Before Li Changshou set out for Xuandu City;
Kunlun Mountains, at a banquet that never dispersed year-round.
"Fellow Daoist Du'e, have you heard anything?
Why has the matter of the Primordial Violet Qi been spreading so furiously these past few years, as if Primordial Violet Qi really were about to appear in the world?"
"This... I truly have received no news."
True Lord Du'e smiled modestly, flicked the gold-trimmed collar of his exquisite Daoist robe, stroked the exquisite Fly Whisk in his hand, then assumed an equally exquisite sitting posture before replying with a chuckle:
"It is not as though I can hear every piece of news. Mainly, even my acquaintances in the Heavenly Court know nothing about this matter."
At the mention of the Heavenly Court, ears all around them immediately perked up.
An old Daoist asked, "Does the Heavenly Court truly have no news?
Why do these rumors seem to have all come from around Huoyun Cave?"
True Lord Du'e stroked his beard and shook his head. A Daoist beside him answered instead:
"Ah, a good friend of mine returned from Huoyun Cave yesterday after going there to watch the excitement. The strange phenomena around Huoyun Cave can no longer be suppressed."
"It is plainly the ninth strand of the eighth Primordial Violet Qi about to appear!
The eight Human Emperors who possess the other eight strands are all inside Huoyun Cave. Such phenomena are perfectly normal."
"The nine nine-grade colored lotuses around Huoyun Cave are already about to bloom. The ninth strand of Primordial Violet Qi should appear within a hundred years—perhaps even sooner."
Seeing everyone analyze the matter so convincingly, True Lord Du'e could not help asking from the side:
"All this news came from Huoyun Cave?"
"What do you mean, heard? I saw it with