May Your Martial Fortune Flourish Forever

Ye An stepped out of the Cangwu Demon Suppressing Guard as the sun began to sink westward.

The autumn sun hung over the horizon of Cangwu Prefectural City, its gentle last rays falling into the eyes of passersby.

From a second-floor window, Jiang Shuying watched Ye An disappear around the corner. Then she lowered her gaze to what he had just written.

The two characters for "Stone" sat on the paper. She had chuckled when teasing Ye An earlier, but now that laugh felt out of place.

The Demon Suppressing Guard had investigated the corpse's origins.

They had confirmed that his surname was Shi and his given name was Tou. His father had died of illness, and he had been Ye An's childhood friend in Anping County.

Because of his constitution, he had become a vessel for the Heaven Overturning Cult's Secret Art.

In his name, Ye An meant to demand an answer from the Heaven Overturning Cult.

Jiang Shuying stared at the two characters and said softly, "Ye An, I believe you'll reach the Gathered Origin Realm one day."

"That day won't be far off. When it comes, the Heaven Overturning Cult's Gathered Origin Realm fighters in Cangwu will all pay for this."

As though it had a mind of its own, the autumn wind blew through the window and folded shut the application form Ye An had just filled out...

Outside the city gate, Zhao Xuanji stood with his hands behind his back, his robes stirring faintly in the autumn breeze. His face wore an expression that said, "I've been waiting for you."

"Come on. I'll take you back."

Before Ye An could react, a gentle force lifted him bodily into the air. The ground fell away beneath his feet, and Cangwu Prefectural City slowly shrank from view.