Everyone gazed at the golden chain piercing the heavens. It hung quietly between heaven and earth, like a stairway leading to the nine skies.
Flight was forbidden above the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, as though by a law of heaven and earth.
The fierce winds at the zenith swirled violently. Even with your cultivation, or at the level of True Person Nine Yang, forcing a way through would have been difficult.
Now, the appearance of this chain seemed to have opened a path up into the sky.
Before long,
Your party and the groups from the Dragon Spring Sword Sect, Blood Sea Demon Sect, and Supreme Dharma Sect had all gathered.
Every gaze settled on the chain spanning heaven and earth. The atmosphere was solemn, yet tinged with anticipation.
There were two Righteous Dao factions, and one each from the Outer Dao and the Demon Sect.
Li Luosheng led the Blood Sea Demon Sect forward at an unhurried pace, but first looked toward Yue Yunqing of the Supreme Dharma Sect.
A smile rose on his handsome face. "Fairy Yunqing, it's been years since we parted at the East Sea. Have you been well?"
Yue Yunqing wore a moon-white gauze robe, her dark hair falling like a waterfall. Her cool eyes swept briefly over those from Mount Fangcun and the Dragon Spring Sword Sect before she replied.
"Fellow Daoist Li, it has been a long time."
Her voice was clear and cool, yet undisguised pleasure flashed through Li Luosheng's eyes.
The Blood Sea Demon Sect moved to stand beside the Supreme Dharma Sect, though they kept some distance between them.
Yuan Shujian withdrew his gaze, knowing there was a hidden edge to Li Luosheng's exchange. Beyond his so-called "affection" for Yue Yunqing, however genuine it might be, he was testing whether their