Whoosh!
A light breeze swept past, accompanied by the jingling of bells. As Jiang Shang and the other two looked on in confusion, they suddenly noticed that Shi Jin and his companion's robes were different from before. From the corners of their eyes, they caught sight of dark crimson embroidery.
The three, who had been kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, slightly raised their heads. The moment they saw the complete dark crimson pattern, they jerked their heads up in shock.
"Black robes with red clouds... You are... Akatsuki!!!" Jiang Shan instantly recognized the outfit.
On the other side, Jiang Boyue also revealed an expression of utter disbelief. Back in the Ancient Immortal Realm, he had been the one to make a deal with Zero Burial, Akatsuki's nominal leader, and he had personally met Deva Path Pain. Yet he had never imagined that the figure Cherry Blossom Pavilion had worshipped all this time, revering him as a Pill Immortal, was actually a member of Akatsuki.
Moreover, judging from the style of the robes, these were not the robes of Akatsuki's protectors, but the true robes of a Divine Envoy. And that meant...
"Akatsuki's Santai!"
At that moment, Jiang Shang saw the ring engraved with the character for Santai on Shi Jin's left ring finger. That ring could only signify one thing: he was Akatsuki's Divine Envoy Santai.
"So that's how it is... I heard that Akatsuki had an extremely powerful alchemist codenamed Santai. I never expected you to be the reincarnation of the Carefree Pill Immortal. No wonder, no wonder..." Jiang Shan muttered to himself.
At this point, many things that had previously made no sense now fell into place.
Shi Jin had revealed his identity and come to Cherry Blossom Pavilion not to reminisce, but because of