"I wouldn't dare."
The two yakshas certainly lacked the nerve to accept thanks on the Dragon Prince's behalf and hurriedly stepped aside.
"We will be sure to convey Your Highness's words."
They bowed again as they spoke, then raised a swell of water and hurried away.
This was no time to entertain guests, and humans and demons were different besides. Jiang Yang did not invite them to stay a while, letting them leave instead.
Watching their retreating figures, Jiang Yang began to ponder:
She said it was inconvenient to come, not that she couldn't. It seems Yuan Jun has broken through to the Purple Mansion too. I wonder whether she was faster or slower than me...
On his last visit to the Water Palace, she had said before he left that she was about to enter seclusion. Given Dragonkind's wealth and powerful bloodlines, attaining divine powers should hardly have posed a problem.
His thoughts finished, he turned toward the sky, where colors mingled among the clouds and the True Persons of the various factions exchanged pleasantries.
A glance revealed several familiar faces, all True Persons from nearby powers. Whatever attitudes the Swordplay Gate and the Threefold Way held, both had sent representatives, refusing to fall behind anyone in outward courtesy.
Not a single immortal clan was missing either. They had all come, and some smiled and nodded when Jiang Yang's gaze turned their way, offering a greeting.
Yet he did not have a moment to spare. Shortly after seeing off Dragonkind's representatives, someone else arrived.
A ripple passed through the Great Void, and a mass of fiery light abruptly manifested. The instant it appeared, invisible distortions rippled outward, making everyone in their path feel a scorching heat in their hearts and dryness in their mouths.
Jiang Yang's pupils contracted at