Outer Sea, Myriad Dharma Sect.
A vast manor sprawled across the land, with little bridges over flowing streams, gardens, and strange rocks.
A tall, slender young man in red robes and a maiden in a white dress with picturesque features sat within a blue stone pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.
The red-robed young man was in fact Han Xuhong, a member of the Han Clan. He was currently at the early Spirit Transformation stage. The white-dressed maiden was named Song Ziyao, a clanswoman of Song Qingqing, with mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivation.
Han Qiyao had personally arranged for the Qi Refining cultivator Deng Chen of the Myriad Dharma Sect to be lured out and killed, providing Han Xuhong, who had lost his physical body, with someone to possess. With Han Qiyao's help, he had not only smoothly advanced to the Spirit Transformation stage, but had also developed quite a good relationship with Song Ziyao.
"I truly have Senior Sister Song to thank this time. Otherwise, I would have had no way of advancing to the Spirit Transformation stage."
Han Xuhong said gratefully.
"We're on the same side, there's no need for courtesy. If you hadn't saved Hao'er last time, he would already be dead."
Song Ziyao said with a smile.
Song Yihao, a junior whom Song Qingqing thought highly of, had gone out on business with several fellow disciples and encountered a fifth-rank Golden Flame Eagle. Han Xuhong and several fellow disciples held off the Golden Flame Eagle, allowing Song Yihao to narrowly escape disaster. However, Han Xuhong was severely wounded as well and nearly lost his life.
The Law Enforcement Hall of the Myriad Dharma Sect had investigated the matter too. After all, the odds of a fifth-rank demon beast appearing in the Outer Sea were not high. The investigation