Deep in the Nine Netherworlds, in a hidden corner.
Meng Chuan, Meng Qi, Gu Xiaosang, and Yang Jian were all there, dealing with Donghuang's Flesh inside Meng Qi.
It was no great problem. They had two False Other Shore beings, the fully awakened Absolute Blade, and the Human Emperor Sword, which had yet to awaken completely.
It would not be hard to resolve.
Before long, Meng Qi regained his basic faculties and came fully to his senses.
His mind had been relatively well preserved this time.
"Thank you for your help, True Lord." Meng Qi's voice was somewhat hoarse.
His relationship with Yang Jian was complicated.
Meng Qi was now the head of Yuxu Palace, putting him at least in the same generation as Guang Chengzi and the others, while Yang Jian was a third-generation disciple of Yuxu Palace.
By rights, Yang Jian was Meng Qi's martial nephew.
But Yang Jian had once been Zhen Hui, Meng Qi's junior brother.
And given Yang Jian's standing, strength, and age, Meng Qi obviously could not call him his martial nephew, or Erlang.
So he settled for "True Lord."
"Protecting the sect head is a Yuxu disciple's duty," Yang Jian said solemnly.
"Besides, I did very little. Little Martial Uncle, you already had every contingency covered."
By calling Meng Qi "Little Martial Uncle," Yang Jian made his position clear.
"Without the True Lord's help, how could this have ended so easily?" Meng Chuan said with a smile.
"As expected of Yuxu's foremost third-generation disciple. Your strength is extraordinary; you will surely reach the Other Shore one day."
Yang Jian was said to be among those in the Myriad Heavens and Worlds most likely to reach the Other Shore. Many Great Divine Ability Users far older than him had never earned that distinction.
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