A month later, Liu Changxu left Hundred Blossoms Mountain and soon appeared atop an unnamed mountain eight thousand li to its west.
This was the rendezvous point he had agreed on with Yu Hai and the others.
Yu Hai and the others had not yet arrived, so Liu Changxu could only wait patiently.
Before long, a golden flying boat, a magical treasure, appeared on the distant horizon and raced toward him.
Six people stood straight as javelins at the bow of the golden flying boat. A closer look revealed that they were indeed Yu Hai and the others.
Once they reached the summit, Yu Hai invited Liu Changxu aboard.
After Liu Changxu boarded, the golden flying boat accelerated northward.
Following a brief exchange of pleasantries, Yu Hai introduced the three Golden Core cultivators Liu Changxu had not met before.
He pointed to a sturdy, dark-faced, middle-aged cultivator at the early Golden Core stage, dressed in black treasure robes, and said:
"This is Elder Zhao Wengang of our Eastern Splendor Branch Sect!"
Before Liu Changxu could speak, Elder Zhao greeted him warmly:
"Greetings, Junior Brother Liu. I've long heard that an extraordinary genius has emerged from our Eastern Splendor Province. Now that I've met you, I can see your reputation is well deserved!"
"Greetings, Senior Brother Zhao! A pleasure to meet you!"
Next, Yu Hai pointed to a beautiful middle-aged woman in red treasure robes, with a full figure and lingering charm, and said:
"This is Elder Jiang Yu of our Eastern Splendor Province Branch."
"Greetings, Senior Sister Jiang! A pleasure to meet you!"
"You're far too courteous, Junior Brother Liu. The honor of meeting you is ours!"
Elder Jiang Yu, who was at the early Golden Core stage, also adopted a humble attitude toward Liu Changxu, not daring to put