The Ascension Stage True Dragon said, "Everyone, go back and wait for news." Clearly, it meant for the Cultivators and demons to return and prepare to attack the eight great families of the True Spirit Family. There were too many ears here, and it feared word would leak out and give the eight great families of the True Spirit Family time to prepare.
Yan Chihuo immediately returned to the Sea Heaven Sect alone. Nothing happened along the way. On this day, he spotted Sea Heaven Island in the distance and flew straight toward it.
At that moment, several Escape Lights rose from the island to meet him. Not knowing what was happening, Yan Chihuo hurriedly halted his Escape Light, only to see that the arrivals were Su Fei, Qin Yu, Zen Master Tianyun, Fairy Ziyu, Kong Yi, and Wei Qing.
The moment he saw Su Fei, he hurried forward and bowed. "Disciple Yan Chihuo pays respects to Master."
When Su Fei and the others saw that it was Yan Chihuo, their faces showed both shock and delight. "So it's Chihuo! We never expected you to have formed an Origin Core. This is truly cause for celebration—though you really gave us quite a fright just now."
For the Sea Heaven Sect, Yan Chihuo forming his core was a major event, one certain to cause a tremendous stir. After all, he was the second Origin Core Stage cultivator in the Sea Heaven Sect after Daoist Yuanyuan. That was already an exceedingly rare occurrence for the sect.
Seeing the delight on their faces, Yan Chihuo forced out a smile and asked, "It's a long story. Master, why did my return give you such a fright?"
Su Fei said irritably, "Our Sea Heaven Sect previously had only the Sect Master as an Origin Core