Zhang Yu remained in Fu Prefecture for roughly two days. After clearly arranging several matters, he bade Chen Song farewell and left, taking a flying vessel east toward Anzhou, the provincial seat of Eastern Court Prefecture.
Midway there, he deliberately chose to pass over the former Blood Sun Divine Kingdom. Looking down, it was still a stretch of White Land, and the scars left by the mystic armaments' bombardment remained.
Yet Eastern Court had erected a tall stone stele there, supported by a base more than a zhang high. Engraved upon it were the names of all those who had fallen in the battle at Flood River Pass. Whether cultivators or ordinary soldiers, they were listed side by side.
When he arrived, he descended from the flying vessel and came before the stele. With a reach of his hand, he manifested a long branch and planted it in the white soil beneath his feet.
In but a moment, a great tree grew forth, gradually transforming the surrounding li of land into verdant ground and spreading outward. Soon, a gleaming azure radiance brimming with vitality shrouded the entire place.
He raised his head slightly, lifted his sleeve, and bowed to the towering stele. After standing there for a moment, he lowered his sleeve, turned away, and returned to the flying vessel, continuing toward Anzhou.
Upon the Star Platform of Anzhou Profound Residence, Daoist Wan Ming was waiting. When he saw the flying vessel approaching from afar, he emerged from the palace to greet it. A vast starlight flashed and descended before him. A breath later, Zhang Yu parted the starlight and slowly walked out.
Daoist Wan Ming solemnly performed a formal salute. "Wan Ming, garrison commander of Eastern Court, greets the Court Executor."
Zhang Yu returned the salute. "Greetings, Garrison Commander