"I'll go."
True Person Chengchu spoke.
"Hmm?"
Somewhat surprised, Cheng Xinzhan looked over in astonishment.
Seeing this, the True Person smiled and said,
"Grand Master, don't forget that I haven't been in the Fifth Realm all that long. Ascension to immortality is still far off, and I'm in my fighting prime. I've long wanted to test myself against the Demon Dragons at sea! Previously, though, water and land were incompatible, leaving me unable to bring my full fighting strength to bear, so I had no choice but to expel demons near the coast. Now, thanks to your construction of Dragon Spine Road, Fire Dragon Island is directly connected to the mainland's earth veins, giving all my abilities something to draw upon.
"Besides, Fire Dragon Island can now be called the easternmost point of the Divine Land, which accords precisely with the Dao Intent of my Dao Domain and inner god. Among the Alliance's Fifth Realm True Persons, there should be no one more suitable than me now. That I happened upon this matter today may well be Heaven appointing its general. Rest assured, sir." Cheng Xinzhan listened attentively. Finding her words well reasoned and sound, with nothing really amiss, he nodded and said,
"Very well. Thank you for the effort, True Person. The sooner you can go, the better. Don't delay True Person Baoyuan's preparations for his tribulation."
"Of course. I'll return to my sect now and hand over my affairs in both the sect and the Alliance, then head over tomorrow morning."
True Person Chengchu rose and said,
"Then there's no time to lose. I'll take my leave."
Cheng Xinzhan rose to see her off, then offered her the tea box he had already prepared.
"Take this peach blossom tea with you to enjoy by the Eastern Sea, True