Clear Sky City.
After traveling for several consecutive days, Dai Yunze finally arrived once more before the towering Clear Sky Castle.
Standing atop the damp, frigid peak, he looked up at the ancient, imposing gate before him. Then his figure flashed, and he teleported directly inside.
Upon returning to the Clear Sky Sect, Dai Yunze did not see the bustling scene from his last visit.
The Clear Sky Sect disciples who usually trained in the plaza were nowhere to be seen. It seemed that what he had witnessed last time had merely been a staged display of harmony for his benefit.
Dai Yunze walked through the Clear Sky Sect, surveying his surroundings while secretly wondering when Tang Liu would appear.
What he had not expected was that the first person to greet him was not Tang Liu, but Qingya, the Clear Sky Sect's Third Elder.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Just like when Dai Yunze used spatial power, Qingya appeared before him out of thin air.
Dai Yunze was slightly startled, then greeted him. "Long time no see, Third Elder."
Qingya still looked the same. He did not speak much, and when he did, his voice carried a mechanical quality. "Long time no see." He paused, seemingly trying to recall the name of the person before him. "Dai Yunze, you finally came."
Dai Yunze did not dwell on that suspicious pause. Instead, he caught the key word in Qingya's statement. "Finally? Were you really hoping I'd come?"
Although the Third Elder's speech still carried that heavy, mechanical sluggishness, Dai Yunze could still hear excitement in his few brief words.
Qingya nodded. Though his expression did not visibly change, his heightened emotions made his next words even more halting. "Been waiting for you. Fusion, help you, transcend, take me, over