Divine Dragon Island was surrounded by sea on all sides, and primeval forests of towering trees encircled its shores.
Only in the island's west was there a vast gorge running north to south, almost dividing the entire island in two.
At its easternmost end, ancient trees towered into the sky in the densest primeval forest on the island.
At this moment, points of firelight flickered deep within that forest.
Viewed up close, it was a roaring campfire.
A group sat around the fire, all dressed in expensive clothing and possessed of extraordinary bearing. Each person's aura seemed linked to the void, merged with heaven and earth.
Clearly, every one of them was a Heavenly Being-level expert who had attained Unity of Heaven and Man!
If Yu Huatian and his companions had been here, they would certainly have recognized three of them.
Two were none other than the Great Yuan Dynasty's supreme Heavenly Beings: Demon Sect Meng Chixing and the King of XZ, Ba Shiba!
The other was actually Pang Ban, the Demon Mentor and master of the Demon Mentor Palace, who had fought Yu Huatian twice in Ming, only to nearly perish at his hands both times!
Aside from these three, there were two unfamiliar faces.
One old, one young.
The younger man wore plain blue clothing. Broad-shouldered and about thirty in appearance, he had handsome, heroic features and carried a sword on his back.
This sword was rather unusual.
Its blade was not straight, and its central ridge formed a clearly defined edge. Its widest point lay about half a foot from the hilt, before curving inward, flaring outward again near the tip, then drawing inward to form a sharp point. A hazy blue gleam suffused the entire sword, giving it a sense of icy coldness and an edge