"Young friend Zhang, your future is boundless. I have other pressing matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave."
True Lord Qionghuan Yuanzong shook his head inwardly, then said no more. He turned and vanished into the Great Void, returning to the Cui Household of the Ao Sea on Ancestral Continent Island.
He had actually wanted to invite Zhang Yuan over for tea sometime, but on second thought, Cui Yuanxi already talked about Zhang Yuan every day despite not being able to see him. If Zhang Yuan really came to their home, how could he possibly keep her under control?
Once True Lord Qionghuan Yuanzong left, the other True Lords, Divine Masters, and Great Immortal Lords who had come did not lower themselves to approach Zhang Yuan and speak with him, but most glanced at him before turning to leave.
A short while later.
The sky above Heaven-Reaching City finally emptied. The departure of those mighty beings brought a sigh of relief not only from the city's citizens, but from every living creature in the boundless southern celestial realm.
They had feared that these True Lords might seize the opportunity to plunder the boundless southern celestial realm on their way out. True Lords from the Demon Realm were perfectly capable of such things.
Most of the powerhouses in the sky had already left, but two remained and came over to Zhang Yuan instead.
One wore a white-and-gold robe, a phoenix hairpin, and a golden crown. She stood a full eight feet tall, her figure slender and graceful, a golden Immortal Sword in her hand lending her an imposing air. The young woman beside her wore a moon-white dress, neither sumptuous nor ordinary, and carried an air that kept others a thousand miles away. Her expression was indifferent, her