"These are the Ascension Pills the sect provided for you: five bottles, five pills in total. Great Tonifying Origin Pills: three bottles, thirty pills in total. Spirit Maiden Lantern Capsules, which can quickly heal your injuries: two boxes, twenty capsules in total. A Di Moon-Milk Essence Oral Liquid, for healing injuries and saving your life: five boxes, ten vials in total. Remember to read the instructions carefully before using them, and follow the directions and dosage strictly."
"Understood."
"The Spirit Pearl Bracelet hasn't been issued to disciples in many years. It has twenty-two spirit pearls in total. The Red Pearls are Seventh Tier, the Yellow Pearls are Eighth Tier, and they contain the Great Blazing Sun Art. I shouldn't need to teach you how to use it. Mind your distance."
"Thank you, Elder."
"Stay safe."
"I will."
Chen Shu bowed and headed toward Green Mountain Ridge.
An armed taxi soldier opened the door for him.
Just then, someone else arrived.
Chen Shu glanced over, intrigued—
There were two of them, both men.
One was tall and slender, with long arms and legs, a small face, and nine-head proportions. His skin was white as congealed cream, his expression blank, and his looks exceptional.
The other was tall and well-proportioned too, but in a different way, all athleticism and wildness. His skin was white as well, though pallid, with faint veins visible beneath it. His pupils were green.
They bore unmistakable traits of a Celestial and a Nightfolk.
Both peoples had been the stuff of legend in ancient times.
Celestials dwelt on Floating Islands. Aloof by nature, they were worshipped as Deities by most Small Nations. Nightfolk lived in the primeval forests of Western Continent. Fierce and brutal, they too were often revered as gods by the local indigenous peoples, who made