"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yu! You have ascended to Heaven Tier, and immortality is within reach. This is truly cause for celebration!"
"May your kind words come true. Still, once I return, there will surely be repercussions. Those in the sect may well dredge up my old accounts, so I must make some preparations first."
"Then please attend to your affairs. However, our Shipmaster has said that, should you be interested, you may go meet with him."
"Oh? The Shipmaster wishes to see me?"
After Yu Sande emerged from seclusion, he once again met the Welcoming Envoy, who had hurried over upon hearing the news. After some conversation, he heard the envoy say this.
His cultivation had now risen dramatically, and his standing was instantly worlds apart from what it had been before. Hearing the Welcoming Envoy convey the message that their host wished to meet him, he found nothing strange about it.
He was also somewhat interested. The Immortal Ship's Shipmaster had always been an exceedingly mysterious figure. Although rumors abounded that he was connected to the Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms Two Sects and Wu Lianyi, the former leader of the Demonized Warriors, none had ever been confirmed. Those who knew the inside story were mostly true powerhouses standing at the pinnacle of the age, and would not spread it carelessly.
Now that he had ascended to Heaven Tier and could enter the circle of mighty overlords, meeting the man could only benefit him.
Soon, guided by the Welcoming Envoy, Yu Sande reached the inner cabin and met Ye Tianming, who sat alone inside.
The moment he saw him, Yu Sande was startled to the marrow, for he recognized the man's identity.
"You... you're Black Dragon Ye... Ye Zun?"
Towering waves surged through his heart, but at the same