A month later, Xie Wuyou returned to the Flame Emperor Palace to report after completing his mission. 💝😎 ✋👽
An unexpected guest followed close on Xie Wuyou's heels to the Endless Fire Territory. Lin Dong, lord of the Martial Border, had arrived with the Crimson Flame Token to pay a secret visit to the Flame Emperor, ruler of the Endless Fire Territory.
As one of the mistresses of the Endless Fire Territory, Xun'er had long guessed from her husband's scattered remarks that he had deliberately lured the Martial Ancestor here. Connecting this with the explosive news that had spread throughout the Great Thousand World some time ago—"Martial Ancestor Lin Dong storms the Ice Ling Clan alone"—she immediately understood most of it.
After first displaying the poise and elegance expected of a mistress of the Endless Fire Territory and arranging for the Martial Ancestor's party to settle in, she hurried to the secret chamber where Xiao Yan was in seclusion and tried to contact her husband using a secret technique.
Rumble!
The tightly sealed stone door of the chamber burst open. A handsome young man with divine light in his eyes strolled out at an unhurried pace. "Xun'er, how long have I been in seclusion?"
"Over four months. Has Brother Xiao Yan entered the Immortal Grade realm?"
Xun'er held a warm, damp towel in her jade-like hands and gently wiped her husband's cheeks.
"Mm, not quite. I have only taken half a step into it, and perhaps I still need some time. The third rank of the Heavenly Sovereign realm truly becomes a chasm with every grade. It is terribly difficult. I was careless."
Xiao Yan shook his head, but there was little regret on his face. To him, entering the Immortal Grade realm a few days earlier or later made