The Annihilation Seat walked up to a door, where the other three Seats were already waiting.
The four turned to look at Ye Buyu and Kou Ying.
The smile on the Annihilation Seat's face turned solemn, and he stepped aside to clear a path to the door.
"I think Teacher has finally found the people she was waiting for."
Ye Buyu and Kou Ying pushed open the door and walked inside.
In the spotless room, a letter lay quietly on the desk, waiting to be opened.
The long-sealed letter unfolded, bringing its inked words into view.
To be opened by Hold Up the Heavens... never mind, I'd better leave a recording using projection technology.
A chip rolled out of the unfolded letter onto the desktop.
Light and shadow emerged from it, and familiar figures appeared before Ye Buyu and Kou Ying.
Yun was as spirited and brisk as ever, and Merkel behind her... was as gloomy as ever.
"Ahem, if someone has opened this letter, there are only two possibilities.
"First, this sword has returned to your hands.
"Second, someone has broken in illegally, but that possibility is very slim.
"After all, the disciples I trained are pretty strong."
The four who had followed Ye Buyu and Kou Ying inside all smiled.
Yun in the recording suddenly broke into a smile.
"If it's you, that's wonderful. We engraved Hold Up the Heavens' name on the sword, to keep it from ending up somewhere unknown and getting damaged.
"We brought people to repair it and decided to station ourselves here.
"Yes, after leaving Civilization's Fire Seed at the Primordial Beginning Tower, we said goodbye to Wujia.
"Then Merkel and I brought some of the former residents of [Eternal Life] here and tentatively named this place Judgment. If you don't like it,