Heaven Marrow Academy.
Li Qingxian's eyes lit up as he looked around.
The mountain where Heaven Marrow Academy stood had not changed, but the summits of the nearby peaks had all been leveled. Pavilions and towers stood in dense rows atop them, mountain paths crisscrossing everywhere—utterly different from his last visit.
One nearby mountain had been raised higher, towering far above the peak where Heaven Marrow Academy stood. Like a divine mountain holding up the heavens, it propped up the sky.
Heaven Marrow Mountain, where Heaven Marrow Academy was located, lay behind that highest peak. Only a corner of the backs of the buildings atop the highest peak could be seen, yet its extraordinary bearing could still be felt.
"Yuanhai."
Li Qingxian turned toward the voice and saw Xiao Shenfeng and Chen Xingping approaching with smiles.
The two looked like vigorous men in their prime, save for the layered wrinkles at the corners of their eyes and their white temples. Li Qingxian could tell at a glance that both were nearing seventy.
Compared with before, their gazes had grown steadier. Their steps were slower, yet landed more heavily, and the aura around them seemed ready to surge into the clouds.
The two had already advanced to Second Rank, becoming Grand Fate Arts Masters.
Li Qingxian smiled. "Congratulations on becoming Grand Fate Arts Masters."
"You'll be there soon enough." Xiao Shenfeng spoke, then, just as he had years ago, began introducing their growth over the years.
"...Xingping is still devoted to his ideals and has established a new sect outside..."
"...I have been doing all I can to develop the Fate Cultivators of Heaven Marrow Mountain. But since I have not reached First Rank, it would not be fitting to establish a sect. Better to proclaim myself king later and stockpile