Whoosh~~
A fresh breeze swept past, and Chen Batian appeared before Ke Ding in an instant. Smiling, he said, "Senior Ke, the old masters should have gone searching for Heaven-Earth Stones. They won't be back anytime soon."
Before his words had even faded, he looked out across the land. It was boundless and vast, larger than anything the outside world could imagine.
Yet no peerless immortal beasts or bizarre Immortal Venerables had ever dwelled here. Most of those present were young spirit beasts of the Five Aggregates Sect, with even more belonging to the Flameglow Scarlet Ancient Lion Clan.
This clan kept a low profile. Their bloodline seemed to conceal an inheritance meant to guard a region. Whenever mountain winds howled and grass and trees bowed low, their scattered figures could be seen.
"Hehe, so it's you, Batian."
Seeing that the visitor was the junior Chen Batian, Ke Ding let out a hearty laugh. "How have you been lately? I remember your Seven Holy Lands aren't within the Five Aggregates Sect's mountain gates."
"Hehe, I've long since become an ancestor of one of the Seven Holy Lands. I haven't concerned myself with the affairs of the Dao lineage for many years."
Chen Batian's face had grown much more stern, his bearing far more imposing, yet that clear trace of laughter still lingered in his eyes. "Now that the banquet is over, I happened to come home to repair the old residence and help the old masters with a few things."
"Hehe, not bad." Ke Ding smiled in gratification. He remembered how extraordinarily young they had been back in the Desolate Heaven Domain.
The two began exchanging pleasantries, and half a day passed in conversation.
"Senior, this is a talisman seal. It can connect to this Tiandi and locate the old