The sea breeze blew gently, carrying a faint, unusual fragrance.
As Chu Mo was observing the scene, the carriage's beaded curtain lifted, and a young Daoist stepped slowly out.
He wore an exquisite Daoist robe of rich purple embroidered with gold thread, a golden crown on his head and jade ornaments hanging at his waist. His entire bearing exuded privilege and arrogance.
"True Person Yuchen of the Great Evolution Dao Sect."
Recognizing his face, Chen Ziliang named the Daoist. His expression shifted slightly as his gaze settled on the man, then he said slowly, "So someone from your Daoist sect would venture into the dangers of the Turbid Abyss too? Why not stay on your blessed immortal mountain in the far west?"
At this, Yuchen glanced lightly at Chen Ziliang before swiftly looking away, seemingly unwilling to acknowledge him. Only upon noticing the cool, graceful figure above the sea did he smile and say, "With someone like Fairy Cen here, even a dragon's pool or a tiger's den becomes a splendid earthly vista. If I didn't come, wouldn't this immortal scenery go to waste, with no one to appreciate it?"
Listening from the side, Chu Mo felt the corner of his eye twitch again.
The words were clearly meant as flattery, yet they carried a sense of superiority that could not be concealed.
At the same time, Chu Mo felt a little puzzled. The Great Evolution Dao Sect actually sent someone?
The Turbid Abyss Sea lay in the eastern waters of Fuli Heaven, while the Great Evolution Dao Sect stood in the Myriad Mountains Ancestral Range in Fuli's far west.
Between them lay not only vast inland territories, but also the domains of two mighty powers: the Heaven's Will Sect and the Tribulation Deliverance Sect.
Those two sects occupied Fuli's