"Su Qing, this journey to Cloud Province is unlike your past travels. Remember to be careful in everything you do."
"Rest assured, Elder. I understand."
"Mm. You have always had a wise head on young shoulders, so I will say no more. Take care."
In early July, within a Blessed Land of exquisite natural beauty on the Earthly Immortal Continent, Su Qing, a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Evergreen Gate, boarded a Voyage Flying Boat belonging to the Immortal Alliance as an elder of his sect saw him off.
A rainbow streak soared into the sky, and the Flying Boat transformed into escape light, pierced the clouds, and flew toward the void of the Outer Domain. The elder seeing him off could not help sighing softly before lowering his head.
"Surrendering our rights and disgracing our sect. Surrendering our rights and disgracing our sect!"
"The Immortal Alliance... heh, the Immortal Alliance..."
Su Qing knew nothing of the elder's sighs. Even if he had, there was nothing he could have done.
This voyage overseas, taking him to the Heavenly Crafts Academy on the Cloud Province Continent to study the Puppet Dao as a student in a Dao Path exchange program, was an established policy of the Immortal Alliance.
After the defeat at the Central Sea, the ancient Earthly Immortal Continent had been shaken considerably. Open-minded individuals had begun investigating the true circumstances, while reformers actively explored the power of the Outer Dao, seeking to emulate the Puppet Dao.
Later, after weighing a series of considerations, they finally decided to select students for overseas study by drawing lots, with each sect choosing its own outstanding talents for the list.
The Evergreen Gate was a small sect with few outstanding talents. Su Qing, who had recently reached Foundation Establishment, was the finest