"You must wait for me!"
The two embraced without a word, quietly savoring the time before their parting.
Time flowed on, urging people toward old age; the sorrow of parting was hardest to dispel.
Academy disciples stood aboard the towering, immense warship, their expressions solemn, fully equipped and ready to depart.
Apart from Shi Qingyun, all of them had entered the Academy before the Demoness and the others, and they were also the first group to depart for the Border Wasteland.
Shi Qingyun stood at the bow, his brows sharp as swords and his eyes bright as stars. His imposing aura rose without any wind, while his blood-red robes snapped in the breeze.
"Everyone, I'll go on ahead."
"I'll await you fellow Daoists in the Border Wasteland, where we shall strike down the enemy together."
Shi Hao, Cao Yusheng, and the others acquainted with Shi Qingyun all bid him farewell.
Shi Qingyun looked at the Demoness standing amid the crowd, her gaze brimming with affection. After embracing her, he flew off and vanished from the spot along with the warship.
When he landed aboard the warship, cultivators who knew Shi Qingyun's name cast admiring looks his way.
Zhan Shuyu, who had been chattering incessantly at Di Chuan, spotted Shi Qingyun in the crowd, and brilliant light immediately shone in his eyes.
He immediately ran to Shi Qingyun's side and said excitedly:
"Brother Shi, I never imagined I'd be heading out with you this time!"
Looking at Zhan Shuyu before him and Di Chuan approaching from behind, Shi Qingyun could not help smiling a little.
"Brother Zhan, Brother Di, it's been a long time. I never expected to meet you here."
Zhan Shuyu waved a hand and told him:
"Didn't the two of us head out to gain experience after breaking