Shi Hao brought the fully recovered Willow God to Ruthless, while Ye Fan brought Wushi and the Azure Emperor, who had yet to regain their peak strength.
Meeting again after so many long years, they found the world changed and its people changed with it.
They looked at one another in silence. Only a long sigh remained.
"As long as you're alive," Willow God said softly.
Ye Fan studied Willow God. Her bearing was peerless, one of a kind in this world, and she was no less remarkable than anyone else.
No wonder Desolate said Uncle Meng had a connection with her.
If I didn't know what Uncle Meng was like, I'd really wonder whether he could resist her.
Ye Fan gave Willow God a Primordial Beginning Talisman Edict so she could conceal herself in the future and escape others' notice.
There were nine edicts in all. Ruthless and the others had taken five, leaving some to spare.
The edict would also help conceal the commotion when she broke through to Immortal Emperor. With Ye Fan and the other two Immortal Emperors masking it as well, Willow God could make her breakthrough without anyone noticing.
After so much time, Willow God and the others were naturally very, very close to becoming Immortal Emperors.
Wushi and the Azure Emperor had progressed at roughly the same pace. Willow God was further ahead; she might take that final step at any moment.
"I'm going to illuminate the heavens and bring everyone back," Shi Hao said. It was something he had wanted to do for a long time.
Ye Fan and the others did not try to stop him. They even intended to lend a hand.
Illuminating the heavens and restoring a bygone age was not beyond Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and the others.