Beneath the setting sun, its dying glow reflected on the sea. Yin Changming looked at Li Ling with a warm smile and said, "Young friend Li, we meet again."
Li Ling said, "Indeed. We met on Dreamlike Island before, but afterward we gradually became busy with our own affairs and never caught up again. I never imagined we would meet here on the Mystic Continent today.
"But you always used to be at the Blood Inkstone Palace in Cloud Province. What brings you here to Yue Province?"
At this, Yin Changming sighed softly. "Young friend Li, the Blood Inkstone Palace has long ceased to exist."
Surprise appeared on Li Ling's face. "I'm truly sorry. I didn't know."
Yin Changming said, "It's all right. The Blood Inkstone Palace was wiped out by the combined forces of the Three Sects a hundred years ago. Fortunately, we had prepared beforehand and arranged for our disciples to disperse, sparing us complete annihilation. But the Spirit Peak we once occupied is no longer in my hands."
Li Ling said, "The ways of the world truly are unpredictable."
Yin Changming said, "Let's leave that aside for now. Young friend Li, there's something I'd like to ask you, though I don't know whether it would be too presumptuous."
Li Ling said, "Please go ahead, Senior Yin."
Yin Changming said, "Have you been in contact with Senior Zixu lately?"
Li Ling said, "No. Senior Zixu hasn't appeared for years."
Yin Changming said regretfully, "When Nascent Soul masters withdraw from the world to cultivate in seclusion, they're often like divine dragons-one sees the head but never the tail. Finding him really is difficult."
Li Ling said, "What do you need him for? If you can tell me, I'll see whether I can help."
Yin Changming said, "Now that you