Jiangyang.
Li Radiance blazed, illuminating heaven and earth.
The wedding was held with utmost discretion, even more simply than an ordinary Dao companion ceremony among the immortal sects.
The Li River wound through the commandery. Of the newly built palaces North of the River, the most imposing was the [Scarlet Sun Palace].
The hills outside the palace were planted with apricot trees, wreathed in undying Li Fire. From afar, they resembled banks of crimson clouds fallen into the mortal world.
Dressed in scarlet ceremonial robes, Xu Ming walked along the straight avenue.
The serving women on either side knelt with their heads bowed. The silence was such that he could hear only his own footsteps.
The wedding ceremony Tian'ou had arranged differed entirely from customary rites of the Immortal Dao. There was no bowing to heaven and earth, no feast for guests. He needed only to enter the Mysterious Palace alone, cross the Li Radiance, and meet the woman within. Then the ceremony would be complete.
At the avenue's end, an apricot-red palace stood quietly, its golden doors ajar beneath the shining Li Radiance.
This Li Fire radiance was incomparably pure, seemingly connected to the great Origin Net star. Deep within it surged the vast radiance of a Golden Sun, its dense greater yang essence manifesting outward.
Xu Ming passed through the radiance and pushed open the door.
Li Radiance flowed through the chamber, bathing everything in warm red. Song Qing stood quietly before the couch.
Her beauty was striking and stately, yet a sharpness lingered between her brows. Her scarlet eyes lent her an air of mystery.
Xu Ming's gaze sharpened slightly. He walked over and sat beside her.
"It has been a long time."
Song Qing spoke first.
Her voice was steady, a smile at the corners of