To be honest, Ya Ci's understanding of this world, especially of its various paths of cultivation, had a gap of several hundred years.
Now that he had awakened, aside from avenging his grievances, everything in the Northern Territories had long since become unfamiliar.
Yi Shuyuan's words set Ya Ci thinking. After returning from the North Sea, he had wandered around and only arrived in Wuquan City in the past two days.
"I woke from a single sleep, and everything had changed. So many people in this world are gone. Even Beiming's Demon Race, once flourishing at the height of its glory, has been destroyed. Yet the Celestial Court above, which once wore itself out mediating between everyone, has grown stronger still."
Hearing this, Hui Mian swallowed the food in his mouth and said,
"What in this world ever stays unchanged forever? Didn't the Alchemy Cauldron tradition of the Immortal Dao once flourish too? But now, apart from you, sir, can anyone in the world refine an Immortal Elixir?"
Ya Ci smiled and nodded, then looked back at Yi Shuyuan.
"You're right, Mr. Yi. Whatever else I may be, I'm still one of Dragonkind. There's no harm in meeting them."
While the two men and the marten exchanged these few words, Chan Qin and the Great Toad King had already walked over.
"Hahahahaha! Mr. Yi, why didn't you tell us you were coming? Please forgive me, Chanshang, for failing to come out and welcome you!"
The Great Toad King was visibly delighted. He sat down with his daughter, no longer as restrained before Yi Shuyuan as he had once been. Simply being able to address him as "sir" filled his heart with joy.
Chan Qin, however, dared not neglect the courtesies. She bowed to Yi Shuyuan before sitting down with her