The Unexpected

Lin Chuan quickly made a discovery. Two youths surrounded by a crowd entered his field of vision, and both had a cluster of purple radiance embroidered over their chests.

Prince Zixia! Lin Chuan thought to himself.

Three years ago, during the battle at the Immortal Mansion, an accident had occurred while Lin Chuan was refining the Deva Path, causing a massive leak of spiritual power and attracting the covetous eyes of many experts. Among them had been Prince Zixia of the Land of Water. However, that fellow had been unlucky as well. A dignified Deity Transformation cultivator and prince of a nation, he had been pinned to the ground and brutally beaten by [Akatsuki].

First, Southern Dipper had smashed him into the ground with a coffin lid and ground him against it. Later, Kong Chen had directly used the Falling Cherry Long Zither to burn away his cultivation. In the end, he had fled in utter disgrace, losing every shred of face he had.

However, judging from what happened afterward, Prince Zixia's decision to leave had indeed been extremely wise. All the Deity Transformation cultivators who remained afterward had fallen at the hands of Akatsuki, and many had ultimately failed to leave the Immortal Mansion alive.

Now that Lin Chuan had seen Prince Zixia's emblem, something stirred faintly in his heart.

Of all his memories, the deepest impression now came from that battle with Crown Prince Hai. Yet Lin Chuan had also observed Akatsuki's previous battles through the Byakugan, and Prince Zixia had left quite an impression on him. That man had worn this very emblem back then, and now they met again three years later.

Seeing that Prince Zixia himself had not come, Lin Chuan withdrew his gaze. He stood quietly beside Mu Li, listening to the people around