Inside a restaurant in Broken Jade City.
Zining walked in wearing a long purple dress. More than a dozen people were already waiting in a private room.
At a glance, Zining recognized quite a few familiar faces.
"Zining is here too. Almost everyone has arrived. We're pretty much the only group of ascenders from the Ten Yuan Realm." The speaker was Zhao Changyuan, who had already reached the spirit transformation middle stage. Zhao Wuchang stood behind him.
The two were particularly conspicuous among the dozen or so people.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, have you joined the Baleful Spirit Sect, or rebuilt the Zhao Family?" asked Hundred Ingenious Divine Lord of the Hundred Ingenious Valley.
"Rebuilt the Zhao Family, of course. Wuchang and I have both remarried, and we even acquired treasures that increase our chances of having children. We both have descendants now," Zhao Changyuan answered without hesitation.
"If our Zhao ancestor hadn't been swept up by that damned Jade Soul Race, our Zhao Family should have had three people in the Spirit Realm."
A hint of regret appeared on his face before he turned to Divine Lord Yuantan.
"Fellow Daoist Yuantan, I looked into it for you. The Misty Rain Sect destroyed your Purple Sun Sect. But if you want someone to blame, blame the Ye Family. They stole treasures from the Spirit Realm and hid in the Mortal Realm, bringing about the Jade Soul Race's invasion and dragging your Purple Sun Sect and the Righteous Path Sect down with them. Of all our former factions in the Great Yu Realm, only the Golden Light Temple, the Hundred Ingenious Valley, and the Zhao Family remain."
"The Misty Rain Sect?" Divine Lord Yuantan said little, merely murmuring the name before nodding.
"I'll remember that."
"Fellow Daoist Gu Meng, you've only just