave a graceful curtsey and introduced herself.
"Madam Li is too courteous. It was merely a small effort."
Han Changming wore a humble expression.
"Come to think of it, we should have been the ones to visit you. But when we went to Gold Shark Island, we heard that Fellow Daoist Han had gone out. Please, Fellow Daoist Han, have a seat."
As Liu Yixiong spoke, he invited Han Changming to sit.
The four sat within the stone pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.
Han Changming spoke bluntly of his experience at the Myriad Dharma Sect.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Han wanted to borrow the Myriad Dharma Sect's teleportation array? That was the wrong calculation. The Myriad Dharma Sect is stingy to the bone and never lets outsiders use it."
Liu Yixiong chuckled, his tone dripping with mockery.
The Heavenly Demon Sect and the Myriad Dharma Sect were not on good terms, so naturally he would not speak