Jiang Ding spent several months in the Immortal Sect deputy executive's office, discussing cultivation, immortal dao research, and the immortal dao economy with True Venerable Jinliu's true body. He learned a great deal.
Then he said goodbye to True Venerable Jinliu, leaving him to his work.
As Jiang Ding walked out of the Immortal Sect headquarters, he felt a weight lift from his heart.
"I don't hold public office anymore. I can go wherever I want..."
Jiang Ding let out a soft breath.
He had no wish to join the army for the time being, unless the war became urgent.
Ordinarily, he preferred spending his time on a university campus or at the Immortal Sect Sword Dao Academy, directing the development of immortal dao technology, creating sword techniques and cultivation methods, analyzing the order of the Six Paths, and cultivating and refining his flying sword.
Of course, for the past few centuries, he had liked staying home most of all. He had even kept the routine of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, eating a meal once a month.
Jiang Ding took one step and was home.
Pop!
Streams of confetti burst into the air and showered the whole house.
"Happy retirement!"
"Welcome home!"
Lin Wanqiu and Jiang Yuan held party poppers as they cheered his arrival.
Both were now early-stage Golden Core cultivators. Their natural lifespans had reached six hundred years, their strength far surpassed what it had once been, and even their bearing had changed.
Behind them stood two more women.
Heavenly Lord Siyan and Heavenly Lord Lingfeng had made a special trip back from the Nine Spirits World.
"Welcome home."
An Siyan adjusted her black-framed glasses and smiled.
"Hello, both of you."
"It's been a long time..."
Complicated feelings stirred in Jiang Ding's heart.
That was not true, of