Before long, the group returned to Spirit City. By the time they arrived, it was already evening, so Tai Yi said to those beside him:
"All right, it's getting late. You've all been away from home for a long time, so go home for tonight. Gather at Pope Palace first thing tomorrow morning."
Hearing Tai Yi's words, the group naturally nodded.
After they left, Tai Yi looked at Di Tian and the others who were still by his side, then said:
"Go back and rest in your own places. You can still rest for a few days. After that, we'll be heading to another continent for war."
As soon as Tai Yi finished speaking, Di Tian said nothing and headed toward his residence in Spirit City, while the Ice Empress and Snow Empress went to Leng Qianqiu's chambers.
Tai Yi then looked at the three people still following him—the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and his family—and said:
"Demonic Whale King, we'll decide who your wife and daughter will sacrifice themselves to after we return from that continent. For now, I'll arrange accommodations for the three of you."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King naturally nodded at Tai Yi's words. Tai Yi then summoned a guard and had him take the family of three to find a palace near Di Tian and the others.
After the three left, Tai Yi began considering whom he should have the Demon Empress and Lan Fozu sacrifice themselves to.
After thinking it over, there were really only two suitable candidates: Guang Tian and Ning Rongrong.
In truth, it would have been best for the Demon Empress to sacrifice herself to Qian Renxue. After all, Qian Renxue only had a Spirit Ring of a little over two hundred thousand years, while the Demon Empress had